Some people out there are used to Apple products, but due to one or two reasons, you may decide to switch from your iOS to Android OS. This guide is for iOS users willing to switch to Android OS.
Though, the ecosystem of iOS does charm some people that they think it has ever been the best. I'll say iOS is good for some reasons but not the way you are free to custom Android OS to your satisfaction. I wrote Quick guide to easily switch from iPhone to Android, and i said I'll be writing on some guides to help you get used to Android. Sorry for the late update, I was just gathering the write up for better understanding.
Now, let's begin. Hum!
Welcome to Android world. You may find it strange as you are just getting use to Android OS. Here, some tips and suggestions will be mentioned to help you get your feet under the table and start to feel at home.Getting use to Android ecosystem
You may find the Android OS user interface different to iOS. Finding the way out is very easy, navigating through Android is just about how focus you are, you won't find it difficult as far you are already used to smartphones, like your iPhone or iPad. You can only find Home button on your iPhone, but Android support phones, you’ll find three buttons or soft touch beneath the screen on Android (or bellow in the screen).
The use of the three buttons below Android phone's screen
Getting use to this is very simple. These three button do different functions that will make things easier for you to quickly navigate through your Android phone. The buttons are Home, Minimize or option and Back. Generally, there are three buttons beneath most Android phones, but you may likely find four on some, so that should be the minimize button is separated from option button.
Home Button
This Home button will always take you to the Home screen, and it's always found at the middle of other buttons. But for four buttons, you can find it beside minimize button or it can be the first button from left or it may even be the last button. Moreover, the three buttons will always have the home button at the middle. If you go dipper into your phone and you want to get back to the Home screen in a hurry then the Home button is to be used. It doesn't mean you already close the app you may be working on. If you use the minimize button, you can continue you work or otherwise close it. The Home button can also be used to launch and navigate through Google Assistance quickly. Tap and hold down Home button, and the Google Assistance will open, then release the button and you can now use it by saying OK Google.Minimize or option Button
The minimize button is used for Recent Apps or Multitasking. This shows the recent apps you are using if you need to navigate through another apps or if you mistakenly press the Home button. You can still resume back to your previous apps. You can close apps from this feature by swiping them away or click on the X. You can also use split-screen mode from here by pressing and holding this button when in an app. The app you’re in will move to the top, and you can choose a recently opened app to show below the first app at the top.Back
The Back button is exactly what it's called. When you are currently using a particular app and you want to go back to a previous page, then tap the Back button and you find yourself at the formal page or screen you wanted to move back to. You can also use it to back out apps after it reaches the first page you start to use it.You are getting use to your newly Android phone. Other features are explained below. Let's still rock.
Notification
Every important things that happen on your Android phone will show up at the notification bar on top of your screen. You are already used to this on your iPhone. You may set one or more apps to notify you, once it's set, you will get all notification spark to your notification bar. Just drag down the notification bar from the top of the screen by using your finger to swipe it downward to check on your latest notifications. You can then click on anyone of them to check the full detail, or to use. You can still swipe down a particular app in the drop down bar to expand it if you want to use it immediately without going into the app, it is useful when multitasking and need to work on all of them. You can dismiss them by swiping them away or tap the clear icon at the below right corner of the drop down or Clear written at the to right corner to get rid of everything at once, and nothing will be in the notification bar anymore.
Customization and the use of widgets
Android does allows users to customize their phone Home screen. It's one of the big features Android has over iOS. To customize the look of your phone, you can just tap and hold on an empty place of the home screen to get a pop-up menu allowing you to set the wallpaper including animated “live” wallpaper, choose as you wish. On most Android devices, you can also see the option to add widgets, apps, and folders to the Home screen. You can drop one app icon on top of another to create a folder. You can also change the wallpaper for your Lock screen or Home screen via Settings > Display > Wallpaper, then choose from either wallpaper, live wallpaper or from your phone.The widgets are small icons of individual apps that can update you automatically of new information. This means you can see the latest weather, sports scores, or tweets, without accessing the main app. Though you can't find it in all apps but some. To use it, just tap and hold on an empty section of the Home screen or you can like swipe up on some phone, then select widgets to review the apps widget you wish to use, or otherwise to use apps straight from the home screen, go into the apps drawer and scroll over to choose the app, tap and hold then drag to home screen.
Just like an iPhone, you can have multiple home screens on Android, and you can simply swipe left and right to choose any preferred app or widget to use. There will usually be an icon labelled Apps on the bottom row of all of your home screens, contained in an ever-present dock with the other usual suspects like Phone, Contacts, Messaging, and the Internet. Newer devices may not have an Apps icon, and you may just need to swipe up the dock to access all your installed apps. If you want to add an app shortcut directly to your home screen, just find it in the app drawer, then tap and hold on the icon until it comes loose and your home screen pops up underneath, and then drop it where you want it.
If you are the type that love fancy things, you can really personalize the aesthetic of your smartphone, you just need to explore the world of launchers. There are all kinds of different looks and styles available on Google play Store, mostly free. These two popular launchers can get you started "Nova Launcher and GO Launcher EX."
Applications
Even though the Play Store has overtaken Apple’s App Store when it comes to sheer numbers, there’s no denying that there are more high-quality, polished apps, and games on iOS. Due to the prospective benefit allowance for developers (which, on average, remains higher on iOS because people spend more money on apps) almost fresh apps and games will launch on iPhone first. The gap is closing, and the huge majority of the big apps and games that you knew and enjoyed on your iPhone will be available for Android. You’ll also find that apps and games are mostly cheaper, and a higher proportion of them are free, on the Android platform.To begin, check out some best Android apps and best Android games. On Android, you’re not forced to use a set of default apps. As a matter of fact, you’ll generally find duplicated functionality in pre-installed Google apps, and maker or carrier apps. You are able to just select the one you like the most, or install another third-party option. When you have more than one app capable of performing a task, you’ll get a pop-up window asking you which one you would wish to use (you'll be able to tick Always to make it the default).
When you want to check your complete app list, you can go to Settings > Apps. And if you need to carry some other task through the Apps option, you can choose to uninstall apps, Clear cache or Clear data, and review the apps’ permissions on this screen, even you can also disable bloat ware that you don’t use. You’ll find app updates will appear in your Notifications bar occasionally, or you can get into Play Store, tap Menu on Play Store and choose My apps to update everything at a time, you can select one after another if not installing all of them. If you find you get too many annoying notifications from specific apps or games, you can still turn the notifications off. You can go to the Settings > Apps, select the apps you want to turn off the notification, then scroll through to click on Notification and tap on the button Block all, or other way round, from your notification bar, once the notification arrives tap and hold it, it will change colour and you will find two icons (Settings and Notification) at the right of the particular apps you want to turn the notification off, tap on the "i" icon to take you to the app Notification option, then tap on the button Block all. Yeah! You are good to go.
