Owning a Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet isn’t enough to unlock its full potential—you’ll also need to master its hidden gestures. Here, we cover the best secret gestures in Samsung’s One UI and how to activate them.
Xiaomi is a leading manufacturer of Android smartphones, known for its powerful fast-charging technologies. Flagship models like the Xiaomi 14, and Xiaomi 14 Ultra (treview) feature impressive 90W and 120W wired charging capabilities—far ahead of the competition. However, Xiaomi’s ultra-fast charging feature, branded as HyperCharge, isn’t enabled by default in HyperOS. This tutorial will guide you through activating full-power charging on your Xiaomi device.
Have you ever come across “secret codes” for phones that usually begin with “#”? These codes have been around for a long time and can still be used today to access hidden settings and information. In this article, we’ll explain what these codes are and reveal some of the most important ones.
Sharing your device’s location may not be a daily practice, but it can be extremely useful when you need to track someone’s device or share your own location. Samsung offers this capability through its Find My Mobile app. Here’s how it works and how you can use it to share your location with a contact or family member.
Google Photos which comes pre-installed on most Android phones and tablets, is a popular app for backing up and editing photos. With frequent updates, such as AI image detection and Ultra HDR editing, the app continues to improve. Now, Google introduced a new feature that allows users to automatically back up and sync photos from their computer to the cloud, and easily organize them into albums.
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Smartphones have long been used as webcam alternatives in PCs, but this was not always straightforward and there was no proper support in Windows. Fortunately, Microsoft improved this on Windows 11. If you’re wondering how to turn your Samsung Galaxy phone into a PC webcam, here’s a step-by-step guide using Phone Link and a wired USB option.
Before the release of Android 15 this week, Google rolled out new anti-theft security features, expanding its Theft Protection tools to more devices. These features are designed to safeguard your device and data in case of theft or loss, though enabling them isn’t as straightforward as it could be. Google has, however, updated the settings to make them more accessible.
Also read: How to protect your phone and account using 2FA
Android’s Wi-Fi menu has always been straightforward to read and use. But if you’re a tinkerer, Samsung has a hidden Wi-Fi menu that provides much-advanced controls and options to diagnose and optimize connectivity. If you’re wondering how it works, below we show the guide on how to enable and use the secret menu on your Samsung mobile device.
Apart from the Apple Intelligence AI features, iOS 18.1 has also brought other minor improvements that might be more useful for many users. This includes the new ability to change the primary email address and its username linked to your Apple account.
If you are a longtime Android user, it is possible that your Google Play Store account is listing all the phones your account was associated with. Even if you have sold, lost, or trashed it. If you want to streamline the device selection on the Play Store listing during installation, just follow some simple steps.