Amazon Fire Phone: The Missing Manual

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Unleash the powers of the Amazon Fire phone with help from technology guru Preston Gralla. Through clear instructions and savvy advice, this fast-paced, engaging guide shows you how to make the most of Fire phone’s innovative features—including Firefly, Dynamic Perspective, one-handed gestures, and integration with Amazon Prime.

The important stuff you need to know:

  • Gain control with Dynamic Perspective. Tilt your phone to scroll, move your head to play games, and explore maps in 3D.
  • Take pictures further. Capture high-res, panoramic, and moving (lenticular) photos. Shoot HD video, too.
  • Shop with ease. Use Firefly to identify music, videos, and other items, and go straight to the product’s Amazon page.
  • Get the apps you want. Load up on games and apps for productivity, health and fitness, and social networking from Amazon’s Appstore.
  • Solve problems right away. Get live tech support from Amazon via video chat with the Mayday help feature.
  • Carry the Cloud in your hand. Access Prime Instant Video, your Kindle library, and your uploaded photos and videos.

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4.4
25 reviews
Lucindy Daniels
January 23, 2023
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About the author

Preston Gralla is the author of more than 40 books that have been translated into 20 languages, including Galaxy S 5 The Missing Manual, Windows 8 Hacks, NOOK HD: The Missing Manual, Galaxy Tab: The Missing Manual, The Big Book of Windows Hacks, How the Internet Works, and How Wireless Works. He is a contributing editor to Computerworld, a blogger for ITWorld, and was a founding editor and then editorial director of PC/Computing, executive editor for CNet/ZDNet, and the founding managing editor of PC Week.He has written about technology for many national newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News (for whom he wrote a technology column), PC World, and numerous others. As a widely recognized technology expert, he has made many television and radio appearances, including on the CBS Early Show, MSNBC, ABC World News Now, and National Public Radio. Under his editorship, PC/Computing was a finalist for General Excellence in the National Magazine Awards. He has also won the “Best Feature in a Computing Publication” award from the Computer Press Association.Gralla is also the recipient of a Fiction Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife (his two children have flown the coop). He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [email protected].

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