1st tablet for a technophobe

penrhyn

Monday morning spam.

adouglasmhor

No camera but it runs android and is a great reader too. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8140371.htm

madlyn

already bought this
http://www.very.co.uk/acer-iconia-b1-16gb-7inch-tablet-pc---black/1207760374.prd?aff=awin&affsrc=78888&cm_mmc=awin-_-78888-_-Sub%20Networks-_-0_0

been asking for advice on loading moveis and music onto it.

penrhyn

Should do all you need.

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1229970?hl=en-GB

Then use the Google music app on the tablet.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music&hl=en

madlyn

penrhyn wrote: »

Should do all you need.

https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/1229970?hl=en-GB

Then use the Google music app on the tablet.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music&hl=en

sorry if this sounds daft, but is this instead of loading music onto the tablet?

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madlyn wrote: »

sorry if this sounds daft, but is this instead of loading music onto the tablet?

Google music is brilliant. It lets you load you music (mp3) collection into the Google 'cloud' then play it on your PC/tablet/phone

You basically install the Windows tool, point it at your music and let it upload your stuff to the cloud. Then on your tablet/phone, you install the app and all your music is accessible. This gets around the limits of how much space your device can store.

I'm actually listening to it now via my PC (from https://play.google.com/music/)

madlyn

wicked, will look into that in more detail.

madlyn

just set up a google mail account.
to get google on the tablet, do i set it as the main search engine like i would on my PC or do i need to download the google app onto the tablet??

sillygoose

madlyn wrote: »

just set up a google mail account.
to get google on the tablet, do i set it as the main search engine like i would on my PC or do i need to download the google app onto the tablet??

Initally you go into settings -accounts and add the details there on the tablet, that will tie the device to that account, should then just carry through to the play store app that will be on the tablet.

There will also be a gmail app on it, can't remember if carries through too or if you just have to add an account within it and it pick up the details too.

The point above about Google music is a very good one so certainly do it... but just to point out its going to be playing the music from somewhere else via wifi. No wifi = no music! so if he takes the tablet out and about its no good. He may want to actually copy some albums actually onto the device for those times.

With 16GB plenty of room.

madlyn

sillygoose wrote: »

Initally you go into settings -accounts and add the details there on the tablet, that will tie the device to that account, should then just carry through to the play store app that will be on the tablet.

There will also be a gmail app on it, can't remember if carries through too or if you just have to add an account within it and it pick up the details too.

The point above about Google music is a very good one so certainly do it... but just to point out its going to be playing the music from somewhere else via wifi. No wifi = no music! so if he takes the tablet out and about its no good. He may want to actually copy some albums actually onto the device for those times.

















With 16GB plenty of room.

that was my next question. thanks.