It is perfectly fine to use a modern phone as soon as you receive it or take it out of a box. Older battery technology required significant charging before it was ready for use, but that has not been the case for several years now. A new phone is fine to be used or charged as you see fit from the moment you get it.
Here’s why your cell phone number is temporarily out of service and what it means: When a cell number is temporarily out of service, it means that the cell phone attached to the number is unable to connect to the carrier network. This can be from any unintended error, hardware or software, that disrupts communication. … Read more
Here’s what it means when you call someone and it says the number is unavailable or the person you are trying to reach is unavailable: When you get this message it indicates that you dialed a number that’s in-service but the carrier cannot currently connect to it. Likely this is because the phone has no … Read more
Images and videos can be leaked from a phone through a number of ways that include malicious software, general security problems with an app, guessing your passwords, or malicious behavior from someone you know. They are then shared from person to person or on websites built for this kind of thing.
This message is created by your caller ID and not the phone carrier per see. It means that the number used to call you is outside of recognized regions according to your caller ID. In reality, it mostly means that the number doesn’t match any records on the caller ID database, so it could be coming from anywhere.
Here’s whether NFC drains your cell phone battery: Technically speaking, NFC applications do drain some juice from your phone’s battery. That said, they are arguably the least power-hungry applications on a phone, and you could use NFC nonstop for up to a day on most phones. In practice, NFC applications will never drain a noticeable … Read more
The short answer is yes, but it’s a little complicated. Plugging your phone into a computer creates a situation where it is definitely possible for the computer to see personal information on the phone. That said, there are security features and protocols that make this hard, meaning it isn’t always likely.
Fixing the spots depends on what is causing them, and there are a few possibilities. If the issue is a single pixel, it can be fixed with a software solution or through physical stimulation. If you have dust behind the screen, the screen has to be removed so that it can be thoroughly cleaned.
Here’s how often and when a cell phone pings the cell towers: The number of pings primarily depends on phone usage. A phone will ping when it gets close to a new tower, when you change the connection status and when it needs to establish a connection (such as for a phone call). If left … Read more
The most likely reason you are getting texts while in airplane mode is that they are coming through a Wi-Fi connection. It’s also possible that the phone isn’t actually in airplane mode or that airplane mode isn’t working correctly. When a phone leaves airplane mode, all stored messages will come through quickly.
Phones and computers use different hardware to understand and display images. The screens on each device are different enough that the image virtually must look different on each device. On top of that, there are countless software differences between the two devices that can produce many image discrepancies.
Sometimes you answer the phone and just hear a beep, and that is almost always the result of a computer system. The computer is trying to connect you to another phone line, and for any number of reasons, that connection failed. Usually, this is tied to robocalling, and the reason for the call can vary widely.
The easiest thing to do is not worry about your phone number and use other resources available from whoever runs the account. Usually, you can use email accounts, backup phone numbers, security questions, and other things to prove yourself. If you absolutely need the old phone number, contact your carrier for help.
The Tencent folder is a cache folder that holds a wide variety of user data on various Android phones. Tencent is the parent company that owns a lot of software developers and publishers. If you have installed any app that is ultimately owned by Tencent, there is a good chance that this folder is on your phone.
There is not a clear best manufacturer for cell phone batteries. Virtually all smartphones use similar lithium-ion technology these days, and the best lithium-ion battery manufacturers are more interested in electric cars. That said, Samsung can arguably claim to be the best, with a few others close behind.
In general, this is a routing delay that happens. Basically, it takes longer than normal for your phone to be connected to the destination phone on the greater carrier network. There are a lot of different things that can cause this, ranging from simple account problems to coverage gaps to hardware and software issues.
