Articles about mobile technologies
Google has released a new option for searching on Android and it is actually a useful feature. It is called “Circle to Search”. It is a new way to search for anything on your Android device without having to switch apps. With a simple gesture […]
I have written many articles on Android devices and this week will be another. This time I was thinking that the vibration that you get on your phone when a call comes in can be annoying to some. Why can we not turn this off?
Recently, Google sent me a notification that I would be added to Find My Device automatically. At first, I was like, ‘Fine, they track me all the time anyway,‘ also I thought that was a default on my phone. But this got me thinking, ‘Could
The other day I was messing around on my Instagram account and it asked me for permission to access my camera. Since I’m using Instagram I gave them permission. This made me think that I might want to adjust the settings for the app. Also,
This last week my wife’s Samsung Galaxy S22 Android Phone stopped charging once it hit 85%. At first, we thought something was wrong with the cord or battery. After some research, we found out why this was happening to her device. It was a simple
Local Send is a free, open-source, cross-platform program for sending files across your local Wi-Fi network. How many times have you sent files to yourself over WhatsApp, email, and other applications? Heck, even Phone Link/Link To Windows is limited to only saving files from your
As I mentioned in Part 1 of these articles, it seems that we were changing phones more often in 2015, perhaps because phones were cheaper. For example, an HTC One M9 would have cost around $650, an iPhone 6s between $400 and $500, and a
I love creating articles and videos about mobile devices and this week is no different. You can check out some of them right here: How To Adjust Screen Timeout On Samsung How To Change App Icons On Samsung How To Turn Live Caption On Android
Way back in the annals of time – April 2015 to be exact – Jim Hillier asked the DCT team which mobile phones we were using in SmartPhones: What the DCT Team Uses and Why. That’s a humongous nine years ago and as we all
When WhatsApp was launched it was initially an alternative messaging app, much like the traditional SMS service of old. But as the years passed, it became so much more and millions of people now use it as their number one form of communication and exchange
A few days ago my son had a birthday and received a new phone. This is his first one and he was very excited about it. After a couple of days, he came and asked me why the screen would time out so fast. The
For the last few weeks, I have been writing articles about the Venmo App. This week we will continue on the subject. If you have not seen the other articles then here they are: How To Adjust Venmo Notification Settings How To Change Venmo Privacy
How To Secure Files On Your Phone To quote the Beatles: “Everybody’s got something to hide except for me and my monkey”. It doesn’t matter if it is something you might need but don’t want available to others like your Social Security Number, banking information,
If you have been reading my last couple of articles, then you know I focused on covering Venmo. If you want to check them out here they are: How To Update Venmo Profile Image How To Change Venmo Privacy Settings Now that you have that
