Category: Android

Mar 22, 2021

Reduce Data Sent to Google – Increase Privacy

It should be no secret that we send a ton of data to our technology providers such as Microsoft, Apple,

Mar 02, 2021

Reset Your Network Settings on Android Devices

Sometimes network speeds crawl like molasses. Sometimes Wi-Fi connections suddenly drop or the WiFi network doesn’t show up at all.

Feb 04, 2021

Test Technology Prior to Joining Google Meet

What’s that saying? A day late and a dollar short? Android Police reported that you can now test your video

Jan 25, 2021

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S9, S10 and S21 Series Gets Update

If you own a Galaxy S9, S10 or S21 series phone on Verizon’s network, expect to see a big update

Dec 15, 2020

Group End-to-end Encrypted Video Calls on Signal

Signal has always been our go-to platform for secure communications. Many other vendors use the Signal technology as the basis

Nov 09, 2020

Change Bluetooth Name on Android Devices

When you pair your device using Bluetooth, you select the name of the device to connect as part of the

Sep 28, 2020

Zoom on Android – Virtual Backgrounds

Zoom is a hugely popular video conferencing option for many of us in this work-from-home world. Two features users are

Sep 09, 2020

Waze – Transfer Directions to Your Phone from a Computer

Google Maps has had the feature for several years. Waze is now catching up. The Verge reported that you can

Aug 19, 2020

Avoid Samsung Devices Not on the Three Year List

We've owned Samsung smartphones since the early days. Samsung posted a press release where it has committed to three generations

Aug 03, 2020

Microsoft Kills Cortana for iOS and Android

Microsoft's voice assistant, Cortana, has had a tough time trying to replace more popular voice assistants Siri and Google Assistant.

Jul 20, 2020

Android 10 Users – Share Wi-Fi Password via QR Code

First off…your Wi-Fi password should be something that does not identify your location (no business or family names) and be

Jul 09, 2020

How to Move Messages From One Phone to Another

Every so often, we replace our smartphones with a new model. It may take several days to reinstall all the