Tuesday 19 April 2016
Facing Problems With Your Samsung Galaxy S4 ? Here Are Some Tips To Solve It
Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the popular Android phone. It doesnt mean that it is completely out of problems. Here are some tips to fix the issues you face in Galaxy S4.
This is a common issue reported by most of the users. If the battery drains too quickly in your Galaxy S4, then there might be some issues with your battery. Or some apps may be draining your battery.
To check whether your apps are the reason behind this issue, then open Settings > More > Battery. A graph will be displayed showing you how different apps are using the battery charges. Also remember to uninstall any app which is not useful. Also make sure that you swipe and remove the apps after pressing the home button. Otherwise those apps will be running in background and draining your battery.
Lowering the level of brightness and Screen timeout can also help you to make the battery life better.
You could also try Power Saving mode. This mode will automatically reduce the screen brightness, limit processor speed.
Take the list in Quick Settings and disable settings which you does not use.
This is also related your battery life. If your phone gets hot always, then there is a chance that there is something physically wrong with the battery. Take out the battery from your phone and place it in a flat surface. Check if there is any bulging. try rotating the battery. If it rotates freely, then its ok. Otherwise there may be some bulging.
If you spot any bulge, then a replacement of your battery will solve this issue. Its better to take the phone to an authorized dealer for the replacement.
If the battery is physically alright, then check whether your device has done the latest software updates and is up-to-date. Go to Settings > More > About Device. Having the latest updates of your software and apps can help saving your battery and avoid overheating.
Sometimes the camera app faces some unexpected errors such as photos not saving properly, app closing frequently etc. Sometimes this may be a fault of the memory card you are currently using. So try replacing your memory card and see if there is any changes.
It may also occur due to app cache. Clear all the app cache from your device. To do this Go to Settings > More > App Manager > Camera > Clear Cache and Clear data. Try this with your Gallery app too.
This is quite annoying. You are busy doing something in your phone and it suddenly restarts without any reason! It ay occur if you are not up-to-date with the softwares or if there is some fault with the battery. The memory card may be also the reason behind this issue.
When your Wi-Fi connections are weak, then your device may not get connected with the network. You will be kept on notified that the network connection is weak or disconnected. Try turning mobile data off by swiping down from the top of list.
Also disable Wi-Fi power save mode. To disable, dial *#0011# . This will lead you to Service mode. Tap Menu option, select Wi-Fi. Tap the On button so that it will be disabled.
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Battery Drains Quickly
This is a common issue reported by most of the users. If the battery drains too quickly in your Galaxy S4, then there might be some issues with your battery. Or some apps may be draining your battery.
To check whether your apps are the reason behind this issue, then open Settings > More > Battery. A graph will be displayed showing you how different apps are using the battery charges. Also remember to uninstall any app which is not useful. Also make sure that you swipe and remove the apps after pressing the home button. Otherwise those apps will be running in background and draining your battery.
Lowering the level of brightness and Screen timeout can also help you to make the battery life better.
You could also try Power Saving mode. This mode will automatically reduce the screen brightness, limit processor speed.
Take the list in Quick Settings and disable settings which you does not use.
Your Phone Gets Overheated ?
This is also related your battery life. If your phone gets hot always, then there is a chance that there is something physically wrong with the battery. Take out the battery from your phone and place it in a flat surface. Check if there is any bulging. try rotating the battery. If it rotates freely, then its ok. Otherwise there may be some bulging.
If you spot any bulge, then a replacement of your battery will solve this issue. Its better to take the phone to an authorized dealer for the replacement.
If the battery is physically alright, then check whether your device has done the latest software updates and is up-to-date. Go to Settings > More > About Device. Having the latest updates of your software and apps can help saving your battery and avoid overheating.
Troubles With Your Camera?
Sometimes the camera app faces some unexpected errors such as photos not saving properly, app closing frequently etc. Sometimes this may be a fault of the memory card you are currently using. So try replacing your memory card and see if there is any changes.
It may also occur due to app cache. Clear all the app cache from your device. To do this Go to Settings > More > App Manager > Camera > Clear Cache and Clear data. Try this with your Gallery app too.
Unexpected Restarts
This is quite annoying. You are busy doing something in your phone and it suddenly restarts without any reason! It ay occur if you are not up-to-date with the softwares or if there is some fault with the battery. The memory card may be also the reason behind this issue.
Problems With Wi-Fi Connection
When your Wi-Fi connections are weak, then your device may not get connected with the network. You will be kept on notified that the network connection is weak or disconnected. Try turning mobile data off by swiping down from the top of list.
Also disable Wi-Fi power save mode. To disable, dial *#0011# . This will lead you to Service mode. Tap Menu option, select Wi-Fi. Tap the On button so that it will be disabled.
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Thursday 7 April 2016
6 Best Ways To Speed Up Your Android Device
It's so common for our Android phones and tablets becoming so slow and sometimes we get really annoyed by this. Your phone starts to hang in between and it takes a lot of time to load an app. In this article we list up 6 best ways to speed up your device.
You can try every tip given below or select the one which is best suited and give it a try.
Tip 1: DELETE THE UNWANTED APPS
Check out your phone in detail and you will come across a number of unused and unnecessary apps which you had downloaded once. This is definitely a main reason to slow down your device. Delete those unwanted apps and free some space. This is gonna bring some change in your Android phone or tablet.
Tip 2: USE AN APP MANAGER TO CLEAR YOUR RAM
Always clear the apps running in the background. Open the recent apps and swipe the apps which you are not using. You can also check which apps are taking your memory by going to Settings > apps > running. You can speed up your device by stopping the apps or clearing the memory. Getting app management apps from the play store may also help.
Tip 3: DELETE UNWANTED MEDIA
All your photos, videos and music files take up a lot more space than expected. Its not just possible to delete all medias from the device. But you could try to remove all those funny whatsapp images, photos which had been saved multiple times or try transferring some medias to your PC or back up it.
Tip 4: REMOVE WIDGETS
Reduce the number of Widgets you had added in your phone. Widgets take use of more power as compared to normal icons.
Tip 5: REBOOT
Its just simple- Reboot your device. You may have tried it many times when your phones stopped responding at times.
Tip 6: FACTORY RESET
If you cant still figure out why your device is slow, you may head up for a factory reset. A Complete clean up may help you. Remember to back up all your medias and datas before you go for factory reset.
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You can try every tip given below or select the one which is best suited and give it a try.
Tip 1: DELETE THE UNWANTED APPS
Check out your phone in detail and you will come across a number of unused and unnecessary apps which you had downloaded once. This is definitely a main reason to slow down your device. Delete those unwanted apps and free some space. This is gonna bring some change in your Android phone or tablet.
Tip 2: USE AN APP MANAGER TO CLEAR YOUR RAM
Always clear the apps running in the background. Open the recent apps and swipe the apps which you are not using. You can also check which apps are taking your memory by going to Settings > apps > running. You can speed up your device by stopping the apps or clearing the memory. Getting app management apps from the play store may also help.
Tip 3: DELETE UNWANTED MEDIA
All your photos, videos and music files take up a lot more space than expected. Its not just possible to delete all medias from the device. But you could try to remove all those funny whatsapp images, photos which had been saved multiple times or try transferring some medias to your PC or back up it.
Tip 4: REMOVE WIDGETS
Reduce the number of Widgets you had added in your phone. Widgets take use of more power as compared to normal icons.
Tip 5: REBOOT
Its just simple- Reboot your device. You may have tried it many times when your phones stopped responding at times.
Tip 6: FACTORY RESET
If you cant still figure out why your device is slow, you may head up for a factory reset. A Complete clean up may help you. Remember to back up all your medias and datas before you go for factory reset.
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Check Out Who All Read Your Messages In A Whatsapp Group
The blue tick introduced by Whatsapp let us know whether your messages are read by the recipient. But if you sent a message in a group chat, blue tick appears only when all the group members had read the message. It is not that easy to know who all had read that message in the group. Check out this article to know how to find out this.
Step 1: Open Whatsapp
Step 2: Take any group chat
Step 3: When you tap and hold on a message sent by you, a ' i' symbol will appear in the top right corner. Tap it
Step 4: Now the list of members who had read your message will be shown in the list under 'Read by'. Unread members will be listed under 'Delivered to'.
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Step 1: Open Whatsapp
Step 2: Take any group chat
Step 3: When you tap and hold on a message sent by you, a ' i' symbol will appear in the top right corner. Tap it
Step 4: Now the list of members who had read your message will be shown in the list under 'Read by'. Unread members will be listed under 'Delivered to'.
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How To Unlock Your Android Device If You Forget The Pattern or Password
Most of us had set the screen lock in our Android phones to avoid others from accessing it. You can either set a pattern, password or PIN code to lock your device. Some latest devices has the option of fingerprint sensor and eye sensor to unlock your device. But what if you forget your pattern or password? You will be in great trouble not getting access to your phone.
No more worries. In this article we will tell you how to access your phone even if you forget the unlocking pattern or password. All you need to do is follow these steps.
Step 1: Try your pattern or password again for 5 times. When you enter the wrong pattern, after the 5th try, you will be notified to wait for 30 seconds before you try again. Tap Next. Then Tap Forgot pattern at the bottom.
Step 2: Now you will asked two options. You can either continue by answering a security question which you had set during the first time or else you can continue by entering the Google account details.
Step 3: If you choose the security question, just answer it. If you chose to login with your Google account, type your username and password.
Step 4: When your Google account is verified, or when you enter the correct answer, you will be asked to set your new security lock. Choose your pattern or password.
And its done. You will be now given access to your phone with the new pattern or password. But dont always forget your pattern. In case you dont remember your Google account details, you need to do a factory reset of your phone.
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No more worries. In this article we will tell you how to access your phone even if you forget the unlocking pattern or password. All you need to do is follow these steps.
Step 1: Try your pattern or password again for 5 times. When you enter the wrong pattern, after the 5th try, you will be notified to wait for 30 seconds before you try again. Tap Next. Then Tap Forgot pattern at the bottom.
Step 2: Now you will asked two options. You can either continue by answering a security question which you had set during the first time or else you can continue by entering the Google account details.
Step 3: If you choose the security question, just answer it. If you chose to login with your Google account, type your username and password.
Step 4: When your Google account is verified, or when you enter the correct answer, you will be asked to set your new security lock. Choose your pattern or password.
And its done. You will be now given access to your phone with the new pattern or password. But dont always forget your pattern. In case you dont remember your Google account details, you need to do a factory reset of your phone.
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Wednesday 6 April 2016
How To Keep Your Android Device More Secure
Most of us think that adding an security lock to unlock your device keeps your device secure. But this is not complete. In this article, we list up 14 tips which can keep your Android device more secure.
1. SCREEN LOCK
This is the basic idea everyone do. You can set either a PIN code, pattern or password as screen lock. Some latest devices support fingerprint and eye scanning lock. Setting a screen lock is so simple. Go to Settings > Security > Screen lock.
2. LOCK YOUR APPS AND FOLDERS
You can get apps such as app lock or vaults from the Google play store to lock individual apps and medias or any folder which you wish to give extra protection. After setting up an app lock you will need a password or pattern to open locked folders and apps. This also provide a secret vault to hide your photos and videos.
3. DOWNLOAD APPS ONLY FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE
Its always better to download apps from trusted sources. So avoid getting apps from other than the play store. By default Android devices prevent the download from outside play store.
4. UPDATE YOUR OS AND APPS
Whenever an update is available to your devices OS and the apps which you use, update it as soon as possible as the update may fix bugs and security vulnerabilities. Remember that updates are not just to add new features. Allow auto update of apps over Wi-Fi. ( Play store Settings > General > Auto update apps)
5. USER ACCOUNTS
It is possible to add different user accounts in your Android Lollipop device. This option is much useful when you have to share your phone or tablet with anyone else, especially your family. You can enable them to see only some area of your device through this option.
Create a user account by going to Settings > User > Add Accounts.
6. BE CAREFUL WITH APP PERMISSIONS
When you download an app from Google Play Store, it clearly tells you which all apps it need access to. You may wonder why some apps asks permission to access contacts and camera. Some games need access to your contacts so that you can compete against your friends in the game. Some messaging apps need access to camera and photos so that you can send photo and video messages . But be careful when some apps asks access to any facilities without any reason. Avoid such apps.
Now its possible to manage App permissions and control what an app can or cant do after installation. This option is availble in the latest Android Marshmallow. Go to Settings > App permissions > apps .
7. CONTROL WHAT YOU SHARE
Just think, aren't you sharing too much of your personal data in your Android device ? We all use Chrome browser in our device and all our logins, passwords and other data will be synced into your Google account. This is definitely a good time saver. But this can also do us bad if we accidently lose our phone and it gets into wrong hands. All your passwords and Emails can be accessed by them.
So control what you store in Chrome by launching the browser > 3 dot at top right corner > Settings > Basics > Save passwords. Also keep a check on what is synced with your account.
Browsing through Chrome's Incognito mode is also another good option to browse in privacy.
8. DEVICE INSURANCE
Device insurance is available nowadays. In case you lose your phone or tablet, you would get insurance of a particular amount each month.
9.REMOTE TRACKING AND WIPING
Get Android Device Manager from Google Play store for free and set up remote tracking. So in case you lose your phone or tablet you could track or wipe down the lost device.
10. BACK UP YOUR DEVICE
Keeping a back up of your device is always an excellent idea. You don't even think about losing all your personal datas including photos. Yeah it may happen in case you lose your phone or when the phone experience some unexpected error including breakage. Backing up will be also useful when you buy a new phone or tablet and want to get all those datas from the old phone. After doing a back up of your device, you could access all the datas through your Google account.
11. USE ONLY SECURE WIFI CONNECTIONS
We always have the habit of connecting to any open source of Wi-fi near to you especially in public places. Avoid getting connected to all those unsecured Wi-Fi connections. Sometimes the Wi-Fi 'provider' may be taking a big advantage from you.
12. BEWARE OF ANDROID VIRUSES AND MALWARE
Never ever click on links in emails and messages from unknown senters and stop giving too much of personal data to download a dodgy app. All this may bring viruses and malwares to your device. Getting an anti-virus app and downloading apps only from Play store can help you to keep those viruses away.
13. CHOOSE THE RIGHT MESSAGING APP
Be sure to choose the right messaging app. Your messages may not be safe in some messaging services and it may be snooped by others. The most popular messaging app Whatsapp now offers an end to end encryption.
14.ENCRYPT ANDROID
Have you noticed the encryption option in your Android device ? Go to Settings > Security > Encryption. If your phone contains extra secure datas, you may this one. Encryption scrambles all data on your phone until you enter the decryption password. But this process may take some time.
Try these 14 tips and tell us how you feel.
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Create a user account by going to Settings > User > Add Accounts.
6. BE CAREFUL WITH APP PERMISSIONS
When you download an app from Google Play Store, it clearly tells you which all apps it need access to. You may wonder why some apps asks permission to access contacts and camera. Some games need access to your contacts so that you can compete against your friends in the game. Some messaging apps need access to camera and photos so that you can send photo and video messages . But be careful when some apps asks access to any facilities without any reason. Avoid such apps.
Now its possible to manage App permissions and control what an app can or cant do after installation. This option is availble in the latest Android Marshmallow. Go to Settings > App permissions > apps .
7. CONTROL WHAT YOU SHARE
Just think, aren't you sharing too much of your personal data in your Android device ? We all use Chrome browser in our device and all our logins, passwords and other data will be synced into your Google account. This is definitely a good time saver. But this can also do us bad if we accidently lose our phone and it gets into wrong hands. All your passwords and Emails can be accessed by them.
So control what you store in Chrome by launching the browser > 3 dot at top right corner > Settings > Basics > Save passwords. Also keep a check on what is synced with your account.
Browsing through Chrome's Incognito mode is also another good option to browse in privacy.
8. DEVICE INSURANCE
Device insurance is available nowadays. In case you lose your phone or tablet, you would get insurance of a particular amount each month.
9.REMOTE TRACKING AND WIPING
Get Android Device Manager from Google Play store for free and set up remote tracking. So in case you lose your phone or tablet you could track or wipe down the lost device.
10. BACK UP YOUR DEVICE
Keeping a back up of your device is always an excellent idea. You don't even think about losing all your personal datas including photos. Yeah it may happen in case you lose your phone or when the phone experience some unexpected error including breakage. Backing up will be also useful when you buy a new phone or tablet and want to get all those datas from the old phone. After doing a back up of your device, you could access all the datas through your Google account.
11. USE ONLY SECURE WIFI CONNECTIONS
We always have the habit of connecting to any open source of Wi-fi near to you especially in public places. Avoid getting connected to all those unsecured Wi-Fi connections. Sometimes the Wi-Fi 'provider' may be taking a big advantage from you.
12. BEWARE OF ANDROID VIRUSES AND MALWARE
Never ever click on links in emails and messages from unknown senters and stop giving too much of personal data to download a dodgy app. All this may bring viruses and malwares to your device. Getting an anti-virus app and downloading apps only from Play store can help you to keep those viruses away.
13. CHOOSE THE RIGHT MESSAGING APP
Be sure to choose the right messaging app. Your messages may not be safe in some messaging services and it may be snooped by others. The most popular messaging app Whatsapp now offers an end to end encryption.
14.ENCRYPT ANDROID
Have you noticed the encryption option in your Android device ? Go to Settings > Security > Encryption. If your phone contains extra secure datas, you may this one. Encryption scrambles all data on your phone until you enter the decryption password. But this process may take some time.
Try these 14 tips and tell us how you feel.
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Tuesday 5 April 2016
How To Change An App Icon Which You Dislike
Some of us might have came across this situation where you really love an app, and you frequently use it , but you hate the app icon. Now you need not hide those apps in the folder so that you need not look at them everytime you take the phone. Here comes another way - you can change that app icon using the app Awesome icons.
Get Awesome Icons
This is a simple app, and just like a shortcut creator. So all you need is to select an app, an icon and a label. The Awesome Icons will then create a shortcut of the app with the new icon in your home screen. You can move this new shortcut to folders or docks or keep as it is in the home screen.
You will see a list of installed apps when you open the app. There will be a list of new icons displayed next to the apps and you can choose any of these icon for your app. You can also change the label name of your app if you wish. When you select any icon, you will be taken to the shortcut creation screen. Tap OK.
Awesome Icons also provides option to dim the rest of the screen except the screen. If you want to choose from other than the icons displayed, press + to open a blank shortcut. Remember that using these app, you wont be able to change the icon in the app drawer. All you can do is to create shortcuts in the home screen with icons of your choice.
Get Awesome Icons
This is a simple app, and just like a shortcut creator. So all you need is to select an app, an icon and a label. The Awesome Icons will then create a shortcut of the app with the new icon in your home screen. You can move this new shortcut to folders or docks or keep as it is in the home screen.
You will see a list of installed apps when you open the app. There will be a list of new icons displayed next to the apps and you can choose any of these icon for your app. You can also change the label name of your app if you wish. When you select any icon, you will be taken to the shortcut creation screen. Tap OK.
Awesome Icons also provides option to dim the rest of the screen except the screen. If you want to choose from other than the icons displayed, press + to open a blank shortcut. Remember that using these app, you wont be able to change the icon in the app drawer. All you can do is to create shortcuts in the home screen with icons of your choice.
How To Set Up Your Fingerprint On Galaxy S7
The fingerprint sensor on Galaxy S7 can be easily set up and used, but you may have missed this part- how to make it work perfectly. You know that its possible to unlock your phone with the fingerprint as password after going through the 13 part process of recording of your finger.
Fingerprint sensor is a very useful ability in the phone. But ensure that you had set it in the right way. So we are gonna list up some of the points you should note before you set up the fingerprint sensor in your phone.
You need to take some photos of your finger during the setup process so as to create a complete image. Your phone unlocks when the the picture taken during unlocking your phone matches with that complete image. The Nexus phones do have a round sensor while Galaxy S7 have an oval sensor. You need to be bit more deliberate in case of oval sensor than the round sensors during setup.
You may sometimes face failure during unlocking your phone. So while setting up the fingerprint sensor in Galaxy S7, try to capture some diagonal pictures of your thumb going across the sensor. This is done inorder to reduce the failures while unlocking your device. Usually you do move your thumb in two directions across the sensor - either in horizontal direction or in vertical direction.This will lead to creation of incomplete pictures. Try capturing some diagonal pictures and feel the change.
Its already mentioned that Galaxy S7 has an oval sensor. Its not possible to press the sensor in the same way everytime you unlock. So avoid placing the thumb in the same way when you are setting up the fingerprint sensor.
If you already completed the setup , and you are not happy with the results, you can delete a fingerprint and re-capture it.
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Fingerprint sensor is a very useful ability in the phone. But ensure that you had set it in the right way. So we are gonna list up some of the points you should note before you set up the fingerprint sensor in your phone.
You need to take some photos of your finger during the setup process so as to create a complete image. Your phone unlocks when the the picture taken during unlocking your phone matches with that complete image. The Nexus phones do have a round sensor while Galaxy S7 have an oval sensor. You need to be bit more deliberate in case of oval sensor than the round sensors during setup.
You may sometimes face failure during unlocking your phone. So while setting up the fingerprint sensor in Galaxy S7, try to capture some diagonal pictures of your thumb going across the sensor. This is done inorder to reduce the failures while unlocking your device. Usually you do move your thumb in two directions across the sensor - either in horizontal direction or in vertical direction.This will lead to creation of incomplete pictures. Try capturing some diagonal pictures and feel the change.
Its already mentioned that Galaxy S7 has an oval sensor. Its not possible to press the sensor in the same way everytime you unlock. So avoid placing the thumb in the same way when you are setting up the fingerprint sensor.
If you already completed the setup , and you are not happy with the results, you can delete a fingerprint and re-capture it.
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