November 2021
Beginner to intermediate
336 pages
7h 29m
English
Content preview from Android Smartphones For Seniors For Dummies
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Chapter 2
Buying Your Android Smartphone and Accessories
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting the feel of a phone
Figuring out which options are important
Knowing where to buy a phone
Targeting accessories you want
Making a decision on a new smartphone is a big job. You’ll probably depend on this little device for the next five years. Because phones are personal tools, when you find the right phone, you don’t want to let go. That’s okay, too. You can find many uses for older phones — even when you buy a new one.
As you do with a car, you can buy, directly from the manufacturer, a used phone that’s “certified preowned.” Also like a car, a smartphone loses value the minute you walk out of the store. But a flagship (top-of-the-line) phone from a couple of years back may fulfill your every need at a quarter of the new-phone price.
In this chapter, I help you center your search on which phone features and options you need to look for and how to make a solid decision.
Investigate First — Then Make a Buying Decision
You’ll find a dizzying assortment of smartphones to choose from in the Android world ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.