Android For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 5

Telephone Stuff

IN THIS CHAPTER

Calling someone

Phoning in an emergency

Getting a call

Dismissing calls

Using text message rejection

Handling multiple calls

Setting up a conference call

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell beat a host of competitors to the patent office and has since been credited with the invention of the telephone. Other great dates in phone history are 1878, when the busy signal was invented; 1896, when the Clayton household added a second line for their teenage daughter; and 1902, when the extension cord was patented to allow for simultaneous talking and pacing.

In the modern world, a phone call is only a minor feature of the device known as an Android phone. Yet the namesake feature offers a host of handy calling tools, all fully patented or in current legal ...