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How to Fix Google Play Services’ Battery Drain on Android

Google Play Services is sort of like the blast furnace powering many of the apps and functions of your phone. It’s an API package that essentially allows apps on your phone to communicate with each other, as well as with things like your GPS, to give you location-relevant information. It’s very important, in other words, but if it starts draining your battery, then that’s a problem. Google Play Services’ battery drain is, to some extent, a misnomer, because it’s often caused by external apps and functions that use features like location, metrics, Wi-Fi and so on, which are handled by Services. Usage of these features… Read more

How to Fix Google Play Services’ Battery Drain on Android

Google Play Services is sort of like the blast furnace powering many of the apps and functions of your phone. It’s an API package that essentially allows apps on your phone to communicate with each other, as well as with things like your GPS, to give you location-relevant information. It’s very important, in other words, but if it starts draining your battery, then that’s a problem. Google Play Services’ battery drain is, to some extent, a misnomer, because it’s often caused by external apps and functions that use features like location, metrics, Wi-Fi and so on, which are handled by Services. Usage of these features… Read more

How to Use Google Play Like a Pro with These Useful Tips

You can do a lot more with Google Play than just install apps. If you know where to look, you can also get info on apps you might usually only see once you tap on the install button. Once you know your way around Google Play, you’ll be able to do things faster and know where to look for the information you need. Some of the features are not in plain sight, so you need to know where to look to take full advantage. Related: How to Fix Download Pending Error in Google Play App How to See App Permissions Before Installing Find an app… Read more

How to Fix Download Pending Error in Google Play App

What is your first reaction when you see a “download pending error” message while installing an app from Play Store? And if you need the app urgently, say for a taxi ride, the error can be very frustrating. In such situations, our first impulse is to blame everything on poor Internet. Indeed, the problem is more commonly faced while using public Wi-Fi, on roaming networks, and with traveler SIM cards in a foreign country. Google does recommend having a strong Wi-Fi or carrier network for downloading Play store apps. But, in many cases, it’s not the Internet speed which is the real issue. You also… Read more

How to Install Apps on Android without Google Play Store

One of the more sensible security features on Android devices is that you’re not allowed to install apps from outside the Play Store. Not by default, anyway. But seeing as there are plenty of great apps you can find outside the Play Store, you may want to venture beyond those walls every now and then. Luckily, it’s fairly easy to install apps from unknown sources in Android, although the method varies depending on which Android version you’re on. One rule applies for people using Android 7 and below, and another for Android 8.0 Oreo and Android 9.0 Pie (and onwards). Here we’ll show you both… Read more