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Android For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Android For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Dan Gookin
September 2020
Beginner to intermediate
368 pages
8h 1m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 21

Customize and Configure

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Changing the background image

check Working with Home screen pages

check Setting orientation

check Changing the screen brightness

check Putting shortcuts on the lock screen

check Activating keyboard feedback

check Checking predictive text

check Setting sound options

Customizing your Android doesn’t involve sprucing up the case, so put away that Bedazzler™. The kind of customization this chapter refers to involves fine-tuning the way the Android operating system presents itself. You can modify the Home screen, adjust the display, customize the keyboard, and change sounds. The goal is to truly make the device your own.

It’s Your Home Screen — and Lock Screen

The typical Android ...

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