Android Fully Loaded

by Rob Huddleston

Fully loaded with the latest tricks and tips on your new Android! Android smartphones are so hot, they're soaring past iPhones on the sales charts. And the second edition of this muscular little book is equally impressive--it's packed with tips and tricks for getting the very most out of your latest-generation Android device. Start Facebooking and tweeting with your Android mobile, scan barcodes to get pricing and product reviews, download your favorite TV shows--the book is positively bursting with practical and fun how-tos. Topics run the gamut from using speech recognition, location-based mapping, and GPS, to setting up your Android as a broadband modem and much more. You won't believe all that you can do with Android smartphones. Get Android Fully Loaded, Second Edition and don't miss a thing!

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Melinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really good at explaining all the things I needed to know about how to use my Android phone well, including descriptions of good apps for various things (shopping list, travel, taking and syncing notes.....) as well as telling you how to use some of the things already on the phone or tablet. (Do you know what Talk is, eg? How it's similar to or different from texting, and when you might want to use it? I had seen the app on my tray, but didn't know what it was.) It's like the nice big brother who can talk you through all this stuff. :)

I have had my phone for a year, but finally feel like I'm able to use it enough to be worth it. I do have a couple other Android books, but they are either too basic or just cover "best apps." This one showed me what to do with it.

If you or someone close to you is really into this stuff, you probably already know how to do these things, but if you feel lost and know there's more you could/should be doing, but you just don't know what or how, this is a really great book!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not something you really want to read through cover-to-cover. I'm browsing through, picking whatever chapter seems interesting or what section I need for help with an Android feature--with my Android phone in hand. A good resource, with clear writing, useful for people fairly new to current technology and for intermediate users.

[محمد الطناحي · Rating 1 out of 5]

كتاب لا أعتقد أنه من الممكن أن يفيد أحدا بقدر ما دفع فيه من مال..كنت أريد أن أقول أنه مناسب للمبتدئين أكثر..لكن حتى المبتدئ لا يمكن أن يكون بهذه الدرجة من الجهل الذي يفترضه الكتاب..إلا إذا كان مبتدئا قادما من كوكب آخر ولا يعلم شيئا عن الهواتف النقالة..
نصيحة من مجرب..لا تشتروا الكتاب..فما ستجدونه في الكتيب الملحق بعلبة هاتفكم الجوال سيكون مفيدا منه أكثر..بكل تأكيد..

[Ryan Edwards · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book for beginners to Android. Not recommended if one is already tech savvy.