But long before the port-jacking, physical buttons where the first to be shunted out for a variety of reasons. Oh I so fondly remember the two stage shutter button on my Sony phone, which allowed me to first focus on the subject and then click the picture. But since the rise of the Android, the staple configuration found on every phone was the combo of power-volume buttons and navigation keys(the keys below your screen)....
These typical services provide apps for smartphones that make it easy for users to access documents on the go. Media files however are not handled smoothly by these apps, so music, video, and image steaming to phones is not ideal. Let’s just say you don’t even get a decent player to manage the media. AirStream is an all-new app on the Play Store that fills the gap and lets users stream music and media from both cloud services and personal computers....
So, what are we waiting for? Let’s get started. 1. Disable the Annoying Ads Ads are perhaps one of the most annoying things about any Xiaomi phone, other than the Redmi K20 series. While the company claims that it’s easy to disable ads, the reality is that it’s not that simple at all. The main issue is that Xiaomi not only pushes system-wide ads, but it also pushes ads through its stock apps....
For people who constantly find themselves in fullscreen apps like games and YouTube videos, this is going to be immensely useful. And the use case can extend even further. Even if you’re in an app that has the status bar visible, once the notification preview is gone, it’s gone. You need to drag down from the status bar to access it. Having notifications, especially ones from chat clients or email show heads up during an app can remove a lot of friction....
Let’s take a better look at this really useful reading, file managing, and annotation app. Interface & Design Being a PDF and document manager, it is essential for GoodReader for iPad ($4.99) to provide an easy way to get your files into the app. Thankfully, GoodReader lets you import your files from most apps on your iPad, including your email, Dropbox account and other cloud services, as well as giving you the option to download any document straight from the web using its URL address....
Google Forms is a veteran and is often considered to be one of the best ways to create forms and collect data on the Internet. Visit Google Forms JotForm, on the other hand, is often recommended by its users who claim it to be the best Google Forms alternative. Visit JotForm Let’s see whether the claims are true and if yes, just how better JotForm really is when compared to Google Forms....
alternatives to the native maps app that could provide better performance and experience overall. In the meantime, Google started developing its own maps app that could get it back to Apple’s iOS devices. That app is now live on the App Store and ready for anyone to download and use right away. However, despite the great effort behind this app, Google put design over usability in more than one aspect of it, making it not that obvious to figure out exactly what to do in order to use some of its most important features....
However, if you share the photos, then others can see it as they become part of shared albums. Who can see those pictures depends on the type of sharing. That’s what you will get to know soon. In this post, we will dive deep into the link-sharing feature available in Google Photos, including its permissions, settings, and how shared albums work. So let’s see what happens when you share photos on Google Photos....
Did that go over your head? That’s because explaining Bitcoin easily in one sentence is impossible (which is also why Twitter will never kill blogs, so yay). But I’ve got a lot more characters than 140 at my disposal so here it goes. A lot of people on the internet have tried to explain Bitcoin and while the general public has some idea of what it’s, they’re still not sure if/why they should be using it....
This is what DLC, or Downloadable Content, is about. You can play the game, read about how it ends in the umpteen number of portals dedicated to gaming and still enjoy some more of it. Let’s take a deeper look. The Need for DLC We’ve already seen the impact of increasing user engagement in gaming and a recent study by the Helsinki Institute of Information Technology also proves the correlation between DLC and acquisition of a larger user base....
Feels quite dumb when rooting was mandatory to secure privacy. But now that Android has evolved, things have changed. Today we are going to talk about two firewall apps you can install and use on your Android without root access. But before that, let me explain you as to why it’s important to use a firewall. Why is Firewall Important on Android? Firewall on Android devices gives you complete control over the apps which can connect to the internet on cellular or the Wi-Fi network....
Students Get Less Benefits During the Free Trial Students Get Exclusive Discounts Account Sharing is a New Perk for Students Once you’ve invited them to join, you can successfully share your Prime membership regardless of whether you’re a student or not.
Google and Ola Cabs have collaborated and integrated their services in a single app. Now Google Maps users will be able to book inter-city cabs using the ride option that shows up directly within the ‘Transit’ mode of the Maps app. In addition to listing the bus and train services, ‘Transit’ mode will now house an option to find and book Ola Cabs for inter-city travel. “Google and Ola, have been joining forces time and again....
Before this update, WhatsApp only supported a few file formats for music, documents, images, but following the update, users will be able to send across any file extension directly on WhatsApp. Since the service has gained popularity, it has become a go-to spot for people to share music, photos and videos with their loved ones over messages as well as important documents with colleagues. The new feature will add more value to the app as it makes sharing files easier....
After the success of their hugely popular Tesla Model S, Tesla recently began production of the more affordable Model 3. The company kicked off production of the Model 3 with a special handover event to the first 30 pre-order customers. Things always get exciting, around the time of the launch of a new product by impactful companies like Tesla. Take Apple’s launch events for example. Excitement! While the Tesla Model 3 may be new, the EV itself is not a new concept....
The Office clipboard saves multiple copied items (up to 24) at once. If you have any Microsoft Office apps (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) on your PC, you can make the best of this clipboard. A good thing about this is the clipboard is easily accessible across Office products. For example, the content you copy from Microsoft Word and save to the clipboard is also accessible in PowerPoint. Here’s what you’ll need to do to access and use the Office clipboard on your computer....
Note: You can archive up to 500 orders, but not more than that. Note: We will be using Google Chrome for this guide. Step 2: Now, hover the cursor over Accounts & Lists at the top and select Your Orders from the menu. Step 3: Scroll down to find the Archive order and click on it. Step 4: In the prompt, click on Archive order. Step 1: Open any browser on your phone....
While MS Office has some great features which are not easy to find in Google Docs, there are always solutions and workarounds to them. Most users have yet not figured out that you can get a striped table easily in Google Sheets, quite like the ‘Quick Styles’ menu in MS Office. How to get that done, though? It’s quite simple. The Magic Formula for Rows The Google Docs suite doesn’t support zebra stripes directly, but the workaround is to use conditional formatting....
You can easily share such Google Docs files in read-only PDF format. Here’s how you can convert Google Docs files to PDF on desktop and phone. It doesn’t look professional when sharing a resume or flyer from Google Docs as the default file format. Instead, you need to send it as a PDF file for a better impression. Google Docs offers a default tool to convert an existing file to PDF on desktop and mobile....
