Maintenance
Cleaning, batteries, backups and keeping things working.
1,200 pages
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Check Whether It Is Still Getting Security Updates
A device that has stopped receiving patches is a liability regardless of how well it still works.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Clean It Safely
Cleaning consumer electronics is mostly a matter of knowing what not to use. The wrong solvent removes an oleophobic coating permanently.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Look After the Battery
Battery longevity is driven by heat and time spent at extremes of charge, not by how often you plug in.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Prepare It for Sale or Handover
Wiping a device properly is more than deleting your files, and skipping a step can leave it locked to your account and worthless to the buyer.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Protect Your Data on It
The default settings on a new device are tuned for convenience. A few deliberate changes close most of the practical risk.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Reduce Its Power Consumption
Most of the power a device uses is accounted for by three things: the display, the radios, and whatever is allowed to wake it.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Set Up a Second Device Without Duplicating Everything
Running two devices well is a matter of deciding what syncs and what deliberately does not.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Test It Properly Before the Return Window Closes
Most faults that matter show up in the first fortnight, but only if you deliberately look for them.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Transfer Everything to a New Device
Direct transfer beats restoring from a backup almost every time, provided you plan an hour for it.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE: How to Update Firmware Without Breaking Things
Updates are the single most effective security measure available, and the least popular. Both facts are worth taking seriously.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Check Whether It Is Still Getting Security Updates
A device that has stopped receiving patches is a liability regardless of how well it still works.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Clean It Safely
Cleaning consumer electronics is mostly a matter of knowing what not to use. The wrong solvent removes an oleophobic coating permanently.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Look After the Battery
Battery longevity is driven by heat and time spent at extremes of charge, not by how often you plug in.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Prepare It for Sale or Handover
Wiping a device properly is more than deleting your files, and skipping a step can leave it locked to your account and worthless to the buyer.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Protect Your Data on It
The default settings on a new device are tuned for convenience. A few deliberate changes close most of the practical risk.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Reduce Its Power Consumption
Most of the power a device uses is accounted for by three things: the display, the radios, and whatever is allowed to wake it.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Set Up a Second Device Without Duplicating Everything
Running two devices well is a matter of deciding what syncs and what deliberately does not.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Test It Properly Before the Return Window Closes
Most faults that matter show up in the first fortnight, but only if you deliberately look for them.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Transfer Everything to a New Device
Direct transfer beats restoring from a backup almost every time, provided you plan an hour for it.
Galaxy Watch 7: How to Update Firmware Without Breaking Things
Updates are the single most effective security measure available, and the least popular. Both facts are worth taking seriously.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Back It Up Properly
A backup you have never restored from is a hypothesis, not a backup.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Check Whether It Is Still Getting Security Updates
A device that has stopped receiving patches is a liability regardless of how well it still works.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Choose the Right Case or Cover
A case is the cheapest insurance available, and the wrong one causes overheating and blocked charging.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Clean It Safely
Cleaning consumer electronics is mostly a matter of knowing what not to use. The wrong solvent removes an oleophobic coating permanently.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Diagnose a Problem Methodically
Changing several things at once is why most troubleshooting takes longer than it should.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Free Up Storage
Most reclaimed storage comes from caches and offline downloads rather than from the files you can see.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Improve Everyday Performance
Most perceived slowdown is storage pressure, background activity or thermal limiting rather than the hardware ageing.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Look After the Battery
Battery longevity is driven by heat and time spent at extremes of charge, not by how often you plug in.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Prepare It for Sale or Handover
Wiping a device properly is more than deleting your files, and skipping a step can leave it locked to your account and worthless to the buyer.
Garmin Fenix 8: How to Protect Your Data on It
The default settings on a new device are tuned for convenience. A few deliberate changes close most of the practical risk.