A wide range of apps greatly expands the capabilities of your Android tablet .
A tablet is a wonderful thing. As soon as you get it out of its box you can do all manner of things with it, from send email to browse the Web, manage your diary, text your friends, take photos or play games.
But if you ignore the apps market you are putting your tablet at a severe and serious disadvantage. One of the reasons for the popularity of Google Android tablets and the iPad is the superb Android Market and Apple App Store.
There are tens of thousands of apps available and they cover just about any subject you can think of.There are programs for serious stuff such as word processing or spreadsheets - you know, the kinds of things that you might do at work.There are apps for leisure, and for gaming. And in between there are thousands of apps for hobbyists, for practical activities, really just about everything you could possibly want to do.
That's great, of course. But even better, many of these are free.This means that there's no initial outlay of money before you find out whether or not you actually find an app useful.
The big plus point here is that you can try it out and if it doesn't suit, you can delete it.You can test out a number of different apps that do similar things, and choose the one that suits you the best.The difference between an app that works for you and one that works for someone else can be very small, maybe just a difference in look and feel, maybe the presence of one extra small feature, so this is a great way of making sure everything is just as you like it.
The huge variety of apps available means your tablet never feels old or tired. As your interests change, you can find apps that help you pursue them. As you complete one game, you can find another to help you relax. And with new ones popping up all the time there's a constant changeover in terms of what's available. By making the most of applications you can keep your Android tablet fresh all the time.
The Android Market is the main way of getting third-party apps onto your Android tablet. But it might not be the only way available to you. Samsung, for example, also has an Android app store, and this is preinstalled onto all its Android smartphones and tablets. It has different apps to those you'll find in the Android Market, and again some are free, some are charged for.There are fewer apps available in the Samsung app store than the Android Market, but it's nice to have two separate sources of software at your fingertips.
APP INSTALLED
After choosing an app. it downloads and the status is updated at the top of the screen.You'II get a notification like this when an installation is completed.
SEARCH
If you want to search for a specific app, or a topic, tap this icon.You can then type in what you are looking for within the Android Market.
WHAT TYPE OF APP?
Tap any of the three icons to see apps, games or apps you've already got installed on your Android tablet.
FEATURED APPS
This list is of featured apps - the ones chat the Market wants to draw your attention to.You can scroll vertically to extend the list further. Tap any app to see more information about it.
1 FIND THE MARKET APP
If there is an icon labelled 'Market' on the home screen tap it. If not, open the Applications menu and scroll until you see the Market app, then tap it.
2 FIND AN APP
Let's look for an app called Evernote. It's a note-taking program with Web synchronising. Tap the magnifying glass icon at the top of the screen, then start typing 'Evernote'.
3 LOCATE THE APP
Tap 'Evernote' in the listing below the search box. A new window opens and lists a lot of different apps, with the Evernote app we are looking for at the head of the list.
4 MORE INFORMATION
Tap 'Evernote' and the application window opens.You can see information about it Scroll down the page and you can see screen shots and some user reviews.
5 EVEN MORE INFORMATION
Tap 'More' and you can see more derailed information about the application, telling you more about what it does and changes found in the most recent update.
6 ACCEPT PERMISSION
Towards the top of the page is the word 'Install'. Beneath it is the word 'Free' indicating that there's no charge for this app.Tap 'Free' and a new screen appears asking you to accept the permissions the app needs.Tap 'OK'.
7 INSTALL
A message saying 'Your item will be downloaded' appears, and in the top row of the screen a download symbol appears.Wait for that to disappear, and you'll see a notification that the app has been installed.
8 RUN
Go to the apps list and find the application,Tap its icon and the app will run.To put it on a home screen, tap and hold the icon and drop it when it appears on the home screen.
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There are thousands of applications in the Android Market. You can look for a specific one by name, or enter general search terms.
A tablet is a wonderful thing. As soon as you get it out of its box you can do all manner of things with it, from send email to browse the Web, manage your diary, text your friends, take photos or play games.
But if you ignore the apps market you are putting your tablet at a severe and serious disadvantage. One of the reasons for the popularity of Google Android tablets and the iPad is the superb Android Market and Apple App Store.
There are tens of thousands of apps available and they cover just about any subject you can think of.There are programs for serious stuff such as word processing or spreadsheets - you know, the kinds of things that you might do at work.There are apps for leisure, and for gaming. And in between there are thousands of apps for hobbyists, for practical activities, really just about everything you could possibly want to do.
That's great, of course. But even better, many of these are free.This means that there's no initial outlay of money before you find out whether or not you actually find an app useful.
The big plus point here is that you can try it out and if it doesn't suit, you can delete it.You can test out a number of different apps that do similar things, and choose the one that suits you the best.The difference between an app that works for you and one that works for someone else can be very small, maybe just a difference in look and feel, maybe the presence of one extra small feature, so this is a great way of making sure everything is just as you like it.
The huge variety of apps available means your tablet never feels old or tired. As your interests change, you can find apps that help you pursue them. As you complete one game, you can find another to help you relax. And with new ones popping up all the time there's a constant changeover in terms of what's available. By making the most of applications you can keep your Android tablet fresh all the time.
The Android Market is the main way of getting third-party apps onto your Android tablet. But it might not be the only way available to you. Samsung, for example, also has an Android app store, and this is preinstalled onto all its Android smartphones and tablets. It has different apps to those you'll find in the Android Market, and again some are free, some are charged for.There are fewer apps available in the Samsung app store than the Android Market, but it's nice to have two separate sources of software at your fingertips.
"There are tens of thousands of apps covering just about any subject you can think of"
After choosing an app. it downloads and the status is updated at the top of the screen.You'II get a notification like this when an installation is completed.
SEARCH
If you want to search for a specific app, or a topic, tap this icon.You can then type in what you are looking for within the Android Market.
WHAT TYPE OF APP?
Tap any of the three icons to see apps, games or apps you've already got installed on your Android tablet.
FEATURED APPS
This list is of featured apps - the ones chat the Market wants to draw your attention to.You can scroll vertically to extend the list further. Tap any app to see more information about it.
If there is an icon labelled 'Market' on the home screen tap it. If not, open the Applications menu and scroll until you see the Market app, then tap it.
Let's look for an app called Evernote. It's a note-taking program with Web synchronising. Tap the magnifying glass icon at the top of the screen, then start typing 'Evernote'.
Tap 'Evernote' in the listing below the search box. A new window opens and lists a lot of different apps, with the Evernote app we are looking for at the head of the list.
Tap 'Evernote' and the application window opens.You can see information about it Scroll down the page and you can see screen shots and some user reviews.
TIPS &TRICKS
As well as having thousands of apps, the Android Market also has a lot of widgets you can get to augment those that come on your tablet. Go to the Market and search for 'widget'.
As well as having thousands of apps, the Android Market also has a lot of widgets you can get to augment those that come on your tablet. Go to the Market and search for 'widget'.
Tap 'More' and you can see more derailed information about the application, telling you more about what it does and changes found in the most recent update.
Towards the top of the page is the word 'Install'. Beneath it is the word 'Free' indicating that there's no charge for this app.Tap 'Free' and a new screen appears asking you to accept the permissions the app needs.Tap 'OK'.
A message saying 'Your item will be downloaded' appears, and in the top row of the screen a download symbol appears.Wait for that to disappear, and you'll see a notification that the app has been installed.
Go to the apps list and find the application,Tap its icon and the app will run.To put it on a home screen, tap and hold the icon and drop it when it appears on the home screen.
To pay for charged apps you will need a Google account. You can set this up on the Web and you'll need to input credit card details. Apps you pay for can be downloaded again, for example if you reset your Android tablet, as long as you sign in with the same Google account.
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