Smartphones
How to Share Your Live Location on WhatsApp
WhatsApp’s live location feature lets you share your changing location in an individual or group chat for a selected period. It is different from sending a…
Smartphones
Smartphones
Lipa na M-PESA Charges: PayBill, Buy Goods and How to Check Fees
Lipa na M-PESA charges depend on whether you are paying a PayBill, a Buy Goods Till or making another type of transaction. A charge paid by…
General Knowledge
How to Free Up Storage on an Android Phone
To free up storage on an Android phone, check what is taking up space, back up files you want to keep, and remove large downloads, unused…
Smartphones
How to Check Bonga Points Data Bundle Balance
Turned your Safaricom Bonga Points into data and now wondering how much is left? Good news: data bought with Bonga Points sits in your data balance…
Smartphones
How to Back Up Android Contacts to Your Google Account
You can save Android contacts to your Google Account and sync them across devices. This is often called “backing up contacts to Gmail”, but the address…
Smartphones
What to Do When a Samsung Phone Will Not Accept Your Fingerprint
If your Samsung phone will not accept a fingerprint, use its screen-lock PIN, password or pattern. Biometrics do not replace that credential, and the phone can…
Smartphones
How to Recall (Delete or Edit) a WhatsApp Message
It has happened to the best of us. You type a WhatsApp message, hit send, and only then notice it went to the wrong person (or…
Smartphones
How to Record Calls on a Supported Mobile Phone
Call recording depends on your phone, software, country or region and sometimes your carrier. Do not assume an Android app or an iPhone feature can record…
Smartphones
How to Create a Music Playlist on Your Mobile Phone
Making a playlist of your favourite songs on your phone is easy, and there is more than one way to do it depending on whether you…
Smartphones
How to Send WhatsApp Messages from Your Computer
You can use WhatsApp on your computer so you can type with a full keyboard while your phone stays in your pocket. There are two easy…
Smartphones
How to Scan a Document with Your Phone
You can use a phone to turn a paper document into a digital file. A scanning feature helps you frame and crop pages, but you should…
Smart Living
How to Block Calls on Your Mobile Phone
A pushy creditor, an ex who won’t take a hint, or a “Safaricom agent” who wants your M-PESA PIN: there are many reasons to block a…