Beginners Guide to everything Android!

[faniebraai]

There are often questions in the android threads that have been answered a lot of times. I thought that maybe we could start a "Beginners Guide" series of threads, that when one of the FAQ pops up, we can just direct the n00b to the appropriate thread. Maybe when we have a couple of these beginner threads, we can sticky an index (hopefully this one) to the Android sub forum.

With that in mind, let's start the list:

Index:
1. BG #1 - Flashing Official Samsung Firmware
2. BG #2 - How to get rid, as far as possible, of Samsung/Operator bloat, without rooting
3. ...

If you guys have any ideas on beginners guides we could do, let me know, or start one, and I'll happily add it to the index above.

 

[Akasha]

How do I get my phone to stop typing ducking? :erm:

 

[faniebraai]

How do I get my phone to stop typing ducking? :erm:

Use the F, instead of the D!

But I know you want the D, ammarite?

 

[Akasha]

Use the F, instead of the D!

But I know you want the D, ammarite?

It was actually a serious question
Was told something about swiftkey but I don't explore my phone enough to know where to find it. And yes. My phone knows duck and ducking. But it doesn't know sucking or either of those f-words

 

[faniebraai]

It was actually a serious question
Was told something about swiftkey but I don't explore my phone enough to know where to find it. And yes. My phone knows duck and ducking. But it doesn't know sucking or either of those f-words

Try this:
1. Open the swiftkey app
2. Advanced
3. Clear data on this device

 

[faniebraai]

Try this:
1. Open the swiftkey app
2. Advanced
3. Clear data on this device

Also:

1. Open the swiftkey app
2. Swiftkey Cloud
3. Delete your Swiftkey Cloud data

 

[OrbitalDawn]

SwiftKey also autocorrects to 'ducking'. Quite annoying.

 

[Johnatan56]

Add them to the dictionary, it won't correct you later.

 

[Akasha]

Heh, thanks! It's all good now

 

[EvilDarkElf]

How about a guide to flashing Cyanogen?

 

[faniebraai]

How about a guide to flashing Cyanogen?

Could work, but it is a little device dependent on where you get what... especially in the rooting part of it.

Let me see what I can conger up to make it as much device agnostic as possible.

Thanks for the idea.

 

[EvilDarkElf]

Thanks. Even a general idea with links would be great.

 

[satanboy]

What if I added a incorrectly spelled word, how do I delete just that?

 

[faniebraai]

Thanks. Even a general idea with links would be great.

cool.

 

[faniebraai]

What if I added a incorrectly spelled word, how do I delete just that?

format... install linux

 

[faniebraai]

What if I added a incorrectly spelled word, how do I delete just that?

http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-...onary-add-and-remove-words-on-Android_id65436

 

[SeRpEnT]

Nice thread. Well done Fanie. Now for a new thread suggestion: Upgrade from iphone to Android for dummies.

 

[NiTeD]

Nice thread. Well done Fanie. Now for a new thread suggestion: Upgrade from iphone to Android for dummies.

Downgrade you mean?

 

[faniebraai]

I've tried looking last night to get a generic guide together for Cyanogenmod, but it seems impossible. There are no solid standard rooting methods, and one really needs to dive into XDA to find the most suitable and/or popular method to do it.

>sad panda is sad

Anything else?

 

[faniebraai]

Added another guide: (OP updated)

BG #2 - How to get rid, as far as possible, of Samsung/Operator bloat, without rooting

Might be silly for some, but not everybody is an expert like you