Android Tips and Tricks: Covers Android 5 and Android 6 devices (2nd Edition) / Guy Hart-Davis

Unlock the Full Power of Your Android Smartphone or Tablet

Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your Android device to get more done, and have more fun.

You ll learn how to use your Android smartphone or tablet as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool as well as a feature-packed entertainment device. You will dig deep into the settings and capabilities of both Android itself and the preinstalled apps, developing the knowledge and skills to exploit them to the fullest.

Easy to understand and non-technical, Android Tips and Tricks is perfect for beginners and for more experienced users ready to ramp up their productivity or move to newer devices. It covers all new and recent Android smartphones and tablets running Android 6 (Marshmallow) or Android 5 (Lollipop) with bonus, in-depth coverage of Samsung s widely used TouchWiz skin.

Here s just a sampling of what this book s tips, tricks, and techniques will help you do:

Connect to wireless and cellular networks, to keyboards and Bluetooth devices, and via VPNs

Transform your device into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and share Internet connections via USB or Bluetooth

Secure Android with screen and SIM locks, location settings, and encryption

Sideload apps from any source and keep bad apps from loading

Take Gmail to pro level with signatures, vacation responders, labels, archiving, advanced search, and secure two-step verification

Manage multiple email accounts together: POP, IMAP, web mail, and Exchange

Get more out of your Google Chrome browser, and share bookmarks across all your devices

Chat via text, audio, or video on Google Hangouts and customize it to work just the way you want

Enjoy your music everywhere, whether it s stored locally or in the cloud

Easily capture, edit, and share top-quality photos and videos

Transform your smartphone or tablet into a total social networking hub

Squeeze more battery life from your Android device