Whether you just bought a cell phone to use Android but confused? If so, it helps you read our post this time. We will teach you how to use Android for Beginners.
It's not all Android phones have a display interface (interface) the same, but the way we teach is the way commonly used in cell phones Android in general. Tutorial below might be a bit quite a lot, so it is advisable to record the address of this website and read first wanted to know, so no need to read all at once right now.
Android phone requires you to have a Google account in order to enjoy all the features provided, such facilities to be able to use the Android Market. Here are the steps to enter into the mobile account or the Google Android tablet:
Fill in credit / internet package list in advance
Make sure the Internet connection is active. Try to open the internet browser application, if you can open a web page, it means that internet connection is active. If you can not connect to the internet, check the settings (See point 22 article below)
Setting up a Google account:
From the main screen, press the MENU
Click Settings (settings)
Click the Accounts & Sync (Accounts and Synchronization)
Click the Add Account (Add Account)> Click on the Google> Click Next (continued)
Click on Google:
If you already have a Google account, such as Gmail account or YouTube account, then select Sign In> the contents of your Google account name and password you
If you do not have a Google account, click "Create"> contents of the columns needed to complete
If you struggle to create an account using the Android mobile phone, you can create a Google account using a computer. Way to go to the website www.google.com / mail and then click "Create an Account"> fill the required data.
After you create your Google / Gmail, you just sign in on your Android device through a Settings menu (Settings) such as the above methods or by opening the Market application and enter the newly created Google account.
Note:
Remember, if you need to write down the name of your Gmail account and password, because this is important.
Not easy to change the Google account that is integrated with the phone, so select the account that really you will not use or enter the account to be used carelessly main account. Read: how to change your Google account on the HP / Tablet Android.
Here's how to use the Android mobile phone for beginners:
1. How To Unlock Screen (to unlock the phone)
Tap on the icon "padlock" and hold it, do not be released as he pulled in the direction of the arrow, usually drawn to the right until the phone is not locked anymore.
2. How To Lock Screen (lock the phone)
You simply press the power / on-off, but do not hold the button, the screen turns off and the phone will automatically lock.
3. Function Buttons on Mobile Android
To operate the Android mobile phone, in addition to using the screen, usually mobile phones will be equipped by at least 3 pieces of physical buttons or touch buttons are (usually) be placed just below the screen.
The third button is the MENU button, HOME button and the BACK button. Sequence of button placement could have been different from one HP to another HP. If it only consists of three buttons, then the HOME button is usually located in the middle.
MENU button allows you to display the additional options of each activity undertaken. For example, when you are in the home screen or main screen, when you press the MENU button, it will display the option settings, wallpaper, notifications, etc..
HOME button allows you to take you to the home screen or return to the main screen.
BACK button allows you to cancel the selection or return to the previous option.
How to Use Android
4. How to open Notification Panel
Every email, SMS, IM messages, Facebook, Information file transfer is in progress, etc. The panel will be informed through notification (notification panel). To open the panel notification can be done by way of touch and hold the top of the screen HP (part of which saw the battery status, signal status, etc.) after the notification slide downward until the panel is open.
In some types of HP Android, you can open the panel notification by the HOME button> press the MENU button> select "Notifications" or "notification".
5. How to Change Language Mobile Android
To change the language on the menu, you have to do is go to the main screen by pressing the HOME button> press the MENU button> select settings (Settings)> select "Language & Keyboard" (Language & Keyboard) after that you can change the language of the Android phone how to touch the "Select Locale" (Select Sites). Note: not all Android phones available options Indonesian.
6. How To Adjust Screen Brightness (Brightness)
Press the HOME button> press the MENU button> select Settings (Settings)> Display (Display)> Brightness (brightness)> set the desired brightness level. When the Android phone has a light sensor, you can set your phone to automatically adjust the brightness when you are indoors or outdoors. The trick is to check the automatic choice of brightness (auto brightness).
7. How To Make Phone Calls Android
To make phone calls, you need to press the picture "receiver" on the main screen and press the number to call then press the button background color is usually green.
To make calls via a list of phone you have to do is go into the contacts application or a phone book or phone book (depending on the type and type your Android phone) after that search for the name of the person you want to call by pressing the MENU button and select "search" then type the name of the person sought. Having found it, please touch the person's name and select Call.
8. How To Receive Calls Android Phone
To receive a phone call, almost the same way as Unlock Screen (opening the lock). You have to touch and hold the icon image or the receiver reads "Answer Call" and scroll to the right when a call came.
9. How To Turn off the Phone Calls Ongoing
Many Android phones are not equipped with a button to end the call (End Button), so to end the phone to do is open "notification panel" after that you can end the call by pressing the red phone (End Call).
10. How To Sign In (entry) to a Google Account
To be able to use all the features on Android mobile phones, users are required to have and sign into your Google account.
Do I press the HOME button> MENU button> select Settings (settings)> Accounts & sync (accounts & sync)> add account (add account)> then follow the steps. If you do not already have a Google account, can also directly register through this menu.
If you have trouble to register, it is advisable to use a computer to register first. Gmail.com for example through the website. Setetelah finished registering, sign in using the new Android phone.
11. How to Enable Android Applications
To activate your Android applications only need to go to the list of applications installed on your HP or so-called Android app drawer or drawer application by touching icons on the home screen app drawer main page (eg drawer app icons can be seen in the picture above). After that to run the application, you only need to touch the icon of the application of your choice.
12. How To Turn off Android Application
If you can not find the exit button on the application is running, then to turn off the Android application, you must first press the MENU button and then look for exit menu.
Some Android apps are not equipped with the Exit button. For Android applications that are not equipped with an exit button, you just simply press the Home key to exit the application and the application automatically runs in the background.
Is the application running in the background will burden the system? Not really, for more details you can read the following article: Do not Use Task Killer Android
13. How To Put Favorite Applications on Main Screen
To put the application icon or your favorite that is often used in the main screen, you have to do is go to the App Drawer and touch and hold the selected application and automatically display will change to the main screen, then release. If you want to adjust the position of application icons, you just simply touch and hold the application icon to look like a "floating", after that the icon can be shifted to the desired position.
14. How To Enable Widget on Main Screen
Widget What is Android? Android Widgets is a kind of application that can be placed on the main screen of your mobile phone or Tabley. Almost the same as the widget icon (shortcut) applications, but the difference widget has a more interactive or is subject to change and may be used directly (no need to open the application first).
In addition, not all applications can be found in Widget Applications list or in the App Drawer, so to enable it to go through the main screen. Examples of widgets are widgets that display up writing the final status of your friends, or On-Off APN Widget widget that is to turn off internet connection Android that can change color to indicate an active internet or is inactive.
To activate the widget, you have to do is touch the HOME button> on the main screen TOUCH AND HOLD screen> select widgets, then you simply look for the widget you wish to enable.
Tap and Hold Screen to Turn Android Widget
15. How to Remove Icons / Widgets Unwanted Applications From the Main Screen
To remove an application icon or widget from the main screen you have to do is tap the application icon, hold, do not slide off while in the "trash bin" This will not remove or uninstall an application program, just delete the icon only on the main screen. You can still find the application icon in the app drawer.
16. Setting Ringtone Android
Complete tutorial how to set ringtone (ring tone) Android and how to use audio files like MP3 to ringtone can be seen in the following article: Setting Ringtone Android
17. How to Enable Wi-Fi and Internet connection using WiFi
To enable Wi-Fi, go to the main screen by pressing the HOME button> press the MENU button> select settings (Settings)> select Wireless & Networks (Wireless and Networking)> Wi-Fi enabled by giving a check / check list.
In some types of Android phones have been provided widget "Power Control" for easy on / off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. To use the widget, you have to do is touch the HOME button> on the main display screen TOUCH AND HOLD> search widget Power Control.
To use the internet connection via wi-fi network, after the Wi-Fi enabled> go to Settings (Settings)> Wireless & Networks (Wireless and Networking)> Wi-Fi settings (Wi-Fi settings)> Wait a few moments for Android phone can be detect any wi-fi network is active> select the wi-fi network / hot spot that will be used (if there are several). When prompted for a password, the user must ask for the password to the owner of hot spot / network.
18. How to activate the feature and Wi-Fi USB tether (Portable Hot Spot) Mobile Android
This method applies only to mobile phones using the Android operating system Android 2.2 Froyo and above. For Android 2.1 Eclair down, this feature is not available, unless root first.
How to enable Wi-Fi or tether to make Android phone as a "modem" via wi-fi:
Go to the Settings menu (settings)
Click the Wireless & Network (wireless network)
Click Tethering & Portable Hotspot (binding & portable hotspot)
Put a check in the Portable Wi-Fi Hot Spot (portable wi fi hot spot) or on some type of Android phone, the writing is a Mobile AP. Other arrangements are not necessary.
After that you just need to activate wi-fi in other electronic devices, such as laptop, tablet or other mobile phones and other devices follow the procedure to be connected to the internet.
How to make Android phone as a modem using a USB connection:
Make sure you have a data cable and drivers already installed on your computer mobile phone (regular driver on the CD included in the sales package).
Connect your Android phone with a computer using a data cable
Go to the Settings (settings)
Wireless & Network (wireless network)
Tethering & Portable Hotspot (binding & portable hotspot)
Tick the words "USB Tethering"
Wait a minute, your computer is connected to the internet
19. How To Enable / Disable Bluetooth
To activate Bluetooth, go to the main screen by pressing the HOME button> press the MENU button> select settings (Settings)> select "Wireless & Networks" (Wireless and Networking)> Bluetooth enabled by giving a check / check list.
Menu Wireless & Networks
20. How to Send Files Via Bluetooth Android
To be able to send files such as Pictures, Videos, etc. you have to do is go to the Gallery or the location where your personal files are located> select the share or "shared"> select Bluetooth. Android phone will automatically search its Bluetooth device is active, having listed on the screen, please select the device that wants to receive the file.
Some of the Android mobile phone users say that there are other types of files that can not be shipped by HP Android, such as music files. This is not true, to send a music file, you can use the file manager application. If the application is not located in a mobile phone, you can download it (download) for free from Android Market.
How to send files using Bluetooth via the file manager application do not differ as send files by Gallery. Here's how: Install applications such as Astro File Manager File Manager or File Manager Dual> once installed, go to applications> find the file you want to send> click and hold on the file until the option menun> select share or send written sometimes (depending on the application file manager used)> select Bluetooth.
For more information about how to send or receive via Bluetooth can read the following article:
"How to Transfer Files via Bluetooth Android" (click)
21. How To Receive Files Via Bluetooth Android
To be able to receive files via Bluetooth for the first time, in addition to Bluetooth on your mobile phone must be active, you also have to make your Android HP "detected" or the Visible or Discoverable.
Way to go to the main screen by pressing the HOME button> press the MENU button> select settings (Settings)> select "Wireless & Networks" (Wireless and Networking)> select "Bluetooth Settings" (Bluetooth settings)> check the option "Detected" (visible) or "Discoverable". Your Android phone will be detected by other devices for some time.
22. Android Internet Setting
To see how the settings are complete, please read the following articles: How to Easily Android Internet Settings
23. How To Enable or Disable Synchronization in Mobile Android
Android sync settings can be viewed at the following post: About Sync Android
24. How To Install Android Application
Complete tutorial how to install Android applications you can see the following article: Three Ways to Install Android Application
25. How to Uninstall Applications Android
To remove an application from the Android mobile phone, you have to do is go to the main screen by pressing the HOME button> press the MENU button> select settings / Settings> select "Applications" or "Applications"> "Manage Applications" (Social Applications)> select application that you want to delete and select "Uninstall" (Remove Applications)
26. How To Move the application to the SD Card
If you are the Android Operating System version 2.2 or newer Froyo, you can move the game or application to the Android SD Card by pressing the HOME button> press the MENU button> select settings (Settings)> select Applications (Applications)> Manage Applications (Application Management )> click the application would be moved to the SD card> Touch Move to SD card (Move to SD card).
If you are a user of Eclair Android version 2.1 or earlier, then to move apps to SD Card, you have to root Android first, then install the additional applications such as link2SD.
27. How To Enable / Disable GPS or A-GPS
To turn on or turn off the GPS can be done by pressing the HOME> MENU key> Settings (settings)> Location & Security (security & Locations)> if you want to activate the GPS, check on "Use GPS Sattelites" (Use the GPS satellites) , if you want to shut down, do not put a Tick or blank.
A-GPS or Assisted GPS is a satellite locking features to speed with the help (assist) of the telephone network. Features A-GPS will use fewer pulses (data) when determining the location of the current Android users. We think this feature should not be turned off, because the use of pulse only when the satellite lock it, after it no longer. But if you still want to turn it off can be done through the Settings menu (settings)> Location & Security (security & Locations)> looking for the words "Use Assisted GPS" (Use the assisted GPS)> must be unchecked / blank. When the words "Assisted GPS" is not found, look for the words "Use Wireless Networks" (Use Wireless Networks).
28. How To Perform Factory Reset (deletes all data and phone applications)
Factory reset will erase all data and applications stored on your Android phone. After the Factory reset, phone software will return to like-new condition purchased. Factory reset is required when, for example, wants to sell mobile phones or if the perceived performance is lower or not working properly.
To perform a Factory Reset please go to the Settings menu (settings)> Privacy (privacy)> Factory Data reset (factory data reset). Remember to make back up important data first before doing factory reset.
29. How to Change Display Android
For further information please visit the article How to Change Themes Android.
30. How To Backup Android Application
If you want to do a factory reset or have a new Android phone, but do not want to re-download the old applications, then you should make backup first Android application.
31. How To Contact Backup (phone number) Android
You can backup the Contact / phone numbers, fax, email, notes, etc. to the SD Card. How to access the Contacts application / People / Phonebook> press the MENU button> click Import / Export (Import / Export)> click Export to SD Card (Export to SD card).
32. I close my Android apps
To close or shut down if Android application can not find the Exit button or exit, try to first press the MENU button, then locate its Exit button. Applications can also be turned off using the program or task killer task manager Android.
Android apps actually do not need to be turned off. You can press the HOME button and the application will only run in the background (background). Applications running in the background will not burden the system for not using the CPU. More info on this subject can read the article: "careful use of task killer Android". (Click).
33. How to Use File Manager Application
For information on how to copy and paste, move, delete, rename (rename) files, transfer files from Android to a PC and vice versa, etc. can read the following articles: "How to Use the Application File Manager" (click)
34. How To Conserve Battery Android
Can be read on the following articles: "How to Save Battery Android" (click)
That is a tutorial of how to use our Android, if anyone wants to ask, is less complete or less obvious, can you write on the comment form below. Hope it helps..
