Whenever you receive on your Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android Lollipop a message, it is displayed in a pop-up on the display. These so-called Pop-Up Notifications are a new feature in Android Lollipop and inform you about new messages.

If this pop-up alert disturbs you on the Samsung Galaxy S4, then we would like to explain how you can disable these notifications in Android lollipop.

Open from the home screen of the Samsung Galaxy S4 the menu and then the "Messages" app. If you are in the overview, then tap once on the options button (left soft key). It now appears a small menu where you now can select "Settings".

Now tap in the next sub-menu on "Notifications". Then you will see different notification options for your Samsung Galaxy S4. One of them is: "pop-up display".

Remove the check mark in the check box to disable the pop-up notification for new SMS messages on the Samsung Galaxy S4. Finished! If you now receive a SMS message on your Samsung Galaxy S4 the pop up message will not appear at the display.

You know now how to turn off the pop-up notification on your Samsung Galaxy S4 in Android lollipop.

When you receive a WhatsApp call on your smartphone, then the device will vibrate in addition to the ringtone. If you do not want that the smartphone vibrates when a contact calls via WhatsApp, then you can disable this vibration again.

In this article we will now explain to you how to disable in WhatsApp the vibration for incoming calls.

To do this, open the app "WhatsApp". Now tap in the overview on the three-point icon and in the menu that opens on "Settings". From here continue to "Notifications". At the end of the shot list you see the section "Calls". In this section you will find the option "Vibrate: Default". Tap on the item and then you can select "Off" in the next window. Finished!

From now on you if you receive on your smartphone WhatsApp calls, the device will not vibrate anymore.

If you receive a call from a contact via WhatsApp, you will hear first your default ringtone. But if you want that calls over the mobile network and calls from WhatsApp use different ringtones, then you can change the ringtone of course.

That is why we show you here now how to change the ringtone for incoming calls in WhatsApp.

For this purpose, first open the app "WhatsApp" on your smartphone. In the overview tap at the top right on the three-point icon and then in the pop-up menu, click "Settings". In the following overview selects "Notifications".

Now scrolls all the way down to the section "Calls". Tap there on "Ringtone". This will now open a window where you can select a ringtone for WhatsApp calls from your ringtone collection. Have you selected a ringtone, this will now sound when a WhatsApp call on your Smartphone is received.

You know now how to change the ringtone for incoming WhatsApp calls.

Most of you will certainly use the Messenger app "WhatsApp" on your Android smartphone. If so, then you can look forward to a new feature in WhatsApp: the call function

Yes you heard right, now you can also make calls with WhatsApp. Is it connected via Wi-Fi or mobile data network, you can immediately make a call using the handset button within a WhatsApp contact.

This is very useful, because if you are at home you can call contacts over the wireless network with your WhatsApp messenger. So you can save money to call your friends.

Have fun with WhatsApp and the phone function on your Android smartphone.

With the new Android lollipop on the Samsung Galaxy S4, it is now possible to place a shortcut to the camera on the lock screen even if it is secured by pin or pattern.

This was previously not possible. With this feature you can now take faster pictures and videos with the Samsung Galaxy S4, since the pin does not need to be entered for photographing.

To use the shortcut for the camera on the lock screen of the Samsung Galaxy S4, you have to activate it first in Android Lollipop as follows:

Open from the home screen the menu and then the settings. Jump on the tab "My Device" and then select “Lock Screen”. In this submenu, you can now activate the "camera shortcut" option by setting a hook in the checkbox behind it. Finished!

From now on you can use the camera on your Samsung Galaxy S4 directly from the lock screen with the small icon at the bottom right. Wipe this camera icon into the center of the screen and the camera simply opens on your Samsung Galaxy S4 directly from the lock screen.

You know now how to activate the camera shortcut for the lock screen in Android lollipop.

After you downloaded the new Android firmware Lollipop update to your Samsung Galaxy S4, you will perhaps notice after some testing a new icon in the status bar. This icon is in the shape of a star. If you notice that star in the notification bar of your Samsung Galaxy S4, then this has the following reason:

The star symbol stands in Android Lollipop for the interrupt mode. This mode was newly installed with Android lollipop on the Samsung Galaxy S4. This can be found and configured in the following submenu:

Home Screen --> Apps --> Settings -> My Device -> Sounds & Notifications -> interruptions

You can now specify when interruptions on your Samsung Galaxy S4 are allowed or desired. Have you set the settings, then the interrupt mode (star symbol) can be easily activated and also deactivated via the status bar. Draw the status bar with two fingers from the top of the screen. You will find a button with "only priority" (if active) or "Always interrupt" (when inactive).

In order to hide the star icon in the status bar, the interrupt mode must be set to "Always interrupt ".
You now know what the star icon on your Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android Lollipop means and how disable the interrupt mode and therefore to hide this star from the status bar.

You can create for yourself a contact entry within the Contacts app in Android Lollipop. This is useful, for example if you want to send a business card from wirelessly to a contact. The "Me" contact will appear in the List of the Contacts app at the top and can of course also be provided with a profile picture or contact picture.

If you have specified a contact picture for yourself by fun and now want to undo it then you can use the following procedure in Android Lollipop:

Open the Contacts app and tap in the section "ME" on your name. You will now see your contact details. Tap the pencil icon at the top right and you can now edit the contact. In Edit mode now tap the profile image which is displayed in a circular shape. A small pop-up menu will now open where you can select "Remove". Finished!

You just successfully deleted the contact picture for your own contact in Android lollipop.

From now on many users of a Samsung Galaxy S4 can install the new Android Lollipop update. The update is available to either via OTA or via Samsung Kies.

With Android Lollipop you have lots of new features on your Samsung Galaxy S4 available, but compromises have to be made in some places. However, it is recommended to install the Android Lollipop firmware update on the Samsung Galaxy S4.

Should you not see the download information for Android Lollipop on your Samsung Galaxy S4, then you can manually search for it. This works as follows:

Open on your smartphone from the Home screen: Apps --> Settings --> Options --> Device Information --> Software Updates --> Update Now

After you've tapped on the entry your Samsung Galaxy S4 checks, if a new firmware is available for download. This is now for the most devices the case. The firmware can now be downloaded via OTA, On the Air (wireless connection) to your smartphone.

The update process takes about half an hour and it is recommended that the battery is fully charged before the update process is started.
We wish you much fun with Android lollipop on your Samsung Galaxy S4.

Sometimes it may be necessary to update the A-GPS data on a smartphone like the Sony Xperia Z3. A-GPS stands for "Assisted" GPS and is a way to get more accurate and faster positioning by GPS on your phone. The system uses in addition to the GPS module the mobile data network back todetermine your location and can thereby provides faster and more accurate location data. Usually a lot of time is saved, because without A-GPS the definition of the own place takes sometimes up to five minutes. With A-GPS the determination may already have been made in 15 seconds.
Sometimes it may be necessary to update the A-GPS data on the Sony Xperia Z3. This is usually the case if the Sony Xperia Z3 requires a very long time for determining the own position.

Therefore, we now show you a little tutorial on how to update or reload on the Sony Xperia Z3 the A-GPS data. Unfortunately, Android has no integrated function for a manual update and thats why you need to download the following free app from the App Store:

Download GPS Test from the Google Play Store

If you have installed the app please open it now. Now switch on the GPS of your Sony Xperia Z3 if not already done. Now open the menu in the app “GPS Test”. Select the "Settings" tab. This takes you to the menu for the settings of the app. There you will find at the top two buttons. Press

1. Clear AGPS
2. Update AGPS

Press both buttons to update your AGPS data.

You have now deleted the old A-GPS data successfully and after that updated the data. The Sony Xperia Z3 should now determine your location as usual in no time.

If you have the latest operating system Android Lollipop firmwareinstalled on the Samsung Galaxy S4, then problems of various kinds can occur.It is possible that you have a high battery consumption, non-functioning system apps, or a device that becomes very hot etc. Do you have also problems at your Samsung Galaxy S4 after updating the firmware to Android Lollipop then the following procedure is recommended.

Performs a so-called Wipe cache partition on your Samsung Galaxy S4. With this method you can delete old temporary system files on the smartphone. These temporary system files cause problems on Android lollipop. This method helps to eliminate in most cases errors in Android lollipop on the Samsung Galaxy S4.

To perform a Wipe cache partition for your Samsung Galaxy S4 proceed as follows:

Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S4 completely by hitting the Power On/ Off Button for a certain time. Wait until the device is turned off completly. Now you have to press and hold the following keys to turn the phone on again:

• Power On / Off
• Volume +
• Home button

If the Samsung Galaxy S4 vibrates once, let the power on/ off button go, but keep the other two keys from the key combination pressed until a small menu, similar to DOS (recovery menu), appears on the display.

Now mark the entry "Wipe cache partition" with the volume down key. With the power on/ off button, the entry is selected and the process is started. This usually takes only a few seconds. Then the previously displayed menu appears again. Now select the first entry with "Reboot system now" and run the command again by pressing the power button. Your Samsung Galaxy S4 will now reboot.

Now everything should work the way you would expect from your smartphone. If this is not the case, we recommend you despite the effort to perform a "factory reset" on the Samsung Galaxy S4.