Samsung Galaxy S10
Book - 2019
This book documents all the features and capabilities of Samsung Galaxy S10 device, approaching them from the point of view of a user who is intimidated by the technology and baffled by the documentation and online support that comes with the phones. All aspects of the suite of devices are covered, from setup and configuration, to extensive use of the phone features and capabilities: texting, e-mailing, accessing the Internet, maps, navigation, camera and video, social networking, taking pictures, watching movies, downloading apps, synching with a PC, and expanding the phone's potential with new software releases.
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley and Sons, Inc
[2019]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- ix, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781119579397
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1. Getting Started with the Samsung Galaxy S10
- Chapter 1. Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone
- Discovering the Basics of Your Phone
- Taking Your Phone to the Next Level: The Smartphone Features
- Internet access
- Photos
- Wireless email
- Multimedia
- An intelligent agent
- Customizing Your Phone with Games and Applications
- Downloading games
- Downloading applications
- What's cool about the Android platform
- Surviving Unboxing Day
- Chapter 2. Beginning at the Beginning
- First Things First: Turning On Your Phone
- Charging Your Phone and Managing Battery Life
- Navigating the Galaxy S10
- The phone's hardware buttons
- The touchscreen
- The extended Home screen
- The notification area and screen
- The Device Function keys
- The keyboard
- The orientation of the phone
- Going to Sleep Mode/Turning Off the Phone
- Part 2. Communicating with Other People
- Chapter 3. Calling People
- Making Calls
- Answering Calls
- Keeping Track of Your Calls: The Recents
- Making an Emergency Call: The 411 on 911
- Syncing a Bluetooth Headset
- Options Other than Headsets
- Chapter 4. Discovering the Joy of Text
- Sending the First Text Message
- Carrying on a Conversation via Texting
- Sending an Attachment with a Text
- Receiving Text Messages
- Managing Your Text History
- Chapter 5. Sending and Receiving Email
- Setting Up Your Email
- Getting ready
- Setting up your existing Gmail account
- Setting up a new Gmail account
- Working with non-Gmail email accounts
- Setting up a corporate email account
- Reading Email on Your Phone
- Writing and Sending Email
- Replying To and Forwarding Email
- Chapter 6. Managing Your Contacts
- Using the Galaxy S10 Contacts App
- Learning the Contacts App on your phone
- Deciding where to store your contacts
- Linking Contacts on your phone
- Creating Contacts within Your Database
- Adding contacts as you dial
- Adding contacts manually
- How Contacts Make Life Easy
- Playing Favorites
- Part 3. Living on the Internet
- Chapter 7. You've Got the Whole (Web) World in Your Hands
- Starting the Browser
- Accessing Mobile (or Not) Websites
- Choosing Your Search Engine
- Deciding Between Mobile Browsing and Mobile Apps
- Chapter 8. Playing in Google's Play Store
- Exploring the Play Store: The Mall for Your Phone
- Getting to the Store
- Seeing What's Available: Shopping for Android Apps
- Navigating the Google Play home page
- Navigating the Google Play games page
- Installing and Managing an Android App
- Downloading the Facebook app
- Creating a Facebook account
- Rating or Uninstalling Your Apps
- Part 4. Having Fun with Your Phone
- Chapter 9. Sharing Pictures
- Say Cheese! Taking a Picture with Your Phone
- Getting a Little Fancier with Your Camera
- The Photography Mode settings
- Settings options on the viewfinder
- Photo Effects options
- The Digital Camcorder in Your Pocket
- Starting the camcorder
- Taking and sharing videos with your camcorder
- Managing Your Photo Images
- Using Images on Your Phone
- Deleting Images on Your Phone
- Chapter 10. Playing Games
- The Play Store Games Category
- The Games Home screen
- The Games Categories tab
- Leaving Feedback on Games
- Chapter 11. Mapping Out Where You Want to Be
- GPS 101: First Things First
- Practically Speaking: Using Maps
- Changing map scale
- Finding nearby services
- Getting and Using Directions
- Upgrading Your Navigation
- Chapter 12. Playing Music and Videos
- Getting Ready to Be Entertained
- Choosing your headset
- Wired headsets
- Choosing your Bluetooth speaker
- Connecting to your stereo
- Licensing Your Multimedia Files
- Listening up on licensing
- Licensing for videos
- Using the Full Capacity of Your SD Card
- Enjoying Basic Multimedia Capabilities
- Grooving with the Play Music app
- Playing downloaded music
- Jamming to Internet Radio
- Looking at your video options
- Part 5. Getting Down to Business
- Chapter 13. Using the Calendar
- Syncing Calendars
- Setting Calendar Display Preferences
- Setting Other Display Options
- Creating an Event on the Right Calendar
- Creating, editing, and deleting an event
- Keeping events separate and private
- Chapter 14. Talking with Bixby
- Bringing Up Bixby
- Visualizing What You Can Do with Bixby Vision
- Blabbing with Bixby
- Look Ma! No Hands!
- Setting Up Bixby for Your Voice
- Dictating a Text
- Preparing to Work with Bixby
- Chapter 15. Paying with Samsung Pay
- How Mobile Payment Works
- Getting Started with Samsung Pay
- Setting Up Samsung Pay
- Using Samsung Pay
- Managing Samsung Pay
- Part 6. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 16. Ten Ways to Make Your Phone Totally Yours
- Using a Bluetooth Speaker
- Cruising in the Car
- Considering Wireless Charging Mats
- Making a Statement with Wraps
- You Look Wonderful: Custom Screen Images
- Empowering Power Savings
- Controlling Your Home Electronics
- Wearing Wearables
- Using Your Phone as a PC
- Creating Your Own AR Emoji
- Chapter 17. Ten (Or So) Ways to Make Your Phone Secure
- Using a Good Case
- Putting It on Lockdown
- Preparing for your Screen Lock option
- Selecting among the Screen Lock options
- Entering your face
- Entering your fingerprints
- Encrypting Your SD Card
- Using Knox to Make Your Phone as Secure as Fort Knox
- Being Careful with Bluetooth
- Protecting Against Malware
- Downloading Apps Only from Reputable Sources
- Rescuing Your Phone When It Gets Lost
- Wiping Your Device Clean
- Chapter 18. Ten Features to Look for Down the Road
- Always-on Personal "Dash-cam"
- Home loT Services to Differentiate Real Estate
- New Delivery Concepts
- Smarter Customer Care for Your Phone
- Smartphone as Entertainment Hub
- Driving in Your Car
- Serving You Better
- Placing You Indoors
- Better 911 Services
- Less Worry about Charging
- Index