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Category: How To Guides

List of simple tips and tricks of Smartphone, gadgets and browsers. These includes Tethering of smartphones, Enabling WiFi Hotspots, Browser optimisation, Tips and Tricks on Browsers etc.

  • How to Enable Dark Mode on iPhone 11 and iPhone XR

    System-wide Dark Mode on the iPhone is one of the key new features of iOS13. Apple’s own suite of apps, as well as many popular third-party apps such as Instagram, GMAIL, also support dark mode in iOS. In this post, we will show you the three different ways to enable Dark Mode on iPhone 11 and iPhone XR.

    When Dark mode is turned on, the light background colors across iOS turns black. The dark mode is lighter on eyes and it saves battery life.

    How to enable Dark Mode on iPhone 11 and iPhone XR

    There are three different ways you can enable dark mode on iPhones running on iOS 13.

    Enable Dark Mode through Settings in iPhone

    • Go Settings on your iPhone.
    • Scroll down and tap Display & Brightness.
    • You will see two options under appearance, Light, and dark.
    • Select Dark.
    • It will enable Dark Mode.

    Automatic Dark mode in iPhone

    • Open Settings>> Display & Brightness.
    • Just below Appearance Light, and Dark, you will find Automatic. Enable it.
    • You will get two options. One is Sunset to Sunrise and the other one is custom schedule.
    • In the custom schedule, you can select the start time for Light and dark mode.

    Dark mode from Control Center in iPhone

    • Open control center by swiping down from the top right corner.
    • Long press and 3D touch on brightness indicator.
    • On the next page, you will find Appearance Dark is off.
    • Tap on it to enable Dark mode.

    Video Guide on how to enable dark mode in iPhone 11 and iPhone XR

    Here is the step by step guide on how to enable dark mode in iPhone 11 and iPhone XR.

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  • How to transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone 11

    Switching between two Android devices is very easy as both can sync through Google servers. However, Switching from a Android device to iPhone is bit different. They are different platforms. However, transferring contacts is not super tough. In this post we will show you how to transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone 11 using our favorite methods.

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    How to transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone 11

    Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, OnePlus provides easy methods to transfer content from iPhone. Similarly, Apple also has solution to transfer data from Android to iPhone. Here are the methods which we cover in this post.

    Using Google Sync to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone 11

    Most of the Google services are available on iPhone as well. You can sync contacts using Google account. This works if you have already synced your contacts with Google account. If you haven’t synced your contacts then, sync first. Then add the account to iPhone.

    • First ensure all your contacts are synced to Google Account.
    • Now to Settings->Passwords & Accounts.
    • Tap on Add Account.
    • Select Google.
    • Sign in with Google Account.
    • Now you have the option to select which one to sync. Ensure Contacts is enabled.
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    Using move to iOS app to transfer data from Android to iPhone 11

    Apple has an Android App in Google Play Store. It is designed to transfer contacts, message, camera photos and videos , web bookmarks, mail accounts, calendars, wallpaper and DRAM free songs and books from android phone to Apple iPhone.

    It also provides suggestion on availability of free apps which you were using in Android and available in Apple’s app store. Let’s get started.

    • Install Move to iOS app from play store in old Android phone.
    • If you are setting up new iPhone, then go till the page titled Apps & Data.
    • Tap “Move Data from Android” Option.
    • Open Move to iOS app on your Android phone. Tap continue.
    • On your Android device, enter the 12 digit code displayed on the iPhone 11.
    • Once you enter the code, the Android phone will connect with your iPhone 11 over a peer to peer Wi-Fi connection.
    • Choose what you would like to copy to your iPhone 11.
    • The transfer will start. It will take time based on the size of the data to be transfered.

  • How to take screenshot on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro

    Taking screenshots on iPhone 11 is useful to share the moment from a video, high scores of the game, conversations on social networks like WhatsApp or Twitter or Facebook, sharing the error screen with the technician and almost anything and everything you see on your screen. The full-screen screenshot option on safari provides the option to save the entire website page as pdf which you can access offline or share with someone. In this post, we will cover how to take a screenshot on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

    How to take screenshot on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro

    There are two different ways to capture screenshot in iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro max.

    How to take screenshot on iPhone 11

    Image: iPhone 11 Press kit

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    Hardware key combination method

    • Open the app or screen you want to capture the screenshot.
    • Press and release the side button and Volume Up buttons at the same time.
    • The screen will flash and you will hear the camera shutter sound(Provided sound is not muted).
    • The preview will show up in the bottom left corner.

    Assistivetouch method

    First, you need to enable the Assistivetouch menu. Then you can take a screenshot using the Assistivetouch method.

    • First, enable Assistivetouch by going to Settings -> Accessibility -> Touch->Assistive Touch.
    • You will see a semi-transparent circular icon on your screen. This is the assistive touch button.
    • Now, go to the screen on which you want to take a screenshot.
    • Tap on the assistive touch button. Select Device and then select Screenshot.

    Full Page screenshot or Long screenshot in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro

    If you want to take a screenshot of a long article on any website, the new iPhone provides an option to do it. But you need to open the page in the Safari browser. The limitation is long screenshot feature is limited to the Safari browser. You cannot take a long screenshot in other apps or browsers. Another thing to keep in mind is that you can save the long screenshot in pdf format only.

    How to capture full page screenshots in Safari

    • Launch the Safari browser and open any website such as tech2touch.com.
    • Now take a screenshot using any of the above-mentioned methods.
    • After the screenshot is captured, tap on the preview screen.
    • To save the long screenshot, tap tap the Full Page tab at the top, right next to Screen, and select Done.
    • Now tap Save PDF to Files. Select the location where you want to save the screenshot.

    Edit screenshot

    iPhone 11 provides the option to edit taken screenshots such as adding a text, shapes or cropping of screenshots. To edit screenshot

    • Take a screenshot using any of the two methods.
    • The preview will be shown in the left bottom of the screen.
    • Tap on it.
    • Here you will find all the editing options.
    • You can add signature, magnifier, scale to name few.

    Share screenshot

    If you tap and hold on the preview of the screenshot, you will be directed to share page. From here, you can share the screenshot using airdrop, WhatsApp, mail, etc.

    That covers the basics of how to screenshot on iPhone 11 series smartphones.

  • How to use Dual sim in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro- Setup eSIM

    Apple introduced dual sim capabilities to iPhones last year. This provides the option to use two sim cards in one phone. We have seen many android phones with dual sim capabilities. But iPhones lacked dual sim functionality. Now we have the dual sim support on the latest iPhones. So in this post, we will learn how to use the dual sim in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 pro. In this post we will also cover, how to setup eSIM on iPhone 11.

    iPhone 11 uses one nano sim card and another one is eSIM. If you want to use two sim cards, you need to setup eSIM.

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    How to use Dual sim in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro- Setup eSIM

    In India, iPhone 11 comes with eSIM support along with nano sim card. This means, you can use one nano sim card and for the second sim you need to configure eSIM. Currently, Reliance Jio and Airtel support eSIM. Here is the guide on how to configure eSIM on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro.

    • First, you need to get the QR code from Airtel or Reliance Jio. You can find info on how to get QR Code from Airtel here and for getting the QR code from Reliance Jio refer here.
    • Go to Settings>Cellular.
    • Tap add a cellular plan.
    • Scan QR code which you have received from your carrier.
    • Enter an activation code if prompted.
    • Label your plan to identify the network.

    How to change eSIM label information for eSIM on iPhone 11

    • Go to Settings>Cellular.
    • Tap the number whose label you want to change.
    • Select the Cellular plan label and choose one of the default labels or create your own label.
    • Tap Done, once done.

    Video Guide on how to enable eSIM on iPhone 11

    Here is the quick detailed step by step demo video on how to enable eSIM on iPhone 11.

  • How to remap Bixby/Power Key in Galaxy Note 10

    How to power off Galaxy Note 10 or Galaxy Note 10 Plus? If you are new owner of Samsung Galaxy Note 10, you may get this question. Samsung renamed and added Bixby functionality apart from changing the placement of erstwhile power key. Now it is called as side key. In this post, we will show you how to remap Bixby or Power Key in Galaxy Note 10.

    In Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus, there is no button in the right side. Instead, company moved the power key to the left side. Single press will turn on or off the screen. If you long press sidekey, it will open Bixby instead of power menu. Double press of the key will launch camera.

    Luckily, this Power key or side key is customisable. You can assign different function to side key. Let us begin our tutorial on how to remap Bixby Key or Power Key.

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    How to customise Bixby or Power Key or Side key

    How to customise Bixby or Power Key
    • Go to Settings.
    • Navigate to Advanced Features.
    • Tap on Side Key.
    • Now under Press and hold, select power off menu.
    • Similarly you can assign double press to open bixby or other app.

    You can access the Side Key settings menu from Power off menu as well. For that,

    • Go to notification area from home screen.
    • Tap the Power icon.
    • At the bottom of power menu screen, you will find Side key settings.
    • Tap on it.
    • Now you can assign power off menu to Press and hold of side key.

    In one way, it is a welcome move. Because, it provides option to users to customise the key. Power off or restarting device, we don’t do regularly. So assigning different task is good idea. But if it has other options other than Bixby, it will become more practical.

    What do you feel about new arrangement in Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus? Please share in the comment section below.