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Common Android problems and their instant solutions



We can’t deny the fact that Android offers great reliability, stability and protection but problems choose to follow it in one way and the other.

However, any problems that choose to follow your Android device, we will provide instant solutions to it right in this article by providing fixes to the little and the common ones first.

 1. Battery Drain

Battery Drain is one of the most common problems in Android. Those using low battery capacity on their device will really feel sad when their phone battery starts draining heavily.

Though, there are many reasons behind the battery draining issue. One of the best way in resolving the issue is by enabling battery saving mode, decreasing phone backlight, removing live wallpaper and stopping apps running on background.

Moreover, you can use Du Battery Saver app to resolve Battery Drain issue by helping you to eliminate apps that runs on background and additionally, it helps your battery charge faster by performing the necessary things that will help you save your battery.

2. Unresponsiveness, Freeze and Slow Speed

Unresponsiveness is one of the most common problems of Android device. When your phone starts freezing whenever you try to open an app or run anything on it, you should know that your storage is low. Although, there are many reasons behind this issue.

It can be that your phone RAM is too low or your processor is too low but that does not have anything to apply greatly to the cause. The best solution is to delete unused apps and delete heavy or big files from memory card or from the inbuilt memory storage.

You can also download Clean Master app from playstore, it will help you clean up your junk files, delete big files from your phone and help you clean up your phone till its RAM, Processor and Storage regains their balance for effective running of apps and files.

3. Wi-Fi Not Connecting

Wi-Fi inability to connect often happens to phone that has been online for long time. Several times, you connect your phone to a WiFi and you might be having problems or issues getting the signal or not connecting.

The solution is to simply restart your Android phone or enable Airplane Mode for at least 1 minute and try again. It will surely work this time.

4. Syncing or Refreshing Error with Google

You might have sync your phone from Google server to backup your contact list or other reasons. You might face problems sometimes but here is the instant solution to the issue.

Check if you have recently changed your account password to update with new password. If the issue still persists, kindly enable Airplane Mode for at least 1 minute and try again. Additionally, you can also remove your Google account and add it up again.

5. Forgot The Android Unlock Pattern

Many people do forget their complex password combination or pattern, or sometimes even simple passwords/patterns. If you forget your Android password, you won’t be able to do anything on your phone till that password is bypassed.

To resolve this issue, boot into your phone recovery mode by powering off your phone and by holding the VOLUME UP button + the POWER KEY button. It will boot directly into recovery mode, now scroll down and select “CLEAR CACHE AND DATA” and select “YES” to proceed. Once it’s done, you have successfully cleared your Android phone data and information and the password won’t be there any longer. Reboot and set a simple password this time or complex one that you can ever remember.

6. Keyboard Doesn’t Work

Sometimes, Android default keyboard do have problems while typing and can even become unresponsive or stuck up. You should download “Google Keyboard” on playstore and set it as your default app and enhance your typing experience.

7. Turn OFF Screen While Charging

When you plug in your phone into charger and your phone screen automatically turn off. Therefore, to resolve this, kindly go to Phone Settings>>Apps>>Development and tick the “Stay Awake” option to keep the phone awake while charging.

8. Phone Cannot Connect To PC for Data Transfer


To transfer data from PC to mobile or from mobile to PC, you need an app called AirDroid to make it work seamlessly, that’s if you use laptop or WiFi. This app will help you wirelessly transfer data to PC. Sometimes, your USB or USB port in PC doesn’t support each other that’s another reason you might face this type of problem.

9. Google Play Errors

Google playstore is the main, reputable and trusted store for all Android users to download their applications. If you experience any error like “Not downloading” and other stuffs, you should try out these simple solutions.

Remove and add your Google account again, this might resolve the issue within a minute. You can also clear the cache and data of your Google playstore app by going to Settings>>Apps>>Google playstore. Additionally, you can go to Apps and “Uninstall updates“, if the problem still persists.

10. Games Not Working

Games have different size. Always try to check the size of the game before you start to download because it might be too big for your device. Sometimes, the game might not support your phone, always check if Android game is compatible with your OS version before you hit the download button.

Games are not running because your RAM might be too low to run them and might cause your phone to show “white” and freeze. Try to use a phone with sufficient RAM to run those type of games or use Clean Master app to boost the game.


11. Insufficient Space Error

This usually happens to phones with full memory storage. Try to clean up junk files, delete big files and apps and install CCleaner app on your Android device to help in freeing up your storage.

12. Wi-Fi Disconnects Frequently

Whenever Android goes into sleep mode especially at night, the Wi-Fi automatically follow suite by interrupting whatever you are doing with it.

To fix this issue, kindly go to Settings>>WiFi>>Advanced>> and select “Keep WiFi On During Sleep” to “Always“.

13. SD card Not Recognized

When SD card is not recognized, the best solution is to reformat it using a desktop or laptop. You can also find some options in the menu of the SD card and format the SD card. This works best in most of the cases.


14. Stop Android Phone From Using Data When Abroad?

APNDroid – a third party app which allows users to turn off all data connection via a widget on the home screen, will definitely allow you to change this settings much quicker than using the standard Android settings screen.

15. Display Is Difficult To See In Bright Sunlight

This is one of the most common problems in Android but by using an anti-glare screen protector, you will be able to see much better than the standard ones because anti-glare will help you reduce the amount of glare on the screen when lighting conditions are extreme.

16. Android Consuming Too Much Data

Android internet data is cost and some internet providers won’t just reduce the data. For spending a lot of money getting the data you won’t just allow your phone to always consume the data without care, that’s why Android comes up with “Data Usage” feature, to help you set limit to your data usage.

Once your limit is crossed, your mobile data or WiFi will automatically turn off. Go to Settings>>Data Usage>>Set Limit to Mobile Data usage.

17. Apps Won’t Install To My SD Card

This feature is usually provided by your operating system (OS) version and if is not available, kindly wait for another upgrade update to bring out the feature. And also, some apps are built to be mounted on your phone storage, kindly go to Settings>>Apps>> and choose the option to “Move to SD Card“.

If the option is not available, kindly use APK Extractor app and extract all apps into your phone SD card.

18. Phone Overheats

Overheating are mostly caused by over using or heavy usage of a phone. Try to avoid charging or placing your phone in a sunny environment, reduce your phone backlight, stop background apps and run games or apps that are compatible with your OS version.

When charging your phone, please charge with a charger branded from the phone manufacturer. Using a fake charger, power banks or charging your phone from laptop or other stuffs can overheat your phone, kindly charge from main power outlet with full power supply. Using a ” Better-pass-my-neighbor generator can also have negative effect on your phone which can sometimes deteriorate the battery.


Conclusion

These are some of the most common problems we encounter everyday on Android phone and the solutions are based on our usage. Use your phone with care and all these won’t happen to your phone and if it in anyway happens, you can fix them using these instant solutions provided above.

Drop your phone problems in the comment section below and receive instant solution. You can as well share your experience or share this article to your friends on social media!




How To Unlock any Modem Using DC Unlocker 2018


You may be ignorant of the fact that it’s possible to use your desired network on any of your branded modem, router and Mifi.

Branded modems and routers are modems and routers that come with a network provider which is in your location. The examples of branded modems are MTN, Airtel modems and Swift, Spectranet routers.

Unlocking a modem is simply unchaining it and setting free to roam any and all SIMs without any restrictions.Why is this possible?

Modems and routers unlocking is a possibility because they have an original manufacturer like Huawei, ZTE, and others. Network Providers buy modems and routers from these manufacturers like Huawei, ZTE and customize the firmware to accept only their network and anding some final branding.

This presence of the main manufacturer’s creation creates room for modem unlocking. Are you prepared to unlock this their modem, making it universal to accept and use any and all SIMs.

There are different ways to unlock your modem but because of the authencity according to reviews of dc- unlocker, it will be the one to be discussed today. It is confirmed to be the best in unlocking any modem, but however comes with free and paid types.

Services offered by DC-Unlocker

• Free ~ For old modems and routers which are well known and have been widely spread and easily unlocked.
• Paid ~ These services are for the new modems and router devices which were recently manufactured or they just got their unlock method discovered.

DC Unlocker Requirements

• A Desktop or Laptop Computer
• A Modem or router device
• Internet Connection
• For a Paid option, you would need money.
•Then make sure that dc-unlocker can unlock your modem before you start the unlocking process.

To check if your router is supported and compatible with dc-unlocker check their compatibility list.

DC-Unlocker 2018 download

File name: dc- unlocker2client_1.00.1392.zip
Release date: 2017-11-09
File size: 5.41 MB
Download DC unlocker here

How To Unlock Modems with DC Unlocker

• Download DC-Unlocker and register for a free Account.
• Run DC Unlocker as Administrator
• Before you plug your modem into the PC, insert a sim card. Usually a different sim different from the Network Provider. (If the network provider is Glo, Insert Airtel. Don't insert Glo sim and still expect the modem to get unlocked.)
• Select your Modem or Router “ Manufacturer” and set “Select Model – Recommended“.

If you don’t know your particular model click on “Search”. Wait for few seconds, DC- Unlocker would detect your modem


• Click on “Server” and insert your Username and Password then Login.
For a Free Modem Unlock, you don’t need credit before the modem can get unlocked but a paid one requires credits, which is usually 4 credits. You can buy credit with PayPal, Skrill, Payza, Bitcoin, WebMoney etc.

• Click on “Unlock“
• Unplug your Modem and Plug it back into your PC. Any universal SIM should be accepted now. Congratulations!

AWOOF: At Last Opera Extends Its Free Unlimited VPN App to Android

Just some two months back in May, Opera had launched an unlimited VPN app for iOS; all coming at no cost. And now, Opera is extending this equally to all Android devices.

The name for this jolly Android philanthropy is Opera Free VPN. There is difference between this and the other VPN app called Opera Max. The Opera Free VPN doesn’t in anyway compress the traffic of the user or anything like that. It is just one standard VPN app, but this time coming with an awoof intonation being free with unlimited traffic.

As said, this VPN protection really needs no subscription. Though this time, it comes with a number of tweaks. To start with, it presents a Wi-Fi test tool that will inform you the extent of security of the wireless network you are presently connected. So when it gets an A, all is rocking fine. It gets pretty bad when the rating turns an F, well, then it is best you waste no time further quickly jumping off it at once – or better still resort to Opera’s VPN.

This runs check on “whether the Wi-Fi network is public or private, if it’s encrypted, how many other devices share the same connection, if the IP address and the location are exposed, and if others can monitor or sniff your device details”, going by the explanation from Opera.

In addition to the first tweak, the Guardian feature will bring in the capacity to block ad trackers from “stalking you online” while you are on a connection to the Opera VPN.

According to the default operation, the app makes a connection between you and whichever of virtual locations (like US, Netherlands etc.) is closer to your real location, but you then you still have the option of choosing another if you so desire.
You can find it in the Google Play Store.

HEY, YOU HAVE SEEN THE LATEST TASTY UPDATES TO BING SEARCH ON ANDROID?

Microsoft really deserves some applause. We must admit that Microsoft has been making interesting attempts to maintain the culture of updating its apps on Android. Most particularly Bing has been receiving nourishing updates to keep it well pretty in face of fierce competition.

In the most recent Bing update, we are presented with some lovely nice video features. With this update, users now have the capacity to preview videos online (with the sound being off) in the search results. It is now very possible to tap videos after doing a music search so as to play them with the lyrics in a synchronous manner. And there is a fresh means to finding videos which in one way bears relationship with that one you are watching. This update to the Bing app rolls in an app music shortcut for the Android homepage and an enhancement in the live camera search (rocking support for the front-facing one). We will just catalog the changes this update brings below:

WHAT’S NEW

• Video preview: Previews begin playing at once with sound off on video search

• Music: You can now search for a song which is playing (or you could simply type the name of a song), then play the video while keeping up with the lyrics. Additionally, with the new Music shortcut on the homepage, there is increased convenience in getting into trending songs, as well as finding trending artists.

• Camera search is now compatible with zoom, flash, as well as front facing camera

• Related video: Locate more video clips associated in one way or the other to the video you are watching.

Android 7.0 Has Started Rolling Out, Is Your Device Eligible To Receive The Update?

Google Android 7.0 has started rolling out, the question is your device eligible to be upgraded to Android 7.0? It will be a disaster if you are still running Android 4.4 Kitkat when Android 7.0 Nougat has started rolling out.

Any OEM that still launches a device with default Android OS of 5.1 lollipop is still leaving in the primitive era of ideology.

Let me brief you on the notable features you should expect to see on Android 7.0 Nougat

Notable Features of Android 7.0 Nougat

>>Split-screen mode, picture-in-picture, and double tap to quickly switch.

>>Customizable Quick Settings in Android 7.0 Nougat

>>It brings with it the ability to set multiple locales and languages, 72 new emoji, multi-window functionality,

>>Ability to quickly switch to the previous app (by double-tapping the multitasking button),

>>Vulkan graphics API,

>>Newly dedicated VR mode,

>>Doze on the go for better battery management and new data saver for restricting data usage for background apps.

>>Direct replies from notifications, bundled notifications,

>>A built-in mobile data saver,

>>file-based encryption, and much more.

Eligible Devices For Android 7.0

For now these are the first batch of eligible devices Huawei Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 5X, Motorola Nexus 6, HTC Nexus 9, Asus Nexus Player, Google Pixel C, and General Mobile 4G.Devices also running the developers preview will be eligible.

With time, it will be extended to other devices… Is your smartphone eligible?

WhatsApp for Android will Now Use Google Drive to Backup Data

The more we ingrain every facet of our lives into a smartphone, storing almost every important data we have on our smartphone, the larger the risk of we being lost should the smartphone be destroyed, lost or even stolen. Android has impressed by bringing in some back up sources but then global chat client WhatsApp announced a partnership with Google to ensure that its 900 million use client base don’t lose anything of relevance to them. Vehement competitors Facebook and Google startled us when they announced this partnership with Google which when considering the adept rivalry between the two tech giants seem ridiculous. WhatsApp users on Android can now back up their whole WhatsApp history straight into Google Drive. This back up development will include chat histories, photos, video and voice messages so that you could be able to retrieve and transfer all that data to a new smartphone when you set up WhatsApp.

WhatsApp for Android will now be having Google Drive integration; this will allow you back up your media content as well as chat messages to the cloud. It is also possible to download the most recent version straight from Google Play. Worth adding here is that the new feature might not be available outrightly as it is “rolling out over the next few months” though it will be present in your WhatsApp settings. There is no definitive period that it is set to take, this might need you checking your app over a period of time should you want to exploit this fresh feature.

In the words of Google, the company simply intends to help “keep your memories safe.” The company has also revealed that Drive includes encryption and that this new addition to WhatsApp will help users restore their data or content on a new smartphone which is not only limited to their existing Android phone.

The partnership understandably serves the interest of Google with WhatsApp 900 million users in mind, a big fraction of these are Android users. This could be a pretty advertisement to attract more Android developers to build Google Drive into their apps.

On the other hand for Facebook, it is quite unclear as it would have been more understanding if WhatsApp had just let users back up their content to Facebook. The most likely explanation therein is that Facebook don’t want to piss off the user base of an acquired app. “GoogleDrive was an easy choice,” WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton disclosed in a statement. “It offers the native Android experience we want for our users and the scale to grow with us.

”Every information you share via Facebook Messenger at once becomes available on Facebook, but when the company bought WhatsApp, it dished out pledges that it would keep the messaging app entirely on its own from its social network. Facebook very well had the option of partnering with any number of cloud storage services, but for Android it reasonably went with Google Drive.

HOW TO TWEAK OR CHANGE IMEL NUMBER IN YOUR ANDROID PHONE

                    WARNING

This tweak was initiated for the main purpose of educating my readers, and Peres Ogbodane will not be  held responsible if this info is used for any illegal activity.
Earlier before now, most people have reached out to me asking how they can change their android phone IMEL, but because I haven't really tried the process before now nor written about it on this blog, I simply direct them to do a research using search engine.

Last night, I was browsing the net and I saw a post were the dude share this article of changing your IMEL using MTK app. So I decided to get busy with changing the IMEL on my android phone and it worked out fine. The process is pretty simple and easy.

             How to tweak IMEL

Download MTK Engineering here or search it on google play.

        Lets go to the process
Step 1:
Open your MTK Engineering you download and click/select MTK settings>> navigate left to connectivity >> on the connectivity panel, select CDS information.

Step 2:
Scroll down to CDS in formation and click Radio information. If your phone is dual sim, two options will be shown which are:
Phone 1.
Phone 2.
If you want to change the sim 1 IMEL, choose phone 1 and if you want to change the sim 2 IMEL, choose phone 2.

Step 3:
When you select any of phone 1 or phone 2 you'll find AT+ at the top.
Now add this command to it: AT+EGMR=1,10"the generated imel number" and press send at command.

Step 4:
After the above steps, restart your phone or go to flight mode and deactivate flight mode.

THAT IS ALL.