Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6
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1. by Bill Hughes DUMMIES Samsung Galaxy S 6 For Dummies Published by John Wiley amp Sons Inc 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030 5774 www wiley com Copyright 2015 by John Wiley amp Sons Inc Hoboken New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording scanning or otherwise except as permit ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without the prior written permis sion of the Publisher Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department John Wiley amp Sons Inc 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030 201 748 6011 fax 201 748 6008 or online at http www wiley com go permissions Trademarks Wiley For Dummies the Dummies Man logo Dummies com Making Everything Easier and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley amp Sons Inc and may not be used without written permission Samsung and Galaxy S are registered trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners John Wiley amp Sons Inc is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book LIMIT OF LIABILITY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE2. Part Ill Live on the Internet Going Mobile 111 Chapter 7 You ve Got the Whole Web World in Your Hands 113 Starting the Browser cccccsccssscssccsscsssessseessesecesaeesessecesseessesseeessesssesseees 114 Accessing Mobile or Not WebSites ee eecesceeseeseeeeceseeeeeeneeneeeneees 115 Getting Around in the Browse ccooonocnnoconononononnnonnnoonnonnncnncnnnonnnonononnncn conos 118 Using BOOKMALKS ceros ista 121 Adding DOOKMALKS cccscccesssceseecesceessceessneessseeeseeesseeeseeeesseessnees 121 Bookmark housekeeping c ccsssccesssecsseceeseeceseeesseeesseeesseeeesaeeess 122 Deciding Between Mobile Browsing and Mobile Apps 124 Chapter 8 Playing in Google s Play Store 125 Exploring the Play Store The Mall for Your Phone neee 126 Getting t the AA AA 126 Seeing What s Available Shopping for Android Apps 128 Installing and Managing an Android App ceccesceseesseseceeeeseeseeeeeseeaeens 130 Downloading the Facebook aDPD cooooccnocncnonnnononononanonnnncnnnnconnnnnnnnonos 131 Creating a Facebook account ocooccocccocccononononnnonononononnnonnncnncconcnoncnnnono 136 Accessing Facebook Settings oooocococncocnconanonoconononcon nono ncnnnonnncnnncnnos 139 Rating and Uninstalling Your Apps cc ccccssessseceseeeesceceseeesseeessnsessnees 143 Part IV Entertainment Applications ccccccscsccccceceee VAT Chapte
3. lem you ve been having because you were never told that the solution was in your pocket the whole time In fact Samsung is proud of the usability of its entire Galaxy lineup and proud that the user s manual is really just a quickstart guide You can find lots of instructions on the web However you have to know what you don t know to get what you want unless you plan to view every tutorial That s where this book comes in This book is a hands on guide to getting the most out of your Galaxy S6 About This Book This book is a reference you don t have to read it from beginning to end to get all you need out of it The information is clearly organized and easy to access You don t need thick glasses to understand this book This book helps you figure out what you want to do and then tells you how to do it in plain English I don t use many conventions in this book but here are a few you should know about 14 Whenever I introduce a new term I put it in italics and define it shortly thereafter Introduction 14 use bold for the action parts of numbered steps so you can easily see what you re supposed to do 14 I use monofont for web addresses and e mail addresses so they stand out from the surrounding text If you re reading this as an e book these links are live and clickable Note When this book was printed some web addresses may have needed to break across two lines of text If that hap pe
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5. Savings ccsccssessseseesseseeeeeeeceseeseeseeeecseeeeeseeeesseeaeens 253 Setting Do Not Disturb Options oooocccoocconcconnnonnnonccnnonononononononn nono nonononnnons 253 Wearing Wear ables un san osha dea clientas 255 Daydreaming While You WoO rk ccccscescesseeseeceeseeseeseeeeceeeeseeseeeeeeeaeees 255 Chapter 17 Ten Ways to Make Your Phone Secure 257 Use a Good Case and Screen Cover ccscesseeseeseeseeseeseeeceeeneeeeeeseeeeaeens 258 Put Iton Lock Down sees idecaas Sesaianstacccveceeges i gint ke Ee EE es 260 Preparing for your Screen Lock Option sssssssseseesesesesseserssserssse 261 Selecting among the Screen Lock options oooooconccnocooncnnconcnoninnnnnono 262 Entering your fingerprint uessssesssesssersnesnnsnnennnennnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennn 263 Encrypt Your Device 264 As Secure as Ft Knox with Kn0X 0 ceceeceesseseeeeeesceeeeseeseeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeneeeees 266 Put Your Contact Number on the Screensaver secese 267 x xi Samsung Galaxy S6 For Dummies Be Careful with Bluetooth 000 0 ccc cceccccssecessscesseecsseecsseecessecesseeessecesaese 268 Protect Against Malware cccccsccsssssssssceessceseeessceseceseceseeseesseesseeeneeeeeees 270 Don t Download Apps from Just Anywhere ooooconocccnoccncooncconnnonnnnononnconnnos 270 Rescue Your Phone When It Gets Lost oooooocnnncccnoccconcccnonacoonnnonancnnnnncnnnoss 271 Wipe Your Device Clean ccc
6. Voice usage Voice usage is the most common costly and complex element of most ser vice plans Cellular providers typically offer plans with a certain number of anytime minutes and a certain number of night weekend minutes Some pro viders offer plans with reduced rates or even free calls to frequently called numbers to other phones with the same cellular provider or to other mobile phones in general If you talk a lot you might be able to opt for an unlimited voice plan for domestic calls only At its core a Galaxy S6 phone device is obviously a phone In the early days of smartphones manufacturers were stung by the criticism that smartphones weren t as easy to use as traditional mobile phones Indeed you do have to bring up the phone screen to make a call more on making and receiving calls in Chapter 3 As an improvement Samsung has made sure that the screen used to make calls is only one click away from the Home screen If keeping track of minutes is important to you and your calling plan be mind ful of all the e mail and social network updates that prompt you to call some one right away You might be tempted to make more calls than you did with your old dumb mobile phone Text usage A texting bundle is an add on to your voice plan Some service plans include unlimited texting others offer a certain number of text messages for 16 Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 a flat rate For example
7. local services that you need and give you directions to where you want to go Chapter 1 Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone Fitness information The Galaxy S6 automatically tracks important health information within the phone and with external sensors 14 Business applications The Galaxy S6 can keep you productive while you re away from the office I go into each of these capabilities in greater detail in the following sections Internet access Until a few years ago the only way to access the Internet when you were away from a desk was with a laptop Smartphones are a great alternative to laptops because they re small convenient and ready to launch their web browsers right away Even more important when you have a smartphone you can access the Internet wherever you are whether Wi Fi is available or not The drawback to smartphones however is that their screen size is smaller than that of even the most basic laptop On the Galaxy S6 phone you can use the standard version of a website if you want You can pinch and stretch your way to get the information you want See Chapter 2 for more information on pinching and stretching For more information on accessing the Internet from your Galaxy S6 phone turn to Chapter 7 To make things a bit easier many popular websites offer an easier to use app that you can download and install on your phone This is discussed in detail in Chapter 8 Essentially the website reformat
8. maybe you pay an additional 5 per month to get 1 000 free text messages meaning that you can send and receive a com bined total of 1 000 messages per month If you go over that limit you pay a certain amount per message usually more for text messages you send than those you receive As with voice the Galaxy S6 phone makes texting very convenient which in turn makes it more likely that you ll use this service and end up using more texts than you expect However nothing obligates you to buy a texting plan My advice is to get at least some texting capability but be ready to decide if you want to pay for more or stay with a minimal plan and budget your texts Data usage Although getting texting may be optional access to the Internet is essential to get the full experience of your Galaxy S6 phone The Internet which is sometimes called the cloud after the way it s symbolized in network dia grams is where you access the capabilities that make the Galaxy S6 phone so special Some cellular carriers may let you use the phone on their net work without a data plan but I cannot imagine why you d want to do that Although your phone will supplement the coverage you get from your cel lular carrier with Wi Fi you really need to have a data plan from your cellular carrier to get most of the value out of your investment in your phone There s just no getting around it Most cellular companies price Internet access with usage increme
9. platform The good news is that the Android platform has proven to be widely popular even more successful than Google originally expected 2 Samsung Galaxy S6 For Dummies when it first announced Android in November 2007 More people are using Android based phones and more third parties are writing applications This is good news because it offers you more options for applications more on this in Chapter 8 on the Play Store where you buy applications In addition all Galaxy S6 phones use a powerful graphics processor employ Samsung s Super AMOLED touchscreen and are covered in Corning s Gorilla Glass The superior screen experience differentiates this product line from other Android phones Because of these enhanced capabilities you can navigate around the screen with multi touch screen gestures instead of the hierarchical menus found on lesser Android phones Plus the videos look stunning from many angles Smartphones are getting smarter all the time and the Galaxy S6 is one of the smartest However just because you ve used a smartphone in the past doesn t mean you should expect to use your new Galaxy S6 without a bit of guidance You may not be familiar with using a multi touch screen and your new phone offers a lot of capabilities that you may or may not be familiar with It would be unfortunate to find out from a kid in the neighborhood that the phone you ve been carrying around for several months could solve a prob
10. ack on Games ooococonoccnonconnconnconnconononccnnonononnnonononn nono nononannons 172 Chapter 11 Mapping Out Where You Wantto Be 177 GPS 101 First Things First ccccececccescsseeseeseceeceeeeeeeseeseeeeeeseeeeeeeseeaeeaes 178 Practically Speaking Using Maps ccscssseseesseseeseeeeseceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeaeens 179 Changing map SCale cccccessessceseeeeeeeeeeceeeeseeseesecseeseeeeeeeeeseeaeens 180 Finding nearby services cc eeeesseeseeseeeseeeseeeeeeeaeceaeeeaeeeneeeeeeeneesess 182 Getting and Using Directions oooocccooncoonconononononanononnncnnononono nono nconncnnnonos 185 Upgrading Your NavigatiON ooonocccnooccnonnnconnnnononcnnncnonnncnonnnnonnnnnnnnnnnancnnnnos 187 Chapter 12 Playing Music and Videos 189 Being Mindful of Carrier QuirKkS ooonccincnnocanonconnconnnonccononononnonononnnonnnonos 189 Getting Ready to be Entertained ooooocnooccoonconcconononcnnncnononnonononononnncnnncnns 190 Choosing your headset ccsccsscesscessesscesessseeesecesecssecseesssesseeaees 190 Choosing your Bluetooth speaker ooooconncnnocononcnoncnnnconcconoconononon 193 Connecting to your Stereo ccoooooccconnnoncconononononononono nono nono nc nnconccnncnnnoos 193 Licensing your multimedia files ooooonnoonncnnocnonnconnconnconoconononon 194 Enjoying Basic Multimedia Capabilities ooconccndnicnncnncnncnocnorncnncnncnronnnnos 195 Grooving w
11. cccccscessesssesseessceseeeseesseeeseeesecssecssessaeeseeesaees 272 Chapter 18 Ten Features to Look for Down the Road 275 Smarter Customer Care for Your PhOme cccccsscccsssecesecesseeessceseeee 275 Control of Your Home Electronics ooooooccnoncconanononnconnncnonnnonannnonnncnnnnornnnnono 276 Entertainment Selector cccccccccsssccessccsssecessecessecessecesseecsseecesssessseeeaeee 277 Serving You Beltran iii dioss 278 Placing YOU Indoors u u n e nennen 278 Augmenting Your Reality ueessesssessserssessnnssnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 279 More and Better Health Semsors ccccccecccessscessceessecessceceseceesseessseeeaees 280 Better 911 Services nenn sanken 280 More Body English Less Tapping ecesesseeseceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeseeeeeeeneeeaeees 281 Information Finderin aversa danean daia ia 281 Earl cea A ees Introduction T Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are powerful smartphones perhaps the most powerful mobile phones ever sold As of the publication of this book the Galaxy S6s are the standard against which all other Android based phones are measured Each cellular carrier offers a slightly customized version of the Galaxy S6 line up Some phones from cellular carriers come out of the box with pre loaded applications games or files Some come with accessories such as a corded headset others don t This book doesn t dwell on these kinds of differences Al
12. e capabilities of the Galaxy S6 smartphone that make you more productive at home and work Part VI The Part of Tens This wouldn t be a For Dummies book without a Part of Tens In this book the Part of Tens covers ten ways to customize the phone to make it truly your own how to keep your information safe and ten capabilities to look for in future releases Introduction Icons Used in This Book air Throughout this book I used icons little pictures in the margin to draw your attention to various types of information Here s a key to what those icons mean This whole book is like one big series of tips When I share especially useful tips and tricks I mark them with the Tip icon This book is a reference which means you don t have to commit it to memory there is no test at the end But once in a while I do tell you things that are so important that I think you should remember them and when I do I mark them with the Remember icon Whenever you may do something that could cause a major headache I warn you with the er Warning icon These sections provide a little more information than is necessary to use your phone The hope is that these sections convey extra knowledge to help you understand what is going on when things go wrong or at least differently than you might have expected Beyond the Book This book has more great online extras To access the book s online cheat sheet go to www dummies com c
13. e the process of setting up your Galaxy S6 phone it ll take some time If you try to cram it all in on the first day you ll turn what should be fun into drudgery The good news is that you own the book that takes you through the process You can do a chapter or two ata time Your phone also comes with preloaded widgets which are smaller applica tions that serve particular purposes such as retrieving particular stock quotes or telling you how your phone s battery is feeling today Widgets reside on the extended Home Screen and are instantly available Buying applications allows you to get additional capabilities quickly easily and inexpensively Ultimately these make your phone which is already a reflection of who you are even more personal as you add more capabilities What s cool about the Android platform The Samsung Galaxy S6 is the top of the line Android phone That means you can run any application developed for an Android phone to its full capability This is significant because one of the founding principles behind the Android platform is to create an environment where application developers can be as creative as possible without an oppressive organization dictating what can and cannot be sold as long as it s within the law of course This creative elbow room has inspired many of the best application developers to go with Android first In addition Android is designed to run multiple applications at once Othe
14. eeesnsceseessceeesseeesseecsseeesseeessaes 13 Customizing Your Phone with Games and Applications 13 Downloading SaMes cescccessccessccsscecsseeeesseceseessaeeesseeceeeesseeessaeessaes 13 Downloading applications oooocconocononccononnnonnncnnnnnnnnncnonnnnonnnonnnnnonoss 13 What s cool about the Android platforM oooononocccnoccnoncncnonnnonnnonono 14 You and Your Shadow How Your Cellular Carrier Bills You 14 VoIceUus ge nie A ehe 15 Text US AGE Ad 15 Data Usage oinin ENEKE ENEE RAEAN AEE 16 Another consideration family planS oononnccnccnionnonnnonnconnconcnononos 17 Yet one more consideration international usage ceseeee 17 One final consideration web subscription fees 17 Surviving Unboxing Day cccccccccsseeseesesseeseeeceeeeseeseesecsecseeeeeeseeseseeeeeeeeeees 18 Vili Samsung Galaxy S6 For Dummies Chapter 2 Beginning at the Beginning 23 First Things First Turning On Your Phone 23 Charging Your Phone and Managing Battery Life nene 26 Navigating the Galaxy S6 ccececesssssessssseeseesseeecesessecaeceeceeeseesessesseeeneeeeeaes 28 The phone s hardware bDuttoms ccccscsscsscceseeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 28 WHE TOUCHS CEEM citan atar land initial 33 The extended Home screen u uurssesssesssersnnsnnennensonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnn 37 The notification area and screen ooonccnnccncccooncooncnnnconon
15. erent from the rest Discovering the Basies Facebook Camera Play Store of Vour Phone All mobile phones on the market today include basic functions and even some entry level phones 5 i are a little more sophisticated Of course Samsung Y g includes all basic functions on the Galaxy S6 model In a addition to making and taking calls see Chapter 3 and sending and receiving texts see Chapter 4 the Galaxy S6 Contacts Email Message sports the following basic features 14 16MP digital camera This resolution is more than enough for posting good quality images on the Internet and even having 8 x 10 prints made 14 Ringtones You can replace the standard ringtone with custom ringtones that you download to your phone You also can specify different rings for different numbers 0 Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Bluetooth The Galaxy S6 phone supports stereo and standard Bluetooth devices See Chapter 3 for more on Bluetooth High resolution screen The Galaxy S6 phone offers one of the highest resolution touchscreens on the market 2560 x 1440 pixels 14 Capacitive touchscreen The Galaxy S6 phone offers a very slick touch screen that s sensitive enough to allow you to interact with the screen accurately but not so sensitive that it s hard to manage In addition it has an optional setting that steps up the sensitivity in case you want to use your phone while wearing gloves Taking Vour P
16. garding what s allowable This free dom to develop resonates with many developers resulting in a bonanza of application development on this platform As of this writing more than one million applications are available from Google s Play Store For more information about downloading games and applications turn to Chapter 8 Downloading games Chapter 10 of this book is for gamers Although your phone comes with a few general interest games you can find a whole wide world of games for every skill and taste In Chapter 10 I give you all the information you need to set up different gaming experiences Whether you prefer standalone games or multi player games you can set up your Galaxy S6 phone to get what you need Downloading applications Your phone comes with some very nice applications but these might not take you as far as you want to go You might also have some special inter ests such as philately or stargazing that neither Samsung nor your carrier felt would be of sufficient general interest to include on the phone Can you imagine Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Take a deep breath You don t have to rush to implement every feature of your Galaxy S6 phone the very first day you get it Instead pick one capability at a time Digest it enjoy it and then tackle the next one recommend starting with setting up your e mail and social accounts but that s just me No matter how you tackl
17. heat sheet samsunggalaxys6 To read articles about the Samsung Galaxy S6 go to www dummies com extras samsunggalaxys6 Occasionally we have updates to our technology books If this book does have technical updates they will be posted at www dummies com extras samsunggalaxyS6 Where to Go from Here You don t have to read this book from cover to cover You can skip around as you like For example if you need the basics on calling texting and e mailing turn to Part II To discover more about photos games and apps go to Part IV To find out about the phone s calendar functions or about using the Microsoft Office turn to Part V 6 Samsung Galaxy S6 For Dummies gMBER S Many readers are already somewhat familiar with smartphones and won t need the basic information found in Parts I and II A reasonably astute mobile phone user can figure out how to use the phone text and data capabilities Parts I and II are not for those readers For them I recommend skipping ahead to the chapters in Parts III through VI Former iPhone users on the other hand are a special case first welcome to the world of Android The reality is that the iPhone and Galaxy S series have very similar capabilities but these functions are just done in slightly different ways and emphasize different approaches to the similar problems iPhone users don t worry if you find that this book spends a fair amount of time explaining capabilities w
18. hone to the Next Level The Smartphone Features In addition to the basic capabilities of any entry level phone the Galaxy S6 which is based on the popular Android platform for mobile devices has capa bilities associated with other smartphones such as the Apple iPhone and the phones based on the Windows Phone 8 operating system Internet access Access websites through a web browser on your phone 14 Photos The Galaxy S6 comes with a very intelligent camera that has millions of combinations of settings filters and resolutions and also has the capability to manage photos 14 Wireless e mail Send and receive e mail from your phone 14 Multimedia Play music and videos on your phone 14 Contact Manager The Galaxy S6 lets you take shortcuts that save you from having to enter someone s ten digit number each time you want to call or text a friend In fact the Contact Manager can track all the num bers that an individual might have store an e mail address and photo for the person and synchronize with the program you use for managing contacts on both your personal and work PCs 14 Digital camcorder The Galaxy S6 comes with a built in digital cam corder that records live video at a resolution that you can set including UHD ultra high definition which is just now becoming available on the newest televisions 14 Mapping and directions The Galaxy S6 uses GPS Global Positioning System in your phone to tell you where you are find
19. ith the Music Player app cccceccsscesesseeeeeeseeeeeeeseens 196 Playing downloaded MUSIC ooooonccconcnoccnocononnnonononononcnnnnonncnonconcconncannos 202 Jamming to Internet radio oooccnnccnnccnocanocononcnnnnnnnnonnrnnnrnnnrnnnoncnoncconnos 204 Looking at your video options oooconccnoocnocccocnconononnnnnnnnncnnnconnnonccnnnss 206 Part V Productivity Applications ccccccccccscsccccccccccecee 209 Chapter 13 Using the Calendar oooooooommmo 211 Syncing Calida ada 211 Setting Calendar Display PreferenceS oooooocococnnoccconononcconocononnnononononononono 213 Setting Other Display Options ooconooccooncoonconnnonnnonnonnnooncnononononnncnononononnnon 216 Creating an Event on the Right Calendar uueeenennen 218 Creating editing and deleting an event ceeeeneenn 218 Keeping events separate and private oooooooconoccnooccnonnnnnnnncnoncn nnnnono 221 Table of Contents Chapter 14 On the Road Again Taking Your Work with You on Your Phone ccc cece cece eens 223 Preparing for Using Office Apps oocococcooccoonconnconnnoncconononcnnonononnnonononononnnons 224 Focusing on the Big Four uueeseeeessesssneesenennenennennnnennnnnnennnnnennenennenn 224 Accessing the Office files oooooonocnocncoconononononononnconncon ccoo nonnnnononnnos 225 Using Cloud Storage coccoccconononanonononononononononononono nono nconnnon nono nonnncnnonnno
20. ith which you re familiar You can read through those chapters quickly focus on the how instead of the description of what and bypass potential frustration Current Samsung Galaxy S5 users are also a special case The Samsung Galaxy S6 is very similar to the Galaxy S5 in many ways Galaxy S6 operates mostly like the S5 but has improvements in usability power consumption and performance If you re comfortable with the Galaxy S5 and now havea Galaxy S6 Chapters 15 and beyond would be of interest to you getting started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 In this part 14 Review the capabilities of mobile phones and what sets smartphones apart 14 Navigate your Galaxy S6 for the first time 14 Turn off your phone and manage sleep mode 14 Make sense of cellular billing Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone In This Chapter Reviewing the basic capabilities of just about any mobile phone Understanding what sets smartphones apart Mapping out what makes Samsung Galaxy S6 phones so cool Making sense of cellular billing Mie you want just the basics from a mobile phone make and take phone calls customize your ringtone take some pictures maybe use a Bluetooth headset or you want your phone to be always by your side a tool for multiple uses throughout your day you can make that happen In this chapter I outline all the things your Samsung Galaxy S6 can do from the basics to what makes Galaxy S6 phones diff
21. ned rest assured that we haven t put in any extra characters such as hyphens to indicate the break So when using one of these web addresses just type in exactly what you see in this book pretending that the line break doesn t exist What Vou re Not to Read I think you ll find every last word of this book scintillating but I may be a little biased The truth is you don t have to read 14 Sidebars Sidebars are those gray boxes throughout the book They re interesting but not essential to the topic at hand so if you re short on time or you only want the information you absolutely need you can skip them 14 Text marked with the Technical Stuff icon For more on this icon see the Icons Used in This Book section later in this Introduction Foolish Assumptions You know what they say about assuming so I don t do much of it in this book But I do make a few assumptions about you 14 You have a Galaxy S6 phone You may be thinking about buying a Galaxy S6 phone but my money s on your already owning one After all getting your hands on the phone is the best part 14 You re not totally new to mobile phones You know that your Galaxy S6 is capable of doing more than the average phone and you re eager to find out what your phone can do 14 You ve used a computer You don t have to be a computer expert but you at least know how to check your e mail and surf the web How This Book Is Organized The 18 chapters in thi
22. nsensennennnnnnnnnennennennennen 125 Part IV Entertainment Applications assesses 147 Chapter 9 Sharing Pictures ccceccsssesccssesseeseeseeseeseesecsececeeseesecsesseeseeeeeesesaeeseeaeeaes 149 Chapter 10 Playing Games ecceceessesceseeseeeceeseeseeseeseeeesseeeceaeeaecaesaeeeeeeessesaeeaeeaeeass 167 Chapter 11 Mapping Out Where You Want to Be nunseseseseessnesnnensenennennnn 177 Chapter 12 Playing Music and VideOS ceccesssssesceseeeeeeseeseesecseeeeeeeeseeseeseeseeaeenes 189 Part V Productivity Applications assesses 209 Chapter 13 Using the Calendar 0 cccceccesesseeseeseeseesceseceeeeseeseeaecaecaeeeeeeeeeseeaeeaeeaeenes 211 Chapter 14 On the Road Again Taking Your Work with You on Your Phone 223 Chapter 15 Talking with S Voice ueenessessessnssensennnnennnnnnnnnennennennnnnnnnnnennennennennen 235 Part VI The Part of Tr 243 Chapter 16 Ten Ways to Make Your Phone Totally Yours eenn 245 Chapter 17 Ten Ways to Make Your Phone SecuT8 cooooococccconnnocnoonnonncnononononononononononos 257 Chapter 18 Ten Features to Look for Down the RO0Ad oooccoccnoonconcconcnononononnonononos 275 Table of Contents PPO GEG IR ia coticsccsdaccuadoissbesuiienseduseictubeisiidsiuiecemeue About This BOOK iii aan ae 2 What You re Not to Read uuseseessesssensseneneesnnnnnnnnennnennnnnnnnnnnnsnnnseneennnenn 3 Foolish Assumptions ueesseesesssseesenenensnen
23. nts mea sured in hundreds of megabytes MB but more often in gigabytes GB Some cellular carriers make it easy by only offering unlimited data as an option This is good news As you customize your phone to keep up with your friends and access your favorite sites the cost of access won t increase There are no big surprises in store for people who choose this plan even if it comes at an initially higher price Other carriers just offer very large buckets of data In any case it can bea challenge to figure out how much data you are going to need without going over the limit and paying a usage penalty Some carriers try to help you by giving you some tools to estimate your usage by estimating the number of e mails web pages or multimedia files you plan to download These plans are a bit iffy One option is to go with the lowest increment of data unless you plan to be downloading a large number of videos
24. o rits oeut esis Erao 76 Getting reddy ida ee RES 76 Setting up your existing Gmail account ooooocnnoconoccoonconnnoncnonananonnnonnss 76 Setting up a new Gmail accOUNt ooococccoconoconononononnnonnnconncnnccnononcnnnonnns 78 Working with non Gmail e mail accounts oooooconoccnononononononnnonnncnnnnn 81 Setting up a corporate e mail account ooooonoccnocononcnnnconncononononanonononoss 85 Reading E mail on Your Phone eee eeeeeeceseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeceeeseeeeeeeeaeeeaees 89 Writing and Sending E mail u esesessensensensennnsnenensnnnennennennnnnnennen 90 Replying To and Forwarding E mail 020s200ssseessensenssnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnn 92 Table of Contents Chapter 6 Managing Your Contacts 00 cee eeee 95 Using the Galaxy S6 Contact Database oococonocnccnncnoconononnonncnnonnnononononnoncnnnos 96 Learning the Contact Database on your phone 96 Deciding where to store your contactS ueessesssesserssensennnnennnnnnnnnen 98 Linking Contacts on your phone ueessssessessensensensennennennnennennennn 101 Creating Contacts Within Your Database 105 Adding contacts as you dial ooonooconociciooccoocnconnncnonnnconnnononccnnnncnnnnos 106 Adding contacts manually oooocconocccoccccoocnconnnononnnnonnnnoncnnnnnnnnnnnconnnos 107 How Contacts Make Life Easy ocooonocnnoconononononnnonnncnnccononononnonononnncnn nono 109 Playing Favorites soniant aaar E EEES RES aoi 110
25. ononononnncrncconccinos 41 The Device Function KeyS oooconocccoocccooccnoonnnoornnnonnnnnnncnononconnncnnnnconnos 43 The keyboard sinesine initial ds 45 The orientation of the phone cooooconoccconccnoonnnonnncnonnnnnnncnoncnconnnconnncnnos 47 Going to Sleep Mode Turning Off the Phone 48 Part Wz Communications cccccccccccccccccccccccccceccecccececceeee BY Chapter 3 Calling People oooooooooooorccnr 51 Making Calls sepci n e E EE ESE EE 51 Answering Calls isis 55 Keeping Track of Your Calls The Call List 57 Making an Emergency Call The 411 on 911 ucessnsensenenenenenennen 60 Syncing a Bluetooth Headset 00 0 0 ccccccssesceeseeceeseeseeseceeceeeeeeeaeeseseeeneeneeaes 61 Options Other than Headsets cccccccssccsscssecsseeseesseeseeeeeesseeeseeeseeeeessees 64 Chapter 4 Discovering the Joy of Text 0 65 Sending the First Text Message ccccsssscessssessessecseceeceeeeaeesesseeeeeneeneaes 66 Carrying on a Conversation Via Texting esersesseensessnnsnnnennennenneneennenn 70 Sending an Attachment with a Text 0 ccesecccesesseeeeceeeeseeseeseeseeeeneeneeeaes 72 Receiving Text Messages escessessssnesseeceeceneeeseeesecsseceeeseeeceeeseeeeeeeeseeeaees 73 Managing Your Text History oooocnoncccnncnnooncnonnnnonnncnnnnononnnnonccnoncnconnnconnncnnss 73 Chapter 5 Sending and Receiving E mail 75 Setting Up Your E mail nsir
26. r smartphone platforms have added this capability but Android is designed to let you to jump quickly among the multiple apps that you re running which makes your smartphone experience that much smoother Vou and Vour Shadow How Vour Cellular Carrier Gills Vou In the United States most cellular companies sell phones at a significant discount when you sign up for a service agreement And most cellular com panies offer discounts on phones when you want to upgrade to something newer as long as you also sign up for another couple of years of service MBER we amp Chapter 1 Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone 15 So it s not surprising that most people buy their phones directly from cellular companies or their authorized agents If your new Galaxy S6 phone device is an upgrade from an older phone you might have a service plan that was suitable with your last phone but isn t so great anymore If this is your first mobile phone ever or with this particular carrier you might start with an entry level plan thinking you wouldn t need that many minutes only to find that you and your phone are inseparable and you need a better plan The good news is that most cellular carriers allow you to change your service plan Most cellular service plans have three components of usage 1 Voice Text Data I walk you through each of these components and how they affect using your Galaxy S6 in the following sections
27. r 9 Sharing Pictures 0 ce cece eee eee eee 149 Say Cheese Taking a Picture with Your Phone oococccocnnonocononononancnnnonos 151 Getting a Little Fancier with Your CaMeraA oooccnnncnoonnonnconnnononononononnncnnncnno 157 The Mode Setting ccscccssssscesssessecsscesscsssessseseeesaeesaessssesneeseesanens 158 Settings options on the Viewfinder cooooncnocccnonooonconnonnnonnncononononnnon 160 Effects OPtiONs cccccccsssscessecsscceseeeeseecsseeesseeessneesseesseessneeesseeess 162 IX x Samsung Galaxy S6 For Dummies The Digital Camcorder in Your Pocket cccecesseeseeseeseceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseens 162 Starting the camcorder cee eeseesseessessseseceseceseceseeesecseesteesseesseeseees 163 Taking and sharing videos with your camcorder 164 Managing Your Photo Images cccesssssesceseeesseeseeeseeeseesseceseeseeeseeeeeees 164 Using Images on Your Phone ususesssessserseessnnennenennenenennnenenensnennnnnnn 165 Deleting Images on Your Phone uusessesessesssneesenensenennnnnennnennnennnn een 166 Chapter 10 Playing Games 0 cece cece eee eee es 167 The Play Store Games Category cccccsscssseseesscesecesseeseessseseesseeesseeseees 167 The Games Home tab cccceseeseeseeseeseeeeceeeeseeseeseeaeceeeneeeseesesaeeaeens 168 The Games Categories tab ccccecescsssssceeseeeeeseeseeseceeseeeseeeeesesaeens 169 Leaving Feedb
28. rd print versions of this book may not be included in e books or in print on demand If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased you may download this material at http booksupport wiley com For more information about Wiley products visit www wiley com Library of Congress Control Number 2015941962 ISBN 978 1 119 12060 5 pbk ISBN 978 1 119 12064 3 ebk ISBN 978 1 119 12062 9 ebk Manufactured in the United States of America 10987654321 Contents at a Glance PONE PEE AEA EEA E ERA at Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 7 Chapter 1 Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone eneene 9 Chapter 2 Beginning at the Beginning uneesesssesessessensennennennnnnnnnnnnnennennenneneennnn 23 Part Wz Connmunications cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccceccccceeaaes 49 Chapter 3 Calling People icons asien 51 Chapter 4 Discovering the Joy Of Text cccccscesesseeseeseeseesecseceeeeeeeseesesseeseeeeeeseenees 65 Chapter 5 Sending and Receiving E mail uuusessessesssseensensensennennennennenenennennn 75 Chapter 6 Managing Your Contact c cccccccsseescessesseeeeeseeseeseceeeeeeeeeeseeaecseeaeseseneeenees 95 Part Ill Live on the Internet Going Mobile 111 Chapter 7 You ve Got the Whole Web World in Your Hands ee 113 Chapter 8 Playing in Google s Play Store uuesesseseesenssessense
29. s 225 Using a VPN sn 226 Reading and Editing Files with Your Phone uusursserssssensenenennnn 226 Creating a document coooococcnoccnononnnonnnonnnonncnnncon nono nonononn nc ono n nc nncnncnnnons 227 Sending an Office file as an attachment uneeenenenennen 231 Managing Office documents With a server ccscseceeeeteeeereeteees 233 Chapter 15 Talking with S Voice ooooooooooo 235 Look Ma No H nds u u u ue0unnsnnnnen nennen 235 Dictating a Text nannten team 236 Preparing to Work with S Voice ueesessesssesenssnssnnsensennennennnnesnnsennennennenen 237 Searching the Web by Voice uecesesersnersnensnensnensnnnnnennennnennnensnensnensnennennnn 239 Changing Settings on S Voice useeseesesesesenessnensnnnnennnensnnnnnennnnnsnensennsnnnnn 240 Part Vi The Part of Tens cccccccccccccscsccccccccccccccccccccece 243 Chapter 16 Ten Ways to Make Your Phone Totally Yours 245 Using a Bluetooth Speaker uuuessessessessennennnnesnnsensonnennennnnensennnnnenneneen 245 Cr isngnthe CAM sees occas soccer cee AO O 247 Considering Wireless Charging Mats ccccsccsssssesseeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaeeaes 249 Your Phone Is Watching You cccccescssessesseceeeeeceeeeseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeaeeneeeees 250 Making a Statement with Wraps ccccsssseeseeeeeseeseeseeseceeeeeeseeeeeseeaeens 250 You Look Mahvelous Custom Screen Images 251 Empowering Power
30. s book are divided into six parts Here s what you can find in each part 3 4 Samsung Galaxy S6 For Dummies Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 The first part of this book gets you familiar with the basic capabilities of your Galaxy S6 phone Chapters 1 and 2 are an introduction to everything from turning it on and off to understanding cellular billing to managing battery life Part Il Communications In this part I walk you through the basic capabilities of the Galaxy S6 for communicating with voice texts and e mail Chapter 3 is about making calls Chapter 4 covers what you need to know about texting Chapter 5 covers e mailing and Chapter 6 explores how the phone works with your Contacts database Part Ill Live on the Internet Going Mobile This part is all about the Internet how to access it from your Galaxy S6 phone I also introduce you to the Play Store where you can trick out your phone with more apps Part W Entertainment Applications An important use for many smartphone owners involves entertainment Chapter 9 covers the impressive picture taking capabilities of your phone but really only covers some of the capabilities Chapter 10 looks at the impressive gaming capabilities Chapter 11 explores navigating to all the fun places you can go in the real world and Chapter 12 walks you through playing music and video on your phone Part V Productivity Applications In this part I cover th
31. s the information from the site so that it s easier to read and navigate in the mobile environment Figure 1 1 compares a regular website with the app version of that website Photos The image application on your phone helps you use the digital camera on your Galaxy S6 phone to its full potential It would almost make sense to call the Samsung Galaxy S6 a smartcamera with a built in phone Studies have found that mobile phone users tend to snap a bunch of pictures within the first month of phone usage After that the photos sit on the phone instead of being downloaded to a computer and the picture taking rate drops dramatically The Galaxy S6 image management application is different You can integrate your camera images into your home photo library as well as photo sharing sites such as Picasa and Flickr with minimal effort For more on how to use the Photo applications turn to Chapter 9 11 1 2 Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 m I Fact Checker for the Internet MOBILE REFDESK Site of the Day Thought of the Day DOW Gas Business Google Calendar INTERNET SEARCH Google Search MSN Live Search Yahoo Search Google News Headlines Y New li Entertainment Headlines Sci Tech Headlines Figure 1 1 A website and the app version of the main site Wireless e mail On your Galaxy S6 smartphone you can access your business and personal e mail acco
32. snnnsnnnnnensnnnnnnnnennnennonnnnnsensnensnensnnnnnn 3 How This Book Is Organized oooonocccoccocnnonocononononnnonononononnncon non nncnonononononononns 3 Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S6 uu eee 4 Part Il CommunicatiODS oooooonoocconnconnnoncnononononnonononn nono ncnnncnnncon non nennen 4 Part III Live on the Internet Going Mobile ee 4 Part IV Entertainment ApplicatiONS oooococnoconocononononconnconnconncnnncnnoos 4 Part V Productivity ApplicatiONS ooooonnncnoononocononconnconnconnconcconocnnoss 4 Part VI The Part 0f Tens 5 5 cs cs cdseces jessseesostecesasis solesgecoass deaviesasedesnedetess 4 Icons Used in This Book cccccccscsssesssessecsseeseeeseecseesseesseceseeeeecesessseeseeeeneees 5 Beyond the BOOK na nn direis 5 Where to Go from Her e ccccccssesssceseessscesecsseesseceesseeseeseseeeseeeseesseeeseeseeenees 5 Part I Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S 7 Chapter 1 Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone 9 Discovering the Basics of Your PhON coocoocccoccoonocononononnnoonccnnnconononcnononononos 9 Taking Your Phone to the Next Level The Smartphone Features 10 Internet access nein ues A E RE aS 11 Phot s unc an ea nennen nennen 11 Wireless AAA A cedscsvacsdeceusedeeciory 12 MUA OCS fesceissecandavoe veassstovasecaseaosesecesavesnsusnd cosa eNEAN e EAEE RA 12 Business applications ccccccssccsssscsse
33. though the name for each network is different these phones are largely the same at least one marketing person at each cellular carrier is cringing as you read this This similarity allows me to write this book in a way that covers the common capabilities I will simply refer to the phone as the Galaxy S6 unless there is a relevant difference worth mentioning from this point on At a more core level these phones are built for high speed wireless commu nications The cellular carriers have spent kajillions upgrading their networks to offer more coverage and better data speeds than their competition Again this book doesn t dwell on these differences in network technology because they don t really make much difference again at least one engineering person at each cellular carrier is cringing as you read this I assume that you already have a Galaxy S6 and I just hope that you have good coverage where you spend more of your time with your phone If so you ll be fine If not you need to switch to another network otherwise the experience with your phone will be frustrating I would advise you to return your phone to that carrier and buy your Galaxy S6 at another cellular carrier As long as you have good cellular data coverage owning a Samsung Galaxy S6 will be an exciting experience First in much the same way that different brands of PCs are all based on the Microsoft Windows operating system all Galaxy S phones use the Google Android
34. unts reading and sending e mail messages on the go Depending on your e mail system you might be able to sync so that when you delete an e mail on your phone the e mail is deleted on your computer at the same time so you don t have to read the same messages on your phone and your computer Chapter 5 covers setting up your business and personal e mail accounts Multimedia Some smartphones allow you to play music and videos on your phone in place of a dedicated MP3 or video player On the Galaxy S6 you can use the applications that come with the phone or you can download applications that offer these capabilities from the Play Store Chapter 1 Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone 13 Chapter 12 covers how to use the multimedia services with your Galaxy S6 phone Business applications Whether your company gives you a Galaxy S6 phone for work or you buy your Galaxy S6 phone yourself you can use the Galaxy S6 to work with Microsoft Office applications Chapter 14 explores how to set up your phone to work with Microsoft Office applications After you set it up you ll have unprecedented access to your calendar Customizing Vour Phone with Games and Applications Application developers large and small are working on the Android platform to offer a variety of applications and games for the Galaxy S6 phone Compared to most of the other smartphone platforms Google imposes fewer restrictions on application developers re
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