Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Download the GNotes app from Having selected the Email At this point, any notes you go on By tapping the four boxes in the
Google Play (it’s free) and open it. option, we have two choices. By to make will be synced to your top-right of a note, you can access
You are able to start writing notes selecting XOAuth, we can allow Gmail account under the label many options including the ability
straight away but we can’t keep the app access to our Gmail. Tap Notes. The app will show you to record or handwrite a note.
the notes in the cloud so we will Grant and enter your details. where this is with an explanatory Files can be attached and you can
sign up to our Gmail account first. Other accounts can be added via screen. You can now write a note. also include a photo. The Camera
Tap Setup to start. the Email/Password tab. Tap ‘+’ in the right-hand corner. option lets you take a photo.
Security
Transform your Galaxy device into a digital fortress
There’s never been a more poignant time the wrong hands, intruders will stay none
to secure your digital gizmos. As your the wiser.
Galaxy smartphone or tablet becomes less of Here we’ll cover just a few really simple
a helpful gadget and more of an extension yet super-effective security tips that you
of your right arm, you may often find that can use to lock down your device. Simple
you begin to rely more and more on these things such as setting a password can be the
marvellous little devices to remember ideal starting point for protecting yourself,
everything about you. and then you can really explore to see just
Your personal details, contacts, emails, what you can achieve to keep everything as
messages, social-networking logins and even safe as houses.
sensitive bank account information are all Read on to discover how to browse the
likely to be tapped in and entrusted to your web in private using the clever Incognito
device, making it essential that all of this info mode in Google Chrome. We will also guide
is safeguarded. Whether you’re protecting you through the process of encrypting your
your data, warding against thieves or just device which scrambles all your data so only
a private person who prefers to keep their you can unlock it using a password.
personal life away from prying eyes, being We will also show you how to make
able to secure your device is an essential part the most of amazing third-party security
of digital life. apps available to download from the Play
Luckily, help is at hand as the Android Store, such as Lookout, an app that keeps
developers also appreciate just how your device safe from external threats and
important security is. As you explore the protects your private information. You can
inner workings of your tablet or smartphone, also use these pages to learn how to keep
you’re guaranteed to find hundreds of super- your data safe and sound, and should you
helpful features to lock, stop, protect and experience the mad panic that comes with
repel nosey sneaks. There’s a superb way losing your device you can figure out how
to keep your digital stuff safe for every user, to breathe that sigh of relief and locate your
meaning that if your device should fall into gizmo using Android Device Manager.
1: Download the app 2: Set Master Password 3: Add your info 4: Drag to lock
It’s super handy to keep all your Hit Create New Pocket and enter You’ll be taken to Pocket’s main To add info, tap the folder, Add
details on your smartphone or a Master Password that will screen that features loads of pre- Entry and fill in the fields. Once
tablet, and Pocket is the go-to safeguard all your info – you’ll made folders for storing data, from done, it’s important to lock Pocket
app for this. Head to the Google need to enter this every time you bank accounts to passports. If you behind you – do this by tapping
Play store, type Pocket into the open the app. Then hit Next for can’t see the folder you want, tap and dragging the lock bar
search then Install and Open. options to Sync to Dropbox. Add Group to make a new one. upwards from the bottom.
Emails
Desktop-class email is within reach when you are mobile.
Email is still a force in the world of mobile Whatever you do on your Galaxy will
communications in spite of the growth be mirrored in your email accounts and
of instant messaging and networks thus on your desktop computer and any
that can keep you in touch with people other device you use for handling emails,
throughout the day. For work and many and your Samsung Galaxy device could easily
other tasks, email is still ideal and the become your default tool for emailing every
only drawback to using it on a mobile single day.
device is the sometimes slower data We will show you how to set up your
entry and smaller screens on phones. accounts and also how to manage them
The advantages, however, outweigh the in the most efficient way possible, with an
downsides easily because you can receive emphasis on helping you to make the most
your emails no matter where you are and of the features on offer. Email may not be
the simple alerts will ensure that you never the reason you bought your smartphone,
miss something important. Multiple email but if you communicate often it could
accounts are easily accessible and can be become one of the most used features over
merged into one unified inbox, your most time and with Google being the master of
important contacts can be given priority on online mass email, the compatibility with
your device so that they become your main Android is very strong indeed. The way
focus and you can also send much more the email software works in conjunction
than simple text with a variety of media with much of the rest of the system is
attachment options open to you to share seamless and virtually everything you need
with anyone instantly. Setting up your own will be there for you the moment you
personalised signatures, the ability to send turn the device on. Third party apps can
to a group of people, control who can view help, but there really is little need to use
your recipient list, and even creating labels them thanks to the powerful setup that
to ensure that all of your emails are kept is included in Galaxy devices by default.
organised complete the Galaxy email setup Let’s start understanding the power of
and it really is very impressive. Android email.
Use multiple email accounts Bring all of your email accounts together What
app can
I use to
clean up
my email
interface?
If you feel that
the Gmail and
Email app
interfaces that
come with
Multiple Gmail accounts Other email accounts Bring them together your Android
In the Gmail app, tap the menu key For non-Gmail accounts, go to You will now be able to use each device are too
cluttered, take
and choose Settings. At the top right- Settings>Accounts and then tap ‘Add account in the same app and jump a look at the
hand corner you will see Add Account. Account’. Choose ‘Email’ from the next between them with a single tap. very simple
Tap this and follow the instructions to list and then enter the required details. This keeps them together, but still K-9 Mail in
add a Gmail inbox. Repeat for each of You may need server information and separated enough to aid organisation Google Play.
your accounts. other details to set it up. and avoid any confusion.
Attach any image Send any image from any email account
Set up a signature
Identify yourself automatically in every email
Browsing
Surf the internet with ease on your smartphone or tablet
The Android operating system is designed browsers available for you to try for free
to be as open as possible and with this and bookmarking all of your favourites can
comes a mobile browsing experience that literally be done in under a second for each
is as flexible and complete as you could page. In real-time you can share your open
hope for. Historically, mobile web browsers tabs using a Google account and all of this is
have been limited, and even with modern just the tip of the ever more flexible Android
smartphones people have struggled to browsing iceberg.
adjust to the capabilities of modern-day Once you start using these advanced
browsing on Android. This is partly because features you will be able to explore more
of a lack of awareness and also because the options and push your device as hard as you
stock browsers that come with many devices can in a variety of different ways. The trick,
lack all of the features we are going to teach however, is to find a set of solutions that
you how to use. work perfectly for you and to try to stick with
We have reached the stage with Android them – it is easy to keep experimenting, but
browsing that you can in theory do almost this rarely saves you any time. Remember
everything you can on a desktop and thus that Android is only limited by your
greatly increase the versatility your device imagination and that the internet is a crucial
offers. You can view many pages at the part of any modern mobile device.
same time and keep them open at specific Without the internet a smartphone or
points, you can download various file types tablet is not even 10 per cent as useful
and as much media as your device can hold, so you may as well take full advantage of
and you can also fill in web forms without what is available to you. It’s time to start
actually having to fill them in. No matter understand just how powerful your internet-
what your needs there are many alternative connected mobile device can be.
Make sure that you are signed in Go to ‘Preferences’ in Chrome In the Chrome app on your In mobile Chrome tap the menu
to your Google account on your on the desktop and then select Android device, hit the menu key and select ’Bookmarks’. Tap
tablet or desktop computer ‘Advanced sync settings…’. Make and then choose ‘Settings’. Tap the bottom right-hand icon and
using the Google Chrome sure that the Open Tabs option your email address and then the you will be presented with all
browser. This is needed to allow is ticked and you can also decide ’Sync’ option at the top. Make of the open tabs on your other
each of your devices to see what what other features you would sure that Open tabs is enabled device. It also works the other way
has been opened. like to sync as well. here as well. around from a desktop.
Cloud services
Make sure you’re getting the most out of the cloud
We’re constantly being told that the future storage too. Shop around to make sure
of computing lies in the cloud, and slowly you’re getting the best deal.
but surely we’re seeing a lot of our data Setting a sync time for when you’re asleep
and information being stored somewhere is a good idea, especially if you’re at home.
other than on our physical devices. You Then you can use your Wi-fi connection to
might use your phone to take a photo, but make sure your folders and files are up to
instead of saving it solely in the memory of date when you wake up in the morning.
the device, you’ll upload it to a cloud server, Delete files from your phone or tablet
letting you get fast access to it on a number that are stored in the cloud, that way you’re
of different devices wherever you’ve got a not using up space unnecessarily. And keep
connection to the internet. It means we’re your cloud folders clean too, especially if you
not worried about running out of space on have limited space, otherwise you could find
our SD cards, and that a lost device doesn’t your uploads stalling. Also, consider roaming
mean a loss of irreplaceable pictures and charges if you’re going overseas and intend
other files. Making the best use of cloud to take lots of photos. You should turn off
services can be challenging, so take these automatic uploads, otherwise you might end
tips into consideration: up with a huge bill when you get home.
Make sure you don’t use the same login In these tutorials we’re going to look at
details for all of your cloud services, because some more advanced cloud techniques that
if one of them becomes compromised they let you really get to grips with using your
all will be. Change your passwords often to Samsung device to connect to the cloud.
keep your data safe and you’ll be fine. Also, With stronger mobile data connections
from time to time, check which apps you on the rise, and Wi-fi hotspots becoming
have connected to your cloud accounts, and more readily available, there’s never been a
revoke the ones you no longer use. better time to start using the cloud, and if
Look for special deals that will get you you follow the hints and tips in this tutorial,
more storage. Dropbox usually offers extra you can be sure that you’re making the most
storage for filling in a questionnaire, and out of the vast possibilities cloud storage can
there are phones that come with free cloud offer Android users.
Cloud up your contacts How to save your contacts to the cloud right now Which is
the best
cloud
storage
service?
That all
depends what
you want it for.
Dropbox is one
of the most
popular, and it
lets you share
Find your account Check the right box Sort out your contacts items easily
Head to Settings and scroll down Make sure the box next to contacts Ensure your contacts are merged across multiple
to find the Google account tab. Tap is ticked. This means your contacts with your Google account as well. devices. It’s
on this, then select which of your are being synced with the rest of the Open Settings and tap on Merge with simple to use
Google accounts you want to sync the content that you’ve got set to sync Google. Choose the right account too, so it’s a
good bet
contacts to and tap on it to go straight to your Google account. Now go to and when you buy a new phone your for beginners.
to the sync settings. your contacts. contacts will be waiting for you.
1: Get the add-on 2: Access from the browser 3: Tweak the settings
You can either grab the Dropbox for Dolphin To access your Dropbox from the Dolphin You can set it so once an item has
add-on from the Google Play store or from browser, tap on the menu button and then downloaded it’ll automatically upload to your
within the Dolphin browser itself. Either way, select Add-ons. Alternatively you can swipe new Dropbox folder. This means it’ll instantly
it’s free. Once it’s installed you’ll need to set from the right of the screen to slide the pane be accessible on other devices. It does use
up your Dropbox account. This will make a open. You should see Dropbox at the top of data though, so you should be careful if you
brand-new folder in your Dropbox account. the list of your add-ons. Tap on this to open it. don’t have unlimited data in your plan.
Once you’ve opened up the Next, long press on one of the Now give the album a name. Now the photos are grouped
Dropbox app, tap on the photo photos you want to add to an Type something, and when you’re together in an album, not only is it
icon that should be towards album. This will select it. Now tap done, tap on the tick icon and the easier to find the ones you’re after,
the top. This will take you to the the photos you want to add to app will create the folder for you. it also means you can share them
photos you’ve uploaded to your the same album. When you have It’ll be accessible from the Albums as a group with just a couple
Dropbox account from your chosen, tap the album icon at the tab in the Photos menu and also of taps. To create more albums,
Samsung smartphone or tablet. top of the screen. viewable through a browser. simply repeat the steps.
Entertainment
Make your Samsung device the centre of your leisure time
Samsung devices are great for keeping in how well it all works together. We will
touch and for getting work done, but demonstrate some practical aspects of
they are also incredibly well suited to Android entertainment such as buying
keeping you entertained. Whether you digital goods and also show you how to
want to subscribe and read magazines or play games against people you do not even
play games with anyone around the world, know. It really is a huge area for Android and
you can thanks to the capabilities of the one that is growing all of the time which
devices and the flexible ecosystem that means that even more content is being
Google has created around the Android added every week.
operating system. Potentially your Samsung device could
You can listen to podcasts and schedule become the main tool for your books,
them to download automatically, and also magazines, games and podcasts and it could
read books which can be displayed in the start to take up a lot of your time every single
ideal format for your needs. Having so many day. If you have a busy life and lots of work to
options can be problematic at first with lots do, it is nice to know that many different and
of different icons sat on the home screen entertaining distractions are available to you
and you may wonder just where to start. whenever you have your phone or tablet
Well, the first thing you should do is ensure with you.
that your main Google account is set up Android has all of the tools you need to
on your device and that it has the relevant enjoy yourself and more content that you
payment options entered so that you can could consume in your entire life, so why not
make purchases. This alone will enable you enjoy every moment?
to make purchases through Google Play
and have all of the networking facilities
logged in automatically.
“Your Samsung could
It is built to all work together with your
account as the main hub and you may
become the main
be surprised at how easy it is to use and tool for your books”
Subscribe to a magazine Take your reading on the road with you Will it all
be tied
to my
Google
account?
Your Google
account will be
used for every
purchase you
make from
the various
Google Play
Visit the store Choose your subscription Read the magazine stores. This is
Tap the ‘Play Magazines’ icon and Choose the type of subscription you You can now exit the store and you useful because
then the Shop option in the left-hand require (monthly or yearly) to proceed, will see the magazines you subscribed every book,
menu. You can now browse the titles but both offers will come with a 14 to on the main screen when you tap magazine
and game
on offer and decide which magazine day trial so you can be sure that you the Play Magazines icon again. The purchase is
you would like to try out. Tap the are happy with the magazine and the small pin in the bottom right-hand held together.
subscribe icon. way it is presented. corner lets you download each issue.
1: Hit the menu 2: Change the font 3: Night and day 4: Lines & justifications
When reading in Play Books you Select ‘Typeface’ to see a list of When the surrounding lighting You can also adjust the line
may find that the brightness, fonts. Try each one until you find conditions are dark, you may want height which is particularly
colouring or font is not ideal for a style that looks good to you. to select the ‘Night’ option to useful on smaller screens and the
the way you like to read. Press the Now tap the ‘Font Size’ option at reverse the colours. You can also justification to your preference.
menu key to present a list which the bottom and use the ‘–‘ and ‘+’ choose ‘Sepia’ to give yourself a Different books may suit different
includes ‘Display options’. Tap it. buttons to adjust the text. more realistic paper book style. styles so be sure to experiment.
Music
Samsung devices handle music in a variety of ways
Smartphones and tablets have largely avoid these and how to make the most of
replaced dedicated music players for those your mobile music experience no matter
who want to be entertained on the move where you are. We show you ways to avoid
and on an Samsung device in particular exceeding data limits imposed by your
you have multiple options available to you. network provider, and how you can access
You can copy your entire music library millions of songs whenever you like.
to your phone or tablet from a desktop Android can take your music and let you
in a variety of ways if you have the space use it in a variety of ways and so much more
available and you can even utilise a library can be done beyond simply listening to
of music that is stored on the cloud your tracks and enjoying them. They can
whenever you have a valid mobile data be mixed and tweaked to your preference
connection. These two options alone and you also have multiple options within
give you access to thousands of tracks Google Play in terms of what apps you want
whenever you want to play them and will to use to play your collection. It would be
make your device much more useful. easy to spend forever trying out all that is
Playlists can be created for different available, but choice is a good thing and like
situations and moods, such as when driving, music itself, everyone has a different opinion
relaxing or trying to drift off to sleep, and you and different tastes.
can also use your device to create random One further point to remember outside
music mixes. You can even listen to music of the tips we will offer in this tutorial is that
that is playing in the background near to a pair of decent headphones or external
you and have it recognised straight away. speakers can greatly improve the quality
Gone are the days of hearing a song and of sound you get from your device. Most
wondering what it is and gone are the days smartphones, even high-end models, are
of carrying multiple media devices to do still bundled with low quality headphones
different things. and a small expenditure can make all of the
There are some pitfalls to be aware difference. Let’s get started in showing you
of, however, and we will explain how to how to really enjoy your mobile music.
Copy music to your device Take your entire music collection with you Why are
music files
so large?
Music files are
commonly
over 10MB
in size these
days, but tracks
can be much
larger if they
are encoded
for extra high
The best software Connect your device One more option quality. The
If using a Mac, Android File Transfer, Connect your device to the desktop If your Samsung device uses an larger the file,
the better the
available from www.android.com/ computer using a USB cable and expansion card, you could take it out quality but
filetransfer/, is recommended as an either Android File Transfer software and insert it into your desktop if it has transferring
official solution which works with will appear or your standard Windows a compatible slot. Now simply drag larger files may
every Samsung device. For Windows, file manager. You may need to restart tracks to the Music folder on your take some time.
you won’t need extra software. your device to get it to connect. expansion card.
Make a playlist
Create playlists for any occasion
No album is perfect and it is likely that you when you feel like gaining some musical set of songs whatever the occasion or mood.
will have a selection of songs that mean inspiration. Add to this the fact that we all You can title them for quick reference and
a lot to you and a group of songs that are have different moods at different times so a add and remove tracks from lists whenever
perfect for a specific occasion. It is also likely set of songs that you love may not suit when you want to. We will show you how to create
that there are some songs that you play many you feel like dancing for example. playlists and how to tweak them for your
more times than those in the rest of your Playlists are the perfect way to create needs. As with everything if you spend some
collection and so it makes sense to try to keep multiple groups of music tracks that you can time carefully curating the music you want,
them all together in one place for playing play when you feel like listening to a particular the feature will be hugely beneficial to you.
Go to bit.ly/17Urr2k on your Install the software onto your On your device, open Play Music In the Explore section you will
desktop computer and click the desktop and then open it. The and the songs you have uploaded be able to stream any track you
Try it free for 30 days option. Now app should automatically start to will be shown in the main want without delay and also
enter your address and billing upload any music held on your window. You will also have access add selections to your library for
details and select the Download computer to the Google servers to a new menu which includes playing anywhere. You can also
Music Manager option to upload for accessing anywhere. This a Radio option plus the very create your own radio station and
your music. could take time. powerful Explore feature. listen to stations from other users.
1: The ‘+’ icon 2: Choose your option 3: Access your list 4: Time to watch
When you are watching a The menu that pops up will offer Tap the main menu key top left You will now be able to view all
YouTube video, tap the window a choice of watching later, adding to bring up a long list of options. of the videos you have saved for
to bring up all of the on-screen the video to your favourites or Whenever you want to access later viewing in the correct order.
controls. You will see a ‘+’ icon creating a new playlist. Pick the your list of videos to catch up on, It’s a simple feature, but it works
at the top – tap it to bring up a first option and repeat for every simply select Watch Later about very well indeed and is actually
further set of options. video you want to watch later. half way down. quite addictive.
Photography
Boost your device’s potential in the infinite world of
smartphone photography
It’s no secret that image capture on smartphone to do the smartening, there are
smartphone devices has exploded in hundreds of apps available to crop, edit and
recent years, and has brought about filter your photographs and transform them
a photographic revolution. Digital into something beautiful.
photography will never be the same again, Your Galaxy can be used as a hub for
and nor will it be reserved for the fortunate storing all of your images too. You can use
few who can afford top of the range DSLR your Gallery app to sort, store and share, or
models. Nope, now with the staggering why not try out a superb app for the job that
performance and variety available to all makes everything super easy? We’ll even
smartphone users, photography can be show you how to use QuickPic, an app that
enjoyed by everyone. makes finding your images a doddle.
Devices are constantly improving in Video capture has also advanced
quality, where just a few years back we massively in smartphone cameras, and you
were seeing low-quality snaps, nowadays can now snap still images at the same time
we are seeing amazing high-resolution as recording video clips. We will show you
cameraphone imagery. There’s never been how to get the most of this feature, and then
a better time to let your creativity run wild, we will also guide you through the process
and with the huge wealth of photography of sharing a whole batch of your image files
apps available out there, you won’t be at once. If you’re keen to show off the fruits
short of inspiration either. If you’re more of of your labours on social networks or by
a purist and would rather create your shot email or text, or perhaps you just need to
in-camera, there are a surprising amount of back the files up for safekeeping, being able
options waiting for you in your Camera app’s to export your images as a group saves you
settings. You can tweak essential settings loads of time. We will also show you how
such as ISO and white balance in order to to create a stunning panorama from your
achieve the best shot. Or, if you prefer your Camera app, so read on and get creative.
Alter photo quality Delve into your camera’s settings and boost the quality of your images
Can I
apply
filters in-
camera?
Tap the icon
next to Settings
that looks like
a magic wand.
Tweak the resolution Pick quality settings Test camera settings Here you’ll find
a selection of
To capture as much detail as possible In the Settings section, scroll to Image For other ways to alter the quality of filters from
and for printing at the best quality, use Quality and choose Normal, Fine or your actual images, test out other Vintage to
the maximum image resolution. Hit Superfine. Normal image quality is options that you can find within the Negative. You
the cog icon in your Camera app, tap still usable but produces smaller files, Settings menu. Trial combinations of can preview
them before
Resolution and then select the highest whereas Superfine is ideal for high- ISO, white balance and metering to
taking the shot.
value in the list. quality shots. create the perfect photo.
Samsung Hub
Access your multimedia content from within the Hub
Samsung Hub is a collection of built in using Kindle while Music Hub prices are
applications on your Samsung Galaxy similar to Spotify or iTunes.
that are designed to pull together music, Readers Hub is a neatly presented app
games, video and learning into a single to buy and read books, newspapers and
location. There are five hubs in total, namely: magazines and comes with all the tools
Music, Books, Video, Games and Learning. you’d expect from a digital reader such as
While each app is designed to handle a the ability to add bookmarks and make
different sort of media, such as music, they notes. The Learning Hub follows a similar
all have one thing in common and that is layout but is built to bring together your
that they link to stores where you can buy courses and learning content and track your
new content and download it onto your progress as you pick up new skills. If you’re
device. In the past the different services looking for entertainment over academia
were individual apps that could be used you’ll find the music, video and game hubs
independently, but now they have been a perfect fit. While the Music Hub includes
brought together in a single service that is a store to purchase individual tracks and
easy to navigate through. All the apps work albums it also comes with a subscription
with your Samsung Account so you’ll need option where you pay a monthly fee to
to log in first to start using them. When you stream music from your device. Video Hub
make a purchase, depending on the app, doesn’t have a subscription option but it
you can pay by charging the item to your does have a lot of great content on offer
phone bill, use a voucher or connect a credit to download and watch wherever you are.
card to your account. Prices across the stores Game Hub is by far the simplest of the lot
are very competitive and match what you with the options to browse and download
would expect to pay using another service. recommended games. By pulling in all
For example, in Readers Hub the prices are gaming content you already have it offers a
on par with what you would expect to pay neat place to go for a bit of fun.