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Homescreen app clutter (surely the worst of all types of clutter) can be quickly and
easily defeated. Long-press an icon or widget, then fling it upwards and it'll ascend
into shortcut heaven. This won't uninstall the app, though - it'll still reside in your
app drawer.

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Summary of Contents for Ban-G

Page 1: ...Xtreamer Xtreamer Ban G Getting Started Guide ...

Page 2: ...eir operating system It is developed by Google and allows you to use many of the programs you might have on your home computer such as Skype Internet browsers document readers and editors but in addition to that it provides access to the applications specifically created for devices with the touch screen interface With Android you literally have the world on your fingertips On Xtreamer Ban G you h...

Page 3: ...lso advise you to verify that you have a Google account Please note that you can use an Android phone without connecting to Google but this will put a lot of functions out of your reach For starters you would not be able to use over a million apps in Google Play Store If you have a Gmail account it means you already connected to Google And one more thing using a smartphone means using its Internet...

Page 4: ...ect short cuts are small icons that let you load apps or other functions on your phone they function much like the ones you see on a PC desktop You can set a shortcut to do anything from opening a program to linking to a specific Web page to initiating a phone call To add a shortcut simply press and hold your finger on any open space on your home screen and select Shortcuts from the resulting pop ...

Page 5: ...x appears on your screen To move any shortcut widget or folder simply touch and hold your finger to it After a couple of seconds it will seem to lift up from the screen You can then drag it anywhere including to another panel and drop it wherever you like As you drag and drop you ll also see a trash symbol at the bottom center of the screen slide any icon down onto the trash symbol to remove it fr...

Page 6: ...eb navigation e mail navigation or navigation to a previously open program The last key brings up the list of the last accessed apps and programs and allows you to quickly return to an application you were using The App Launcher You can always find all of your apps in the app launcher To open the launcher simply tap the square icon at the bottom of the screen in your task bar Within the app launch...

Page 7: ...e top of the screen you can see time battery icon signal strength bar You can also see additional information for various enabled services Swipe it down to access the Status panel Press the button in the top right corner ...

Page 8: ... same time but say for example you use one SIM card to make a call the other SIM card will not work and be on standby for the duration of the call You can manage both SIM cards from the Settings Just click on SIM management the first line Here you get the option to turn the SIM cards on and off at will and you can set the defaults for each SIM You can also assign contacts to certain SIM cards this...

Page 9: ...ase note that during the Setup Wizard you will go through a step when the system will offer to you to connect to a Wi Fi network The device scans for available Wi Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon If the device finds a network that you connected to previously it connects to it Touch a network name to see more details or connect to ...

Page 10: ...ata access on for all available mobile networks Before turning this option off which may cause your device or apps to stop functioning correctly consider using the mobile data limit available under Settings Data usage Data roaming Prevents your device from transmitting data over other carriers networks when you leave an area that is covered by your own carrier s networks This is one way to to cont...

Page 11: ...pecial app for your country Or you can request from your service provider to give you the relevant settings Again in some cases it can be done automatically you send an SMS to a specified number and receive the reply which sets all the required options in the settings If you need to enter the data yourself Tap Apps Tap Settings Tap More Tap Mobile Networks Tap Access Point names Press Menu key Tap...

Page 12: ...iscoverable 1 Under Settings Wireless networks make sure Bluetooth is turned on 2 Touch Bluetooth Your device scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range 3 If your mobile device stops scanning before your Bluetooth device is ready touch Search for devices 4 Touch the ID of the Bluetooth device in the list to pair with it 5 Follow the instructions to complete the pair...

Page 13: ...ofile you want to edit Touch Voice call ringtone to access the list of all the available Ringtone files If you want to add more ringtones there are plenty available on the Net Or you can use a Ringtone Editor app from Google Play Store Please note that you can also change other Audio Profile settings on this screen such as vibration and so on ...

Page 14: ...possible for Home Screens or App Drawer However there are specialized free apps that can allow you to do so You can also change your phone s Wallpaper from the Settings Display tab but of course you can easily do that from any Home Screen To change the wallpaper that s displayed on your Home screens 1 Touch hold anywhere on a Home screen that s not occupied A list of options appears 2 Touch a wall...

Page 15: ...n see which services use your battery s power You can extend your battery s life between charges by turning off features that you don t need You can also monitor how apps and system resources consume battery power If you aren t using Wi Fi Bluetooth or GPS use the Settings app to turn them off Don t leave the Maps or Navigation apps open on the screen when you re not using them They use GPS and th...

Page 16: ...you unlock your device by looking at it This is the least secure lock option Voice Unlock lets you to use voice commands to unlock your device Pattern lets you draw a simple pattern with your finger to unlock the device PIN requires four or more numbers Longer PINs tend to be more secure Password requires four or more letters or numbers This is the most secure option as long as you create a strong...

Page 17: ...me basic things you might need to know in order to get more juice out of your new friend and partner Xtreamer Ban G There is of course more Just like any other operating system Android is full of surprises functions and features Eventually you will learn everything you need We maintain a Mobile Knowledge Base exactly for these purposes You can find answers to a lot of questions there and if there ...

Page 18: ... into thinking you are Open the settings on your device choose Language and input then switch Google Voice Typing s language from Automatic to English US Next go to Google Now s settings and again change the language to English US You should see Search or say Google in Now s search bar Faking an American accent optional Google Now also includes Siri like functionality supplying spoken answers to y...

Page 19: ...it s officially called the Notification Shade Niftily certain notifications in the shade can be expanded by sliding two fingers outwards on them giving you an overview of the subject headers in your email inbox for example Moving two fingers inwards on a notification neatly contracts them too ...

Page 20: ...s uncheck the box labeled Show notifications and enjoy your empty notifications bar Equalize your music The ability to adjust those all important bass and treble settings has been sorely missed on Android devices so much so that a bunch of apps have been made to enable it It s fixed in Android s stock music player though Open a music file in the stock player hit Settings then choose Equalizer Here...

Page 21: ...ove it around and other icons and widgets will shift out of the way to fit it in Bigger widgets can also be resized by long pressing and releasing them and then dragging the circles that appear on the edges It s actually quite fun and satisfying We just spent three hours doing nothing but this ...

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Page 23: ... surely the worst of all types of clutter can be quickly and easily defeated Long press an icon or widget then fling it upwards and it ll ascend into shortcut heaven This won t uninstall the app though it ll still reside in your app drawer ...

Page 24: ...all stop and disable apps can be accessed in a completely new way with Jelly Bean Pull down the notification shade long press on an open task and you ll be taken straight to the settings page for the relevant app It s handy if you don t know which app displayed the notification ...

Page 25: ... out into a filmstrip mode where all your pics are displayed side by side Swipe left and right to browse all your snaps quickly and slide up and down on individual images to delete them The gallery then gives you just enough time to realize you ve canned the wrong thing and undo your delete ...

Page 26: ... settings app making it easy to add multiple Gmail addresses to your device There s still no quick way of switching users but it is a step in the right direction Long press to uninstall Long pressing on an app within the app drawer lets you drag it to a Home screen but it also pops up a couple of menus along the top of the screen App Info gives you the boring technical stuff about how much memory ...

Page 27: ...nswer a call and ping the lock screen notification up to access to custom rejection messaging area Stop app icons automatically appearing One of the many new Android features is the way Google lets apps automatically add shortcuts to themselves on your Home screen when they ve finished installing It s useful but if you re a control freak and wish to remain 100 in charge of your Home layout head to...

Page 28: ...r phone or tablet s settings area So use that instead of giving it a Home screen icon slot all to itself Manually close apps Google s lovely new recent apps multitasking menu also lets you close apps quickly should you suspect one s gone rogue A Long press within the Recent Apps listing lets you visit the app s info page from where you can easily force close it ...

Page 29: ...ppening on screen Taking a screenshot is simple just press the volume down and power buttons together The device will quickly take a snapshot of the screen and you will find it in your notifications You then have options to edit crop delete and share the photo This makes sharing and even making changes to the captured screenshot much simpler than before That s it for now I hope you found our guide...

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