Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Google Nexus 7 Tips and Tricks
Performing a factory reset on Nexus 7 is done when you purchased the tablet second-hand, wiping your apps and starting from scratch or when it’s basically not functioning at all. If you can still get to the tablet’s menu, make sure to back up all necessary documents before you perform hard reset on your device. Here’s how you can do factory reset of your Nexus 7.
1. On your tablet, go to Settings.
2. Under the Personal section, tap on Backup and Reset.
3. Tap on Factory Data Reset and then press on Reset Tablet.
4. If youve set up a password for your device, it will prompt you to enter the said password, pin or pattern. And lastly press Erase Everything to clean out your device.
But if you can’t even get to the menu screen or the device is not functioning at all, you need to do these steps before you can perform factory reset.
1. Turn off the device first if it’s turned on and using a USB cable, connect it to your computer.
2. Press and hold Volume Up, Volume Down and the Power button simultaneously for about 3-4 seconds. This will turn on the device and you’ll see an Android image lying on its back. Wait for your computer to install the drivers before you go to the next step.
3. Using the volume buttons, navigate your device until you reach the Recovery Mode option. Press the Power Button for OK.
4. Your device will restart and will boot to a screen showing an Android with a red triangle. Just press and hold for few seconds the Power Button and Volume up to make the menu screen appear.
5. Now that you’re on the menu options, go to Settings and just follow the steps above to navigate to the Factory Data Reset page using the volume buttons. Use the Volume buttons for YES and the Power button to confirm.
How to Create Multiple User Accounts on Nexus 7
Others think that setting up multiple user accounts on a device is exclusively done on Nexus 10. But actually, this feature comes in with Google’s latest OS update called the Android 4.2.1 or the Jelly Bean. So if you have Nexus 7 or 10, cheers to you.
These Android-powered devices will allow you to create user accounts especially if you’re sharing the device with the rest of your family. Your personal settings and apps are totally safe from possible “kiddie invasion” (if you’re sharing it with your kids). Each user can customize the apps and screens without affecting other user’s settings. So here are the steps then on how you can create multiple user accounts on Nexus 7 and 10.
1. On your device, go to Settings menu.
2. Under the Device menu, select on Users.
3. And on the option select Add User.
How to Create a Photo Slideshow on Nexus 7When Idle
Do you have tons of photos sitting in your tablet’s mass storage? Do you only get to view them when you feel like doing so? Then don’t spoil the fun in looking back those captured moments. Google’s latest flavor of the Jelly Bean (Android 4.2) lets you customize your Nexus 7 when idle. With its Daydream feature, you can now transform your tablet into a digital photo frame by displaying a slideshow of images, a clock, Google Articles or colors when idle. Now you can get away with a black screen and turn it into a colorful and playful screen. Here’s how you can activate the Daydream feature on your Android 4.2-powered tablets.
1. To access the Settings menu on your Nexus 7, drag down from the top right of the screen and tap on Display on the list in the left hand panel.
2. Then click on Daydream to open its features.
3. To activate Daydream on, just tap the slider at the top of the screen to switch it on.
4. You will see couple of options for display on your tablet when idle. If you wish to air your photos in the background, just click on the settings icon beside the Photo Frame or Photo Table option. And select the 100ANDRO folder or your profile picture and screenshots.
5. Tap the Start button at the top of the screen to preview your selection. Just tap the back button to exit from the Daydream mode.
How to Extend Battery Life of Google Nexus 7
Battery Life depends on how you use your device. For Google Nexus 7 device, if you want to save your battery to last longer hours, you may need to adjust your settings. Follow these suggestions:
If your Nexus 7 tablet has multiple users, each user can change the global Battery Settings. To control the Battery settings, go to Settings, select Device and tap Battery.
To extend the battery life of your Google Nexus 7, you need to turn off the features that you are not using:
• Turn off the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS on settings if not in used so your device will stop searching for a network signal. You can use the Settings app to turn them off. The GPS is located in Settings > Personal > Location access.
• The Maps or Navigation apps should not be leaved open on the screen. Close the application if not in used.
• Turn down your device volume with the volume keys.
• Lessen the screen brightness and make the Sleep timeout to shorter time. You can adjust the brightness on Settings > Device > Display
• Turn off the automatic syncing of apps if you dont need it. You can go to Settings > Accounts > Google account-name.
• If your not in range of a Wi-Fi network, switch your settings to Airplane mode. You can go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Airplane mode, or press and hold the Power button.
• You should use the latest version of the software update. Software updates improves some features and fixes some bugs on the previous software version.
How to Turn on Screen Magnification on Google Nexus 7
With the advance technology we have these days, there is indeed an improvement of how day-to-day devices are structured. These devices, like mobile phones, can now cater to people with physical challenges especially to blind and deaf ones. Take for example the Google Nexus 7. It has lots of features that can be pretty useful to users with visual impairments. One of which is its screen magnification gestures which aides the readability of fonts and photos on a screen. Heres how to turn on the Screen Magnification feature on Nexus 7.
1. On your Nexus 7 device, go to Settings.
2. Then go to Systems and select Accessibility.
3. And lastly go to Magnification Gestures to turn on screen magnification.
While you are in Magnification mode you can do these gestures:
1. Pan - just drag two or more fingers across the screen.
2. Adjust Zoom Level - pinch or expand using two or more fingers.
3. Temporarily magnify - triple-tap and hold.
4. Magnify and Pan - triple-tap and hold then drag your finger.
5. Toggle Magnification mode in and out - triple-tap and release or simply enter and exit and app to get out of magnification mode.
Take note that the triple-tap magnification gesture will work everywhere on your device except for the keyboard and navigation buttons.
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