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Good Morning And Happy Easter In Arrears, I'm Writing this article not to show you how to root your phone but writing to guide you to know the difference between the advantages and disadvantages of why you should root your android device or not. What Is Rooting? Rooting can be defined as the process in which limitations are removed and the administrative privileges are enabled on Android Devices. However, Android root folder and system files can be manipulated once a phone is rooted. Now, the positive and the negative sides of rooting will be discussed below but lets start with the positive sides. Advantages Of Android Rooting: 1. Free Internal Storage: Phones with low internal storage memory will be very much fast and free because applications installed on the phone's internal memory will be made transferable to your memory card after rooting. Some applications have the option to move apps from phone to SD card by default but the phone's inbuilt app(e.g playstore, c...

Sometimes when you try inserting your memory card into your Phone, you get frustrated because your device is not detecting the Memory/SD card. Even when your Phone memory seems to be slow because of little memory space and you find out that your memory card is not detected, then its possible that you are reading the right post. So when things ain't working out like expected, then below are some things to check with solutions: 1. Dirty Memory Card : Most memory cards users/owner do not care maybe their card is dusty, stained with grease, all they want is a working memory card. With this cause, you card may find it difficult to work. SOLUTION : Check the card to see if there are dark spots or dusts on the card. if there is, Clean your memory card with methylated spirit or alcohol or water and wait till it gets dry then insert it into your device. 2. Memory Card Slot Is Damaged : When you try inserting your memory card, it may seem you forced it thereby squeezing...

Introducing the E-Dividend Mandate Management System (E-DMMS) We write to inform you that dividends on your shareholdings can be paid directly into your GTBank account. This is made possible with the E-Dividend Mandate Management System that allows you register/validate your e-dividend mandate at any of our GTBank branches nationwide. The platform provides a quick and convenient way to enjoy the benefits of direct cash settlement from your registrars, whilst minimizing the incidents of unclaimed dividends.  To register for your e-dividend mandate, please visit any of GTBank branches nationwide.

As posted earlier about How to stop unwanted Adverts Messages On MTN , I'm writing now basically on Etisalat. Etisalat also allows Mobile adverts on its network which is highly hated in Nigeria. As directed by NCC, telecommunication networks should provide a means of opting out of this annoying text messages. To Stop this Adverts on your Etisalat Sim card, text " STOP " without quotes to 224 Click Here To Know How To Stop Unwanted Adverts Messages On MTN

Wow it's high time Nigerians move on from unsolicited text messages from Telecommunications Giant, MTN. It's no doubt that every Nigerians hate to see this text messages especially in an emergency condition where you are expecting a Credit alert from your bank.  Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) and MTN has finally concluded to get the unwanted messages stopped especially from numbers like 5000, 50017, 5836, etc.  To Stop this,  Dial *123*5*5# on your Phone from your MTN number the press 1 to opt-out from Mobile Advertisements then reply the pop up message with YES .  Click To Check How To Stop Unwanted Adverts Messages On ETISALAT

Good evening, been thinking of how to stop or cancel automatic application update from Playstore on your device, you are definitely on the right page. Sometimes when your Device Playstore is set to automatically update applications, its leads to wastage of data because most of the apps to be updated are not used by the owner. The easiest method of stopping automatic application update on your device is to edit the settings of the PLAYSTORE on your device. Launch the Playstore on your device.   Click on the 3-horizontal lines(Hamburger Icon) found on the left side of Playstore then select SETTINGS from the menu options. 3. Scroll to the navigation section then change the settings as seen in the image below: You're through in disabling automatic update of applications on your phone. Kindly share with your loved one's. HAPPY WEEKEND.

Few days ago , I wrote on how to backup phonebook contacts to Gmail on Android which I then later promised to write a new post which will enable you access your backup contacts. Therefore, I’m about to fulfill my promise. Login to your Gmail account from any browser. Click on CONTACTS which is found on the sidebar. There, you will see your contacts including the recently mailed contacts, just click all contacts then you will see the mobile numbers you backed up. NOTE: if you don’t use Gmail but have a Google account and followed the post earlier, You can visit Google Contacts as you will still follow the same steps listed here. Have a nice day. Don’t forget to share with your friends.        

Hey you there, been a longtime I posted. Today, I’m discussing with you how to back up your Android phonebook contacts to Gmail as a backup. It’s not easy when you mistakenly delete your phone contacts while getting something’s done. This process of backing up your Phonebook contacts is used in any case of number misplacement or all phone contacts loss. This is also useful when you try updating your phone; it’s a good idea to backup your contacts. NOTE: Make sure you are signed in to Google accounts on your phone; else kindly create an account HERE . The example shown below is an android Smartphone that runs on Android 4.4. Graphics used here maybe different from the one shown below but still requires same steps. Launch your Android Phonebook list Tap the menu button from the Phonebook list A new menu will appear but select import/export menu.  From the import/export menu, select the Gmail as the desired location. Wait a few seconds and you are already done wit...

Wow, It’s been a long time I posted about Android tips. I have been busy with Computer  tips here. But today, I will be writing about how to hide your personal files/folders in your android phone without any application. RECOMMENDED: How To Fix Limited Access On Your Computer When Connected To Hotspot In some cases, you might have got some private or secret documents on your phone which you might not want anybody to see or have access to the File/Folder, then you are reading the right post which will guide you. Launch the default File Manager on your Android Device as seen in the image below:  Click the option tab of your Android device and you will see 3 options just like the one below then click Show hidden files (Note: It may vary depending on the version of your Android OS): The list of the Hidden files on your Android device will be displayed, check below: Rename the name of the file/folder starting with DOT (.) and the File/Folder name, but in this case...

Good day to you all, I’m pleased to write to you some facts on why you should get a new laptop over your present laptop. As written in some weeks ago, We discussed about How to fix limited access on your computer when connected to Hotspot and also ways to clean your slow computer memory . It’s very common among many computer users sticking with three, four, five year old laptops and never care of replacing it because they don’t see a convincing reason to upgrade. Also read:  5 Reasons Why Your Computer Might Crash .Therefore if you are one of those with the same perception, I will proffer you to read the following and tell you that you are wrong. LONG LASTING BATTERY Except you replaced the battery of your system, your old laptop of about five (5) years ago will only take a little portion of its original charge. In this case, the laptop owner is always with his/ her laptop charger due to lack of long lasting batteries. In fact, some systems no longer have the reserved back u...

It’s very annoying when you try to connect to a friend’s hotspot or see free Wi-Fi connection and when you try to connect, you either get unable to connect to the network or get limited connection even the though network signal of the Wi-Fi is full. When its shows limited connection, there is a yellow icon placed on the Wi-Fi network status. With this Limited access error, it means physical connection has been made between the hotspot device and your computer system. Starting on how to fix this issue, Follow the steps below: Firstly, make sure you already forget the Wi-Fi network connection if it has been connected to the computer before. Then reboot your computer system. NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU SET THE CONNECTION SETTINGS IS SET TO “WORK” INSTEAD OF “PUBLIC” OR “HOME” BECAUSE BOTH ARE LEAST RESTRICTIVE. If this doesn’t work, don’t be too bothered. Check the steps below: You will have to uninstall/update the Wireless card of the Computer. Go to your computer CONTROL PANEL...

With the latest version of Whatsapp, It’s now possible for its users to send and receive document files like .pdf, etc. This new feature has only welcomed the sending and receiving of only PDF files and nothing more. Before now, Whatsapp is known mostly for only chatting and sending media files like music, videos, pictures etc and nothing like document file. Note: A Whatsapp user won’t be able to send not until the receiver has also updated his/her Whatsapp application. To be able to use this feature, Kindly head to Google play store and update your Whatsapp application from version 2.12.453 to version 2.12.489. After updating, Tap the attachment icon in the receivers chat and pick the fresh blue Document icon. A new page will appear and choose the desired PDF to send. Kindly share with your friends.