The goal of this article is to flatten the learning curve from absorbing from a regular cell phone or other smart phone to an Android Powered phone. I will go over my experiences and misconceptions in hope that it might be of use to others. Of policy your mileage may vary depending on your level of knowledge. I come from Microsoft windows and Linux desktop background and I did own a Windows mobile phone in the past.
My biggest misconception is I thought the phone would control more like a desktop computer. Take for example a uncomplicated notepad program. I staggering to open the program, originate the document and then save to a directory of my choosing. Well two out of three were correct. You launch programs from the application drawer which is the same as going to start and then programs in windows. You then originate the document but instead of saving your work you just go back to your cell phone home screen and the document is automatically saved. This threw me for a loop the first time. I started searching for a save choice in all of the menus and could not fine one. I finally gave up and hit the home key and I saw a dinky text box saying "saved". Where the document is saved is thought about by the application. At least I have not run across a agenda yet that gave you the choice to pick a location where your files are kept.
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So it seems a lot of normal desktop tasks are taken care of automatically with Android. Which makes sense since most population do not want to be bothered with these dinky details. Especially on gadget designed do work on the go. Still I like to know where my files are for backing up and transferring between devices. Don't get me wrong I am not complaining. The phone just takes a dinky getting bit of learning. This is to be staggering when buying any new electronic device. There are ways of accomplishing these tasks and in a way that makes most sense to you. Android phones offer great functionality and are very extensible. This is possible due to the ever growing library of applications than can run on Android.
Installing Android Applications is ended by going to the Google's Android store from your phone or "side loading" them from other websites. Most Android phones have way to the Android store but depending on how the carrier set up the phone you may or may not have the ability to side load applications. Tablet devices are more likely not to have way to the Android store but there are other sources such as websites and other marketplace called AppsLib available. While on the subject of distinct Android experiences they will vary depending on the gadget you buy. Apart from the Android version that comes loaded on the phone the maker may modified the operating system as well. For example two of the most popular Android cell phone manufacturers Htc and Motorola both have customized versions of the user interface. Meaning performance of the phone may differ slightly or offer additional features from a cell phone that has a stock Android operating system.
The first thing I wanted my phone to do was have the ability to save notes such as grocery and to do lists. After finding straight through the premise installed applications I found this ability did not exist. Not to worry as I said before Android is very extendable. So I went off to the Google Android Marketplace to find a suitable application. I did a crusade on notepad and came up with over 1095 results!
After some explore I decided on an application called Colornote. The application had features such as checklists, backup to the sdcard and it was free! So I hit the install button and screen pops up explaining what phone features the application will need permissions to way and modify. For Colornote it only needed to Modify and delete Sd card contents. That sounded logical because it would be saving data to the Sd card. I hit the Ok button and got a message the application would be downloaded. In a matter of seconds it was downloaded and installed. I jotted down a note and it was automatically saved when I exited the program.
As I mentioned earlier I like to know where my files are saved for back-up purposes. In the information page for Colornote on the Android Marketplace it explained that notepad data is saved at /data/colornote on the Sd card. I went to find the directory but I could not find anyone analogous to Windows Explorer. I went back to the Android Marketplace. This time I found an application called Astro File Manager. Again this application had a free version but this time it was ad supported. Meaning dinky text ads would run across the bottom of the screen while using the application. I installed the Astro File employer and was able to browse the contents of my phone. So as I mentioned before it is pretty easy to make your Android gadget have the features you desire.
Astro File employer would need way to system tools, Network transportation and Storage. Android applications are written by third party developers and possibility exists that a malicious application could be written. When installing a new application you should all the time make sure that the permissions it asks for make sense for the type of application you are installing. You should also be wary of applications that ask for phenomenal number of distinct permissions. For extra safety there are many antivirus applications such as guard mobile safety by guard Inc.
To wrap up getting an Android Powered phone was a somewhat distinct than I expected. This is true when you adopt any type of new technology. To me the effort of learning how to control the gadget is well worth it. I am ecstatic with the flexibility, entertainment and phenomenal range of applications. With more and more suited phones coming available some say it could even take over the personal computer.
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