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Android phone: Getting started
The courses in this topic guide you through safely setting up your new or pre-owned Android phone. Each course contains an instructional video that you can follow to set up your Android phone and customise it to suit you. We recommend watching each of the videos on a computer so you can use your phone to complete the set-up steps as you go.
Identifying your Android phone: Some of the most popular Android phones are made by Samsung and Google, but not all Android devices have easy-to-spot logos. If you’re unsure if you have an Android phone or an iPhone, you can easily find out by looking at the back of your phone. If you can see an Apple logo on the back of your phone, then you have an iPhone and should look at our Apple iPhone courses.
Android phone: Interactive guide
This interactive guide is a fun way to find out more about the features of your phone. Simply click on one of the pulsing circles to see short, easy to follow demonstrations and information cards.
Android phone: Prepare to set up
This course is for anyone who has just been given a pre-owned Android phone and wants to remove the previous owner’s details in readiness to set it up for their own personal use.
Android phone: Set up
This course is for anyone who has a brand new Android phone, or has completed course 1 above. This course shows you step-by-step how to set up your Android phone safely from scratch.
Android phone: Security & privacy
A guide to making sure your Android phone is set up securely including an overview of the main security and privacy settings and what they do.
Android phone: Accessibility
Learn how your Android phone can assist your day-to-day living, including useful features like voice-to-text, magnifying glass and more.
Android phone: System settings
Learn to customise your Android phone to suit you, including changing your ring tone and alerts, setting your preferred language, date and time zone and much more.
Android phone: Quick settings
That handy little menu that you can call up anytime. The quick settings menu allows you to add and delete shortcuts, change the screen brightness, contrast and more.
Android phone: Notifications
Find out what notifications are and how to manage them so you can get messages and alerts when you need them.