I am always asked questions about smartphone batteries and also see some nonsense written about them , so lets look at some facts about smartphone battery life.
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So You Want To Report Unwanted Spam SMS
Do you receive unwanted SMS messages on your mobile phone from companies and want to report them to an organisation that may do something about it.
Well report them to ACMA
Continue ReadingIt’s Time To Clear The Browsers On Our Smartphones & Tablets
Occasionally you will get issues with browsing on the internet with your smartphone or tablet.
Issues can include pop ups , strange messages etc
So how do you clear the cache on your browser on your smartphone or tablet.
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Hands On With The Samsung Galaxy S9
First impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S9
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How To Sound Your Best When Calling A Radio Station
I do a lot of radio interviews on smartphones and there are certain tips to give so that when you call in your sound quality will be the best it can be and you minimise the risk of call dropout. Alan Hickey and I discussed this on FIVEaa this week.
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The Apple Battery Saga & How You Can Get A Replacement
Apple have recently been in the news for slowing down older iPhones with lower-capacity batteries, mainly to prevent accidental shutdowns.
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In Trouble – How You Can Call 000 With Your iPhone
Do you need to call for help or alert emergency contacts ? Your iPhone is able to do this very easily without dialling 000 through the keypad. The following instructions are from the Apple website Here’s how to make the emergency call on iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus: Press and hold the side button and one of the Volume buttons until the Emergency SOS slider appears. Drag the Emergency SOS slider to call emergency services. If you continue to hold down the side button and Volume button, instead of dragging the slider, a countdown begins and an alert sounds. If you hold down the buttons until the countdown ends, your iPhone automatically calls emergency services. Here’s how to make the call on iPhone 7 or earlier: Rapidly press the side button five times. The Emergency SOS slider will appear. Drag the Emergency SOS slider to call emergency services. After the call ends, your iPhone sends your Emergency contacts a text message with your current location, unless you choose to cancel. If Location Services is off, it will temporarily turn on.
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My opinion on the iPhone8
Continue ReadingLets Talk About Battery Life In Smartphones
I am always asked questions about smartphone batteries and also see some nonsense written about them , so lets look at some facts about smartphone battery life. Should I charge my phone when I set it up ? No modern smartphones with lithium-ion batteries are fine to run out of the box without “priming” them beforehand. Also you don’t need to calibrate your smartphone by running the battery all the way down. We have not done this since the days of nickel cadium batteries. Does battery life decrease over time ? Yes , lithium-ion batteries have a limited number of cycles over their life , a cycle is a full discharge , a full drain of the battery. If you use 75% one day then charge the phone then 25% the next day , then recharge that will add up to one charge cycle. Smartphone batteries will deliver between 300 and 500 cycles before the battery drops to 70% of its capacity. If I keep charging my smartphone will it damage my smartphone ? No , charging it more often with short charges to get it back to full charge will prolong battery life rather than letting it run all… Read More
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