Timmy P7000 User Manual
Using Android mobile phones
Timmy P7000 is used as an example
The Timmy is a low cost but very useful smartphone, available in several models.
This guide is specifically for the top P7000 model, but others are similar.
It is one of the ANDROID system of smartphones.
It comes with a useful book type cover case which helps protect the phone and also
has an interactive window.
To start: Press and hold ON Off switch for a few seconds until it starts.
To put to sleep: Press briefly (saves battery)
To wake up: Press briefly
To shut down: Press and hold, then tap Power off
The Back button is used to step back through current actions.
The Home screen button is used to display the Home screen
The Menu button enables adding of wallpapers and widgets.
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Volume up/down
Camera & Flash/torch
Also Finger print sensor
Home screen
button
Speaker
Ear phone
Front camera
Menu
button
Back
button
On Off switch
The Home screen is the main screen of 2 or 3
working screens. On these screens you place
your Favorite APPs, with the most used on the
home screen. The larger o the 3 white dots show
which screen is active.
You can add further working screens if needed.
If you have APPs which you seldom use you can
remove them from the working screens by tap and
hold, then drag to the delete bin which appears at
the top.
This does not uninstall the APP, simply removes
the copy from the working screen.
Generally there are at least 2 Home screens.
The set of 5 icons at the bottom of the working screens
can be changed, but these are some of the usual ones.
Phone Contacts All APPs Gmail Internet
The “All APPs” screens are the storeroom of all APPs
currently installed on your mobile.
You can open an APP from there, but for APPs you use
frequently, it is desirable to tap, hold and drag onto one
of the working screens.
This puts a copy on the working screen for quick access.
There could be 2 or more screens of all APPs provided.
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All APPs screen
1 of 2
Home screen
1 of 2
Working screens
What accounts do you need to operate?
At least – 2 accounts
1. An account with the mobile service provider (may also be known as ISP or Internet
Service Provider), such as Telstra, TPG, Optus, Aldi, or one of many others. You need
to register or sign up either on line or at the service provider’s shop.
You will need to provide credit card or bank account details from which to pay the
fees, also proof of identity, full name, date of birth, address, passport or driver’s
licence or other proof.
2. An account with Google for access to additional APPs, (applications) and other
facilities such as a Gmail address, backups etc. Again proof of identity is needed. If
you wish to purchase paid Apps you will also need to provide a credit card or bank
details. These can be added later.
What does your phone come with?
All Android phones have built in APPs for:Phone calls, Texting, Contacts, Internet browsing,
Taking photos, Showing photos (Gallery), Time and date,
Play store (source of more APPs), Settings (change phone settings),
Gmail, Calculator, and many others.
There are generally more built in APPs, such as Music, Radio and many others.
These can differ for each make and model of phone. These built in APPs are
permanently installed and are not uninstallable (without serious intrusion), but you
don’t have to use them. Some may already be shown on the main screen/s, but can be
removed from the main screen/s if not needed. Others can be added to the main
screen as required.
There can be so many that they are often called “bloatware”.
You can start an APP by tapping on it from either the main screens (more convenient)
or the APPs screens.
Holding the Home button for 2 or 3 seconds will display all recently used APPs. You
can then quickly open any APP by tapping on it. You can clear all recent APPs by
tapping on the garbage bin icon at the bottom.
More on using the phone later ----.
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