Android Nougat guides and how to
In this page, we are going to give you a list of guides that make it easier for you to setup and use Android Nougat. Also, do not miss our “Recommended Smartphones” list that contains best smartphones for every budget.
At night we rarely use our smartphone. At home, we usually stick to TV or spend time with family or use tablet PC. Even when we use, it is better to use with reduced blue light emission. In this guide, we explain how to improve battery life and reduce the blue light emission of smartphones at night.
Android Nougat : Settings that benefit at night
Sometimes, you may need to create multiple accounts on your Android phone. In this guide, we will take you through the essentials of setting up and using a guest account. Do note that you will need gmail login details to setup a new account.
Android Nougat : How to use second account on the same phone
While the default apps that come with the phone are okay to use, there are much better applications out there that provide more functionality. For example, True Caller fans would want True callers dialer app to be default Phone app. Some prefer Opera or Firefox to be the default browser application.
Android Nougat : How to change default application
One thing that many neglects in a smartphone is the size of the text. Most smartphones offer different text sizes. In this guide, we show you how to select text size and display size etc that suits your eyes.
Android Nougat : How to Change Text Size and Display size
One of the easiest ways to end a call is by tapping on power key. It is so easy that by the time you take the phone off of your ear, you can end the call. This is more helpful for those who are on per second billing. Lets see how to enable this hidden setting in Android Nougat.
Android Nougat : Use power key to end phone call
Most of the time during day or night, we do not want to attend to unwanted calls. These days, we get a huge number of spam messages from vendors (sale, offers etc). Even though you add your number of national DND registry, the spam won’t stop. Setting up call and message blocking is one ideal way to make sure that only those who you prefer to contact you (call/sms) at any given point of time can reach out to you. Nougat’s blocklist feature is very powerful and can be customised. In this post, we show you how to effectively customise block lists.
Android Nougat : How to block calls and SMS for select numbers
One of the irritating things with these OSes is that by default most touch sound and notifications sounds are enabled. These include sound for unlock/lock the phone, sound when a photo is taken, sound when you click on the screen, sound when you are typing. It is very easy to disable/enable these sounds.
Android Nougat : How to enable or disable touch sounds and other notification sounds
Every smartphone these days come with an option to share internet connection. This means that you can set up your phone as a wireless router. This helps a lot for those who are always on the go and need to connect their laptop or tablet to the internet. With Jio, Airtel etc offering super low price data packs, internet sharing can save money.
Android Nougat : How to share the internet from your phone
Time and again, we end up with an application using up too much of cellular data or we may have set of apps that we never use while connected to the cellular network. It is a good practice to block these apps from using cellular data as even 10MB saved is data saved.
Android Nougat : How to block app from using cellular data
Cellular data is at a premium these days unless you are using Reliance Jio network. Setting up a warning and cut off when your monthly data quota is neared is essential to have. In this guide, we guide you to setup data limit on Android Nougat.
Android Nougat : How to restrict amount of data used per month
One of the important aspects of configuring a phone is to make sure that when you are in an emergency situation where you cannot operate a phone and call for help, others near you can. Adding ’emergency information’ and making that available from the lock screen is the best way.
Android Nougat : Where to store emergency information
There are some applications that keep on throwing unwanted notifications. Applications like BookMyShow, MakeMyTrip show too many notifications. In this guide, we show you how to disable notifications for applications
Android Nougat : Disable app notifications
As we use Android more and more, the OS gets slower and slower. Clearing Cache once in a while helps with speed. In this guide, we show you how to clear cache the easy way in Android Nougat.
Android Nougat : Clear cache data
If you suddenly see a lot of battery drain, there are a few things that you should check. One of these things is to check how applications are using RAM. In this guide, we will help you understand how to check RAM usage in your phone.
Do you know that you have multiple GPS performance options available? Do you know that you can opt not to use GPS connection sometimes and that your cellular network can do that location trace for you to save battery? In this guide, we will help you choose between three GPS modes.
Android Nougat : Switch between various GPS modes (performance to battery saving)