Android Smartphone Basics (Class 1)

Number of sessions: 1
Course Fee: $10

Prerequisites:

• Ownership of an Android Smartphone connected to a US Carrier.
• Must have your Google account set up on your phone.

Materials: Android Smartphone

Objectives:

1. Basic operation:
2. Use of hardware/function keys
3. Layout of hardware
4. Setting up cellular and wi-fi connections
5. Using the touch screen
6. Changing or personalizing your home screen setup
7. Working with menus
8. Entering text and how to find apps

Description:

The Android operating system (OS) developed and supported by Google is used in many smartphones. However, different carriers and phone manufacturers have all made small changes to the basic OS. Therefore, not all Android phones will have the same ways to achieve a function. The latest Android version is 14 but this may show differently on different Android phones. An older smartphone may have different OS numbers.