I knew this was going to be a hot-button issue when it was published on /r/Android but I wanted to wait a bit. Now, there is more information available so I have decided to write up this tutorial. Today, I will be showing you how to stop Samsung Galaxy smartphones from sending your data to Chinese Qihoo 360 …
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Sharing photos online continues to grow in popularity and it’s the entire basis for many websites out there. There are also people who only go online to use these types of services. it’s best to know how you can save those images but each Android application handles it differently. However, there are some common methods out there as …
Black Friday is coming up and that means retailers will begin applying major discounts to products they sell. This is also a great time to get premium, high-quality Android applications and games for a discounted price. Both Black Friday and New Year’s Eve are big days for developers with hundreds of sales happening over the holiday season. I’ve …
The other day I tried updating my OnePlus 5T to the latest version of LineageOS 16 but it resulted in an error. The built-in updater downloaded the latest LOS16 OTA update but was unable to install it. I was getting an error about an incompatible modem version and this was the easiest way I found to fix it. …
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Like other Android smartphones and tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series has a hidden Developer Mode in its Settings application. This is hidden by default, but it can be enabled very easily. Let me walk you through the quick, step-by-step tutorial that will reveal the Developer Options menu so you can tinker with secret options. Android is …
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Android has a feature called Adaptive Battery that will analyze the apps you use and keep unused apps from using too much battery life. This can result in the Galaxy Note 10 killing music streaming apps including Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, & more. To prevent this, we can either disable it or add them to an exempt …
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Installing TWRP onto a smartphone or tablet typically requires you to use a Fastboot command to overwrite your current recovery system. Some people have trouble with the Command Prompt and in turn end up getting a cannot load twrp.img error, or being told there is no such file or directory. But there is a way to fix it. …
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Earlier this year Google launched a number of hardware devices alongside new apps and additional features to existing applications. One new app is called the Google Recorder but it is only available on the Pixel 4 right now. Thankfully though, we can manually install this on any Android 9.0+ smartphone out there (including older Pixel devices as well). …
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There are many features that OEMs create on their own that eventually make their way into the core Android OS. Samsung has been responsible for many of them & the release of Android 10 adds one that’s similar to Smart Stay. Google calls this Screen Attention in its Pixel devices but developers will likely know it as Adaptive …
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For the last few years, Samsung has been betting on wireless charging technology. This began with its change to a more premium smartphone design (with a glass back) and has continued through the Galaxy Note 10 series. With it comes a feature called Wireless PowerShare that actually lets you wirelessly charge other devices with your very own smartphone. …
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