Should you lift the Samsung Galaxy S7 from a table or another surface, then it may be that the smartphone suddenly vibrates. The background is that you have activated the Smart Alert feature and received a new notification, such as a call or an SMS message.

When Smart Alert is enabled, the smartphone vibrates whenever you lift it from a surface. To disable the vibration of the Samsung Galaxy S7 when you lift it up, you need to do the following:

Open the following Android submenu:

Home screen --> App Menu --> Settings --> Advanced Features

Scroll down to the entry "Smart Alert". Tap it and then clear the slider to disable this feature on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

Afterwards, your device will no longer vibrate when a call is missed or an unread message is picked up.

If you make a call on your Samsung Galaxy S7 and dial via the keypad, then you may notice that this is very small and can be moved to the right or to the left. By default, the keypad is much larger.

The reason for the small keypad is that you have activated the one-handed input method. If this option is active, the keypad, option buttons, the Samsung keyboard, the calculator, and the unlock pattern on the lock screen are displayed very small.

To deactivate this option on the Samsung Galaxy S7, please proceed as follows:

Navigate from your start screen to the following Android submenu:

Settings -> Extended functions -> One-handed operation -> One-handed input

Deactivate the option here by using the Control bar. The numeric keypad and the variants described above are displayed again in normal size.

Now you know why the numeric keypad is very small on your Samsung Galaxy S7 and how you can undo this.

If you want to charge your Samsung Galaxy S7 with an induction charger, then this may not work properly. It is usually the case that the smartphone briefly indicates that it is being loaded, but then the charging process is not continued.

The reason is usually the cable, the charger or the protective case. If the inductive charging does not work with your Samsung Galaxy S7, please try the following three tips:

Check the charger and the cable of the inductive charging station.

If the current of the charging station is too weak, no induction charge can occur. We recommend you therefore alternative a different charger. Use the original charger of the Samsung Galaxy S7 to try out. Check before, however, whether the charging station can withstand the charging current of the charger. Mostly, this measure helps to charge the Samsung Galaxy S7 wirelessly

Remove the protective case

If your Samsung Galaxy S7 is stored in a protective case or case, it may prevent the wireless charging. Take the protective cover off as a test to check whether the induction charging station correctly charges the smartphone.

Check an alternative induction charging station

If the two tips mentioned above have not helped, then the induction charging station may be defective. We recommend that you check with a friend, acquaintance or in the shop, if the cordless charging of the Samsung Galaxy S7 works with another station.

If this does not work, it may be that there is a defect in your Samsung Galaxy S7, but this is rarely the case. We hope that one of the facts above is the reason why your Samsung Galaxy S7 cannot be charged wirelessly.

If you want to use the Upday service on your Samsung Galaxy S7, but you do not always want to receive notification of new events in the status bar, then you can disable it by doing the following:

Open the "Upday" application on your Samsung Galaxy S7. To do this, go back to the Home screen and then wipe to the left to access the Upday Home screen.

Click on the "More" button in the upper right corner. Select "Settings" from the menu that opens. You will see the Upday settings and the first option "Notifications".

Now deactivate the slider to no longer be notified of up-dates in the case of urgent news via the status bar. From now on, if a new message appears with Upday, you will no longer be informed about this in the notification bar of your Samsung Galaxy S7.

You will need to be informed about new messages via the Upday widget on the home screen.

If the keys on the keyboard of the Samsung Galaxy S7 are too small, then there is the possibility to enlarge them a bit. Just when you have big fingers, the small keyboard of the Samsung Galaxy S7 can be quite inaccurate.

In order to enlarge the keys of the Samsung keyboard, you have to adjust the following settings:

1. Open the app menu from the home screen of the smartphone and then the settings

2. Select "Language and input" and then the menu entry "Samsung keyboard"

3. Now scroll down until you see the option "Keyboard size" and tap on it

4. You can now scale the keyboard of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Pull up the frame at the top of the keyboard. The keyboard and the keys become bigger. That's it already.

We hope that this tip has helped you to use the keyboard of the Samsung Galaxy S7 more comfortable and to write text error-free.

T-Mobile may have for some time a power failure to complain, where it it no longer possible for smartphone and mobile phone users to log on to the mobile network. Thus no telephone calls could be led or accepted and also the mobile Internet could not be used.

Anyone who is affected by such a problem or will be affected in the future, we would like to give you a tip if no connection can be established. Often it helps if you switch the smartphone once in the airplane mode and deactivate it after about 30 seconds.

Strangely, this approach helps to log back into the mobile network faster. Background in this case was that the Telekom's servers did not recognize the SIM card profiles correctly. By activating and deactivating the aircraft mode, a new request was sent to the mobile network. By sending a request more often, the probability was greater that the sim card profile was recognized at some point.

As we said, we recommend you this tip for future events.

If you open an app on your Samsung Galaxy S7, in which you have the option to enter text, then the keyboard will automatically open. Now it may be that this keyboard suddenly appears in yellow-black.

This is the contrast-rich keyboard. This can be activated in the settings of the Samsung keyboard, which is probably happened by mistake. For this reason, we now explain to you how to disable the yellow black keyboard on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

Please proceed as follows:

Open the menu and then the settings. Navigate to "Language and Input" and select "Samsung Keyboard". Now scroll down to the section "Adjustment" in the next submenu and then deactivate the control for "Contrasting keyboards". Done!

You will no longer see a yellow keyboard when you open an app on the Samsung Galaxy S7.

If the display of your Samsung Galaxy S7 shows colors in gray or black and white, then battery performance is saved. For this reason, this function is also used, for example, in ultra-energy saving mode.

If the energy-saving mode is too slow for your, the Grayscale mode can also be activated on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and thus save battery power. You can find the function in the following sub-menu of the Android settings:

1. From the start screen, open the app menu and then the system settings.

2. Navigate to "Input help" and then "Visual aid"

3. Now scroll down completely until you see the option "Grayscale". Activate the slider.

You have now activated the grayscale mode on the Samsung Galaxy S7. All colors are now displayed in gray. This will save battery power, since the display of dark colors requires less battery power than it is the case with colors.

 Your Samsung Galaxy S7 talks to you and you cannot navigate properly within the Android menu? Then you have maybe activated the "Talkback" function. Talkback is a navigation aid for people with reduced visual visibility.

Usually one activates Talkback on the Samsung Galaxy S7, because one wants to try out, what conceals behind the function. So if you have activated Talkback on the Samsung Galaxy S7, then your smartphone will read you a lot when you are in a menu.

The navigation within the menus has also been adapted. This is also the reason why it is very difficult to disable TalkBack again. But not a problem, because we explain here now, how to navigate in talkback and disable the function again:

Control of the Samsung Galaxy S7 with activated talkback function:

A button must always be tapped twice quickly one after another to open an app or a menu point.

To open you can scroll through the menus or on Internet pages by placing two fingers on the display and performing the typical scrolling movement. Important: Both fingers must be on the display.

To switch between the home screens or to scroll through the menu, you must also touch the display with two fingers and wipe to the right or left.

Talkback can now be deactivated on the Samsung Galaxy S7:

Navigate from the home screen to:

Menu --> Settings --> Accessibility

Now scroll down to the bottom. Here you will find talkback. Tap the option and then disable the function by using the slider. Done!

You now know how to disable Talk Back on the Samsung Galaxy S7, if you have activated it by mistake.

There is probably nothing worse than to lose the photos that are stored on the Samsung Galaxy S7 in an unfavorable accident. Inadvertently deleted albums, a defective memory card or even that the smartphone gets completely lost. In any case, important and personal images are gone.

This is, of course, a pity and therefore the app Google Photos gives the possibility to synchronize images automatically. This is a very useful way to secure all the images you have stored on the Samsung Galaxy S7 in the cloud.

If you have synced your pictures through Google Photos, then you will never be able to suddenly lose all images irretrievable. This is why we are now explaining exactly how to enable the syncing of photos and videos in Google Photos:

Open from the Home screen:

• App Menu --> Google Photos

If you are in the app, you can see in the upper left corner "Find photos" a symbol with three bars. Tap this icon and then select "Preferences". Here you will find the "Backup and Synchronize" option right from the start. Toggle the option, and then activate the slider in "Backup and Sync".

You must now select an account for the backup. With a standard Google account, you have almost 15GB free to back up your pictures and videos. More storage space can be purchased for a small contribution per month.

If you have selected your account, you will also need to select folders that you want to save next to the camera folder (the camera folder is automatically saved).

We would leave the backup via the mobile network deactivated as very large traffic data could be generated. Lastly, you can select a method to backup your photos and videos. For example "Charging only".

Afterwards, your photos, which are stored on the Samsung Galaxy S7 are automatically saved by the Google Photos app. So if a photo is stored in the Google Drive cloud, this image is marked with a cloud. Images with a crossed cloud are not yet available in the cloud.

You now know how to comfortably protect your pictures and videos on the Samsung Galaxy S7. We recommend to use this feature, as only with that option your images are not lost, if your device get´s a defect.