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Thursday 22 October 2020
For obvious reasons, you shouldn’t treat it like your connection at home.
You might not think about it much, but there is one thing to be concerned about.
Very little will be affected if you do decide to turn it off.
There are ways to identify it and remedy the problem.
Better make some room on your home screen.
And it’s easy to forget about.
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A little effort can go a long way.
Your first line of defence should also be the strongest.
If you want to read a few articles later, this will make it easier on your eyes.
They’re used interchangeably, but there is a difference.
Making it go off on certain days and using the volume buttons to snooze are some of the things you can do.
And it only takes a moment or two to complete.
Usually, your apps update automatically, but it’s good to check.
But only if you want more emoticons than you know what to do with.
And the details of almost every notification that appears on your phone.
You can do more with it than just search through songs.
Most electronic devices have a rating which tells you how effective they really are.
*We’re talking about cookies on your browser, not the edible kind unfortunately.
Or just help solve someone else’s PC/Mac problem without having to leave your own.
It might not be for everyone but it can speed tasks up or allow you to carry out entirely different actions.
You want them to last as long as possible, and a little care goes a long way.
Some good can still come out of them.
There is no official way to turn them off, but there is a workaround.
Should you require something more than just a time and an alarm sound.
Most of them are cosmetic, but they can be useful.
If you worry about someone going through your phone when they only need it for one task, activating this will help.
Instead of needing SMS to get a code, there are apps that generate them themselves.
Apart from the numbers, of course.
Although how much it improves its speed really depends on the type of phone you have.
There are some very handy options hidden away in accessibility settings.
It’s handy to have more than one saved on your phone in case you need it.
Or for any time you just don’t want to answer your phone.
And any other app you’ve downloaded but no longer have on your phone.
They’re handy, but are you using them to their fullest?
But on the bright side, you do have a few things to look forward to.
You’ll never know when you might need to recover them.
Claims that the setting causes data usage to balloon have been circulating but is it really as bad as some are making it out to be?
You can do so much more than just save photos on it.
Well, don’t panic for one. That doesn’t really help matters.
And it’s very, very useful.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
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