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Here’s how to set app time limit and use screen time on android 9 Pie. This Android Pie screen time feature is useful to check how many times you spend on particular apps on your devices. Also, check how many notifications you received for a specific app, how many times unlock your phone, etc. This Android 9 Pie’s Digital wellbeing settings include Dashboard,  Wind down, App timer, screen time and Do not disturb.

You can’t found Digital wellbeing settings in your updated Android Pie 9.0. To get a digital wellbeing feature on a device, you must have a Pixel device running Android 9 Pie. We already discussed how to get android Pie digital wellbeing beta in your Pixel device. First of all Digital wellbeing features introduced on Google I/O event 2018. This features already introduced on Apple’s iOS 12 OS as Digital health. Let see how to use screen time on android 9 Pie (Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, 3 XL).

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How to Check Screen Time on Android 9 Pie

This android Pie digital wellbeing feature is helpful to set time limits for a particular app and limit app usage with screen time. This android Pie app limits feature is best to check your kid’s or children’s android phone activity. Also, set a daily time limit of apps that children use. It’ll automatically disable when the app time limit completed. Follow the below-given step by step process to set app timer android 9 Pie.

Step 1: Swipe down notification panel in your android 9 Pie & tap settings gear icon.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap Digital wellbeing.

Here you can see Dashboard, Wind down and Do not disturb for reducing interruptions in your android Pie 9.0 devices.

Step 3: Tap Dashboard.

Here you can see a screen time that shows a list of applications with daily usage time. Also, check notification received and how many times opened the specific apps in your android Pie 9.0 devices. To set app time limits on android Pie, apply below settings.

Step 4: Tap any app you want to set the app limit.

You can see app timer and notification settings for disabling app notification in your android Pie 9.0.

Step 5: Tap App timer.

Step 6: Choose from No timer/15 minutes/30 minutes/1 hour/Custom timer,

After the time set, you can see a message on the screen: Timer set to 5 minutes.

When you near the set time limit on android 9 Pie, you’ll see notifications like this: You’re close to your daily time limit for WhatsApp or Facebook or another app you can set app timer.

Step 7: When the app timer ran out. You’ll see the “App paused” message on the screen.

Step 8: Now tap on app ran out timer, you can see “app isn’t available”

Your app is paused since your app timer ran out. To again use this android app in your device, set no timer using above android Pie 9 digital wellbeing settings. Also, use screen time to limit app usage and analyze app activity in your android 9 Pie devices.

Check Screen Time in Android 10

Step 1: Go to settings in your latest Android devices.

Step 2: Tap on Digital Wellbeing and Parental Control.

Step 3: Tap on the Dashboard.

Now see screen time that shows how many times you opens particular apps in your android 10 devices. Also, see display screen time on Android 10 as Daily or Hourly.

And that’s all. We hope this makes it clear how to set the app limit and use screen time on android 9 Pie. If you have any kind of trouble, tell us in below comment box. Stay and connect with us for the latest android Pie 9.0 updates.

By default disable home screen rotation in your Android Pie 9.0 devices. Here’s how to enable home screen rotation android 9 Pie devices. When your phone is rotated, your device home screens rotate. You can allow home screen rotation using home screen settings. Also, enable auto-rotate in android 9 Pie to rotate the phone screen only, but the home screen can’t rotate. You can see the auto-rotate icon at the bottom right corner when you rotate the screen in your Android Pie. Let see how to enable landscape home screen on Android 9 Pie.

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How to Enable Home Screen Rotation Android 9 Pie

You can use screen rotation lock in android Pie 9.0 to landscape home screen when rotate your android Pie devices.

Step 1: Go to the home screen and long-press on blank space in your Android Pie 9.0

Step 2: Tap Home settings,

In Android 9 Pie home screen settings, you can see notification dots, at a glance, add app icon to the home screen, display Google app, home screen rotation and change icon shape options. By default disable “allow home screen rotation” in your device.

Step 3: Toggle on “Allow home screen rotation”.

Step 4: Go to home screen in your android 9.0 Pie.

Step 5: Now, rotate your phone, you can see rotate icon at bottom right corner (Show above screenshot),

Step 6: Tap the Rotate icon to rotate the home screen.

Now enable landscape home screen in android Pie 9.0 device.

Step 7: Tap again rotate icon to get back portrait home screen in your android Pie 9.0

It’s quite easy to enable landscape home screen in android Pie 9.0 devices such as Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 2, Google Pixel and more. If you want to stop home screen rotation android Pie, turn off toggle allow home screen rotation on your phone.

How to Enable Screen Rotation in Android 9 Pie

There are two ways to enable the auto-rotate screen. Let see one by one.

1^st Method: Quickly Turn  Auto-Rotate

Just swipe down the notification shade from the top of the screen > Tap Auto-rotate icon

Alternative Way (Latest Android): Settings > Accessibility > Toggle on Auto-rotate screen under interaction controls

2^nd Method: Android 9 Pie Auto Rotate the Screen

Settings > Display > Advanced > Toggle on Auto-rotate screen

And that’s it. I hope this little tip helpful to enable home screen rotation Android 9 Pie. If you have any questions, tell us in below comment box.

Want to get Android 9 Pie’s digital wellbeing feature in your Pixel, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel XL, and Pixel 2 device? Here’s how to sign up for Android 9 Pie’s digital wellbeing beta on Pixel devices. To get a digital wellbeing feature on Google Pixel, you must have a Pixel device running Android 9 Pie. You’ll download and install Android Pie 9 on the Pixel device here. There are two ways to download and install the digital wellbeing beta app for Pixel’s running Android Pie 9.0 devices. One is signing up for the Android digital wellbeing beta page and another is download APK mirror. This Android Pie digital wellbeing features include app timer, dashboard, Wind down, and Do not disturb mode.

In the latest Android 10 version, you can see Digital Wellbeing and parental control setting that added new Focus mode, Bedtime mode instead of Wind down mode, and Parental controls compare to Android 9 Pie’s Digital Wellbeing.

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How to Get Android 9 Pie’s Digital Wellbeing Beta on Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL

Make sure you must have Google Pixel devices and updated to the latest Android 9 Pie OS.

Step 1: Open Sign up for the Android digital wellbeing beta page in your device.

Step 2: Enter the email address and choose the option from Yes or No for Android 9 Pie on your Pixel.

Step 3: Tap Submit.

Step 4: You’ll wait for the email in the next 24 hours.

Step 5: Check mail and tap on Access the Beta now when available.

You can see the Digital wellbeing beta app in your device play store.

Step 6: Now Digital Wellbeing feature will appear on your Pixel’s settings app.

Dashboard

In Google I/O 2018 event introduced a new Digital Wellbeing feature for Android Pie 9.0 and other devices. Android 9 Pie Digital Wellbeing features. The topmost useful Android Pie’s digital wellbeing feature is Dashboard. This Android dashboard app is useful to how long you interact with your phone, select app & see time spend in individually apps, how many notifications you get, and more. Also, individually check app time spent and app usage. Also, set app timer in Android Pie 9.0 to limit app usage data.

Shush gesture

Shush gesture is another feature that automatically activates DND mode on your Android 9 Pie. When activate Do not disturb mode in your android Pie, you can’t get any phone calls or messages. In android Pie DND mode exceptions, you can see starred contacts option, so you add important numbers for urgent situations. So you don’t miss add important phone calls or messages.

Wind Down

Wind Down is the feature that helps to change the Android Pie display schedule. This Android 9 Pie Wind down mode reduce blue light and makes your device screen to grayscale your set schedule. This is one of the most useful Android Pie Digital Wellbeing features. If you have updated Android 10, you can see “Bedtime mode” instead of wind-down mode in your Pixel devices.

And that’s all. We hope this makes it clear how to get Android 9 Pie’s digital wellbeing beta on Pixel devices. If you have any kind of trouble, tell us in below comment box. Stay and connect with us for the latest android Pie 9.0 updates.

Let see the top best Android Pie 9 features. There are several new features added to Android 9 Pie including Adaptive Battery, Adaptive brightness, Navigation gestures, App actions, lockdown, Display cutout (Notch), Notification updates, Slices, Smart reply, Wi-Fi RTT, multi-camera support, Do not disturb and more. If you have a Pixel device, you’ll get Android 9 Pie’s Digital Wellbeing feature.

Recently my Google Pixel updated to Android Pie 9.0 version via OTA updates. If your device can’t get OTA updates, you can download factory images for your Pixel devices.

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Top 5 Best Android Pie 9 Features

There are several reasons why you’ll download and install Android 9 Pie in your Google Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel XL, and other supported devices.

Adaptive Battery

This Android Pie adaptive battery feature improves battery life to limits battery usage for apps that are running in the background even you don’t use it. It will automatically restrict apps that usage more battery on your phone. You can enable adaptive battery in Android Pie 9.0 using the below settings.

Step 1: Go to Settings in your Android Pie 9.0.

Step 2: Tap Battery.

Step 3: Tap the Adaptive battery.

Step 4: Toggle Adaptive battery on or off.

Navigation Gesture

Enable swipe up on home button gesture in your android Pie 9.0. While activating the Android Pie gesture, you can see the Pill icon (Horizontal line) in your device bottom of the screen. To switch apps, swipe up on the home button. Swipe up again to see all apps.

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Simulate a display with a cutout

You’ll enable/disable Notch on Android Pie 9.0 using this feature. This display cutout (Notch) is supporting three different types of Notch including Corner Display cutout, double display cutout, and Tall Display Cutout.

Step 1: Swipe down the notification shade and tap the Settings icon.

Step 2: Tap System.

Step 3: Tap Advanced.

Step 4: Tap Developer options.

Step 5: Scroll down up to the drawing section and tap Simulate a display with a cutout/Notch.

Step 6: Choose from options to set Display Notch.

Manage notification

You can easily manage notifications on Android Pie 9.0 from the home screen. When you receive a notification, tap the Manage notifications. You can see a list of apps on your devices. Enable/disable app to manage notification in Android Pie devices.

Volume Slider Button

Android Pie introduces a new volume slider button for quickly vibrating or muted phone using volume up or volume down button. To change sound settings in Android Pie 9.0, open volume slider from any screen and tap Settings gear icon. Now adjust Android Pie media volume, alarm volume, Ring volume, vibrate for calls, shortcuts to prevent ringing, Do not disturb, and more settings.

And that’s all. End the list of top 5 best android Pie 9 features. Are you excited about the Android Pie 9.0? What would you like to see in Android Pie/Android 9.0?

Google officially released Android 9.0 name called Android Pie. Android 9 Pie is available for all Google Pixel devices. If you have already installed Android P Beta 4 on your Google Pixel devices, you’ll get an OTA update for Google’s official Android 9 Pie OS. Using this system software update, your Google Pixel device will be updated to Android 9 – Pie. Let see how to download and install Android Pie 9.0 on Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and other supported devices.

Google released the latest android version Android Pie 9.0. Android P’s full name called Android Pie. If your Google Pixel device can’t get OTA updates, you’ll download system images to get Android 9 Pie for Pixel device. This Android Pie 9.0 has new features include such as Adaptive Battery, adaptive brightness, Navigation gestures, App actions, Lockdown, Notch support, and more.

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How to Download and Install Android Pie 9.0 on Google Pixel & Pixel 2

If you’re device already running Android P Beta 4 or Android developer preview 5, Android 9 Pie is available for Google Pixel devices. You’ll get an OTA update on your device.

Step 1: Go to Settings in your Pixel devices if you have already installed Android P Beta 4.

Step 2: Tap System.

Step 3: Tap Advanced.

Step 4: Tap System update at the end of the page.

Step 5: Tap Check for updates.

You can see the message: System update available. This Android 9 Pie update size is 44.4 MB in my Google Pixel device. This update will install an official Android Pie 9.0 on your Google Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel XL, and Pixel 2 XL devices.

Step 6: Tap Download and install.

Step 7: Wait for download update and after completed download tap Restart now.

Now your Google Pixel device updated to the android Pie 9.0 version. For non-pixel devices may have to wait for android 9 Pie version such as OnePlus 6, Sony Xperia XZ2, Vivo X21, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 8 Sirocco and more supported android 9 Pie devices.

And that’s all. This is quite easy to download and install Android Pie 9.0 on Google Pixel & Pixel 2 if already installed android P Beta. If you have any questions, tell us in below comment box.

Annoying that Samsung Galaxy Note can’t send MMS or picture messages? Several Samsung Galaxy users are facing problems of being unable to send or receive text messages or MMS. Poor network signals are among the most common reasons for Samsung Galaxy not sending picture messages. Here’s how to fix won’t send MMS on Samsung Galaxy Note 20/Note 10/Note 9. You can check to enter a contact number and another message-related format correctly in your Note to fix issues.

You can switch texting from iMessage to Android anytime. If you recently changed from iPhone 13 Pro Max/X Max to Galaxy Note 20 or Note 10 Plus device and forgot to deactivate iMessage, your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 can’t send or receive picture messages. If you no longer use your iOS devices, you need to enter your phone number to deregister from iMessage. Check out the below given possible solutions to fix can’t send MMS from Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 10, and Galaxy Note 9.

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How to Fix Won’t Send MMS on Samsung Galaxy Note 20/Note 10/Note 9

I surf the web and found some tips that might be helpful to fix Samsung Galaxy Note that can’t send or receive MMS picture messages.

Solution 1. Restart your Galaxy Note

Press & hold the power button and tap the Restart option to reboot your Samsung Galaxy Note. Sometimes this Galaxy Note soft reset will fix minor bugs and improve your phone performance.

Solution 2. Check Network Signal Strength

If you can’t see the signal icon, have no bars on your device status bar, or slow internet connection, you can’t send or receive SMS, MMS, and call. Find a nearby place that has a strong network signal. After getting a network signal, try to send messages to someone and check to fix problems.

Try to enable Airplane mode (Flight mode) for 10-15 seconds and then again disable it on your device. Now check your device network signal.

Solution 3. Enable or Disable Mobile Data (Turn Off WiFi)

Make sure to disable mobile data on your device.

Swipe down the notification panel twice > Tap on Mobile data to turn it on/off.

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Solution 4. Make Sure to Turn On MMS on Samsung Note

Step 1: Open the Messages app on your Galaxy Note.

Step 2: Tap Three vertical dots (More) in the upper right corner.

Step 3: Tap Settings.

Step 4: Scroll down and tap on Advanced.

Step 5: Toggle on Auto-download MMS.

Solution 5. Check if SIM or Phone Issue

You can’t send or receive MMS or text messages if your SIM card is damaged. Insert your SIM card into another device and try to send an MMS message. 

Solution 6. Remove SIM Card & Reinstall

Make sure the SIM card is inserted correctly into your Samsung Note. Remove the SIM card from the SIM tray and restart your phone. After a restart, reinserts the SIM card and try to send a picture message to another contact.

Solution 7. Use Google Messages App or Textra to Fix Samsung Note 9 Can’t Send or Receive Text Messages or MMS

Using the Samsung messaging app, I can’t send or receive MMS to other mobile carriers. Uninstall the default Samsung Messages app from your device and install the Google Messages App or Textra to solve the MMS issue.

Solution 8. Clear Messages App Cache to Fix Won’t Send MMS on Samsung Galaxy Note 20/Note 10/Note 9 

Step 1: Open Settings in your Galaxy Note.

Step 2: Tap on Apps.

Step 3: Select the Messages app you want to clear the cache.

Step 4: Tap Storage.

Step 5: Tap Clear cache.

Now restart your Samsung Galaxy device and try to send an MMS.

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Solution 9. Reset Network Settings

Step 1: Go to Settings on your Samsung devices.

Step 2: Tap on General Management.

Step 3: Tap on Reset.

Step 4: Tap on Reset network settings.

Step 5: Tap Reset settings.

Enter the screen lock to continue the process.

Step 6: Tap Reset settings again.

Solution 10. Reset APN Settings on Galaxy Note

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Tap on Connections.

Step 3: Tap Mobile networks.

Step 4: Tap the Access point names.

Step 5: Tap More in the upper right corner.

Step 6: Tap on Reset to default.

Now, try to send MMS on your Samsung Note.

Solution 11. Wipe Cache Partition Samsung Galaxy Note

Wipe cache data for your Samsung device. It will remove all unnecessary data and junk files from your phone. After wiping the cache, send a picture message to another device.

Solution 12. Factory Reset Samsung Galaxy Note 20/Note 10/ Note 9 using the Phone Settings

It will erase all your Samsung Note data, such as internal storage, Samsung account, photos & videos, and more. Before factory resetting the Galaxy Note device, back up & restore data safely to other devices.

Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel twice and tap the Settings gear icon.

Step 2: Tap Reset under General Management.

Step 3: Tap Factory data reset.

Step 4: Tap Reset phone.

Step 5: Tap Delete all.

Now restart your device and check whether to fix the MMS problem. If not fix the problem, hard reset Galaxy Note using the hardware buttons.

And that’s all. End the list of possible solutions to fix can’t send MMS on Samsung Galaxy Note. I’ll add it to the list and credit you by putting your source under it. Let me know in the comment section if you know any other ways to fix this problem.

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