Post on 14-Apr-2017
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mWater overview
The mWater Explorer app is used for data collection on mobile smart phones and tablets.
The data is uploaded to an online (cloud) database. The upload requires a Wi-Fi connection or mobile data (3G or 4G) connection.
The mWater Portal is a website that allows mWater users to design survey forms for use in the Explorer app. In the Portal users can also review and analyse data uploaded from the app.
This information is also stored in the online database. Both the app and the portal access information collected through the database.
Android Basics
Android Smartphone basics
Damage prevention
Liquids• Don’t carry the phone with liquids• Don’t use in the rain• Don’t carry it or use it in the toilet!
If the phone gets wet, remove the cover and battery and place ALL parts in a bag of dry, uncooked rice for two days.
Dropping• Don’t carry the phone whilst
holding many other things• Dropping will likely cause the
phone to stop functioning• Some parts may be replaced but
this is costly• Consider buying a case and a
screen protector
Android Smartphone basics
Damage prevention
Loss or theft• Immediately tell your supervisor• Account associated with the phone
should be deleted to protect data that the phone contains
Antivirus• Use antivirus to protect your
device from files that others may share with you• Use Google PlayStore to
download an anti-virus, e.g. Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus
Android Smartphone basics
Basic skills• Turning phone on/off• Sleep/lock screen• Clicking, dragging and long pressing• Viewing apps• Opening apps and leaving them• Typing
Android Smartphone basics
Power button –Turning on & off
Volume button – Turning volume up & down
External buttons
Android Smartphone basics
Short press Power button to lock and
sleep / wake
Navigation buttons Sleep & wake
Short pressing the power button will make the phone “sleep” – saving battery. It will also lock the screen. The screen will go off (go black). To start the screen again, short press the power button again and unlock it.
Navigate (move) around the phone using the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen.
Android Smartphone basics
Types of touches
Drag to unlock the screen
Unlock the screen
Use different touches to perform different actions on the phone.
Drag from the centre to the edge of the screen to unlock the phone.
Viewing apps
Getting around in Android
Some apps are visible
in the home screen
Other apps can be found by pressing the menu
button
Click apps to open them
Opening apps and exiting them
Getting around in Android
Click app to open
Click home screen to exit
Back to home screen
Typing in Android
Getting around in Android
Current word is underlined
Suggestions
Keyboard
Go to QuickOffice- open New document
Practice typing and changing the keyboard to numbers and symbols
Space Bar
Enter button
Selecting numbers key will bring numbers and symbols
Selecting symbols key will bring more symbols
Return back to numbers and letters keyboards
Android Smartphone basics
Charging the phone
• Keep your phone charged – check the battery regularly.• Use wall chargers, car chargers and block (portable battery) chargers.• Switch your phone off at the end of the work day / overnight. • Do NOT switch it off when you are in the field collecting data – if you are
offline you cannot log back in to the mWater app when you switch the phone back on. You may lose data that you have collected with the app.• Keep your phone in a secure place when you are charging it.• Try only to charge your phone when the battery is low – charging it too
often will cause the battery to wear out more quickly
Getting around in AndroidNotifications and Settings
Notifications- shows emails, required
system & app updates,
missed calls etc.
Quick Settings menu
- easily view brightness,
settings, Wi-Fi, Network signal,
battery, Bluetooth and GPS
All Settings- see all
settings for the phone and apps
From top right hand corner,
drag down the screen
Clear notifications
Getting around in AndroidWi-Fi connection
Open quick settings
Wi-Fi is connected if the Wi-Fi icon is white
Select Wi-Fi networks by clicking the Wi-Fi icon
Switch Wi-Fi on and off with the slider
Wi-Fi connection is off with these icons
Wi-Fi is on
Switch Wi-Fi networks by clicking on options in the list
Wi-Fi is off
Getting around in AndroidMobile data connection
Open quick settings
Mobile data is on if there is a letter E, G or H next to the network signal icon
Check mobile data by clicking the network signal icon
Switch data on and off with the slider
Mobile data is off with these icons
Mobile data is on
Check data usage in the graph
Mobile data is off
Getting around in AndroidForce Closing Apps
Click app list button to show
list of open apps
Swipe the app left or right, off the screen,
to force close
App no longer shows in app list
Force closing apps may be useful when:
• The app freezes• There is a different error
with the app• The phone is very slow
(there are many apps open and they are slowing the phone down) – in this case close all the apps in the app list
Getting around in AndroidUpdating Apps
Updating apps is important to know that you are using the most recent version of the app.
App developers will always make small improvements and fixes to the app that become available through updates.
Open the Google Play Store
Click the profile icon at the top of the screen. Click
My apps
Click Update All. Apps which need updates will show
“Update” next to them
Apps that do not need update will show “Installed”
next to them
Android Smartphone basicsSaving the batteryIf you are at risk of losing power while working:Leaving GPS on can drain the phone’s battery more quickly. Turn GPS off by going to Quick Settings and clicking GPS to switch it off.Switch GPS back on before starting work with mWater.Be sure to turn GPS back on when you again need it.Ensure the GPS is in High Accuracy mode when it is switched back on.
Android Smartphone basics
Using data:
Organizations should provide enumerators with a data bundle allowance to complete their work. mWater encourages enumerators to play on Facebook in their own time. Data bundles should be adequate for this. If users consume all of this data, you must purchase extra data at your own expense.
Some apps will use more data than others:• Apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger will not use much data• Apps like YouTube and Facebook (watching videos) will use lots of data• Websites where you can watch videos will use lots of data (using the Google
Chrome browser)
Android Smartphone basicsChanging the SIM card (images from Moto E Android)
For most Android mobiles, change the SIM card remove the cover from the back of the phone.
At the side of the phone opposite the power button, lightly press the side of the SIM card – it will pop out.
Gently push in the new SIM card, until you feel/hear the spring click and the SIM card is all the way in the phone, no longer visible from the outside.
Try to avoid changing the SIM card too much as it can damage both the SIM card and the phone, and allows dirt and dust to enter.