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The quickest and easiest way to outsmart your Android smartphone
Android smartphones, like the Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel models, offer great ways to simplify and enhance your life. From easy ways to stay in touch with your friends and family to helpful reminders for everyday tasks, Android phones can keep you connected and current at all times. Sometimes, though, the learning curve can seem a little steep.
But it doesn't have to! Android Phones For Seniors For Dummies is your one-stop guide to discovering the essentials on how to take charge of your Android-powered phone. It skips the techspeak and confusing jargon to deliver key information in a straightforward and reader-friendly way.
With this book, you'll learn to:
Navigate your way around your smartphone so you can easily open and close apps, access info, and see photos
Read your email and messages so you can stay in touch with the important people in your life
Secure your phone so you can be assured that you, and only you, can access the sensitive data on it
Printed using larger-print type and accompanied by full-color pictures that show you how to apply the step-by-step instructions, this easy handbook is the only resource you'll need to make the most of your Android phone.
Auteur
Marsha Collier (Los Angeles, CA) is one of the top-selling For Dummies authors of all time with her books on eBay, social selling, and social media platforms adding up to well over a million copies in print. Marsha is a recognized social influencer as well, regularly making top influencer lists in the business and tech categories.
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Simple answers to your Android® smartphone questions
There are a ton of features on an Android smartphone - probably more than you have the time (or desire) to learn. This book is your friendly guide to the essentials of operating an Android smartphone. With larger-print type and full-color images, this book walks you through the steps of turning your phone into a communications, photography, and media streaming powerhouse without getting distracted by the features you may never use. You???ll even pick up a few tricks to show off to friends and family. **Inside
Résumé
The quickest and easiest way to outsmart your Android smartphone
Android smartphones, like the Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel models, offer great ways to simplify and enhance your life. From easy ways to stay in touch with your friends and family to helpful reminders for everyday tasks, Android phones can keep you connected and current at all times. Sometimes, though, the learning curve can seem a little steep.
But it doesn't have to! Android Phones For Seniors For Dummies is your one-stop guide to discovering the essentials on how to take charge of your Android-powered phone. It skips the techspeak and confusing jargon to deliver key information in a straightforward and reader-friendly way.
With this book, you'll learn to:
Contenu
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 3
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 4
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Your Phone in the Android Universe 5
Chapter 1: Why Android? What's the Deal? 7
A Little Android History 8
The Many Flavors (Versions) of Android 9
Reasons That People Choose Android 10
Why You Need a Google Account 11
Accessing apps and settings 12
Bequeathing your account 12
So Many Choices! 14
Tech support options 15
5G? LTE? 4G? VoLTE? Whaaat? 16
A Word about Privacy and Security 17
Free usually isn't 17
The terms of service can be tricky 17
Marsha's sage advice about privacy 18
Chapter 2: Buying Your Android Smartphone and Accessories 21
Investigate First Then Make a Buying Decision 22
Looking at a phone's physical features 22
Reviewing before making a decision 26
Considering an older model 27
Choosing where to buy your phone 28
Consider Your Carrier Choice 29
Checking out the carrier's coverage area 30
Finding senior discounts on carrier service 31
You Need a Few Accessories, Too 32
Power charging blocks volts and watts matter 32
MicroSD card 33
Phone case 34
Phone Sanitizer 35
Chapter 3: Activating and Connecting Your Phone 37
Unbox Your New Phone 38
Insert a SIM Card 40
Turn On Your Phone for the First Time 41
Connecting to a network 42
Setting up a Google account 42
Setting up a secure lock 44
Restoring data from an older phone 44
Learn Android Smartphone Symbols and Gestures 45
Recognizing common Android icons 45
Meeting the top status bar 47
Exploiting screen navigation and gestures 48
Part 2: Getting Started with Your Android Smartphone 51
Chapter 4: Safety First: Making Your New Phone Private 53
Set Up a Screen Lock 54
Checking out the screen locking options 54
Following the lock screen setup process 56
Establish Data Backup 58
Place Owner Information On the Lock Screen 59
Add Emergency Info 62
Designating Emergency or ICE contacts 62
Providing medical information 63
Chapter 5: Personalizing Your Handset 67
Hardware Buttons and What They Do 68
Power buttons 70
Volume buttons 73
Find and Sort Your Apps 75
Move App Shortcuts to the Home Screen 77
Group Apps into Folders 78
Deal with Preinstalled Applications (or Bloatware) 81
Get the News (and Other Media) You Can Use 82
Customize the Home Screen with Widgets 84
Chapter 6: Android Typing Tricks with Google's Gboard 87
Make the Keyboard Decision 88
Selecting a keyboard to use 88
Noting keyboard features 89
Exploring keyboards you have (or can have) 93
Check Out Keyboard Contenders 94
Gboard, the official Google keyboard 95
Samsung Keyboard 97
Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard 99
Speak Words with Voice Typing 99
Spell-Check as You Type 100
Extended Keyboard and Special Characters 101
Learn the Emoji Language 102
Delete, Copy, and Paste Text 104
Print Messages, Documents, and Web Pages 105
Chapter 7: Handling Notifications and Google Assistant 109
Meet the Android Notifications Window Shade 110
Recognizing notification types and settings 110
Disabling notifications (or not) 111 <...