XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: LenJP@TomRhjghgl.ncm   
      
   Unlisted,   
      
   I didn't see any follow-up replies from you, so you may not see this.   
      
   But, I am similar to you -- used computers for a long time, then a flip   
   phone, and then a "smart" phone (an Android).  Like you, I had no clue how   
   to use my first smart phone.  I used to say that, unfortunately, my smart   
   phone was smarter than me.   
      
   I whined to a friend of mine about how complicated the "smart" phone was and   
   how hard it was for me to use.  He just said that it takes a LONG time to   
   learn how to use it and get everything set up.  he said that all you can do   
   is figure out one thing at a time and then eventually it will work.   
      
   What I found then, and still see now with every new smart phone that I have,   
   is that I have to click on "Settings" and keep going through ALL of the   
   settings as often as possible.  Usually, I don't understand what most of the   
   settings mean.  But, eventually, one by one, and through trial and error, I   
   found that I could get one thing after anther figured out.  It's a big mess   
   and, YES, way too freaking complicated.   
      
   The other thing that I learned is that there are "Apps" for everything.  The   
   Apps are all located in the Play Store.  Whenever I want to do anything, I   
   search in the Play Store for an App.  For example, I figured out that there   
   was a way for my emails to also go to my cell phone.  I searched for "email"   
   Apps in the Play Store and found lots to choose from.  Many are from the   
   email providers that I know and use -- such as Yahoo, Outlook, Hotmail,   
   Gmail, etc.  So I pick those and try them.  Some do what I want, and others   
   suck and I can't figure them out.   
      
   And, finally, I figured out that when I first set up my smart phone, I need   
   to create and use an email address.  Since Android is a "Google" operating   
   system(?), I decided to create a Gmail address that I only use form my cell   
   phone and cell phone set up.  This Gmail/Google account allows me to log in   
   to my Gmail account on any computer and while there, I can see an online   
   "backup" of mostly everything from my phone -- such as all of the photos on   
   my phone, all of my contacts on the phone, etc.  And, from there I can see   
   all of the Apps that are downloaded onto my phone; and I can download new   
   Apps to my phone from my computer by going to my Gmail address that I used   
   for my phone setup.  Also, whenever I get a new cell phone, I just set it up   
   using the same Gmail address that I use for all of my cell phones (and any   
   Tablet that I may have).  Then, almost everything from my old phone can   
   automatically go onto my new phone.   
      
   So, my advise is, hang in there and try to stick with it with your smart   
   phone.  Try to get one thing at a time set up and eventually it will work   
   well for you.  Ask a friend how to set up the first thing or two and you'll   
   see how it works.   
      
   But, you are right -- it is a complicated mess.   
      
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   "Unlisted"  wrote in message   
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   Are the Apple I-phones easier to use than Android phones?   
      
   I'm elderly and although I have used computers for 28 years, I have   
   built my own computers, and installed many Windows operating systems.   
   But I can NOT make sense of my Android phone. I bought that smartphone   
   almost a year ago, and it is the most complicated and hard to use piece   
   of electronics I have ever touched. After several months of trying, I   
   resorted back to a plain flip phone, which is what I now use. This   
   Android phone is now nothing more than a costly MP3 player. (I removed   
   the SIM card, then copied all my MP3s from my computer, to a SD card,   
   and put that card in the phone).   
      
   I really dont need all the stuff on smartphones. But I did want a little   
   more than my flip phone. Although the Apple phones are more costly, I   
   would be willing to spend the money if I could actually get some use out   
   of a smartphone, and be able to understand it easily.   
      
   Android is about the most user UNFRIENDY operating systems I have ever   
   used. Much of this is because it is full of icons that dont really mean   
   anything to me, and there is not even a glossary showing what they mean.   
   Even my cheap flip phone has a glossary for the icons. If Android had   
   anything to offer, at least it could be switched to text to replace the   
   icons, such as Windows allows.   
      
   I tried, and tried real hard to learn how to use that phone, but I gave   
   up because all it did was frustrate me.   
      
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