Are you suffering from your Android phone saying “no SIM card” or “SIM card not detected” despite having an actual SIM card plugged in? If you are, then you’ve come to the right place. We know how you feel and it is definitely frustrating. Fortunately, we positively identified 24 possible solutions for this issue. We […]
In keeping with the technology industry’s trend of inserting computers into everything (smart jewelry, anyone?), Android has held true to one of its competitive advantages over Apple—more freedom to customize these devices. One of the easiest ways to customize your Android Smart Watch is to give it a new face. There are a lot of […]
As apps like Whatsapp have taken smartphone messaging to the next level, privacy issues still remain on the Android Operating System. Privacy is probably one of the biggest concerns for most Android users and as Android devices are getting better at storing data, you need to make sure that your data is safe. While online […]
How many times has something been wrong with your Android and it was solved by tweaking a setting? How many annoyances have been put to rest through Settings? Android also has an array of customization and personalization options in Settings, because if you wanted decisions to be made for you, you probably would have purchased […]
Do you want to jailbreak or root access on your Android device manually so that you can install custom ROMs and mods? Are you tired of the same old complicated methods for rooting Android devices using rooting apps? Do you want to temporarily or permanently root android without the need of an Android Root software […]
I can’t recall a time when an update was being offered and I thought, “No way, Kitkat for life!” However, OS updates can represent some pretty major changes. And with big changes come big adjustments that sometimes require a little ironing out. Take this message for instance: “Optimizing App X of 223.” Optimizing apps sounds […]
With the multilingual capabilities of Android devices, lots of people wonder how to fix keyboard language problems on Android. If you are multilingual you might really need to add and switch to other languages on your Android keyboard. Conversely, if you only speak one language you might be wondering what these other languages are doing […]
Nothing is more annoying than battery drain from a system app that you can’t even uninstall. Google Play Services is one of these apps. So what is Google Play Services? Why can’t you uninstall it? Why does it even exist in the first place? Well, Google Play Services actually includes several packages that are necessary […]
It makes me feel a little old to admit that I used to carry a physical map in my car. I don’t today, but it makes me realize just how much I rely on my GPS when I am in an area that I’m not familiar with. Without Google Maps, I’m literally not sure where […]
The entire point of Google Pay (formerly called Android Pay) is not having to fumble around while presenting your payment in the checkout line (although it is also very handy online and within apps as well). Instead it sometimes turns out to be even more cumbersome to troubleshoot the Google Pay app. Fortunately for you, […]
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