(phone, computer, tablet), use cloud storage. Your Google account includes free cloud storage
on
Drive, which has its own app and is also available from the
menu throughout other apps.
Wi-Fi hotspot. You can use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot
to share your Internet connection
with your other devices that need Internet access (for example, a laptop or tablet).
Reboot phone. In the unlikely event that your phone becomes unresponsive, frozen, shows a
blank or black screen or doesn't respond to the Power button, you can reboot it. Press and hold
the Power button for 7–10 seconds. The phone will restart normally.
Certain features, services and applications are network or carrier dependent and may not be
available in all areas.
If you had an iPhone
Welcome to Android! Here are some differences between your old iPhone and your new phone.
Your assistant: you've retired Siri. Now, find info and get things done with Google Assistant.
Just set up ‘OK, Google’. Then ask for info or help with everyday tasks.
Apps:
• Goodbye Apple App Store, hello Google Play Store. Play Store is now your default app
store. Apps aren't compatible between iPhone and Android. However, many developers
make iPhone and Android versions of their apps; if the app stores your data online, then
you can switch with little effort. Just download the Android version from Play Store and log
in.
• Keep on making video calls. Use the Duo app to make video calls with friends who have
iPhones or Android phones.
• Continue listening to podcasts. You can listen with the Play Music app. Or, there are lots of
podcast apps on Play Store — search for ‘podcast’ in Play Store and download a podcast
of your choice.
• install apps remotely. On a computer, visit play.google.com. Browse apps on the bigger
screen and then install them on your phone from your computer.
Your Home screen:
• On your old iPhone, your Home screen was on the far left. Now, you start with one Home
screen and can add more pages to the right as needed.
• Your old phone showed all apps on your Home screen. With your new phone, you can put
shortcuts to your most important apps on your Home screen for easy access. Or, find your
full list by swiping up from your favourites tray. This frees up room on your Home screen for
widgets, making your new Home much more lively.
• In addition to apps, Android has widgets that stream information to you. For example,
widgets can provide weather updates or upcoming calendar events.
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