Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Tips and Tricks
From the homescreen, press Menu – Settings – Wireless & networks – Bluetooth Settings. Check that Bluetooth is enabled and press Scan devices. Choose the desired device and press Accept. You may be asked to enter a PIN or Password.
If you are running low on tablet memory, you can look for your largest applications to uninstall. Go to Settings – Applications – Manage Applications and press Menu. This will then filter your apps by memory use
If you are watching a movie or video, it is a good idea to lock the screen orientation and buttons. Simply press the Power/Lock button.
This can also be used while recording videos, which is handy if you’re prone to accidentally pressing buttons while recording.
Go into Settings – Location and security. Then under Screen unlock settings press Change screen lock. Then chose None.
This tip is relatively obvious, but some users overlook it.
At the top of your homescreen you should see a row of 5 dots. This indicates which of the 5 homescreens you are on. Rather than flick between each screen, you can simply press one of the dots and you will jump to that homescreen.
To view your notifications, simply slide your finger down from the top of your device.
Then, from here, you can use two fingers to expand certain items. For example, this might show you the headers of your emails.
Moving your two fingers inwards contracts that item.
Go to the Android Market and search for an App called Spare Parts. Download and then open the App. Go to the Compatibility Mode and Uncheck it. Then re-check it (so the tick appears again). Then turn your tablet off by pressing Home and then turn it on again.
Once that’s done, go back to the Spare Parts App and Uncheck the compatibility box again. This time DON’T re-check it though. Then turn your tablet off and on again once more.
Once re-booted, go to Spare Parts again. If it opens in full-screen mode, then the process has worked and any other Apps that run in non-full screen mode should work.
To gain access to features such as Airplane mode WiFi, Screen Lock Orientation, Brightness and so on, double tap on the Clock in the bottom right of the screen.
Your tablet comes with a handy widget which lets you kill all running tasks. This is great if you want to quickly free up some memory.
To use the widget, press and hold for 2 seconds on a blank part of any homescreen. Then find the Program monitor widget and drag it on to your homescreen. Once that is done, press the widget and it will show you all currently running Apps. Press End all to close all running Apps.
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