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More on the details within your settings! 14 Location Different apps use the location services of your device.  When you first set the app up it will ask you if you want to use location services.  Often that gives you the best features, but it might also be a secuirty risk created by other people […]

When you search and watch videos on YouTube you have the option to watch them later and if you want to keep them you can then add them to a playlist that you have previously created or create a new playlist. This then give you the opportunity to play them back later. Go to your […]

One Drive and Google Drive are two of the most commonly used online or cloud storage systems for keeping your files and synchronising them between your devices.  They both require you to have accounts and both have apps that you can download from the play store. We are going to download both these apps and […]

…and why do you want to use it? firstly, YouTube is part of Google and so if you have a gmail account which is logged in on your tablet, you will be logged in to YouTube.  If not, get logged in! Open YouTube and log in. All the options and setting are on the screen.  […]

Google has pervaded every aspect of our digital lives to the extent that it is now in the Oxford Dictionary as a verb.  However, this is the least of it. As well as a search engine, Google also makes a browser (Chrome) and a large number of computer programs or Apps which tend to be […]

S Voice is Samsung’s voice recognition app. It can be used hands free (also called car mode/voice control) for some commands.  It can be a little stiff when recognizing commands, so be sure you know which commands you’re likely to use most often and how to say them so S Voice can be its most useful. Some […]

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a method to wirelessly share information on your Samsung Galaxy Mega™. Use NFC to share contacts, websites, and images. You can even make purchases at locations that have NFC support. An NFC message appears automatically when your phone is within an inch of the target device. NFC is a means […]

In January we looked briefly at settings and you should all have received a printout of the settings and crib-sheet.  However, what do they actually do?  We are going to make changes to see what happens. 1: WiFi How many networks can you see? What are you seeing? what is WiFi Direct and How to use […]

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