Mobile phones, cells – Android, Samsung, LG, Apple, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7 (and 8) BES, and BIS news and how tos
Samsung Bixby is a personal assistant that I would get to like if it did not jump in my face so frequently. Bixby starts most often when I accidentally click the Bixby button on the left of my S9 near the volume buttons. There was no easy way to block this in the past without getting an app which usually adds junk to your phone. Android 9, released a few months ago, has a new…
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 number on the screen. Specifically if you have a text message or contact open and you swing your phone (to your pocket, or head, to…
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 2160 10 Minute max – UHD 30 FPS 3840 x 2160 10 Minute max – FHD 60 FPS 1920 x 1080 Limited only be storage…
The Huawei P10 Lite was released on March 27, 2017 but is still a good device today in 2019. We recently tested a Google / LG Nexus 5X and have very little good to say about that units build quality. We just bought a P10 used and want to show you how to get through a few configuration issues, like hiding unwanted apps and bloatware from the home screen and setting the wallpaper to not…
If you have a Huawei cell, like P10 or P20 Mate / Lite you will find that having all of the app shortcuts on on the “home screen” like an Apple iPhone, makes it difficult to use. Fortunately, there is an easy way to hide / remove the apps / bloatware you do not want to see by enabling what Huawei calls their App Drawer. We show you how to hide / remove less used…
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 wiped out and is powered on, you can likely: Locate it on a map Make it ring Send a message to it Backup your messages…
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 the phone and have it decrypted on boot. Without your PIN code being entered before the unit boots up, it will not display calls, alerts…
Are you annoyed by WiFi alerts popping up every time you go through a McDonald’s drive through or walk past any store in the mall. There is an easy way to turn off those messages and we show you here. Swipe down from the top Click SETTINGS cog Click CONNECTIONS Press and hold WIFI Click the ellipse (3 dots) at the top right and select ADVANCED Turn off NETWORK NOTIFICATION
The short version is Samsung SDS IAM & EMM is management software your company likely put on your cell to keep its data safe. Let’s go through a few definitions first and then we will show you how to remove it: SDS = Samsung Data Systems – the software wing of Samsung IAM = Identity and Access Management EMM = Enterprise Mobility Management and SDS IAM & EMM are combined into management tool Samsung has branded…
I recently attended Microsoft Ignite 2018 in Florida which presented many new useful features and function for Office products. What’s New In Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Desktop LIST TO GRAPHICS Microsoft want out of its way to show of the Artificial Intelligence that is built into desktop Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. The coolest new Office feature demonstrated at Ignite 2018 was a simple but powerful suggestion to move text lists into dynamic graphics using…
In this video we show how to disassemble a Samsung Galaxy S6 and change the battery in just 10 minutes. In addition to a new S6 battery you will need just three things to swap out the old S6 battery a credit card you are not too worried about a jeweler size tiny Philips head screwdriver a good hair dryer or a heat gun
Below is a list of the common cell phone acronyms, their meaning and a brief description in plain english. Note that each line is hyperlinked to a webpage to provide more detail, if you want it 🙂 CODE MEANING SIMPLE DESCRIPTION 1G First Generation cellular network analog on FM band just for phone calls 2G Second Generation cellular network some digital transmission with basic data using CDMA or GSM 3G Third Generation cellular network data…
IMEI is short for “International Mobile Equipment Identity” and is effectively the GLOBAL serial number of the cell phone / tablet / laptop. We say ‘global’ because a serial number is specific to the manufacturer but the IMEI is a number that is guaranteed to be unique across all manufacturers. This why your cell phone has both a Serial Number and an IMEI. To be more exact, there is one IMEI for every SIM the cell…
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 icon (3 bars in the top left corner) Click the settings cog (top right corner) Click NOTIFICATIONS Click NEW EMAILS (IMPORTANT: Do not click on…