Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter – Monday, August 23, 2021
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This is your Rick's Daily Tips Tech Update for Monday, August 23, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue...
--How to install apps on your Android phone using a different device
--Beware using third-party apps with SnapChat
--Pet Peeve: Offers you literally can’t refuse
--Forget your phone charger? Ask your hotel’s front desk for a loaner.
--Australia’s ‘Burning Mountain’ has been on fire for 6,000 years (but it isn’t a volcano)
--Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today's Quick Tip....
How to install apps on your Android phone using a different device
Note: This tip applies to Android tablets as well as smartphones.
Have you ever seen an Android app mentioned in a blog post or an advertisement and wanted to try it, but you couldn't because you didn't have your phone with you at the time?
If so, you probably intended to install it at a later time only to forget about it by the time you regained possession of your phone.
Well, here's an easy solution should that situation ever arise again...
You can actually install an app on your Android phone without using that device to do it.
If you have a computer or another mobile device handy you can use that device to install the app on your phone. And yes, the app will be installed on your phone instead of the device you're using to install it.
Follow these steps to install an app on your Android phone (or tablet) using a different device:
1 - Open a web browser on whatever device you have available and visit the Google Play Store at this URL:
https://play.google.com/store/
2 - Sign into the Play Store with the login credentials for the same Google account your phone uses.
3 - Search for the app you want to install on your Android phone and click on it to open its page in the browser.
4 - Click the Install button.
5 - Select your phone from the list of devices that are registered with this Google account, then click Install and follow the prompts as they appear.
That's all there is to it. After the installation process is complete you'll find the app is installed on your phone and waiting for use the next time you pick up that device.
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From the blog...
Beware using third-party apps with SnapChat
If you use any third-party apps with your SnapChat account, this post explains why you should probably stop.
Pet Peeve: Offers you literally can’t refuse
I don't mind it a bit when someone makes me an offer, but I'd really like to be given the option to decline it.
Forget your phone charger? Ask your hotel’s front desk for a loaner.
This post explains what to do the next time you check into a hotel and realize you left your phone charger at home.
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Rick's Daily Pick...
Canon Selphy CP1300 Portable Photo Printer (#ad)
Looking for a really small portable printer that will let you print 4x6 inch photos from virtually every device you own?
Well, this little gem will let you print wirelessly from your virtually any smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer that's equipped with Bluetooth.
What's more, you can also print from non-Bluetooth enabled devices via the included USB printer cable.
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Today's post from 'My Daily Smile'...
Australia’s ‘Burning Mountain’ has been on fire for 6,000 years (but it isn’t a volcano)
Did you know there's a mountain that's been spewing fire and ask for thousands of years, but it isn't a volcano?
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