Thursday, April 21, 2011

SMART TIPS USING ANDROID

This is a collection of important tips about the android to allow you to use the android :

CHANGE GOOGLE ACCOUNT.
We have to sign out of Google account that is being used, then log back in with another user. As for the sign-out can be done in two ways :
  • Go to the Launcher Menu -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications and Gmail applications, storage Gmail, Google Apps & Google search, do clear the data after the user login with a new
  • If the data do factory reset all data and applications installed on the handset is located outside of the default internal storage will be erased, so you should make backups of application data with backup / restore before doing the factory reset.

CHANGE GOOGLE ACCOUNT WITHOUT HARD RESET.
steps to change google account on android without a hard reset :
  • Go to google apps
  • click "Clear Data"
  • After that there will be a message ( All information you've saved in this application Will be deleted    Permanently ), click OK
  • After that click "Back" and type "Synchronize Data", or click Home ->Menu ->Settings ->Data synchronization
  • After synchronize data will display a wizard to input data to a new Google account. This wizard also arise when we just bought a new android handset or when we just do the wipe through hardreset.
ENTER DATA ONLINE, PHOTOS AND MORE INTO THE SD CARD.
In order to insert the file into the SD Card in the handset can be done by connecting the handset to a PC / laptop via the USB cable followed by a pull down notification bar at the top of the home screen on the handset.
Select the connected USB followed by pressing the option button mounted to the PC / laptop will pop-up windows or removable disk and forwarded by copying the files you want placed on the SD Card handset.
After putting the file to the SD Card, to disable the mapping SD Card in the PC / laptop can be done by pulling down the notification bar at the top of the handset back on the home screen and select turn off USB storage and hit the off button.

HOW TO KNOW THE VERSION FIRMWARE (ANDROID OS).
To know the firmware version installed on the handset can be done by looking into the Launcher Menu -> Settings -> About phone, info on the 'Firmware version' tells the firmware version installed on the handset.

HOW TO CHANGE MODE TO SILENCE RINGTONE AND VIBRATE AT THE HANDSET.
To change the mode to silence ringtone and vibrate can be done by pressing and holding the power button and continue to exit the menu by choosing silence or vibrate. To turn back to the menu reads, do the same thing as before.

HOW TO TURN OFF T9 ON THE KEYBOARD.
To disable the T9 while typing can be done by going to the Launcher Menu -> Settings -> Language and keyboard -> Android keyboard, do untick the Prediction or Suggestion.

HOW TO MOVE CONTACTS FROM SIM CARD INTO THE HANDSET.
To copy data that is in contact simcard can be done by pressing the menu button on the handset and go to Import / Export -> then select Import from SIM Card that came out of the menu options.

HOW TO ADD RINGTONE TO THE HANDSET. 
  • Create a directory / folder inside the System folder that is named'' media'' on SD Card
  •  For ring tones / ringtones call: make a new folder in the media folder with the directory / folder "ringtones" for the ringing phone to be added,
  •  For ringtones / SMS ringtones / notifications make a new folder in the media folder to folder / directory'' notifications'' for notification ring tones
  •  For ring tones / Alarm ringtones create a new folder in the media folder to the directory / folder "alarm" for the ringing alarm is used.
  •  Put the ringtone file to be added according to the ringtones directory to be used.
TO KNOW "TOTAL SIZE STORAGE" IN THE INTERNAL HANDSET & SD CARD.
to know the 'total size storage' left in the internal handset and SD Card can be seen in Launcher Menu -> Settings -> SD card & phone storage. Will be informed of the remaining total storage to internal storage and SD Card handset.