How To

Now that Google Music has finally launched out of its Beta mode and Android’s range of in-house multimedia services is complete, it seems about time we revived our Life Of Android ‘How To’ series. Aimed at ensuring new Android owners get the best out of their handsets, from the latest film downloads to the New York Times bestseller, this guide will tell you the best sources to stream and download from and let you know the pitfalls and benefits of each approach. read more

Be afraid! Be extremely afraid! A whole host of hackers are out there waiting to harness your Android for their own devices and according to experts, the data theft problem is only going to worsen. Whether it’s a rogue app which installs itself with a Trojan virus to boot or an unscrupulous soul hacking into your voicemail, your personal details are hot property should someone be able to harvest them. read more

Managing storage on Android is a bit of a convoluted affair. But with Apps2SD, you can easily clear enough space to allow you to download the latest graphics-heavy games.

The key thing to undertstand is that your phone’s storage is split between a small amount of Internal storage – where all your downloaded apps live – and a large amount of space for movies, photos and other media on SD card or (as in our video) built-in USB storage.
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Android is, without doubt, the most exciting thing to happen to mobile phones since the advent of SMS text-messenging. Even so, nobody can deny that the out-of-the-box Android experience can be underwhelming.

One of the great things about HTC’s Android handsets is that they are pre-loaded with a digital skin known as Sense. This delivers more desktop real-estate (seven home-screenscompared to five) as well as souping up your smartphone with widgets that enable you to view, at a glance, various details of your digital life, such as a Twitter feed.

The good news is that it’s easy to transform any Android handset into a smartphone superstar to make iPhone owners envious. Here’s how…
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The excitement is palpable. You’ve unwrapped your shiny new Android phone, charged the battery, and inserted the Sim. You’re ready to roll. Here’s what happens next…

Powering up

With most Android phones, as soon as you switch the handset on, a picture of the familiar robot logo is what welcomes you. Touch this and you’ll be shown how to use the onscreen virtual keyboard. This is also where you create the Google account that you will need, among other things, for buying apps. If you already have a Googlemail (or Gmail) account then you can use this instead.
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