In our article A Brief Explanation of the History and Differences in SSD Memory With a Focus On the Crucial P1 we explained the different types of modern day SSD’s and how they came to be. That leaves most people with the simple question of ‘what type of Solid State Read more…
Samsung Bixby is a personal assistant that I would get to like if it did not jump in my face so frequently. Bixby starts most often when I accidentally click the Bixby button on the left of my S9 near the volume buttons. There was no easy way to block Read more…
Gestures can be really useful, especially for those that embrace them and learn to get around the qwerks. They can be particularly useful to someone with a disability, but for others gestures can be exceptionally annoying. Android 9 wants to dial when you swing my phone, if there is a Read more…
If you have an Samsung S9 or S10 and you have found that is stops recording video after 10 minutes, it is because you are recording at a rate above 1920 x 1080 30 frames per second. Here are the limitations: 5 Minute max – UHD 60 FPS 3840 x Read more…
If you have a Huawei cell, like P10 or P20 Mate / Lite you will find that having all of the app shortcuts on on the “home screen” like an Apple iPhone, makes it difficult to use. Fortunately, there is an easy way to hide / remove the apps / Read more…
In this video we show how to use your Google and Samsung Accounts to manage, locate and unlock your Android cell phone using our Samsung Galaxy S9 demo unit. This is especially useful if you have lost your cell or think it was stolen. If your cell has not been Read more…
If you are worried about security on your Android cell, you need to make sure that a thief or hacker cannot easily get around your PIN code to unlock it. We show you how to protect yourself on our Samsung Galaxy S9 demo unit. The idea is to EASILY encrypt Read more…
Are you annoyed by WiFi alerts popping up every time you go through a McDonald’s drive through or walk past any store in the mall. There is an easy way to turn off those messages and we show you here. Swipe down from the top Click SETTINGS cog Click CONNECTIONS Read more…
The short version is Samsung SDS IAM & EMM is management software your company likely put on your cell to keep its data safe. Let’s go through a few definitions first and then we will show you how to remove it: SDS = Samsung Data Systems – the software wing Read more…
If you have ‘dirty prints’, (i.e extra carbon on the paper), you likely have a dirty Transfer Belt. This video shows how to easily disassemble a Samsung C460 printer and clean the belt. This is the same process for all modern Samsung Printers and LP-360, CLP-365, CLX-3300, CLX-3305, SL-C410W, SL-C430, Read more…
In this video we show how to disassemble a Samsung Galaxy S6 and change the battery in just 10 minutes. In addition to a new S6 battery you will need just three things to swap out the old S6 battery a credit card you are not too worried about a Read more…
This video shows you how to remove and replace the drum (Samsung CLT-R406), toners & waste toner bottle on Samsung c460 which is the same as all the products listed at the end of this article: From several websites, it appears that this part and this video will be relevant Read more…
If you want to your Android Samsung S8 or S9 to vibrate when an email is received you need to increase the notifications CATEGORY that it is in from NORMAL to HIGH. This is not a difficult process but it is hard to find: Open your email Click the menu Read more…
If you have an Android device you might notice that the email has stopped syncing and that the word OFF appears in a grey overlay in your email program. The fix for this is to turn syncing back on and we show you how using a Samsung Galaxy S9. Open Read more…
These are the top 10 things you need to know about the Samsung DeX Pad Samsung DeX Pad is NOT the Samsung DeX Station Microsoft Office works quite well on the DeX Pad Take your cover / case off before attaching The DeX Pad has HDMI and NOT DisplayPort Clear Read more…
We have produced four videos exploring the changes the Samsung S9 brings to people that are upgrading from older Android cell’s, like the Galaxy S7, LG G5, Sony Expedia,… The idea is that we are not covering every microscopic detail of the device just because it was changed from the S8; we are explaining and demonstrating the features that most people will or should care about that already have some understanding of Android.
In my case I am upgrading from an S6 to an S9 and there are a lot of useful features that are easy to miss in the S9.
This includes a brief explanation of Bixby, Memory Expansion, Headphone jack, Wireless Fast Charging, Gorilla Glass 5, Edge Alerts, Screen Size and much more.