Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual

Chapter 3. Phone Calls

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S II does so many nifty things that it’s easy to forget that it’s a phone as well. No matter how many amazing things this device can do, though, it’s still at heart a telephone. True, it’s a very, very smart one, but it’s still designed to do a good job at what phones are supposed to do—making phone calls. Of course, there’s a lot of Galaxy S II magic to handling phone calls—including advanced features like Visual Voicemail and Call Waiting—and that’s what you’ll learn in this chapter.

Once you see by the bars in the Galaxy S II’s upper-right corner that you’ve got cellular reception, you’re ready to make calls. You can place a call in any of five ways. Don’t be daunted by the variety—all methods are easy, including a “Look, Ma, no hands” approach to calls that lets you call someone by talking into the phone rather than by using your fingers to tap keys.

Placing a Phone Call

THE GALAXY S II’S Phone App is Command Central for making phone calls. On the Home screen, tap the phone icon (at lower-left). The Phone app opens, with four buttons at the top, representing the four ways you can make a call:

• Keypad. Here’s where to go when you want to dial the ...