How do I know if I'm using WiFi or 3G

[Guest Dodge62]

Recently acquired a SF and installed Japanese Jellyfish on it. My first Android phone.

Now I think I've set it up to access my wireless network, but TBH I don't know how to tell whether it's using that or the 3G connection when I browse the net, etc.

I see a line of icons along the top of the screen, and assume that one of them represents my wifi access. But which one? I can identify the bluetooth icon, and the battery but I'm not sure what the rest of them are. So I guess I have two questions:

1/ Is there a simple and obvious way to tell if I'm using wifi rather than 3G

2/ Is there a guide somewhere that will tell me simple stuff like what all the icons along the top of the screen mean, and how to do stuff like pinning programs onto the home pages, or moving them between the several home screens?

Thanks

(and yes, I've done a search, but there's no easy way to express what I'm asking in a search-friendly way)

[Guest Swimmerboy]

Recently acquired a SF and installed Japanese Jellyfish on it. My first Android phone.

Now I think I've set it up to access my wireless network, but TBH I don't know how to tell whether it's using that or the 3G connection when I browse the net, etc.

I see a line of icons along the top of the screen, and assume that one of them represents my wifi access. But which one? I can identify the bluetooth icon, and the battery but I'm not sure what the rest of them are. So I guess I have two questions:

1/ Is there a simple and obvious way to tell if I'm using wifi rather than 3G

2/ Is there a guide somewhere that will tell me simple stuff like what all the icons along the top of the screen mean, and how to do stuff like pinning programs onto the home pages, or moving them between the several home screens?

Thanks

(and yes, I've done a search, but there's no easy way to express what I'm asking in a search-friendly way)

1) Yep, if the phone's connected to Wifi it'll always use that rather than 3G. If it gets disconnected (eg. you go out of range) it'll switch back to 3G.

2) Yep, you'll find this information in the instruction manual that came with the phone :(

I'd love to help, but they change slightly from Rom to Rom, and doubly so if you apply a new theme. Left side is notifications (Email, SMS, Downloaded Apps, Reminders etc) right side is for more phone-oriented (Battery level, signal, Vibrate, 3G/3G, time, etc). If you post a screenshot highlighting the icon you're confused about someone might be able to help!

[Guest Pelemane]

Recently acquired a SF and installed Japanese Jellyfish on it. My first Android phone.

Now I think I've set it up to access my wireless network, but TBH I don't know how to tell whether it's using that or the 3G connection when I browse the net, etc.

I see a line of icons along the top of the screen, and assume that one of them represents my wifi access. But which one? I can identify the bluetooth icon, and the battery but I'm not sure what the rest of them are. So I guess I have two questions:

1/ Is there a simple and obvious way to tell if I'm using wifi rather than 3G

2/ Is there a guide somewhere that will tell me simple stuff like what all the icons along the top of the screen mean, and how to do stuff like pinning programs onto the home pages, or moving them between the several home screens?

Thanks

(and yes, I've done a search, but there's no easy way to express what I'm asking in a search-friendly way)

1)3G symbol disappears when you are using wifi (and wifi icon appears then)

2)read user manual. In finnish manual icons are at pages 35-36.

[Guest Dodge62]

Here's a screenshot:

Anyone want to run through those for me?

Pelemane, when you mention the manual, do you mean the Orange booklet, or is there a generic ZTE Blade manual somewhere?

[Guest Swimmerboy]

Here's a screenshot:

Anyone want to run through those for me?

Pelemane, when you mention the manual, do you mean the Orange booklet, or is there a generic ZTE Blade manual somewhere?

1) 11 somethings - dunno what the app relates to

2) Ebay app is running

3) You've got new email via the built-in Email app (not Gmail)

4) Something you've downloaded from the Market has been installed

5) Not sure? Debugging mode is on if connected via USB perhaps?

6) Bluetooth is active

7) Wifi is active and connected, showing full signal

8) Cell signal is 1/4 bars

9) It's almost time to charge your battery

10) You've got an active alarm set up

11) It's 9:06pm

Edited March 3, 2011 by Swimmerboy

[Guest Pelemane]

Here's a screenshot:

Anyone want to run through those for me?

Pelemane, when you mention the manual, do you mean the Orange booklet, or is there a generic ZTE Blade manual somewhere?

When I bought Blade, there was english and finnish manuals inside.

Here is the english one (with greek images?) LINK. Look pages 33-34.

EDIT: fifth icon is taskkiller and you should delete that app...

Edited March 3, 2011 by Pelemane

[Guest Swimmerboy]

1) Worked it out from Pelemane's link - 11 additional notifications are hidden

2) Ebay app is running

3) You've got new email via the built-in Email app (not Gmail)

4) Something you've downloaded from the Market has been installed

5) Not sure? Debugging mode is on if connected via USB perhaps?

6) Bluetooth is active

7) Wifi is active and connected, showing full signal

8) Cell signal is 1/4 bars

9) It's almost time to charge your battery

10) You've got an active alarm set up

11) It's 9:06pm

[Guest markusj]

EDIT: fifth icon is taskkiller and you should delete that app...

+1

http://lifehacker.com/#!5650894/androi...ouldnt-use-them

[Guest Dodge62]

Very useful, thanks all.

[Guest Len Ash]

For crying out loud, even the most basic Google search would provide you with the Android User Guide.....

http://tinyurl.com/64oanqn

Edited March 3, 2011 by Len Ash

[Guest Dodge62]

For crying out loud, even the most basic Google search would provide you with the Android User Guide.....

http://tinyurl.com/64oanqn

Had I known I was looking for an "Android User's Guide" then it probably would. However, searches for "Android getting started" and "Android basics" were not terribly successful. So please don't be patronising, it's easy to find stuff if you know exactly what you're looking for, much harder if you can only explain the sort of info you need.

Not sure what your TinyUrl is supposed to point to. EDIT: fixed now, thanks.

Edited March 3, 2011 by Dodge62

[Guest Len Ash]

Had I known I was looking for an "Android User's Guide" then it probably would. However, searches for "Android getting started" and "Android basics" were not terribly successful. So please don't be patronising, it's easy to find stuff if you know exactly what you're looking for, much harder if you can only explain the sort of info you need.

Not sure what your TinyUrl is supposed to point to.

The User guide pdf

ANDROID USER GUIDE - a GUIDE for ANDROID USERS

[Guest statick]

+1

http://lifehacker.com/#!5650894/androi...ouldnt-use-them

Personally I have to disagree with the view that task killers have no use on android. On a number of occasions I have had an app that has hung or has started to act a little weird and 1 press of the "kill selected apps" on advanced task manager has cleared the issue.

[Guest Swimmerboy]

Personally I have to disagree with the view that task killers have no use on android. On a number of occasions I have had an app that has hung or has started to act a little weird and 1 press of the "kill selected apps" on advanced task manager has cleared the issue.

Doing it manually every so often for misbehaving apps is fine, its the automatic task killers that are evil.

[Guest rayraven]

Personally I have to disagree with the view that task killers have no use on android. On a number of occasions I have had an app that has hung or has started to act a little weird and 1 press of the "kill selected apps" on advanced task manager has cleared the issue.

Use the "Force Stop" option from Settings>Applications instead.

Task killers are evil, end of story.