But before you can do any of that, you need to gain root access. For that, you need to flash a custom recovery, which means you need to unlock the Bootloader. It’s an easy affair. Shouldn’t take you more than 30 minutes if you follow the guide below closely. Alright, let’s get this bad boy off its leash. 1. What You Need to Know Before We Start This guide is for a OnePlus One running KitKat (4....
Most of us think that the Google search widget is just to search Google or the contacts in the device but that’s not the case. With a simple modification in the settings, you can use the widget to directly search within the apps without even opening them. Android ICS users can press the menu soft key and app settings to select the app user would like to search through. You might not find all the apps installed on your device in the list as only few app extend their API to Android search....
But before we start wiping the phone, we need to do something else – create a backup. Then I’ll show you the two ways to wipe your phone – the easy way and the secure way. Back the Hell Up You don’t want to lose your important contacts and SMS when moving to a new phone. The best thing you can do is go to Settings > Backup & reset and make sure Back up my data is checked....
Encryption is not software that you can break in few seconds or minutes. It can take hours or even days. So, the best way to keep a message safe is to send it in encrypted form and let it self-destruct after 1 viewing or after few hours/days if the recipient doesn’t view it. Well, that’s what I’m going to show today. Let’s see how you can do it. Want a safer web browsing experience?...
The option has been available on most Android phones, but it’s still one of the lesser-known features. If you’d like to change how and where conversations appear in notifications follow us in this article as we show you how to do it. What Are Priority Conversations Priority conversations are notifications from texting or messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and others which, when enabled, will appear first in your Android’s notification shade....
Creating separate user profiles for your child or other family members is a safe way to share your phone. Each user can have a personalized experience with a separate set of apps. In this post, we’ll show you how to set up and use multiple user profiles on your Android phone. Before we begin, it’s important to note that the multiple user profiles feature is unavailable on all Android phones....
Before it gets updated and released to the world, most app developers like to release their beta versions to a bigger audience for testing. Google recently made the beta version of their Search app available to beta testers. So, how do you become one? Sign Up The first step to becoming a beta tester is to sign up for the service. Google has created an opt-in page if you want to join their beta tester program....
Combine Microsoft Edge Chromium’s increased desktop presence with the Android and iOS versions, and you have a consistent browsing experience no matter what device that you use. That’s why you must sync your browsing data. That way, you can continue to surf the internet with seamless access to your passwords, bookmarks, and settings on any of your devices. So below, let’s check out how you can set up Microsoft Edge Chromium to start syncing your browsing data....
Windows Hello is another method of signing into your Windows 10 device and all it takes is a touch of your finger or a scan of your face — no need to type passwords anymore. For this feature to work, you’ll need two things: A Samsung device with a fingerprint scanner, running on Android Marshmallow or later and Samsung Flow app installed.A Windows 10 PC that is compatible with Windows Hello, is running the Creators Update and has Samsung Flow app installed from the Windows Store....
So read on to know how to install iOS 7 on your iOS device whether you use iOS 6 (or previous versions) or even if you are already using a beta version of iOS 7. Important Note: You have to update to the public release of iOS 7 if you are using the beta. This is because betas expire, so you risk having an unusable iOS device if you don’t update to the official release....
However, those are not the only features of the B612 camera app. There are plenty of features and hidden settings that are easy to miss and that’s where we come in. In this guide today, we’ll cover every nook and corner of this amazing app so that you get the most out of it. What Do You Need All you need is a phone with a camera (preferably a front-facing camera) and it should run Android 4....
One fact I want to share is, I use PortableApps Suite on my USB Drive and I was looking for a way I could integrate Dropbox to it. Though I couldn’t get Dropbox to work, I managed to find a way to use Google Drive using a portable app. I was fine with that because all I wanted was to work on files and automatically sync them online. Dropbox or Google Drive, as long it worked, I was happy....
In such situations, a file transfer app is an ideal solution if you have both the phones nearby. With over one hundred million downloads, Xiaomi’s ShareMe app (previously known as Mi Drop) is one of the popular file transfer apps on the Play Store. This app uses Wi-Fi Direct to share files among phones, and the good thing is that the feature even extends to laptops and computers. Download ShareMe Furthermore, this cool app isn’t limited to just Xiaomi phones....
The Galaxy S9 can double up as a Wi-Fi extender and no, we’re not talking about the Mobile Hotspot feature. This new feature essentially works by receiving the Wi-Fi signal and then amplifying it, so that the coverage area is extended. Going by the name of Wi-Fi sharing, this feature first made its debut on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and is also available in the Samsung Galaxy Note8. Now, that we have established how it accomplishes the task, let’s see how to enable the Wi-Fi sharing feature on the Galaxy S9 and S9+....
Google is leading the pack with the default Google Photos app which comes built-in on every Android device. And Google keeps adding new Machine Learning-based features, its Photos app continues to be one of the top choices as a gallery app. That doesn’t mean other OEMs lack the mettle to compete with Google Photos. Samsung’s recently redesigned gallery app is excellent, even OnePlus integrated a capable photos app. However, Huawei’s latest Gallery app got my attention lately....
However, the big guns are rolling out cloud based music players with services like cloud storage , desktop mobile sync and streaming solutions; but with an associated cost. Amongst the crowd, Instinctiv promises to cater to all such wishes for free. Here’s what it is capable of doing. The very first time you launch your browser it will start importing media files from common locations like Music and other libraries of players like Windows Media Player and iTunes....
In true Apple fashion, an iterative upgrade means that a new phone looks exactly like the previous generation. This is not surprising, as we’ve seen it with the 6 and 6s, 7 and 8, and even the iPhone X and XS. But, the good part about this iterative upgrade is that there are some features we longed for on the standard, ‘non-pro’ variant of the iPhone. Dive into this comparison of the iPhone 14 vs....
But this is Microsoft’s default browser and it’s bound to have some peculiar quirks. Things that normally don’t make sense but to Microsoft they somehow do. And Edge is laden with these. From trying to switch to Chrome as a default browser or switching the search engine right within Edge. Plus, in Edge’s new UI, in an effort to simplify things, MS has hidden many settings under an extra layer of engagement....
Earlier, emails and chat were the tools you could turn to for scheduling, but it didn’t make the whole thing any less complicated. Digital scheduling tools have arrived to make scheduling events and meetings easier. Presdo is a simple web service that makes the job of finding common times for meetings hassle free. You start off by registering and logging in (you can use your Gmail ID too). The simple field as shown in the screenshot is for entering the time you think is right for the meeting....
create playlists . Of course, with computers and smartphones, playlists have become not just important, but absolutely essential, especially among those with huge music libraries. If you spend a lot of time with your iPhone, you might already know that you can create playlists right on your device. The iPhone is not limited to just that, however. In fact, once your playlists have been created on your iOS device, you can also seamlessly transfer them to iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC....
