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Android Apps Device Open Source Solutions

Swift Key – Turn Off Keyboard Touch Vibration

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Swift Key is one of the best keyboards for Android and IOs. By default, its configured to enable vibration on key press (usually it takes the system defaults). If you are someone who dislikes this feature, here is a simple way to turn off keyboard touch vibration in it:

Steps to Disable Keyboard Touch Vibration in Swift Key:

  • Go to Home -> Settings -> Language & input

    Android Settings Page
    Android Settings Page
  • Tap on “Virtual Keyboard”
    Android Language & input
  • Locate “SwiftKey Keyboard” in the list and tap it
    Virtual Keyboard Menu
  • This will open the SwiftKey Settings… Tap on “Typing”
    Swiftkey Settings
  • Tap on “Sound & Vibration”
    Swiftkey Sound and Vibration Menu
  • Turn off “Keypress Vibration” & “Use the Android default vibration”
    Disable Vibration in SwiftKey
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Android Device Hardware Nexus 5 Open Source Solutions

How To Disable Keyboard Touch Vibration in Android 6 Marsh Mallow (Nexus 5x & 6p)

How to Turn Off Keyboard Vibration

Google Keyboard is the default keyboard in the Android 6(Marsh Mallow). By default, its configured to enable vibration on key press. If you are someone who dislikes this feature and wants to disable it, here is a simple way of disabling it:
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  • Go to Home -> Settings -> Language & input
  • Locate “Google Keyboard” and press it to open its options.
  • Select Preferences
  • Disable the “Vibrate on keypress” option and you are good
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FaceBook Open Source Web

How to stop videos from playing automatically in the Facebook News Feed?

Facebook’s video auto-play settings can be turned on or off. This will help you save bandwidth and help remove the distraction of an autoplaying video. To stop videos from playing automatically do the following:
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  1. Go to your facebook timeline.
  2. From the top right of Facebook, click the  option and select Settings
  3. Click Videos in the left menu
  4. Click the dropdown menu next to Auto-play Videos and select Off
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Solutions Web Windows

How to Change Proxy Setting in Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 7 Logo
Internet Explorer 7 Logo (Photo credit: dannysullivan)

Here are the steps to change the Proxy settings in Internet Explorer:

  1. Open Internet Explorer and select Tools from the menu bar.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Select the Connections Tab.
  4. Select LAN Settings.
  5. Check the two tick boxes under Proxy Server.
  6. Enter your Proxy server name and the port number in their respective edit boxes.
  7. Click on OK.
  8. Close and re-open your Internet Explorer and you should be good to go!
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Chrome Open Source Web Windows

How to Change Proxy Setting in Google Chrome

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google chrome (Photo credit: toprankonlinemarketing)

Google Chrome uses the same connection & proxy settings as Windows. Changing these settings will affect Google Chrome as well as Internet Explorer and other Windows programs.

Here is how to change the proxy settings in Google Chrome:

  1. Click on “Customize and Control Google Chrome” menu (Located to the right of the address bar)
  2. Click “Options” button.
  3. In “Google Chrome Options” window select ‘Under the Hood’ tab.
  4. In the ‘Network’ section, click the “Change proxy settings” button.
  5. This will open another window.  In the “Internet Properties” window click “Lan settings” button.
  6. Under “Local Area Network (LAN) Settings” window click on the Proxy server for your LAN” and enter your proxy settings.
  7. Click OK and Apply to save the settings.
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