Android smartphones for seniors
Book - 2022
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.--
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2022]
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- English
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- Physical Description
- xi, 322 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781119828488
- 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 whereto 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 Hope 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