If you love to play games, then Google Play Pass is s service you definitely want to try. It's similar to Apple Arcade, but it also has its advantages over it. Google Play Pass is also available in more countries than it was when it first launched. It also gives you the option of enjoying a free-trial before having to pay a monthly fee. If you're not happy with the service, … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know About Google Play Pass
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How to Enable Android 11 Back Tap on Samsung Device
Back tap sounds like a hip hop song from the 90s, but we can assure you that in this context, it most definitely is not. With Apple’s iOS beating Android 11 to the feature, the back tap feature is a literal tap to the back of the phone that triggers certain apps and commands. Google was originally developing the gesture for the Google Pixel under the name Columbus. With a … [Read more...] about How to Enable Android 11 Back Tap on Samsung Device
Samsung Android Browser: Enable the QR Code Scanner
QR codes are a useful tool to be able to quickly access a link on your phone. QR codes (short for "Quick Response" code) are a form of two-dimensional barcode, that can encode a small amount of data. QR codes are typically used to display text, open URLs, connect to Wi-Fi networks, or to import a pre-composed email or text message. QR codes are recognisable by being a square … [Read more...] about Samsung Android Browser: Enable the QR Code Scanner
How to Know If Your Phone Is Unlocked
When buying or selling a mobile phone, a term you may come across is “unlocked”. Typically, mobile networks lock phones they sell bundled with contracts to their network. The intent is to make it difficult to switch networks at the end of your contract. An unlocked phone isn’t locked to any carrier and will work with any sim card. Some mobile networks sell unlocked phones, … [Read more...] about How to Know If Your Phone Is Unlocked
5 Free and Must-Have Android To-Do Apps
Android offers some great apps that'll help you to stay organized. Depending on what you need to do and how many features you want an app to have will determine which one you'll be using. If you're willing to make some purchases, you can use some exclusive features that'll help you even more by upgrading to Premium. All of the following apps work just fine on devices with … [Read more...] about 5 Free and Must-Have Android To-Do Apps
Fix Microsoft SwiftKey Not Working on Android and iOS
Microsoft SwiftKey is a popular virtual keyboard app compatible with Android and iOS. What is its main strong point? SwiftKey quickly adapts to your writing style allowing you to type faster. But the keyboard app may sometimes fail to work as intended. For example, it may suddenly disappear, fail to open, or crash. Or it may sometimes change the keyboard settings by itself, … [Read more...] about Fix Microsoft SwiftKey Not Working on Android and iOS
SwiftKey: How to Enable or Disable Autocorrect
Autocorrect is a key part of a keyboard on any mobile device. Autocorrect is incredibly helpful at correcting tiny typos from missing the key that you intended to press, it can also help correct slightly more complex spelling mistakes as you type. In the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard on Android, autocorrect is a feature that is turned off by default. To manually enable the … [Read more...] about SwiftKey: How to Enable or Disable Autocorrect
Opera for Android: How to Configure Cookie Preferences
Every internet user will be familiar with the universal cookie warning notices. Most websites show them thanks to EU legislation requiring websites to do so if they save cookies on your device. Cookies are small text files typically used as identifiers or to set certain preferences. They can be set by a website, then the browser submits all cookies for the relevant website with … [Read more...] about Opera for Android: How to Configure Cookie Preferences
Opera for Android: How to Change the Default Search Engine
Almost all modern browsers now use the URL bar as a multi-purpose search bar. Instead of only being able to type web addresses, you can typically also enter search queries. This works because browsers now analyse the text in the search bar and identify if it is a URL or not. If the text looks like a URL then it is treated as such and the browser tries to navigate to the site. … [Read more...] about Opera for Android: How to Change the Default Search Engine
Kiwi for Android: How to Configure the Night Mode Settings
In the Kiwi browser on Android, “Night mode” is a great feature which enables dark mode across all web pages, even for sites that don’t normally support it. Night mode is an expansion of the typical dark mode, by being aware of the flaws of dark modes specific to web browsers. Dark mode is an alternative color palette that uses dark colors to make a screen appear less … [Read more...] about Kiwi for Android: How to Configure the Night Mode Settings