Android
4 Ways to Ruin Your Smartphone’s Battery
4 Ways to Ruin Your Smartphone’s Battery – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
There’s a lot of information out there about how to treat smartphone batteries. We can argue about the best practices, but there are some clearly bad things that can ruin batteries quickly. Let’s make sure you’re avoiding them.
Annoying Features You Can Disable on Samsung Phones
5 Annoying Features You Can Disable on Samsung Phones – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
The “everything but the kitchen sink” approach that Samsung employs is not for everyone. Some things are useful, other things are not. The good news is Samsung doesn’t force features on you. Many things can be turned off or customized.
Home Screen Shortcuts
Home Screen Shortcuts Are the Best Android Feature You’re Not Using – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
The Android home screen is known for being highly customizable. There are third-party launchers, icon packs, and tons of widgets to choose from. But you may not know about one of the handiest home screen features: Shortcuts.
Google’s Pixel 6a And Pixel 7
Google’s Pixel 6a And Pixel 7 Look Like Its Best Phones Yet – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
Google had its yearly I/O event on Wednesday, where the company showed off a bunch of new hardware products and software features. Perhaps the most exciting reveals were the Google Pixel 6a and Pixel 7 series, which are coming later this year.
Reasons You Should Switch to Google Phone on Android
5 Reasons You Should Switch to Google Phone on Android – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
Android phones are, well, phones at the core. You may not think much about the phone app that came pre-installed, but like many things in Android, it can be changed. You should try the Google Phone app.
– How to Use Google Photos as a Screen Saver on Android
How to Use Google Photos as a Screen Saver on Android – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
While screen savers may not be as useful on a phone as they are on a PC, Android phones have had them for a very long time. You can use this to turn your phone into a Google Photos digital photo frame.
What is Notification History and how do you use it on your Android device?
What is Notification History and how do you use it on your Android device? – By Andrew Romero 9to5Google
Do you ever get a little swipe-happy and end up deleting multiple notifications that may or may not have been important? How do you get it back? Fortunately, a little feature called Notification History exists on Android for Pixel, Samsung devices, and OnePlus phones and is meant for that exact scenario. Here’s how it works.
Can Cleaning a Phone’s Display Ruin the Oleophobic Coating?
Can Cleaning a Phone’s Display Ruin the Oleophobic Coating? – By Joe Fedewa How-To Geek
Did you know there’s a special “oleophobic coating” on your phone’s screen to help keep fingerprints and smudges away? It’s more important than you might think. Can obsessively cleaning the display remove the coating? Let’s talk about that.
You don’t need to install an antivirus app on your phone
You don’t need to install an antivirus app on your phone – By Jerry Hildenbrand Android Central
Many of us have been conditioned into thinking we need to install antivirus or malware protection apps on our phones lest we become a victim of some shady group of people who want our data.
How to change Gmail swipe actions on Android
How to change Gmail swipe actions on Android – By Andrew Romero 9to5Google
For a lot of Android users, Gmail is the go-to email application. This isn’t only because it almost always comes preinstalled and devices, but it works well. One feature that works particularly well is swipe actions. So what are they and how can you use them? This guide digs into that.
How Much Storage Space Do You Need on an Android Phone?
How Much Storage Space Do You Need on an Android Phone? – By Joe Fedewa How-To Geek
Storage is one of the few phone features you have a choice about. You can’t choose the processor in the latest Samsung phone, but you can choose between 128GB or 256GB of storage. So let’s make the right choice.
You Can Scan Film with Your Smartphone
You Can Scan Film with Your Smartphone Using Lomography’s New Kits – By Andrew Heinzman Review Geek
Conventional film scanners cost a few hundred dollars (at least) and require a computer to run software. But for those who’d rather do everything on the fly, Lomography just debuted two affordable kits that let you scan film with your phone or camera.
Do You Really Need a Screen Protector on Your Smartphone?
Do You Really Need a Screen Protector on Your Smartphone? – By Sydney Butler online-tech-tips.com
Smartphones are an expensive purchase, and all it takes is one bad-luck event to smash your shiny new phone’s screen into a million pieces. There must be something you can do to preserve the quality and integrity of your phone!
How do I Set Up WiFi Calling on Android?
How do I Set Up WiFi Calling on Android? – By Mushfiq Rahman usmobile.helpdocs.io
Setting up Wi-Fi calling on Android is easy. Follow the steps below to enable WiFi calling on your Android device.
Android 101: how to organize your home screen
Android 101: how to organize your home screen – By Barbara Krasnoff The Verge
If you’ve had an Android phone for any length of time, it’s easy to get used to living with, well, chaos. If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly adding new apps, deciding they’re okay but not great, adding another, and so on. Then, a few months later, as you’re scrolling through your app drawer, you’re surprised to see several apps that you forgot about and perhaps don’t even remember what they’re used for.