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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G: affordable with compromises

On 3. June 2023 By Falk Jeromin In Smartphones

As an experienced user of the ecosystem and a big fan of iOS & iPhones, in order to have a backup to as well as an insight into the current development in Android I went in search of the ideal device, ...

Congstar LTE: with VoLTE & Wifi-Call, but reduced speed

On 18. April 2020 By Falk Jeromin In Netz, Smartphones

After Congstar, as a Telekom subsidiary, was limited for a long time in terms of LTE usage, the situation has now improved: current rates support both Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) and Wifi calling.

Mobile Adblockers on the advance

On 9. February 2020 By Falk Jeromin In Smartphones, Netz

Apple introduced support for adblockers as early as 2015 with iOS 9. Until now, adblockers have led a niche existence on mobile devices, but this now seems to be changing. Heise.de now reports with reference to a study by the ...

Airalo: use the Internet anywhere in the world via eSIM

On 12. November 2019 By Falk Jeromin In Netz, Smartphones

If you are on holiday, you may still need the Internet. With Airalo you can book the appropriate eSIMs, which can be easily configured as a 2nd SIM, e.g. on the iPhone.

Freenet FUNK: LTE without limit in the o2 network?

On 5. August 2019 By Falk Jeromin In Netz, Android, Apple, Smartphones

mobilcom-debitel has published an interesting offer under the "Freenet FUNK" brand: for 99 cents a day, you get unlimited Internet with LTE speed. There are a few special features. The management from the order is completely ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro: VoLTE with Android 9.0

On 3. February 2019 By Falk Jeromin In Smartphones, Android

In principle, all o2 customers (also from other providers like Drillisch) should be able to use VoLTE. So far, this did not work on my Redmi Note 5 Pro ("whyred"), but with HavocOS 2.1 (Android 9.0) it now works: HavocOS is ...

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Remove Xiaomi MIUI advertising

On 21. December 2018 By Falk Jeromin In Android, Smartphones

In the current Android interfaces from Xiaomi, there are "recommendations" that are nothing more than advertisements - fortunately, they can be turned off, which will be briefly described in this post. Xiaomi makes an effort to ensure that the ...

Apple Pay comes to Germany

On 6. August 2018 By Falk Jeromin In Smartphones

A good four years after the launch of Apple Pay in the USA, the service has now also been announced for Germany. Apple Pay requires an approved credit card and NFC-enabled payment terminals - the latter are already available in many ...

Xiaomi Redmi grade 5: affordable middle class?

On 24. July 2018 By Falk Jeromin In Android, Smartphones

Xiaomi's Redmi Note 5 is quite an interesting device on the market, which promises smooth work with Snapdragon 636. Whether the price of a good 185 Euros is justified will be clarified here. The ...

Xiaomi Mi A1: Android One Getting started

On 25. March 2018 By Falk Jeromin In Android, Smartphones

Xiaomi offers a mid-range device with Android One in the form of the Mi A1 - updates & LTE Band 20 included. Until now, smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi did not support the LTE Band 20, which is used by many network operators in ...