PCMag reviews products, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page.. Google's Android phones are pretty good for playing music and checking your calendar—provided you can get your music and calendar on to the phones in the first place. When it would partner with doubleTwist Corp.

To include the syncing client with some of its Android phones, they highlighted a major problem with the,, and their ilk: they don't have official syncing software like Apple's iTunes. Some Android phones have their own solutions, but vanilla Android doesn't offer much out of the box.

For example, the and offer some syncing options that the standard Android build doesn't. But even though they give you some syncing solutions, not everything is covered. Since Android is fragmented into several versions and models, we've devised tips and solutions that should work with most Android devices. Getting Started If you're just getting started with your Android phone, you'll be forced to set up a Google Gmail account.

Use it; don't neglect it. It might seem a little unreasonable to have to use a new e-mail address just to use your phone, but trust us—it's easier than the other options. First up, open a Gmail account and sync everything you can with it. You'll want to sync your contacts, your calendar, and whatever else you can to your new account. Google's flurry of services—Maps, Buzz, YouTube, and more—all tie seamlessly with Android's interface, so using them all with a single account from your phone makes your Android experience much richer. Media For syncing music, videos, and pictures to your Android phone, is your best choice.

DoubleTwist imports iTunes playlists and automatically reformats almost any kind of non-DRMed media into the right format for your phone. The software itself is a little bland, but it makes it easy to put your media on your smartphone. Read the doubleTwist review for more information about syncing your media, but remember that iTunes-purchased videos won't sync to your phone (it's that pesky DRM.) Of course, you can also drag and drop files onto a microSD card. But dragging and dropping files won't let you keep your playlists or help you convert video files. DoubleTwist can help you with both of those. E-mail If you really want to embrace Android, you have to embrace Gmail.

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The Android Gmail client is simply more feature-rich than any other e-mail option. If you're not going to use Gmail as your personal e-mail, you'll have to manually set up your e-mail using,, or Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, which is supported by almost all Android phones. Select the general Email icon from the app selection screen and input your details there. Contacts After you've set up a Google account, you can import your contacts. Access your contacts by tapping Android's Contacts icon.

To get your contacts into the Google account, you'll have to export them from your existing software as a CSV file. You can also import your contacts from Outlook, Outlook Express, Yahoo Mail, or Hotmail by exporting them to a CSV file.

In Yahoo, for example, click Contacts, then Tools, then Export, and select the Yahoo CSV option. To import the CSV file, open Gmail on your PC (not your phone!), click the Contacts tab on the left-hand side, then click the import button. Select the CSV file in Google from wherever you stashed the CSV file on your PC. All Android phones support Google Calendar, Google's online calendar program. Many also support Microsoft Exchange calendars. If you use a different calendar program, you'll have to sync it over to a Google calendar to see it on your phone. Syncing from Microsoft Outlook Google provides an that can sync your Outlook calendar to your Google Calendar and vice versa.

However, if you have a version of Outlook older than 2003, then the best you'll be able to do is export calendar items to a CSV file and import them to your calendar manually. To do this, select the File tab in Outlook and click 'Import and Export.' Select 'Export to a file', pick Comma Separated Values (CSV), and select the calendar you want to export. Then, go into Google Calendar, click the Settings tab, click Import Calendar, and select the CSV file you exported earlier. Syncing from iCal and Mozilla Sunbird Google provides easy-to-follow directions if you want your Google Calendar to sync with. Syncing from Microsoft Entourage Recent versions of Entourage allow you to sync your calendar with iCal, but not directly with Google Calendar. Go to Sync Services under your Preferences in Entourage and select 'Sync to iCal.'

Once you do that, follow the. Notes and Tasks At this time, there appears to be no way to sync Notes or Tasks from Outlook and Entourage to Google. Third-party software company promises that their Missing Sync for Android will add Notes syncing in a future release.

If you know of a workable solution or a program that effectively handles this, please add it in the comments below. 'Everything' Solutions. Software like Mark/Space's and can help you sync lots of data…for a price. Both cost $39.95 and can sync most of your info. However, we would recommend trying all the free solutions above before spending $40 on a product.

The Best Syncing Software and Our Favorite Android Phones for Each Carrier Free doubleTwist is as close as you're going to get to iTunes for Android phones; it collects all of your media in one place and lets you sync it easily to your device. $199.99-$559.99 The Droid is still our favorite Android phone overall, thanks to its fast processor and sharp 854-by-480 screen, which can show the full width of desktop Web pages. Sean Ludwig is a Staff Editor for PCMag Mobile. Sean writes about the latest mobile technology and social media. He also edits PCMag.com articles and newsletters. Previously, he has written about technology, business, and entertainment for Fast Company, Seattle Weekly, and the Kansas City Star. Sean graduated with a Bachelor's degree in magazine journalism from the University of Missouri.

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For seniors, can seem intimidating due to tiny text, low earpiece volume, and complicated software and menus. The $200 Doro 824 SmartEasy is built with these concerns in mind. Available on Consumer Cellular, the 824 SmartEasy has large, highly visible apps and icons, a loud, but clear, earpiece for calls, and customized software that guides you through the basics of using apps.

Throw in an Emergency Alert button, and the 824 becomes a great option for both seniors and first-time smartphone users alike, and our Editors' Choice for simple smartphones. Design and Display The 824 SmartEasy's design stands out, melding a combination of physical buttons, heavy branding, and a black-and-blue color scheme on a polycarbonate body (the phone is also available in all black). At 5.74 by 2.85 by 0.40 inches (HWD) and 5.54 ounces, the 824 has roughly similar dimensions and weight to the ( 5.68 by 2.86 by 0.36 inches; 5.64 ounces) and the (5.59 by 2.85 by 0.48 inches; 5.47 ounces). It's easy to hold and use in one hand, and the physical buttons on the front, side, and back are all within easy reach. The front of the 824 consists of a 5-inch 1,280-by-720 LCD. It looks clear, with big icons and text making it extra visible for users with poor eyesight. The display gets bright enough to use outdoors and viewing angles are good.

Overall, it's a solid display for the price. Above the screen, you'll find the earpiece and a Doro logo. Below the screen is a physical Home button in the middle, surrounded by an Options button on the left and a Back button on the right, all of which are satisfyingly clicky.

They are also backlit, and the Home button has a dimple so you can find it more easily. On the right edge of the phone you'll find a volume rocker, power button, and camera button, all of which are clearly labeled. Only the Camera button feels somewhat mushy in comparison with the more responsive power and volume controls.

The bottom is home to a micro USB charging port and the top has an audio jack. The left side has dock connectors, intended for use with the included charging dock. On the back, there's a prominent Consumer Cellular logo and a metallic strip with a speaker and another Doro logo. You'll also find a camera with a single LED flash.

The back panel peels off to give you access to a removable battery, a SIM card slot, and a microSD card slot that worked with a. Doro has disabled moving apps onto SD cards, so you're mostly limited transferring music and photos. You'll also find the Emergency Assistance button on the back.

Pressing the button three times will automatically make a call to the contact of your choice. The button is flush against the back, so I never accidentally pressed it when the phone was in my pocket. Network Performance and Audio Consumer Cellular is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that uses AT&T and T-Mobile's towers. The carrier has done very well in poll several years in a row.

The phone supports GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz), UMTS (850/1800/1900/2100MHz), and LTE (2/4/5/17) bands. It operated on T-Mobile's network during our testing in midtown Manhattan, where it maintained strong connectivity. Indoors, I saw download speeds range from 3Mbps to 6Mbps. Outdoors, I got a high of 20Mbps. Upload speeds were unusually strong, averaging around 20Mbps both indoors and out. Call quality is excellent. Transmissions are clear, with a natural tone that doesn't suffer from any distortion or garbling.

Earpiece volume is loud, and you shouldn't have any trouble hearing what the person on the other end is saying. Noise cancellation is also strong. I couldn't detect any background noise when making calls on a crowded city street. Wi-Fi is single band, and there's no NFC, but that's to be expected of phones in this price range. Bluetooth and wired audio are both of decent quality, and there are three audio profiles—Normal, High, and Hearing Aid Compatible (M3/T4). The speaker gets very loud, though it sounds rather tinny.

It's loud enough to hear voice calls in noisy environments, but I don't recommend using it for music. Processor and Battery The 824 has a Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.2GHz with 1GB of RAM, which is on par with the Moto G. It scored 19,980 on the AnTuTu benchmark, which tests overall system performance.

That's a bit lower than the Moto G (25,166), though the phone is still perfectly fine for most common tasks. The 824 can handle a certain degree of multitasking, though you'll hit the RAM usage limit if you try to do too many things at once. It's not the fastest with launching apps, but it was capable of handling everything I threw at it—including texts, phone calls, pictures, using Facebook, Gmail, Google Maps, Hangouts, YouTube, and Uber.

The only thing it isn't good at is gaming—the phone ran out of memory while running GFXBench, which tests graphics capability. I also wasn't able to test it with Asphalt 8 or GTA San Andreas, as the phone lacks sufficient internal memory to install these games. Battery life is fine, but nothing special.

The phone clocked 4 hours and 24 minutes in our battery test, in which we stream full-screen video over LTE at maximum brightness. That's on par with the 5.5-inch (4 hours and 16 minutes). All-day use shouldn't be much trouble, especially with the handy charging dock that lets you put your phone right on your desk or nightstand and use it as an alarm clock. And the battery is removable, so you can always swap it out for a fresh pack if you need more juice. Software and Apps Software customizations are a key selling point of the Doro 824—it runs a heavily altered version of. The changes are intended to make the phone easier to approach for seniors and first-time users. Asus Eee Top Et1602 Drivers. Icons are large and distinctive, and everything is clearly labeled with big text that spells out what each app does.

The overall look resembles Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, with a tile setup for apps and widgets. The main screen has a few key apps you are likely to use, like the Play Store, Phone, Messages, and Camera.

You swipe left or right to get to other screens, and there are on-screen buttons for apps and the main menu. All the stock apps like Camera, Email, Gallery, and Messages come with a helpful walkthrough when you launch them, explaining how to do things like sharing pictures or sending texts. If you want even more assistance, you can use the app to get help from select contacts. Helpers need to download the My Doro Manager app themselves, and once connected you choose the level of permission to grant them. Helpers can share content with you, provide tech support, and even configure settings for you. Enabling Easy mode in the Settings menu makes things even more basic. Icons and text become even bigger, and your selection of available apps is whittled down to the most essential ones like Alarm, Camera, Calculator, and Email.

Download Sim Card Recovery Crack. You can always switch between this mode and the regular mode as you become comfortable. While all of these software customizations make the 824 easier to use, there are also some downsides.

You can't switch to a standard version of Android as you can with the Huawei Vision 3, and this modified version doesn't allow you to freely rearrange apps, home screens, and widgets. In addition, the software load is pretty is heavy—of the 8GB of internal storage, you only have 4.5GB available. Camera and Conclusions The 8-megapixel rear-facing camera is generally unimpressive.

It can take decent photos in well-lit settings, but in less-than-ideal conditions, it suffers from patches of noise or blur. Indoors, pictures are softer than they are noisy. Color reproduction is fairly accurate, but favors starker colors. The rear camera is also capable of recording stable 1080p video at 30fps. The 2-megapixel front-facing camera is a bit stronger; it takes clear, detailed selfies and is good for video chat. For first-time users and seniors, the Doro 824 SmartEasy on Consumer Cellular is an excellent option. Its physical controls, clearly labeled apps and icons with step-by-step explanations, and the My Doro Manager app make for an intuitive, comprehensive experience.

It's a better bet than the Huawei Vision 3, which isn't quite as tailored to new users. And it's even simpler to use than the Jitterbug Smart on GreatCall, which also lacks an Emergency Alert button.

That makes it easy to call the Doro 824 SmartEasy our new Editors' Choice for simple smartphones.