Android Smartphones For Dummies

Chapter 16

Keeping It Social

IN THIS CHAPTER

Exploring the basics of social media

Finding and installing social media apps

Staying in touch with millions of your closest friends

Social media can be a sounding board of new thought and ideas, a vehicle for expressing oneself in ways you could not otherwise do, and a method for keeping in contact with friends and family that may be spread around the globe. In addition, social media is a highly visual form of communication. Many social media posts consist of pictures, videos, and text. Given that your Android smartphone has a very capable camera and an internet connection included, it is the perfect device for creating and uploading social media content. Whatever your reason for using social media might be, one of the best platforms to use social media apps is your Android smartphone. In this chapter, you discover how to download and install social media apps and then use those apps on your phone.

Installing Social Media Apps

Installing new social media apps is a breeze on your Android smartphone. To begin, open the Play Store. A quick search for “social media apps” yields hundreds of results — from the most popular household names ...