Android tablets and smartphones: The Counselor for Seniors

Do you have a smartphone or tablet PC with Android? Are there any difficulties with getting started? This book provides a remedy by explaining and introducing Android (KitKat and Lollipop) and its handling step by step.

Android devices are more popular than ever, and the older generation is also increasingly using tablets and smartphones with this operating system. But as practical as these all-rounders are, they are complex and sophisticated to handle, especially for inexperienced computer users. If you are holding such a device in your hands for the first time, you need the right instructions.

Android tablets and smartphones: The Counselor for Seniors

320 pages, paperbound, O’Reilly-Verlag
Price: EUR 19.90
ISBN-10: 3960090021
ISBN-13: 978-3960090021

The four-colour printed book was written for the users of the target group 50Plus, who already worked with computers, but have no experience with Android devices, or finally want to know more about it.

The title takes Android 5.x (Lollipop) into account, but can also be used for Android 4.4 (Kitkat) or Androdi 6.x (Marshmallow).

From the content:
Android Basics
Android devices at a glance
Set up Android
Start and first steps
Android operation
Operation for cut-outs
Obtain and manage apps
Surfing with Google Chrome
E-Mail
Dates, texts and notes
Photo functions
Music and videos
communication
Making a phone call
Calling with Skype
Text messages
Useful apps
Settings

An appendix provides assistance if your device does not behave as expected.

Note: The book reflects the Android environment present when writing the manuscript. Google not only releases new Android versions, but also updates the described apps often within a few weeks. At best, these updates will only fix bugs in the apps. Sometimes, however, labels or commands change and occasionally the operation is also adjusted. Of course, the book can never depict such changes that occur after printing. In most cases, however, as an Android user, you should also get along with the instructions in the book with newer app versions.