The Complete Android ManualDiscover more of our complete manuals on Readly today... reer ca The Complete Samsung Windows 10 tee Manual Mar aly i mecorvlae The Complete uilding Your Own PC Google Manual ang The Complete The Complete a gt ei po — \ fal) PEIN We é «_TheComplete Rusu Riraitiia a Raspberry Pi Manual Manual a Complete jutdoor Photography nt Manual iLcon Your Android phone or tablet is the perfect tool for checking your emails on the go, browsing the Internet while you wait for your train or listening to music while you exercise, but it is also capable of so much more. From playing the latest games and watching on-demand TV to managing your work/life balance and writing that long-planned novel This Android guidebook will take you from getting the most from the stock Android apps such as Gmail and Chrome, through solving common problems and on to learning about adding launchers and rooting your device. We will show you how to explore the OS and get more from any Android phone or tablet, whether it is four years old or the latest cutting- edge, flagship model.fo Contents ales SI es eens eee The Complete Android Manual eee) [05 cettine startep with ANDROID ore RUBE) The History of Android 8 eerie crea ae Android 9.0 - Pie 10 Pe ASI llc Android Controls and Connections. 14 ‘Add and Use a MicroSD Card 18 ‘Adding and Syncing Accounts 20 Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks 22 USING Your Mobile Data Connection 24 GOOGLE Turn Your Device into a Mobile Hotspot 26 NOW ON TAP Making and Receiving Calls 28 eet Sending SMS Messages 32 search, both on and aha Gall Ane ad perce Ce ary Browse with Google Chrome 36 Coiba Got More from Google Nowon Tap «38 on Manage Your Notifications 40 Ucabalabmegidlg, cal Find and Install Apps & Games 42 cee Manage Your Apps and Games. 46 Android Keyboard Tips 48 Locking Your Android Device 50 EXPLORING ANDROID Bt ee GUIDE TO Guide to Android Photography 54 FACEBOOK Personalise Your Android Device 5B pockoa winneee Transferring Files to and from Android 64 ee as Using the Samsung Biometric Tools 66 Preto ee ead rere Google Home First Time Set-up 72 acs Google Home Devices 70 Google Home Voice Commands 74 Tee a) es Listening to Music on Google Home 76. Playing Music Using Bluetooth 78 Google Home Routines 80 10 Things to Try with Google Home 82 Navigating with Google Maps 384Contents The Ultimate Guide to Facebook 88 Get Started with WhatsApp 94 Android Security Tools 96 UIST (e} Boosting Android Performance 100 ANDROID Manage Multiple Passwords 102 PAY How to Use Multi-window 104 Cree Using a System Monitor 108 i How to Boost Battery Life 108 Bd | y Orne and find out more DOING MORE WITH ANDROID cee epcenrectesetirs Pe Using Android Pay ma - Erase and Reset an Android Device 14 5 Things That Can Affect Phone Signal 116 Using the Developer Options ne COMMON be Speed Up Android Animations 120 ANDROID 142 Cut Blue Light with Twilight 122 aio) Ba ES) Hidden Android Test Menus 124 SOLVED Save Web Pages Offline 126 See SMS Messages on a Wi-Fi Tablet 128 we Pins Dealing with Viruses on Android 130 Rs Disable Android Bloatware 132 bee a, et Sideloading Android APKs 134 ens Smart Home on a Budget 136 JESU 10 Android Security Tips 138 Clean Up with Smart Manager 140 10 Common Problems Solved 142 DMs Essential Guide to Android Volume 27 Doonbapbiatonscam The Complete add MaaThe Complete Android Manual 1 aC STARTED WITH ANDROID Using our step-by-step guides, learn how to get started with your Android device, including sending emails, customising the Home screen and choosing widgets. 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The newest Android OS is smarter, faster and adapts as you use it on a daily basis, learning your needs and preferences without any additional input. This adds up to mean that your experience gets better with use and you should even see an improvement in hardware life, With Android Pie, the march towards a buttonless home screen continues, with the option to ‘completely lose the three icons that traditionally run along the bottom (Home, Back and Overview), replacing them with a single pill-shaped button, This can be tapped anywhere to return to Home, held to open Google Now and swiped up to open the Overview. On Samsung's OneUI, the single button Is replaced by three tiny buttons that you swipe up for Home Overview and Back. New Navigation Style App Actions ‘App Actions are automatic suggestions for tasks you might need to carry out on an app, as you use it For example, if you open Google Photos, you might see an app action suggesting you clear up space on your device, o plug in headphones and your favourite playlist will be suggested. Based on use of your device, Android 9 ‘ll automatically begin to learn which actions are needed more and suggest actions based on that. if you see a suggested action you don’t want to perform, you can simply long press on it to remove it29min Night Mode Redesigned Overview Night Mode is a new feature that Several existing features have been should help you conserve battery redesigned, including the Overview life and make your device's screen {also known as the Multitasking menu. easier on the eyes. Night mode Rather than having them stacked one essentially turns the interface (menus, behind the other, your active apps are notifications panel, settings, etc.) now displayed side-by-side horizontally, black or very dark grey. Most stock making them easier to scroll through. Samsung apps, including the Bixby Overview also introduces a search field Home Ul, are compatible with Night and icon for the settings, meaning you Mode. You can manually tun Night can get to almost anywhere on your Mode on whenever you want to use phone in afew clicks. It from the quick setting panel and you should be able to automatically schedule Night Mode to turn on, in your device's display settings. Sd Android 9.0-Pie it Smart Pop-up View ‘The Smart Pop-Up View feature \s designed to allow selected ‘applications to inform you when a ‘new notification pops up. Once you have enabled your selected apps and a notification comes through, the application will then be viewed 2 a chat head, where you can ‘adiustthe transparency of the Pop- Up Window, as well as minimise and ‘expand the window size.New Emoji re a ere Oe od ie eee Cee Oe ey Pete ee SS Cee et anc CO ee een Pree re ee ee ers for the family emoji and the removal Ce a Berea Dp corernenery e-= ea Fao Digital Wellbeing The new Digital Wellbcing dashboars ‘ves you a complete picture of how you lse your phone. You can easly view a aly breakdown of the time spent on your vice, how frequently/inrequently you use diferent appr and how many notifietions you get e2ch aay. You can senedue custom breaks regularly, which wll pause what you are curently doing/watching and encourage yeu to put your phone down for afew ‘minutes Anothoe featur is “Time Watched! hich gives you a run-down of how much time you spand on things ike YouTube, comparing it to previous time periods. 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Ce tsGetting Started with Android Android Controls and Connections Although the exact buttons and connection ports on your Android smartphone may vary, there are standard features that almost always appear. Let’s take a look at those buttons, connections and controls and see what they can and cannot do, Connections ‘These are the plugs, ports and other interfaces which allow you to connect or add something to your device, or connect your device to the mains for charging. Mast devices have a standard set of connection ports, but some may have additional ones, Micro USB/USB-C 3.5mm Audio Port SIM Card Tray > most modern devices use Micra USB or Amos all Android devices, nchoding > some devices usualy those with 2 the newer USB-C connections for bath ‘Samsung, feature a 35mm standard audio removable battery cower, willhave a SIM the charging cable and ne data cable for pert, or usewith headphones, headsets tray next tothe battery. your device has connecting to a computer to arsfer les). or speakers Thsisusuall on thetep or no batery cove, you wll fd the SIM tray The postion ef tis wil vary depending on bottom edge ofthe device, but the act embedded inthe case Its pened using a what devies you have butt can usuall/be locaton varies A few Andvoid devices thin pine tool supplied with the device. It found on trebottom edger sometimes have ost this port, in fovour of Bluetocth_isaten combined with a MieroSD ear tray the side ofthe view connected headphones, tc Con unibody davies such asthe $8 aa—— __, What USB-C? > UsB-Cis the new industrystandard connector for transmitting bath data and power toa device such ae a phone or tablt. Unive the oder Miro USB, the USB-C connectors symmatrical an can nto the pot ether way up, USB-C proves much faster charging and can even be used to charge large devices ike laatops.coer roo) ony oy] - CCE) posh ee Oy femotr eres Crete eRe + . Chrome aad LEDs and Sensors ‘Your Android device is also equipped with sever! LED indicators and sensor, inciading a att meter. On most devices these wile clustered around the ;pedker onthe font an arcund th camera ln onthe back, Almost al swnbanpbiationcom Standard Buttons ‘These buttons are the physical buttons you will find on your device, rather than the capacitive controls on screen. ‘As well as belng the button which turns your tablet on and wakes it up out of sleep, the power button, then held also brings up a menu for shutng down and restating your tablet. The exaet options vary between handsets, but may include: Power Of, sient/vibration What the Up and Down Volume button canals depends on what you ate doing when iis pressed IF volume, If youre lisienin to music or watching & pressina volume down along witn the power button or home button il ake a screenshot of whatever son Capacitive Buttons Capacitive buttons are those which are part of the Android user interface, or touch-only buttons which are part of the screen. This capacitive button when tappe) opens the ‘pened recently, and allows you to quickly switch willoften see tabs that allow you to switch to the Active Appications screen, where you can close If your device doosn't have a physical Home button, itil nave a capacitive button instead. Ths wll aways return you to the Home sereon witha single conen Google Now. tis possible, sing third-party pp, to.ehange the features of the home button step n whatever process you are curently following. fyou tap Back from a settings sub men, it wif return you to the previous er main Settings menu, Pressing Back while playing a game The Complete add MaaGetting Started with Android Tablet Controls Just as with the smartphone controls detailed on the previous pages, most Android tablet controls and connections follow 2 fairly standard layout plan. The exact position of the buttons may vary slightly between devices. @ sicep/Power » As wellas bring the button that turns your tablet on anc wake it Up out 0 sien, the power button for suing down ana estaring © Volume Up/Down >The volume proile thatthe wp novi buttons controls de ands on what you are dora when splay apacars on scren, you can sess more volume sliders. ATUL © Recent Button » This capacitive button whe tapped opens tne recent app screan. This shows a ist of ll apps opened recent and allows you to @ Home Button > Almost all devices have 8 phys nome button, flank by ca pacitvecbut part of the hardware) Back and Recent buttons, The Home button often doubles as 2 © Back Button process you ae curently telowins IF you tap 8c froma settings ‘anu, will etur you tothe prev Additional Buttons > Some tabets wil have adcitonal Many of theofficial Caogle tablets (the Nous ange for example) wil only nave phcical volume anet ower buttons. with al the rest beng capacitive buttons on sereen Tablet Connections ) Tablets usually have a simiar amount of connections and ports fee phone. These can ineude a headphone pot, MicreS0 cara slot anda SI card sit in some care. Some tabiets may azo inciuce 2 rv HDMt nor but thin tenTouch Screen Controls Modern Android devices no longer rely on physical pressure to register a touch, Instead relying on tiny electrical charges in ur fingers. Single Touch To seta tems on tho seroen such a¢ ‘pplication and settings icons, to type eters ‘nd symbols using the on-sreen keyboard, orto press on-screen buttons, you simply (ently) touch them wth your finger The touch sreon is apactive, meaning tis Sensitive tthe tiny electrical charge nour beets. This means you only have 10 tap the Seren, not press down hard with your finger Swipe or Scroll Many ofthe menus or eb pages that you can access on Ando require you to scr To swipe o screl,uiekly move your finger eros he surfs of he sneer without ausing When you frst touch. For example ‘the app drawer lets you side the screen up or down to sro through thelist and in Calendar you can swipe quick cross the sreqn to change the rango of time vile. Touch and Hold Touch and Hole! means to tap an tm on ‘the sereen and not if your finger until a ‘secondary aetion occurs. Ths cou be a ‘menu opening, allowing you to customise the home screen or an con iting off the screen {2nd showing that tan be maved, Another Useful ip is thet when typing using the ‘Anétold keyboard, touch and hold wil veal ‘ternative uses for several keys. Double Tap > There are several stustons were a ‘doublestap results in an action. Tap cuickly ‘twice ona web pags, map or other screen to ‘00m. You can double-tap a socton ofa web age in the Browser to 200m that section to ‘fete with of the sereen Dovele-apping ater pinching to z00m in some apalcations “such os the Browser reflow a colin of txt tofietne with ofthe serecn, Touch and Drag To rag ts around be sraon touch and old an tem fr a moment ana ren, witout “iting your tiger mave your finger seraee ‘the sereen unt you reach the required pos tion Lift your finger ofthe screen an the "tem wil drop nts that lotion, oe ‘You can arag tems on the name sereen to ‘reposition them ans you drag dows the ‘screen to open the Netfeations panel «touch serens are capciive, meaning they» ie, Older touch screen used a pressure ens perform an action, you only have tap the set seen sich ppiaton and ctngs ons in orto pre osren batons, yr simpy ‘ls a wrk ‘edie 4 a numberof differen ot hftng your finger unl ustomise the home screen, ‘You can tou curs. T Ting 0 for touch ant ‘ealtemath sock eee Pinch and Rotate bin some appleations suchas Maps, Browser ‘ad Gallery, you ean zoom in and out by ‘lacing two fingers on the screen a once {and pinching thom together to 200m out ‘or spreading them apart to 200m. THO fingers can also be used to rotate the view ofa picture or map for example, several ‘9p, The pctre flows the rotation of your fingers and tums clockwise or antiiocise Tipe hinGetting Started with Android Add and Usea MicroSD Card Most Phones and many Android tablets offer the ability to expand the storage by inserting a MicroSD memory card. On modern devices, the capacity can be as much as 128GB, although this may vary and you should check before you buy an SD card. Inserting the card is relatively simple, although it might not be obvious to someone doing it for the first time. Choosing a MicroSD Some memory cards may not be fully compatible with the device, Using an incompatible card may damage the device or the memory card. SAMSUNG ee Evo* Card Capacity > As akeady mentioned, not al tablets can rad al sizes of MicroSD card The largest capacity card you vil eal fd is 25668, and the smallest s 266 Al tablets wih a MicroSO slot or tay wil aceept and work with a 268 car but enly a very few wil work with more than 12868 det alone 25668). Recycling Cards > Youmay hava a MicroSD card in an old device you can use, Be atare ‘mar some memory caas may not Be compatible with your doves do penaing on the memery card manufacturer and type. To view your de co's maximum memory card capacity refer the Samsung website File Systems » The device supports the FAT and the FAT fe systems for ‘memory cards Whon nerting cad formatted in aciffrent Mo sytem, the deve wl ak to reformat the card or wll not recognise ‘he care Ifthe device doesnot recognise your memory card fermat teen Card Maintenance > Once you have chosen a MicroSD card remember tht frequent ‘wating and erasing of data shertons the ifespan of momory Cras ‘When inserting a memory eard into the device, the memory card He directory appears in the My Fils > SD car folder You can manage fles ‘rom hereInserting the MicroSD ‘Most modern Androtd phones tablets with an SD card slot use the same mechanism for inserting and removing it: sliding tray that needs to be opened with a special tool that should be supplied with the device, Removing a MicroSD Card Never remove the memory card while the device is transferring or accessing information, Doing so can cause data to be lost or corrupted or damage to the memory card or device. 7 > Before removing the memory car fist unmet To > sar the ejection pin Ino the holon the memory care unmount a working MicroSD care, head int the device Set- tray to loosen the tray. Pll out the memory card tray gently tings > Oaviee maintenance > Storage > Storage settings > from the merry card try ict. Remove the memory card SO card > UNMOUNT. Wait forthe message to appear onscreen teling you the cards sale to remove ert the memory cara tay back ito the memory card ray slo. concerned, turn ff your device before doing tis Trieentetten! SETGetting Started with Android Adding and Syncing Accounts When you set up your Android phone or tablet, you will be asked to link it to a Google account. If you don't already use one of the Google products such as Gmail, Picasa or YouTube (if you use any of these, you already have a Google account), or if you want to create a new account to use with a new tablet for instance, you can create one on your device during the setup. It is easier, however, to set up an account on your computer. Creating a Google Account ‘You can easily find anything you want to do in Google, by simply searching using relevant terms. For example, it you want toffind the Googles account page, simply search for “Google+ Account” in your browser. é ome Beret =a = Hom yout app a : Russ Ware =n - — : ‘Your ue ote wt Rete our nen 0 > Using any internet browser, > i tm0 name you wants areaay » Adda profile piture i you wish navigate to ttps/eccounts ooo taken you wil be shown some (or you ean ad ane later nthe com and cick on the Sign Up sitematves: Or you can try another ‘Google account setting) Having bouton inthe topright comer af the screen. of yourown. Complete the remainder ofthe a profile pletre of yours will hp Friends Alternatively search for “Goose Account In__Information eluding a phone number anda family find you on products ike Google, ‘ny search engine. Ener your name nto the _akoratve emai address (use you Nees Gal ehat and severa ther Gooate roduc owes provided and choose your prelered —_torecover your login nf). You wilaiso need It willako, of course, appear as Your avatar n ‘amalicom email address. This wilbe your to complete a Captcha form and agres to ‘Android accounts on your phone or tablet. future username for Andro {Googée Terms of Service What is a Captcha?Add a Second Account Third-party Accounts Creating your Google account now will give you access to almost every Google product you need > Adina and syncing a second account will not marge those to accounts anywhere but on your ‘hone o abit In fact. nothing is fever synced between your Google things nial separate Toad another account to your device go 0 Settings > Accounts and then tap the Aa Account button Ths seen show a secouns associated with the device Choose what srt of ‘account you wish to ad rom tho ceptions onthe screen. AS you can ee, it snot just mutiple {Gooate account that you ean a Samsung Account Features Setting up a Samsung account will enable various features fon your Samsung, as well as Several that you can use on compatible TV's, computers and more. Here are just a few of the services a Samsung account includes. Remote Controls ‘rarer ce sacha sod toes corto or rewnl ca =o sieetengt tk velo ‘omston yu . ene . ; minimise the risk of > ‘aha ae peer ttomaten by ftpera yt than vie jum ver my. Ab. by usna te Fa Hobe fur you con ope eur sn ane Create & Share stories é Family Story > Family Story lets you share photos, memos, nd events with your troup members Family Story groups provide a communication Channel fra smal group of up to 20 peopl. You can share patos Of fami moments and aecasions to rember wth group members. Photos can aso be sorted by date. alewting you to enjy specie Images and real treasured memes. You wl need to download the Family tory opp on your deve before youean use ‘As well as @ Google account, many device manufacturers encourage you to use their own service accounts. These ccan often add extra features and services. One of the most ‘common, and the most useful, is the Samsung account. Services a ‘accountsamsuna.com, Ths page tints mary ofthe features youcan take advantage of once you sre signed vp to your account. te GB f= °e ono aacooe iawn ee D sanaingacour ‘ne Aceoun Enjoy A! i ? Click on Sign Up at the top ofthe page. Read through the Terms & Concitions, tk the check box and then agro te them. you dort agree t the Terme & Concitons you complet the sign up form by centering your ‘nai adress (his can youwes, orany other you have accesso), choosing 2 passworc and completing some proile normation. Yu can keep information to 8 minimum if you refer » You wil then 3 your emai adress by looking eut forthe \verfestion emai een ram SSemeung, Ones the emai has rived clk the nk the ‘mal and then cick Centeen fon the web page that opens Your account now active, The Complete datGetting Started with Android Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks Connecting your Android device to the Internet is certainly going to be one of the first things you will want to do. You have a couple of options for connecting to the Internet on Android. IF you have access to a Wi-Fi network at home, in work or elsewhere, this is the best option in terms of speed and reliability. By following these steps, setting up your Wi-Fi connection should be relatively pain-free. Scan For Networks You need to make sure that you know the name of, and the password for, your chosen WI-FI Network. If you don’t know alroady, you can usually find it printed on a labol stuck to the back or bottom of your wireless router. ‘TWeaPo29a08 we her % Ais % tecanle ’ He teetonnesnp © oats % TNs vee ten. ee 24084 DDisey Sound a ntien = » Open the Settings app and lke Now tap the Wi-Fi heading. The ‘Hopefully you will ase our Wi-Fi Torte Wi-F heading, Before ‘device wa scan ane any notworas networkin the Ist (rt, tap Scan you ean start to fn! your WHF within range wll appear in Est to ty aga to find). Tap the name connection, youwil need to turnthe feature Next to eachisindcation of signal strength of yournetwork and you wll be prompted to fn Drag the sider tothe right and whether the network is secured lontor your WF passwordP you cant see your networkin the txt ofretwors, top the Acs need to typein your Network SSID cit you now it and select the security type (ohich is rneemaly WEP or WPA). Set Up a Wi-Fi Hotspot Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks jt android a BaBeILI Powerina screens of all sizes > Your sevice willnaw attra ‘connect tothe Wr netwerk If appear the statusbar of your device. when Yyournext tan W-Fion, wll automatically choose this network, it iin ange, Android ets you choose whether your phone notifies you wn 3 publie/acceribio WF networks Inrange. Tiss useful if you travel ar work on {the road alt. Tun thi on inthe Advances Woriestings Despite how it may sound, a WiFi Hotspot dees not allow you to connect to the Internet using WiFi, but rather allows you to use WirFi to connect a PC or: parole med Sortie me open Settings > Wireless and Networks in same eases, it wl tbe under "Connections" and then scroll down unt you see Portable WiFi Hotspot or 8 Mobile Hotspot and ‘Tathering oation. The option name may vary slightly Between handsets from citterent manufacturers Setup WiFi hotspot hnsoisaP qwertyuiop asdfghjkt a rxevbnma notifeation bar and choase Conia Hotspot, Here you wil be abi tose the SSID name) of the hotspot and st 8 password to stop anyone ee jumping on ;ptop to your phone and, through your phone's data connection, connect to the Internet. AE menace | a » Using any WHF enabled PC oF laptop, serch fer avaiable Wi-Fi access points and you should see the SSID (the name you set) of your new mobile hotspot Enter the password you set oreviously on your phone. and you wil bbe connected tothe Intaret through the hetspet and data connection.Getting Started with Android Your Mobile Data Connection If you are away from an available Wi-Fi network, connecting to the Internet usually means using your 3G or 4G mobile data connection but with unlimited data packages nowhere near as common as they once were, it makes sense to ensure that you understand how mobile data works and how to keep track of your mobile data usage. This can be done fairly easily using monitoring tools built in to many Android phones and tablets. Open a Data Connection [As long as your device has a working SIM card inserted, you should be able to connect to a mobile data network. If not you should speak to your mobile service provider/carrier. ru ay & o @ * notation panel, or you can go into the main Settings an turn on via the Network Connections category. You can tol you are connected toa data notwork by the $6, 46 < Moniuepara usage 20% ——= wm vss @ vesoe Ina » When connected to your mabile data comecton, ts worth having features a alowed to use the connection for Comrloads, Tap the Manu button and you can ‘80 data roaming and autora are enable, Mostar Sotto only use Wi-Fi By Gotu, But Isworth tang stock as. ty o eo if « ————e z > fyou actuate WF anda mone data connection at the same time, your dewes wil aweys ty tause the WI-FI connection before the data connection unless you specially tlitrot to. Bo aware that having both cormections ‘900 aor the time wil timate use more battery power.Your Mobile Data Connection Checking Data and Wi-Fi Usage << connecrions Bletooth Phone visbity Data usage Fight mode NeCand payment Moble hetspot end etherag » Open the main Settings apa and tap the Network Connections tab, Top the Data Usage option fromthe list shown. 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Tap View App Settings from he dota usage soon of an incu ‘2p to check these settings and correct them itnecaes - Mabie Networks to cheek he Complete atGetting Started with Android Turn Your Device into a Mobile Hotspot You can share your mobile Internet connection with nearby devices, including tablets and laptops, by turning your phone into a mobile hotspot. As long as the device has a Whatis Pairing? SIM card and can connect to the mobile network, you can —— use it as a hub. You can do this with up to ten different Rog bpecmetlerccingams devices at a time, depending on the quality of connection sip opnd so asic and model you are using, although this may put a strain on perenne your data usage. Sharing Your Mobile Internet The ability to tether or share your Internet connection depends on your mobile device and your operator, although most carriers (and devices) will let you do this these days, even if your data is limited. The password you need to use ‘on your device and ook inthe fone device you want to connect teaconec 9 the hotspot well Connections section for Tethering to the Mobile Hotspot (our non-36 be depiyed on the main device and Mobile Hotspot. Open the menu and tap tablet er laptop, fr evamle) When the Ist (the device hosting the hotspot. Enter the Mobile Hotspot. You wllseeasidertotum of possible Wi-Fi networks appears onthe password exactly as displayed and wat for themobilenetspat on. When you turn on Connecting device, you need ta look for tne the connection to compete You ean naw use mobil otspot. any Wi-Fi connection open __one labled “AndrO‘dAP™ assuming you the second device ab iis connect srectiy ile tuned ot havent changed the name). tothe ntenet1234567890 Qwertyvutoe ASDFGHJKL @ z2xcvenm @ » You can lint the devices able to connect to your mobi hotsoot From the Mobile Hotspot sree, ‘tap the Menu button and select flowed Device List or tap the Configure button at the bottom of the crean Tap the + button and lente he device name ane MAC Aare. tun p.asne109s ‘ iryou dont want to use the preconfigured notspot settings you can enter your evn, Before _xtvatng the hotspot, tap the Menu button ‘and thon Configure Hotspot. You can then ‘enter your own settings inclu the security ‘ype are password options. ee qanausnen Blatt sea on « Your deve (oso 5) eure wee to evry devices Samsung Galany $7 ef Comeseaacaasinenet DEsKTOPLosKOFA 722386007628 (BB) res nane tema t dee ar2-6620:5029 & » Before you can tether using ‘Bluetooth, you wil eed to pair the two deviees inthe normal oy, ‘Tum an Biuatooth on both devices, sean on ‘the second device to find the fst. and then fallow the instructions o pair it Now open ‘the Bluetooth settings and enoose Share Intemet Connestion ‘Timeout stings Automatica date Mole hope if thare re no connected eees. O over timeout Dries 20 miner s0minwes comintes » You can als st timeout settings “This moans that the Mots wl be csabied ater a set time it re devices ae connected 0. The default soting is normally 20 minutes. You can change this to anything fom never timeout to 0 mnaes. we suneasesico < conecrions Q mei Auton Sana ese « Phone vistity Data usage NEC and payment Mobile hotspot and tethering Mobile networks To stop staring your data connection uncheck the Box fortum off the snitch next to ‘uetoothTathering in the Sattings menu. You ‘analso just use the Quick Settings panel to turn uetoctn oft ane brake te ne Your ‘hone wil sll be connected to the mobo data network compte tit naent (ETGetting Started with Android Making and Receiving Calls While your Android phone is an incredibly powerful device with lots of bells and whistles, let's not forget that its main function is as a phone to make and receive phone calls. Making a call on your Android phone might seem like the most simple of things but there are actually several ways to initiate a call, as well as control who calls you. Plus there are a few settings you can change to make this simple phone function even simpler. Dialling a Number ‘There are lots of different ways to initiate a dial this is usually the fastest method of making a call $3905 94801558 (3) $2 ov #3906 94801568 (3) $2 Ou 2) Roger Roger Tap the phone ion on your Home sereen and, by deat the cal log screen will open This ets you quickly return call toa recat caller f the person you want to call notin the eal tog, tao the dallor button a the bottom of can ats search the call loa/eantact it. ; Serer) we) Mon Home a : ) ReSimdeRevaut 0162633 «@ Ze 2 2 a F « * 0 # “The Andros prone cae prety much standard ane shoul be familar ta anyone who has Uused.a phone inthe last ent years, Simply use the keypad to enter the umber for the contact you want 0 cal, As youtype matzhing numbers fer your conte it vl be displayed for selection. yn your Samsung Galaxy phone but if you know the number you want to PAGO hen you nave enored he number tap the green Call button tosstart thecal Tapping the white ‘or green video camera button next to the «al button on some devices sl nitiate tho ‘ide0 Cal ation instead. The number wl be Glialed You can cancel the call by tapping the redone puton,Checking Data and Wi-Fi Usage ‘On your Android phone there are a couple of different ways to call a number In your contacts Ist. oe mnaia mand A Animals n tess ansatone ays ~ » Tap the phone con en the ‘You can ako open your contacts Home sereen and then tap the Ist dieetiy rather than going {Contacts tab to splay your ‘ough te ating sreon. Open contacts it Stoll down to the contact you _ the main apps list fom your Home screen wah tocalland touch theirnametoseethe and look forthe Contacts apo, Once Carats _alabl options: call, video call ermessage. i open you can sell too search forthe ornately, swipe tothe right aross tho contact you wish to all You can even seerch ‘oncaet inte sto cal the, by otce by apoina tne me. Dialling From Contacts ‘There are a couple of lferent ways to call a number from your contacts list on your Android smartphone. i) May Home Maeed cll 1626 394097 F ected ells 43906 9480 1565 (3) cmos, 8 : vectra (e) Rover BD Site ves +3906 9480 1566 (9) a . wenn 07 » Ether touch the phone icon atthe You can change ths view by bottom ofthe Home screen ane prezsng the Menu/Mere button se the tabs to open thecal og and selecting View By’ oF iter ‘or open the main apps lis and ik fr Call You can then chogsa fem Al Cal, Missed History By defo the inl view afl st Calls or Rejected Cas Juste with your of allele and messages teceived made and contacts it you can quicly ala number in missed sted with name ane number the Log by swiping ito the right or swipe left Doone 1 VV orasassaece7288 c ruse ware@bucyondorcouk > Wihen you find the contact you want to cal tap their name to 00 he formation screen, Hore you can aee the numer and any associate rumbers, email addresses, et. You wil also ‘soe buttons to cal, video calor mossaae the contact Tap the phone button to make 43906 9460( om <0 x : 0207061 Som +200;¢3amm Remsen To protect your privacy you can lee your callog. To delete you eal log press the Manu ore button while viewing the el lo ane select "Deletes You canthen sect ll ofthe ‘story or just individual alls anc messages by tapping the appropriate checkboxes. Tap Delete again to fis, <<iy Reject a Call Getting Started with Android Call Options During a call you have several useful options, including the ability to mute the call, all easily accessible from the ai between devices. @ cai details > The name, if newin ane number of the parson you are caling willbe displayed prominently atthe top ofthe eller. long with a contact photo If one is applied Add Call » ial and cola second number whist heaping the current eal open. Ones you tap the add eal button the dialer pad Extra Volume © rcv gave enon ca Spanaides baneiaoeae oes en oe Bluetooth » Allows you to quickly switch the call toa Bluetooth heedaet or microphone if'you have ane set up and paired with your deviee already. call Screen. Exact options may vary © sreaker » Activate or deactivate the speakerphone ‘When using the speakerphone, speak into the microphone at th top ofthe device and keep the device away rom your eas Keypad > Hide or show the dalle keypad, Ural you need to enter an extension ‘number or options in an automated calor system. @ mute mic » iryou noes t tak with someone without the person on the other end of the call being able to heat, you can use this bution te tum off the intemal microphone End Call > Tap the red pnone con to ena the current cll at al cals, if connected to ‘more than one). This button wil be the sare ‘You can reject calls in three ways: ignore It until the answerphone kicks in, tap the red Reject Call button, or reject it with ‘an explanatory message. You can reject any call by ‘raaging the red Reject button ‘ut ofthe circle. This wil raul in the caller neering & message explaining you fare unable ta take thee cal. you just want to sllence your ringtone without rejecting the eal you can simply press the Down, Yolume button. © Aa reminder Please text me (can you callback ater? ‘al youback ‘if you want torojoct acl with an Ss message, daa the Reject Call with Message tab up over the sereen You il see ast of pre-set messages that you can choose fram. Tp one of these messages ar tap Create Custom Message. You can then write a message of your choice, << vex vecune messAces Sony mina meeting ealyou bec inter Please toxtme. = Ccenyou cal back ater? eal youback As soon as you select a message lorstart a custom messag9, the call wil be rejected and the message Ifyou dont tke the pre-set messages ‘2nd dont want to have io write a custom message each te, you can reate new ones Inthe sottnas,Hide contacts without numbers Search for places nearby Block numbers ‘Quek dene messages ‘Answering and ening calls ‘Show caer information Starter tren QL Qa 1 a Ao | 5m | 610 | cone Joos | Bw | won | tee a esse 10m < punk mums Block unknown callers « a phonenarter Enter phone number a -+390594807365 Se -+467860004600 - 1 Que | Zoe) a » To create new or adltions call rejection messages, pen the Anos screen and tap Phone» More > Settings > Call reiection > Relecton messages, fnter a message aed then tap the + button. Toremove the preset messages. tap the ~ button next to esen one. You can create call rejection messages that say almast anything, Set Up a Wi-Fi Hotspot ‘You have complete control overall outgoing and incoming calls thanks to the Call Barring option. Cal forwarcing call barieg Ccatwating Fed dialing numbers » call Baring options can be found by pressing the More button While on the phone caller and ‘then Cal Settings > Aditional Settings > Call Barring, You can then choose to sat the call baring options fo ether vee cals or ‘ide0 cals independently. You ca algo select phone pumibers for Automatic Reetion Tap the "Auto Reject List” option and enter 2umbor that you want to rei for tap the Contact icon to choose from ‘contacts. Tap the + buton fo ad the number to thelist. Tap the buttan to remove a ruber from the ist ‘Tap the voie eal option and take a look at various cal baring ‘options open to you Here you can hoose to block alincoming cals, all outgoing cals outgoing international cals en incoring cals whe rooming, Use the sliders next to ‘22ch option to activate it You can as reject unknown rumbers by tapping te sider blow the rject list. You can now st the rtra for the number This means you can entar 2 number profit ie, 880, 0200 ee and automaticaly reject any number that stats wit that prefix. This is otod for blcking those annoying sales cal Enter password password 1 Due | 3 on 4om | 5 | Gm Fras | Bw | Que Te Call Barring settings ae password protected, meaning thet you wil be asked to set a password wen you frst activate one ofthe barring ‘options. Password protection i use if you ‘want tot the call options an a phone beng wsedby your eilren for example, ‘TheCnpete totdtoen! ETGetting Started with Android Sending SMS Messages Sending text messages doesn’t change much from phone to phone, so if you have sent an SMS message in the past, you shouldn't have any problems doing so on your current device. However, there are a few useful extras that Android can do that you might not have seen before. Many of them will almost certainly become an essential part of sending text messages. Let’s take a look at how you can make SMS messaging a breeze. Create a New Message Despite how simple an act it might seem, there are a number of options to consider when composing and sending SMS messages on your Android device. SO) » The easiest way to star anew rmessageisto tap the Messaging ‘SHS icon wll akmoet always be one of tho eons inthe dock atthe bottom of se screen. Now tap the Ne Mossage icon atthe top of the screen to begin composing the message, ew MESSAGE im 1234567 Qo rxevbama@ er Senta Ne q 5 ¥ Inthe top box either type the ‘hone number that you want to ‘message type the name ofthe contect, of tap the Contacts icon bose the box and then enooce rom the contacts st ‘Yeu can add more than one contact to the message, and sand a message to each wen essace = =" o@ 1/2/3)45/6|7/8 9\0 qwertyuiop asdfghjkt ®zxcevbama oo You can than start to type your ‘message in the box low the contact nome & text messsge anna be more then 160 characters long, 80 keep an eye onthe character count on the "ight-hand side, Mere than 160 charactars and second message i createdSELECT ALBUMS came Busby Vision > you want to atach ole (photo, document. et) to the message tap the papertp button. Once you zed an image video oa text message it becomes a multinodis messane and may cost more io send, You may also need to connect ‘toa data network you are nt akesey. Reply to Messages Al Android devices will let you reply to messages either from a conversation, or from the notification when the status bar/notifications pane > Ynen you receive a message, notification wil appear inthe Status barat tha ton ofthe seen, Drag the bar down to see your notication, To reply to messoge, simply tap tin the Notifeation panel es serea oe fuss a ramen) ® Sacto secs Alot gn Ome ie). @ so you Yon 1/2/3/4)5/6|7/8/9 0 aqwertvulrop Wien your messoee is ready, tap the Send auton (usualy an envelope with an arto or just an arrow, ifyeu have not added a eeiplent. this button willbe grayed out and not ava to ress. Depending on how busy te network messages should Sena nstanty eas Poe ()) teasszmose To reply to an oder message tap the Messaging app icon and you wil 203 Ist of your messaging Conversations. Tap the rame ofthe person you! ‘want to reply to and you will se6 history of your messages. ‘uick responses Sehedule message @ 1 set create sideshow Ou O™ sock nanber ‘Share contact Dieser? eee a recent messages 1o that contact a well as replies. Once youhive start a conversation wt a contact messages canbe scheduled by taping More > Sehequle Message, «fa ~ 3 i — = Setace ot Dio Tartu lemy 2 y a 1/23/4567 8\/9\0 qwertyuloe Tap inthe Enter Message box and the keyboard wil pop up. You can then type your reply, attach fle and send the messape as normal. Your reply ‘il appear in the message conversation view <<Getting Started with Android Using the Gmail App It isn’t a surprise that an operating system owned by Google includes the Gmail app as standard. Gmail works particularly well on Android because it can push new emails to your device rather than your device having to pull them from the server. This means that you do not have to manually connect to a data network (or Wi-Fi) to check your Gmail account. Gmail also integrates perfectly with many other apps that Android uses as standard Activating Your Gmail Account It you have a Google account, you also have a Gmail account by default, even if you have never used it. Your Gmail account Is useful for lots of things on Android, including syncing your contacts. 88 a os ‘Nadya from Venngage 696 eter tre are Morton Tecable cn G coogle Meares i ows fen wence be yeu eed Bouter adive te tam i Google Chant vase Sign in to get the most out of your : . . om si et Yostase on (9 Snir Rese eh nan Sln- PearsonVUECantemation 8 [rEA hey Yt Orter Sona a ===@ » Wen you open the Gmail apn, Enter your fist and lastname Once you have activated or ‘tits the rst time you nave uses ‘along wih the Gmail adress you sed in to your account the Gmail 1 ewil sk you to set up new ‘Would lke Yo se. your ames app will open properly end splay sccourt or login to an existing ore. Seloct no avilable you can try aciflrent one; you any email you haven thor. Risa raw Sign "and erter your username (Gmail ‘may need add a number tothe end ot you account tS willbe a welcome ema you adress) ane password. fyeudertt akeady can vw suggestions made by Goosle. These are signing nto an exsting account your old have an account choose Set Us. wilincorprate your name in some form. emai wl oad ser 9 short te,Configure Your Gmail Account ‘Once you have your account setup on yur phone you willprebably wart to change 3 few settings onthe options ‘menu. As mentioned on the previous page, Gmail usos Fash technology. meaning {your new amais can be pushed t9 your phone. However if you are not Carol this ean use up 8 ot of your data olowenee, nt to your battery Account Settings > itn the Gmail setting you ‘an dela sanature wtion wil be aed tothe end of every ‘utacing message, choose wien {you receive contematien of {2etons such as archiving, deleting {and sending emails, aswell as chosing which labels are synced ‘tom your Grsilaceount. You can tind al Gmail satin by tapping ‘the Menu button fom within the ‘5p, then selecting Settings Using the Gmail Ap| Notifications > There are several ways ouean be notified of naw emais fem ‘a simple icon in the notification bartoauniaue ringtone with tobe rotted of every new eral individual or just ence to show {you have neu malin your inbox ‘The lve of notation Upto you, but please be auare that seting ull noteaton (co, ratone ana vibrate) wil use ‘ore battery, Syncing Open your phone's main Settings menu and choose ‘Accounts and Syne. Here you can select the level of syne for ‘your Geapla account (including Gmaty. enable Background Data fis not already, but disable Auto-Sync. Your emails will pow not be pushed to your phone autmaticaly; you wil have to open the Gmail app and ‘choose Syne. This wil reduce battery usage. Composing New Gmails Now that you have your Gmail account set up on your Android device, you can begin composing and replying to messages; {Gmail makes both of these tasks simple, Nya am Venngage Tree 6.175 Video Toate ein. Morgan trom Teachable Dypder Tear vee Cimento or Ob Fe anapn tr yo, et Se menstitnon ne > open he Gi np By Soot velloento stow your man nook forse primary vec, Look st the bottomtor the Compose Mestge eon Top tad a ne om Yr bale to seethe Comaose message button on any sereenoider in Gma Sed aes From russwareggmaiicom » ‘Samsung Galaxy Hi mate, dl you get the new $8 yet? f 10, can you let me know when. you Youste suet 1/2/3)/4/5\6)7/8|9\0 qwertyuiop ‘Type the recpient's address in the next box down. As you star. totype, known email addresses {or contacts will apsear. Type a subjecttite {forthe emil and then type your message Jn the box below. If you want to attach an image or video, cp the Menu button and select Attach Fle, MI snacn io Ince ta ore From meaman@g ‘Samsung Galaxy Hi mated you get the new $8 yer? If 19, can you let me know when, you Youste suet 1/2/3/4.5|6|7/8\/9\0 tyuiop qwer » You can abo “inser trom rive" ‘meaning insert madia from Google Drive. When you have typed your ‘message tap the Send button at he top of the sereen oF tap Bone an the keyboard. An leon nthe notation bar il show ithe ‘message doesnot sone for some reason. Tap the Chrome con to open the app. The familiar Google ‘search sereen should open fest. wth recently opened or frequently opened websites as thumbnails below, youre sina the app forthe ret time the screen willbe Blan To start searching for websites, tye in the saren fle » By default rome wil use Google as the search engine, so results for your wl be aplayed Ina familar Google format ‘eit sight adapted for small screen. You can change the taut search engine in Mend > Satins > Saaren Engine Browse Online with Chrome ft You can ether type a search term or BURL IF you know the address ofthe website you want to Visit AS ou type ‘Chrome wl offer suggestions based onthe words entered ‘Top any ofthese to enter the word as your search term. If Location Services are sev, loca resus willbe shown, oe » To begin a new search an view ancther webste whist beeping the fst one open you can create anew tab. On larger ablt screens tap the Now Tab button athe tom: sou «an also tap Menu > New TaD. YoU ean than doa new search. not browsing ana tablet you switch tabs by tapping the Overview button, Request Desktop Site > chrome sil automaticaly detect a website has a mobile version ond alspiay the version appropriate to your devies. Ifyou preter to view the exginal version ef a website, you can force Chrome to do so, (Open the st tap the Menu button and check helbox next to Request Deskin site Introducing the new Galaxy A Find in Page This feature, accessed through the Chrome ments allows yout search an ndivcual open web page fr specie words or eases Top Manu > Find in Page anc! then type the word inthe search eld that opens. The numberof times te word appears s splayed ad the axrows lot you switch between instances Tht shinGetting Started with Android Get More from Google Now on Tap Google Now is about getting you just the right information, at just the right time. It can tell you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work and even the opening times of a restaurant you are talking about in Messenger. Google Now is always ready to work for you as you go through your day and with the addition of Now on Tap, it is even more fully integrated into Android. Set Up Now on Tap Now on Tap, also known as Screen Search, s one of those features that you don’t know you were missing until you start to seit. Android works perfectly well without it, ut even better with it. » You can actiate Serean Searen > Wats shown when you press fon Androia by aresing ang ne hold the Home Button wth you do this, the Google (search) app epens depending an what you are doing atthe Inete2e, you wil need to turn Scresn Search time, I'you are on the Home screen you ‘on. Open the seting in he Geoale app may so a sevis of qicklaunch shorteuts {the muteoioured G eon) anc enable the fr tings he So Alem, Show Ditetions for > There are atways some set ‘ntions avaiable when you oven the eft, Shace nxt ta that and then Select Screen and Settings. The select Screen button allows youta select toxt or an image ‘on seroan and then offers you eTerent ways6 Ways to Use Now on Tap da een on Meant ‘The more you try out Now on Tap, the more you realise just how useful and interactive itis. There is no substitute to discovering uses yourself but here are six to get you started. Cente calender G < 3 Create Calendar Events wen chatting n almost any ofthe messenger apps for Andrld, you can use rentons of times or testo creat events "calendar For example, you sen the message "Let's meat at 2 tomorrow” and ‘then activated Now on Tap, 2 calendar entry sot for om the flowing day wl be created and be ready to confirm, Forte Check Band Tour Dates Bands are normally good at getting tour ‘dates out on ther websites or Facebook ages ut kooping track f you follow ots of ‘bands canbe harder Ifyou ae listening to 9 song from a fovourite band and suey think ‘Top > Events to find tour cates, om < Follow Up on News Stories men you se stores in your news feeds {58 want to find ome alternative sources oF ‘Ssdonal information, you don ust nave torely onthe feed source, Now on Tap wil recosnive that the information on Google Now will automatically tack packages for you ast nds vad tracking rumbers in your email inbex. You can aso track packages fa valid tacking ramen mentioned in achat of you are on courier ish restart. London Bookings and Reservations » You can use Now on Tap to make bookinas {and reservations fra sorts of things If for ‘example, you are on the Facebook page ofa restaurant ori friend mentions gong 9 the ‘nem to 390 cartan fim, activating Now (on Tap shoud show you booking times, Ins and other nfo, Te) Find Product Reviews > Any expaienced anine shopper knows ta check customer reviews but also knows that trusted, Using Now 09 Tap, you can ium to. Google search of YouTube for more professional reviews of the product you ara looking atin any online store When notifestions apsear i you are using your device To view notifestions in more deta cag your finger down ‘atthe time, they vl deplayed in a bar at the top af the ‘ver the status bar atthe top ofthe scren. The nications Seroen fora fe seconds, cons For efferentnotifeations on panel wil then open, showing a st of everything from eras F"for Facebook, for example, wll hn be displayed inthe status bar to Facabook updates to app alerts. Notifcations are now (inNeusat) Lunt they are vowed or cleared Dunc together by the ape they acto » You can expand bundled notfeations to see details For Pf yousllow lock sereen notifications on your deve. ‘example showing YO new emai you can see alof those can view thse in the same way a5 desctiedin the previous ‘emai inthe notfieations panel. Te do ths, place twa tnaers stops. The only lifference I that you dont naed to open the 3 thumb) on the notification and quickly move our fingers notations pane, asl already be displayed on the lock screen apart a if you ae spreading he edges ofthe box when you wake your device,