Već smo objavili dosta članaka o Windows Phoneu^{(Windows Phone)} . To ne čudi za web stranicu posvećenu svemu što je Windows ! Android uređaje zapravo ne pokrivamo u detalje, što također ne čudi. Ciprian je očito jako zadovoljan svojim novim Windows Phoneom^{(Windows Phone)} . 🙂 Dok ja... pa, valjda moram priznati, upravo sam dobio svoj prvi pametni telefon i to Android . Uvijek čitam upute za nove sprave, ali sveti dimovi, moj telefon je došao s priručnikom od 300+ stranica! Čak i saznati da je zapravo samo upola te veličine jer sadrži i engleske^(English)i španjolska izdanja, nije činila perspektivu prolaska kroz nju mnogo manje zastrašujućom. Morao je postojati bolji način da shvatite Android . Zbog toga sam bio sretan što sam dobio u ruke Android telefone za lutke^{(Android Phones for Dummies)} . Posljednjih mjeseci imao sam različita iskustva sa serijom Za lutke^{(For Dummies)} , pa sam se stvarno nadao da će ova knjiga biti lagani uvod u Android koji mi je trebao. Bio je? Dopustite mi da vam kažem što sam pronašao.

Stvarno počnite na početku

Android telefoni za lutke^{(Android Phones for Dummies)} počinju s prvim vađenjem telefona iz kutije i sastavljanjem. Čak i ako je ovo više detalja nego što vam je potrebno, vrijedi pročitati odjeljak samo da biste uživali vidjeti majstora stila For Dummies na djelu ( ^{(For Dummies)}Dan Gookin - autor ove knjige također je napisao prvu knjigu For Dummies ). Također ćete dobiti temeljit uvod u potrebne zadatke kao što su ugradnja baterije, microSD kartice i SIM kartice. Čak i ako je draga osoba u prodavaonici telefona sve to učinila umjesto vas, vi ćete to morati učiniti sami prije ili kasnije, a posedovanje uputa i ilustracija pri ruci može uvelike olakšati stvari.

Zatim slijede kratka, ali informativna poglavlja koja vas vode kroz postavljanje telefona, osnovne operacije Androida^(Android) , tipkanje, uređivanje i glasovne naredbe. Poglavlja su nužno napisana o generičkom Android telefonu, ali nije teško shvatiti što se odnosi na vaš telefon, a što ne, a to što je sve ovdje napisano za referencu je plus za pridošlice (poput mene). Bilo mi je jako zabavno pročitati da Android ima ugrađeni senzor za glasovne naredbe, koji automatski zamjenjuje govor bez riječi zvjezdicama, znakovima funte ili sličnim, ali neuvredljivim riječima – i otkriti da je g. Gookin^{(Mr. Gookin)} proveo opsežno istraživanje kako bi otkrio što zatrubi, a što ne. Razgovarajte o predanosti. 🙂

Jedna prstenasta prljava

Vjerovali ili ne, neki ljudi (poput mene) još uvijek kupuju mobitele s idejom da zapravo telefoniraju. Bilo mi je drago vidjeti da postoji dobar dugi dio posvećen ovoj staromodnoj potrazi.

Android Phones for Dummies vodi čitatelja kroz upućivanje poziva, korištenje popisa kontakata, odgovaranje na pozive i korištenje zapisnika poziva, a zatim prelazi na naprednije teme kao što su brzo biranje, prebacivanje između dva poziva, prosljeđivanje i uvijek bitno "Slanje poziv izravno na govornu poštu." ^{("Sending a call directly to voicemail.")}Odjeljak o melodijama zvona bio je kraći i manje detaljan nego što bih želio. Čini se da je korištenje vlastite glazbe kao melodije zvona vrlo privlačno, pa bi više uputa moglo biti korisno.

Moram priznati da me oduševio odjeljak o govornoj pošti. Postoje detaljne upute za korištenje Google Voicea^{(Google Voice)} kao mnogo sofisticiranije zamjene za generički sustav govorne pošte vašeg telefonskog operatera, nešto što nisam znao da je moguće, iako sam imao broj Google Voicea^{(Google Voice)} jer je pristup bio samo uz pozivnicu. Ne samo da vas knjiga vodi kroz sve potrebne korake da to učinite, već pruža i QR kod za izravan pristup aplikaciji Google Voice u Trgovini Google Play^{(Google Play Store)} .

Odjeljak o upravljanju kontaktima bio je jednako temeljit, pokrivajući načine na koje se adrese mogu dodavati, brisati i sinkronizirati s drugim softverom za upravljanje kontaktima. Smatrao sam da su upute za sinkronizaciju popisa kontakata s Gmailom^(Gmail) neobično nedostatne. Spominje se da možete stvoriti nove kontakte u Gmailu^(Gmail) tako da ih ne morate unositi svojim telefonom, ali se ne spominje kako bi ti kontakti stvoreni na Gmailu^(Gmail) mogli završiti na vašem telefonu.

Slanje poruka, slanje e-pošte i surfanje

Većina ljudi koji su dugo imali mobitele upoznata je s procesom slanja i primanja tekstualnih poruka, a Android telefoni za lutke^{(Android Phones for Dummies)} služe kao pregled onoga što većina nas već zna. Ipak, slanje i primanje e-pošte telefonom čitatelju bi moglo biti novo, a poglavlje o e-pošti bilo je puno korisnih informacija. Budući da je Gmail račun zadana postavka za Android telefone i ne koriste svi Gmail, dobro je vidjeti korak po korak objašnjenje kako slati i primati poštu s drugih usluga e-pošte. Neke su usluge unaprijed konfigurirane i čitatelj mora samo odabrati odgovarajuću s popisa; druge će se morati dodati i konfigurirati ručno, a upute su jasne i trebale bi čitatelja provesti kroz proces u trenu.

Jedna informacija koju nisam pronašao u ovom odjeljku, a mislim da je trebao biti uključen, je da ako ste postavili telefon da preuzme vašu e-poštu, možda trošite svoje podatkovne minute, a sigurno ćete trošiti bateriju. Pred kraj knjige nalazi se odjeljak o korištenju baterije, koji objašnjava kako shvatiti što troši bateriju i što učiniti u vezi s tim, a mislim da je trebao biti savjet da pogledate taj odjeljak prije podešavanja telefona da dohvatite i zgrabite svoju poštu cijelo vrijeme.

Surfanje internetom^(Internet) na telefonu nešto je drugo što je možda nepoznato novim korisnicima pametnih telefona (poput mene – prije sam uvijek imao glupe telefone). Odjeljak o pregledavanju weba bio je pun korisnih savjeta i korisnih prijedloga. Odmah na prvoj stranici bio je savjet da biste trebali aktivirati svoju WiFi vezu prije nego što je isprobate, jer to ne samo da će biti puno brže, već bi vam moglo i uštedjeti novac. A tu je i napomena da ne morate preuzimati aplikacije svojim telefonom jer ih možete preuzeti s Android Marketa^{(Android Market)} . Ovo je još jedna ušteda minuta i novca za koju sam siguran da će većina ljudi cijeniti.

Svidio mi se i bezbrižan pogled na društvene mreže, zajedno s nekim vrlo ozbiljnim upozorenjima o previše nemarnom dijeljenju osobnih podataka dok čavrljate. Nikada ne može biti dovoljno upozorenja o zaštiti osobnih podataka.

Karte i aplikacije

Današnji telefoni su svjetlosnim godinama ispred onoga što smo nosili sa sobom. Android telefoni dolaze s ugrađenim kartama, a te se karte mogu prilagoditi pomoću slojeva^(Layers) . Ideja o slojevima^(Layers) može biti pomalo zbunjujuća za pridošlicu pa je objašnjenje što su i kako rade dobrodošlo. Tu je i bočna traka o uslugama lokacije koje čitatelj može, a možda i ne želi, imati aktivne, te upute o tome kako odbiti te usluge ili ih isključiti ako želite. (Poglavlje Karte^(Maps) također je trebalo uključivati ​​pokazivač na odjeljak Ovo jede vašu bateriju.)

Mnogi čitatelji možda ne znaju za funkcije pretraživanja ugrađene u aplikaciju Karte^(Maps) ili da mogu pronaći adrese, obližnje tvrtke ili zanimljiva mjesta samo pomoću pretraživanja na Kartama^(Maps) . Nisam znao koliko je to sofisticirano sve dok nisam pokušao probno pretražiti obližnje restorane. Godinama sam prolazio pored nekih od tih mjesta ne znajući što su!

Mislim da većina ljudi već razumije koncept fotografiranja telefonom i puštanja glazbe pomoću glazbenog playera, a budući da Android telefoni mogu i jedno i drugo, novopridošlicama će odjeljci o fotografijama, videozapisima i glazbi biti od velike pomoći u početku. Svaka telefonska tvrtka isporučuje svoj popis standardnih aplikacija, tako da ilustracije u knjizi možda ne odgovaraju određenom telefonu, ali su dovoljno detaljne da čitatelj može dobiti dobru ideju o tome kako sve funkcionira.

Aplikacije koje dolaze s telefonom bit će slične i knjiga ih ukratko pokriva. Ne mislim da će većini ljudi trebati puno uputa, ali unatoč tome, jasno napisane upute pri ruci mogu spriječiti mnoge frustracije čak i s jednostavnim aplikacijama kao što je Kalkulator^(Calculator) . Tu je i kratak, ali informativan odjeljak o trgovini Google Play^{(Google Play Store)} i o tome kako preuzeti, kupiti i upravljati aplikacijama.

Veze i konfiguracije

Peti dio Android telefona za lutke^{(Android Phones for Dummies)} , onaj pod nazivom "Navrtke i vijci",^{("Nuts and Bolts,")} je mjesto gdje se može pronaći mnogo najpraktičnijih i najkorisnijih informacija. Ovdje možete naučiti o WiFi -u i Bluetooth -u, povezivanju telefona putem USB kabela, sinkronizaciji podataka i otkrivanju gdje su pohranjene vaše fotografije, videozapisi i glazba.

Tu su i dobri savjeti o detaljima korištenja telefona izvan područja pokrivenosti (uključujući međunarodnu) i poglavlje posvećeno prilagodbi početnog zaslona, ​​zaključavanju telefona (kretnjom, PIN -om ili lozinkom) i promjeni drugih postavki. Budući da su primjeri u ovom poglavlju generički, svakako biste trebali iskopati upute za uporabu svog telefona kako biste bili sigurni da razumijete kako funkcionira. Ova kombinacija bi u vrlo kratkom vremenu trebala učiniti da se osjećate kao stručnjak.

Posljednje poglavlje govori o detaljima o tome kako spriječiti da se baterija baterije potroši stvarima koje vaš telefon čini iza kulisa, kako održavati telefon čistim i sigurnosno kopirati podatke te kako dobiti pomoć i riješiti dosadne probleme. Postoji kratak odjeljak "Često postavljana pitanja"^("FAQ") koji je napisan bezbrižno, ali koji bi čitatelja mogao spasiti od potrebe za službenom podrškom od telefonske tvrtke.

Knjiga završava, kao i većina knjiga For Dummies , s "The Part of Tens", koji u ovom slučaju također uključuje deset aplikacija za koje gospodin Gookin^{(Mr. Gookin)} smatra da su vrijedne.

Presuda

Android telefoni za lutke^{(Android Phones for Dummies)} su me navukli od samog početka. Definitivno je bilo lakše nego pokušavati kopati po službenom priručniku za moj telefon (koji nije bio ni tiskan, a ako bih izrazio svoje prave osjećaje o priručnicima u PDF formatu, moj bi me telefon jako cenzurirao). Jasno i s obiljem ilustracija objašnjava osnove rada Android telefona. ^(Android)Imao sam nekoliko prepirki oko redoslijeda kojim se raspravljalo o stvarima, ali ne dovoljno da prigušim moje cijenjenje prema knjizi kao cjelini. Stil pisanja je neizmjerno privlačan, informacije su jasne, a ilustracije rade svoj posao. Neki se ljudi možda neće složiti, ali za mene svaki gizmo radi bolje ako sam pročitao upute. Android telefoni za lutke^{(Android Phones for Dummies)}čini čitanje uputa bezbolnim i zabavnim. Oh, i sad mogu veselo najaviti da mi umjesto bla melodija zvona koje su priložene, moj telefon "zvoni" uz tematsku pjesmu Inspector Gadgeta^{(Inspector Gadget)} .

Book Review - Android Phones for Dummies

We've already published quite a few articles about Windowѕ Phone. That's not surprising for a website devoted to all thіngs Windows! We don't really сover Androіd devices in аny detail, which is alѕo not surprising. Apparently, Cipriаn is very happy with his new Windows Phone. 🙂 While I... well, I suppose I'll have to admit it, I just got my very first smartphonе and it's an Android. I alwаys reаd thе directions for new gizmos, but holy smokes, my phone came with a 300+ page manual! Even finding out that it's really оnly half that size because it contains both the English and Spanish editіons, didn't make the prospect of plowing through it much lesѕ daunting. There hаd to be a better way to figure Androіd out. This is why I was happy tо get my hands on Android Phones for Dummies. I've had mixed experiences with the For Dummies series in recent months, so I really hoped that this book would be the easy introduction to Android that I needed. Was it? Let me tell you what I found.

Really begin at the beginning

Android Phones for Dummies starts with taking your phone out of the box for the very first time and putting it all together. Even if this is more detail than you need, it's worth reading the section just to enjoy seeing the master of the For Dummies style at work (Dan Gookin - the author of this book also wrote the very first For Dummies book). You'll also get a thorough introduction to such necessary tasks as installing the battery, microSD card and SIM card. Even if the nice person at the phone store did all that for you, you're going to have to do it for yourself sooner or later, and having the directions and illustrations on hand can make things a lot easier.

Then there are short but informative chapters that walk you through setting up the phone, basic Android operations, typing, editing and voice commands. The chapters are necessarily written about a generic Android phone, but it's not hard to figure out what applies to your phone and what doesn't, and having it all spelled out here for reference is a plus for newcomers (like me). I was very amused to read that Android has a built-in sensor for the voice commands, automatically replacing potty mouth language with asterisks, pound signs, or similar but unoffensive words—and to find that Mr. Gookin did extensive research to find out what gets bleeped and what doesn't. Talk about dedication. 🙂

One ringy dingy

Believe it or not, some people (like me) still buy mobile phones with the idea of actually making phone calls. I was pleased to see that there's a good long section devoted to this old-fashioned pursuit.

Android Phones for Dummies walks the reader through making calls, using the contacts list, answering calls and using the call log, and then moves along to more advanced topics like speed dial, switching between two calls, forwarding, and the always-essential "Sending a call directly to voicemail." The section on ringtones was shorter and less detailed than I would have liked. Using your own music as a ringtone seems to have wide appeal, so more instructions might have been useful.

I must admit that I was amazed by the section on voicemail. There are detailed instructions for using Google Voice as a much more sophisticated replacement for your phone carrier's generic voicemail system, something I had not realized was possible, even though I've had a Google Voice number since access was by invitation only. Not only does the book walk you through all the necessary steps to do this, it provides a QR code to go direct to the Google Voice app in the Google Play Store.

The section on contact management was equally thorough, covering the ways addresses can be added, deleted, and synced with other contact-management software. I found the instructions for syncing contact lists with Gmail oddly deficient. There's a mention that you can create new contacts in Gmail so you don't have to enter them with your phone, but no mention of how those Gmail-created contacts might end up on your phone.

Texting, emailing, and surfing

Most people who've had cell phones for any length of time are familiar with the process of sending and receiving text messages, and Android Phones for Dummies serves as a review of what most of us already know. Sending and receiving email with a phone might be new to the reader, though, and the chapter on email was full of useful information. Since a Gmail account is the default for Android phones, and not everyone uses Gmail, it's good to see a step by step explanation of how to send and receive mail from other email services. Some services are pre-configured and the reader only has to choose the proper one from a list; others will have to be added and configured manually, and the instructions are clear and should walk the reader through the process in no time.

One bit of information that I did not find in this section, that I think should have been included, is that if you've got your phone set to pick up your email, you may be using up your data minutes, and you definitely will be using up your battery. There is a section on battery use toward the end of the book, which explains how to figure out what's eating your battery and what to do about it, and I think there should have been a tip to go look at that section before setting your phone to reach out and grab your mail all the time.

Surfing the Internet on a phone is something else that may be unfamiliar to new smartphone users (like me--I always had dumb phones before). The section on web browsing was full of helpful hints and useful suggestions. Right on the first page was a tip that you should activate your WiFi connection before you try it, because this will not only be much faster, it may very well save you money. And there's also a note that you don't need to download apps with your phone, because you can get them from the Android Market. This is another minute-and-money-saver that I'm sure most people will appreciate.

I also liked the light hearted view of social networking, along with some very serious warnings about sharing personal information too carelessly while you're chit-chatting away. There can never be enough warnings about safeguarding personal information.

Maps and Apps

Today's phones are light-years ahead of what we used to carry around with us. Android phones come with built-in maps, and those maps can be customized with Layers. The idea of Layers can be a bit confusing for the newcomer so the explanation of what they are and how they work is welcome. There's also a sidebar about location services that the reader may or may not want to have active, and instructions on how to decline those services or turn them off if you wish. (The Maps chapter should also have included a pointer to the this-eats-your-battery section.)

Many readers might not know about the search functions built into the Maps app, or that they can find addresses, nearby businesses or points of interest just by using Maps search. I hadn't known just how sophisticated this was till I tried a test search for nearby restaurants. I've been driving past some of those places without knowing what they were for years!

I think most people already grasp the concept of taking pictures with a phone and playing music with a music player, and since Android phones can do both, newcomers will find the sections on photos, videos, and music very helpful in getting started. Each phone company supplies its own list of standard apps, so the illustrations in the book might not match a particular phone, but they're detailed enough that the reader can get a good idea of how everything works.

The apps that come with the phone will be similar and the book covers those briefly. I don't think most people will need much in the way of instruction, but nevertheless, having clearly written instructions on hand can prevent a lot of frustration even with simple apps like the Calculator. There's also a short but informative section on the Google Play Store and how to download, buy, and manage apps.

Connections and Configurations

Part 5 of Android Phones for Dummies, the one titled "Nuts and Bolts," is where a lot of the most practical and useful information can be found. This is where you can learn about WiFi and Bluetooth, connecting your phone via the USB cable, synchronizing your data, and figuring out where your photos, videos, and music are stored.

There's also good advice about the ins and outs of using your phone outside your coverage area (including internationally) and a chapter devoted to customizing your Home screen, locking your phone (with a gesture, PIN or password), and changing other settings. Since the examples in this chapter are generic, you should definitely dig out your phone's instruction manual to make sure you understand how it works. This combination should have you feeling like an expert in a very short time.

The final chapter goes into detail about how to keep your battery's power from being eaten up by the things your phone does behind the scenes, how to keep your phone clean and your data backed up, and how to get help and fix annoying problems. There's a brief "FAQ" section that's written with a lighthearted touch, but which might just save the reader from having to get official support from the phone company.

The book concludes, as most For Dummies books do, with "The Part of Tens," which in this case also includes ten apps that Mr. Gookin thinks are worthy.

Verdict

Android Phones for Dummies had me hooked right from the beginning. It was definitely easier than trying to dig through my phone's official manual (which wasn't even printed, and if I expressed my real feelings about manuals in PDF format, my phone would censor me big time). It explained the basics of Android phone operation clearly and with plenty of illustrations. I had a few quibbles about the order in which things were discussed, but not enough to dim my appreciation for the book as a whole. The writing style is immensely appealing, the information is clear and the illustrations do the job. Some people might not agree, but for me, any gizmo works better if I've read the directions. Android Phones for Dummies makes reading the directions painless and entertaining. Oh, and now I can cheerfully announce that instead of the blah ringtones that came with it, my phone "rings" with the theme song from Inspector Gadget.

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