How to Activate GPS on Android

Location based services can become a large battery drain when left running in the background. That’s why Android offers specific controls for the GPS chip in every device. There are even custom widgets that allow you to turn on or off the GPS satellite location right from the home screen. In daily use, it’s good battery practice to leave GPS satellite location off until needed for Google Maps or navigation apps.

To adjust the GPS settings, start by pressing the Home button to return to the main home screen.

Tap the Menu button on your Android device to bring up the contextual menu for home screens. Select Settings from the menu.

Scroll down the various list of Settings and find Location. Tap on its name next to the blue compass.

Here you have two options to adjust GPS settings. Toggling wireless networks will either allow or deny your phone the ability to use cellular towers or wifi networks to try and determine its location. This method is not a huge battery drain.

Tap the check box next to GPS Satellites to turn on the GPS chip. This method is far more accurate but will drain the battery if left on.

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How to reset Android Internet settings

If you are using an Android device and don’t know much about lots of tech side then this post will help you. When you browse a lot on your Android device at times your internet browser may become slow and little messy. The best option may be to reset your browser which set it back as you have used it for the first time. In this post I will explain how to reset your Android browser.

1. First you need to go inside/open your browser.



2. Now click the menu button on your phone which will display your browser options where you need to select More.



3. Now scroll down till you find Settings.



4. From the options scroll down till you find Reset to default.



5. Tap on this which will ask you to confirm saying “Settings will revert to default values”, click OK to confirm and that it.

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Configure Automatic Volume Adjustments Under Windows 7

A friend of mine who made the switch to Windows 7 recently called me the other day. He mentioned that he was experiencing a strange system volume issue whenever telephone calls where made on the system.

The volume of all other sounds on the system was automatically adjusted whenever calls where placed or received. He first thought that it was a issue in Skype, but could not find a configuration setting responsible for this behavior.

I on the other hand knew that it was a new feature of the Windows 7 operating system and not related to any voip software installed on the system.

Windows 7 will automatically adjust the volume of all sounds on the system whenever telephone calls are made.

Here is how you configure the communication volume under Windows 7. For that, you need to open the Windows Control Panel. Click on the start orb in the lower left corner of the screen and select control panel from the start menu that opens up.

Select Hardware and Sound from the list of applets and on the next screen Sound.

Switch to the Communications tab on the Sound window. You should see a screen like the one shown below.

It reads: Windows can automatically adjust the volume of different sounds when you are using your PC to place or receive telephone calls.

Four options are available on that screen:

• Mute all other sounds
• Reduce the volume of other sounds by 80%
• Reduce the volume of other sounds by 50%
• Do nothing

If you do not want the automatic volume adjustment you need to select Do nothing from the selection menu. The three remaining options either mute all other sounds completely or to a certain extent.

Click on the apply button after you have made the selection. If you have selected do nothing you should not experience any more automatic volume adjustments when placing or receiving phone calls on the system.

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