Getting a New Android Device? First things to do

April 05, 2015 2 min read

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After buying your Android device, you need to set controls, install mandatory programs and set up profile.

Here is a guide to what to do first for full functioning of your device.

Make sure you have a screen guard on it.

Charge it fully

Subscribe to an affordable plan (Click here to learn more) or get to a wifi location.

You many need up to 200mb to get your device fully functional with the very basic settings.

Sign in to Google Playstore (or get a new gmail account).

In Playstore, go to “Settings” and turn off “auto update” for all apps on mobile data.

Install/update the following mandatory apps.

You can get them on Google Playstore on your device or request any of them in the comment box

QuickOffice Pro
Offline Dictionary
Fast Notepad
Dumpster
WhatsApp
UC Browser
Opera mini (Beta preferred)
Facebook or Facebook Lite
VLC
Quran/Offline Bible
Xplore
Xender

If you need to root your device, click here first to read the benefits of rooting

4 Comments

Questions, Tips, Appreciation? Please Comment, Thanks

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Thanks Itoro. I'm learning a lot here. I really need that Glo 3gb for N1000. How do I go about it?

Reply Delete 13 April 2015 at 21:33
1. ITy UNIT
  
  Thanks for your feedback, I really didn't want to feature any tweaking but maybe for you, I will create a page for that, not just glo, mtn, Etisalat and Airtel will also be covered
  
  Reply Delete 14 April 2015 at 01:02
2. Bara
  
  Where is the tweaking feature page pls.
  
  Reply Delete 4 May 2015 at 19:27
3. ITy UNIT
  
  I hope you are following the tweaks and it is working for you
  
  Reply Delete 30 May 2015 at 01:19