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Tips to Prevent Your Samsung Galaxy S6 from Overheating

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Kelly Hodgkins
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Similar to most smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S6 will occasionally get hot while gaming, navigating or performing other similar processor intensive activities. In most circumstances, this occasional increase in heat is not harmful to the device. The problems begin to creep in when the temperature inside the phone climbs to an excessive level or the device remains hot for an extended period. How you respond to these temperature spikes may have an impact on the longevity of your device. Read on for several tips to help keep your smartphone cool even when it is under stress.

Wipe Cache Partition

Wiping the cache partition has been used by some Samsung Galaxy S5 owners to solve the overheating problem on their phones, so it is worth trying on the Galaxy S6.

  • Start the process by booting into recovery mode — just press and hold down the Power, the Volume up and the Home buttons simultaneously.
  • Wait for the Samsung logo and the blue recovery text to appear.
  • Use the Volume up and down buttons to scroll through the Recovery menu until you find the entry “Wipe cache partition”.
  • Highlight “Wipe cache partition” and press the Power button to select it.
  • Wait for the wipe to proceed and then select “Reboot System now” when it is completed.

This simple procedure has fixed the overheating problem for some Galaxy owners. If you are still affected, then you should try some of the other suggestions below.

Soft Reset

Sometimes third-party apps contribute to overheating in a phone either because they are malfunctioning or are overly taxing your phone. A processor intensive app, like those used for navigation, or one that is frozen may cause your phone to produce too much heat. To force close these app, you can perform a soft reset. Just turn over your phone, remove the battery cover and take out the battery for 10 seconds, Replace the battery and then press the power button again to turn the phone back on. This simple restart may interrupt the app causing the overheating and restore your phone to its normal state.

Safe Mode

To identify a problematic app, you also can use Safe mode to reboot into a minimal version of the operating system that does not include any third party apps. Hold the power button until you see the “Power Off” prompt and then turn off your Galaxy S6. Restart the phone by holding the power button and the Volume Down button at the same time. When the Samsung logo appears, you can release the power button but continue to hold th Volume down until you are at the home screen. When in safe mode, the words ‘Safe Mode” should be present in the bottom left corner of the home screen.

Use your phone in safe mode to see if it continues to overheat. If the overheating problem is gone, then you know the issue lies with one of the third-party apps on your phone. You can remove the apps one at a time to find the culprit or perform a factory reset to start over with a clean slate.

Install Samsung Vitamins

If you need some professional advice, Samsung offers its Vitamins mobile app in the Google Play Store. This utility includes self diagnostics to identify hardware problems that could cause overheating. It also provides easy access to customer care information that may help troubleshoot a problem. .

Factory Reset

As a last ditch measure, you can initiate a factory reset, which will erase everything on the device. Just open the Settings > Backup and Reset and then tap Factory Data Reset. Follow the prompts to confirm that you want to remove all the apps, media and customizations on the phone. When the process is finished, your phone will return to the way it was when you first pulled it out of its box.

Equalizer Apps That Work With Spotify

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Henry McIntosh
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Back in 2014, Spotify added its own equalizer to its premium service. But despite receiving exceptional reviews for the addition, Spotify went to the lengths of allowing the use of third-party equalizer on its premium service too.

For those of you that like to personalise- and music lovers tend to- this ensures you can choose an equalizer that perfectly suits your needs while listening to your tunes in high fidelity.

So without further ado here are some of the better equalizer apps, for Android and iOS, which work well on Spotify.

  • SpotEQ – iOS – $2.99

“Built to satisfy everyone from bass heads to audiophiles, SpotEQ makes you the master of your music.” So goes SpotEQ’s blurb and it does deliver a decent service to those looking for a decent equalizer to use in conjunction with Spotify.

Down to specifics and the Spot EQ interface offers a functional user experience. But the true highlights of this app can be found in the equalizer itself which affords the user the opportunity to save unlimited EQ presets.

SpotEQ is also being constantly updated to meet demanding musos high standards. Interestingly enough, one of the main criticisms of SpotEQ was its inability to save playlists; a functionality that has since been added.

At the moment, the app doesn’t include the Spotify Radio or Discovery features, but based on the responsive action taken on incorporating playlist ability, I imagine that this issue will be resolved pretty quickly.

  • Equalizer – Android – Free

Some of these apps can be overly when you feel like your phone’s become a music studio. Where Equalizer stands apart is in its simplicity.

It’s incredibly easy to use. So if you’re not overly savvy with equalizers and/or simply want to tinker a little, but not overcomplicate things then this is the app for you.

Equalizer features 11 stock presets and you can change things manually too if you wish.

  • Soundfocus – iOS – Free

The intriguing thing about Soundfocus is that it will allow you to take a hearing test to tune music to your hearing pattern.

From the few reviewers the app has got, it has got great reviews. This aside it’s a relatively no nonsense music player built upon simplicity and good user experience.

How to Stop Mac Apps Automatically Launching

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Henry McIntosh
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Many Mac Apps launch automatically. This can be annoying for two reasons, with the first being that you might not want to use the apps every time you start-up your computer (a likely scenario) and the second the slightly more annoying fact that loading a multitude of programmes simultaneously will inevitably slow your computers start-up speed.

Some software you may want to launch automatically. For example, Safari – after all you’re likely to be using it each time you go on your computer. But you probably could do without launching iTunes every time you connect your iPhone.

Couple this with Mac’s Resume Feature- which re-launches all the apps you left running when you shut your computer down- and you could end up with a wealth of unwanted and unneeded apps launching every time you fire up your computer.

The good thing is you can control what does and doesn’t launch when you start-up your computer and by minimising the amount you launch you can enjoy a speedier start-up time.

So here’s how to control which apps your Mac launches at start-up:

-Access the Apple Menu -> Select System Preferences -> Select the Users & Groups icon under System Heading -> Select a User -> Select Login Items

From here you can see a list of everything your Mac is launching during start-up. At the bottom of this window you will see a plus and a minus sign: “+” & “-.” To remove an item from the list simply select it and then click the minus sign.

This will then remove said item from the Login Items list.

If you’re unsure what an item is on the Login Items list don’t just delete it- often apps that are launched at start-up can be critical to the running of external devices- so if you don’t know what something is Google it.

How to Stop Resume Re-launching Apps

I find resume to be useful. But there are plenty who have shut down their device because they no longer need what they previously had open.

If you’re one such person, you can stop Resume re-launching by following these steps:

Shut down or Restart your computer from the Apple Menu -> When the dialogue box appears uncheck the box which reads: ‘Reopen windows when logging back in.

And there you have it, now only the items ticked on your Login Items list will launch during start-up.

 

How to Block a Phone Number on the Samsung Galaxy S6

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Kelly Hodgkins
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It’s inevitable. No matter how private you keep your phone number, you still are going to get unwanted calls and texts. It could be an overenthusiastic business following up on a promotion or maybe a former friend looking to make a connection that is unwanted by you. Thankfully, most mobile phones, including the Samsung Galaxy S6, allow you to block phone numbers, so calls and texts don’t reach you.

You have several options for blocking a phone number on the Samsung Galaxy S6. You can block an individual caller using the call log; you can add numbers manually to the Auto reject list, or you can configure your phone to block all unknown calls. This latter option will shut the door to callers, such as telemarketers, who hide their numbers when calling, but may also capture some important calls from new contacts who have never called you before.

Block individual calls

You can block individual calls by opening the call log and then selecting the number you want to block. Just tap on the log entry and then choose “More” in the upper right corner. Then select “Add to Auto Reject List.” If you want to unblock a caller, you can just repeat the steps above and select “Remove from Auto Reject List.”

Using the Auto Reject List

The Galaxy S6 includes a Universal Auto Reject List that stores all the numbers you want to block. It is accessible from the phone app — just select “More” in the upper right and then Settings. Scroll and then tap on “Call rejection > Auto reject list. When viewing the auto reject list, you can enter a phone number manually or use one of the shortcuts to your call log or contacts to select a number. You also can use this list to remove a number and lift a block against someone.

Blocking all Unknown Callers

Lastly, you can enable the “Unknown callers” toggle in the Auto reject list and block all unknown callers. This option will shut the door to callers, such as telemarketers, who hide their numbers when calling. Use this feature judiciously as it may also block important calls from physicians and other businesses who hide their phone numbers for legitimate reasons. .

Three of the Best Racing Games for iPhone and iPad

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Henry McIntosh
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Following on from the top offline games for Android today we’re bringing you the best racing games for iPhone and iPad users.

If you’ve got a need for speed then a good racing game is always a great way to blow off some steam, so here are three of our favourites for you to take for a spin.

Are there any you would add to the list? Comment Below. 

  • Real Racing 3

Real Racing 3 is a free game that provides pretty exceptional game-play. The game allows quite a realistic experience by allowing the player to use real cars on real racetracks.

So if you’re a fan of realism this game might just be the one for you.

A variety of game modes and frequent updates to the game-play also help set Real Racing 3 apart.

One of my personal favourites is the Timeshift Multi-player Mode. Unlike other racing games which utilise a ghost version multi-player system, Real Racing 3 allows you to a-synchronously race others.

This means that when you start-up a race the game will create AI cars which correlate to the racing style, time and skill of other, real users.

So rather than a ghost car, you can bump into and nudge your opponents while testing yourself against the times your friends and others have set.

  • Asphalt 8

For those who consider themselves virtual daredevils Asphalt 8 should do the trick. Also free, this game veers more into the surreal than Real Racing 3 whilst retaining the exceptional graphics and superb game-play of its peer.

Expect to pull-off some neat aerial stunts as you encounter course obstacles such as ramps whilst motoring along at top speeds.

With 56 cars, 180 events and multiple game-modes for both single and multi-player action this is a commendable game that’s well worth a go.

  • SBK 14

If you prefer your vehicle planted on two rather than four wheels then look no further than SBK 14- the official Superbike World Championship game.

Play as real bikers on real racetracks which have been stunningly rendered for a cool but addictive game.

So addictive that you might just upgrade from the free to the premium version.

Some of the best features of SBK 14 are its nine control modes- so you can customise your driving experience and the multiple game-modes, such as: championships, challenge races, quick races and taking on your friends ghost rides.

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