Gestures can be really useful, especially for those that embrace them and learn to get around the qwerks. They can be particularly useful to someone with a disability, but for others gestures can be exceptionally annoying. Android 9 wants to dial when you swing my phone, if there is a Read more…
If you have an Samsung S9 or S10 and you have found that is stops recording video after 10 minutes, it is because you are recording at a rate above 1920 x 1080 30 frames per second. Here are the limitations: 5 Minute max – UHD 60 FPS 3840 x Read more…
In this video we show how to use your Google and Samsung Accounts to manage, locate and unlock your Android cell phone using our Samsung Galaxy S9 demo unit. This is especially useful if you have lost your cell or think it was stolen. If your cell has not been Read more…
If you are worried about security on your Android cell, you need to make sure that a thief or hacker cannot easily get around your PIN code to unlock it. We show you how to protect yourself on our Samsung Galaxy S9 demo unit. The idea is to EASILY encrypt Read more…
If you want to your Android Samsung S8 or S9 to vibrate when an email is received you need to increase the notifications CATEGORY that it is in from NORMAL to HIGH. This is not a difficult process but it is hard to find: Open your email Click the menu Read more…
We have produced four videos exploring the changes the Samsung S9 brings to people that are upgrading from older Android cell’s, like the Galaxy S7, LG G5, Sony Expedia,… The idea is that we are not covering every microscopic detail of the device just because it was changed from the S8; we are explaining and demonstrating the features that most people will or should care about that already have some understanding of Android.
In my case I am upgrading from an S6 to an S9 and there are a lot of useful features that are easy to miss in the S9.
This includes a brief explanation of Bixby, Memory Expansion, Headphone jack, Wireless Fast Charging, Gorilla Glass 5, Edge Alerts, Screen Size and much more.
Most remote control discussions talk about configuring your Android cell or tablet to remote control your desktop PC, but I needed the other way around. How To Remote Control Your Android Cell From Your Desktop PC at no cost. The basic idea is to use TeamViewer Free Edition on your Read more…
If you have a Samsung device, like a Galaxy S7 or 8, you might find that the keyboard is missing the row of numbers. Having no number keys gives your screen more real estate but does can be very frustrating when trying to type numbers . Fortunately there is an easy way to Read more…
There are several reasons you may want to see the DEVELOPER OPTIONS on your Android device but under Android 7, the Developer Mode menu has been removed. You know it still exists so the question is how to enable the Developer Options menu and then how can you disable the Read more…
In a word, everywhere. Android sells 6 times as many devices as Apple’s iOS globally and 1.75 times as many in the US. Below are some fantastic 2017 data from two very reliable sources. Get the whole report on 2017 Internet Trends directly from Kleiner Perkins Check out this amazing Read more…
If Samsung Galaxy S6 has been rooted and a non-factory operating system has been loaded you likely already know that there are problems: You voided your warranty You can not longer receive updates over-the-air from your provider The Samsung Galaxy might be unstable Your Galaxy might have a virus or other Read more…
A few years ago, Samsung introduced a new feature called MultiWindow which allows you to run two applications at the same time. In my case, I had an Samsung Galaxy S6 that had it’s screen ‘bouncing’ around and displaying errors relating to running recent apps in split screen mode. Even after rebooting Read more…
This short video explains how to use Google Maps on your mobile device to avoid toll roads. If you use your Android cell or Apple iPhone or even your tablet / Apple iPad for navigation and you want to avoid tolls, then this short video titled, “How To Use Google Maps To Avoid Read more…
The answer is a blunt no. I asked Samsung Business Support in Toronto about this. Below is the conversation: Is there a ready way to disable the Marshmallow setting on S6’s that requires a password or PIN after reboot: “Enter password instead of using fingerprint recognition after restarting to protect Read more…
If you have any management software on your Android device and try to remove it, you have likely found that both FORCE STOP and UNINSTALL are greyed out. The solution is to set that program to not be an “administrator”, then uninstall. Below are the detailed instructions and screenshots from an Read more…
If you have problems with your Android device including the dreaded Black Screen of Death you may be told to WIPE THE CACHE PARTITION. On a Samsung Galaxy S6, you can do this by: powering off the device press the VOLUME UP + HOME + POWER buttons all the same time and Read more…