My Samsung Galaxy S 4 First Edition

I have to say that this is one of the best manuals I have seen. I have done technical writing and I have a degree in library science so I'm pretty critical of "manuals." Steve Schwartz explains everything here very clearly and each step is accompanied by clear photos. The layout has plenty of white space so you aren't overwhelmed and the index (a major bugaboo of mine) is definitely adequate. So much about this phone is simple, but not necessarily intuitive. Things like how to toggle from one open app to another and how to close out apps without hitting the back button are easily explained. It's 500 pages, so it covers everything, many of which I'll never use.It's not a ho-ho Dummies approach; it's like having the best teacher guide you along.My only beef is that the binding on my book (paperback) wasn't the best and a couple pages started falling out right away. Not the author's fault, or Amazon's. I will contact the publisher. I have already recommended this book to all my friends who have Samsung Galaxy S4s and I highly recommend it here. In the future, when I need help with electronics, I will look first to see if Steve Schwartz has a book on it.

1. I is fairly easy to find what you are looking for.a) Index very comprehensiveb) Table of Contents well organized.2. The Samsung S4 is a very powerful computeras such there is a Very Lot to Learn.3. This book has 500 pages.4. You have to pace yourself ... and realize that it may take months to get most of what you want.5. The young hang out and show/teach one another new features... it's like having a private tutor/support person.The rest of us need to rely on the net, google, YouTube which are very helpful... use them.But I found out that this book is good to have around. It is easy to switch topics and hold the initial question page.6. I was able to get most of what I wanted most done in a few days.1. Setup.2...Voice calls3. Contacts4. Camera5. Files and Sim card6. Emails... Gmail, Verizon, Yahoo, others -- along with contacts, which are a little mixed up.7. Weather8. Schedule... this with google has been really useful...This includes the reminders... and lets you see if you have time available while you are in a meeting.The S4 is very powerful and feature filled... plus the apps and widgets.Take your time in learning about it over time.

Most owners of Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones would agree that the S4 is a great phone with a lot of features and capabilities. Whether or not they ever fully utilize all of the phone's capabilities or not depends on three things. First, the depth of their knowledge of the Android OS. Second, how the Android OS facilitates the power of the S4. Third how they can learn #1 and #2 if they don't already know them. That's where this book, "My Samsung Galaxy S4" comes in. You can determine how much you want (need) to learn, then read and learn exactly how to do what you need to do, whether your level of knowledge of the S4 is a 2.0 out of 10.0 or 9.0 out of 10.0. The book is easy to read, easy to understand, and has good photos to help you learn better, faster.

Having never possessed a "smart phone," before, I was looking forward to this highly rated device like a child awaits Christmas!And I was not disappointed. It was everything that Consumers Report said it was and more.As a photographer I love the quality of the photos it takes (though miss the stabilization).I am slowly learning how to use it with advice from my daughter-in-law and my granddaughter. LOLThanks too to Samsung and the Amazon app store for a very helpful app on how to use the phone as well.In fact I liked this device so much I also bought the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1I highly recommend these products-at Amazon prices to anyone who needs a smart phone.

This book has plenty of information which the manual does not elaborate on. Plenty of pictures and all are highlighted with individual instructions. You are not left to guess. This book covers every feature...if you are one to use every feature... and even gives links to find additional apps and programs. If you are a first time user of Android systems, I recommend this book as a good primer to get started.

I basically bought this book because the price caught my attention. Was I in for a pleasant surprise.My measurement of a technical book is how much is in it that I don't know. Based on that, I should rate it a 7 or 8. If I had a book like this for my old HTC phone, I would probably still have the phone.Right now, the book looks pretty bad. But that's a good thing. A visitor can look through my bookcase and find the ones with dog ears, 3x5 card bookmarks, and extensive margin notes -- those will be my most valuable books. If a technical book looks nice, I probably didn't get much use from it.Gotta go now, I'm off to download the Kindle version to my phone.By the way, I should mention something. I have been looking for a book on my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Tablet. Now I don't need it. Ignore the phone chapter, and 95% of the rest of the book applies to my tablet.One rater rated the book a 1, saying it was too complicated for newbies. I agree, this is not a "For Dummies" book.

I had purchased my first smart phone and, of course, didn't know how to use it. The booklet (if you want to call it that) that came with the phone didn't tell you squat. I haven't been through the entire book, really only a couple of items, but it is very easy to understand and well illustrated. Very smart purchase for first Smart Phone users.

TOO SMART FOR ME