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Learn the basics : New to Android?
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:
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Goodbye Apple App Store, hello Google Play Store.
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.
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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:
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On your old iPhone, your Home screen was on the far left. Now, you start with one
screen
and can add more pages to the right as needed.
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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
widgets, making your new Home much more lively.
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Android and iPhone both have app icons, but Android also has widgets. Widgets are like
mini apps on your home screen that are interactive or stream information to you. For
example, widgets can provide weather updates or upcoming calendar events.
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Like your old iPhone, you'll see
down to review. But on your new phone, you can swipe them left or right to dismiss them.
Quick access to settings: on your old iPhone, to adjust settings you opened a Settings app.
You can still do that. But now you've also got
screen for easy access to toggles for
settings.
In the cloud: your
your contacts to your phone, then you can see them from any device or computer by logging
into Gmail. Your Google account includes apps such as Calendar and Drive, which let you work
well with others. And it has apps that let you play too – access your photos, videos, music from
any device when you log in with your Google account. Use Play Music to
library.
favourites
notifications
Google account
is your key to cloud storage with Google. If you migrated
tray. This frees up room on your Home screen for
at the top of the screen, which you can swipe
quick
settings. Swipe down from the top of the
Aeroplane
mode,
Wi-Fi
Play Store
is now your default app
and other frequently used
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