| Did you know we have an Android app? Aug 23rd 2012, 02:00 The wikiHow Android application contains a collection of how to articles that will help you answer your questions on doing almost anything that comes your way. Packed with more than 130,000 articles, the wikiHow app will surely have the answers you need. - The official wikiHow Android app is called wikiHow - the how to manual. You can either download it from the web browser or directly from the Google Play Store in your Android smartphone/ tablet.
- Visit Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/store).
- Once you have logged into your Google account and visited the Play Store, search for wikiHow in the search bar.
- Click on the search button. The wikiHow Android app will usually be on top of the list. If not, keep browsing the page for the app called wikiHow - the how to manual. Once you find it, click on the title of the app to visit the app page.
- If you do not wish to read the app description, user ratings, reviews, latest updates and other information of the app, you can directly click on 'Install' in the search results' page.
- To make sure you are not downloading any fake or third party application, check that the name of the developer is 'WIKIHOW'. Any wikiHow related apps by other developers are not official. Download them at your own risk.
- Before installing the application, read the application information given on the right side of the page. This will inform you about the last app update, current version, required Android version, downloads in the last month, size of the application, its price and other description.
- WikiHow Android app is free of cost. In case some third-party website is charging any money for the download of the application, please do not do it. They may be fake and could harm your device. It is recommended to use the Android Play Store to download the app to your device.
- WikiHow Android app has been given a rating of Low Maturity. This means that there is no abusive content the the app and users of various age-groups can use it.
- The app requires an Android version of 2.1 or more. Thus, any device running on a lower Android version may not support it.
- The size of the application is approximately 996K.
- See the app permissions. Applications have access to certain features on the device. Not knowing about them could increase your phone bills and could cause other unexpected events.
- WikiHow application needs full internet access to download and display the How To articles on your Android smartphone or tablet. This also allows the app to create network sockets.
- The app can modify/ delete contents on the USB drive and SD card.
- The app permissions are subjected to changes.
- Read User Reviews and ratings. The better the ratings, the better the app. The average user ratings are out of 5.
- Reading User reviews helps you identify common tips, tricks as well as bugs for specific devices.
- Visit developer information by clicking at the name of the developer (WIKIHOW, in this case) just below the title of the app. The developer info page gives you details like the website of the developer, all apps developed by them, and other useful information.
- You can also contact the developer by visiting their website, or emailing them. Both these options are given on the main page of the app.
- Once you have the information you need, click on Install near the title of the application.
- A small box will pop-up. Choose which device you want to download the app to. Click on Install.
- The .apk file should automatically get downloaded (and synced) to your Android device once it has data connection.
Downloading the app from your device - Open the Google Play Store app on your device. You need internet connection to access the Play Store.
- Search for wikiHow in the search bar.
- In case wikiHow does not appear in your search results, it is because it is either not supported in your device, or you do not have the required Android version.
- Read the app description. It tells you about the contents of the app.
- Read user reviews, ratings, developer information.
- Click on Install, and then the application gets installed on your device.
- Visit Google Play Help for any further information, or help regarding the installation of apps from the Google Play Store.
Using the application - Using WikiHow on Android is significantly different from using it on a web browser. The Categories page will show you the different categories under which various How To articles are categorized.
- Use the navigational bar at the bottom of the screen to quickly few the featured articles, various categories, to search an article or view your bookmarks.
- Add bookmarks to your favourite How To articles so you can view them easily without having to search them every time you open the application. To bookmark an article, click on the symbol on the top-right of the screen.
- Bookmark your important HowTo articles so you can quickly have a look at them when in need.
- Use a wi-fi whenever available as it will reduce your data charges and the speed will be higher.
- Even though they are no viruses in Google Play Store, it is recommended to install an anti-virus for your smartphone or tablet.
- You can find good anti-virus softwares in Google Play store too!
- Read Google Online safety instructions.
- E-mail wikiHaus at wiki@wikihow.com for any help regarding wikiHow Android App.
Edit Warnings - Never give out your password to anyone, it can result in loss of your account.
- Do not download wikiHow Android app from an unverified source. It is recommended to use Google Play Store, Amazon app store, or similar trusted services.
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