Making the leap from a dumb phone to a smartphone, or even a wearable can sure feel futuristic. That is because it is. The decades of 2G cell phones with actual buttons are gone. Today, “smart” technology lives up to its name. NFC stands for Near Field Communication. It is a key feature on Android …
Argh, the frustration of robotic voice menus that give you a list of options to choose from, then prompts you to press a number on your dial pad. For example, press 5 to speak to an agent. You look at your phone and there are no buttons to press. So much for the smartphone. Not …
Did you know that the alarm sounds on Android pull everything from your device’s music library? The title “ringtones” in the alarm sounds settings is a misnomer. If you look at what shows in file manager (or My Files) > ringtones and File Manager > Music, you will see that ringtones are not used for …
Ever taken a selfie only to find that you need to reverse an image to fix backward text? On any Android device, flipping a photo requires the use of a photo editing app. Not all have a flip feature. Some only provide a rotation feature. Rotating an image will flip the photo horizontally and vertically, …
If you’re eager to cover your traces while browsing the internet on your Android phone, open an incognito tab. The moment you open one, all the cookies, your browsing history, site data, and even the information entered, won’t be saved on the device you’re using. But, while going incognito is nifty, it can sometimes be …