Oculus Quest Tips and Tricks

It’s been a few months since the Oculus Quest’s release. A truly all-in-one VR headset offers an untethered complete freedom experience as promised. There are some things that you can enjoy more and make the most use of a standalone VR headset. Here are some Oculus Quest tips and tricks. AmazonBasics PSVR travel case fits …

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How to resize the window or go to the full screen on Samsung DeX

For apps that are optimized for DeX, you can resize or maximize the window. But, many third-party apps only run in a small window which emulates a smartphone’s portrait layout. For those apps, you can’t find the icon to maximize the window on the top right-hand corner. If you try to resize, the app’s window …

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Oculus Go Tips and Tricks

How to use a gamepad with Oculus Go You can use an aftermarket gamepad with Oculus Go. A gamepad has to have Bluetooth to connect Oculus Go. Don’t look for a Bluetooth setting in the VR, or you will never find it. The setup should be done with the Oculus app on your smartphone, which …

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How to do Voice Search without Alexa Voice Remote on Fire TV devices

Newer versions of Fire TV devices include a remote with microphone (=Alexa Voice Remote.) A microphone button allows you to speak to Alexa, and she will respond your commands, questions, search streaming contents from Amazon Video. The first generation of Fire TV Stick is the only device which includes a remote without a microphone. The …

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How to turn off Amazon Fire TV Stick

If your Fire TV Stick gets power from your TV, every time you turn off the TV, it cut off the power to the Fire TV Stick at the same time. It seems efficient and reasonable. However, when you turn on the TV next time, the Fire TV Stick will take quite a long time …

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Samsung Galaxy S9 / S9+ Bixby Tips and Tricks

Disable the Bixby key The S9 and S9+ have a button on the side to open up Bixby Home. It’s called Bixby key. If you are sure that you don’t need it, you can disable the button. But options are either enable or disable; there is no way to assign it to anything else. Press …

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Samsung Galaxy S9 / S9+ Display Tips and Tricks

Customize Navigation Bar You can customize navigation bar as you can do on the S8. You may want Back button on the left rather than right or charge the background color. Go to Settings > Display > Navigation bar, and you can change the layout of the navigation bar here as well as the background …

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Camera Tips and Tricks

Customize your shooting modes on the camera You can switch between different shooting modes like Auto, Pro, Super slo-mo, and so on. Swithing modes can be done by swiping the screen, and the order and placement of these modes are customize-able. You may want to keep the one you frequently use close to Auto and …

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Take care of notifications on Gear VR with Do Not Disturb mode

While a push notification is a very convenient feature of smartphones, you may sometimes feel they are annoying. You might already configure the setting as you received notifications only from the apps you chose. However, when you are playing VR, probably you don’t want them at all. Notification setting on smartphones If you turn off …

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The Wireless Smart Button, Integrate Flic into your life

Flic Smart Button ($35) is a Bluetooth-enabled rubber-coated round button. It connects to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth. When you press it, that activates actions you have set up in Flic app on your mobile device. The app is available at Google Play Store and Apple Appstore. Each button can remember up to 3 …

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