The Android OS allows you to change all settings, including the ringtone. The user can set any audio file (song, ringtone) present on the device or individual contacts from the address book and call log to ring. This guide explains how to set a ringtone on various Android phones, download the sound files you like, transfer them to your phone. Let us also consider the typical bugs when trying to change the ringtone. We tested primarily on the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S10. Instructions are applicab...

The amount of information consumed by device users is growing. Many people do not have enough internal memory of smartphones to store everything they need. Memory cards are in great demand, allowing to increase the space on the smartphone. Often sd cards have more capacity than the internal memory. Today we will explain how to convert an SD card into internal storage for your phone. Content : SD card as internal storage on Android 6 > Setting up an SD card as internal storage on Android i...

This guide will help you get rid of the bug that occurs with Google Play services. The bug is characteristic for both early and recent versions of Android OS. What to do if the error message pops up and the Google application constantly closes. How to fix it: Why the "Google Play services" error occurs One of the top level errors reported by the Android phones is the following: "The google play services application has stopped. In the original it says google play store has stopped. It is imposs...

The operating system occupies a significant part of the smartphone's internal memory. Not much time passes since the purchase of the phone, the memory fills up, and the issue of removing extraneous files begins to worry. Even after installing the sd card in the phone, the problem is not always solved - users do not know how to change the place of saving files. This is the problem we are now going to fix. Content : How to enable the sd card on the Android Despite the obviousness, not all user...

Reader asks: I had an unexpected problem with Instagram mobile app on Samsung Galaxy. Tried several methods suggested on the forum, but all of them didn't work. Describing the situation. Instagram, when trying to upload a photo in a post, does not display all the images in its library (or Gallery), but only a limited number of photos. Well, let's figure it out. Have a look at our proposed solutions to this error. Which of the methods helped you to get the thumbnails back in Instagram Gallery? S...

The basic Android Smartphone does not have a special application for viewing call history. The call history is tied to your contacts. There are two ways to view it. The button names and appearance may vary depending on the OS version and theme installed. Content : Through the "Phone" application: Click on the green handset at the bottom left corner of the desktop. You will see the latest phone calls. To see details, tap on the circle next to the contact Swipe down or select "Call...

The tutorial is designed for users, parents who need to restrict access to websites on their phone (platform - Android OS). We will describe the best software to restrict the access (free and paid) and how to do this using the built-in Android features. Content : Why should I block websites on my phone? Users may have different reasons to block websites on their phone. The most common Parents want to restrict the children's access to adult websites (so called parental controls), Manager...

In Google Maps the language and the domain are chosen automatically according to the geo-data of the device. But the developers allow us to choose these settings manually. The web version of Google Maps To change the language settings for your browser, please follow these steps: Click the menu button - it looks like three bars and is to the left of the "Search on Google Maps" bar. In the drop-down list, choose "Language". A table will appear with all the available languages. Select the...

Even the most budget phone models are equipped with a GPS module. Let us find out what is the GPS on your phone and how to use this useful feature. Contains : To enable GPS on your Android GPS not working To disable GPS Why use GPS There are many different applications of GPS on the phone. The most common one is navigation, when you need to see where you are and how to get to where you need to go. But there are dozens of other uses. For example, when you want to post a geo-tag, if y...

Content : How to manually set the time on your phone through settings How to manually set the time on your phone requires the following steps: Find the "Clock" application on your smartphone. Most often it is located on the desktop, but may also be in the "Tools" folder. Another way to access the settings is to click on the time vader on the desktop. Go to the settings by clicking on the three dots icon and select the appropriate section. In advance you should deactivate the a...

Transferring photos from one phone to another is most often needed when you buy a new smartphone and want all the photos to be saved on the new device. Another reason is to share photos with friends. The usual way to do this is through social networks, but sending in messages cuts down on the quality of the photos. Another reason for sending photos in large quantities is professional work, which involves sharing files with a partner or customer. So how to share a photo without loosing quality?...

Some Android devices have a memory card slot, most often a microSD card format. If you have one of these devices this allows you to: store more information with more storage space; move some applications from the internal storage of your smartphone to the SD card without losing functionality. Find out if you have an sd card slot on your device page at the manufacturer's website. Some of the sd card features are only available on devices running Android 6.0 or later. Installing the SD Card...

Android remote control helps solve a number of tasks at a distance. Configuring your phone, working with applications, emulating mobile games, controlling access, presenting pictures on your TV - all this is done with remote control applications. We will focus on them in this review. Contents : Android Device Manager The service from Google is, on the one hand, the simplest in its capabilities (no settings as such). On the other hand, you do not have to pay for it or even download additional...

Content : Most tablet and smartphone manufacturers, when making their own products and equipping them with the Android operating system, trying to offer the user a maximum of usability, add to the shell a large number of their own applications. When buying a phone it is impossible to know how much these applications are needed, and their removal will require the owner to follow certain rules and to know how to use the root rights. So if the phone owner doesn't want to dive deep into the smar...

Children start to use digital gadgets at a young age, gaining unlimited access to the Internet. Frequently, children's devices run on Android. And this OS does not have enough parental control features of its own. However, there are many applications for parental control on the phone, including free ones. Some of them we will consider in today's review. Content : Necessary parental control features In this review we have placed applications where most of the listed features are present. St...

Basic (and fastest) ways to make text on the screen more visible In this tutorial we will show you simple ways to make the font on your mobile device bigger or smaller. This way you will improve the readability of the screen, in other words you will make the text more comfortable for your eyes. Content : If you have problems with your eyesight and the font on the screen seems small, you can always use the Android setting to change to a larger size. Correspondingly and vice versa, if the font...