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What are all the holes in your cell phone and why are so many needed?

Although smartphones have undergone significant compaction by making their bodies increasingly uniform and lacking in holes, They continue to have several holes that serve them for a multitude of tasks.. And there are those small perforations that the phone has on the top edge, often in other areas as well. Although it may seem otherwise, they are very important.

Despite the fact that mobile phones were abandoning the ability to be disassembled into pieces in favor of the now common “unibody” bodies (They do not allow the battery to be separated), this progressive tendency to make them more compact and uniform came face to face with the needs of the telephone. For example, those made of metal have separation strips that act as an antenna; The ports are essential and there are a series of holes that cannot be escaped from either. Curiously, the more expensive the phone is, the more holes it usually has.

The key in the holes is the number of microphones

Bottom microphone on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

You may think that the phone is satisfied with including a single microphone to record your voice during calls or videos, but this is not the case: it is common for each manufacturer to add two or three microphones to their devices, even if they are low-end. And of course, those microphones they need to receive the audio without the device itself muffling it; hence the holes.

The holes are made in the body of the phone and on all its faces, both on the sides and at the top or bottom (even on the back). Its purpose is make way for what is captured or sent by the components inside the phone; whether sound, light or data. There is also a hole that has a mechanical function: opening the tray for SIM cards and SD cards.

Each manufacturer can make the holes in the body of the phone in different areas, but the usual thing is that have one at the bottom, next to the USB connector. Specifically, that one is dedicated to the microphone, it is usually one of the most controversial.

Each manufacturer places the holes in the body of the phone depending on how they organize the internal components: sometimes they are on the sides, sometimes on the top and all the way down. The number of holes also varies from one mobile to another

Depending on the area of ​​the phone, the holes made in the metal or plastic body (also in the glass) have different uses. Let’s see which ones.

Upper zone: micro, lighting or infrared

Holes for the secondary microphone, for the infrared emitter and for the lighting sensor (Huawei P50 pro)

Holes can be placed on the upper edge of the mobile to make way for a secondary microphone, for example. Besides, There are brands that place the lighting sensor there Yes, due to the characteristics of the screen, you cannot place it next to the call headset. In this case you can see not only a hole, but also a kind of cover; which leaves space for light to pass through.

One last use for this area of ​​the phone is the infrared emitter. Most of the Redmi and Xiaomi become a remote control: They take advantage of the upper hole to house an infrared emitter. As in the case of the lighting sensor, the hole is protected by a kind of cover (so that light can pass through).

As an extra, there are manufacturers that house the SIM tray on the top edge. In this case, the hole is visible next to the ellipse that shows said tray. There are also phones that place the secondary speaker output in this area.

Sides: SIM tray

Side hole for the SIM tray on iPhones

It is not common for manufacturers to include holes to house microphones or other sensors on the sides of the phone, neither on the left nor on the right. Yes it is quite common accommodate the SIM tray in these areas; so the hole will appear next to the ellipse of said tray.

Lower area: USB, speakers and microphones

Micro next to the SIM tray (Xiaomi 11T). Is there really no better place?

The bottom edge of the phones is a space dedicated to the connection port (USB C, micro USB or Lightning, depending on the brand and model). In addition, the holes for external speakers are also usually located here, a series of strips or holes through which the sound comes out.

It is relatively common for a hole right next to the USB port: This is dedicated to the secondary microphone, an element that mobile phones use to apply noise cancellation to calls.

As an addition, the SIM tray can also be located here. As in the rest of the areas, the extraction hole is next to the ellipse created by the tray in the body; with the problem that The hole for the secondary microphone can be confused with that of the card extraction tray. It has happened to us more than once, we can attest to it.

Rear area and on the lenses: microphone

Rear microphone on the Google Pixel 6

Higher-end mobile phones usually include a hole in the lens area, this is the case in most iPhones, for example. This hole is for the video recording microphone, an element that allows you to zoom audio to recordings; or improve sound with omnidirectional audio recording, for example.

Mobile phones include several microphones because this improves call quality, voice detection by the assistant and recordings

Holes are typically used to allow phone microphones to pick up outside audio without metal or plastic muffling the sound. Its usefulness is more than justified.

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Telegram will give you a Premium subscription for permission to send SMS from your phone

Telegram has started offering Premium subscriptions in exchange for the ability to send SMS messages from users’ phones.

If you enable this option, the messenger will send SMS with authorization codes to other users.

Telegram will send no more than 150 messages per month. They will be considered like regular outgoing SMS. Users will pay for sending them according to their tariffs, if they do not have an unlimited SMS package activated.

When the minimum number of SMS sent is reached, the messenger will give you a promotional code for a Premium subscription.

Only owners of Android smartphones can take advantage of the offer. Telegram also warns that recipients will see the phone number from which the authorization code was sent.

The service is currently only available to Telegram users in Indonesia. (Telegram Info)

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(VIDEO) Laval family decimated in Ontario: two children and their grandmother killed because the incriminated truck driver had his eyes glued to his cell phone


The driver of a heavy goods vehicle who decimated a family from Laval in 2022 in Ontario was a real time bomb: not only was he not allowed to drive, but he had his eyes glued to his cell phone a second before the tragedy, reveals a disturbing video obtained by The newspaper.

On April 18, 2022, Mehakdeep Singh, driving a Volvo trailer truck, never saw the line of vehicles slow down and stop in front of him. He was too absorbed in the screen of the phone he held in one hand. It then caused a violent collision which cost the lives of two children and their grandmother, on Highway 401, near Belleville, Ontario.

The driver was subsequently criminally charged and recently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and injury. He was sentenced to five years in detention.

To convict him, authorities had one damning piece of evidence: a video of him looking at his phone up to a second before the collision.

Vehicle of Anik Legault and his family. Her children, Émérik and Maélie, as well as her mother, Chantal Dendooven-Legault, perished. COURTESY of the Ontario Court

COURTESY of the Ontario Court

Cameras installed in the cabin of his truck filmed Mehakdeep Singh and the road in front of him.

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Absorbed by his cell phone

Several minutes before the fatal collision, Mehakdeep Singh looked at his phone for a long time. He was absentmindedly and unenthusiastically monitoring the road, but his attention was mainly diverted to his screen. He even took his hands off the wheel momentarily to use his cell phone, before changing his mind.

He then put the device down for a few minutes, only to pick it up again just 20 seconds before impact. Already, on the camera images which show the trajectory in front of its heavyweight, the slowdown is visible in the distance.

He looks up less than a second before hitting the Hyundai Elantra, which was slowing in front of him, at full speed. The truck driver didn’t even have time to brake.

Its speed at the time of impact was 105 km/h.

The three passengers in the back seat of the Hyundai had no chance: Émérik Giroux, 7 years old, Maélie Giroux, 3 years old, and their grandmother Chantal Dendooven-Legault, 68 years old, perished.

Anik Legault (with headband), with her twin brother, Érik, in a Toronto restaurant shortly before the death of her mother, Chantal Dendooven-Legault, and her children, Maélie, 3, and Émerik, 7, in a violent collision in Ontario in April 2022.

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The children’s mother, Anik Legault, and her twin brother, Érik, sitting in the front seat, were slightly injured. The group was returning from a weekend in Toronto. The Laval family should never have crossed paths with the reckless trucker.

In fact, the man, now 26 years old, was not authorized to drive at the time of the collision.

Mehkadeep Singh, at the time of the fatal collision. ONTARIO COURTESY COURT

ONTARIO COURTESY COURT

The police investigation revealed that he had falsified his logbook and thus violated the hours of service limit authorized for truckers.

The company he worked for, Snowflake Express Inc., still used electronic statements as well as paper statements. Electronic statements have since become mandatory in Canada.

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Difficult forgiveness

Thus, Singh’s paper returns differed from the electronic returns.

The mileage of the Volvo truck recorded in the logbook was also different from the movements seen in the videos. And the GPS data didn’t match the logbook entries taken at the crime scene.

The Volvo truck driven by Mehkadeep Singh. COURTESY of the Ontario Court

COURTESY of the Ontario Court

The driver should have been placed off the road for 72 hours for these false entries into the system, according to court documents.

In addition to the five-year prison sentence, he will be banned from driving for a period of seven years. He then risks expulsion, we learned.

“Of course, I would have liked him to receive a more severe sentence, but no sentence will be enough in my eyes for three lives taken,” commented Anik Legault, who traveled to Ontario to attend the guilty plea .

COURTESY of the Ontario Court

The driver filed a letter of apology to the court, but MMe Legault said she didn’t feel ready to hear what he had to say.

“I would have found it easier to forgive if it was an accident and not repeated dangerous behavior,” she said.

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Android Auto sounds bad: four tricks to improve the sound quality between your phone and the car


If when you go on a trip you always play your favorite music or podcasts on your Android Auto to liven up the journey and you are not satisfied with the sound quality, or even you do not hear the calls or the assistant’s instructions well, we have good and bad news for you: the bad news is that Google’s infotainment system does not have a tool to improve the audio, but Yes, there are effective solutions so that you can hear Android Auto and the sound that comes from there better..

Android Auto sounds bad. If we analyze in depth the reason for low quality sound or that it does not meet our expectations with the Google infotainment system, we will see that the critical points (leaving aside, of course, the sound system in your car with its respective limitations or possible problems) are in the connection between mobile phone and car, the sound quality of the file or the source configuration, in this case, our Android phone.

Thus, if the mobile phone and the console are connected via Bluetooth, then we face challenges such as interference or compression inherent to the technology to optimize transmission and energy consumption. Likewise, we cannot expect the same quality from a track with high-resolution sound as from a lightweight file that we have downloaded in. Finally, parameters such as volume, balance, equalization or even the sound mode configured in the application from which we play on the mobile affect the final result through the car.

I want to improve my sound experience with Android Auto

Of the possible causes why our sound experience with Android Auto can clearly be improved, some solutions can already be anticipated.

  • Better wired than Bluetooth. Wireless connections are exposed to problems such as drops, problems, delays, inferior data transfers… which with the cable you minimize the probability of happening or directly avoid. Transmitting with cable it is possible for the system to receive sound without loss or compression, which translates into sound with more sharpness and clarity.
  • With downloaded music there is less risk. In the same way that offline maps are insurance for areas without coverage, if you download the podcasts or albums that interest you to your mobile before starting your trip, you can choose the best quality for the process and enjoy it later. Otherwise, you are exposed to optimizing the use of mobile networks and the coverage.
  • Spend time setting up the playback app. It is worth investing some time in trying the different options offered by both players (if you have the music downloaded to the device) and streaming services that also allow it, such as Spotify or Amazon Music, for example the volume, the equalizer , sound effects, modes. So, if, for example, you use Spotify without downloading music, you can adjust the audio quality to the most ambitious (although you will use more data).

  • Beware of Dolby Atmos. Your phone may support Dolby Atmos, a technology that offers a more immersive and immersive experience. Bad news: Android Auto is not and that can result in some distortion or losses. So when you play music from your cell phone so that it plays in the car, it is better to deactivate it.

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How to open a Weibo account without a Chinese phone number

It might not be an easy to understand network due to the language its members post in, but it’s not a bad idea. have a presence on Weibo if you follow the latest technology. Do you want to enter the platform and do not know how to overcome the pitfall of Chinese mobile? No problem: there is a way to open an account with a mobile number from another territory: the international version.

The latest leaks of a future phone, direct information from Chinese manufacturers or establishing conversations with people from this country, With Weibo, you can be up to date with everything as long as you aren’t afraid of the language. And the international mobile app is great because it includes a Spanish text translator, and it doesn’t need a Chinese phone number to open an account on the platform. The start-up process is extremely simple: you will have Weibo on your Android in very few steps. And you can use it on other devices by making the appropriate « connection ».

Installer Weibo international

Weibo is available on the Google Play Store, but there are two versions: China and international. With both applications, you can access the social network, but only the international allows access with non-Chinese phone numbers: this is the one you must choose. If you want to download the app from outside of Google Play, it’s in Pure Apk.

The first requirement you already know: Download and install the Weibo international app. From Google Play, in APK, or in other stores, such as Huawei AppGallery.

Once installed, open a Weibo account:

  • Start the app and click « Start Now » at the bottom of the screen.
  • Click on “Login” to login and register a new account.
  • Click on « Register » at the top right.

  • Now is the time to enter a valid phone number. Being an international demand, Spanish phone numbers agree: Select “Spain” from the country options and you can save the number.

  • If your number is not Spanish, try entering the country: Weibo allows registration in a wide variety of territories. If you cannot register with this number, try using a virtual SMS confirmation service.
  • Once the Weibo number is registered, the network will allow you to choose a user number. The whole process is in English and is not difficult to complete.

After registration, your Weibo account will be active. The international application works well and includes an option to translate texts into Chinese, very useful to know what they are saying. It doesn’t have excessive permissions, but you need to promote the use of your phone number: remember that all this information will go through Chinese servers. We recommend using a different staff number or accessing Weibo through a virtual number.

Source: Frandroid


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49-euro ticket: This is how you transfer the ticket to a new cell phone


  • Many use the new Deutschlandticket.
  • The ticket is often used in digital form.
  • When changing mobile phones, the ticket must be transferred.

Several million people use the new 49-euro ticket every month – often in digital form on their cell phones. But what happens to the ticket if you get a new smartphone? With most smartphones, the ticket should be transferred automatically if you make a backup and install it on the new device. If this is not the case, you can transfer it as follows.

DB Navigator – registration is sufficient

If your digital ticket runs through your Deutsche Bahn subscription, you can simply log in to the DB Navigator app with your login data. You should be able to find and use your ticket there.

If you bought the ticket from one of the transport associations, you have to register using the provider’s app. To do this, first log out of your old device and then enter the data on the new device.

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Gcam: how to automatically have the best configuration for your phone thanks to XML files

The Gcam has become an essential application for many users. This is the easiest way to radically improve the photos taken by your camera, with a treatment practically identical to that carried out by the Google Pixel. The Gcam can be officially downloaded from its creator’s page, and although there are several versions, some are designed to be compatible with certain phones, so there will always be a version for you (as long as your mobile has a processor of Qualcomm).


However, you might have heard about Gcam XML files and thanks to them we can further enhance the photos taken by this camera. We will tell you what they are and how they are installed, so that you can get the most out of the Google Camera on your phone, because within seconds we can significantly improve the behavior of the app.

Automatic configuration files for your Gcam

In computer terms, XML (eXtensible Markup Language), very briefly, is a metalanguage used to save certain files, that is, a type of file that can be edited with a text editor. This type of files, in the case of the Gcam, save specific settings for each phone, so that we can install them so that the Gcam has these parameters.

Each phone being different, it is advisable to have an individualized configuration in XML format to get the most out of the Gcam

Each phone has a different sensor and certain peculiarities both at the hardware level and at the level of compatibility with Google’s Camera2API, it is therefore necessary a specific and individualized configuration to get the most out of the Gcam. So that Gcam can read this XML file, the corresponding folder must be created. Since it can be created quickly and manually, we’ll teach you how to do it.

  • Open any file explorer
  • Go to the root folder (internal storage)
  • Create the ‘Gcam’ folder

  • In this ‘Gcam’ folder, create the ‘Configs’ folder

This method is valid for a good number of versions of Gcam, but some have a small variant for this folder, like « Configs7 ». The surefire alternative here is to have Gcam create the folder itself. To do this, we follow these steps.

  • We open the Gcam
  • Click on the up arrow that opens Quick Settings
  • We open the configuration menu
  • Click on ‘more information’
  • We activate ‘Enable Mod’ and go back
  • We return to the configuration menu
  • Click on ‘Mods Configs Creator’

  • to save
  • We put the name we want in XML
  • We keep

All these steps are necessary in the event that your Gcam does not have the advanced parameters menu activated. Some Gcams have these customization menus active by default, you just have to look for it and, if it is already created, you just have to do the step of renaming the XML and saving it. When changing name to XML by default we force the phone to create the Configs folder.


Once we have created this folder, either manually or through the app, we need to double tap on one of the empty sides next to the shutter. By giving it, it will allow us to choose the XML we want (provided that we have downloaded them in the corresponding Configs folder). But where to look for XML? On Gcam’s own creator page, you have a list with XML for each phone. However, here it is recommended browse Telegram forums and groups specific to your mobile to keep you up to date with the best settings.

Source: Frandroid

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My phone gets too hot with Android Auto: these are the tricks I use to keep the temperature under control

These days of infernal heat take their toll, on our health, habits and also on our devices… tell me, I have the car’s air conditioning in fits and starts. With this scenario, connecting my phone to the car to use Android Auto is an ordeal that is not the first time that it ends with the mobile slowing down and ceasing to charge. As if the connection and the activity of Android Auto were not enough, there are users of the Google infotainment system who in recent months have reported that their phone gets hot (as you can read in the Google help forums). Either way, If using Android Auto means that your mobile gets too hot as it happens to me, then I will tell you what I do to deal with high temperatures.

better cordless

Although I am a strong advocate of using Android Auto by connecting the phone with a cable mainly to have a more stable connection and because I usually make long tripswhich implies an excessive consumption of battery with the passing of the hours, which implies leaving the mobile dry, in these summer months I opt for the wireless connection.

Precisely one of the reasons for doing so is to reduce activity, since with the wireless connection the mobile does not charge. Is it a problem that the phone charges when running Android Auto? Sticking exclusively to the temperature, yes, since the charging process implies the generation of waste heat.

Without cover and in a cool and shaded place

If you are in the habit of connecting your phone to Android Auto with cable, you will have found yourself at a crossroads with the length of this: if it is too short, you will have the device near the dashboard, which implies finding a safe place for it and where it does not disturb. If it’s too long…excess cable everywhere.

If we consider the factor of temperature and sunlightBy getting rid of the cable, we have the opportunity to move it far enough away from areas potentially exposed to the sun, finding a good cool place in the shade. Of course, however you connect it, it is better to remove the cover.

If the temperature continues to rise, better without Android Auto

Even using Android Auto without cables and having the phone in a place away from the sun and moderately cool, in the long run it has ended up heating up. In that case I have the option of restrict activity and set priorities in Android AutoNo more listening to streaming music, I deactivate notifications and on occasions I have even chosen to download maps from Google Maps to reduce the download of data. The idea in the end is to minimize data transfer internet – car – telephone.

And even so, on days of extreme heat, not even these practices are going to prevent the mobile from heating up. It should be noted that a phone that overheats is dangerous: yes, it will first work slower than normal, it can freeze and even turn off, but that is still protection methods to avoid deterioration.

So if the phone keeps overheating, there is no choice but to turn off Android Autoat least for a while or until the temperature drops.


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Five tricks to take the photos of your Xiaomi phone to another level thanks to MIUI 14


One of the tasks that is done the most with a mobile (besides communicating) is taking pictures. The camera has become one of the most important elements when buying and selling a smartphone. And given its evolution, today you carry a Pro camera in your pocket on your Xiaomi, POCO or Redmi

For this reason, we wanted to compile five tricks with which you can take the captures you take with your Xiaomi phone with MIUI to another level, achieving incredible effects just by taking advantage of the software provided by the Chinese firm in its native camera application, full of of features such as** Xiaomi’s pro camera mode** and others that give you the opportunity to even take a good photo of the moon when it is fullwithout leaving a seedy overexposed circle on the screen.

The light and exposure meter, the best to activate the Pro mode in the camera of your Xiaomi

One of the tools that will help us considerably improve the capture of our photographs is the light and exposure meter provided by the native MIUI camera application. With it, we will be able to know at all times if the exposure of the different parts of our photography is correct to avoid loss of information in the light and shadow areas.

This function will act like the well-known “zebra pattern” that we find in professional cameras, represented with different lines when there are areas in our photographs with loss of informationsomething very useful in order to be able to use the professional mode of our phone without fear of exposing the capture badly.

In order to activate this function, we must follow the following steps:

  1. Access the camera app of your Xiaomi device
  2. Access the **** “Pro” mode ** of the Xiaomi camera ** that you will find in the mode dial of your application
  3. At the top right, open the menu and select “Exposure Verification“

And that’s it, once activated, if we manually change the parameters of our capture such as shutter speed, aperture or ISO, we can see how the function it starts up allowing us to easily see the areas with loss of information.

Activate and use the “Focus Peaking” of the Xiaomi camera

The next trick that we want to show you is the well-known function “Focus Peaking” that we can find in the same way in professional cameras and that we will also be able to activate and enjoy on our Xiaomi device.

This function It will help us to correctly focus the subject or area of ​​the photograph that we want to highlight, being represented with a striking red color so that its visualization is easier. Thanks to this, we can manually select the focus from the professional mode to focus on what we want without making mistakes.

To activate this function:

  1. Access the camera app of your Xiaomi device
  2. Access the “Pro” mode that you will find on the mode dial of your application
  3. At the top right, open the menu and select “Focus Peak“

Activate and use the Supermoon mode of the Xiaomi camera

Along with early devices that included a telephoto lens and high-resolution sensors, Xiaomi introduced a function called “Supermoon” in MIUI with which we can get striking photographs of the moon, adding to these different filters to achieve striking effects.

By simply activating this mode, the camera application of our mobile phone, based on artificial intelligence, it will automatically adjust itself to the ideal settings in order to capture the sharpest photo possible.

Of course, we recommend that, when taking these types of photographs, you use a tripod or a support so that the phone does not move during the capture, in order to achieve the best possible result.

In order to activate this mode, we will have to access the following settings:

  1. Access the camera app of your Xiaomi device
  2. Select the “More” section of the mode selector and click on “Super moon”

Once inside the mode, We can select different effects as silhouettes that we can add to our capture of the moonin addition to being able to even add text, a curious function that will undoubtedly help us achieve an attractive result of our shots of the moon.

Activate and use the long exposure mode of the Xiaomi camera

Another of the functions that Xiaomi includes in its camera interface and that draws directly from the world of professional photography is the long exposure mode.

This way it will help us to achieve different predefined effects related to long exposuresuch as getting the well-known “silk effect” in the water of a river or getting a starry sky at night.

As was the case with Supermoon mode, here it will also be essential to use a tripod to achieve an optimal result and avoid shaky photos. It will also be advisable to use this mode in low light conditions to achieve a more attractive result that gives an artistic touch to our photography.

In order to activate it:

1.Access the camera app of your Xiaomi device

2.Select the “More” section of the mode selector and click on “long exposure”

Once inside the mode, we can select between different effects that the application offers us, which are:

  • moving crowd
  • neon trails
  • Oil painting

  • light painting

  • Starry sky
  • star trails

Activate and use the clone mode of the Xiaomi camera

And to finish with this compilation of tricks we are going to close with one that we found especially fun and that opens up a world of possibilities at the level of creativity with our photographs. We are talking about the cloning mode with which, simply by leaving our phone in a fixed position, We can clone people so that they appear in different parts of a photo.

We have to tell you that this mode can only be used in landscape format and that, like the previous tricks, the use of a tripod is essential so that the shot has the best possible result.

In order to activate this mode:

  1. Access the camera application of your Xiaomi device
  2. Select the “More” section of the mode selector and click on “Clone”
  3. Once in this mode, you must select the “Photo” section to be able to use it in photographs