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How to: Setup and Use Mobile Hotspot [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen March 13, 2013 43

One of the most important features to Android smartphone owners, especially for those who travel regularly or want to take full advantage of high-speed LTE networks, is mobile hotspot. It's also called "tethering," but carriers have done their best to move...

How to: Factory Reset Your Phone [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim March 6, 2013 16

Whatever the circumstances may be, sometimes we need to wipe our phones of all of their content. Maybe you are getting ready to sell it through eBay or Craigslist, and whoever is buying your phone certainly doesn't need to see all of your stuff on their new...

How to: Quickly Kill Off or Switch to Recently Used Apps [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen February 27, 2013 18

When the Android team first unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), one of the flagship features shown off was a new way to quickly switch between recently used apps or remove those same apps from running. On stock Android devices, or devices that use on-...

How to: Quickly Uninstall Android Apps [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen February 20, 2013 17

Beginner or not, we are always looking for ways to accomplish tasks faster on smartphones and tablets. One area in particular would be in app management. How often do you install a new app or game only to realize after a couple of minutes that it has no place...

How to: Disable Mobile Data Usage [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen February 13, 2013 11

If you didn't have a chance to lock into unlimited data back before most carriers killed it off, then you are likely on a tiered data plan that forces you to constantly monitor your usage. With limits as low as 1GB on some carriers, there may be times when you...

How to: Disable System Apps and Bloatware on Android [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen February 6, 2013 21

With the introduction of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), Google gave users the power to disable system-level apps on an Android device. At first, you may think, "Why would I ever need to do that?" But if you look at it from a control perspective, you'll...

How to: Enable GPS and Other Location Services [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen January 30, 2013 14

When you first turn on your smartphone and you are taken through the setup process, you will undoubtedly be asked if you want to turn on location services. As you read the screen that talks about these location services, one that mentions GPS tracking,...

How to: Setup Lockscreen Widgets in Android 4.2 [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen January 23, 2013 23

When Google introduced Android 4.2, they announced an old feature, but in a new way. Once you were running this new version of Android, you had the ability to add select widgets to the lockscreen of your phone. In the past, you had always been able to utilize...