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On your Android phone, you can also use Messenger as the default SMS App. For example, they are under Android 4.4 no longer Hangouts dependent.

Android: New SMS App set as default

Android: default SMS App to change Android: default SMS App to change the SMS-rounder as Handcent SMS you can with just a few touches on your Smartphone, install new messages you receive, but still with the Standard App from the factory. But you can easily change:
  1. Look, first, the new SMS App in the play store and install the Android Tool.
  2. Then, open the "settings"application on your Smartphone.
  3. In the tab "Wireless & networks, you have the full menu on "more" open.
  4. Here you will find the Option "default SMS App". Tap this to, you can just installed the App to set as the default.

Default SMS App in Android set

By David Amoyal → Tuesday, May 13, 2014

On your Android phone, you can also use Messenger as the default SMS App. For example, they are under Android 4.4 no longer Hangouts depende...

In this Tip, you can read how in the Skype App news gradients can delete.

iOS Version of Skype: Own messages remove


  1. Delete messages in Skype delete messages in Skype
  2. Start the Skype App and tap in the menu bar, click on "messages".
  3. Links at the top, then click on "edit".
  4. In addition to all previously saved messages-Chronicles you will now see the red Minus sign.
  5. Tap the respective Minus sign next to the message history you want to delete. Confirm the selection with "Delete".

Message history in the Skype App for Android delete

  1. Open Skype and tap the tab for "conversations".
  2. Now select a message history you want to delete.
  3. Then tap on "remove conversations".

Skype App: delete messages

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In this Tip, you can read how in the Skype App news gradients can delete. iOS Version of Skype: Own messages remove Delete messages in ...

Your sayHey password, you can within the App to change. Where the function can be found, and what they need, we will show you in our quick start guide.

sayHEY-change password


  1. sayHEY change password sayHEY change password
  2. First, open the sayHEY App and tap the menu Button in the upper-left corner at (three lines). Then select the "settings".
  3. In the section "My Account" then go to the Option "change password" (see image).
  4. Now you have to do your old password, and then your new password twice to enter. Please read our tips for a safe password.

sayHEY: change password

By David Amoyal → Monday, May 12, 2014

Your sayHey password, you can within the App to change. Where the function can be found, and what they need, we will show you in our quick s...

In the default SMS App on your Android Smartphone some options to configure and set. We give you an Overview of the settings you in the messages App available.

The Settings of your default SMS App open

For this Tip was a Smartphone with Android 4.1.1 used. Depending on which Version of Android on your Smartphone is installed, the settings are different.
  1. Open the default SMS App on your Smartphone.
  2. Tap the menu key on your smartphone.
  3. Select "settings".
Pre-formulated quick responses edit
Short answer / essay edit quick responses to edit In the area of "General settings" you can pre-formulated short answer / essay editing. Click on one of the formulations and select "edit". You can also completely new formulations about the menu button->"Add" to create.

Memory limits set up
Memory limits set storage limits set up Under the "storage" limits can be set up. These thresholds will decide when the messages from your SMS Inbox should be removed. Thus, for example, with a maximum of 200 messages per conversation the older SMS automatically removed.

SMS - and MMS-settings
  • SMS and MMS configuration SMS and MMS configuration
  • In the section of the SMS you can use the Option "delivery report" enable to report, a delivery report about each message sent.
  • Also for MMS you can enable this setting.
  • MMS can also be read receipts for messages sent to set up.
  • You can also decide whether you MMS automatically want to receive. Place a check mark, then you can also set whether you are in Roaming, MMS-messages automatically want to retrieve.
  • As MMS playback mode, you can choose between the newspaper and slideshow mode select.
  • If you select the restricted mode to enable, then you can only smaller instead of larger) send MMS messages, because they are from all providers are supported. However, in Germany, of all the providers and the larger MMS support.

Android: SMS App optimally adjust

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In the default SMS App on your Android Smartphone some options to configure and set. We give you an Overview of the settings you in the mess...

In this comparison, we present you with the best Android mobile Browser. We test the speed, Handling and additional Features.

1. Android Browser: Google Chrome, the Browser with the best synchronization
Android Browser is Google Chrome, Android Browser is Google Chrome, The Browser from the Google home is regarded as the fastest Browser for the Android System.

  1. Speed: Google Chrome is the fastest Browser in the Test. It is also possible to any Website easily displayed.
  2. Operation: when Handling are Chrome is not wrong. Scrolling and zooming goes very quickly and with Gestures to navigate more quickly from site to site.
  3. Synchronization: Particularly well for us the synchronization of Google Chrome fallen. When you login with your Google Account, you have access to your Cookies and bookmarks. This facilitates the work immensely.
  4. Flash compatibility: The Google Chrome Browser supports unfortunately, no Flash.


2. Android Browser: Firefox - the Browser with a good gesture control
Mobile Android Browser Firefox Mobile for Android Browser is Firefox The Firefox Browser for Android convinced us also in the Test. But unfortunately, you have small problems with the mobile adaptation of the Desktop browser expect:

  1. Speed: The speed of Firefox is located in the upper midfield. This crashed the App more often (Version 29) and did not show all the sites easily. Thus, images or text is not displayed correctly. The rendering problems to come, but only rarely.
  2. Operation: Here you will have no problems. Similar to Chrome also controls Firefox with Gestures. The division of the menus and Tabs are clearly and confuse not.
  3. Synchronization: With Firefox Sync you easily and quickly find all of your Firefox Browser. You need to do is Sync with your Account, log in and then have access to all of the bookmarks and Cookies.
  4. Flash compatibility: Firefox makes it a bit awkward, but, in principle, supported the Browser Flash content. Before you are a Flash Element download, you must activate the Flash plug-in.


3. Android Browser: Dolphin Browser with speech recognition
On the move with Dolphin on the move with Dolphin is A real insider tip for your Android Smartphone is the Dolphin Browser. These taxes, for example, you also using only your voice.

  1. Speed: The speed of Dolphin is also very good. Websites are either as a Desktop Version or as a mobile variant is displayed. Also the Performance of the Dolphin was able to Test convince.
  2. Operation: The Handling is still better than the other browsers in the Test. You use the App with Gestures that you define yourself. With a determined movement to open a certain Website. This saves a lot of time and is very comfortable. With the built-in speech recognition control in a different way through the net.
  3. Synchronization: With the right Browser Add-On for your Desktop Browser is also a synchronization with Dolphin possible. So you have your bookmarks quickly on your Smartphone.
  4. Flash compatibility: With an installed Flash Player to work Flash Videos without problems.

Conclusion and additional Browser
Also good: The Opera Browser Also good: The Opera Browser In our comparison of the best Android Browser, there is no clear winner:

  1. Chrome and Dolphin download sites very quickly and help with a good synchronization to ensure that you are also on the way your bookmarks can use.
  2. Firefox has with performance problems, keeps them but unpopular Pop-Ups far. Also Java elements will be first shown in gray and with a click on it to play.
  3. Another Browser tip for your Android-Smartphone is Opera. Also here is a synchronization and a Gesture-control is possible.
  4. But also the default Browser of Android may not, by default, high speed points. If you are just starting on your Smartphone, surfing, enough of this completely.

Android: Mobile Browser in comparison

By David Amoyal →

In this comparison, we present you with the best Android mobile Browser. We test the speed, Handling and additional Features. 1. Android B...

The term "NFC" is more and more often lately, when it comes to Smartphones. In most of the new releases, it is installed, but not initially. In this Note, we explain what is behind the three letters is and what NFC dealing with.

What is NFC?

  • NFC is a new wireless standard for wireless data transmission.
  • The three letters stand for "Near Field Communication" - so practical: communication between two elements, which are located close to each other.
  • The peculiarity of NFC lies in the fact that the two devices at a distance of a few centimeters must be kept, so that a Transfer can take place.
  • This implies the biggest advantage of NFC: It is extremely secure against eavesdropping from outside. Perpetrators to have them finally, in a confined space approach to data spy.
  • The Speed with 424 KB/s, although lower than that of Bluetooth, but nevertheless, small amounts of data, such as Internet Links in a fraction of a second to send.

Where can NFC be used?

Nor is the NFC technology in construction. However, should you soon in many areas of application Standard. Some of the examples we have compiled for you:
  • Data exchange between Smartphones and Tablets: Here is NFC already quite common. For example, if you two Android devices with NFC Chip aneinanderhalten, you can with one click, transfer data - for example, Links, contact details or photos.
  • Cashless payment: This area in the next few years should be considerably strengthened. Due to the high security, it seems possible, however, soon everywhere to pay with your phone. This can easily be done by mobile phone at a special NFC-day at the cash register is kept. The money will then be automatically debited. At ticket machines and the like NFC today to find.
  • Transmission of information with NFC Tags: Imagine that advertising posters small Chips to be used, by the then information can be passed. For example, on a particular day, an Event was held, could be over the NFC Tag equal to the appropriate entry on the Smartphone.
  • The Smartphone as a ticket: Also easy to imagine is that you tickets for a concert, digitally on the Smartphone to take. At the entrance of the location, the mobile phone to the appropriate NFC day to be kept.

NFC - what is it?

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The term "NFC" is more and more often lately, when it comes to Smartphones. In most of the new releases, it is installed, but not ...

So you have sayHEY not always a SMS instead of a message, you should use the SMS function. We will tell you whether it works at all.

SMS function of sayHEY disable

SMS function in sayHEY SMS function in sayHEY Currently, you can use the SMS function, unfortunately, still does not turn off. Whether there is such a feature in the future, is also still unclear. Therefore, you should at some points to look for are:
  1. Has one of your contacts are not sayHEY, the messages will be automatically sent by SMS. At the beginning you have 10 PCs this free SMS-messages.
  2. Running the balance, you will receive from SayHEY a Benachrichtigung.Weitere messages you can from this point in time no more send.
  3. You need have no fear, your real credit by the App will be charged.
  4. Order your free SMS does not go unnoticed consume, make sure you always click the Send Button. There is "HEY", is a free message sent over the Internet. You can see the other hand, a letter icon, you can send a sayHEY SMS.

sayHEY: SMS function

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So you have sayHEY not always a SMS instead of a message, you should use the SMS function. We will tell you whether it works at all. SMS f...

Blackberry: Android APK in BAR-file to convert
As a Google App (.apk file) in a Blackberry compatible file (.bar) can convert, you will learn in this Tip.

Android Apps on your Blackberry

For the Blackberry Playbook Tablet, as well as the new OS10 smart phone, Blackberry, Android Runtime set up. So you can converted Android Apps on your Blackberry install. Unfortunately, at the moment, only applications up to Gingerbread 2.3.3. displayed correctly. With the Update of the Blackberry operating system on OS 10.2 should, however, also Jelly Bean 4.2.2 Apps are supported.

Android APK in BAR-file to convert

.apk file in .bar convert .apk file in .bar convert With the website "apk2bar.org" you can use any Android App to upload, and then automatically in a BAR file for your Blackberry Playbook or OS10 Smartphone convert. And so it goes:

  • Go to the Link to the website of the "apk2bar.org" on.
  • Click on the green Button "Upload .apk file".
  • Locate on your hard disk after the Android App. Click on "Open", as soon as the file with a left click of the mouse, have marked. Already the App is converted.
  • After Converting a window appears, by the location on your PC select. Bestäigen with "OK".
  • On the home page of apk2bar.org" you will see below, the "Last converted apps". Here you can with one click on an App, this immediately as a BAR-download file.

Blackberry: Android APK in BAR-file to convert

By David Amoyal → Thursday, May 8, 2014

As a Google App (.apk file) in a Blackberry compatible file (.bar) can convert, you will learn in this Tip. Android Apps on your Blackb...

Android tilt sensor calibration
Anyone who owns a Smartphone that knows this, depending on the location of the device, either a horizontal or a vertical representation occupies. This is ensured first and foremost a G-Sensor, the location of Smartphones monitored. If this Sensor is faulty, which is calibrated, the response of the Smartphone is sometimes not clear. A recalibration is necessary.
If you twist and turn like crazy, but the appearance of your Android-Displays still doesn't change is mostly the G-Sensor fault. The Sensor is only once as a Perpetrator is identified, is to Fix the Lageprobleme actually no big action more. We show you how in the case of an Android Smartphones to proceed to the tilt sensor calibration.

Where is the tilt sensor?

The tilt sensor is located inside the smartphone, so it is not visible from outside. It monitors the use of the smartphone to the location of the device. If the Smartphone Upright hold, and then rotate to landscape, registered the Sensor and adjusts the screen display automatically.

Attack of the tilt sensor always?

The tilt sensor does not always. So, there are some Apps that only in landscape or Portrait. The Smartphone shot here, and prevents the App, that the Sensor is the orientation of the display changes.

Why is the Sensor "G-Sensor"

The tilt sensor is correctly actually, G-Sensor called. This is due to the fact that he actually centrifugal forces (so G-forces) recognizes and these will also be submitted. Turn your Smartphone so quickly to the side, the Sensor detects those rotation and the location of Smartphones. Then, the Display will be re-aligned.

How do I calibrate the tilt sensor my Android device?

With older versions of the Android operating system is the calibration of the G-sensor is not available via the menu. In the current Version of Android, this is simply the settings menu. If you are not sure whether your Android supports this function, you can do this very quickly with this manual check. Go to the calibration of the G-sensor proceed as follows:
  • Go to the main menu of your Android Smartphones. From there, select the "settings" -> "view" -> "G-Sensor calibration". In the final window, you will see a Central Button "calibrate". Do not press on it!
  • Insert the Smartphone now with the screen side down on a definitely levels table. If possible, it's nothing between a table-top and Display. To avoid scratches, you can use a thin layer of clear plastic film or the like interposing.
  • Slide the Smartphone careful so long at the edge of the table until the "calibrate" Button from the bottom and press it. The Calibration procedure takes a few moments.
Afterwards, you can directly test whether the calibration was successful. Just open a Browser App and turn the Smartphone. When the phone quickly and clearly responds, was the operation is successful.

Android tilt sensor calibration

By David Amoyal → Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Anyone who owns a Smartphone that knows this, depending on the location of the device, either a horizontal or a vertical representation oc...

Android reset
Android is one of the most widely used mobile operating systems for Smartphones. This is partly due to the open source code, of the countless developers to access them, so that there are many Apps out there. Those who Android Smartphone resell would like, however, should it necessarily be reset. With Android, this process can be done quickly. As we will show here.
Today's Smartphones are suitable for more than simple phone calls or text messages. The mobile companion calendar, notebook, planner, Bezahlautomat and much more at the same time. When Weiterkauf of the smartphone will, therefore, usually to make sure that all data is permanently deleted. To do this, there are certain steps to follow.

What you before the Reset need to know

Before you use your Android-Smartphone complete data release, you should be sure to have a Backup of all important content to create. Content is only stored locally on the device, these are after the deletion of the laity is generally not recoverable. If you are also our secure Deletion algorithm to apply, the data is not recoverable lost.

Reset to factory default settings

The easy way to format your Android Smartphones is the function "Reset to factory defaults". Both the internal memory of your smartphone may be inserted memory card is formatted.

The advantage of this method is obvious: It is extremely fast and easy to implement. Already within a few minutes your Smartphone return to the settings have returned, like you when you unpack the smartphone is expected.

This advantage is at the same time the biggest disadvantage. It is fast and convenient, and in the worst case, however, not all files are removed. About Apps that created them. The consequence: The new owner gets any of these approaches. Should the file residues which contain sensitive information, it can be dangerous.

Description: Android reset

You should Reset your Android Smartphones on the simple way to have decided, you just need the two following steps:

Step 1 
Go in the Android menu on the item "settings", and then in the "privacy"section.

Step 2 
Now select the point "reset To default". In Folgefenster put a hook that USB-storage should be deleted. A short tap on the "reset phone and already takes its course.

Depending on the number of installed Apps and data, the process can take some time. Afterwards, you will find your Android Smartphone completely "naked".

Android sure to reset and memory override

If you absolutely want to be sure, you must first take the easy path to tread. Then install the App "Shredroid" on the reset Smartphone. Only this App and nothing else.

Start following this, the App, you can reset all the hooks and lead you through the quick tap of the "Secure Delete Now" a complete deletion as well as Overwriting the disk space. Any recoverable data regions are here again overwritten, what a recovery as good as impossible.

This process can be very time consuming. Do you plan to do this with. As soon as the secure deletion is complete, repeat once again to Reset to the factory default settings. Your Android Smartphone can now no more Worrying is in the hands of strangers to be passed.

Android reset

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Android is one of the most widely used mobile operating systems for Smartphones. This is partly due to the open source code, of the countl...

Android Apps uninstall
Modern Smartphones are often only by the variety of Apps interesting, attractive features, games, and more on the mobile companion. But how you uninstall the Android Apps, if you no longer need? We show you how you can pre-installed as well as self-installed Android Apps uninstall.
Who is a new Smartphone acquires, knows the Problem. Often there are many Apps installed, either no Benefit, or, at the latest, after a few days, with better Alternatives to be replaced.

But how will the Android Apps go, installed in your Smartphone? Already, solely due to the low disk space is recommended to Uninstall unused Android Apps on the Smartphone. They also affect unnecessary Apps performance. It is therefore recommended, unneeded and useless Apps as soon as possible to uninstall. For this, you have three basic choices:

Option 1: Uninstall via the mobile phone settings

Once you have an Android App on your Smartphone, this is also one of the installed applications. You can go into the settings of your Android Smartphones and search for installed applications. Often you can find this under the same points.

Android also offers the Option between installed and running applications to distinguish. So you find any Problem-Apps faster on your Smartphone.

As soon as the Apps found, select the one Android App from your Smartphone want to uninstall. Once the App is selected you with Android, a rule, a corresponding Button. Tap this to the Android App to uninstall.

Remember: This function is available under the settings of your Android Smartphones.

Option 2: Uninstall the Google app Market

Android Apps get in first line on the Google Market Play on your Smartphone. You can use this to your advantage because of this not only new Android Apps to install but also uninstall.

Simply launch the Google Play Market App on your Smartphone. Then select on the menu item "My Apps". Then you will see all of the Apps on your Smartphone on the Market are installed.

Now simply select the App you want to uninstall. If you use the App, you just need to click the "Uninstall" Button to the Android App from the Smartphone to remove.

Option 3: Uninstall Third-party Apps

They frequently have many different Apps installed on your Smartphone, regularly replace it with, are looking for new Apps and hoarding meanwhile, a whole mountain of it?

Then maybe you should about the Installation of an App to think that several other Apps in a coup can uninstall. The advantages of this App are obvious. You can have many Android Apps to install, and then a train to uninstall again. Also, there are many free Alternatives, research is worthwhile. An Overview of appropriate sources, you will find, among other things, on t3n.de.

The number of possible applications to Uninstall is great. It is recommended among others the Easy Uninstaller.

Pre-installed Android Apps uninstall

Uninstalling pre installed Android Apps is designed sometimes much more difficult. First try the above three ways to implement them. Often, you need your Android Smartphone root to all the pre-installed Apps uninstall.

Due to the complexity of this process should lay however, away from it, because of the risk of the Smartphone so disturbing that it no longer runs perfectly. Mostly these missteps although fix - for lay people, this is often impossible.

Android Apps uninstall

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Modern Smartphones are often only by the variety of Apps interesting, attractive features, games, and more on the mobile companion. But ho...

Screenshot with Android make
Those who have a Screenshot on an Android Smartphone make will face a big hurdle. Because, in contrast to an Apple iPhone is the Making here is much more complicated, because only in some cases, the quick keyboard shortcut works. We will show you ways to Screenshot on your Android phone.
Actually, it's only a short combination of two keys. But the design is in many Android phones as far more complex than you suspect. Because on many devices will work with the keyboard shortcut for Creating a screenshot is not easy. We will show you the typical way and, of course, also an alternative solution.

Key combination on Android 2.2/2.3

The easiest and most convenient way, but in many cases fails, is a combination of keys. As the Apple iPhone, it is also here are two buttons at the same time press. The Timing is important. You were successful, you will see an Animation that the recording is confirmed.

To the Android-Screenshot by a key combination to activate, simply press the "volume Minus", as well as the "Home" Button for a few seconds at a time.

>>> Screenshot with iPhone

Shortcut from Android 4.0

Android 4.0 has the process changed slightly. Now you have to do on the shortcut key "on-Off" button, as well as "volume Minus button" to fall back on. Here too, then after a few moments a Screenshot to be made.

If the keyboard shortcuts do not work

Should the described keyboard shortcuts not working for you, your only recourse to an App. The Problem is this: In most cases, your Android Smartphone can be " rooted", so the Screenshot feature also works. Some Apps are reports, however, that with them even without Root a Screenshot can be customized.

Here, it can lead to different results, depending on your Android device you are using. We have good experiences with the App Screenshot Ultimate made, which also is available free of charge. It also has countless Trigger, so the trigger for the recording, so that the App in every conceivable Situation.

Screenshot with Android make

By David Amoyal →

Those who have a Screenshot on an Android Smartphone make will face a big hurdle. Because, in contrast to an Apple iPhone is the Making he...