Android smartphones for seniors
Android Smartphones For Seniors For Dummies
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. -- Edited summary from book
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
For Dummies
[2022]
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| Colección: | --For dummies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009645674306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1 Your Phone in the Android Universe
- Chapter 1 Why Android? What's the Deal?
- A Little Android History
- The Many Flavors (Versions) of Android
- Reasons That People Choose Android
- Why You Need a Google Account
- Accessing apps and settings
- Bequeathing your account
- So Many Choices!
- Tech support options
- 5G? LTE? 4G? VoLTE? Whaaat?
- A Word about Privacy and Security
- Free usually isn't
- The terms of service can be tricky
- Marsha's sage advice about privacy
- Chapter 2 Buying Your Android Smartphone and Accessories
- Investigate First - Then Make a Buying Decision
- Looking at a phone's physical features
- Reviewing before making a decision
- Considering an older model
- Choosing where to buy your phone
- Consider Your Carrier Choice
- Checking out the carrier's coverage area
- Finding senior discounts on carrier service
- You Need a Few Accessories, Too
- Power charging blocks - volts and watts matter
- MicroSD card
- Phone case
- Phone Sanitizer
- Chapter 3 Activating and Connecting Your Phone
- Unbox Your New Phone
- Insert a SIM Card
- Turn On Your Phone for the First Time
- Connecting to a network
- Setting up a Google account
- Setting up a secure lock
- Restoring data from an older phone
- Learn Android Smartphone Symbols and Gestures
- Recognizing common Android icons
- Meeting the top status bar
- Exploiting screen navigation and gestures
- Part 2 Getting Started with Your Android Smartphone
- Chapter 4 Safety First: Making Your New Phone Private
- Set Up a Screen Lock
- Checking out the screen locking options
- Following the lock screen setup process
- Establish Data Backup.
- Place Owner Information On the Lock Screen
- Add Emergency Info
- Designating Emergency or ICE contacts
- Providing medical information
- Chapter 5 Personalizing Your Handset
- Hardware Buttons and What They Do
- Power buttons
- Volume buttons
- Find and Sort Your Apps
- Move App Shortcuts to the Home Screen
- Group Apps into Folders
- Deal with Preinstalled Applications (or Bloatware)
- Get the News (and Other Media) You Can Use
- Customize the Home Screen with Widgets
- Chapter 6 Android Typing Tricks with Google's Gboard
- Make the Keyboard Decision
- Selecting a keyboard to use
- Noting keyboard features
- Exploring keyboards you have (or can have)
- Check Out Keyboard Contenders
- Gboard, the official Google keyboard
- Samsung Keyboard
- Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard
- Speak Words with Voice Typing
- Spell-Check as You Type
- Extended Keyboard and Special Characters
- Learn the Emoji Language
- Delete, Copy, and Paste Text
- Print Messages, Documents, and Web Pages
- Chapter 7 Handling Notifications and Google Assistant
- Meet the Android Notifications Window Shade
- Recognizing notification types and settings
- Disabling notifications (or not)
- Controlling notifications via settings
- Having fun with notifications, or not
- Taming Google Discover news feed
- Manage Your Phone with the Window Shade Quick Settings
- The first-up Quick Settings
- The full cast of Quick Settings
- Get the 411 from Google Assistant
- Knowing what you can do with Google Assistant
- Installing or deactivating Google Assistant
- Part 3 Let's Start Communicating
- Chapter 8 Chatting via Voice or Video
- Make a Voice Call
- Making international calls from your phone
- Calling internationally with no contract
- Check Voicemail
- Get Voicemail Transcriptions
- Reply to an Incoming Call by Sending a Text
- Set a New Ringtone.
- Using a built-in ringtone
- Downloading a custom ringtone
- Activating a downloaded ringtone
- Spend Face Time with Family and Friends
- Google Duo
- Google Meet
- Chapter 9 Keeping Track of Friends and Appointments
- Establish Your Phone's Contacts
- Starting out right with Google Contacts
- Importing old address books
- Save Contacts from Email
- Add a Contact in Other Ways
- Importing contacts from texts
- Adding a contact from the call log
- Type In a Full Contact in the Contacts App
- Merge Duplicate Contacts
- Customize, Delete, and Update Contacts
- Energize Your Calendar App
- Add Calendar Events from Gmail
- Chapter 10 Texting with Poise and Character
- Compare Types of Text Messaging
- Turning on RCS chat features
- Using third-party chat apps
- Dress Up Texts in Google Messages
- The Text Message Bar and Emoji
- Find Even More Texting Options
- Share Photos and Videos in Texts
- Voice-Type (Dictate)
- Manipulate the Text in Your Message
- Schedule a Text Message for Later Delivery
- Act on Text Messages You Receive
- Share and Print Documents, Email Messages, and Web Pages
- Printing from Gmail
- Printing from a web page
- Chapter 11 Managing Email with the Gmail App
- Discover Gmail Features
- Revealing the Gmail app's main menu
- Tending to mailbox organization
- Scoping out the main mailbox
- Send a Gmail Email
- Adding an email signature
- Creating a Vacation Responder email
- Perform Basic Gmail tasks
- A table of common email tasks
- Printing an email from Gmail
- Link to Other Apps and Gmail Settings
- Chapter 12 Choosing and Using a Smartphone Camera
- Examine Smartphone Cameras and Brands
- Paying the right amount of attention to reviews
- Phones with camera brand collaborations
- Take a Camera-Spec Safari
- Enough megapixel, but not too much
- Home in on subjects with zoom.
- Exercise Your Android Camera's Capabilities
- Just point-and-shoot either stills or video
- Add interest with your camera's tools
- Expand your reach with Google Lens
- Access camera features on the scrolling menu
- Go Pro with Pro Mode
- Discovering the Pro settings
- Applying the Pro settings
- Edit Your Photos
- Finding editing options
- Applying the photo editor's tools
- Playing with filters, colors, and more
- Part 4 Exploring Android Apps
- Chapter 13 Preinstalled Tools You Want to Use
- Take a Shortcut to Features with Android Quick Settings
- Customizing the Quick Settings
- Meeting popular Quick Settings
- Quick Settings That Offer Valuable Options
- Opting for Dark mode
- Maximizing eye comfort
- Avoiding interruptions
- Sharing with "close" friends
- Phone-Resident Android Apps
- Recording your voice
- Taking a screen shot
- Staying on task with Google Calendar
- Frequenting the Google Play Store
- Chapter 14 Google Mobile Services Apps for Android
- Find Popular Google Apps
- Google Photos
- Storing and retrieving
- Syncing and deleting
- Sharing
- Searching
- Google Maps
- Finding your way to an appointment
- Employing the Directions screen options
- Find My Device
- Take Note(s) with Google Keep
- Chapter 15 Apps You Might Like in Google Play Store
- Establish App Privacy Permissions
- Connect to Radio (Yes, Radio), Podcasts, and Music
- Configuring your speakers' volume
- Making a wired connection
- Using a Bluetooth connection
- Find Favorite and Fun Apps - a Consensus
- Radio, podcasts, and music
- Video apps
- Travel
- Games
- News
- Books
- Engage Social Media
- Try Out the Android Accessibility Suite
- Part 5 Android Today and Tomorrow
- Chapter 16 Marsha's MUST-DO Things for Your Phone
- Make the Orientation Decision
- Configure Do Not Disturb.
- Use Your Home Wi-Fi for Calls and Browsing
- Practice Safety When Using Public Connections
- Use a VPN to secure public Wi-Fi connections
- Beware of charging a phone from a public port
- Secure Your Power Cables
- Set Up Emergency Call and SOS
- Establishing SOS messaging
- Activating Emergency mode
- Managing Emergency mode
- Manage Home Screen App Shortcuts
- Make Folders of Apps
- Chapter 17 Android 12 and Beyond: The OS Evolution
- Find Helpful New Features in Android 12
- Make purchasing faster with GPay
- Poke around in Android 12
- Meet the Soothing Android 12 User Experience
- Be Ready for the Future
- Index
- EULA.
