Android

Sometimes while opening a specific app on your phone, it suddenly crashes and a notification pops up with the message “Google Play Services is not supported on your device”.  This problem can frequently be solved by updating your Google Play Services and/or by restarting your device. Other common solutions include clearing cache files from Google …

You can change your phone number on your Android phone by changing your SIM card or by inserting a secondary SIM card. However, you can’t change the phone number of a SIM card on an Android device yourself as this will require contacting your network service provider. The phone number is associated with the SIM …

If a contact on your Android phone has multiple numbers, you can specify one of the numbers as the contact’s default. The default number automatically gets used when you call the contact using the Phone app’s Favorites or Speed dial tab. How do you change the default number? To change the default phone number for …

As a parent, you might want to block unwanted contacts and text messages on their child’s phone.  You can easily block your child from making any outgoing calls by following these steps: Open Settings on your child’s device > Search and tap on “Call Settings”  Select Supplementary Services > Call Barring Turn on “All Outgoing …

Many people experience the issue of their phone rejecting incoming calls from all or certain numbers or contacts.  These are the most common reasons for your phone rejecting calls: You have “auto call reject” turned on Some numbers (including private numbers) are blocked Call barring or call forwarding is enabled Do Not Disturb or Airplane …

The call history on your Android phone stores and lists all the calls you’ve made and received and provides more info like call duration, date, and time. You may have wondered at some point how long your call history stays on your phone. By default, the call history on an Android phone is limited to …

With their personalized and rich media attributes, push notifications are an effective way of communicating with Android users. But how reliable are push notifications in terms of delivery? Push notifications may not be totally reliable due to possible gateways issues and device OS features such as power saver mode which can also hinder timely delivery. …

If your Android phone keeps asking for a password, it’s likely because you have set one through settings, intentionally or not. It may also be because of an error or bug in the operating system, most probably during an update. Why does my Samsung phone keep asking for my password? Samsung phones ask for passwords …

Have you bought a new Android phone or just reset your current phone and found that the Android Setup notifications won’t go away?  Many Android users prefer to skip the wizard, even on new Android devices, and try to get rid of the ongoing notifications which they find annoying. Here are 3 ways to get …

Notifications inform you about important updates on Android. A large number of unimportant notifications, on the other hand, can quickly become a headache. To disable pop-up notifications on Android, go to Settings > Notifications and select the apps for which you do not want to receive notifications. Unfortunately, there is no simple solution to turn …