If you can't find the right button and turn on the flashlight, your smartphone most likely doesn't have the right app. Since it uses the camera flash to work, you can simply download the flashlight through Play Market . Below we will explain how to enable it and what to do if the flashlight does not work on your phone. How to enable flashlight Almost all Android devices have the same flashlight enabled. As a rule, a special button in the notification panel or a separate app is used for th...
A person regularly uses a smartphone during the day and does not notice that he spends quite a large amount of time on it. If you want to know how many hours a day you devote to your gadget and exactly which applications, read where to find and how to view the screen time on Android . This is a fairly new feature that allows you to see the real picture of your time spent on your device. With it, you can draw certain conclusions and, if necessary, even set limits on the use of your phone. Why...
It is worth noting that there are several ways to change the icons: the use of specialized software and installation of a separate Launcher. However, the second option will not suit all users, as the Launcher changes icons of all programs. And in general, it may change the entire desktop beyond recognition. Nevertheless, we will consider even this option, as it partially solves our problem. But it is worth noting that not every program can handle such a complex procedure as icon replacement. So...
For a long time, we couldn't imagine working on the phone without T9. Writing text without this technology turned into a real torture. In those days, T9 was absent only on super-budget devices. Now the situation has changed. True T9 is finding its place on smart gadgets less and less often. The large screen allows using a full-fledged QWERTY-keyboard instead. How to enable it will be described in today's article. Also we will mention how to disable auto-correct. Disabling T9 Some modern smartph...
In the mid-2000s, smartphones were very minimalistic. They had a convenient keyboard, a small screen and... that was it. And modern devices are stuffed with all kinds of sensors, processors and high-capacity battery. The producers are also trying to ensure that the user will be able to comfortably watch films and videos, increasing the display diagonal. But what if the user does not want to? If he does not want to watch videos, wanting instead to get his hands on a small smartphone? In that cas...
You can buy a clamshell phone at your nearest convenience store. Such form-factor up to now is very popular. Of course, Samsung, LG and other major companies have long abandoned the production of such devices. But the Chinese and even the Russians have joined. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that this rating will focus mainly on phones. If you are interested only in smart devices, then check out the best clamshell smartphones about which we wrote earlier. teXet TM-204 Dis...
If a manager loses his iPhone (along with notes, emails and spreadsheets), it can "freeze" the work of his organization for several days. Fortunately, there is a chance to find the gadget. People who have lost their iPhone or iPad should postpone self-loathing and self-pity "for later" and first take the measures described in this article. Even if you do not manage to find your lost iPhone thanks to those measures, you may delete the data stored on the device to prevent it from falling into the...
But what is teletype on your phone? Let's understand how this feature works, how it is enabled and who needs it. What is Teletype Teletype - what is it? In simple terms, it is a special function Android intended to be used by people with a speech and/or hearing impairment. A person can enter text on the keyboard of their smartphone, and it, subsequently, can be converted into audio. Conversely, the person's speech can be converted to text format. This approach allows people with a hearing...
If you need to uninstall the YouTube app from your Android phone, there may be different reasons for doing so. For example, you have stopped using it or you just want to free up space in your smartphone. Furthermore, YouTube is installed by default on many devices, Google , so any user who bought the gadget may want to remove it simply as an unnecessary and superfluous application. If YouTube was downloaded by the user himself, it is easy to remove it using the Android built-in func...
Modern smartphones running the Android operating system have a minimum number of physical keys on the body. In particular, on it you will not find the PrintScreen button, which captures what is happening on the screen as a separate image, as it is implemented on a PC or laptop. If you're wondering how to take a screenshot on Android, check out our article. In it, we will analyze all the popular ways to perform this task. When would you need it? The screenshot may be required by the user at any...
One can argue for a long time about how quickly technology is developing. Today, almost everything is tied up in one service or another: from communicating on social networks and buying a ticket to the cinema to paying utility bills and fines. For many people the smartphone is even a tool for work. Of 10-20 years ago we could not take advantage of all the advantages offered by a modern mobile phone with Internet access. Thanks to this, various activities (exchange of files or information, shopp...
Overclocking your monitor will not affect your computer's overall performance in any way, it will just make the visuals more enjoyable. It's much better than looking at a slideshow of frames. In this article we will tell you about three software tools you can use to quickly and efficiently overclock your monitor even if you've never done it before. It makes absolutely no difference what hardware you have in your system box and what monitor you have on your desk. Any monitor can be overclocked....
Types of wired connections are many. They include VGA, COM, HDMI, USB and many more. USB Type-A and USB Type-C are just the tip of the iceberg, but we will only talk about them today. These two types of ports are very common, they are also found in personal computers and in numerous peripherals. When buying any kind of device it is worthwhile to find out which type of connection it supports since this information will allow us to understand what the hardware can do and how to get the most out o...
In an effort to separate their smartphones from their competitors' products, mobile technology manufacturers sometimes make rather unorthodox decisions. One of the most unexpected novelties of 2019 looked like a smartphone equipped with a tiny pico projector. The idea of introducing a projector in itself is not new, but before gadgets with projectors rarely made it to mass sales, for the most part remaining at the stage of bright concepts. Today models with built-in projectors are almost imposs...
In order to "animate" a photo on any Android device, you can use special applications that are capable of turning a single frame into an animation. Simply put, these programs are capable of converting an image into the GIF image format, which has very long ago gained enormous popularity in social networks and the Internet in general. Programs for "animate" photos There are currently two most popular services capable of converting a picture into a GIF-animation: GIPHY and Motionleap. GIPHY is fr...
The question of how to take a screenshot on Windows Phone is asked by every owner of the device who wants to save important information from the smartphone screen. And if on a computer there are a lot of programs and keyboard shortcuts that allow to take a screenshot, the search for tools that can take a screenshot on Windows Phone will puzzle even an advanced user. But everything is much easier than it seems. You can get a screenshot on Windows Phone by pressing just two keys on your smartphon...
If you want to listen to music offline on your phone, you will need to download tracks to the memory of the device. On Android gadgets you can do so in several ways, both from the Internet and from your computer if you have favorite songs on your computer. Downloading music from the Internet Downloading music from the Internet you can use special applications or directly, using the browser installed on your mobile device. Music download applications To download music to your phone there are sev...
Every smartphone owner tries to customize his gadget according to personal tastes and needs, as well as to remove unnecessary and annoying features. Often users wonder how to disable vibration on the Android keyboard. In this article, we will give the answer to it. Disabling Vibration while typing So, to remove vibration on your phone's keyboard, you need to follow a few simple steps. Step 1 . Run Settings , navigate to " System and Device " and select " Advanced ". Step 2 . Sel...
When buying a new mobile gadget, users may face the problem of incorrectly set time zones, current date and time. The solution, however, can be quite simple and in this guide we will explain how to set the date and time on your Android smartphone. Setting the time settings To set the time on android, you need to follow a few simple steps: Step 1 . Start Settings , go to " System and Device " and choose the section " Advanced ". Step 2 . Click on " Date and Time ". Step 3...
Let's look at a few quick ways to block ads in VK on Android. Advertisements blocked in debug mode Blocking ads in VK is possible by using a special debug mode, which gives access to the hidden settings of the application. In the menu you will find the option to disable the intrusive content altogether. Unfortunately, in newer versions of VKontakte this option has been removed, therefore you will need to download apk file with earlier VKontakte version (5.20 or later). Please note! Dow...