This article is to advise you on how to complete a few basic actions within an Android device that you may come across while working with Rainforest jobs.
Please keep in mind that these are virtual devices, so they have a few things you need to know:
- There is no call functionality to them.
- If you're asked to test out sending a text message, DO NOT use your real phone number.
- If instructed to do so you can download apps within the app store for specific jobs.
How to interact with dropdown options
Within Android VMs the dropdown menus will look similar to the picture below depending on how the drop-down was designed. For this example, you should click inside the radio button next to the option you’d like to choose. You may also find that you’ll need to click on the option itself and a checkmark will appear.
Navigation Bar
There is a navigation bar located at the bottom of the screen that includes a back button. Clicking anywhere on within the screen will bring up the navigation bar if it has gone away whether you’re within a browser or not.
Icons:
- The triangle on the left shape is the back button
- The circle in the middle will take you to the home screen
- The square on the right will show all apps that you have open. This is also called the overview button or multi-tasking button.
Opening a new tab
- Click the 3 stacked dots in the right hand corner
- Select the option to open a new tab from the list
Downloading and saving an image
Click and hold the image you’d like to download. This will bring up a menu with the option to download the image.
In order to save an image, click and hold. Within the messages app, you would click the floppy disk icon (4th from the right) to save. You may also see a menu similar to the one pictured above with different options to save, share or search Google.
Android Camera
To open the Android Camera app, you'll select the camera icon.
In the VM the camera will only take pictures of a black screen. You may also see a moving box that changes colors when the camera app is open.
How to take a photo
- Launch the Camera app from the Home screen. The icon looks like a camera icon.
- Frame and focus the scene you want to take, just like normal.
- Click the large, greyish-white circle in the bottom of the screen to take the photo.
- (Optional) see the photo you just took by tapping the thumbnail in the bottom corner.
Changing the Wallpaper
1. Navigate to the Settings app
2. Locate the Display option in the Settings menu
3. Select Wallpaper within the Display menu
4. Choose your new Wallpaper image - you can choose from the photo library or the Android stock images
5. When you've chosen an image, you'll enter preview mode. Select Set Wallpaper
6. You'll see three options:
Home Screen
Lock Screen
Both
If the instructions as to set a downloaded image as your new wallpaper you'll use the photo library as your source.
Zooming in and out
In order to zoom in within the Android VM, you’ll need to double click any area of the phone screen
To reset, double click again.
On Android, you can also use the multi-touch functionality to zoom in and out.
To activate it:
- Press CTRL while your mouse is within the phone screen (not the grey area) and 2 circles will appear as if they were 2 fingers
- Use these circles to manipulate the zoom in or out
- To get rid of the tool, press the CTRL button while your mouse is within the phone screen
System settings
You’ll find system settings under the main settings app.
Please keep in mind that System Settings may be at the bottom of the options in the Settings menu so you may need to scroll in order to find it.
Within the system settings, you'll be able to find the option to change the time and date if needed.
Multi-Touch Tool
The multi-touch tool is the Android version of iOS's hardware menu - so this is where you would go to perform "physical" actions (such as turning the phone on its side to rotate the screen).
To activate the multi-touch tool select control (CTRL) on your keyboard while your mouse is within the phone screen
To deactivate the tool, click control (CTRL) on your keyboard
The buttons from top to bottom are:
- Power on/off the device
- Volume up
- Volume down
- Change orientation left
- Change orientation right
- Camera
- Zoom
- Back
- Home
- Shows all open apps
- More
Opening an internet browser
Most Android phones include an internet browser shortcut on the home screen. In order to open the internet browser, all you need to do is click the correct option.
You may either see the default Chrome shortcut or specifically in a Samsung device you'll see the purple-colored square with a planet inside as the internet shortcut.
Mobile Browser URL
If you need to view the browser on a mobile device, you can click on the URL bar and the pencil icon to expand it if needed. You'll be able to click through the URL using the right and left arrow keys on your keyboard. To close out of the URL bar, click the downward-facing arrow at the bottom of the device to get rid of the keyboard. Then if you're not brought back to the customer's site, click the left-facing arrow to go back to the page.
Clipboard
Android has the functionality to copy items to the clipboard. This is an easy way to paste items. You can paste the copied text by clicking it when it appears above the keyboard. Using this functionality is optional but available for testers.
