How to Optimize Your Android Phone or Tablet 2016
Your Guide:
Cathy Oberkampf
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What is Android?
Operating System
Designed for smartphones and tablets - most popular
Used by many carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint etc)
Owned by Google
Touch screen inputs
Can customize home screens
Add shortcuts and mobile widgets
Largest # of apps (1 million apps 50 billion downloads) 2
What are we going to learn?
Settings Text messaging
Version
Camera - photos & videos
Wifi, Bluetooth & GPS
Putting it all together Checking data usage Email Contacts Screen parts & names Calendar Customize home screen E-docs (Google Drive)
Wallpaper set & create Other Useful Tools & Info
Apps & widgets Battery management Security app Voice search, dial & docs Ringtones set & create
Other popular fun apps 3
Screen parts and names
Unlock / Lock Home key or in Phone Body
Menu key (obsolete) use More All apps
Notification Bar (top)
Recent Apps or All Open Status Bar / Area (top) on Phone Body
Main Content Area Back key (one screen) or in Phone Body Dock (bottom) Settings
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Settings
Basic Settings Exercise:
Version Turn on WiFi Exercise: Check version # Ear piece Airplane mode Car Available storage space Sounds Location Services Volume - Silence Google’s location Vibrate & ring GPS satellites Notifications Google search Date & Time Discuss later: Data Usage - checking Accounts & sync WIFI - turn on & off Battery management Security 5
Exercises - Keys & Icons
★ Back key ★ Notification Area
Tablet
○ Back one screen ○ Check for more detail ★ Menu key - more options ○ Clear Notifications
★ All Apps Icon
○ Go To All Apps Tablet
★ Home Icon
Tablet ○ Go To Home Screen 6 Exercises - Settings Screen #1
★ Find Settings Icon ★ Settings Continued
○ Find
■ Turn on & off ○ Find Version # ■ Leave on Bluezone ■ Look at Status Bar ○ Set screen timeout ○ Find ■ To Maximum Time ● Ver. 2 Display / ■ Turn on and off Screen Timeout ■ Look at Status Bar ● Ver. 4 Display / Sleep After 7
Exercises - Settings Screen # 2
★ Settings Continued ★ Settings Continued
○ Airplane Mode ○ Sounds ■ Set and remove ■ Look for airplane ■ Set to Vibrate ■ Look at Status Bar ○ Data Usage
■ Only if data plan ■ Ver. 2 does not have ● See data provider ○ GPS (Location Services) ■ Turn on and off ○ Storage Internal & SD Card ■ Only in Status Bar ■ Check Total & Available when using maps ● Ver 2 SD Card & Phone Storage 8 ● Ver 4 Storage
Customizing home screen
Wallpapers Exercise: Wallpapers Gallery Change your wallpaper Live Wallpapers (moving)
Photos & Gallery Move Photos & Music
Must be hard wired Crop photos
Go to Home Screen Long press in open space Select from Wallpapers Gallery
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App - abbreviation Widgets - self contained app or Smartphone / Tablets code - limited functionality Computer Clocks - Battery info Internet Calendars - Weather Exercise: Install 1 App Ver. 2 Long Press Home Screen
Ver. 4 All Apps Widget Tab Go to Google Play Store
Exercise: Install 1 Widget Search for
Lookout Security Go to Google Play Store
Search for
Brighest Flashlight Battery Solo
Move App to a Home Screen Remove App from Home Screen Smooth Calendar 10
Let’s talk
Google Search “OK Google” - 4.4+ Voice Search & Actions
Microphone Google Now - 4.1+ Internet search Warning - Rearrange Maps
Navigation
Voice Commands Google Maps Dial Contacts Talk to me Send text (GPS on & outside) Emails Exercise: Note to self Go to Google Play Download 1 of above Apps 11
Texting and Camera
Camera Texting (can cost $)
aka SMS or Photos short message service Pinch to magnify aka MMS or multimedia Click on camera button messaging service Makes click sound To Send use Camera Roll For new click Videos
Optional exercise: Share Send text to me 830-221-6067 Exercise:
Take 1 picture or video 12
Pulling It All Together - 1
On Smartphone or Tablet Gmail Email Gmails Setup Contacts How to compose Calendar How to send & receive Who doesn’t have Gmail Gmail Contacts emails on device? How to find Do you have other email on How to edit & add device? Star or Favorite
Want Gmail emails and Exercise: contacts on device? Add me as contact
Cathy Oberkampf 830-221-6067 [email protected] 13
Pulling It All Together - 2
On Smartphone or Tablet Exercise: E-Files (Google Drive) Open Google Drive App Documents or drive.google.com Spreadsheets Login to your account Presentations Click on CREATE or Who has never used Google the + sign or Drive or Docs? the Menu key & Add New Want to learn how to create Select Document Google Documents? Name Document In body of document Go to Google Play Store Type your name, email, Download Google Drive and phone Click on checkmark to save 14
Gmail and Google Drive
Gmail (free up to 15 GB) Send and receive emails Enter, track and sync contacts and calendar events (names, addresses, phone #s, notes etc.)
Google Drive create, store & share Documents Spreadsheets Presentations Free with Gmail account Has menu similar to earlier versions of MS Office
Exercise: Share or email document from last Exercise to me 15 Photos - Store & Share
Flickr - 1 TB - part of Yahoo - storage and sharing http://www. flickr. com/photos/99 641652@N05/ 12595272483/
Picasa - from Google being phased out early 2016 replaced by Google Photos photos.google.com
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Battery Mgmt. & Security
Battery Solo Widget Super Optimize Video 1 Video 2 Turn off if not using
WiFI Lookout Security Bluetooth & GPS Scans apps Account Sync Protect malware & web Dim screen Wipe data Running Apps Phone Exercise: Download 1 Power Toggles or Control Widget Battery Solo Super Optimize Lookout 17
Other Fun Apps (Exercise: Download 1 App)
Ringtone Maker Mint (money mgmt)
Internet Radio Games Angry Birds Stitcher
Live 365 Bridge
Google Music Amazon Kindle 25,000 songs free Rip music World Clock
Duolingo Google Keep 18