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Delete an Individual Caller from the Recent Calls Log on Android

2020-09-142019-02-13 by Adam Swift

delete a single call record from recent call list on Android

In one of our previous tutorials we explained how to clear the whole call history. But sometimes you may want to delete an individual caller from the recent calls list but you don’t want to clear the whole log.

For instance, you wish to remove the phone number you’ve dialed by mistake because you don’t want to redial it once again. It is obvious that you won’t add it to your contacts with a name “Stranger. Don’t call” 🙂 That’s why you need to remove it from your Recents.

In this guide you will find how to delete an individual call record from the Recent Calls log on various phones with different Android versions and UI skins: Pixel, Galaxy, Huawei/Honor, Xiaomi/Redmi and Meizu.

How to Change the Navigation Button Order on Samsung Galaxy S21, S20, S10, S9, Note

2021-02-172019-02-02 by Adam Swift

Some time ago you could not tweak this on Galaxy S devices but Android updates thankfully brought us an ability to customize a lot more settings on your phone.

In this guide we will explain how to change the order of navigation buttons on Samsung Galaxy S21, S20, S10, Note 10, 9 running Android 9 and Android 10 with Samsung One UI 2.* and One UI 3.*.

At first glance, this seems nonsense, but these little tweaks help make using the phone more enjoyable.

How to Move Chrome Tabs to the Bottom of the Screen on Android

2020-05-042019-02-01 by Adam Swift

Starting with the version 72 you can move the Chrome’s toolbar with tabs, search, menu icons to the bottom of the screen. Just the way it is on iPhone. It is much more convenient because you can reach the toolbar with your finger easier, especially if you have a phone with 6 inch display but prefer using your Android device with one hand. The feature is available in the “flags” but hopefully will migrate to the “Settings” soon.

Disable Auto Replace on Galaxy S20, S10, S9

2020-09-142019-01-27 by Adam Swift

In this tutorial I will show how to disable auto replace on Samsung Galaxy S20, S10, S9, Note 9, Note 8 running One UI on Android 10 and 9.

What’s the Problem and Why Disable It?

Automatic word replacement is a feature that is designed to fix typos on Android. In Samsung Keyboard app on Galaxy devices it is called auto replace.

How to Show Notification Badges as Numbers Instead of Circles on Xiaomi Phone

2020-09-212019-01-12 by Adam Swift

notification badges as numbers on Xiaomi POCO Launcher

In this guide we will explain how to display notification badges as numbers instead of non-informative circles (dots) on Xiaomi Mi and Redmi devices.

By default you will see notification circles (dots) when the app has updates. In this case you won’t be able to know exactly how many unread notifications you have. But you can allow MIUI display the counters with numbers to see a little bit more details.

Thus, you will be able to know how many unread messages you have in WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger by just looking at the corresponding app icon on your Android home screen. My personal point of view is that this feature is informative and very cool. And here is how to switch from circles to numbers on Xiaomi’s MIUI 12, 11, 10 and 9.

How to Make Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, 6, 7 Record Video in 4K Resolution

2020-09-212019-01-06 by Adam Swift

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Note 5 Pro, Note 5 AI Dual Camera) as well as its follower model Redmi Note 6 record video in FullHD 1080p at maximum using its native Camera app. But since the phone has a rather powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 CPU it can shoot video at higher resolutions without problems.

In this guide I will explain how you can force your Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 phone record 4K 30 FPS. Besides that, you will learn how to fix app crashes during the video recording and how to improve your video quality.