Ten Tips to improve battery life on Android Smartphones

Ten Tips to improve battery life on Android Smartphones

Google launched it’s latest version of Android named as Nougat with having version number 7.0 / 7.1. The latest version of Android brought few very  important & required changes to the base Android. One of these changes was battery life improvement. Lollipop was known for causing some errors to some devices around the globe. The most common error in Lollipop was battery life draining.  With Marshmallow and Nougat, the company tried to fix that.

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But if you are still struggling with poor battery life on Marshmallow device then you are at the right place. Here we have discussed some tips on how to solve battery drain problem in Android Marshmallow and Android in general.

Restart your Android :

If you are facing problem with battery drain in your phone,the very first step is restart your device & see some changes. Although Android Marshmallow comes with Doze mode & App standby that helps us saving lots of battery but still sometimes we my not get that result which we were expecting to get. OS whenever you find that your Marshmallow device is juicing up the whole battery pf your phone, just try a fresh restart of your device & it will get you some relax.

2. Find apps that are draining battery :

It is also one of the very basic steps to follow when your Android device is draining the battery. So for this go to settings & hen battery settings . Here you will find the detailed usage of the battery.. It will tell you which apps are using the most amount of battery. If you find any app that is draining your battery, just kill the app or the process if that i not necessary to you.

3. Turn off the ‘Ambient Display’ feature :

If your phone is now behaving normal in terms of battery even if yo have followed step given above, then you should try this step which involved disabling the ‘Ambient Display’ feature in your smartphone running Marshmallow. In order to turn off Ambient Display, go  to Settings > Display and set ‘Ambient display’ feature to off. This will help in battery drain issue of your device. It is just a simple way to reduce battery usage through display. It is not as robust as Motorola’s Moto Display or Nokia’s Glance Screen but it is helpful to some extent.

4. Try clearing Cache data :

If you have tried all the above listed steps & want to try more, here’s a new method to save battery drain issue. In this method you’ll have to do lots of work but have to take care of only one thing i.e. cache data used by your phone by individual apps. To do this you need to go to Settings > Apps > select an app > Storage > Clear cache. Another method to clear is go to Settings > Storage and USB > Cached data > OK.  When we use Android apps & update them,we get lots of cache data which are nothing but just useless files. It is very necessary to keep clearing cache files in your Android device because along with battery drain, they also led your device to slow down.

5. Disable unnecessary apps/bloatware :

If you have ever used a Samsung you will be aware of what a bloatware is. Bloatware are some unwanted apps that come as pre-installed in your phone & you don’t have permission to uninstall them.  If there is any app that came pre-installed on your phone & yo never use it, then it’s just eating your memory by running in the background. SO the best way to get rid of those app s is simply disable it. This tip is valid for all the devices running any Android version. It is not necessary to have Marshmallow for this tip.

6. Disable  Some unnecessary Services :

Disabling unwanted apps help in solving battery drain issue. Along with unwanted apps, there are some unnecessary services too that keep running in background & eat our phone’s battery power. Disabling some network connections, location services & some other services will help you a lot. We will recommend our readers to  turn off Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, and cellular data etc when not in use. If you no longer require network, you can use flight mode also. This will help to save you most of the battery.

7. Try another Launcher :

Sometimes there is an stability error with the stock launcher or any third party launcher if you are using on your device. SO now is the time you should try changing the launcher you are using. If you give it a try you might see some interesting changes in the battery performance in you Android Marshmallow device.

8. Disable some Background Apps :

If you are done with all the above listed steps & want to achieve more improvement in battery performance of your Marshmallow device.The you should try disabling some background service like location, image downloading, WhatsApp, Hike ,Facebook Twitter, Email & some other very popular social messaging services which keep running in background. Anyways Facebook is known to be very battery hungry app on Android as well on iOS platform. It was causing huge battery issue in iOS 9 when launched.

9. Try Battery Saver mode :

Marshmallow came with major battery drain improvements like Doze mode, priority mode, Optimized mode etc. We have another very necessary feature called ‘Battery Saver’ mode which automatically adjusts the display & other parameters that are draining your battery. Battery Saver first of all tries to reduce the brightness & kill some background processes that are running in background but not being used. So this helps in saving of our battery. When you turn on the battery saver mode, the navigation bar & the notification bar becomes orange in color . It indicated that battery saver is on.

10 . Try a Factory Reset :

If you are done with all the steps listed above & want to get more battery, then these is the ‘Factory Reset’ step for you. This is very easy to perform Factory reset but after factory reset, you’ll need lots of data in terms of WiFi or Mobile internet to get all the updates & install some very useful apps according to your requirement. We will soon publish a tutorial of how to Factory reset your Android device.

For Factory Reset of your device, go to Settings>Backup & reset>Factory Data Reset

All the above listed steps will get you a good battery life in your Android smartphone running Marshmallow. If you still have problem of excess battery drain in your phone, do let us know in the comment section below. We will try to solve you issues related to battery drain.

In case you are facing issues with performance of your Android smartphone and want it to run faster and perform better, read our,

14 tips and tricks to make your Android Faster and improve its over all performance

Top 5 Useless Apps for Android

Top 5 Useless Apps for Android

Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google and we Android users are blessed with 2.8 million apps to choose from . Android Apps Development is the hot trend in the tech world right now. The User Interface and function of the various Android Apps really took the entire smart phone world by storm.But there also exist some apps which are just pointless.

So,here is the list of Top 5 Useless Applications for Android that are totally useless and un-productive.Lets see.

1.Useless Button

Tired of awesome productivity apps ? Try this one and turn pleasure of Android into pain for free! When you open up the app,a button is displayed and you have to keep clicking the button all day long .A completly useless and pointless button.

Check it out on Play Store :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crestagames.Button

2.ayy lmao

When you open this app, and click on it the bunch of aliens starts dancing.Thats it. It completely changed my life. I got a new job, I feel more awaken and happy. Haha,Just Kidding.This is a Completely pointless app.

Check it out on Play Store :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lifegaming.ayylmao

3.Amethyst

Some of you are familiar with this app but just in case,if you don't know about this then let me tell you that this is the most costly app in the Google Play Store that does absolutely nothing except showing the world how rich you are!

Check it out on Play Store if you haven't already:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.richpeoplesclub.amethyst

4.Fan cooler

An app which only takes up your phone space and when opening it up the fan is being displayed which does nothing but spin , made to trick that you are actually feeling air out of it.

Check this out on Play Store :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.fan.cooler.fun4everyone

5.Clean Master

Didn't expected this people? Lets face it.

I remember in my old Motorola Cliq days from Android 1.5 Cupcake to custom 2.3 Gingerbread Rom's ,It was used to be a minimal app that let you clean out your junk and give your device more space but what happened is, now not only it tooks a health amount of size from your storage but tries to do everything by adding a bunch of pointless, useless features that actually do more harm than good which includes an antivirus, boost RAM functionality & task killer functions(which doesn't really work).It is highly recommended to uninstall these type of apps.

If you using memory card in your smart phone, this post for you

If you using memory card in your smart phone, this post for you.

Memory card one of the important thing for smartphone but sometimes it's create multiple problem like "this function not work due to insufficient storage" so this type of error message pop-up on screen.

In some cases" please insert memory card before using this app" question comes in mind how to solve it?

Tips for solutions.

1.never buy memory card from unauthorized seller.

2.Don't buy second hand memory card because it may be viruses are present inside.

3.Never download from untrusted website.

4.Use trusted antivirus.

5.In some case viruses are enter in mobile by sharing data.

How To Track a Cell Phone

Are you looking to know how to track a cell phone with pin point accuracy? Do you need to exactly know where your child or employees are moving around during your absence? If so you have come to the right place. In this article I will let you know some of the possible methods to GPS track a cell phone in simple steps.

1. Track a Cell Phone That’s Not Yours

If you need to track someone else’s phone such as your children or employees, you can simply use a cell phone tracking app such as mSpy Premium. This is a very small app that can be installed in just a few simple steps and takes only 2-3 minutes to complete. Once installed the app stays hidden on the phone but keeps track of every activity on the phone including its GPS location, Call Logs, Text Messages and more.

Track a Cell Phone with mSpy

How Tracking Works?

• You will have to download and install the tracking app onto the target phone of whose location and activities you want to track.
• Installation takes only a few minutes during which you should have the target phone in your hand.
• Once the installation is complete, the tracking process will begin immediately and the recorded logs are silently uploaded to your online account as shown in the demo below.
• You can login to your secure online account at any time to view the logs containing GPS location, Calls, Phone Contacts, Text Messages and more.

Watch mSpy Premium Demo

You can take a look at the live demo of mSpy in action from the following link: 

Watch mSpy Premium Demo

mSpy Premium Features:

• 100% Stealth Tracking: This app runs in invisible mode and hides itself from the target phone user.
• GPS Location Tracking: GPS positions are uploaded at a time interval you select with a link to the map.
• Track Text Messages & Emails: Every text message sent and received including SMS and emails are logged even if the phone logs are deleted.
• Call Logs: Each incoming and outgoing number on the phone is logged along with duration, date and time stamp.
• Phone Contacts: Get access to complete contact list on the target phone.
• Browser History: All websites visited on the phone are logged.
• Social Networking & Messenger Activity: All social media activity such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Skype, iMessages, Instagram and many more are recorded.

You can download mSpy Premium from the link below:

Download mSpy Premium

Supported Phones: Android, iPhone, iPad and Tablets.

2. Tracking a Lost Cell Phone

Now, let us look at some of the possible options to track a phone in case if it is lost or stolen.

For Android Phones:

If you need to track a lost android phone, you can follow the steps mentioned below:

Android Device Manager

• Download Android Device Manager from Google play store and install it on another android device. This app lets you track your stolen android phone and also lets to remotely lock or erase all the data on it.
• From “Android Device Manager” log into your Google account using the same ID associated with your lost phone. After successful login this app will attempt to locate your device and show its last known location on the map.
• In addition, you will also be able to perform several actions on your lost phone such as give a Ring, Lock the device or Erase all the data stored on it.

For Apple iPhones:

If you need to track a lost iPhone, you can follow the steps mentioned below:

• Login to the iCould Website using an Apple ID associated with your lost phone. Since location tracking is turned on by default on all iPhone devices, iCould lets you track it from your web browser or your iPad and shows its location on the map.
• When your phone is found nearby to your location you have an option to Play Sound on it so that your iPhone will emit a sound, helping you track it down.
• If this does not help, you can choose the option Lost Mode which will remotely lock your phone down and display a phone number that can be reached at.
• When none of the above options work, you can finally decide to go with the option Erase iPhone which will completely wipe out all the data stored on it. This way you can prevent your private information from falling into the wrong hands.

For Windows Phones:

In order to track down a lost Windows phone, you can try the below mentioned steps:

Track Windows Phone

• Go to Windows Phone Website and locate the option Find My Phone on the top-right corner of the page.
• This will ask you to sign-in using your Windows account associated with your lost phone. If your phone gets traced you will see a map showing its exact location. You will also find options to Lock, Ring and Erase its data in case if your phone is found to be completely lost.

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some useful and interesting smartphone codes

Some Useful and Interesting Codes for Smartphones

This page contains a list of codes that can be entered into most Smartphones to retrieve important information run diagnostics and test the functionality of the device.

The codes below are primarily for Smartphones running on the Android Operating System but some codes listed will also work on basic phones and Smartphones that might not be built on the Android OS such as iPhones (iOS), Windows Phones, Nokia Phones (Symbian), etc. Some codes only work for specific manufacturers, some for specific versions of the operating system, some makes and models of phones just don’t like to work at all.

Disclaimer: This page is for educational and informative purposes only, and a few of these codes I wouldn’t recommend a basic or novice phone user to perform. Some of these codes can clear important information from your device if not already saved properly. So all in all, read the description of what the code is intended to do and perform these codes at your own risk because I will not be held responsible or accountable. Otherwise enjoy the codes and enjoy the article.

To input these codes on your phone all you have to do is open up your dialer as though you’re dialing a telephone number and then enter the code. After typing in the code the phone should pull up whatever option you’re testing. Some of these codes you might need to enter the code and then call/dial it.

*#*#4636#*#* or *#*#INFO#*#* can be used to check a lot of things on most Android Smartphones. Including:

Phone information -allows you to run a ping test, and shows a ton of interesting information about the phone.

Battery Information – now you can remove that power app you installed on your phone, all the common information you need about your battery and charging is here.

• Battery Status: Shows whether the device is charging or if the battery is full.
• Power Plug: Shows how the device is charging, AC (wall charger), USB (computer) etc.
• Battery level: at what Percent the battery is charged.
• Battery scale: should read “100”.
• Battery Health: should say “Good”. If it shows “unknown” or “unknown error” then you should power cycle (turn the phone off than on) and check again. If it still doesn’t say good. Then the battery itself is likely defective.
• Battery Voltage: really isn’t something the average phone user is going to need to worry about.
• Battery Temperature: if your phones getting HOT you can check and see if it’s your battery that’s heating up or the phone itself.
• Battery technology: usually just shows Li ion (because of the common Lithium Ion batteries found in the majority of these devices).
• Time since boot: shows the amount of time since you last booted up or turned on the phone.

Battery History

Usage Statistics – shows the apps and programs that have been running on the device and can show how often they’re being opened and used.

*#7353# will access the Device Diagnostic Tool on Samsung phones and some other Smartphones excluding the HTC.

*#*#3424#*#* is how to open the Device Diagnostic Tool on an HTC Android phone.

*#06# shows the IMEI number of your phone. The IMEI is a unique 15 digit number for your specific phone, basically the Social Security number of your phone. Sometimes when typing in *#06# it will add an additional 2 digits at the end. The first 15 digits shown before any space or dash is your IMEI.

*2767*3855# is a code to perform a VERY THOROUGH complete wipe on a Samsung phone. Never type in this code until you backup your entire phone, it will not erase your Operating System or preinstalled applications. It will erase all personal data and settings. If you have tried to perform a Factory Data Reset on your Smartphone and it didn’t solve your issue then this code might be exactly what you’re looking for. PS also remove your SD card or Memory card from the phone before using this code.

*983*57# can be used to Factory Data Reset some Android devices, ZTE phones especially.

*#0*# will pull up the Device Diagnostic Tool on a Motorola Atrix that’s still using the Android 2.1 OS (Operating System).

#3282 or #DATA should show the data usage for Verizon phones.

*4 then hit 4 again to get to the menu for Sprint Customers.

 *3282# or *DATA# to check data usage on AT&T phones.

*646# or *MIN# to check minutes on an AT&T cell phone.

#646 or #MIN Checks the current month's unbilled airtime usage on Verizon phones.

*225# Shows Bill Balance on AT&T mobile phones.

*729# accesses a Bill Pay option on AT&T Phones.

*639# can be used to check upgrade eligibility on an AT&T phone.

*#*#7780#*#* is an alternate code to perform a Factory Data reset on some Android Smartphones. Don’t do this unless you’ve backed up your phone so you don’t lose anything. Once you type in this code the phone will show the option to erase the memory on the device and provide the option to format the SD card as well. Note: In order to finish the reset you will have to tap the “Reset phone” button shown on the screen.

*#7380# is a soft reset code to restore the phones original factory default settings (just settings not a full clear) on Nokia mobile phones.

*#7370# is a hard reset on Nokia phones, this restores the whole phone, not just the settings, so make sure you do a backup first, if possible.

*#*#34971539#*#* this code can be used to get information about your phone’s camera. It shows following:

Update camera firmware in image (Don't try this option because it will most likely break your phone)

Get firmware update count

Get camera firmware version

Update camera firmware in SD card

*#1234# displays software/firmware information.

*#*#7594#*#* this code can be used to change the "End Call/Power" option on your phone. So instead of having to select the Silent mode, Air Plane mode or Power off, you can just use the power key to power the phone right off.

*#*#232339#*#* or *#*#526#*#* or *#*#528#*#* - Wireless LAN (WLAN) test. Just use the phones "Menu" button to start the various tests).

*#*#232338#*#* Shows the Wireless LAN (WLAN) MAC address WiFi and can show “power save mode Settings”.

*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#* will open a file manager of sorts where you can backup your media files such as Images, M3 (Sound), Video and Voice memos.

*#*#197328640#*#* opens a Service Mode where you can run various tests such as debugging the screen, gather version information etc.

*#*#1472365#*#* or *#*#1575#*#* will allow you to access a GPS test.

*#*#232331#*#* pulls up a Bluetooth test screen.

*#*#232337#*# Shows the Bluetooth Device Address.

*#*#7378423#*#* or *#*#SERVICE#*#* Sony Battery Health test

*#*#4986*2650468#*#* - PDA, Phone, H/W, RFCallDate.

*#*#1234#*#* - PDA and Phone.

*#*#44336#*#* - PDA, Phone, CSC, Build Time, Changelist number.

*#*#3264#*#* pulls up the RAM version.

*#*#2222#*#* shows the FTA HW Version.

*#*#1111#*#* shows the FTA SW Version.

##21# will cancel your phones registration from your service provider and should allow you to connect to the closest tower in your area. Once you type in the code you will have to actually call it, it will show a message and then go through… try and make a call or two and see if the service has improved. If yes enjoy, if not then power cycle your phone (turn it off and then back on). I don’t usually recommend this code be used unless you’re having pretty constant network related issues. If for some reason you have minimal service after entering this code and you have tried restarting your phone then you might have to contact your wireless provider to get them to reconnect you to the network (which power cycling should do for you), just call in and let them know that you suddenly had no service, should be one of the standard things they check for service related issues, just have them send an OTA (Over The Air Activation) to your phone (so far only confirmed on AT&T phones).

*#*#0283#*#* can check the Packet Loopback for networking.

*#*#0*#*#* - run a LCD test on your screen.

*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* is how you run a Melody test for checking the sound. I believe this one is for the external speaker (the speaker that plays music on the phone).

*#*#0842#*#* Device test (vibration test and back light test).

*#*#2664#*#* Touch Screen test for if you think you might have dead spots or areas that don’t respond on the screen.

*#*#2663#*#* to show the Touch Screen version.

*#*#0588#*#* is a Proximity Sensor Test. The proximity sensor is a small little sensor, usually on the top of the phone next the logo or speaker you hold up to your ear, and its purpose is to know when you put your phone to your ear, so that the phone will lock, and you won’t accidently press keys when talking to other people. It then is supposed to realize when you’re removing your phone from your ear so that it can show the display again. If your phone is remaining on a black screen and you’re having issues ending calls then it could be your proximity sensor.

*3001#12345#* opens a Field Test on iPhones. You’ll have to press dial/call for this code to go through. This code opens a lot of different options to go through and see how well or efficiently your iPhone is working. One such future shown includes your phones signal. After typing this code into the phone the signal bars actually turn into a number. The lower the number the worse your signal strength is. Remember the number is a negative so -90 is a worse signal strength on your phone than a -80. Using this code can access a ton of technical information on an iphone, once done going through what you want then just press your home key to exit the Field Test.

*777# then call/dial, should open the account balance on a prepaid iPhone.

*#61# can be used to check the number for unanswered calls on iPhone. Use the code *#62# if you don’t have any service currently available. *#67# if the iPhone is busy.

*#21# provides information on call forwarding options.

*#119# or #*119# is supposed to help take a phone out of Emergency Mode. (submitted by a Sprint employee)

*#30# should show whether the phone has the setting to display its caller ID field enabled or disabled (I have yet to confirm this code. I think it is primarily for iPhones). *#76# is a similar code.

*#33# can be used to check for call control bars on an iPhone.

*#43# shows whether call waiting is enabled or disabled on iPhone.

I hope you enjoyed the article and saw some interesting codes that you can use on your phone. If you didn’t see any that you know of and have tried and confirmed yourself then let me know in the comments below. Don’t forget to include the Star Code and what the code actually does in the comment.

I look forword to hearing what you have to say. And don’t forget to check the site for other fun and interesting articles. Enjoy and I look forward to hearing from you.

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saving pictures samsung android smartphone to memory card

Saving Pictures from a Samsung Android Smartphone to an SD Card

Wondering how to save your pictures and videos from your android phone onto a memory card? These step by step instructions will show you how to copy all of the pictures from a Samsung Smartphone running on the Android Operating System and how to successfully paste those pictures and videos onto your memory card so they will be nice and safe from any resets or phone issues. It will also allow you to easily transport your pictures from one phone to another if you ever get a replacement.

This article will go over what you need to know for a successful backup of your Samsungs content and I recommend you look over it. If however you would like to skip right to the transfer process and procedure then you can click here to go to that section of the article.

First let’s start with the basics and go from there:

Do you have a memory card?

If you don’t have a memory card then you won’t be able to save your information to one, simple as that. If you don’t have one then you should do some research as to what memory card would be right for you and get one, they are usually pretty affordable and make your life so much easier.

If you’re not sure if you have a memory card, here is how you can check.

Quick Instructions:

Settings > Storage > Unmount SD = You have a Memory Card, Mount SD = No Memory card

Detailed Instructions:

1. Go to your home page, the screen you see when you first turn on your phone (tap the home key, it’s one of the 4 physical buttons on the bottom underneath the phones display, usually looks like a house)
2. Tap on your menu key, (it’s one of the four buttons too, usually on the far left.)
3. Tap settings, (once you tap on the menu key, the phone should show a few options on its screen, one of those options is settings, select settings.)
4. Scroll to and select Storage, (It should give you a list of options to choose from. Scroll down and select the option that has the word storage in it. This option will be different depending on what type of phone you have; it will say either “Storage” or “SD and Phone Storage”, etc. click on that storage option.)**UPDATE: If your phone is running on Android version 4.0 or later then after tapping on Settings you might have to then select the More option in the upper right hand corner of the screen in order to see this Storage option.**
5. Look for an option that says “Mount SD card” or “Unmount SD card”, if the phone is reading a memory card then it will say “Unmount SD card”, the phones basically saying I see a memory card in me, do you want me to unmount it so you can take it out without having to power me off first? If it says “mount”, then the phone is not reading a memory card and it will probably be grayed out not even letting you click it.
6. Don’t click it! If you clicked it, don’t worry it won’t hurt it, just click it again. It needs to read unmount if you want to save stuff to your memory card.

Mount SD = No Memory card

Unmount SD = You have a Memory Card

If that’s too complicated, didn’t make sense, or the issue on your phone won’t let you do that than just look for a physical chip that plugs into your phone, different phones have them in different places, sometimes you have to pull the battery out of the phone to get to it, sometimes it plugs into the side or the bottom, it just depends on the phone. Remember it’s NOT your SIM card that you’re looking for. SD or Memory cards usually say SanDisk on them and often a size like 2GB (two gigabytes) 4GB, 6GB, 8GB, 16GB and up. Some phones come with them some don’t.

If you have a memory card then proceed to the next part of the article, if not click here. If you need to know other methods to save your pictures you can check here. Other methods include computer, Bluetooth, online backups etc.

Is your phone Samsung?

How the phone will allow you to save transfer and manage information will depend on what manufacture made the device. These instructions are for an android Smartphone manufactured by Samsung. If you need instructions on how to backup your android phone and it’s not made by Samsung than you can check out this page. Your device should show “Samsung” branded somewhere onto the phones exterior and should also show the Samsung logo when powering on the phone.

What is your OS?

The Android OS (Operating System) that you’re using will also affect how you manage your information. As newer versions of OS are released it should become easier to transfer and save information. The basic procedure of these instructions should work for most current operating systems 2.3 (Gingerbread) and higher. If you ever want to check your OS on an Android Smartphone then all you need to do is go into your “settings” and click “about phone”. Once you’re in “about phone” then scroll down to where you can see the Android Version… 1.5 is called Cupcake, 1.6 is the Donut, 2.0 and 2.1 are Éclair, 2.2 Froyo, 2.3.x Gingerbread, 3.x.x Honeycomb, 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich, 4.1.x and 4.2.x Jelly Bean, etc. I love computer nerds, look at the version release names, there all alphabetical.

Checking your media

If your information is already saved onto your memory card then you won’t need to save or move anything, the works done. Here is how you can check the information saved onto an SD card

Quick Instructions:.

Applications > My Files > External SD > DCIM > Camera, then check and make sure you can see all your pictures there. If not proceed to the next step.

Detailed Instructions:

1. Go to your home page – go to your home page. You can get there by pressing your home key.
2. Go to Applications – tap on and go into your applications. If you see a list of options like manage apps etc then you’re in the wrong applications. You need to go to the applications that show a bunch of icons. For example it’s where you would go to access your picture gallery, downloaded apps, camera etc.
3. Select My Files – look for the icon that says “My Files”, it might even just say “Files”, and then click and open it. Sometimes it likes to hide out in the open. It’s there under your applications though, so find it and open it.
4. Select External SD – you might have to scroll down a bit to select External SD. Once you have it open it will show the files and information currently saved to your memory card. If your pictures are saved to the memory card already then you might be able to see them on that window, if not then you might have to go deeper into the files. Sometimes it will show a DCIM folder. This is usually where pictures and videos are saved.
5. If you see a DCIM folder click it – the DCIM folder might show your pictures directly but often just contains a camera folder and sometimes a thumbnails folder.
6. Tap Camera – here’s what you’re looking for, your pictures should be shown here in the camera folder.

If you don’t see your pictures saved in your External SD then they are going to be saved on your phone. The pictures are most likely going to be on your phone because that is the default storage location on most Samsung phones, but we’ll get to that later in this article.

Locating and copying your media

Alright here is the meat and potatoes, how to backup your pictures and videos to your memory card.

**UPDATE: If you have a Samsung phone running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, or greater, then How to move pictures and videos to an SD card on a Samsung Android 4.2 smartphone is also a great guide, with pictures, on how to backup files from a Samsung phone to its memory card. If the Android version on your Samsung phone is before the Jelly Bean then feel free to keep reading and enjoy the guide.**

Quick Instructions:

Applications > My Files > DCIM > Camera > Menu key > More > Copy > Select All > Copy > External SD > Paste… Processing… Done.

Detailed Instructions:

1. Select Applications – just like you did when you were checking to see if your information was already saved to the memory card. You’re going to want to go in to the applications in which you see a bunch of icons. It’s usually found on an androids default home page, but can sometimes be moved.
2. Tap My Files – again just like you did in the previous step, and it too might just say “Files” instead of “My Files”.
3. Select DCIM – don’t go into your SD card again, this time you’re looking for the DCIM folder that’s on your phone, not your memory card. So “My Files” then directly to “DCIM”.
4. Tap Camera – Now you should see all the pictures and videos that you have taken.
5. Press the Menu Key – usually the physical key below the phones display. On Samsung phones it’s often the far left key that looks like a partial box with a couple horizontal lines in it. Once you press the menu key some options should pop up.
6. Tap More – this is one of the options that is shown once tapping the menu key. Go ahead and click more.
7. Tap Copy - just select the option that says copy to let your phone know that you want to copy files from this location.
8. Tap Select All – A very important step is making sure that all the photos you want to copy are actually selected. You can go through one at a time and make single selections but if you have a lot of pictures, which many people do, I would just select them all. If you don’t see the “Select All” option then you might have to tap on your menu key again. I have yet to see a Samsung phone that didn’t allow the user to select all in one way shape or form.
9. Hit Copy – once all the media files are selected then tap on copy again, to let the phone know that these are the files you wish to copy. Once you tap on copy the second time the phone should present you with the option to select where you want to actually copy these files to.
10. Select External SD – you might have to scroll down to see the option to select External SD. Once you do select it.
11. Paste – once you have selected your External SD you should have the option to “Paste” or “Paste Here” click that. The phone will then start transferring your media files to your external SD card. It might take a few minutes depending on how many pictures and videos you have on your phone. Note: If you don’t see a Paste option then you might have to click the DCIM folder on the External SD page then hit paste. Maybe even External SD then DCIM then Camera, probably not though it should let you paste directly into External SD.

Check the OS

If the steps mentioned above didn’t look quite right for your phone then you might be on a more recent Operating System like the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as opposed to the 2.3 Gingerbread (as mentioned earlier in the article) and the process of moving media will be a little different. To backup pictures on a Samsung Android 4.0 smartphone try this instead:

Applications > My Files > SD card > DCIM > Camera > Menu > Select All > Copy/Move (I myself prefer the copy option when it’s available) > EXT SD card (going to be selecting the external SD card) > DCIM (there is usually a DCIM folder on the memory card as well as the phone) > Camera > Paste (you might have to create a folder to paste or move your content to, but typically you can paste just your pictures if they were all selected from the Camera folder located on the phone itself).

Double checking your information

Once your information is copied onto your memory card you might want to make sure that everything transferred correctly. It’s fairly easy to do because you’ve already done it. Just go back to “Checking your media” in the beginning of the article, and follow the steps.

Once you have checked your files here is how you can make sure they are saved without a doubt.

Go and tap on the “Unmount SD card” (also mentioned earlier when we were checking to see if you even had a memory card). Once the SD card is unmounted it will often give you a confirmation screen stating SD card safe to remove, or the option would have changed from “Unmount SD card” to “Mount SD card”. In any case, once it’s unmounted go back and check your pictures on the SD card again. You should not be able to see them after unmounting the SD.

What you’re basically doing is tricking your phone into not being able to see the memory card, therefore once its unmounted all your pictures stored on the memory card should vanish. Along with any other files on your memory card for that matter.

AND YOU’RE DONE

You have successfully saved all of your pictures and videos to your memory card. Congratulations now they are nice and safe, should you ever need to reset your phone, or if something unexpected happens to your phone and it malfunctions, or if you just get a new phone and want to transfer your stuff over to it. Just pull the SD card out of the phone and put it into the replacement. The new phone should automatically recognize the files and put them on your new phone.

Setting up the phone for the future

Now that you have your files saved from your phone to your memory card you should setup your phone so that when you take a picture or record a video it saves directly to your memory card. Then you don’t have to worry about transferring the information again, it will just get automatically saved to you SD card, which should make your life a bit easier.

The exact process varies from phone to phone but here is the process on the typical android Smartphone.

Quick Instructions:

Camera > Settings > Storage > Memory Card

Detailed Instructions:

1. Go into Camera – as though you would I you were going to take a picture or record a video.
2. Tap Settings – it’s often an icon that looks like a little gear.
3. Tap Storage – to set the location you want your pictures and videos to save to.
4. Select Memory Card – the phone option is probably the one selected. You don’t want your pictures saved to your phone any more; you want to select SD card or Memory card that way they get saved to it instead.

Then you’re done and you won’t have to worry about your personal media files any more.

Moving other files the same way

The same process we used to backup your pictures can be used to backup other information from the phone onto your memory card. Just copy the file from the phone and paste it onto the memory card. For example if you have a music folder you want to copy over, you can copy and paste it in the same fashion.

Note: you can save contacts to your memory card as well as your SIM card. If you’re doing a full backup on your phone and need to know how to do that as well you can read the article How to Save Contacts on a Samsung Android Phone.

Other Methods of Managing Files

If you want another way to save your files to a memory card you can download an app to help you. The best one I have seen thus far is the ASTRO File Manager application. Just go to the Play Store and do a search for “File Manager” and you can see many free apps to choose from. And free is always in my price range.

Enjoy

I hope you enjoyed the article and the new found knowledge that your information is now safe on your SD card. If you have any questions or comments or suggestions don’t hesitate to leave them down below. I look forward to reading what you have to say, otherwise enjoy.

Tags: Saving Pictures, Memory Card, Instructions, SD Card, Unmount SD Card, Mount SD Card, Samsung, Android, Media Backup, Saving Information, Moving Files, Moving Pictures, Smartphone

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What is the difference between a Windows Phone and a Smartphone?

Are you in the market for a new smartphone? Are you curious to know more about smartphones and Windows mobile phones? Then look no further this guide is exactly what you have been searching for.

If you are shopping for a new smartphone, especially if you are choosing your first smartphone, then you might have many different questions regarding smartphones and how Windows phones play a part in this selection.

You might even be asking yourself… What is a smartphone? What is a Windows phone? Are all smartphones Windows phones? Are all Windows phones smartphones? Listed below are the answers to these questions.

What is a Smartphone?

A smartphone is basically a wireless computer that can make calls and fit in your pocket. Smartphones are slowly replacing their basic predecessors which were usually limited to sending and receiving text messages, making and receiving calls and depending on the phone you may even have the option of playing a few basic games that came pre-installed on the device. A Smartphone can do all of these things and a whole lot more.

A smartphone can access and search the internet, it can connect to email and social networking sites, it can record videos, take pictures, give precise driving directions using a built in GPS, etc. and if you need or want it to do something else in addition to these things most smartphones have access to thousands of free applications which can be downloaded to extend the phones functionality.

What is a Windows Phone?

A Windows phone is a smartphone that utilizes the Windows Phone Operating System and as such its software is developed and maintained by Microsoft. Windows phones are one of the more popular smartphones available in the world today and are one of the top competitors in the smartphone market share.

Are all Smartphones Windows Phones?

Nope. Windows phones are amongst the more popular types of smartphones available today but not every smartphone utilizes the Windows Operating System.

At the moment some of the most popular and successful OS (Operating Systems) in this very competitive market is the Apple OS which is utilized by Apples ever popular iPhone, Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS which can be found on smartphones produced by many different manufacturers and is the primary smartphone platform for smartphones created by Nokia, the Android OS by Google (also available on many different types of manufactures), and the Blackberry OS for Research In Motion (RIM)’s Blackberry smartphones.

Are all Windows Phones Smartphones?

You can probably answer this question by now… are all Windows phones smartphones? The answer is yes! All phones that currently run on the Windows Phone Operating System (formerly Windows Mobile and PocketPC 2000) are considered smartphones.

So if you are in the process of choosing your first smartphone or choosing a smartphone Operating System a smartphone utilizing the Widows Phone Operating System will be among the smartphones available to choose from.

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