6. Fun with Multimedia

The past several chapters are rather utilitarian, focusing on tools like e-mail, messaging, and contacts. Now it’s time to let your hair down a little and have some fun with the Google phone. In this chapter, I run down all the multimedia options that are available on the G1, including pictures, music, and movies. Let’s have some fun, shall we?

Note

Numerous third-party applications that play (and record) multimedia are available from the Android Market. This chapter focuses on the applications that are included with the phone; I cover third-party applications and the Market in Chapter 7.

Camera

One of the greatest features of most modern smartphones is the built-in camera. No, it’s not going to win any competitions ...

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