Android Phones & Tablets For Dummies

Chapter 5

Telephone Stuff

IN THIS CHAPTER

Calling someone

Configuring speed dial

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 ...