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Get Started & Do More with Your Mobile Phone
Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of smartphones? Whether you're new to mobile phones or looking to enhance your existing skills, this training is tailor-made for you! Join us for a comprehensive and user-friendly training that will empower mature adults to master their Android or iPhones with confidence.
In this dynamic, ever-changing training, we'll cover everything you need to know to become a pro at using your smartphones. E-men is a patient instructor who understands the unique needs of seniors and is very practiced in guiding you through step-by-step, from the basics to more advanced features, ensuring you feel comfortable navigating your smartphone with ease, covering smartphone essentials, navigating your phone's interface, making calls, sending texts, and managing contacts, Apps, photos, videos, tips and tricks, and more.
We will make this easy-to-follow, practical, engaging, enjoyable, and flexible to match your needs & answer your questions.
Introduction
We focus on essential practical skills to help you with your Android or iPhone smartphones. We will provide you with the knowledge and hands-on experience to help you increase your confidence using your mobile phones.
The winning secrets are practicing repeatedly, allowing yourself to enjoy and have fun with your phone, and making mistakes! You will NOT break the phone by making mistakes using it. The phone will recover & reset as soon as you go back to your phone’s Home page. Mistakes are consequential and often teach us what not to do!
Home
Your safe starting point
Settings
Controls the phone parameters, e.g., language, date, time, brightness, font size, etc.
Use to customize device settings to suit their preferences.
Google or Apple account
Your identity on the phone.
Cloud Connection to save your data, e.g., photos, videos, contacts, calendar, documents, Play Store & Apps, etc.
Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) vs. Mobile Network for internet access: Wi-Fi is faster, cheaper, has improved connection & reliability, and uses less battery.
Navigation
Home Screen Main interface and central hub
App Icons & App Drawer
A button or swipe-up gesture
Opens a list of all apps
Offers quick access to apps not on the Home screen
Widgets Dynamic elements display information/functionality without opening the app. Examples are time, weather, calendar events, music player controls, etc.
Wallpaper Home screen background image can be customized
Notifications
On the top or overlay on the locked screen
Displays what happened in the apps (new messages, emails, reminders, SM, etc.)
Quick settings Short cut menu, three vertical dots for easy & quick access
Touchscreen Operational Gestures
Tapping
Swiping
Pinching
Making Calls and Sending Messages
Make & receive phone audio calls
Make & receive phone and video calls
Send & receive text texts
Contacts
Add, edit, and delete
Managing contacts: share, merge, and delete
Camera and Photos
Camera app: Take photos, make videos, edit & enhance
Organize photos & videos
Messaging Apps
To send and receive messages
Android: Messages by Google
iPhone: iMessage by Apple
Other names: texting, text messaging, messaging, SMS (Short Message Service), and MMS (Multimedia Message Service)
Popular services: WhatsApp, Viber, Skype, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, etc.
Email Apps
To send, receive, and manage email accounts.
Android: Most use Gmail (Google Mail)
iPhone: Mail
Others: Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, AOL, Zoho, Mail.Com, ProtonMail, etc.
Calendar and Reminders
To Schedule events, appointments, birthdays, meetings, parties, etc.
Receive reminders for the above in minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc.
View events daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly, similar to a planner.
Internet and Web Browsing
To browse, read, write, search, and enjoy content on the internet
Android: Google Chrome
Apple: Safari
Others: Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, UC Browser, Chromium, etc.
App Store
To find and download individual apps from the internet
To keep a device organized, optimize performance, & promote a smooth user experience
Install, uninstall, and update
Permissions, notifications, and settings
Organization, backup, restore, and data management
App Management
Organizing and uninstalling all apps on the smartphone
Device Security
Setting up screen lock
Understanding basic security features:
The initial barrier between the eyes and the device's contents.
The primary goal is to protect the phone's contents from unauthorized access
Provides essential information and quick access to basic data such as
> Security: passwords, pins, face id, fingerprints, patterns
> Notifications from apps
> Time & date
> Emergency Contact
Battery and Power Management
Tips to optimize battery life
Reduce Screen Brightness
Use Battery Saver Mode
Shorten Screen Timeout
Minimize Background Apps
Disable Vibrations
Limit Push Notifications
Use Wi-Fi Instead of Mobile Data
Turn Off Bluetooth and GPS
Enable Airplane Mode
Update Apps and OS
Use Dark Mode
Disable/Delete Unnecessary Widgets
Avoid Extreme Temperatures
Use Battery Optimization Features
Restrict Background Data
Multimedia
Phones are good platforms for consuming, creating, and sharing multimedia content such as Text, Images, Videos, Audio, Animations, Games, Presentations, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), Live Streaming, Infographics (Visual representations of data, statistics, or information, often combining text, images, and diagrams), and Interactive Content.
Maps and Navigation
Exploring Global Positioning Systems (GPS) apps for navigation.
Voice Commands
The primary usage is sound to issue voice commands.
Google Sites
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