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Test Your Smartphone Smarts #7

Here is the seventh in our series of Review Questions from our “What Does This Button Do?” show. These can’t be graded, but if you want to see the discussion of our answers to these questions, you can click the link provided. The link will take you to the time in the specific episode where we start the discussion of review questions. Since we have produced 86 episodes so far, this “Test Your Smartphone Smarts” will be an ongoing series of posts here.

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Episode #25: Photo Organization Show Notes

  • Pictures taken with your iPad/iPhone can be viewed in the Photos app. To see them grouped by date/place you need to tap on which option?
    A. Photos B. Shared C. Albums
  • 3.To add pictures to your Favorites on iPhone/iPad, you view the favorite picture then tap on what button?
  • 6.T/F: On Android, if you’re seeing an Album for Picasa, you can eliminate it by tapping the menu->Content to Display->Uncheck Picasa
 42:49
Episode #26: Google Maps Show Notes

  • When using google maps and the view gets twisted, how do you return to North is Up view?
  • How do you see Street View?
  • When you locate a place, you should see Info cards on that place. If you don’t see them, what do you do?
 41:06
Episode #28: Web Browsing Show Notes

  • To Browse to a website, you need a browser: Name 2
  • How can you save a website as an icon on your home screen – like an app?
 38:08
Episode #29: Data Usage Show Notes

  • What are 2 ways to check your Data usage?
  • What is the only way to be sure you are not using Cellular data at any given time?
  • Can you tell what Apps are using the most Data?
 42:4

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#01 Home Button. What Does This Button Do?

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  1. Basics: “What is the Home button” on both Android and Apple devices.
  2. Samsung Galaxy S5 Tip: Alphabetize Apps
  3. App of the Week: Keyring
  4. Viewer Question: How do you print from iPad’s Calendar?
  5. Review Questions

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