Android Phone and Tablet Essential Training

Learn how to get the most out of your Android smartphone or tablet. Explore essential features and find out how to customize, configure, manage, and troubleshoot your devices.

Introduction

• Your own Android
• What you should know

1. Discovering Android

• Exploring the device
• Using the home screen
• Launching and running apps
• Working with text
• Understanding the sharing concept
• Obtaining apps, games, and books

2. Customizing Your Android

• Connecting with Wi-Fi
• Pairing a Bluetooth peripheral
• Adding and managing accounts
• Configuring the home screen
• Organizing apps
• Setting up widgets
• Managing notifications

3. Connecting with People

• Working with your contacts
• Making phone calls
• Accessing more phone features
• Composing and receiving email
• Texting your contacts

4. Getting Things Done

• Taking a picture
• Recording video
• Managing your pictures and videos
• Browsing the web
• Finding things on the map
• Setting and checking events
• Screencasting
• Sharing the mobile data connection
• Synchronizing with a computer

5. Android Security

• Configuring the screen lock
• Exploring security features
• Protecting your privacy

6. Troubleshooting

• Fixing various problems
• Saving battery power
• Monitoring data consumption

Conclusion

• Next steps