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The following is a list of ways in which you can use Siri for everyday things; some you may have already thought of; and others might be new to you:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you own an iPhone 6s or newer, you can simply say &#8220;Hey, Siri&#8221; followed by a command to make Siri work for you. You don&#8217;t have to be connected to power. iPhones older than the 6s can still utilize this feature, but they must be connected to power for this to work (which takes a bit of the fun out of it, but it&#8217;s still a cool feature). To enable the ability to speak commands to Siri, go to Settings→Siri→Allow &#8220;Hey Siri&#8221; and toggle the switch to On (green).</li>\n<li>Be reminded about an event or a task. For example, if you&#8217;re viewing a web page, engage Siri and say &#8220;remind me about this&#8221; and it gets added to your Reminders app. You can also tell Siri when to remind you, if you&#8217;d like to set a specific time.</li>\n<li>Check out sports scores by asking Siri how your team did. You can ask &#8220;How did Notre Dame do yesterday?&#8221; or &#8220;Did the Cleveland Browns lose again yesterday?&#8221; Siri will give you the scores. You can even find rankings, what time and channel when a sporting event is appearing, and more. Just ask!</li>\n<li>Open an app with a simple command. For example, say &#8220;Open Netflix.&#8221; The Netflix app will open (if it&#8217;s installed, of course).</li>\n<li>Convert measurements on the go. 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Try asking real-world questions whenever you get the chance so you can see the <a href=\"https://dummies-wp-content.dummies.com/consumer-electronics/smartphones/iphone-x/10-ways-fun-siri-iphone-x/\">neat tricks Siri can perform</a>.</p>\n"},{"title":"News and Weather Apps for Your iPhone","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>The News and Weather app in iOS 13 for the iPhone are good, but may not suit your needs, or you may prefer the way one app works over the other. For example, Weather can give you some basic information on the day&#8217;s weather and upcoming forecasts, but doesn&#8217;t provide much detail; also, there are no weather maps to speak of.</p>\n<p>These apps are listed in random order; don&#8217;t assume any personal preferences on my part due to their placement in this article:</p>\n<h3>Flipboard</h3>\n<p>Flipboard is an all-in-one app for accessing information based on your personal interests. Cultivate the stories to your liking and soon Flipboard will populate with articles that tend to interest you. Learn more about Flipboard and download it from the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipboard-your-social-news/id358801284?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">iTunes Store</a>.</p>\n<h3>SmartNews</h3>\n<p>SmartNews is a well-received news aggregator. At more than 13 million downloads as of this writing, SmartNews is a popular app for finding your news quickly and without clutter. Find out more and download it <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id579581125\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>Reuters</h3>\n<p>Reuters is one of the most trusted sources for news on the planet, and now you can access their excellent content right on your iPhone. Breaking news appears under the Top News tab, while you can find the days&#8217; goings-on by going to The Wire tab. Download the app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reuters-news/id602660809?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>USA Today</h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve seen <em>USA Today</em> in newsstands, hotel rooms, and the coin-operated newspaper racks that used to be on every street in the neighborhood. Today, you can see the newspaper&#8217;s famous graphics and charts via the USA Today app for iPhone. All the sections you love are there, including, Life, Money, and Sports. Download the app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usa-today/id504631398?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>NYTimes</h3>\n<p>If you subscribe to <em>The</em> <em>New York Times,</em> you can also access your <em>Times</em> subscription through your iPhone by downloading the NYTimes app. The app will provide non-subscribers with up to ten articles for free, but anything beyond that requires a subscription. The NYTimes app gives you breaking news alerts, international editions, and much more. Download the NYTimes app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nytimes-breaking-local-national-world-news/id284862083?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n<h3>Google News &amp; Weather</h3>\n<p>The Google News &amp; Weather app provides news from more than 75,000 publications and comprehensive weather reports in the same app. There&#8217;s also little to no time spent waiting on your news to load, as the app is one of the fastest around thanks to its Accelerated Mobile Pages technology. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-news-weather/id913753848?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">Google News &amp; Weather app</a>.</p>\n<h3>AccuWeather</h3>\n<p>AccuWeather is an excellent app for digging deep into the latest weather news. You can see as little or as much as you like with this app; simply check the current conditions or watch maps of the local area and see extremely detailed forecasts. The MinuteCast feature will even tell you when you can expect precipitation over the next couple of hours in your current location, and you&#8217;ll be frequently surprised at its accuracy. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accuweather-weather-for-life/id300048137?mt=8\">AccuWeather app</a>.</p>\n<h3>Weather Underground</h3>\n<p>Weather Underground boasts a network of more than 200,000 personal weather stations that serve make your local forecasts extremely accurate. Download Weather Underground&#8217;s app <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-underground-custom-forecast-local-radar/id486154808?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n"},{"title":"Multimedia Apps for Your iPhone","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>When it comes to multimedia, your new iPhone has a great group of apps that already come with iOS 13, such as TV, Music, and Podcasts. However, there are other apps on the market that may help you handle your multimedia needs in ways that better suit your tastes and needs.</p>\n<h3>Netflix</h3>\n<p>Netflix has come far since their humble beginnings as a DVD-rental-by-mail company to become one of the largest players in the entertainment business today. If you have a Netflix subscription, you can to play your entire collection of videos that you&#8217;ve saved in your list, find new content, and even use AirPlay to play your video on your television via AppleTV. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8\">Netflix app</a>.</p>\n<h3>Amazon Video</h3>\n<p>Amazon has a vast library of video files, most of which can be streamed via their Amazon Video app. If you&#8217;re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can watch all of your free Prime video library content right on your iPhone when you download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-video/id545519333?mt=8\">Amazon Video app</a>.</p>\n<h3>SoundCloud</h3>\n<p>SoundCloud claims to be the world&#8217;s largest music streaming service, boasting a catalogue of more than 135 million audio tracks. SoundCloud is a great service, but much of the catalogue is made up of up-and-coming (or completely unknown) artists. Don&#8217;t let that deter you. You can find some great music in the most unexpected places. SoundCloud also lets you see the music that your favorite artists like, which can lead you to discover wonderful tunes you might never would otherwise. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundcloud-music-audio/id336353151?mt=8\">SoundCloud app</a>.</p>\n<h3>YouTube</h3>\n<p>YouTube used to be the best app around for watching silly cat videos and people falling down, but it&#8217;s now one of the most popular, and important, means of accessing video and musical entertainment on the Web. Documentaries, full-length movies, music videos, and silly cat videos are waiting to be discovered when you download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8\">YouTube app for iOS</a>.</p>\n<h3>Pandora</h3>\n<p>Pandora is one of the most popular music-streaming services for iOS and has been around almost since the first iPhone. Pandora allows you to create and customize your own radio stations, so you can play music of the same genre or by the same artist. You may also purchase any music you like with direct links to the iTunes Store. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pandora-free-music-radio/id284035177?mt=8\">Pandora app</a>.</p>\n<h3>Overcast</h3>\n<p>Rarely is a third-party product recommended over Apple&#8217;s equivalent. Apple&#8217;s Podcasts app in iOS 13 is good for downloading and listening to podcasts, but the Overcast app outshines it in ease-of-use and with intuitive settings. Overcast even lets you apply settings, such as playback speed and Voice Boost, to individual podcasts, maintaining different settings combinations for each. Download <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/overcast-podcast-player/id888422857?mt=8\">Overcast</a>.</p>\n<h3>Snapseed</h3>\n<p>Snapseed is a must-have tool for photographers of any level. It&#8217;s an editor that&#8217;s easy enough to be used by rookies, yet powerful enough that professional photographers won&#8217;t be caught without it. Download <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\">Snapseed</a> and add some professional flair to your photos.</p>\n<h3>Google Play Music and Google Play Movies &amp; TV</h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve moved from an Android device to iPhone, you may have much invested in Google&#8217;s music and video stores. Never fear! Your Google content can be viewed on your iPhone by downloading the Google Play Music and the Google Play Movies &amp; TV apps!</p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-music/id691797987?mt=8\">Google Play Music app</a>. Get Google Play Movies &amp; TV <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-movies-tv/id746894884?mt=8\">here</a>.</p>\n"},{"title":"Explore Other Great Apple Apps for Your iPhone","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Believe it or not, Apple has still more app goodness in store for you that doesn&#8217;t come natively on your iPhone with iOS 13! Several apps developed by Apple can be found by searching for them in the App Store on your iPhone or by following the links provided below.</p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t a comprehensive list, but you can search for others in the App Store by looking for the term &#8220;by Apple.&#8221;</p>\n<h3>Apple Support</h3>\n<p>Apple is known for great technical support, and that support is within easy reach with the Apple Support app on your iPhone. No matter which Apple product you need support for, this app will get it for you. Download the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-support/id1130498044?mt=8\">Apple Support app</a>.</p>\n<h3>GarageBand</h3>\n<p>Everyone has a little Beethoven, Dinah Washington, or Hank Williams in them, and your iPhone will help you unleash your inner musical beast through Apple&#8217;s <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8\">GarageBand app</a>. GarageBand will allow you to make your own music using more digital incarnations of your favorite instruments than you can shake a drum stick at.</p>\n<h3>iTunes U</h3>\n<p>Apple has teamed with institutions of higher education, schools, museums, and others the world over to bring you great learning experiences on your iPhone. <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunes-u/id490217893?mt=8\">iTunes U</a> provides content from such heavyweights as Stanford, the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, MIT, and many others.</p>\n<h3>Pages, Keynote, and Numbers</h3>\n<p>Apple has some great productivity tools for word processing (<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8\">Pages</a>), presentations (<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id361285480?mt=8\">Keynote</a>), and spreadsheets (<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers/id361304891?mt=8\">Numbers</a>). These apps are not only free and top-of-the-line, but they&#8217;re also compatible with their Microsoft equivalents: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel!</p>\n<h3>iMovie</h3>\n<p>Your iPhone can shoot great video, but you can also download a high-powered video editor that&#8217;s free to boot: <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8\">iMovie</a>. Mac users will already be familiar with iMovie, as it&#8217;s been available on the Mac for years; however, this version is great for editing and sharing movies on the go with your iPhone.</p>\n<h3>Apple TV Remote</h3>\n<p>Are you one of the lucky folks who owns an Apple TV? If so, like so many of us, you&#8217;ve probably found yourself scrambling to find that elusive remote, or have been stuck when your battery dies. If that&#8217;s the case, look no further than your iPhone to control your Apple TV, using Apple&#8217;s own <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-tv-remote/id1096834193?mt=8\">Apple TV Remote app</a>, which works very much like your hand-held remote.</p>\n<h3>iTunes Movie Trailers</h3>\n<p>Movie buffs just can&#8217;t get enough of seeing which blockbusters, rom-coms, and dramas will be playing in the local cinemas in the coming days and weeks, and Apple&#8217;s Trailers website has been a favorite haunt for many. With the iTunes Movie Trailers app, the latest and greatest trailers can be viewed on your iPhone with a tap or two. 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It means that your phone receives a cell signal whenever you’re outside your cell phone carrier’s operating area. In that case, your phone is <i>roaming</i>.\r\n\r\nRoaming sounds handy, but there’s a catch: It almost always involves a surcharge for using another cellular service — an <i>unpleasant</i> surcharge.\r\n\r\nRelax: Your Android phone alerts you whenever it’s roaming. A Roaming icon appears at the top of the screen, in the status area, whenever you’re outside your cellular provider’s signal area. The icon differs from phone to phone, but generally the letter <i>R</i> figures in it somewhere, similar to what’s shown in the image.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/431125.image0.jpg\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"82\" height=\"84\" />\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How to turn off data roaming on your phone</h2>\r\nThere’s little you can do to avoid incurring roaming surcharges when making or receiving phone calls. Well, yes, you could wait until you’re back in an area serviced by your primary cellular provider. You can, however, altogether avoid using the other network’s data services while roaming. Follow these steps:\r\n<ol class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Open the Settings app.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">In the Wireless & Networks section, touch the More item.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Choose Mobile Networks.</p>\r\n<p class=\"child-para\">On some Android phones, you may have to choose Battery & Data Manager and then Data Delivery.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Remove the check mark by the Data Roaming option.</p>\r\n<p class=\"child-para\">On some phones the option is titled Global Data Roaming Access. Choose it and then choose the Deny Data Roaming Access option.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nYour phone can still access the Internet over the Wi-Fi connection when it roams. Setting up a Wi-Fi connection doesn’t make you incur extra charges, unless you have to pay to get on the wireless network.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to avoid texting surcharges</h2>\r\nAnother network service you might want to disable while roaming has to do with multimedia, or <i>MMS,</i> text messages<i>.</i> To avoid surcharges from another cellular network for downloading an MMS message, follow these steps:\r\n<ol class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Open the phone’s text messaging app.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Ensure that you’re viewing the apps’ main screen, the one that lists all the conversations.</p>\r\n<p class=\"child-para\">Touch the Back icon or the app icon in the upper-left corner of the screen until the app’s main screen is displayed.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Touch the Action Overflow icon or Menu icon.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Choose the Settings or the Messaging Settings command.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Remove the check mark by the Auto-Retrieve or Roaming Auto-Retrieve command.</p>\r\n<p class=\"child-para\">Or if the item isn’t selected, you’re good to go — literally.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThe lock screen may also announce that the phone is roaming. You might see the name of the other cellular network displayed. The text <i>Emergency Calls Only</i> might also appear.","description":"The word <i>roam</i> takes on an entirely new meaning when applied to an Android phone. It means that your phone receives a cell signal whenever you’re outside your cell phone carrier’s operating area. In that case, your phone is <i>roaming</i>.\r\n\r\nRoaming sounds handy, but there’s a catch: It almost always involves a surcharge for using another cellular service — an <i>unpleasant</i> surcharge.\r\n\r\nRelax: Your Android phone alerts you whenever it’s roaming. A Roaming icon appears at the top of the screen, in the status area, whenever you’re outside your cellular provider’s signal area. The icon differs from phone to phone, but generally the letter <i>R</i> figures in it somewhere, similar to what’s shown in the image.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/431125.image0.jpg\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"82\" height=\"84\" />\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How to turn off data roaming on your phone</h2>\r\nThere’s little you can do to avoid incurring roaming surcharges when making or receiving phone calls. Well, yes, you could wait until you’re back in an area serviced by your primary cellular provider. You can, however, altogether avoid using the other network’s data services while roaming. 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Setting up a Wi-Fi connection doesn’t make you incur extra charges, unless you have to pay to get on the wireless network.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to avoid texting surcharges</h2>\r\nAnother network service you might want to disable while roaming has to do with multimedia, or <i>MMS,</i> text messages<i>.</i> To avoid surcharges from another cellular network for downloading an MMS message, follow these steps:\r\n<ol class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Open the phone’s text messaging app.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Ensure that you’re viewing the apps’ main screen, the one that lists all the conversations.</p>\r\n<p class=\"child-para\">Touch the Back icon or the app icon in the upper-left corner of the screen until the app’s main screen is displayed.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Touch the Action Overflow icon or Menu icon.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Choose the Settings or the Messaging Settings command.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Remove the check mark by the Auto-Retrieve or Roaming Auto-Retrieve command.</p>\r\n<p class=\"child-para\">Or if the item isn’t selected, you’re good to go — literally.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThe lock screen may also announce that the phone is roaming. 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General Cell Phones How We Came to Speak Emoji

Article / Updated 06-24-2022

These days, it’s all but impossible to deny the cultural sway of emojis. The beloved pictographs have accomplished quite a lot, from winning Oxford Dictionary’s 2015 Word of the Year to starring in their own feature film. Emojis even have their own day of appreciation: July 17 (the date immortalized by the calendar emoji in iOS). To celebrate, let’s look back at how emojis found a permanent place in our hearts, minds, and texts. The prequel: emoticons Before emojis could run, emoticons had to walk. Emoticons rose in popularity during the chatroom boom of the 1990s, allowing early Internet users to add emotional context and tone to their words. Common emoticons included :) for happy and :( for sad, :o for shock and :p for teasing, ;) for wink and :* for a smooch. Variations on eyeballs, such as =) or 8) — and the optional addition of noses — :o) or :^), provided an extended range of self-expression. Though emoticons were quite popular online at this time, there were few opportunities and little incentive to use them in other contexts. The first emojis The emojis we know and love today have their roots in Japan (emoji is Japanese for “picture character”). They were created by artist Shigetaka Kurita, who was on the development team for an early mobile Internet platform created by the leading mobile carrier at the time, DoCoMo. Kurita’s first batch of emojis was released in 1999 and consisted of 176 pictographs, which were meant to convey information more so than mood. There were symbols pertaining to weather, traffic conditions, locations like hospitals and gas stations, and even the 12 zodiac signs. The spread and standardization of emojis The popularity of emojis in Japan eventually caught the attention of DoCoMo’s Japanese competitors, as well as international companies, like Apple and Google. These companies saw opportunity in the new picto-language, but there was a problem: If developers each created their own emojis in a vacuum, the pictures wouldn’t translate from carrier to carrier. That’s because computers rely on numerical code to find and display emojis on our screens. So, if one carrier assigns code #123 to “smiley face,” but another carrier assigns #123 to, say, “dolphin,” emojis would create more communication problems than solutions. In 2007, Google petitioned the Unicode Consortium — the body responsible for the international standardization of computer code for text — to recognize emoji as a language. This would ensure that the numerical code for “smiley face” was consistent across carriers, developers, servers, and countries. Apple quickly joined Google’s cause, and the two became collaborators in advocating for an international emoji “alphabet.” While Unicode had previously considered emoji out of scope for its organization, its popularity in Japan convinced them to reverse course and, in 2009, they began the process of identifying a standard set of emojis. The joint effort, involving representatives from Japan, Europe, and the U.S., resulted in a standardized set of almost 1,000 emoji, which debuted in Unicode 6.0 in October 2010. Total emoji takeover Over the following decade, Apple and Android would release emoji keyboards that catapulted their use across the world, Unicode continued to refine specifications and grow their emoji lexicon, and a new language would come to define and reflect culture as we know it. Highlights include: 2012: Three years before same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states, Apple releases emojis depicting same-sex couples holding hands in its iOS 6 upgrade. 2015: Responding to user feedback regarding emoji’s “white guy as default” bias, Unicode begins to diversify its offerings. Updates include support for five skin tones, expanded representation for LGBTQ couples, and emojis depicting women as doctors, scientists, and other professionals. Unicode also begins to fill additional culture gaps at this time, adding flags and food items that recognize the diversity of emoji users worldwide. 2015: Just two years after the word “emoji” was added to the dictionary, “Face with Tears of Joy” — or the laugh-cry emoji — wins Oxford Dictionary's 2015 Word of the Year. The same emoji was later reported to be the most used in the world. 2016: Apple responds to growing despair over gun violence by redesigning its revolver emoji as a bright green water gun. Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Facebook, and Twitter will follow suit over the next two years. 2017: New York’s Museum of Modern Art acquires Shigetaka Kurita’s original set of 176 emojis for its permanent collection, a nod to the lasting cultural impact of his creation. 2017: Sony releases The Emoji Movie. While largely considered a critical flop, the picture — which cost $50 million to produce — grosses $217.8 million at the box office. 2019: The first documentary telling the story of emoji, Picture Character, debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (The film has since been retitled The Emoji Story.) 2020: In recognition of the trans community, Unicode 13.0 includes the trans flag, a non-binary Santa Claus, and “woman with a beard,” emoji, among others. 2021: Unicode 14.0 introduces 112 new emojis, for a total 3,633 since they first premiered in Unicode 6.0 (as of September 2021). While purists may never accept emoji as a language unto itself, its evolution over time shows that it’s earned the title. Not only does it allow us to communicate with people around the globe, its growing number of icons reflect change and evolution in our cultural attitudes and expectations. In that way, emoji is more than a language: It’s a time capsule.

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Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S10 For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-28-2022

Your Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S10. Use this Cheat Sheet as a handy reference for some of its popular functions.

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Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S22 For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-28-2022

Your Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S22. Navigating your Samsung Galaxy S22 doesn’t have to be difficult. This Cheat Sheet will help you remember some of the most popular functions.

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Samsung Galaxy Samsung Galaxy S20 For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-25-2022

Your Samsung Galaxy S20 smartphone allows you to do many of the same things as previous versions of the Galaxy. You can change the font size for texting conversations and take selfies. You can also access Galaxy applications while you’re talking on the S20. Navigating your Samsung Galaxy S20 doesn’t have to be difficult.

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iPhones iPhone Photography For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-24-2022

Believe it or not, most of the technical and creative innovation in photography today is coming not from the big DSLR manufacturers but rather from mobile phone makers. Your Apple iPhone is a brilliant mixture of art and science, and its camera is ready and able to help you capture your next stunning photo. Discover how to create bold, strong compositions that hold your viewer’s attention. Master the technical side of iPhone photography. And as the word photography literally means light-writing, immerse yourself in the exciting possibilities for manipulating light. The future is bright for iPhone photographers such as you.

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iPhones iPhone Customization For Seniors For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-15-2022

It's not always obvious how you can modify how your iPhone works. For example, you can use Settings to change how the Safari browser protects you from being tracked online or which online calendar's events are shown in iPhone's Calendar app. This Cheat Sheet gives you a rundown of some of the most useful features and apps so that you can find what you need to customize your iPhone's behavior.

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iPhones How to Browse Your iPhone’s Files in iOS 11

Article / Updated 01-14-2022

Before iOS 11 came out, long-time iPhone users pined for a way to browse files stored on their devices, as opposed to being limited to finding documents and other files only within the apps they’re intended for or created by. When iOS 11 came out, it introduced a new app called Files, which allows you to browse not only for files stored on your iPhone, but also see stuff you stored on other online (cloud) services, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and others. How to use the Files app You’ll find the Files app on the second home screen, by default. Tap the Files icon to open the app. On the Browse screen: Tap the Search field to search for items by title. Tap a source in the Locations or Favorites sections to browse a particular service or your iPhone. Tap colors under Tags to search for files you’ve tagged according to categories. Once in a source, you may tap files to open or preview them, and you may tap folders to open them and view their contents. Tap Select in the upper-right corner of the screen and then tap items to select them for an action. Available actions, found at the bottom of the screen, include Duplicating files: Make copies of selected items. Moving files: Move files to other sources. Sharing files: Share files with other people in a variety of ways (Messages and Mail, for example). You can even invite them to make edits, if you like. Deleting files: Trash files you no longer need. Should you like to retrieve a file you’ve deleted, go the Browse screen (tap Browse at the bottom of the screen if you’re not already there) and tap Recently Deleted. Tap Select in the upper-right corner, tap the file you’d like to retrieve, and tap the Recover button at the bottom of the screen. The file will be placed back in the location it was originally deleted from. Please note that some services may not allow you to retrieve a file you’ve deleted; if you don’t see the file you’re looking for, contact that particular service.

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Androids How to Handle Roaming on an Android Phone

Article / Updated 01-14-2022

The word roam takes on an entirely new meaning when applied to an Android phone. It means that your phone receives a cell signal whenever you’re outside your cell phone carrier’s operating area. In that case, your phone is roaming. Roaming sounds handy, but there’s a catch: It almost always involves a surcharge for using another cellular service — an unpleasant surcharge. Relax: Your Android phone alerts you whenever it’s roaming. A Roaming icon appears at the top of the screen, in the status area, whenever you’re outside your cellular provider’s signal area. The icon differs from phone to phone, but generally the letter R figures in it somewhere, similar to what’s shown in the image. How to turn off data roaming on your phone There’s little you can do to avoid incurring roaming surcharges when making or receiving phone calls. Well, yes, you could wait until you’re back in an area serviced by your primary cellular provider. You can, however, altogether avoid using the other network’s data services while roaming. Follow these steps: Open the Settings app. In the Wireless & Networks section, touch the More item. Choose Mobile Networks. On some Android phones, you may have to choose Battery & Data Manager and then Data Delivery. Remove the check mark by the Data Roaming option. On some phones the option is titled Global Data Roaming Access. Choose it and then choose the Deny Data Roaming Access option. Your phone can still access the Internet over the Wi-Fi connection when it roams. Setting up a Wi-Fi connection doesn’t make you incur extra charges, unless you have to pay to get on the wireless network. How to avoid texting surcharges Another network service you might want to disable while roaming has to do with multimedia, or MMS, text messages. To avoid surcharges from another cellular network for downloading an MMS message, follow these steps: Open the phone’s text messaging app. Ensure that you’re viewing the apps’ main screen, the one that lists all the conversations. Touch the Back icon or the app icon in the upper-left corner of the screen until the app’s main screen is displayed. Touch the Action Overflow icon or Menu icon. Choose the Settings or the Messaging Settings command. Remove the check mark by the Auto-Retrieve or Roaming Auto-Retrieve command. Or if the item isn’t selected, you’re good to go — literally. The lock screen may also announce that the phone is roaming. You might see the name of the other cellular network displayed. The text Emergency Calls Only might also appear.

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iPhones How to Turn On White on Black on Your iPhone

Article / Updated 11-08-2021

If you are an iPhone user who has visual challenges, the black-and-white screen option offers a black background with white lettering that some people find easier to use when reading text. The White on Black accessibility setting reverses colors on your screen so that backgrounds are black and text is white. To turn on this feature, tap the Settings icon on the Home screen. Tap General and then scroll down and tap Accessibility. In the Accessibility dialog, tap the White on Black On/Off button to turn on this feature. The colors on the screen reverse. Tap the Home button to leave Settings. The White on Black feature works well in some places and not so well in others. For example, in the Photos application, pictures appear almost as photo negatives. Your Home screen image will likewise look a bit strange. And don’t even think of playing a video with this feature turned on! However, if you need help reading text, White on Black can be useful in several applications. For more help on iPhone accessibility features, check out iPhone Accessibility Options for Easier iPhone Operation.

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Androids How to Tether an Internet Connection with an Android Phone

Article / Updated 10-15-2021

One way to share the Android phone’s digital cellular connection is to connect the phone directly to a computer and activate the tethering feature. Not every Android phone has this capability. Tethering is a solid way to provide Internet access to another gizmo, such as a laptop or a desktop computer. Follow these steps to set up Internet tethering: Connect the phone to a computer or laptop by using the USB cable. The best success with this operation is when the computer is a PC running Windows. Open the Settings app. Choose More, and then choose Tethering & Mobile Hotspot. Place a check mark by the USB Tethering item. Internet tethering is activated. The other device should instantly recognize the phone as a “modem” with Internet access. Further configuration may be required, which depends on the computer using the tethered connection. For example, you may have to accept the installation of new software when prompted by Windows. When tethering is active, a Tethering or Hotspot Active notification icon appears. Choose that notification to further configure tethering. Unlike creating a Wi-Fi hotspot, you don’t need to disable the Wi-Fi radio to activate USB tethering. Sharing the digital network connection incurs data usage charges against your cellular data plan. Be careful with your data usage when you’re sharing a connection.

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