7 things you must do with your new phone - DinSide

WHAT NOW? You opened up your new smartphone, but what’s next? Here are some tips from us! (Photo: Ole Petter Stokke Baugerød)

Saturday, 28/12/13 at 06:00 am

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DinSide Did you get a brand new smartphone of Santa Claus this year? Or have you bought one for the money you got?

Here is a checklist every new smart phone owners should undergo when they start up phones for the first time, whether it is perfectly iPhone, Android or Windows Phone.

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Secure your phone with a password:

We can not stress it enough times, but it is the key factor that you secure your phone with a passcode lock or password.

That way you ensure that unauthorized access to both the phone and its contents, and for many may particularly the latter being critical.

(Photo: KIRSTI Østvang)

• On your Android phone, go to Settings> Security> Screen
• On your iPhone, go to Settings> General> Passcode Lock
• Windows Phone, go to Settings> Lock Screen> Password
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  Read also: How mobile battery last longer
  

  Apply one tracking service:

  At least as important as using passwords. This would be glad to have done if you ever lose or have your phone stolen.

  With a tracking service will be able to track it down, lock it or remotely wipe data from a distance. The iPhone is the “Find My iPhone” that apply, while Android has including “Android Enhetsbehaling.” Windows Phone users have “Find My Phone”.

  Read also:
  To ensure the iPhone against theft
  Securing Android phone against theft

  Turn off annoying sounds:

  Ringtones and other warning sounds can be both handsome and necessary, but not always. They can also be of great irritation to those around you. Therefore a thorough review of the audio settings on your phone.

  The first thing I do when I set up a new phone is to turn off the clicking sound of the keyboard. Others around me should be able to live with an incoming text message now and then, but to torment them every time I enter text, is unnecessary.

• To turn off keyboard clicking on an Android phone, go to settings of your keyboard.
• The iPhone made it through Settings> Sounds> Keyboard Tapping .
• In Windows Phone go to Settings> Ringtones + sounds> Keystrokes.
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  Turn on automatic uploading of images:

  To connect your phone to your PC to back up your photos is simple, but it’s still a hassle to do the job manually. Fortunately, there are ways to automatically backup your photos in the cloud on completely cable free.

• Do you have iPhone, you can use iCloud for this purpose. Just go to Settings> iCloud> Photo and turn on “My Photostream”.
• you use Windows Phone, you can use SkyDrive. Just go to Settings> Backup> Images .
• Do you have an Android phone, you can use the app to Google+, which often included as standard. Go to settings and turn on a feature called “Auto Store”.
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  Read more: How to transfer photos from mobile to PC
  

  Watch mobile data usage:

  Some mobile subscriptions gives you free use of the data, but it is always wise to make sure how much mobile data you use, so you avoid the high bills.

  There are apps that help you with it, such as Onavo Count (iPhone, Android), Data Usage (iPhone) and 3G Watchdog (Android).

  Android also has a built-in tool. Go into the settings for “Wireless & networks” and look for an alternative for consumption. You can get an overview of data usage and set up alerts that ensure you do not exceed the limits you set up.

  Windows Phone has a similar feature called “Data Sense”.

  See also: Monitor the amount of data traffic using

  Check for updates:

  New phones often come with a new version of an operating system, but within they’ve got their new phone in their own hands, it may already be a new system update.

  You may want to check for, then such a service can offer new features and fixes security holes and other bugs. On all phones do this from the Settings menu.

  may also want to check for updates to pre-installed apps, as you sometimes do not get access to new features without having the latest version of an app .

  Read also:
  To update your iPhone
  Updating Android

  Download any apps

  Once you have spent some time getting familiar with the built-in apps, head to your nearest app store where you can pick up all sorts of types of new applications, be it games, apps for watching movies, apps that help you get in better shape and so on.

  For tredjepartsappene for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone, respectively Android Market, App Store or Windows Store. If you need some tips on what apps you should check out, you can see some of our recommendations in these articles:

• 10 apps for all smart phones
• Useful apps for students
• Five games that trims the brain
• The apps that keep track of passwords
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  Have an Android phone, you can install apps by the way, in a very smart way

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