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About this book
Android is the mobile operating system that is used on the majority of smartphones worldwide. It is a robust and versatile operating system that can be used by any manufacturer to add to their handsets. This means that there is a wide range of Android phones available and also different versions of Android that run on them. Android Phones for Seniors in easy stepsstarts with a detailed look at the different versions of Android, and the range of models of phones that are available. It also explains the relationship with Google and the services that can be used with an Android phone. The book looks at using the interface of an Android phone including: Using Home screens; Organizing apps; Viewing notifications; Locking the phone; Searching for items; Accessing the range of Android settings; Syncing with other Android Devices. The book also covers all aspects of the standard communication functions that are now commonplace on smartphones: Making and receiving calls; Making video calls; Sending text messages; Adding contacts; Sending emails; Browsing the web. Android phones are excellent for a range of mobile entertainment, and the book shows how to listen to music, watch videos and read books. It also deals with taking and viewing photos so that you can use your Android phone as a replacement for a digital camera. Due to the range of versions of Android and models of phones, Android phones can sometimes appear a bit of a maze. However, Android Phones for Seniors in easy stepsprovides a clear guide to navigate through the issues and ensure that you can get the most out of your Android phone, whichever version it is.
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Introducing Android Phones
Smartphones using the Android operating system are the most used phones, worldwide. This chapter gives an overview of Android on a smartphone. It also looks at creating a Google Account for use on your Android smartphone.
About Android
About Android Phones
Updating Android
Android Overlays
Features of Android 7.0
Features of Android Phones
SIM Cards
Setting Up Your Phone
Android and Google
Creating a Google Account
Using a Touchscreen
Using Apps
About Android
Android is essentially a mobile computing operating system, i.e. one for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Android is an open source operating system, which means that the source code is made available to hardware manufacturers and developers so that they can design their devices and apps in conjunction with Android. This has created a large community of Android developers, and also means that Android is not tied to one specific device; individual manufacturers can use it (as long as they meet certain specific criteria), which leads to Android being available on a variety of different devices.
Android is based on the flexible and robust Linux operating system and shares many similarities with it.
Android Inc was founded in 2003, and the eponymous operating system was initially developed for mobile devices. Google quickly saw this as an opportunity to enter the smartphone and tablet market and bought Android in 2005. The first Android-powered smartphone appeared in 2008 and since then has gone from strength to strength. Android-based smartphones have a majority of the worldwide market, and it is used by numerous manufacturers on their handsets.
The main differences between the Android mobile operating system and desktop- or laptop-based ones such as Windows or macOS are:
•No file structure. There is no default built-in File Manager structure for storing and managing files. All content is saved within the app in which it is created.
•Self-contained apps. Because there is no file structure, apps are generally self-contained and do not communicate with each other, unless required.
•Numerous Home screens. Rather than just one Desktop, you can create numerous Home screens on an Android phone, and they can be used to store and access apps.
•Generally, content is saved automatically as it is created. Apps save content as it is created, so there is no Save or Save As function within many apps.
About Android Phones
Android has been used on smartphones since 2008. Initially adoption was fairly slow, but this has now accelerated to the point where Android is the most widely used operating system on smartphones.
Updated versions of Android are named alphabetically after items of confectionery.
Combinations of Android phones
Since Android can be used by different manufacturers, this means that a range of the latest smartphones always run on Android. In addition, since not all older phones are designed to be upgraded to the latest version of Android, there are phones running several different versions of Android – for instance, the Google Pixel runs the latest version of Android (at the time of printing, Android 7 Nougat) while some models of older phones may still only be able to run Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. As a result, there are hundreds of combinations in terms of smartphone models and versions of Android on the market. Some are the expensive flagship models, which will run a relatively new version of Android (although not necessarily the very latest version); compared with cheaper models that can only run an older version of Android.
Due to the range of versions of Android on smartphones, it is not feasible to cover all possibilities across different manufacturers. Therefore, this book will focus on the standard functionality of Android that is available through all versions of the operating system. It will feature Android version 6.0 Marshmallow, which is the version of Android most widely adopted on Android phones (at the time of printing). The examples will also be from a Samsung phone, the most widely used brand of smartphone on the market.
Checking for versions of Android
When buying an Android phone, look at the version of Android in the phone’s specification. Ideally, it ...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 Introducing Android Phones
- 2 Models of Android Phones
- 3 Android Settings
- 4 Around an Android Phone
- 5 Calls and Contacts
- 6 Using the Keyboard
- 7 Messaging and Email
- 8 Android Apps
- 9 Being Entertained
- 10 Keeping in the Picture
- 11 Online with Chrome
- 12 Staying Secure
- Back Cover