Running Android: Using Your Phone and Tablet for Work and Play

Updated February 2015 for Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Congratulations! If you’re reading this book, you either own or are seriously thinking of buying an Android-based tablet or phone. Google’s wildly popular Android operating system has passed a major milestone- it is now installed on the vast majority of portable devices and has the most third party apps (applications) by far. So if you want to have a phone or a tablet that you can customize to work your way and not be locked into a single company’s idea of how things should work, Android is for you.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• What to Buy?
• Getting Started
• Extending with Apps
• Securing Your Device
• Connecting to the Internet
• Finding Things
• Browsing the Web
• Keeping up with Social Networks
• Make Video Calls with Skype
• Checking Email
• Managing Contacts
• Listening to Music and Radio
• Playing Games
• Taking Pictures
• Watching Movies and TV
• Reading Books and Magazines
• Keeping up with the News
• Watching the Weather
• Finding Your Way with Maps and GPS
• Your Pocket Office
• Managing Files and Printing
• Customizing Your Android Device
• Finding Accessories
• Maximizing Battery Life
• Solving Problems
• Also by the Author
• About the Author