tap Edit, scroll down to “Additional info”
and select “Send straight to voicemail
Internet Booster & Optimizer app for Android
Internet Booster & Optimizer is an Android app thatcomes with a series of commands that prioritizes the browser among the other applications that are using the Internet. This means that one can dig out more speed from the available Internet connection. It usuallypauses the secondary apps that are using Internet, cleans RAM & cache memory and flushes the DNS to make sure that most of the Internet speed is utilized by browser only.
How To Turn Off Auto-Correction
Hate the fact that your phone is going English teacher mode on you? Turn off auto-correction for peace of mind when texting.
- Go to Settings > Language & input.
- Tap on the settings icon next to the keyboard that you are using, e.g. Google Keyboard.
- Look for Auto-correction and tap on it.
- Select Off to turn auto-correction off.
Disable Animations in Android
Here’s a tip on how to make your Android device run a bit smoother: disable its animations. You will need to have access to Developer Options which can be found under Settings orAbout device.
Note: For some phones, you may need to go to Build number and tap on it repeatedly until you see "You are now a developer!". Developer options are now enabled.
Under enabled Developer options, look for Window animation scale, Transition animation scale, and Animator duration scale. Then, turn them off (disable) them one at a time.
Organize Homescreen Shortcuts With Folders
Once you have a lot of apps installed, your homescreen might be filled with app shortcuts. Unlike the app drawer, the apps on your home screen are not arranged alphabetically. So, you might want to create some folders for your homescreen shortcuts.
- Assuming you have more than a handful of shortcuts already on your homescreen, long press on any of the shortcuts and drag it onto another shortcut.
- A circle should now appear around the apps, indicating that a folder has been created.
- By tapping on the newly created folder, a mini window will pop up with your apps in it.
- You can drag and drop additional apps into the folder if you like. You can also rename the folder by tapping on the text area at the bottom of the mini window.
Changing Default Apps In Android
If you have already set some default apps for particular tasks (e.g. using Chrome for opening web links) but wish to change this:
- Go to Settings > Apps.
- Swipe right and look for the All tab.
- Select the app you want to remove as default.
- Tap on Clear defaults.
How To Check For Android System Updates
For Android users that are using stock ROM, you may want to look for new updates to your system. To check for updates:
- Go to Settings > About phone/tablet.
- Tap on System updates.
- Tap Check now to look for system updates.
Disable Automatic App Updates
Prefer to read through app permissions and manually pick which app updates to adopt? You can, but first you need to disable your automatic app updates. Here are the steps:
- Open Play Store and head over to Settings.
- Tap on Auto-update apps.
- Choose Do not auto-update apps.
If you want to enable the auto updates, follow the same path and choose Auto-update apps at any time or via Wi-Fi (available for certain Android devices only).
Add Multiple Google Accounts
You need a Google account to use an Android phone but did you know you can choose to run more than one Google account on your Android device. This is convenient if you use more than one account for several of your Google services. To add multiple Google accounts:
- Go to Settings > Add account.
- Select Google and setup your New or Existing Google account.
- Once added, choose what you want to sync with the account.
Repeat all the steps above if you want to add more accounts.
Set Mobile Data Limit
Want to keep track of how far your usage is from your monthly mobile data limit? If you have ICS and above, there is a feature which lets you keep track of how much of the quota you have left.
- Head over to Settings > Data Usage.
- Set your data limit by dragging the orange line to reflect your monthly quota.
- Set your data usage cycle based on when your "month" starts and ends, and you’re done.
You will be alerted once you hit the limit you have set. Note that the tracked data usage of your phone may vary slightly than your carrier’s tracking.
Disable Mobile Data
Whenever you don’t need to stay connected, disabling the Mobile Data can help keep your smartphone battery from draining too quickly. Turning off mobile data is as easy as:
- Going to Settings > Data Usage.
- Disable Mobile data by toggling the setting from ON to OFF.
Disable App Notifications
Bugged by annoying app notifications that just keep coming? If you don’t know already, these app notifications also drain your phone’s battery. If you want to turn them off, and you are on Jelly Bean 4.1 and above, here’s how:
- On any of your unwanted notifications in your notification bar, long press on the notification for a message box to appear.
- Tap on App Info > Untick Show Notifications > OK.
Add Taskbar Toolbars
The word ‘toolbars’ has a slightly negative connotation
in the tech world. It
brings about images of third-party junk clogging up browsers, usually
accidentally installed from other programs. But toolbars can also be great
things, in the correct place.
Your taskbar, for example, can do more than just store program icons. Right
click the taskbar, hover over Toolbars and then tick the ones you want
appearing. The best inbuilt one is Address, which will give you a text field that
allows you to navigate to any website through your browser or load any path or
search in your system.
You might find that some programs offer their own toolbars, like iTunes – this
will mean that when you minimise the music player it’ll provide a neat music
control panel from your taskbar, saving you loading the window each time you
want to pause or change track.
learnt something new. Nevertheless, this list is just a small selection of what’s
possible with your operating system.
We know our readers are full of useful ideas, so be sure to sound off in the
comments with any tricks that you couldn’t live without.
Do you use any of these tricks? Do you have your own that has altered your computer use forever?
Image Credits: red magic Via Shutterstock
brings about images of third-party junk clogging up browsers, usually
accidentally installed from other programs. But toolbars can also be great
things, in the correct place.
Your taskbar, for example, can do more than just store program icons. Right
click the taskbar, hover over Toolbars and then tick the ones you want
appearing. The best inbuilt one is Address, which will give you a text field that
allows you to navigate to any website through your browser or load any path or
search in your system.
You might find that some programs offer their own toolbars, like iTunes – this
will mean that when you minimise the music player it’ll provide a neat music
control panel from your taskbar, saving you loading the window each time you
want to pause or change track.
Share Your Own
Okay, so you might know about some or all of these already, but hopefully you’velearnt something new. Nevertheless, this list is just a small selection of what’s
possible with your operating system.
We know our readers are full of useful ideas, so be sure to sound off in the
comments with any tricks that you couldn’t live without.
Do you use any of these tricks? Do you have your own that has altered your computer use forever?
Image Credits: red magic Via Shutterstock
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Launch Programs With Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
If you have programs that you’re constantly accessing then there’s
another way
to load them up quicker without clogging up your taskbar.
Right click on the program’s icon (often found from the Start menu or your
desktop) and select Properties. This will open up the program’s properties and
from here you should switch to the Shortcut tab. The field called Shortcut key
is the one we care about.
Click in the field and press a key of your choice. This key, along with Ctrl + Alt
combined, will now become your customised shortcut to opening this program in
a flash.
to load them up quicker without clogging up your taskbar.
Right click on the program’s icon (often found from the Start menu or your
desktop) and select Properties. This will open up the program’s properties and
from here you should switch to the Shortcut tab. The field called Shortcut key
is the one we care about.
Click in the field and press a key of your choice. This key, along with Ctrl + Alt
combined, will now become your customised shortcut to opening this program in
a flash.
Customise Start Menu Shutdown
Click the Start menu and you’ll see that the default option on the bottom right is
to Shut down, with the arrow next door allowing you to extend your options, like
restart or log off. It’s possible to customise this if shutting down isn’t the choice
you primarily use.
To do so, right click Shut down, select Properties and this will bring up a
taskbar customisation window that will let you choose your own power button
action. For example, you might want to default to sleep if that’s the choice you
usually go for.
to Shut down, with the arrow next door allowing you to extend your options, like
restart or log off. It’s possible to customise this if shutting down isn’t the choice
you primarily use.
To do so, right click Shut down, select Properties and this will bring up a
taskbar customisation window that will let you choose your own power button
action. For example, you might want to default to sleep if that’s the choice you
usually go for.
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