Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual

Chapter 4. Music

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S II does a great job of playing and managing music, so much so that you may no longer feel the need to carry around another music player. It includes an excellent built-in music player and manager, and a 3.5 mm headset stereo jack that you can connect to headphones or external speakers. Read this chapter and get ready to plug in and turn up the volume.

Where to Get Music

BEFORE YOU PLAY MUSIC, of course, you first need to get it onto your Galaxy S II. For details about how to do that, turn to Chapter 12.

You can also buy or download music via Galaxy S II apps, such as the Amazon MP3 app. It may come with your Galaxy S II. If it doesn’t, download it from the Android Market. Tap the Amazon MP3 icon from the Apps Tray to run the app. You’ll need to have an Amazon account to pay for and download music, so set one up first if you want to use the app.

Note

If you tap a download link on a web page for an MP3 file in the Galaxy S II browser, the file doesn’t download to your Galaxy S II. Instead, the Galaxy S II plays the music file, but doesn’t add it to your collection.