“Should I root my phone?” It’s a question that many Android users ask about their new phones and tablets, and it’s just as relevant for the Samsung Galaxy S6. The practice refers to gaining root (admin) access on your phone, allowing you to make changes that go beyond what is normally possible. You can modify […]
How to Guides
Mobile phones are getting smarter and more complicated all the time. User Manuals can sometimes be difficult to understand and often rely on you knowing lots about mobile phones. To try and help you make the most of your phone, and get to grips with some of the more advanced features of your phone, we’ve put together the following “How To” guides.
How to factory reset Galaxy S6 / Galaxy S6 Edge
It’s easy to perform a factory reset of the Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, wiping your data and returning the phone to factory-new settings. This also regains a lot of free space, as you can imagine. Open the Settings menu. Click search at the top left, then type in Factory data reset. Select Factory data reset. Read the […]
First USB Type-C cables in stock now; get ready for the MacBook and Chromebook Pixel
USB Type-C is the future. It’s a new type of USB, recently featured by Apple in their new MacBook, and should replace USB 3.0 on computers and mobiles alike thanks to its ease-of-use and universal application. Before we take a look at the new standard itself, let’s take a quick look into the dark ages […]
You need a case for your Galaxy S6. Here’s why.
Look at your Galaxy S6. Beautiful, right? Yup, this is Samsung’s best phone in a long time. Now flip over your Galaxy S6. Look at the back. Do you see that? It’s not plastic. It’s not metal. It’s glass. And you know what happens to glass right? It gets cracked. It happened to the iPhone […]
What size SIM do I need for my Galaxy S6?
The Galaxy S6 (and the Galaxy S6 Edge), use the smallest SIM commonly available: a Nano SIM. This size, popularised by Apple with the iPhone 5, is a little smaller than the micro SIM and much smaller than the full-size SIM card. If you have a micro SIM, you can cut this down using a Nano SIM […]