Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition covers smartphones using the Android 10 operating system. In addition, it is also applicable to earlier versions of the Android operating system, and issues with earlier versions are covered in the book. Android 10 is a highly effective option for using on a smartphone and some its new features include:
Enhanced options for navigating around Android 10, including swiping on the screen to access the Home screen, or moving between apps.
A new Dark Theme, to make it easier to view content on your Android smartphone.
Focus mode, which can be used to silence or mute specific apps, so that you are free from interruptions when you are doing something else on your smartphone.
Smart Reply for text messages, which offers a range of options, depending on the text in a message. For instance, it can display directions to a location mentioned in a text, or show establishments, such as restaurants, mentioned in a text.
Improved sound options, so that you can boost the volume of your smartphone, while simultaneously filtering out unwanted background noise.
Improved security updates, so your Android smartphone will be kept up-to-date with the latest security software, without you having to do anything.
Enhanced live captioning, so that you can add subtitles to videos, podcasts and audio messages.
Compatibility with 5G networks.
Android smartphones are an excellent option for the modern age, and Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition will ensure that readers dont miss out on any of the exciting opportunities
Nick Vandome is an IT writer and trainer who specialises in digital imaging and web authoring subjects. In addition to writing, he also designs websites and runs training courses. Before he started working with computers he wrote books about working and travelling abroad. Nick is an established In Easy Steps author with several successful guides to his credit, including the computing best-seller iPad for Seniors in easy steps.
Android is the mobile operating system that is used on the majority of smartphones worldwide. It is a robust and versatile operating system that can be used by any manufacturer to add to their handsets. This means that there is a wide range of Android phones available and also different versions of Android that run on them.
The book is based on Android version 10, as this is the most widely-used Android operating system at the moment, and is suitable for use with all Android phones.
Written with the Senior reader in mind, and presented in larger print for easier reading.
