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Ever wonder how to fix a bad USB port? Well, the answer depends. If you have basic or average electronics knowledge and skill, you may be able to fix and/or replace the part yourself. For those who can’t even manage to pry open the back part of the #GalaxyS6, fixing it themselves is obviously out of
In case you have a similar #GalaxyS7 no signal issue, we decided to dedicate a portion of this post for it. Although circumstances may vary, a no signal or cellular data issue can have more or less the same set of potential solutions. We hope that the short guide on what to do about this
After a couple of months since the most recent Android Galaxy S iteration was released, we’ve noticed that more and more users are reporting issues similar to previous Galaxy S phones. We hope that this post today will help address some of the common #GalaxyS7 problems some members of our community encounters. Below are the
#Swiftkey keyboard originally started off on #Android as a free stock keyboard replacement app. But that was several years ago and the app has grown exponentially since then, which includes a dedicated application for iOS devices as well. Needless to say, the marketshare is pretty big here and the company rakes in a decent valuation
The #GalaxyS6 app issues below shows some of the problems encountered by members of our community. Keep in mind that app problems are usually software in nature so the basic troubleshooting and solutions provided in this post today should help you fix your own issue. If you are new to our site, make sure to
They say laptops are for productivity, smartphones for voice and message interaction, while a tablet’s primary goal in life should traditionally be to keep you entertained on the move when a handheld feels small. But times are a-changing, and so, it’s no longer unusual to check out 1,080p, Quad HD or even 4K videos on
The Fleksy keyboard for Android has just received support for sending GIF messages, making it the first keyboard app to do so. This is possible thanks to what the team calls Extensions which floats over the keyboard. Users can edit and add extensions as necessary, with the ability to add an app launcher as one of
To lift the Holiday spirits, Swiftkey has just announced five new additions to their popular keyboard app. Known as ‘Gift Wrap’, these keyboards provide a nice festive look to your Swiftkey keyboard. Obviously, these keyboards don’t come cheap as the entire set of keyboards will cost you $5 or $0.99 if you’re getting them individually.
They said Android is limited. Impractical to use on a larger than 10-inch screen. Worthless with physical keyboards, and utterly inoperable on “full-on” computing machines. They scoffed at the idea of mainstream Android laptops, which was filed under megalomaniac fantasies from overly imaginative, reality-disconnected nerds. Well, we showed them. And by we, I mean a
Among the more popular keyboards available on Android, Fleksy, has just issued an update to its beta channel, bringing support for 15 new languages. The developers behind this nifty keyboard have been working in double time to improve what is already a quite impressive third party keyboard. The Fleksy team was recently in the news
Just two weeks after the unofficial Android L keyboard was published on the Play Store, Google has now deleted it from the listing. The app reportedly violates section 4.4 of the Developer Distribution Agreement. To expand it for you, this norm restricts developers from using an app which is a look-alike. It’s quite obvious that
Tired of your usual QWERTY keyboard on your Android device? A new innovation from Snapkeys might help refresh the experience for you. Snapkeys is a translucent typing interface that features just four colored keys, which appear when users need to type. Each colored key has four letters, including one vowel and the letters that one
Since SwiftKey Flow just recently launched into beta, there has been a lot of good feedback regarding how well the app performs. That said, many are excited and anxious awaiting its launch, but there’s only one question: is Flow going to be a separate app from SwiftKey? Or even an update adding the feature to SwiftKey? Things
I spend most of my time at home in front of my computer, and I tend to eat or drink something most of the time. There are times when the keyboard gets oily or occasionally I spill something on the keyboard and things turn out to be messy then. If you’re a person belonging to
Available On: Android Price: Free, Paid – $3.99 Download: Google Play SwiftKey 3 is a custom designed keyboard by the SwiftKey developers. This Keyboard is so amazing I don’t even know how to begin to describe it. I guess I will start with how it works. SwiftKey 3 is unique from any other keyboard out
How much do you love your touchscreen device? Is it anything close to actual physical keys? I bet that as much as you love the touchscreen – the convenience of tapping away, handwriting recognition and more screen for display without expanding the size of your device, there is some level of dissatisfaction and you sometime
Swype has had their foothold on pre-installed alternative keyboards for Android phones. Originally Swype was a staple on Samsung Android devices. Samsung’s investment arm had heavily invested in Swype, along with others like Nokia, and it was assumed that because of that investment Swype was the preferred alternative keyboard for Samsung devices. For those new
Michael Arrington at uncrunched had the scoop on a pretty big story today as Nuance has purchased, virtual keyboard company, Swype for more than 100 million dollars. Nuance makes popular voice recognition software that can be found in Android devices like the MyTouch 4G and MyTouch 4G Slide. The voice recognition in the genius button
One of the most time consuming things to do when using a mobile device is typing. When you chat you type, when you browse the web you type, and basically everything you do involves at least some amount of typing. After taking all of this into consideration, having a good keyboard turns into a pretty
By Russell H. Sr. Editor TDG Online The rumors regarding the “Vanguard” have been many, and they have been mighty. Songs of dual core, six screens, a spiked tail, and various other fantasy elements have clung to this device like you could only see in fairy tales. Well, speculation can end. The T-Mobile G2 is