If you have an Android smartphone, you hold one of the most cutting-edge and adaptable smartphone you could find. If you haven’t had an Android before, the following free Android advice should help you start using your new smartphone like a professional.
These Android tips are not exhaustive; there are many things you could do to truly be an Android expert. These free Android tips are, however, a fantastic start to getting you and your smartphone even better acquainted.
1.) Use one-touch calling for your top contacts. Android lets you do something really cool with your favorite contacts. Forget traditional speed dial, you can save each of your most called contacts as icons on your home screen. This Android tip will surely make you look like an experienced user.
To activate this feature, you press and hold the empty space until the menu comes up. Then you select “shortcuts” -> “contact” before you select the often called contact you want to add to your home screen.
2.) Turn your Android into a portable hard drive. It’s nice to carry your data with you, but when you already are hauling around your wallet, phone, keys and more, it is a bit much to bring along a USB flash drive too.
To take advantage of this top Android tip, you have to first connect your smartphone to your computer with a USB cable. Once you are connected, you can activate the storage feature through the settings menu.
3.) Avoid battery drain. This top free Android tip can help you use your smartphone longer. There are many apps that can suck your battery dry. In the “settings” menu you can view the “running services” to see what is running on your smartphone. If you find something running on your system that you don’t need, you can shut it down from here to help your battery go longer.
4.) Backup your phone. Of all the Android tips listed here, this one could be a life saver. If you download the free Android Dropbox app, you can back up your phone there, but please note that you may have to shell out some money to pay for additional storage space, depending on how much you have stored on your phone and how big the memory is. You won’t have to sync your phone with your computer again.
5.) Try other browsers. Of all the Android tips, this one is the most likely to make you look hip and in the know. The free Android default browser is good, but Firefox, Chrome and other browsers are available and could make your experience surfing the net online even better.
6.) Score premium apps for free. There are plenty of free Android apps, but of all of these Android tips, this one can help save you a lot of money. If you visit Amazon, you have the chance to score a free Android premium app each and every day. You may not want every app they offer, but many of them are top titles that you will love on your phone. They also offer lots of discounts and deals.
7.) Talk to type. This free Android feature, on many phones, shows how cutting edge Android is, and how behind the times the iPhone can be. If your keyboard has a key with a little microphone on it, tap it and start to talk.
You can search with your voice too, if you have downloaded the free Google app. In the app, there is a small key with a microphone icon on it next to the search bar. By tapping the icon and talking, you can search almost hands-free.
This is a guest post by Kevin Moor who writes for slow-computer-solutions.org, a site, which is seeking ways how to fix slow computer. If you want to write a guest post send in your entries to admin@loudable.com and we will publish the same.
