Android Cafe : Android Help
Starting Android for the first time The first time you power on your phone (after setting it up, as described in your phone’s owner’s guide), you’re prompted to touch the Android logo to begin using your phone. Then you’re offered a chance to learn about your phone, you’re prompted to create or to sign into your Google Account, and you’re asked to make some initial decisions about how you want to use Android and Google features. |
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Using the touchscreen and phone’s buttons The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the time, information about the status of your phone, and icons for notifications that you’ve received. The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to manipulate icons, buttons, menu items, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. |
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Managing notifications Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events,
and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when call forwarding is
on or the current call status. When you receive a notification, its icon
appears in the Status bar, along with a summary that appears only
briefly. For a table of notification icons.To open the Notifications panel, Drag the Status bar down from the top
of the screen. The Notifications panel displays your wireless provider
and a list of your current notifications. |
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Using the onscreen keyboard You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the
keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want
to enter text to open the keyboard. To enter text, Touch a text field
and the onscreen keyboard opens. Touch the keys on the keyboard to type.
The characters you’ve entered appear in a strip above the keyboard,
with suggestions for the word you are typing to the right. Press the
left or right arrow in the strip to view more suggestions. |
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Opening and switching applications The Launcher, which you open from the Home screen, holds icons for all
of the applications on your phone, including any applications that you
downloaded and installed from Android Market or other sources. When you
open an application, the other applications you’ve been using don’t
stop; they keep on running: playing music, opening webpages, and so on.
You can quickly switch among your applications, to work with several at
once. |
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Customizing the Home screen You can add application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper. To add an item to the Home screen just touch & hold an empty location on the Home screen, or you can press Menu and touch Add. If there are no empty spots on the Home screen, Add is dimmed; you must delete or move an item before you can add another item, or switch to another Home screen. Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked webpage, a favorite contact. |
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Optimizing battery life You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off
features that you don’t need. You can also monitor how applications and
system resources consume battery power.Turn off radios that you aren’t
using. If you aren’t using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings
application to turn them off. Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout. If you
don’t need them, turn off automatic syncing for Gmail, Calendar,
Contacts, and other applications. |
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Connecting to mobile networks Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile networks for voice and data transmission, Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your phone to a computer, to transfer files from your phone’s SD card, and share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. When you assemble your phone with a SIM card from your wireless service provider, your phone is configured to use your provider’s mobile networks. |
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Connecting to Wi-Fi networks Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you access a wireless access point, or “hotspot.” Some hotspots are open and you can simply connect to them. Others are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure your phone so it can connect to them. |
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Connecting to Bluetooth devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that
devices can use to exchange information over a distance of about 8
meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headphones for making
calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops and cell phones. There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the features and
communications standards for Bluetooth devices. To connect to a Bluetooth device, you must turn on your phone’s
Bluetooth radio. |
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