Hi guys and welcome to 123myIT. In this video, we take a look at the Official Google Pixel 4 Cases.
This will be helpful if you want to know exactly what the Pixel 4 cases look like when it is on the phone.
Later in the video I will suggest other Pixel 4 cases that are environmentally friendly. The case that I purchased with my Pixel 4 is the colour called Blue-ish. Of corse the case fits the Pixel 4 perfectly.
Add the case to your Pixel 4
To add the case to your phone just push it in at the top and press down at the edges. The price for the Official Pixel 4 case is $40 USD and $59 AUD. The case does not cover up the speakers at the bottom so the sound should work fine. One point that Google can improve of is to make these cases more environmentally friendly. This case made out of a Nylon fabric, which is a type of plastic, and there is no option for a biodegradable case on the Google website. Nylon fabric is easy to clean though and overall the case has a nice clean look. The Nylon knitted to make the case feel like cotton.
The Blue-ish Pixel 4 case
That was the Blue-ish colour let’s look at the other four colours. Next, we have just black. Along with could be coral and if you scroll down you will see that it works with wireless charger.
Eco Cases – Pela
For the environmentally friendly Pixel 4 cases made by Pela. If you want to buy any of these cases here is the Amazon link. Check out the Pela Pixel 4 on Amazon 👉 here.
Pela cases made from 100% compostable plant-based biopolymer. Its recycled flax straw. And prices start around $50USD but you can get cheaper colours like the Coral colour on Special for $29.96. Pela make great cases and the help the planet so why not check them out? Even if you do not have a Pixel 4 phone Pela make other phone cases as well.
Hi guys and welcome to 123myIT. You can save time by Create Custom Voice Commands on iPhone iPad and iPod touch. This is helpful if you have your hands full or you have limited Mobility.
I did a previous video which shows you how to turn on voice control. And I will put a link into their description of the video now. However this video will show you how to make your own custom voice commands.
Inserting my phone number as a command.
Here’s an example of a custom voice command. Let’s say you have to type in your address into your phone a lot. You can create a voice command to add your address for you. What’s this. Insert my address. And again. Insert my address. See how easy it is. OK let’s learn how to create a custom voice command. Go into settings. Scroll down and tap accessibility. Tap voice control. And then tap customise commands. Tap on custom. And create new command. Insert my address is a command I set up earlier. Let’s go back and I will show you how to setup your own one. Tap on create new command.
Setup a new Command
I am going to set up a command to insert my phone number. So in the phrase field type in the command that you can use when speaking to your device. In my case I am going to type insert my phone number. Cool next up you want a tap on action and then insert text. Because we want to insert our phone number. Tap on the text field below and then type in your phone number. And then tap new command and then tap save. Awesome you have just set up your first Custom Voice Commands.
Let’s test it go out of settings and back into messages. Answer your phone you can enter your phone number by saying insert my phone number. And again insert my phone number full stop there it is it’s so easy.
Also guys don’t forget to check out my other video such as stop pop-up ads on iPhone iPod and iPad. And do me a favour hit the subscribe button and smashed the bell icon.
Hi Guys welcome to 123myIT! In this video, we will show you how to Stop Pop-Up Ads on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Ok people so you have been browsing the web on your Apple device and suddenly for no reason you are getting Pop-up Ads. I started getting the Congratulations ads popping up on my iPhone. Therefore, I thought I would make a quick video on how to get rid of it.
The ad I was getting was offering a smart phone in return for your details. Do not fall for it. This one has my ISPs logo on it, but you pop up might have an Amazon or Apple logo.
Scams – Don’t fall for it!
Doing a quick web search will also show you that it is a scam. When we search for the web address, it takes us to a spyware removal website.
This is the pop up Ad I was getting on my iPhone
All right let’s get rid of it. To close out of the popup tap on the rightmost icon at the bottom in the Safari browser. Then swipe the page left to close it or tap the X.
Alternatively swipe from the bottom to close the Safari browser itself. Then just swipe upwards to close it.
To Stop Pop Up Ads on iPhone
Ok Let’s check your phone settings. To disable ALL sounds, badges, and pop-up alerts. You can do this under Settings > Notifications > Show Previews > and finally select ‘Never’.
Remember, You can turn the settings back on if you want at any time. If that ends up being to strict you can turn it back on and only turn the alerts on for the Apps you want. So if I want to get alerts for App Store, go into the app and tap allow notifications.
Ok Let check your Safari settings. So go back to Settings > Safari and check that the ‘Block Pop-Ups’ button is toggled on and is green.
Next, up you can clear your Safari History so scroll down to where it says Clear History and Website Data. However, before you hit clear hit cancel and scroll down to Advanced and then tap Website data.
Delete Browsing History
This option will delete browsing history, websites data, and cookies from individual websites only it might also show you the dodgy website that has been causing the pop ups. Let us say I do not like the look of this doubleclick.net website I can tap Edit and tap the red minus sign to clear it. If I want to clear all the website data, I can go back out and just use the Clear History and Website Data button I showed you earlier. In addition, if you go back in you will see the entire website are gone now.
Next up we can reset Advertiser Identifier, to do this go into settings and privacy. The scroll down to Advertising. Make sure your limit Ad Tracking is green and then tap Reset Advertising Identifier. This will opt you out of targeted ads. Once this is done do a restart of your device for good measure.
Turn Pop-Up blocker on
If you use Google Chrome instead of Safari. Open Chrome, tap the three dots, and go into settings.
Scroll down to content settings and make sure your pop up blocked is turned on.
Next step, if you have added any new Apps. Remove it and see if the Pop ups stop. To remove the App just tap and hold and tap delete App. Pretty straight forward.
Another good tip is to install an App called Malware Bytes. So go to Malwarebytes.com Its an App that can scan for Malware. Unfortunately it is not available in Australia now, But it is meant to be available in the US and Canada. Use it to scan your phone.
If you cannot install Malware Bytes but you can look on the App Store for other simular app that can scan and remove Malware. In the App store do a search for Malware and try installing one of the other Apps there.
Last step if all else, fails do a back up to iCloud and reset your device back to factory defaults. To do this go to Settings, iCloud.
In addition, to do the reset go back to settings > General and then scroll down to reset. Then tap on Erase All Content and Settings.
Also guys don’t forget to check out my other videos such as Transfer data from Android to Pixel 4. And do me a favour hit the subscribe button and smash the bell icon.
Hi Guys and welcome to 123myit, in this video I will show you how to Transfer your data from Android to Pixel 4.
Ok guys this video will show you the official way to
transfer all your data from Android to Pixel 4.
This is helpful if you just got your Pixel 4 phone and you want to move all your Texts ,Messages, contacts, calendars, photos, videos, free apps and music to your Pixel 4.
Ok guys lets get started. If you have a new pixel 4 then you will see this start screen. However if you have already setup your phone then you will need to reset the Pixel 4 back to factory defaults.
Reset your Pixel 4 phone.
We can do this under settings > System and Advanced then
reset options. Just remember if already have data on your Pixel phone this will
wipe that data. So make sure you backup that data before doing the factory
reset. Go ahead and Erase all data again and confirm it.
All right, that will set your Pixel 4 back to factory
defaults and you will be able to start the Transfer from Android.
Also guys I get asked
this question all the time will it transfer App Data. The answer is Yes. Will
it transfer Paid apps. Again the answer is Yes.
Alright so we are back at the Start screen so just hit
Start. Now if you have your sim you can put it In now. Otherwise you can hit
skip. You don’t need a sim to Transfer data. Next connect your WIFI. This is
important because the Pixel 4 will download the updated Transfer software.
Once connected the Pixel will check for that software I
mentioned. Ok just tap next. And tap next again and then it will ask you for
your old phone. Make sure you remove your passcode or any security features on
your Android Phone. You will also need your old phone cable.
Plug in your two phones
Using the USB C adapter to move the data
The Pixel 4 should have a USB to USB C adapter, plug the
other end into your old phone USB cable and then plug the adapter end into your
Pixel 4.
Now go ahead and plug both phones into each other to start
the transfer.
Tap Copy on your old
Android Phone. Ok cool, the Pixel 4 will give you a summary of what you can
transfer.
Just untick any data that you don’t want to transfer and tap
copy. Also if you copying fails, try this method again but maybe try a small
transfer first like contacts. Double check you don’t have any security options
like passcodes that could block the transfer. Congratulations you just copied
your data tap on next and unplug your phones. Follow the prompts of your phone.
Your Pixel 4 should show you a confirmation of the data you
have copied. Alright you all done. Check your data and you are good to go.
Also guys don’t forget to check out my other videos such as Transfer data from iPhone to Pixel 4. And do me a favour hit the subscribe button and smash the bell icon.
Hi Guys and welcome to 123myit, in this video I will show you how to Transfer your data from iPhone to Pixel 4. Ok guys in this video we will show you the official way to transfer all your data from iPhone to Pixel 4. This is helpful if you just got your Pixel 4 phone and you want to move all your Texts ,Messages, contacts, calendars, photos, videos, free apps and music to your Pixel 4.
Ok guys lets get started. If you have a new pixel 4 then you
will see this start screen. However if you have already setup your phone then
you will need to reset the Pixel 4 back to factory defaults.
System and Advanced
We can do this under settings > System and Advanced. Just
remember if already have data on your Pixel phone this will wipe that data. So
make sure you backup that data before doing the factory reset. Under reset
options now and we want to tap on Erase all data. Go ahead and Erase all data
again and confirm it.
Alright that will set your Pixel 4 back to factory defaults
and you will be able to start the Transfer from iPhone. Also guys I get asked
this question all the time will it transfer App Data. The answer is No unless
it’s a cloud based App that stores your data for you. Will it transfer Paid
apps. Again the answer is no. iPhone and Android are two different platforms.
Having said that I am sure there is 3rd party apps out there that
might do it, however that’s not part of this video.
Alright so we are back at the Start screen so just hit
Start. Now if you have your sim you can put it In now. Otherwise you can hit
skip. You don’t need a sim to Transfer data. Next connect your WIFI. This is
important because the Pixel 4 will download the updated Transfer software.
Once connected the Pixel will check for that software I
mentioned. Ok just tap next. And tap next again and then it will ask you for
your old phone. Make sure you remove your passcode or any security features on
your iPhone. You will also need your old phone cable.
Using the USB to USB C Adapter
Use the USB to USB C cable to connect the two phones.
The Pixel 4 should have a USB to USB C adapter plug the
other end into your old phone USB cable and then plug the adapter end into your
Pixel 4. Now go ahead and plug both phones into each other to start the
transfer. You can sign into google if you want or just skip it. And just tap
Trust of your iPhone if it prompts on your screen. Alright phones are connected
tap Next. You can enter your Google account or just hit skip. Ok right now the
Pixel 4 will check what data you have on your iPhone that it can transfer. Ok
cool, the Pixel 4 will give you a summary of what you can transfer. Just untick
any data that you don’t want to transfer and tap copy. Also if you copying
fails, try this method again but maybe try a small transfer first like
contacts. Double check you don’t have any security options like passcodes that
could block the transfer. Congratulations you just copied your data tap on next
and unplug your phones. Follow the prompts of your phone.
Your Pixel 4 should show you a confirmation of the data you have copied. Alright you all done. Check your data and you are good to go. Also guys don’t forget to check out my other videos such as Pixel 4 unboxing and first look. And do me a favour hit the subscribe button and smash the bell icon.
Hi guys and welcome to 123myIT. In this video we take a first look at the Google Pixel 4 Unboxing. Check out the Pixel 4 on Amazon here 👉 https://amzn.to/30Bb6QU
Prices for the Pixel 4 start at $799 us and it is $100
cheaper than the Pixel 4 XL. And the main new features for the Pixel 4 over the
Pixel 3 are a new bigger OLED display which has improved refresh rate up to
90hz. As well as 6 GB of Ram and a new Snapdragon 855 processor.
And of course it launches with Android 10 right of the bat.
Pixel 4 Unboxing – Right out of the Box!
All right guys let’s get to the unboxing and take a look what’s inside. So the first thing we see when doing the Google Pixel 4 Unboxing is the phone itself wrapped in plastic. And the colour I got is the clearly white, but it is also available in Just Black and Oh So Orange.
Under the phone we have the pretty standard documentation.
This includes a SIM eject tool and user guide on how to setup your Pixel.
Next up we have a set of Google Pixel USB-C earbuds and
there is an adjustable loop on the earbuds which allows you to set the size of
your ear so they grip to the inside of your ear better. Also included is a USB C cable and adapter
for charging the phone. This adapter has the Australia new Zealand plug.
However if you are in the US you will have the US adapter. You will also get a
USB C to USB adapter plug. This is helpful when transferring content with the a
USB cable.
Design
The pixel 4 is a decent looking phone. I actually like the
design of it. It has a low key clean look. It has matt black rails that go all
the way around the side of the phone. No markings along the back just the
Google G at the bottom and at the top a black square which contains the rear
facing camera. As well as the coloured power button on every version.
Google Pixel 4 Unboxing – Display
The screen on the Pixel 4 is bigger than the Pixel 3 going
from 5.5 inches to 5.7 inches. Its also got more rounded corners and it doesn’t
include the annoying notch that some other phones have.
The Screen
It’s a FHD+ flexible OLED display at 444 pixels per inch and
contains another big upgrade which is called Smooth Display. Smooth Display
refreshes the display at 90 Hz instead of the normal 60 Hz this means the
scrolling and movement of the screen will look somewhat smoother than normal.
The downside to high refresh rate is the battery life. More power is needed to
refresh the screen more often and thus this feature has been blamed for the
Pixel 4s poor battery life.
Playing Games!
You can turn this feature off at least under the Advanced Display
settings. I found it hard to tell the difference when looking at the phone in
person so maybe this isn’t such a big deal for normal use.
The phone doesn’t have a finger print sensor which I thought
would be quite annoying. But it does have the fastest face unlock of any smart
phone. It does this by detecting movement
earlier with a little sensor called Motion Sense. This sensor detects moment
early and prepares the phone to detect a face. Once it detects your face the
phone unlocks it works really well.
Motion Sense
You can turn Motion Sense off under Settings System and you
can also use this feature to skip songs, silence /snooze alarms and silence
phone calls.
On the right hand side you have a coloured sleep wake power
button. The colour will be different depending on which colour you buy. And
below that you have the volume up and down buttons. On the left side you have
the sim card slot. If you eject the slot you will see a little rubber seal
which keeps water out and makes the phone dust and water resistant. This gives
the pixel its IP68 water resistant rating.
On the bottom the speaker slots are lined up nicely with the
USB type C port. On the top of the pixel there is allot of action going on however its
mostly hidden so the best way to show you is with a picture. You have a Face
unlock IR Camera, 8 mega pixel Front facing camera, Ambient light Proximity
sensor, Audio port, Soli radar chip, Face unlock dot Projector, Face unlock IR
Camera and Face unlock Flood illuminator.
Audio
The speakers sound really good and here’s a quick sample.
Good for Movies!
The specs for the Pixel 4 are similar to the Pixel 4 XL they
both have the Snapdragon 855 cpu and 6 GB of Ram. Of course to view video on
the screen and play games you will need to help of a GPU and the Pixel 4 comes
with the Adreno 640 chip. This also gives us a pretty solid improvement over
the Pixel 3. Both the Pixel 4 and XL come with a storage options of 64 GB or
128 GB.
Battery
Battery size has been downgraded from a 2915 mAh battery on
the Pixel 3 to a 2800 mAh battery on the Pixel 4. Its disappointing to say the
least as the battery doesn’t seem to last as long as it should.
Camera
In terms of the two cameras on the back of the Pixel 4 you
have a 12.2 mega pixel, dual pixel rear camera with a 1.7 aperture. And you
also have a 16 mega pixel telephoto camera with a f 2.5 aperture. Testing out
the Super Res Zoom on the camera and it does a good job zooming down the street.
The Telephoto camera only has a 2x optical zoom this mean the rest of the zoom
is handled by the Super Res Zoom.
The camera also has some neat new sliders for exposure and shadows
adjustment. And as you can see here I change the exposure and shadows on the
fly. Even when objects are closer the camera does a really good job keeping all
the detail.
Lets take a quick look at the camera settings. At the bottom
we have different modes. Night sight for night photos. Portrait mode for
Portrait photos. The regular camera mode and a Video mode. We also have a more setting which opens up Panorama
mode. Photo sphere which is a 360 degree Panorama feature. Slow motion and time
lapse mode. Playground mode which allows
you to put object within other photos.
Google Lens
And the last one is Google Lens which allows you to take
photo and then it will return a Google search on the object that you photograph.
As for video it will do 720p 1080p and 4K, but you will need to turn on the 4K
feature in settings.
Don’t forget the Pixel 4 also support wireless charging.
When using the pad you might need to ajust the phone slightly until it makes a
connection.
Overall the Pixel 4 is a great phone, but I find it hard to recommend
because of the small battery. I also found the software at times buggy, like
when using the zoom on the camera and for no reason it would flick back to the
home screen. I can imagine this happening when you are about to capture that
special moment. Very frustrating.
Also guys don’t forget to check out my other videos such as Backup & restore WhatsApp messages on Android. And do me a favour hit the subscribe button and smash the bell icon.
Hi guys and welcome to 123, in this video I will show you how to turn caller id off on iPhone.
Ok guys so if you want to call someone but don’t want to display you caller id on the phone of the person you are calling then you can turn it off in the iPhone settings.
This is helpful if you have a crazy person in your life that you need to call but don’t want to pass on your phone number details to them.
Test your call to another phone first!
I also suggest testing the caller id with another phone just
to make sure you have turned if off and it is working correctly. Let get
started.
To turn the caller id off or on go into settings and scroll
down to phone. Tap on show my caller ID. And you should have a toggle button
which will turn your called id off or on. Again test this with another phone
first.
Turn Caller ID off iPhone – This is what it should look like when your number is hidden.
If you have the called id turn on this it what it will look
like when you call another phone. And if you have called id turned off this is
what it will look like.
Caller ID on Android.
So it should show your call as no Caller ID or private number for android phones. If you want to know how to turn Called ID off or on on Android you can take a look at my Android video here: How to make your Phone Number private on Samsung
Hi Guys and welcome to 123, in this video I will show you how to do a backup of WhatsApp on Android via Google drive.
Ok guys so this is the Official way that WhatsApp recommends for you to do a backup and restore WhatsApp on Android. You can also do a manually backup and restore from SD card and Computer. However, this video will be a backup via Google drive.
Let’s get started.
Backup your WhatsApp
You will need a Google account to Back up the WhatsApp to
Google drive. This should not be a problem because to download WhatsApp from
the Google play store, you would have had to use a Google account anyway. You can add your Google account under settings,
accounts and sync otherwise if that’s too confusing you can just go into the
play store and log in there.
Chat Backup on WhatsApp
Just tap sign in and the Google play store will add the
Google account for you whether you like it or not. If you want to back up your
whole phone to Google drive then leave the backup & storage on. However,
this setting does not affect the WhatsApp backup so I am going to turn it off
and tap accept.
Alright we are logged in now, lets go into WhatsApp. In the top right hand corner you should see three little dots. Tap on that. And then press settings. Tap on Chats, backup, history, wallpaper. Tap on Chat backup.
Google Drive Backup
Now you will have a few options here. Go to where it says
Back up to Google Drive. And then we want to change that from never to only when
I tap backup. Choose the Gmail account you want to use for the backup. Next up
tap allow. Scroll down and tap on Back up over wifi only. Make sure you select
wifi only otherwise it could eat up your cellular data. And the last option is
include videos in your backup. Turn this on if you want to backup large video
files.
Press the Big green Back UP botton to start backing up all
your WhatsApp data. Here I get a message warning me that I am not on wifi so I
will turn my wifi on real quick.
Once this is done I hit back up again and wait for it to
complete. Depending on how much data you have it might take a while. Make sure
to confirm that the back up is there.
Now if you are moving to a new phone you will need to move
your sim first. This is because your sim stores your contacts and phone numbers
and WhatsApp needs these to attach the phone numbers with your messages.
On your new Android phone you need to install WhatsApp from
the Google play store.
Tap install. Once your WhatsApp is installed open it up. Tap
on Agree and Continue and then enter in your phone number. Go ahead and verify
your phone number.
Restore Whatsapp on Android
Hit continue and then allow WhatsApp access to your Contacts
and photos and media files. Awesome you have made it this far, now you should
see the message to restore from the backup you made earlier today. Alright you
can see that 11 000 messages have been restored. Tap next fill out your name
and you are done. All too easy!
