ISS: Tablets and Smart Phones

1. ISS: Tablets and Smart Phones By Tejas

2. Operating Systems • iOS • Android • Windows

3. Screens • Devices usually have multiple screens on which can see your icons, Apps and widgets. To change screens just slide your finger on the device screen when it is unlocked and it will navigate to another screen.

4. Home Screens • The home screen is the default screen your device will go to when you tap the home button or start your device. In some devices this home screen can be changed to another default screen.

5. Apps • A mobile application or mobile app is a software application designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. • They are usually available through application distribution platforms, which are typically operated by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the Apple App Store and Google Play. • Some apps are free, while others must be purchased.

6. App Stores • Google Play for Android • Apple App Store for iOS

7. How to Install Apps from Google Play • Tap on the Google Play store icon on your device. • Once Google play opens, tap on Apps in the left top corner.

8. How to Install Apps from Google Play • Select the app you wish you to install and tap on it. • Tap on install. Once it is done installing, it will show options to ‘open’ and ‘uninstall’.

9. How to Install Apps from Apple App Store • Tap on Apple App store Icon. • Select the app you wish to install and tap on the ‘install button’. Once the app is installed, the button will be changed for an ‘OPEN’ button.

10. Apps Management Apps management is the manipulation of apps by moving them to different positions or screens andalso organizing them by placing content in folders.

11. Apps Management To move an app from its original position, tap on the icon and hold. For iOS icons will start wiggling while for android the icon will fade. After this occurs, drag and drop the app icon to the desired position. If you want to put your app in another screen, drag the icon and take it right or left depending on which screen you want to put it and it will switch the screen and you can drop the icon in the desired position.

12. Apps Management for Android devices • Go to the screen where you want a folder to be added. • Tap and hold on the screen until the option shown in the picture to the right appears. • Tap on Folder.

13. Apps Management for Android devices • Once you tap on folder it will ask you to name the new folder. • After Naming tap ‘OK’ and your App file will display on the screen . • Tap and hold on the app icon until it fades in color and then drag them into your file.

14. Apps Management for Android devices • After Inserting all your apps, tap on the folder and a separate screen will be shown with the content like shown below.

15. Apps Management for iOS Tap and hold on the icon until the icons start wiggling. Drag the app into another app you want in the folder. This will create a folder where both apps can be found. Name your folder and it will be ready in the screen you were currently working on.

16. Task Manager • A utility program that is used to review which applications and background services are running, as well as enables the user to stop an app that is not responding. • Apps can be closed on the device respective task manager.

17. Why use Task Manager? • Applications don’t stop running if you click on the home button on your device, they keep running in the background. • If you have more applications running, your device performance might be affected, and it will eventually slow down your device due to RAM usage.

18. Closing running Apps with Android devices • Tap on the windows screens button (two rectangles) next to the home button. • Small square screens will appear showing each app that is running on your device. Slide left or right on the app you want to close.

19. Getting connected to Wi-Fi • To connect to a Wi-Fi network, tap on the settings icon on your device. • From the options on the left side of the screen tap on ‘Wi-Fi’. • Slide right on the Wi-Fi button to turn it on. • Select the network to which you wish to connect.

20. Closing running Apps with Android devices • Another way of closing running apps is if you tap on the actual task manager button. • After Task Manager is open, tap on active applications and then tap “end” on the desired apps.

21. Closing running Apps with Apple Devices • Press twice on the home button or slide up using 4 fingers on screen. All apps that are running will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. • Tap and hold on one of the icons. A red minus sign will appear at the left top corner, tap on it to close the app.

22. Internet Browser Apps • Apple and Android devices have a browser already installed. Apple has Safari app while android has an app called Internet and in some devices it is called Browser.

23. Top Free Internet Browser Apps • Google Chrome • Firefox • Photon Browser • Dolphin • Opera • UC browser • ONE browser

24. Mobile Websites • A Website that is specialized for the small screens of mobile phones. • A huge amount of material must often be eliminated to accommodate small screens, but it delivers a much better experience to the user.

25. How to Request Full or Desktop Website • If you are on a mobile website tap on the list options menu on the browser and then tap on View desktop site. This may be written differently according to which browser you use.

26. Website Shortcuts for Android devices • To create a website shortcut, open Browser or Internet in some devices. • Go to the website you want to create a shortcut for and then tap on the list option menu. • From the option tap on “Add Shortcut” to home screen and a shortcut will be created.

27. Website Shortcuts for Android devices • Website shortcut icons can also be created on your device if you have bookmarked the websites. • There are different ways to bookmark webpages and it varies according to which browser you are using. Some browsers have bookmark button to tap while others you need to go to the list options.

28. Website Shortcuts for Android devices • Once you have bookmarked the website go to the Apps icon on your device. • At the top of the screen it will show you an option for Apps and to the right from it Widgets. • Tap on Widgets. • Tap and hold on Bookmark widgetand place on the screen position you want to place it. • After being placed it will ask you to select which bookmarked page you want.

29. Website Shortcuts for Apple devices • Website shortcut icons can be created on your Apple device through Safari only. This means that shortcuts will open only with safari. • Go to the page you want to create a shortcut for and tap on the third icon in the browser and then tap on ‘Add to home screen’.

30. How to Copy using an Android device? • Tap and hold until text is highlighted. To change selection move the blue boxes. • For Android devices, copy option appears at the top of the screen.

31. How to Copy using an Apple Device? • Tap and hold until text is highlighted. • Once it is highlighted, a copy option will appear above the highlighted text. • To change selection move the blue circles and then tap on copy.

32. How to Paste using an Android Device? • Tap on the cursor and hold, the Paste option will show up along with clipboard. • If you tap paste it will paste the copied text. • If you tap Clipboard, you will be able to paste previously copied items or text to paste.

33. How to Paste using Apple • Tap and hold on the cursor. • A paste option will appear, tap on it and the copied text will be pasted.

34. Screenshots With Android Devices • Depending on your device, this might be done differently: • Press the Power Button and then Volume down button at the same time. • Press Power Button and Home button at the same time. • Once the screenshot is captured you will hear and see a flash in your screen. • The screenshot will be saved by default in Gallery.

35. Screenshots with Apple devices • To take screenshots, Press the power button and the home button at the same time. • You will hear a capture and see the screen flash. • The screenshot will be save by default in Photos.

36. Recording using Apple device • Tap on the camera icon in your device. • Slide from photo captures to video recorder, in some devices you will have to tap on the photo camera to change to recorder. • Once you are on the recorder tap the red circle button to start recording. • When it starts recording it will give you 2 options, one for pausing and one to stop recording. • Video will be saved in Gallery.

37. Recording using Apple device • Tap on the camera icon in your device. • At the bottom right corner, slide right with your finger to switch from photos to videos. • Once you are on the recorder, tap the red circle button to start recording. When you are done recording tap on it again to stop recording.

38. Office Applications • There are applications you can use to create new word documents, spreadsheets and slide presentations. • Some of these can be installed from your App store for free while other might have to be purchased.

39. Polaris Office • Most of the Android devices come with Polaris office installed in them. • Polaris Office is an office suite that runs on mobile platforms such as Android, iOS and Windows Mobile. The suite is divided into a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, and file viewer. It is capable of editing Microsoft Office file formats, viewing PDF and decompressing ZIP files.

40. Polaris Office (Presentations)

41. Polaris Office (Word Editing)

42. Polaris Office (Speadsheet)