Android 4.0 Tips and Tricks #2

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Russ
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Welcome to the second post in our series of guides to getting up and running with Android 4.0 Ice Cream...

Welcome to the second post in our series of guides to getting up and running with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Change the wallpaper

Wallpaper are images from Gallery (pictures that you took with Camera, synced from Picasa, and so on), still images included with the system and live images (such as an animation or a map that centres on your location). They take the place of the default background for your Home screens.

  1. Touch & hold anywhere on a Home screen that’s not occupied.A list of options appears.
  2. Touch a wallpaper source:Gallery. Choose from pictures that you’ve taken with Camera or downloaded to your device.Live Wallpaper. Choose from a scrolling list of animated wallpaper.Wallpaper. Choose from thumbnails of default images or touch a thumbnail for a larger version.You can download additional wallpaper from Android Market.
  3. To set wallpaper, touch OK at the top of the screen (for Gallery images) or Set wallpaper.

Set ringtone & other sounds

Your phone uses sounds and vibrations to communicate with you, including ringtones, notifications, alarms and navigation feedback. You can customise any of these sounds, as well as control their volume and the volume for music, videos, games and other media.

Change default ringtone

To change the default ringtone for incoming calls:

  1. From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon .
  2. Touch Device > Sound > Phone ringtone.Touch a ringtone to select and hear it. Touch OK to confirm your final selection.To adjust the ringtone for an individual caller, go to that person’s contact card in the People app, touch Menu for that card and then Set ringtone.

Set ringtone to Vibrate

You have several options for controlling when your phone vibrates. To turn Vibrate on or off easily for incoming calls, follow these steps:

  1. From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon .
  2. Touch Device > Sound > Vibrate.
  3. Touch Only in Silent mode.
  4. To activate Vibrate, press the Volume key (on the left-hand side of your phone) down until you feel the phone vibrate. To resume normal ringing, press the Volume key up.

Change other Sound settings

To change other sounds and vibrations, go to Settings > Device > Sound and touch the one that you want:

  • Volumes sets the master volume separately for music, ringtones & notifications and alarms. You can still use the physical volume control on the phone to raise or lower the volume of whatever sound is currently playing.
  • Vibrate controls vibration feedback across the entire phone.
  • Silent mode turns off all sounds.
  • Default notification announces the arrival of notifications unless you specify a different sound in an individual app.
  • System settings control feedback sounds and vibrations for standard actions performed with your phone.
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