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Are you getting the most out of Android? You may not know it, but some of the Google operating system's most useful features may not be in plain view.
你的安卓(Android)系統(tǒng)物盡其用了嗎？你或許還不知道吧，谷歌(Google)的這個(gè)操作系統(tǒng)中一些最有用的功能可能并不是讓人一目了然。
This week, I gathered 10 tricks that could make using an Android device easier and more enjoyable. Since only a handful of devices currently run the latest Android operating system, known as Jelly Bean, I focused on features that work on the more prevalent version of Android known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Many of these tips work on devices that run Jelly Bean and some work on earlier versions of Android. Since there are so many Android phone models, names and wording may differ in some of these steps.
Google你用手機(jī)拍攝的任何照片或視頻都可自動保存到Google+中一個(gè)名為“即時(shí)上傳”的私人（默認(rèn)）文件夾中。前不久，我收集了10個(gè)能讓安卓設(shè)備用起來更加便利、更加愉快的竅門。由于只有少數(shù)一些設(shè)備運(yùn)行被稱為“Jelly Bean”的最新的安卓操作系統(tǒng)，因此我主要關(guān)注的是那些在更加常見的安卓版本──Ice Cream Sandwich──上可用的功能。其中許多技巧都可在運(yùn)行Jelly Bean系統(tǒng)的設(shè)備上運(yùn)用，有一些也適用于更早版本的安卓。由于搭載安卓系統(tǒng)的手機(jī)機(jī)型非常之多，其中一些操作步驟涉及的名稱與說法可能會各有差異。
1. Easier Keyboarding
1. 更簡便的鍵盤輸入
To avoid switching from Android's letter keyboard to its number and symbol keyboard, hold down the period key to see commonly used punctuation marks and symbols. Slide your finger to the menu that appears, lifting it to select the right key.
為了免卻從安卓的字母鍵盤切換到數(shù)字與符號鍵盤的麻煩，按下點(diǎn)號鍵便可看見常用的標(biāo)點(diǎn)與其他符號。將手指滑至出現(xiàn)的菜單上，然后抬起手指選擇正確的鍵。
If you can't stand tapping on glass to type on a virtual keyboard, try not lifting your fingers as much. Many Android devices come preloaded with Swype, which lets you type by dragging your finger from one letter to the next; lift your finger up when the word ends. It's remarkably accurate. To see if Swype is running on your device, spell out a word without lifting your finger. If connecting lines don't appear between each letter, tap and hold the space bar to see the Select Input Method screen and choose Swype. You can still type the old way, tapping one key at a time.
如果你不喜歡點(diǎn)擊屏幕來在虛擬鍵盤上打字，那么你可以選擇不要抬起手指。許多安卓設(shè)備出廠時(shí)都預(yù)裝了滑行輸入法Swype，通過它可以將手指在字母和字母之間滑動來打字，寫完一個(gè)詞后再將手指抬起。若要查看你的手機(jī)是否安裝了Swype，試著不要抬起手指拼寫一個(gè)詞。如果字母之間沒有連線，那就點(diǎn)擊空格鍵并將其按住以使“選擇輸入法”屏幕顯示出來，然后再選擇“Swype”。此外，你依然可以按老方法每次按一個(gè)鍵來打字。
2. Unlock With Your Face
2. 臉部識別解鎖
Instead of tracing a pattern on a screen or typing in a PIN, hold your Android device up and stare into its front-facing camera for a second to unlock it. This isn't as secure as other methods and doesn't always work, but it can be fun to use. To set this up go to Settings, Security, Screen Lock and choose Face Unlock. Set a backup PIN or pattern to trace for those moments when face detection doesn't work.
若要將安卓設(shè)備解鎖，你不必在屏幕上滑動解鎖圖標(biāo)或是輸入個(gè)人識別碼，只需把你的設(shè)備舉起來，然后盯住它的前置攝像頭一秒鐘時(shí)間。這個(gè)方法并不如其他方法那么保險(xiǎn)，而且也不是一直都有用，但是用起來倒是很有意思。若要設(shè)置這個(gè)功能，可選擇“設(shè)置”->“安全”->“屏幕解鎖”，然后選擇“臉部識別解鎖”。你還可設(shè)置一個(gè)備用的個(gè)人識別碼或是解鎖圖案以備臉部識別不起作用之時(shí)使用。
3. Screen Shots Made Simple
3. 輕松截屏
Capture a still image of any screen you're looking at by simultaneously pressing the power button and the volume down button. Find your screen shot in your Gallery under Screenshots or in the Notifications shade, which pulls down from the top of the screen. This feature only works in Android devices running Ice Cream Sandwich or later.
同時(shí)按下電源按鈕和音量降低鍵可截取你正在觀看的任何屏幕的靜態(tài)圖片。你可在“截屏”目錄下的“圖庫”或是“通知欄”（可把它從屏幕頂端拉下）中找到你的截屏。該功能只適用于搭載Ice Cream Sandwich或更新版本的安卓設(shè)備。
4. Manage Screens
4. 管理屏幕
In Android, app icons and widgets are organized on several Home screens. There are two ways to rearrange or remove these screens. One way on certain phones is to swipe from right to left to get to the last screen on your phone, tap at the bottom of that last screen (an option may say Manage Pages) and then touch and hold a screen to rearrange its order or remove it. For a shortcut, tap and hold the phone's Home button for a second to jump directly to this.
在安卓系統(tǒng)中，應(yīng)用程序的圖標(biāo)與小工具都被排列在幾個(gè)主屏上。重新排列或刪除這些屏幕的方法有兩種。其中一種可在某些手機(jī)上應(yīng)用的方法是從右向左滑動屏幕以轉(zhuǎn)至手機(jī)上的最后一個(gè)主屏，在這一屏幕的底端點(diǎn)擊（這項(xiàng)操作的另一個(gè)說法可能是“管理頁面”），然后觸摸并按住屏幕來重新安排其出現(xiàn)的順序或把它刪除。若要快捷操作的話，點(diǎn)擊并按住手機(jī)的Home鍵一秒鐘時(shí)間直接跳到這一步。
5. Shortcut to Contacts
5. 快捷聯(lián)系你的聯(lián)系人
There's an easier way to get in touch with your favorite people: Pin their faces to a Home screen. Go to All Apps, Widgets, select the Contact widget, which will prompt you to choose a person's name from your contacts list. That person's photo and contact information will be pinned to Home, for faster texting, calling and social networking. A Favorite Contacts widget pins four together on the Home screen.
與你的常用聯(lián)系人聯(lián)系有一種更簡便的方法：把他們的臉部照片“釘”在主屏上。選擇“所有程序”->“工具”，然后選擇“聯(lián)系人”這一工具，它會讓你從聯(lián)系人列表中選擇某個(gè)人的姓名。然后，這個(gè)被選中的聯(lián)系人的照片與聯(lián)系方式會被“釘”在主屏上以便你更快地向其發(fā)送短信、打電話或是通過社交媒體聯(lián)系?！俺Ｓ寐?lián)系人”工具可將四名聯(lián)系人一同“釘”在主屏上。
6. Save the Battery With a Widget
6. 借助小工具節(jié)電
Stop digging through menus to quickly turn off features that suck up your battery. One tool will do the trick: the Power Control widget. Find this by opening the All Apps page and tapping Widgets at the top. You may have to flip through a few screens to find the Power Control widget, but when you do, tap and hold it to anchor it on any of your pages. Once this bar is on a page, it will let you tap once to turn five features on or off: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, automatic account syncing (for Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and others) and screen brightness (low, medium, high or auto).
不用細(xì)究菜單便可迅速關(guān)閉那些耗費(fèi)電量的功能，有一個(gè)工具能夠幫到你──“電量控制”工具。要想找到這個(gè)工具，打開“所有程序”頁面，然后點(diǎn)擊頂端的“工具”。你或許還得翻過幾個(gè)屏幕才能找到“電量控制”工具，當(dāng)你找到它時(shí)，點(diǎn)擊并按住以把它固定在隨便哪一個(gè)頁面上。一旦把這個(gè)工具欄放到了頁面，點(diǎn)擊一次便可啟動或關(guān)閉五個(gè)功能──無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)、藍(lán)牙、GPS、賬戶自動同步（針對谷歌、Facebook、LinkedIn及其他賬戶）以及屏幕亮度調(diào)節(jié)（低亮、中亮、高亮或自動調(diào)節(jié)）。
7. Auto-Update Apps
7. 自動升級軟件
Avoid the nagging update notices that appear in your drop-down Notifications shade and set your apps to automatically update as updates become available. If you're worried about conserving data, set this to update only over Wi-Fi. Open the Google Play store, Settings, Auto-Update Apps by Default and check the Wi-Fi option.
這一設(shè)置可幫助你消除在手機(jī)的下拉式通知欄中出現(xiàn)的惱人的更新通知，在有軟件可更新時(shí)自動更新它們。如果你擔(dān)心保存數(shù)據(jù)的問題，可把它設(shè)置為只通過無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)更新。打開“Google Play store”->“設(shè)置”->“默認(rèn)自動更新軟件”，然后勾選“無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)”選項(xiàng)。
8. Sync Photos and Videos on the Go
8. 即時(shí)同步照片和視頻
If you've signed up for Google's social network, Google+, you can automatically save any photos or videos you capture on your device to a private (by default) folder in Google+ called Instant Upload. See these back at your desktop by accessing Google+ and looking at Photos, Instant Upload. (Videos are there, too.) Conserve data usage by adjusting when these photos and videos get uploaded, like only in Wi-Fi or only when the device is plugged in and charging. Adjust these settings from your mobile device in Google+, Settings, Instant Upload.
如果你注冊了谷歌的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)Google+，你用手機(jī)拍攝的任何照片或視頻都可自動保存到Google+中一個(gè)名為“即時(shí)上傳”的私人（默認(rèn)）文件夾中。若要在桌面瀏覽這些內(nèi)容，可訪問Google+，查看“照片”->“即時(shí)上傳”（視頻也保存在此處）。將這些照片和視頻上傳之后，可通過調(diào)整設(shè)置來保存數(shù)據(jù)流量，比如只通過無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)或是當(dāng)手機(jī)接通電源充電時(shí)啟用。你可在手機(jī)上訪問Google+ ->“設(shè)置”->“即時(shí)上傳”來調(diào)整這些設(shè)置。
9. Smarter Web Browsing
9. 更智能的網(wǎng)頁瀏覽功能
Google's Chrome browser comes preloaded on Android devices and works on PC or Mac computers, iPads, iPhones and other devices. If you own a few devices and use Chrome on each, instantly access the tabs you left open on one from another device by tapping Menu, Other Devices and tapping on an opened website in another device's list of opened tabs. Browse in Chrome without leaving any history by using Incognito Mode on your Android mobile device. Turn this on in Menu, New Incognito Tab.
安卓設(shè)備預(yù)裝了谷歌的Chrome瀏覽器，它還可在PC電腦或Mac電腦、iPad、iPhone和其他設(shè)備上運(yùn)行。如果你擁有好幾部安卓設(shè)備，而且在每部設(shè)備上都使用Chrome瀏覽器，若要從另一部設(shè)備迅速訪問你在某部設(shè)備上打開著的標(biāo)簽頁，可點(diǎn)擊“菜單”->“其他設(shè)備”，然后在這部設(shè)備打開的標(biāo)簽頁列表中點(diǎn)擊一個(gè)打開的網(wǎng)站。你可在安卓移動設(shè)備上啟用“無痕瀏覽模式”，如此在Chrome瀏覽器上瀏覽網(wǎng)頁時(shí)便不會留下任何瀏覽記錄。選擇“菜單”->“新建無痕瀏覽標(biāo)簽”即可啟用這個(gè)功能。
10. Back Up and Restore Settings, Apps
10. 備份與恢復(fù)設(shè)置和應(yīng)用程序
If you're upgrading from one Android device to another, you can start using your new device with your old settings and apps if you follow these steps.
如果你新?lián)Q了一部安卓設(shè)備，按照以下這些步驟進(jìn)行設(shè)置，即可在新設(shè)備上使用以往的舊設(shè)置和應(yīng)用程序。
First, on the old device, go to Settings, Privacy Settings (for devices running Android version 2) or Settings, Backup and Reset (for devices running Android version 4 or 5). Place a check mark beside the Back Up My Data option. Give it a few minutes to back up and then when you start the new Android device, a setup option will let you restore settings and apps from backup.
首先，在舊設(shè)備上選擇“設(shè)備”->“隱私設(shè)置”（適用于搭載安卓2.0版本的設(shè)備），你也可以進(jìn)入“設(shè)置”->“備份與重置”（適用于搭載安卓4.0或5.0版本的設(shè)備）。勾選“備份我的數(shù)據(jù)”選項(xiàng)，然后等待幾分鐘以讓設(shè)備備份數(shù)據(jù)。當(dāng)你啟動新安卓設(shè)備時(shí)，便可通過一個(gè)設(shè)置選項(xiàng)恢復(fù)備份中的設(shè)置與應(yīng)用程序。
