If you use an Android tablet or phone, our new book will tell you how to get the most out of your device. It explains everything you need to know about the latest versions of Android (Lollipop and Marshmallow), so you’ll feel confident that you won’t get left behind. We’ll also reveal the best apps for everything you’ll ever want to do, and expose the dodgy apps that make your device slow. And as hackers continue to switch from PCs to phones and tablets, we’ll show you how to stay safe.

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Android • Welcome to our Definitive Guide to the best mobile operating system around

Get started with Android • Android is the biggest mobile operating system on the planet.We explain why

Meet Marshmallow and Lollipop • The latest versions of Android are the best yet. Discover their great new features and learn how to find your way around

Chapter 2: Get the best Android apps • There are thousands of apps in the Google Play store. We point you in the direction of the ones you need to install

Best new apps for a faster phone or tablet • If your Android device has become sluggish, there are plenty of apps that can give it a boost. We reveal the essential tools to make your phone or tablet run as quickly as when you got it

Run Android apps on your PC • There are several ways you can enjoy your favourite Android tools and games on the big screen with less fiddly controls

Alternative Android web browsers • If you own an Android device, it probably already has Chrome installed on it. But it’s not the only choice. We compare Chrome to five other web browsers, to see if it’s worth switching

The best free apps for Lollipop and Marshmallow • There are thousands of free apps for your phone and tablet, but which ones are any good? We cut through the chaff and show you the free apps you need to download now

Chapter 3: Everyday tasks & tools • Essential advice for all Android owners. Connect devices, boost your Wi-Fi, extend your battery life and more

Make your battery last all week • Why does your tablet or phone need plugging in every day? Actually, it doesn’t. We reveal how to double your battery life and make it last for days

Connect any device and transfer any file • We explain the easiest ways to connect all your devices to share, sync, stream or transfer data from one to the other

Get phone alerts that are actually useful • What you need: Hooks – Alerts for Everything; Android device Time required: 15 mins

Make more space on your Android device • ES File Explorer: bit.ly/esfile376 Time required: 5 mins

Find the fastest free Wi-Fi near you • SpeedSpot Internet Speed Test: bit.ly/speedspot373 Time required: 10 mins

Boost your home Wi-Fi using your phone or tablet • WiFi Overview 360: bit.ly/wifi378 Time required: 10 minutes

Read and sync ebooks • When you buy a paperback book, it’s yours to read anywhere. We reveal how to get this kind of freedom on your device with heavily restricted ebooks

Chapter 4: Security & privacy • Your Android device holds lots of personal information about you, so you need to know how to keep it safe and private

Stop your devices spying on you • Why should your mobile apps know everything you do and everywhere you go? We explain how to turn off default options that leak your personal info

Lock devices without a password • Forget passwords – literally. Discover the new tools that unlock your tablet or phone using your face, finger, voice and even your heartbeat

Sync passwords across devices for free • What you need: An Android phone or tablet Time required: 25 minutes

Stop hackers reading your text messages • Think malware can’t affect your Android device? Think again. We...