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Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Android phone 2

This second 2 hour workshop for Android beginners at Noosaville Library covers the functions within these basic apps.

Clock
Google app
Chrome
email and
note taking with Google Keep

How to add and manage apps and widgets is also covered. Time is allocated to helping individuals with the wide range of different Android phones and to answering queries generated since the previous session.

Useful everyday apps

Books and reading - BorrowBox, Kindle, Google Play Books, Overdrive, Scribd, Feedly
Documents - Adobe reader, Docs, Sheets, Slides
Listening - ABC radio, TuneIn Radio, Google Play Music
Notetaking - Evernote, Google Keep
Online storage - Dropbox, Google Drive, Photos (Google), Flickr
Phone calls and messaging - Viber, Skype, Whats app
Photography - Aviary, Photos (Google), PhotoFunia, Photoshop Express, Pixlr, Prisma, Snapseed
Scanners - Camscanner, Photoscan, Scanbot
Social - Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, Google+, Twitter
Tools - Maps, Calendar, Calculator, Smart measure, WiFi transfer, Airdroid, Photosync
Video - YouTube
Voice recording - Evernote, Google Keep, Easy voice recorder

To use magnification in any app, including using the camera as a magnifying glass go to - Settings, Accessibility, Magnification gestures to turn it on. Triple tap in any app to activate.

Drop in to Tech help - 2 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at Noosaville Library for more friendly assistance.

This post first appeared on https://librarycurrants.blogspot.com

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Android phone 1

This is the first in a series of two workshops for Android phones to be held at Noosaville Library on 9th and 23rd March, 2017. the slides are based on Android 6.0.1. on a Nexus 5.

Useful guides for Android phones

Both of these sites provide a wide range of manuals and guides for many modern phones. Choose the manufacturer or brand first then select phone.

This post first appeared on https://librarycurrants.blogspot.com

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Android phones 103

Notes, Calendars, Maps and favourite apps

Noosaville Library Wednesdays 10 am - 12 noon
April 8th, 15th, 22nd

Week 1
Week 2

Cooroy Library Wednesdays 10 am -12 noon
May 6th, 13th, 20th

This week sees the last in the series of three classes listed above. If you would like more help, Tech Help sessions at Noosaville Library are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month 2-3 pm. There is no need to book and assistance is provided for phones, tablets, ereaders and laptops. Bring your own device.

This post first appeared on http://librarycurrants.blogspot.com/2015/04/android-phones-103.html

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Android phones 102

Noosaville Library

Wednesdays 10 am - 12 noon

April 8th, 15th, 22nd.

Week 1 here

Cooroy Library

Wednesdays 10 am -12 noon

May 6th, 13th, 20th.

Help videos

One of the quickest ways to get to know your phone is to watch a video as you can pause while you find the features mentioned. Droid Life has a great video channel. Find your phone in their 25 tips series. Here are some of the popular models.

Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung Galaxy S4
HTC One M8
LG G3

This post first appeared on https://librarycurrants.blogspot.com

Tuesday, 7 April 2015

Android phones 101

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Getting the best from your phone

The slides and links are intended to provide a guide for those participating in the Android phone classes provided for Noosa Library Service at:

Noosaville Library

Wednesdays 10 am - 12 noon

April 8th, 15th, 22nd.

Cooroy Library

Wednesdays 10 am -12 noon

May 6th, 13th, 20th.

The lessons are intended to cover basic operations and provide a venue for individual help.

It is advisable that you get a free Google account if you have do not have one. This will allow you to download apps from the Play Store as well as provide access to a wide range of other free Google services.