STADIA Games controller last chance to upgrade.

 Stadia was closed in 2023 by Google due to lack of take up on the system. google did refund people for there purchases and a way to upgrade their hardware to Bluetooth to so they could be used as a normal games pad.

This patch that was used to do that runs out at the end of December 2023.

Link to support articles 

Devices are  still for sale on amazon     https://amzn.to/3uO3Jc3Amazon

Trouble adding Alexa Device's

 

If you are having difficulties adding Alexa devices this may be due to having 5G enabled on your router. The device you are trying to add may like only to see  2.5G. Try this 

Go into the router and see if 5G or both are running. if they are disable the 5G and restart the router. When it restarts try again to pair the device when it pairs re vist the router and re-enable the 5G. Then restart again.

How to keep your IP phone on during a power cut.

Old telephones draw there power from the exchange,the new phones get power locally. If you have a power cut your phone will go off,your broadband router will also go off.

DISASTER you think well no. All you need is is a small up

Plug both the router and the phone into the ups, let the ups charge and all your router and phone will work. 

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ITV Hub Being Replaced Catch up TV will be Affected

 

ITV Hub is being replaced with a new streaming system called ITV X from the end of September, this is because ITV wish to add extra content to its viewers. However this has a down side as some older TVs and set top boxes will not be able to receive this new platform. This will mean that those effected will not be able to uses catch up for there favourite soap.

    All Computers, mobile and Tablets will be able to use the updated app. Here is a list of affected TVs that will be come incompatible. Samsung made before 2015 for instance will not be able to receive it.

• Avtex - 2013+

• CVTE - 2016 - 2018

• Hisense - 2016

• Humax 4000t

• Humax 5000t

• Panasonic TV 2015 C range models

• Panasonic TV 2016 D range models

• Panasonic TV 2018 F HD range models

• Sharp UMC 2017

• Sharp UMC 2018

• TCL 6586 (2018) 6 Series

• Freesat G2 2012-2018 Humax

• Samsung All TVs prior to 2015

Restore Windows App after a Crash.

If you have a situation that requires an application to always be up then try 

 Restart program after a crash downloadable from https://w-shadow.com.  

This will monitor your application and when it closes and write to a log file and reopen the application. This works on all versions of window and I have tested it on Windows 10.

Check for duplicate and large files on Android 11

 

To check you storage and find Duplicate files on your phone (tested on Android 11 Samsung A52 )

1. Go to Settings
2. Battery and device care
3. Tap Storage
4. Scroll Down to Duplicate Files
5. Press duplicate files

To delete select those that you wish to remove then use the delete button on the page.

The same can be done for large files.

Android Gingerbread coming to an End

 

Google is withdrawing support for Android devices running Android 2.3.7   commonly know as gingerbread.

This is effective from the 27 September 2021 and will effect YouTube, Google Play Store, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Calendar and more. All these apps will cease to work showing a sign in error.

Some apps like Gmail will still be available via a web browser, but unless your device can be upgraded the apps will be unavailable.

From Android help

Access your Google Account on Android 2.3.7 or lower

To help protect your account's security, you can't sign in with your Google Account on an Android device with Android 2.3.7 or lower. If you perform any of the following actions on devices that run Android 2.3.7 or lower, you may get a username or password error.

• Try to sign in to Google products and services like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps
• Add or create a new Google Account
• Perform a factory reset and try to sign in
• Change your Google Account password, which signs you out on all devices, and try to sign in again
• Remove your account from the device and try to re-add it

Learn how to check your Android version.

Access your account or email

You can sign in to your account with Android version 3.0 or newer. If your device can update to Android version 3.0 or newer, we advise you to do so.

If you can't update your device to Android version 3.0 or newer, you can sign in to your Google Account on your device's web browser. You can still use some Google services when you sign in to Google on your device's web browser.

1. Open your device's mobile web browser.
   • To access your account: Go to myaccount.google.com.
   • To use Gmail: Go to https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h.
2. Enter your username and password.