Learning_Android

Android Tips and Tricks

How to maintain memory and keep your Android device running smoothly

Monthly maintainence tips

1. Delete excess email and text messages
Consider your email and texts as a convenience, deleting any messages you
don't need to keep handy to on the mobile device.

2. Move photos, videos and documents, to a memory card
If you store photos, carry only photos you will find useful; store the others in a folder on your PC.

3. Perform a soft reset of your smartphone
Refresh your device with a restart. Simply remove and replace the battery after 2 seconds.

4. Clean out Temporary Internet Files and cookies

a. Open the browser,
b. Press "Menu". Press "More",
c. Select "Settings". Select:

Clear cache,
Clear history,
Clear all cookie data,
Clear form data, and/or Clear password (for security).

Following this method will preserve your bookmarks while freeing device memory.

Additional Tips For Maximizing your Android's Efficiency

Improve your Battery Life and device memory

Disable WiFi and Bluetooth when not in use

Reduce screen brightness

Kill unused processes. Install TasKiller, an app that will stop unused processes running in the
background, draining battery and using precious memory. Note; some processes may need to be
placed on TasKiller's "ignore" list to prevent closure

Move media and documents to SD card if available.

Useful Apps

Once you have made your phone responsive and saved a lot of memory, you can install the following
apps that I found useful (more to come).

Steel excellent browser.

Astro the best file manager.

TasKiller kill processes to save memory.

AndNav2 maps with local cache if you don't have 3G.

Sipdroid VoIP over 3G or WiFi.

SnapPhoto Free takes crisp photos.

Contact owner show your name on locked phone.

SK Sync Client sync phone and workstation through wifi.

APNdroid essential if you have no data plan or when roaming. (ATT & T-Mobile)

Proxoid simple USB tethering (http proxy) that does not need root

Samsung
Galaxy Tab

Facts About Android

Google Android is an open-source operating system. Unlike Microsoft Windows or Apple iPhone OS, Android can be downloaded and
customized by a phone manufacturer to create a unique experience between devices.

The Android OS provides developers with a standard toolbox of applications (Home, Contacts, Phone, Browser...) which will look the
same on all Android devices. Second, there is a standard set of views, or the way an app may display the information, from which a
developer has several to choose.

Android smartphones manufactured by Motorola, for example, may have a completely different graphic user interface (GUI) than does
the HTC or Samsung devices Android. Developers who create apps for Android devices are pretty much free to express themselves
to the extent of their imagination.

So what does this mean to you as an end user? Everything! The sky is the limit for great mobile tools for business, for media, for fun!

A few screenshots of the more than 10,000 applications built for Android, most available at the Android Market