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Getting Started With Your New Android Phone or Tablet

You have just picked up you new Android device and want to find out more?
Welcome, you have come to the right place. Have a look to see just what you got yourself into, and you'll feel even better about your choice when we're finished.

What is Android?

Android is an operating system for mobile devices, designed and maintained by developers at Google and they have done an excellent job at it.

If you have decided to switch to Android, you are in good company. At the time of this writing, close to 500,000 new Android devices are activated each day.

Android User's Guide and Tutorial

For a first introduction to Android, please have a look at the Android User's Guide from Google.

It includes detailed information on topics like and many more.

For device-specific usage instructions, please refer to the User's Guide you received with your new device.

Get the Most Out of Your New Android Device

Now - what can you do with your new device to make it an even more useful or entertaining companion? With the number of Android apps available approaching 350,000, there is a good chance that whatever it is you want to do, there will be an app for it. But how do you easily find high quality apps without spending lots of time and money or putting your privacy or security at risk?

With the vast number of apps available, you can imagine that not all of these apps are worth your time or money. In fact, more than 95% of them are either irrelevant, redundant or even harmful as they may contain spyware or trojans trying to steal your personal information or your money.

But, make no mistake, there are still plenty of extremely useful Android apps and excellent games available - especially beyond the usual toplists - but they can be extremely hard to find with all the clutter around.

There is a solution to this issue: filter out all the "noise" and keep just the high quality apps in an easy-to-search database. This is exactly what SmartAppfinder does for you.

Installing SmartAppFinder on Your Android Device

To be able to use SmartAppfinder on your Android phone or tablet, you have to install the SmartAppFinder app first. Please go to the Home screen of your Android device, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Applications, and allow installations from Unknown Sources before you start the download below.

Download SmartAppFinder

 

Note: Allowing installations from Unknown Sources is safe only if you are installing apps from SmartAppFinder because all our apps are checked for security issues, but be careful when you are visiting other Android websites.

Finding New Apps for Your Android Phone or Tablet

Our apps database has been thoroughly organized and indexed using categories and keywords, providing quick search tags to help you to quickly find the applications you are looking for.

Applications can be downloaded from our servers. Free applications can be downloaded directly, whereas commercial applications are only available for registered users after completing a purchase.

Recommended Apps for Android Phones

Here are our top recommendations for your Android phone:

Pandora® internet radio free
Pandora radio is a personalized radio service that streams music on your phon...
TweetCaster for Twitter free
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ScoreMobile for Android free
ScoreMobile for Android: NFL & NCAA Football, MLB, Tennis, PGA, NASCAR & more...
SPB TV free
SPB TV - Stay Tuned On the Go! Use SPB TV to watch live and video-on-demand T...
Dropbox free
Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. Dropbox is...
Kindle free
Kindle books on your phone including thousands of free books. No Kindle requi...
FriendCaster Pro for Facebook $4.99
FriendCaster Pro - the best Facebook experience on Android devices, with no a...
Fandango Movies for Phones free
Find movie & theater listings, watch trailers, view fan ratings & buy tix fas...
Speedtest.net Mobile free
Speedtest.net Mobile is a native version of the most popular broadband testin...
Urbanspoon free
Can't decide where to eat? Urbanspoon can help. Shake your phone and Urbanspo...
Star Chart $3.14
Star Chart The best selling smart phone astronomy app comes to Android! Now ...
Pulse News free
Meet Pulse. A beautiful application that makes reading news fun and engaging....

Recommended Apps for Android Tablets

These are our top recommendations for Android tablets:

ASTRO File Manager free
ASTRO File Manager helps manage pictures, music, videos and files on your dev...
Wikinvest Portfolio HD free
Track all of your investment accounts, all in one place with Wikinvest Portfo...
Fandango Movies for Tablets free
Find movie & theater listings, watch trailers, view fan ratings & buy tix fas...
Music Unlimited Tablet App free
Millions of songs and ad free channels across multiple devices. Subscribe tod...
Polycom® RealPresence™ Mobile free
An easy-to-use app for enterprise-quality mobile video conferencing. IMPORTA...
Beautiful Notes for Honeycomb $1.99
Beautiful Notes is a tablet optimized note-taking and todolist-management pro...
Writepad Stylus $0.99
Writepad is made specifically for stylus handwriting on a tablet. Useful for ...
Magic Defenders HD $1.34
Ready for magic circles, spells and an endless army of orcs? Be the hero and...
Craigslist HD for Tablets free
Browse Craigslist quickly and easily on your Android tablet! CraigslistHD fo...
The Times newspaper free
Welcome to our latest edition – The Times on Android tablet - Enjoy a 30-d...
Thoora free
Discover all the best content on the web for your favorite topics! Say hello...
aVia Media Player free
aVia simplifies accessing personal media with one, easy to use, media player....

If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@smartappfinder.com.