Mobile phone and tablet

Now, let's add an emergency contact to your phone.

Swipe your finger from the top of the screen downwards to open your settings.

Tap on the cogwheel (gear icon) in the top right corner.

Scroll down and tap on Säkerhet och nödlarm (Security and emergency alarm).

Tap on Nödkontakter (Emergency contacts).

Tap on Lägg till en nödkontakt (Add an emergency contact).

Search for the name you want to add. In this example, I'm using Kalle Kallesson.

Kalle Kallesson is now added as an emergency contact.

Now we're going to add a contact as your favorite. We'll use Kalle as an example.

Start on the home screen and tap Telefon (Phone).

Tap Kontakter (Contacts) and choose Kalle Kallesson.

Tap the empty star in the top right corner.

When the star is yellow, Kalle is saved as a favorite.

Open Favoriter (Favorites) and tap the green handset next to Kalle.

Your phone is now calling Kalle Kallesson.

Now we're going to turn your phone's ringtone volume up or down.

Swipe your finger from the top to the bottom of the screen to open the settings.

Tap the gear icon in the top right corner.

Tryck på Ljud och vibration.

Tap on Volym (Volume).

Drag the slider for Ringsignal (Ringtone) to the right for louder sound or to the left for quieter sound.

Your ringtone is now louder. You can ask someone to call you to test the sound level.

Now, we're going to learn how to connect a speaker or headphones so you can listen to music from your phone. Start the accessory and hold down the Bluetooth or power button until the light starts blinking.

Start on the home screen. Drag down from the top right edge of the screen.

The Quick Panel opens. Tap on the cogwheel in the top right.

In Inställningar (Settings), tap on Anslutningar (Connections).

Tryck på Bluetooth.

Check that Bluetooth is on. Tap on the name of your speaker or headphones.

Check the name and tap on Parkoppla (Pair). Do not allow access to contacts if the accessory is only meant to play music.

The text Ansluten för ljud (Connected for audio) shows that the accessory is ready to use.

We're going to learn how to connect your mobile phone to a wireless network, also called Wi-Fi.

Start on the home screen. Drag down from the top right edge of the screen.

The Quick Panel opens. Tap on the gear icon in the top right.

In Inställningar (Settings), tap on Anslutningar (Connections).

Tap on Wifi.

Check that Wi‑Fi is on. Tap on the network you want to use. In the example, it's called SOLROS WIFI.

Carefully type the network's password and tap on Anslut (Connect).

The text Ansluten (Connected) under SOLROS WIFI shows that your phone is connected.

Now you're going to learn how to put several pictures together and create a photo album.

Start from the home screen and tap on Google Foto (Google Photos).

Tap on Samlingar (Collections) and then on Nytt album (New album).

Select the pictures you want to gather by tapping on them, and then tap on ”Lägg till”. Name the album Sommar 2026.

Well done! You have now created the album Sommar 2026, and your selected pictures are now gathered in an album here.

We're going to learn how to let your phone read the text on the screen aloud.

Utgå från hemskärmen. Dra nedåt från skärmens överkant för att öppna snabbpanelen.

Snabbpanelen öppnas. Tryck på kugghjulet uppe till höger.

Inställningar (Settings) opens. Tap on Tillgänglighet (Accessibility) at the bottom of the list.

Choose Välj för uppläsning (Select to Speak). The menu name might differ between different Android phones.

Read the permissions and choose Tillåt (Allow) if you want to use the feature.

Turn on Välj för uppläsning (Select to Speak) and the shortcut to the accessibility button.

Tap the accessibility button and highlight the text. Use the controller to pause or stop the reading.

Now, let's learn how to scroll through and search for pictures on your phone.

Start from your home screen and tap on Google Foto. You can also tap on the Galleri icon.

Under Foton, your pictures are organized by date. Swipe to scroll through them.

Tap on Sök (Search) and type, for example, 'blommor' (flowers). Now you know how to find and search for your pictures!

Vi ska nu lära oss att göra text och andra saker på skärmen lättare att se.

Start from the home screen. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.

Tap the cogwheel icon in the top right to open ”Inställningar” (Settings).

In ”Inställningar” (Settings), choose ”Tillgänglighet” (Accessibility).

Choose ”Visningsstorlek och text” (Display size and text). The menu name might vary slightly between different Android phones.

Drag the slider for ”teckenstorlek” (font size) to the right. You can also make other objects on the screen larger.

We're going to learn how to record a video. It's a good idea to hold your phone horizontally when the video will be shown on a TV.

Start from the home screen and tap on Kamera (Camera).

Swipe between the camera modes until Video is selected. Tap the red button to start recording.

When the timer is counting, the video is being recorded. Tap the red square to stop.

Tap on the small picture and then on play to check the video.

We will now learn how to scan a QR code using your phone's camera.

Start from the home screen. Tap Kamera.

Point the camera at the QR code. Tap ”Öppna i webbläsaren”.

The webpage will open in Chrome. Check that the address seems correct.

We're going to learn how to send a picture in an SMS.

Start from your home screen. Tap on Meddelanden (Messages).

Open the person you want to write to. Tap on the plus sign and then Galleri (Gallery).

Tap on the picture you want to send and then Lägg till (Add).

Check the picture and send it. Here you can see the picture as sent. Good job! You have now sent your first picture.

We will now learn how to share your mobile's internet with a computer or tablet.

Start on the home screen. Drag downwards from the top of the screen to open the quick panel.

The quick panel opens. Tap on the cogwheel in the top right.

In Inställningar (Settings), tap on Nätverk och internet (Network and internet).

Tap on Surfzon och internetdelning (Hotspot and internet sharing).

Open Wi-Fi-surfzon (Wi-Fi hotspot) and turn on Använd Wi-Fi-surfzon (Use Wi-Fi hotspot).

Note down the hotspot's name and password. In the example, the name is Kalles Android.

Öppna Wi-Fi på datorn eller surfplattan, välj mobilens namn och skriv lösenordet.

We're going to learn how to open the camera, take a picture, and check the result.

Start from the home screen and tap Kamera.

Check that the Foto mode is selected. Hold your phone steady and tap the white shutter button.

Tap the small picture in the bottom left to check the photo.

We're going to learn how to search for and watch a movie on YouTube.

From your home screen, tap on YouTube.

Tap the magnifying glass icon. Type what you'd like to watch, and then tap ”Sök” (Search).

Tap on the movie you want to watch.

Tap the middle of the movie to show the controls. Then, tap ”play” to start or pause the video.

Tap the cogwheel icon and choose ”Undertexter” (Subtitles) if you'd like to read what's being said.

Now the movie is playing with Swedish subtitles.