Shaun Mccran

My digital playground

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What? What do you mean my device isn't supported? Android device Fragmentation!

I got hold of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 a few weeks back and it is amazing. But I've noticed a disturbing trend.

Android content is not universal. Sometimes it does not run in the same way depending on the device, other times it does not run at all.

Why is this? I'm not sure, but I bet iPad users never see the screenshot below.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: Switching your browser from mobile view

The Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet has a screen that is easily capable of rendering full size website layouts, but the default view mode is as a mobile device. This means that you are served up the mobile optimised version of a website instead of the regular desktop experience.

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How to increase your Android handset ringing length before voicemail cuts in

Through subtle mechinations I've managed to convert most of the management team in the office to HTC Android handsets. One of them came up with an interesting request the other day; how do you increase the length of time it rings for before the voicemail system kicks in?

I'd never even considered this as an option on the phone before, but a quick google around and I found out how.

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Backing up your SMS and MMS to GoogleMail from an Android device

I've been using the same Android phone for over a year now, a HTC Desire. Over the last year I've been sending and receiving texts on a frequent basis. My SMS app seems to struggle with the volume of messages it is now holding, over 5000+, so I thought I'd find a way of backing them up and clearing it all out in an effort to speed things back up.

This article explains how I used the 'Backup to Gmail' application to backup all my SMS and MMS messages.

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