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How To Backup Your Photos And Videos To Google Photos On Android Phone/Tablet

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Google Photos is a great online backup service where you can store your photos and videos. The best thing about this service is that you get to enjoy free unlimited storage as long as you allow Google Photos to keep them in High quality. That means Google will set your photos size to 16 megapixels and videos at 1080p. Don't worry, you can still save your photos and videos at Original quality — the quality at which they were taken.  After you set up your account, you will be able to have your pictures and videos sent to the cloud, and then access them from any phone, tablet, or PC, as well as on the web. If you don't know how to backup your photos and videos to Google photos, then read the step-by-step guide below to get started. How to Backup your Photos and Videos to Google Photos  Open the Google Photos app. Tap on the three horizontal lines at the top left of the screen. Tap Settings . Select Backup & sync . If the Back up & sync is turned off, switch it on.  Make su

Facebook To Stop Supporting Messenger On Older Android, iOS And Windows

Posted by Chris Iteh Facebook is at it again! The Californian social networking giant with over a billion user, have announced that after today, March 31, they will stop supporting their Messenger app on Older OS versions of Android, iOS and Window Devices. The tech company also announced that users will no longer have access to older version of the Messenger app. Facebook have been making news the past few months, with some being controversial, especially the case involving Snapchat. According to the company, one of the ways they can “continue to improve is by consistently introducing rich features. Using older versions of apps means that experiences won’t work well or sometimes not at all." The company urged people “who are using older versions to upgrade so they can enjoy more of the delightful features of Messenger.” So what all this means is that if your device is still running on an older version of an operating system (OS) or still runs an older Messenger app, y

Google Gives Free Android App Every Week

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Have you heard? Google will be giving away a paid android app every week for free. Now before you start you shouting hurray, you need to know that this offer is only available for those living in the USA and its limited as the app will revert back to its original price at the end of the week. Also the promo is running as a test for 4 weeks.  The “Free App of the Week” can be located on the Apps page of the Google Play Store. Last week, Ultimate Guitar Tabs & Chords was given away gratis, but has now reverted to its usual price of $2.99. This week, a card trading, battle game called Card Wars — Adventure Time is being given away for free, but should revert back to its usual price of $2.99 at the end of this week. Apple were the first to come up with this idea some years ago, which helped to boost the popularity of the apps in their store. Now Google wants to imitate them with the “Free App of the Week” promo. Why The Gratis? There are countless free apps availabl

10 Ways To Boost The Internet Speed Of Your Android Smartphone

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Does your phone act sluggish whenever you try to go through various websites or download apps and other contents? There are number reasons for this. Here I’ve compiled a list of 10 ways you may be able to boost the internet  speed of your android device that will make surfing the web more convenient and efficient. 1. Clear The Cache – One possible reason for your device’s sluggish performance is that the cache memory is full. When your cache memory is full it slows down your phone and internet speed. So clearing the cache from time to time will be a wise thing to do. Many android devices, especially those running on android 6 or higher versions, provide options at the setting for clearing cache. But they are not often effective. You would do better to avail yourself with some good third-party apps that can help you to achieve this more quickly and efficiently. One such app is CCleaner which can be gotten free from Google play store. 2. Get Rid Of Useless Apps – You may