When receiving a new SMS, a notification usually appears on the Android device in the upper bar of the screen (status bar), from which you can see the content or text of that SMS (preview). Just as it is possible…
Month: May 2020
How to test your Android charger with Ampere
If the phone battery takes time to charge, you are probably using a poor quality generic charger, it is a charger that offers low output current (this data can be seen on the charger chassis: something similar should appear to…
How to force a horizontal or vertical orientation on Android
Some Android applications and games do not adapt their appearance when rotating the device, that is, they can only be seen correctly in a vertical or horizontal orientation. Even if Android auto rotate is turned on, apps that are designed…
“OK Google, call my boss”: How to make Android recognize my contacts by their nickname
The Google application brings a very powerful voice assistant. After playing the microphone (or saying the keyword “OK Google”) you can order a multitude of tasks with your voice. You can tell her such simple, but frequent things, like “Call…
How to capture an entire web page on Android
Commonly, you just have to press the power button and the device’s volume down button for a couple of seconds at the same time to capture the screen on Android. Only what the user is seeing on the screen at…
How to save the location of your car in Google Maps
If you tend to forget where you leave your car parked, you can save its location in Google Maps to find it quickly. It is very simple. To remember where you parked, when you get to the parking lot, open…
How to put Google as a HOME page on my cell phone
Being the most used internet service, it makes a lot of sense to put Google as the home page , not only on the computer but also on the cell phone. Setting the Google search engine as the home page…
How to REMOVE the voice from Google Maps
If it bothers you during GPS navigation, you can disable or remove the voice from Google Maps that indicates the route instructions. Google Maps offers a shortcut to quickly remove the navigation voice or only receive certain alerts. But in…
How to change the speed of a YouTube video on Android
Previously, you could only change the speed of a video on YouTube from the web version (by tapping on the cogwheel in the video’s black box). But now you can also do the same from the mobile application. The latest…
How to save Spotify music to external SD card [Spotify Premium]
If the songs or playlists are downloaded to the internal memory of your Android and you are running out of space, you will need to do a complete reinstallation of the application and, probably, free up space on the SD…