New To Android; If You Had An Iphone; About Your Google Account - Motorola razr User Manual

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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
"OK, Google". Then ask for info or help with everyday tasks.
Apps:
Goodbye Apple App Store, hello Google Play Store.
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.
Continue listening to podcasts. You can listen with the YT Music app. Or, there are lots of podcast apps
on Play Store - search for "podcast" in Play Store and
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 far left. Now, you start with one
more pages to the right as needed.
Your old phone showed all apps on your home screen. With your new phone, you can put
your most important apps on your home screen for easy access. Or, find your
from your
favorites
much more lively.
Like your old iPhone, you'll see
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
toggles for
airplane
mode, Wi-Fi, and other frequently-used settings.
In the cloud: Your
Google account
to your phone, then you can see them from any device or computer by logging into Gmail. Your Google
account includes apps like Calendar and Drive that 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
YT Music to
upload
your iTunes library.
File sharing: If you used AirDrop on your iPhone, now you'll use Nearby Share to easily
with
friends.

About your Google account

Benefits of your account
When you set up your phone, you
is more than just a password you set up for your phone.
A Google account lets you organize and access your personal information and files from any computer or
mobile device:
tray. This frees up room on your home screen for widgets, making your new home
notifications
quick
settings. Swipe down from the top of the screen for easy access to
is your key to cloud storage with Google. If you migrated your contacts
added
a Google account. If you haven't had a Google account before, this
Play Store
is now your default app store. Apps aren't
download
one of your choice.
at the top of the screen, which you can swipe down to
set up
home screen
and can add
shortcuts
full list
by swiping up
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