HTC One (M8) For Dummies
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About the Author
Bill Hughes is an experienced marketing strategy executive with over two decades of experience in sales, strategic marketing, and business development roles at several leading corporations, including Microsoft, IBM, General Electric, Motorola, and US West Cellular.
Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my son, Quinlan, as he begins his future as an Eagle Scout.
Authors Acknowledgments
I need to thank a number of people who helped make this book a reality. First, I would thank my literary agent, Carole Jelen, of Waterside Publishing, for her support, encouragement, knowledge, and negotiation skills.
I would also like to thank the team at Wiley Publishing: Katie Mohr and Tonya Cupp. Your expertise helped me through the creative process. Thanks for your guidance.
I would like to thank Thomas Chun and Josh Mason of Samsung Telecommunications America for their assistance.
I would like to acknowledge my son, Quinlan, for keeping it relatively quiet (other than throwing the ball for Indy which bounced off my office door too many times) as I wrote this book. I would like to Arlen for successfully negotiating freshman year at WSU and Ellis for graduating with his degree in bioengineering.
Finally, I need to acknowledge the support and patience of my wife, Susan, as I wrote this book.
Publishers Acknowledgments
Senior Acquisitions Editor: Katie Mohr
Project Editor: Tonya Maddox Cupp
Editorial Assistant: Claire Johnson
Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case
Project Coordinator: Lauren Buroker
Cover Image: 2014 HTC Corporation. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Chapter 1
Exploring What You Can Do with Your Phone
In This Chapter
Reviewing the basic capabilities of just about any cellphone
Understanding what sets smartphones apart
Mapping out what makes HTC Ones so cool
Whether you want just the basics from a phone (make and take phone calls, customize your ringtone, take some pictures, maybe use a Bluetooth headset) or you want your phone to be always by your side (a tool for multiple uses throughout your day), you can make that happen. In this chapter, I outline all the things your phone can do from the basics, to what makes HTC One (M8) phones different from the rest. (From now on, I refer to the HTC One (M8) simply as the HTC One unless its important to make the distinction from the previous version, which I call Model 7 or M7.)
Throughout the remainder of the book, I walk you through the steps you take to get your phone doing what makes you the happiest.
Discovering the Basics of Your Phone
All cellphones on the market today include basic functions, and even some entry-level phones are a little more sophisticated. Of course, the HTC One has all the basic functions. In addition to making and taking calls (see Chapter ), the HTC One sports the following basic features:
- High-performance digital camera: This resolution is more than enough for posting good, quality images on the Internet and even making 4 6 prints.
- Ringtones: You can choose custom ringtones that you download to your phone. You also can specify different rings for different numbers.
- Bluetooth: The HTC One supports stereo and standard Bluetooth devices. (See Chapter for more on Bluetooth.)
- High-resolution screen:
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