Android & Cellphones

By Nathanial John

The complete Android & Cellphone guide to further your knowledge of how to use your cellphone securely and effectively. With over 500 referential images and over 200 pages, this guide will be the last guidebook you'll need.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nathanial John
• Release date: Jul 27, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223740063

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Disclaimer & why I wrote this guide.

I am not affiliated with any brands, corporations, or companies mentioned in this guide.

I am writing this guide by myself; no compensation has been given to me and all the opinions are genuine and my own.

Please think twice about printing this document since it is more than 200 pages. Double check. If you need to print it, please consider printing this double sided.

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I wrote this self help guide in dedication to my mother Margaret and to help my dad who is retired to better his knowledge on how to use a cellphone. Bearing that in mind, I made this guide so that it would be suitable for all ages of cellphone users.

To the Tweens, middle aged people, Centenarians, and everyone else in between; Be patient with yourself- learning a new technology is difficult, don’t hesitate to reach out to friends and family to ask them as well, on the other hand- try to use this guide to help others as well.

This self-help guide is intended to help you with unlocking all your Android 13’s phone potential, with over 500 tips and tricks as well as over 250 reference images; This will be the only Android Guide you will ever need. Reference pictures will be based on a Wp21 Ultra (Android 13), and a WP22 (Android 12). This guide is intended for Android 12 and 13 versions but should work for Android 11 as well as for the next few Android versions.

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Advice for easier Reading

Pro Tip:  Use the Control {&} F keys to find what you are looking for very fast.

CTRL & F brings up a find command box which you can use to find a word, a sentence, a tip/ trick.  It works in chrome, PDF, Word Documents, and many others.

If you are using a cellphone, reverse pinch on this guide to zoom in if you need to; If you are using a laptop or computer, please use the Ctrl key (lower left) on your keyboard and the + sign (upper right), or the zoom function on your eBook reader.

Skip to page 142 for cellphone settings help.

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What you will find in this guide:

Title Page      Page 1

Disclaimer & Why I wrote this guide.   Page 2

Advice for easier reading    Page 3

Table Of contents     Page 5  

What is a cellphone?     Page 9

Cellphone Navigation     Page 11

Example of a cellphone    Page 14

You Got a new cellphone! First steps   Page 15

Operating basics of your Cellphone   Page 18

Introduction to Android    Page 20

Part One. [Cellphone APPS]

App 1. Assistant  [Google LLC].   Page 21

App 2. Calculator     Page 23

App 3. Camera      Page 24

App 4. Calendar App  [Google LLC].   Page 27 

App 5.  Child Mode      Page 29

App 6. Chrome  [Google LLC].   Page 30

App 7. Clock      Page 37

App 8. Contacts  [Google LLC].   Page 39

App 9.  Google Drive  [Google LLC].   Page 41

App 10. Easy Launcher    Page 42

App 11. Files   [Google LLC].   Page 43

App 12. FM Radio     Page 45

App 13. Game Mode     Page 46

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App 14. Gmail  [Google LLC].    Page 47

App 15. Google [Google LLC].    Page 59

App 16. Google TV [Google LLC].    Page 60

App 17. InfiRay Thermal camera.    Page 61

App 18. Keep  [Google LLC].    Page 64

App 19. Maps  [Google LLC].     Page 67

App 20. Meet  [Google LLC].    Page 75

App 21. Messages [Google LLC].     Page 77

App 22. Notes       Page 89

App 23. Pedometer      Page 90

App 24. Phone  [Google LLC].    Page 91

App 25. Photos [Google LLC].    Page 98

App 26. Play  [Google LLC].    Page 103

App 27. Settings      Page 112

App 28. SIM Toolkit      Page 113

App 29. Sound Recorder     Page 115

App 30. System Maintenance     Page 117

App 31.  Tool Bag      Page 118

App 32. YouTube      Page 125

App 33. YouTube Music     Page 129

Other Google Apps      Page 130

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Part Two. Settings      Page 138

How to Access Settings     Page 141

Quick Settings       Page 142

Airplane Mode Settings     Page 146

SIM card & Mobile Data Settings    Page 147

Wi-Fi Settings       Page 148

Other Wireless Connections Settings    Page 149

Notifications Settings      Page 150

Display Settings      Page 153

Sound Settings       Page 155

Security Settings      Page 157

Passwords & Accounts Settings    Page 160

Apps Settings       Page 161

Battery Settings      Page 165

Storage Settings      Page 167

Accessibility Settings      Page 168

Privacy Settings      Page 173

Location Settings      Page 174

Fingerprint Security Settings     Page 175

Side Key Function Settings     Page 176

Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls    Page 178

Memory Expansion Settings     Page 183

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Duraspeed Settings      Page 184

Safety & Emergency Settings     Page 185

Smart Assist Settings      Page 193

Settings, About Your Cellphone    Page 197

Part Three. Pick Your Cellphone.

Specifications to Look for     Page 199

Entry Level Cellphone Suggestions    Page 201

Average Cellphone Suggestions    Page 202

Advanced Cellphones      Page 203

Conclusions       Page 204

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What is a cell phone?

Merriam Webster defines it as A portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system.  But a cellphone means so much more and it’ll depend on who you ask.

The main reasons to have a cellphone is that it is a device for:

Communication with friends, family, coworkers, etc.

A lifeline which can be used to call for help such as emergency services.

Listening to music.

Taking pictures or videos

Blogging about your day.

Having a phone call.

Navigations of all kinds.

Recording audio, notes, or experiences.

Making your life Convenient.

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Some Risks to having a cellphone include:

Distractions such as the alarms, notification sounds, calls, texts, messages, likes, tweets, subscribers, retweets, comments, replies, pokes. All of which can be disruptive to you regarding your concentration or disruptive to society such as in a library, a movie theater, or a silent area.

Everyone having a cellphone means that your level of privacy is severely reduced.

Getting a cellphone stolen from you or losing a cellphone can mean your finances or social life could be impacted.

Sleep deprivation as well as reduced quality of sleep. Cellphones can be addicting, and they are made to become an addiction.

Causes accidents and injuries. Road accidents are usually due to speed and distracted driving [which includes cellphones]. Texting and driving kills.

Your friend will be disappointed if you text and drive.

Your parental guardians will be disappointed if you text and drive.

I will be disappointed if you text and drive.

Health issues can develop, you can develop mental disorders.

Increased crime, cyberbullying, instances of hate speech and calls to violence increase.

Most, if not all, cellphones are made through the exploitation of those assemble cellphones; From those that mine for the materials needed, to those that assemble and package your cellphone and everyone in between. (Search up cell phone forced labor.)

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Cellphone Navigation.

Now that you know what a cellphone is and the benefits as well as the detriments of a cellphone. I suppose you should learn how a cellphone works and how controls are usually oriented on a cell phone.

There are 3 integral parts on a cellphone. Touchscreen; Volume Buttons; Power button.

Other important parts include the sim card tray, the rear and front facing cameras as well as the microphones and speaker.

Touchscreen-

Capacitive Touchscreens are found on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.

Htttps://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/capacitive-touch-screen.

Capacitive touch screens use the conductive touch of a human finger [or a stylus] for input and control.

Volume buttons- can be used for input as well, mainly used for control of volumes. Can be used to zoom in or out while in the camera app.

SIM Card Tray- A rectangular metal or plastic ‘tray’ for your SIM card(s) [Subscriber Identity Module.] The SIM Card allows you to connect to a mobile network.

Navigation. Pick Gesture mode or 3-button Navigation. More on this later.

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Microphone- usually the microphone is located at the bottom of the phone, it’ll look like a pinhole.

Power button- You can press the power button to turn off the screen and lock the phone* [*settings can be made that the power button doesn’t lock the phone]. Press and hold for 4+ seconds to pull up the power menu where you should see:

Power off- Will shut off phone completely. Helps while troubleshooting.

Restart- Will restart phone, helps with trouble shooting as well.

Lockdown*. *A setting you can enable which disables fingerprint unlock or face unlock or smart unlock (Bluetooth Proximity Unlock.) Until you tap in your passcode or slide input your pattern.