Accessing 'Akshardhool' from mobile devices
There
is a general shift amongst internet users towards hand held mobile
devices like Android or iOS phones and tablets. All such devices do
have browser Apps (Safari on iOS devices and Chrome or other browsers
on Android) as a standard home screen feature. The problem is that
most users find it tough to type a web site address (URL) with the
small key board that appears on the screens and later save the URL as
a book mark.
Another
problem faced by most readers is the lay out of the blog, which is
essentially designed for a much larger screen of a desktop or a
laptop computer. Reading the blog on a mobile device with its desktop
layout, requires frequent shifting and pinching of the matter and
photos on screen.
Akshardhool
now has a special version for mobile devices that is simpler to
access and user friendly. The pictures appear with sizes reduced for
the screen and no shifting or pinching is required. The mobile
version is also a smart version in the sense that it can decide
whether to display the normal layout or a mobile layout. So when you
access Akshardhool from a tablet or iPad, the mobile version decides
depending upon the screen size, whether to show mobile version or
normal version. The URL for the mobile version differs slightly from
the URL of the blog.
URL
for Mobile version of Akshardhoo:- www.akshardhool.com/?m=1
A
mobile device user does not have to bother about selecting the
correct version as most of the times the web site itself would appear
in the correct layout, meant for that device. I have given the URLs
just in case this does not happen and a manual correction is
required.
For
easy access to “Akshardhool” from Android or iOS devices, it is
best to set up a bookmark or a link icon on home or Apps screen,
where all your other Apps appear in form of icons. Once this is set
up, all you need to do is to tap “Akshardhool” icon to gain
direct access to the blog
Here
are the detailed instructions for setting up 'Akshardhool' bookmark
or link button on home or Apps page of your hand held devices.
iPhone
devices using iOS
1. Tap
on the “Safari” browser icon. In the default setting, this icon
is located in bottom row and looks like a compass needle.
2.
When the browser search window appears, tap on the search sign, when
a key board will appear at bottom. Type www.akshardhool.com
or www.akshardhool.com/?m=1
and tap the “Go” button at the bottom.
3. The
mobile or desktop version of “Akshardhool” will now appear
depending on your screen size.
4. Now
tap the “share “ icon at the bottom. It is in the middle of a
white strip and looks like a box with an arrow projecting out of it.
5. A.
notification window will appear showing icons for mail, Twitter,
facebook etc. In the bottom row click on the icon saying “Add to
Home Screen.”
6.
Another notification window will appear with the heading “Add to
Home.” Click on Add option.
7.
Close the browser window and check the home screen. An icon with the
name “Akshardhool” written below it, would have been added to the
home scree.
8. It
is now just a matter of tapping “Akshardhool” icon to get access
to the mobile version of Akshardhool.
iPad
devices using iOS
1. Tap
on the “Safari” browser icon. In the default setting, this icon
is located in bottom row and looks like a compass needle.
2.
When the browser search window appears tap on the search sign, when a
key board will appear at bottom. Type www.akshardhool.com
or www.akshardhool.com/?m=1
and tap the “Go” button at the bottom.
3. The
desktop or mobile version of “Akshardhool” will now appear
depending upon size of screen
4. Now
tap the “share “ icon at the top near address bar. It looks like
a box with an arrow projecting out of it.
5. A
notification window will appear showing icons for mail, Twitter,
facebook etc. In the bottom row click on the icon saying “Add to
Home Screen.”
6.
Another notification window will appear with the heading “Add to
Home.” Click on Add option.
7.
Close the browser window and check the home screen. An icon with the
name “Akshardhool” written below would have been added to the
home screen.
8. It
is now just a matter of tapping “Akshardhool” icon to get access
to the mobile version of Akshardhool.
Android
Phones and Tablets
(Depending
upon the manufacturer and the Android version, the position of
setting symbol, notification window and option menu, may change and
may need searching, but the overall procedure remains same.)
1. Tap
on the browser icon. This icon looks like an earth globe with words
'Internet' written below it. Alternatively if you have Chrome icon,
tap on it.
2.
When the browser search window appears, tap on the search sign, when
a key board will appear at bottom. Type www.akshardhool.com
or www.akshardhool.com/?m=1
and tap the search button at the bottom.
3. The
desktop or mobile version of “Akshardhool” will now appear
depending upon size of your screen.
4. Now
tap the settings symbol ( usually as three dots in a vertical line
or three horizontal lines below each other.
5. An
option pull down or pull up menu will appear. Select “Save to
Bookmarks.”
6. Now
another dialogue window will appear with the heading “ Bookmark
this page.” Tap on “OK” Button.
7.
There would be another options menu either at the bottom or top of
the browser window. Select “bookmarks” from this. The Bookmarks
option appears as a ribbon with a star at the center. Select this
option.
8.
“Bookmarks” window will now open and under “local”,
Akshardhool Bookmark icon will appear.
9.
Select and press the “Akshadhool” icon for a few seconds till
another options menu appears. Tap on “Add shortcut to home.”
10.
Close the browser window and check the home or Apps screen. An icon
with the name “Akshardhool” written below, would have been added
to the home screen.
11.
It is now just a matter of tapping “Akshardhool” icon to get
access to the mobile version of Akshardhool.
Note:- In later versions of Android, this procedure is much simplified. Follow steps 1 to 3. Then near the address bar, you can see a bookmark star. If this star is tapped, the bookmark dialogue box wood open. In this box, save in option is available. Select "on home screen" here. The bookmark for 'Akshardhool' would be directly added to home screen.
Note:- In later versions of Android, this procedure is much simplified. Follow steps 1 to 3. Then near the address bar, you can see a bookmark star. If this star is tapped, the bookmark dialogue box wood open. In this box, save in option is available. Select "on home screen" here. The bookmark for 'Akshardhool' would be directly added to home screen.
Enjoy!
28th
February 2015
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