How to Improve Your Phone’s Performance

There are a lot of tips spread in the internet on how to boost your phone’s speed or performance and most of them advised you to download some application on your phone app to get the best of your phone. Well, what I’m gonna tell you are not the same. Simply because those apps does not really work. You don’t have to download additional apps for your phone to boost its speed. I have 5 brilliant tips for you. Let’s start!

 

1. Check or verify your phone specs or features.

The first time you bought the phone, have you check its specs and features? You can find it either on settings of the phone, manual or search it in the internet. Make sure you have the right phone make and model. Checking the specs is very important because it tells you what is the capacity of your phone. What you should be keen about is the RAM or internal memory, CPU and battery specs of the phone. To make it simple, the higher the numbers you see for these 3 specs, the better. You can check TIPS FOR BUYING A SMARTPHONE to get more explanation.

2. Always make sure you are within your phone limits

If the internal memory of your phone and CPU is low, you should limit getting files on your device like downloaded apps, photos, music, etc even if you say you have an SD Card as back up. If you have read TIPS FOR BUYING A SMARTPHONE, you’ll understand why. Always check your remaining MB or GB for your internal memory thru your phone settings.

3. Don’t leave your phone on a 20% battery level

Don’t wait until your phone get’s shut off before you charge it. It is advisable to plug your device on a charger on its 15%-20% level. It lengthens its battery life and increases your phone’s performance.

4. Don’t download too much free apps or files

Downloading free apps and other files like torrent caused your phone to get malware. What is common for smartphones are adware and spyware. It’s malicious software that gets info from your phone and uses it to send advertisement based on your phone activities. Because of technology, these malware somehow track your surfing pattern. For example, you have a free app on your phone. Then later, you search on Google something like “How to Improve Your Phone’s Performance” then in the middle of accessing the app or browsing the web, you’ll get a pop up ad that is related to what you need or search. This slows down your phone thru interrupting your surfing activity and consuming your phone ‘s internal memory.

 

5. Clear or free some of your phone’s RAM

Always close running apps on your phone. You will also need to clear your browser’s history at least twice a week. Uninstall some apps that you seldom use. Delete files that is unnecessary or have those backed up on your pc or laptop (e.g. music, photos). These will free your phone’s internal memory thus boosting its performance.

 

 

 

What to Check When Buying a Smartphone

To maximize the features of your phone is to first check what it has. When buying a smartphone my first tip is not be overly excited. You may be trapped from the phone's advertisement, phone's physical appearance and/or trapped from the sales representative's flowery words and ends to nothing but a useless phone. Here are the things you need check to have the best phone that fits your needs.

RAM - Random Access Memory, for a simple definition, is your phone's internal memory where the operating system and running applications's data are stored. The time you open up your browser, it uses your RAM. So the more running apps you have on your phone, the more RAM it consume thus slowing down your phone's performance. The least suggested RAM nowadays is 1GB. If your phone has lower than that, don't expect too much even if you have 32GB SD card.

CPU - this measures how fast your phone will process your request. Opening up a browser sends data to your phone's CPU to process your need to pull up a browser. It acts like a human brain. If you have Dual Core, Quad Core (1.2 GHz) or higher, the better.

Battery life - 2000 to 2500 mAh is the maximum battery life that you can get in the market today. If the phone you want meets these numbers, the better.



Other specs you need to check are when buying a smartphone:

OS - the latest the software the better so you can get more of updated services or app your phone has to offer.

Camera - 5MP rear camera will do, but latest phone models must has now 8MP and above. Make sure it has flash as well and don't forget to take pictures in dim light to verify its quality.

WLAN - this is your phone's capacity to get WiFi signal. Suggested spec is 802.11 b/g/n

SD Card - In case of emergency, it is much better to have a back up storage. So make sure your phone has extendable memory or SD card slot.

You can still check other features depending on your preference. For example, if you are a gamer, you may need to check the quality of the phone's display aside from the above specs.

Buying a smartphone is so easy but to choose one is not. So be keen and careful. If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment. Good luck guys!

Can't Sign In to Email Account: Invalid/Incorrect Password Error

If you were trying to access or sign in using your Google account, Microsoft account, Apple ID or Yahoo! account but having troubles logging in because it says incorrect or invalid password, there are 2 easy steps you may try to resolve the issue.

1. Make sure you have typed in your password correctly. You may type your password first to your notepad then copy and paste it to the password field.

2. If you still can't sign in cause it still says invalid or incorrect password, you may now go ahead and reset your password.

• Google account, visit this LINK to reset your password.

• Microsoft account, click HERE.

• Yahoo! reset your password HERE

• Apple ID, tap this LINK

Once you reach the link where you can reset your password, you just simply need to read (with understanding) and follow the onscreen instructions. Then they will send you a security code (or sometimes email you a link to change your password) via call or text to a phone number or alternate email address you have provided when you first set up the account so please make sure you still have that phone number with you and you still have access to the alternate email.

If your password has been successfully reset, you can now create a new password that you can easily remember but is hard to guess by other people. And you may also want to log on to your account every now and then like 3 times a week so you will not easily forgot your password and have troubles signing in again.

Good luck!

Invalid Sim Error for Windows Phones

As a Technical Support, "missing sim" or "invalid sim" error for Windows phone is often an issue customers are calling about. They just bought the phone, the device is new as well as the sim card but when they have already activated the phone, insert the sim card and have the phone turn on, they will have an error missing sim or invalid sim then emergency calls only. First, if you will have this kind of error to any type of phones it means that the device does not recognize the sim card. Reasons for that are the following:

-sim is not inserted or positioned properly inside the phone or into the sim case or slot
-sim is broke or damaged
-phone or sim slot is broke or damage

But for Windows phones like for example the Nokia 520 or other windows phones, this is already a common or known issuen even if the device and sim is brand new. So what you will need to do to fix invalid or missing sim error? Here are your options:

1. Wipe the sim card with a clean dry cloth. Make sure there are no foreign particles or dirt on the sim's gold contact.  

2. Make sure that you inserted the sim card properly inside the phone. Gently push it into the sim slot - gold contact facing down and touching the metal contact of the phone.

3. If doing the above steps does not resolve the issue, you may also try to insert the sim card into a different phone model, like Samsung or iPhone that requires a micro sim. If it reads the sim card, reinsert it back to your Windows phone.

4. If none of these work, sim replacement is our last option. Follow the steps above and check if it would still say "invalid sim" or "missing sim" which I do hope will not.

I would not say that this is an issue with your service provider's system or your phone's software but rather a device issue, how it was built. So, just try your luck and follow the above steps. If you have other questions, feel free to comment. Thanks!

How to Create an Apple ID

An Apple ID is like an all in one account for your iOS apps and services such as iTunes Store, App store, iBooks Store, iCloud and so on. To set up an Apple ID with or without a credit or debit card is effortless. Once you have internet connection, just follow the instructions below:

1. From your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, navigate the screen and open your App Store.

2. Search or choose any FREE app that you can see on the screen and donwload or install.

3. You will then be asked to sign in with an Apple ID or create a new one.

4.Choose Create New Apple ID and follow other onscreen instructions. It will then ask for your credit or debit card information. Choose None.

5.Enter other required information and you're done! But to make your Apple ID valid, you may need to sign in to your account using your Safari to verify.

How to Create a Google Account

If you have an android phone and you wish to download some applications in the app store, Google account is one important thing you need to create. Having a Google account helps you back up your data, sync your contacts and use other services your android phone provides.


To set up a Google account, just follow the easy steps below:

1. Make sure you have internet access using WiFi or your data plan.

2. Go to Settings of your phone.

3. Scroll to and tap Accounts and Add Account.

4. Choose Google, then it will ask,"Do you want to add an existing account or create a new one?" If you have an existing gmail account then choose Existing, enter your username and password and sign in. If none, tap New.

5. Enter necessary details and just follow other instructions shown in the screen and viola! You have successfully created a Google Account!

How to Create a Microsoft Account

Creating a Microsoft account for Windows phones is very important so you can use any Microsoft services such as downloading apps, musics or games in the app store, get free Skydrive storage and more. If you just bought your phone or you are having issues with downloading apps because it's asking you to sign in to your microsoft account, fixing the issue is very easy. Just follow the steps below on how to set up a Microsoft Account:

1. First and foremost, please ensure that you do have internet connection either thru WiFi or data plan.

2. If you just bought or activated your windows phone, you will need to set it up first by just simply following the instructions displayed on the screen.

3. Create your Microsoft account by entering the necessary details. Enter desired username (I recommend using live.com) and verify that it is still available. If yes, then proceed on entering your password. Enter an alternative email address if you have then your date of birth. Make sure that for your birthday, your age will be 18 and above for it might caused the app store to ask you for a family account if you'll download an app in the future.

4. If however you skip signing up a Microsoft account upon device set up. There is still another way to create one. Navigate your phone screen and look for Settings.

5. Tap email+accounts and choose add account.

6. Select Microsoft account and just follow step no. 3

Steps are pretty easy! If you are having any other issues just check other tips that we have here or just leave a comment below. Good luck!