Tech Learning

    Fun fact : Due to some fantastic software tools, I made my 7-year-old smartphone, which was taking more than 2 minutes to open WhatsApp, run super smooth with improved battery health! In continuation to the previous  post on hardware, let me discuss the software side... Smartphone software allows us to unlock the full potential of our device. As the definition goes, 'software is a set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do' we should know some of the essential software hacks and tricks to use our devices like a pro! I'll divide my write-up into 5 categories: Homescreen and essential apps Shortcuts and convenience tools Storage management and cloud storage Battery management and bug prevention My special tricks 1) Homescreen and essential apps: # The appearance of the Homescreen defines how a person uses his/her phone.  Grouping similar apps into folders help us to find them quickly and make our home screen look elegant.  # Using widgets helps ...

      Hey! It's been a long time since my last post... Sorry for the delay :) "Smartphones entered the world as a luxury; gradually, they became a necessity."  In today's world, almost every person on earth uses a smartphone. From a baby listening to "Baby Shark do do do," to boys and girls playing video games, and using social media, to uncles and aunties using it for official work, to grandma and grandpa using it to watch TV serials on Voot, and to send "WhatsAppuu" messages :) But... there are some minor, essential things that you must follow to efficiently use your smartphone.  Myths Busted! I'll categorize my write-up into 2 parts: Hardware (Part-I) Software (Part-II) => Hardware 1) Smartphone heating: When we play games with high graphics or render HD videos, the phone will be hot to the touch, and many think that the phone's battery is hot! But it's not... The processor performing these heavy load tasks will be heated up , an...

Apple: The above-mentioned decision has been taken to meet our environmental goals. The company wants to become carbon-neutral by 2030. Samsung: Changing the world together by 2030! Me: WOW!!!😮 This means net-zero climate impact by 2030..... But wait, does this actually curtail the use of packing materials?  iPhone X iPhone 12 When you see these boxes from the outside, you may think... Good job Apple you're so deliberate about the environment!  But when you see things in perspective, you will get to know about the disadvantages. For example, Person X presently has an iPhone X. When he sees the attractive adverts for the newer iPhone 12 he is more likely to buy the new device with tons of new features. When he charges his new phone with his old charger, it takes a lot of time to fill it up because Mr. X is using a two-year-old  charger that doesn't support fast charging. Thus,   he'll end up buying a separate charger from amazon. The dispatch box and the new charger'...

    Wireless charging can be defined as the transfer of power from the charging pad to your device  with no interaction of cables.  Qi [Pronounced as 'chee'] is the standard for many wireless chargers. Apple, Samsung, LG are the main companies that support Qi chargers. So not everyone can afford to buy these phones with wireless charging. According to a survey, only about 25% of people use wireless chargers.  The main reason why people are not opting for wireless chargers is that these chargers are very slow compared to wired charging. In an age where wired chargers can provide up to 120W of output these wireless chargers only reach up to 7.5-10W.  These chargers work on the principle of electromagnetic induction, i.e. the magnetic field is created between the charging pad and your device. These chargers use more energy and all the extra energy ends up as heat. As we are all aware that heat is not a battery's good friend. Heat can change the battery's physi...