An unlocked phone is not restricted to a carrier and gives you a choice to switch to another network provider. If you buy a new unlocked phone, do you need to activate it in order to switch to your preferred carrier? You must activate an unlocked phone to make it active on the carrier’s network. … Read more
Factory reset wipes all the data on an Android phone and brings it back to its original state as if you just unboxed it. But does it remove the logged-in Google account from your phone? On devices with Android Lollipop (5.1) and higher, a factory reset won’t remove your logged-in Google account. As Factory Reset … Read more
Do you want to factory reset your Android device but are wondering whether it’ll remove the software updates you have installed? The answer is no. A factory reset will not remove Android updates you’ve already installed on your device. However, performing a factory data reset does remove all your stored data along with your network … Read more
Have you dropped your phone in the water or spilled some liquid over it, resulting in your touchscreen not working even though the phone does power on? To fix your touchscreen after your phone got wet, try these steps: turn off your phone, remove the SIM and microSD card, dry the device thoroughly with a … Read more
Your phone is not on silent mode and all the notification sounds are enabled. But the alarm only vibrates without any sound. Why? The alarms have their personalized settings and have nothing to do with the phone’s sound settings. If your alarm only vibrates on your Android phone, you might have enabled the vibration mode … Read more
When, at the start of a flight, you’re asked to either power off your phone or put it into airplane mode, you may wonder what’s the difference between the two and which one to choose. Powering off your phone means switching it off completely, analogous to your phone battery being dead. When the phone is … Read more
Phone and software companies provide new updates for the systems to improve performance and add enhanced features. But do updates make your phone faster? Sometimes, updating your phone can also result in slowing down the performance and lead to unexpected issues. If you have a new phone compatible with new updates, updating the OS can … Read more
Sometimes your phone home button keeps pressing itself, resulting in many applications and functions on the phone ending or hanging without closing properly. This also brings your phone back to the home screen again and again, preventing you from using your phone properly. A home button continuously pressing itself often happens because of an issue … Read more
Whether you’re using an Android phone, an iPhone, a tablet, or any other device, putting the device on airplane mode prevents it from receiving calls and texts. But is there a way to see the calls you’ve missed while in that mode? Depending on the features included in your service plan,once you turn off flight … Read more
If you glance over app settings on your Android device, you’ll find two options, force stop and disable. Many users wonder which is a better one to apply. The many apps running on your Android phone may result in excessive notifications, overly consuming resources such as RAM and storage and slowing down your device. To … Read more