If you use WhatsApp a lot on your Android phone, you may have run into the annoying problem where some of your friends don’t show up in your WhatsApp contact list, even though they are saved in your phone’s address book. When this happens, you can’t use WhatsApp to call or send messages to those people. In this guide we’ll learn some most common reasons why a contact is not showing up in WhatsApp on your Android device and how to fix it. Reasons Why a Contact is Not Showing in WhatsApp on Android There can be several causes for…
Author: Elon Decker
End-to-end encryption (EEE) is a security tool that is becoming more and more popular in many messaging apps and services. This makes sure that only the sender and the intended recipient can read messages. Anyone else even the service provider, can’t get to the information. Even though EEE gives you a lot of privacy and security but there are times when you might want to turn it off on your Android device. We’ll talk about what happens when you turn off or disable end-to-end encryption in some popular apps on Android and walk you through the steps to do it.…
Text messages often contain important information and cherished memories that we want to preserve. But there can be many more reasons like you want a backup before getting a new device or need to save messages for legal reasons. This is when transferring text messages from your Android device to your computer is a smart move to save them. How to Save Text Messages from Android to Computer You might want to keep your important text messages safe or planning to keep a backup of them? Luckily, there are several easy ways to save your text messages from your Android…
As an Android or iPhone user, you may occasionally need to obtain your own phone number. Also, to know your phone number is vital whether filling out an online form, handing it to a friend or creating a new online account. However, with so many different settings and menus on smartphones, it might be difficult to find your phone number on your Android or iPhone device. How to Find Your Phone Number on Android and iPhone Device In this guide, we’ll walk you through different ways to locate your phone number on any Android or iPhone. Method 1: Check the…
Have you ever found yourself wanting to replay a YouTube video over and over again on your Android phone or tablet? Maybe it’s your favorite song, an instructional tutorial you’re trying to learn from, or just a funny clip you can’t get enough of. Whatever the reason, to loop a YouTube video on Android is actually quite simple once you know how. How to Loop a YouTube Video on Android Device Sometimes you just like a YT video so much that you wish to see it on repeat, but don’t know how to. In this blog post, we’ll walk through…
Your Android phone’s home screen is the central hub for accessing all your apps, widgets and important information at a glance. Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could also quickly call or message your favorite contacts right from the home screen? Luckily, Android allows you to easily put contacts shortcuts and widgets to your home screen for one-tap access to your most frequently contacted people. How to Put Contacts on Home Screen of Your Android Phone In this guide, we’ll explore in total three methods to add contacts on your Android home screen. Method 1: Using the Google Contacts App…
Sometimes in order to preserve storage space it is necessary to resize photographs. This increases the ease with which images may be shared or satisfy the file size requirements of different platforms. In this tutorial, we will discuss the many ways in which you may resize a photo on your Android smartphone including the use of some of the built-in utilities as well as some third party applications. How to Resize a Photo on Android Method 1: Using Built-in Gallery App Numerous Android smart phones come pre-installed with a Gallery application that gives you the ability to resize photographs. Depending…
It is likely that you have seen quite a few applications that you never use but are unable to remove from your Android phone. While there are some system apps that are required for your phone to function properly, there are also plenty that are not required and simply eat up space on your device’s storage. On the bright side, there are a few different ways that you can get rid of or at the very least disable these annoying system applications on your Android device. As part of this tutorial, we will walk you through the various ways in…
Android’s security system stops users from getting dangerous apps by default by not letting installs from unknown sources happen. But there are good reasons you might not want to get apps from the Google Play Store. You may want sideload programs onto your device, download apps that aren’t available there or run beta or pre-release versions of apps. Therefore, in this guide we will explain in depth how you can allow app installation from unknown sources on Android. What Are ‘Unknown Sources’ Exactly? The phrase “Unknown Sources” refers to any source other than the Google Play Store for downloading and…
It is very important to have quick access to important medical information and set emergency contact on your Android phone in case of an emergency. Android devices give you a lot of ways to store medical information and emergency contacts that you can get to from the lock screen without opening your phone. First responders and other people who want to help can quickly find what they need. How to Set Emergency Contact on Android Setting emergency contacts on an Android device is very easy. You can refer to the section below. Method 1- Using Settings App One of the…