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[PSA] You must enable 2-step verification in Gmail. Right. Freaking. Now.
I’ve been meaning to write about Gmail 2-step verification for a while now, but Jeff Atwood beat me to it with this excellent post: Make Your Email Hacker Proof. If you currently don’t have 2-step verification enabled in Gmail or are not using Gmail, you must read his post in its entirety. Jeff goes into great detail […]
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Tip: how to enable or disable haptic feedback on Android devices
I like buttons on Android phones: Back and Home buttons are absolutely essential, while Menu and Search are also useful. When I said buttons, I indeed meant real physical buttons that can be pressed without looking at the phone. However, over the last few years, Android manufactures shifted from physical buttons to ”soft” buttons and it’s a […]
Also posted in Android, Gingerbread, Honeycomb 1 Comment
Tip: how to avoid duplicate notifications when using custom SMS app
Android stock SMS Messaging app is quite good and does its job nicely, but some Android users like to get fancy with their SMS apps. Enter Handcent SMS app, which supports MMS with picture, video and audio attachments, great customization, group send, themes, different ringtones and LED notifications, 20+ languages, SMS history search, message password protection, schedule sms delivery […]
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Tip: how to fix a launcher that is stuck in Force Close loop
I personally have never ran into this problem, but a friend of mine just did and found a very nice solution which is worth sharing. The launcher on his Verizon Samsung Fascinate (a variant of Samsung Galaxy S) went into a permanent Force Close loop, which means that the launcher would crash every few seconds […]
Also posted in Android, Mobile 12 Comments
13 tips for Android beginners
If you just bought your first Android phone, here are some useful tips on using phone’s buttons, Home screen and customization. 1. You can install apps to your phone from the computer’s web browser. Open market.android.com in your computer’s browser, login to your Google account, find an app, click Install. The download of the app will […]
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Tip: how to prevent Swype keyboard from disabling on reboot
Swype is a very fast way to type on a touchscreen and once you get used to it going back to the regular keyboard is impossible. One nagging issue I’ve been having with Swype was that it was disappearing from the list of keyboards after reboot. As a result I had to re-enable it in Settings -> […]
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Old Google documents can now be upgraded to the latest version
If you are an active user of Google Docs, you probably remember a major update a year ago with great new features such as real-time collaboration, advanced formatting tools (ruler, margins indentation, tab stops) and improved revision history. Later, another update brought ability to edit documents in the browser of mobile devices, such as Android, iPhone and iPad. However, […]
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Speed up your Android: free up internal phone storage
If your Android phone seems to be running slower than it used to, check how much available internal storage it has left. If it has less than 30% left, freeing up some space will speed up the phone. That is because flash memory which is used for internal storage gets significantly slower as it gets […]
Also posted in Android, FroYo, How To, Mobile 14 Comments
Tip: Receive Google Voice calls in Gmail
Last week Google added an ability to call phones directly from the Gmail page. All calls to US and Canada are free this year and international rates are low. By now all US users should see Call phone button on their Gmail page under Google Chat widget (if you don’t see this button, log out […]
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Tip: know which Google Talk contacts are using Android
If from time to time your Google Talk buddies are ignoring you, that maybe because they are logged in on their Android phones and are not seeing your messages, while in the call or watching videos. When you are on the Gmail page in your computer’s browser, you can see if you are chatting with somebody […]
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