Have you ever deleted texts and regretted it later? Have you ever need to print out your text messages for court?

Download the SMS BackUp application here:
 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zegoggles.smssync&hl=en_US
All's you need is a Gmail account.
To find your old text messages and even phone calls you just login to your Gmail.
You will have a new folder named SMS. You can set up the auto-sync in the phone settings or back up the information manually as needed

The emoji or emoticon were already quite numerous on the previous version of Android but since the arrival of Jelly Bean (4.1 and 4.2) is the big bamboo in your SMS. To turn them on, go to Settings> Language & Input and click the settings button on the keyboard you are using. Then go to the Additional Dictionaries section and install the one named "Emoji for English words". You can now add emoji instead of some words like "flake" or "boat".

**Lists Emoji / Unicode shortcuts for the Android stock keyboard.

Make a heart in emoji
Version 4.2 (JellyBean) of Android brought to our smartphones the support of emojis. These are icons, colorful, very popular in Japan and brought to the attention of the very large European audience by Apple with iOS.

In reality we are not dealing with real emojis, but with Unicode characters (v5 / v6). From this observation follows four consequences, important to understand:
The characters are monochrome
The characters must be in the font chosen for the interface.
24-bit characters like the pictogram "fire"  are viewable, copyable and collapsible. Only unicode characters 8 and 16 bits are managed by the dictionary.
REAL emojis are not managed by Android based (but some ROMs like CyanogenMod know how to display them).

Notifications in iPhone will help you to get a quick glance of up to date information. 

But it could be overwhelming if you start to get alerts from each and every app in your iPhone. 

You can make use of notifications more effectively by managing to receive only from the Apps that are important to you. 

Go to Settings -> Notifications and tap the app from the list to turn the Notification on/off specifically for that App.  To certain extend, turning off the unnecessary notifications will help to keep the battery longer. 

You can view and manage notifications from Notification Center in iPhone. Usually you can go to notification center by swiping down from top after unlocking your phone. You can also go to notifications center in lock screen, by swiping up from the middle of the lock screen. All the notifications will be listed by day and you can scroll down to see the older notifications. 

You can determine which notifications you want to receive and how do you want to receive. Go to settings -> Notification. You can turn on/off various settings like sounds, show on lock screen, badge app icon, banner, preview, etc., for the notification by app basis.  To manage these settings for a specific app, tap the app and go to details screen.

Go to Settings -> Notifications and scroll down to manage Government (Amber and Emergency) alerts.

You can delete all the notifications received for a particular day by tapping ‘X’ next to the day.

If want to respond to a notification or see more information swipe left over the notification and tap ‘View or press deeply on the notification. You also have a choice to 'Clear' that particular notification.

To clear all notifications, press any 'X' deeply and select 'Clear All Notifications'

To open the app that sent the notification just swipe right over the notification and tab 'Open'. If it’s a notification for a missed call, you can call back by swiping right and tab ‘Open’.  

Setting up Widgets in iPhone will allow you to take a quick glance at information and also to perform quick actions without opening an app. To access widgets, swipe right over the Home screen or Lock screen. It'll give a quick glance of information from the apps that are already added to the widgets. 

To manage the widgets, scroll to the bottom and tap Edit. You may have to use Touch ID or provide Passcode to go to the 'Add Widgets' screen. 'Add Widgets' screen will display already added widgets and the available apps to add as widget. To remove an existing widget, tab the red '-' at the left and tab the 'Remove' button at right. To add a widget, scroll down to the list of 'More Widgets' and select '+' at the left of the app to add as widget.

iPhone offers few cool features to enhance photos or screenshots with Markups and Text. To add Markup or Text, open a photo and select 'Edit' at the top right corner. In the edit screen, select the option to add Markup' at the bottom right. This will bring the menu to add various shapes, text, signature, etc. Also, you can change the color of the Markup or text that you would want to add to the picture.

Same options are available when you take a screenshot. You can add Markup or text before saving the screenshot.

Save time when you plan to go for a hair cut at Great Clips. With Great Clips app, you can check-in online. To check-in just open the app and click check-in button. You can select the salon that you would want to go to and provide the information for check-in. 

Your name would have been already listed in the specific salon and also it shows the current waiting time.You can plan accordingly and when you go to the salon, chances are you’ll be next or almost next on the list to receive service.

With WiFi or cellular internet you can watch live TV channels and Xfinity On Demand on any device using Xfinity Stream app from anywhere. Additionallly you can also download cloud DVR recordings to your device and watch anywhere. If you would have purchased movies On Demand they also will be available to take in your device wherever you go and watch using the app. Great app to fully utilize your Xfinity subscription during travel, if you have unlimited cellular data. This app is available for iPad and Apple Watch as well.

If you have miles balance in your Etihad Guest account, download the Reward Card app to convert them to a virtual visa card for spending. You can request for a virtual or plastic visa card which you can load using your miles. You can use the virtual visa card through the app like any other credit card for shopping online or in-store. You can load any amount of miles onto your card. The best way to make use of your miles when needed.

If you have iOS 10 or above, you can enable Incognito mode in Google App which adds extra layer of privacy. When this mode turned on, your search and browse history are not saved. Incognito mode can be enabled through app's settings or using 3D touch option by hard pressing Google app icon in home screen. Additionally, enabling touch id for Incognito mode will allow to re-enter an existing Incognito session if you would have existed the app for short duration.

When multiple pictures of a presentation or  notes from white board was taken, you would have felt it harder to combine them together and keep it as one file either as PDF or another format for easy access later. CamScanner helps you to do this very easily. With CamScanner, you can take all the photos in ‘batch’ mode and convert them together to one file and share it or upload to cloud storage in just 2 clicks.

If you have a brokerage account with TD Ameritrade then you can download the app and login to view the  videos and market news related to the recent happenings conveniently from your device.  It also provides the latest updates, market movers and change in indices from a single place. Since the app loads faster, it looks accessing these information is much easier through the app than the regular Ameritrade web site.

Discover card members can get free access to the FICO credit score based on TransUnion® data that can be viewed either through mobile app or discover.com web site. Score gets refreshed monthly. It also shows the score history and the key factors that influence the credit score. With the FAQs about credit score, you can get all the information that you need to know about your credit score.