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Turn Off Keyboard Vibration in Android Lollipop

How to Turn Off Keyboard Vibration

Google Keyboard is the default keyboard in Android 5, Lollipop. By default, its configured to enable vibration on key press. If you are someone who dislikes this feature, here is a simple way to turn off keyboard vibration in it:

Steps to Disable or Turn Off Keyboard Vibration:

  • Go to Home -> Settings -> Language & input
  • Locate “Google Keyboard” (under Keyboard & input methods) and tap it
  • Tap on Preferences
  • Turn off the “Vibrate on keypress” option

UPDATE: For Android 6 (Marsh Mallow) use these steps

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Android Open Source Solutions

Android: How to Set Mobile Data Limit

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The official online color is: #A4C639 . 한국어: 공식 온라인 색은: #A4C639 . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you are using Android ICS or above there is a simple way to keep track of your Mobile Data Usage.

  1. Go to Settings and select Data Usage.
  2. Drag the orange line and set it to approx 75% of your allowed Monthly data usage. When your usage crosses this limit a warning notification will be given to you.
  3. Drag the Red line and set it to approx 95% of your allowed Monthly data usage. When your usage crosses this limit your Mobile Data will automatically be disabled
  4. Set your data usage cycle based on when your bill cycle starts and ends.

Note: The Data usage of your phone may vary slightly from your carrier’s tracking(this is why we limit your usage to 95% of your quota)

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Android Solutions Web

How to Disable Mobile Data in Android

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Being connected to Mobile Data constantly is both a drain on your Android phone‘s battery and your finances. Sometimes it just makes sense to switch off the mobile internet temporarily.

Here is how to disable Mobile Data:

  1. Go to Settings and select Data Usage.
  2. Here you will be presented your phones Mobile Data Usage
  3. To Disable Mobile data, toggle the setting on top of the page from ON to OFF.
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Android Nexus 5 Solutions

Nexus 5: How to take Photos while recording Videos

The Nexus 5 is capable of taking live photos while recording a video. Here is how to do it:
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  1. Start recording a video using Google Camera
  2. While recording, simply tap the screen in the part showing the video to take a picture. A flash of white on screen will confirm that a picture was taken.

These pictures are limited by the resolution of video being recorded. If you are recording a Full HD video, the picture will be of the size 1920×1080 pixels

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Android Apps Nexus 5 Solutions

Android – How to remove Unwanted App Notifications

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Unwanted App Notifications are a pain. Also If you didn’t know, these notifications can also be a big battery drain.

Fortunately if you are on Android version 4.1 or higher there is a simple way to permanently remove an app’s notifications. Here is how you do that:

  1. In your notification bar, do a long press on the unwanted App Notification.
  2. You should get a pop up option “App info“
  3. Tap on App Info and you will be taken to the App Info page of the App
  4. Here Uncheck “Show Notifications” and hit OK in the confirmation box.

Now you should be free of unwanted notifications in future 🙂