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Introduction
of your time figuring these things out, I've spent that time on your behalf—in
many cases, through hours of experimentation. And no, not every answer
can be found online—easily or, in some cases, at all. For instance, I spent 6–8
hours figuring out why Group Play worked only with the demo song and not
with the 40+ songs I downloaded to the phone. (See "Sharing Songs with
Group Play" in Chapter 12 for the answer to that question.)
How to Read This Book
Although the chapters are presented in what is intended to be a logical order
(based on what I think you need to know and when you'll need to know it), it
may sometimes feel like you have to understand everything about the phone
before you can do anything with it. Placing a call, for example, requires you to
know how to interact with the touchscreen and, optionally, how to select a
phone number or person's name in Contacts.
Although you'll do well to at least skim through the entire book (to
avoid being overwhelmed by that "need to know everything" feeling), I
recommend that you start by working your way through the basics provided
in Chapters 1 through 3 and only then jump to whatever chapter you want to
tackle next.
Smartphone "Facts of Life"
When reading this book, there are some important facts you should know:
• At its launch, five major U.S. carriers announced they'd carry the Galaxy
S 4: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and U.S. Cellular. From a hardware
perspective, each of these phones is identical.
• On a software basis, however, there are some differences between
carriers. First, many add their own applications (apps) to the standard
ones that come with every S 4, and they sometimes make minor
modifications to the standard apps, too. For example, when you first
launch Contacts on an AT&T S 4, you're notified that your address
records will be backed up to your AT&T Address Book.