The photos you snap with modern digital cameras, including the one(s) on your smartphone, often include personal information, such as your location, your camera model, and even names. Known as EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data, or ‘Metadata’, the information is embedded into each image and could compromise your privacy. So to help your enhance […]
Instagram shut down Instagram Lite – the lightweight version of its app in May this year. When the company discontinued the old Lite app, there were reports suggesting that the social media giant is planning to launch a new version of Instagram Lite. After months of silence, Instagram finally reintroduced the app in India last […]
According to Statista, Samsung’s Tizen OS is currently the market leader in smart TV platform with 11% market share, followed by LG’s webOS at 7% and Android TV standing at 4%. The numbers clearly tell you that Samsung is winning this game and Android TV is at a distant place. While that’s what the numbers […]
Google officially pulled the plug on Play Music this week as the culmination of a long-winded process that began last year. However, folks still using the service can easily transfer all their content, including songs, albums, playlists, purchases, uploads, personalized recommendations and liked/disliked songs, to YouTube Music. The transfer can be done from Android devices, […]
Sharing fun-loving photos and videos with friends and followers on Instagram is something that I never get tired of doing. Apart from “Reels” and “Vanish Mode“, the feature that has fascinated me the most in this social networking app is the “Guides”. What makes it so interesting is the ability to let you recommend posts, […]
Back in August, Microsoft released a major new feature for its Your Phone app – the ability to run Android apps on Windows 10 PCs. This feature streamed Android apps to PCs via the Your Phone app into a stand-alone window and allowed users to pin them to taskbar, just like regular desktop apps. Until […]
Android’s open-sourced operating system is a reliable and efficient OS, as we Android users know. But nothing is perfect. The OS still requires frequent updates to fix security holes and remove outdated features. Those software update pop-ups on your phone screen that you keep putting off until “tomorrow” do have a purpose, you know. Call […]
From the company that brought you Mitron, a TikTok-like video app, comes a new app ‘Atmanirbhar Apps’ that aims to promote apps made in India. Much like Mitron, the app seems to urge the need for a self-reliant app ecosystem in India. “Atmanirbhar Apps by Mitron is a free Application in which you can get […]
An increasing number of android users are upgrading to biometric authentication to unlock their smartphones or tablets. This authentification includes using fingerprint sensors. Does this sound like you? If so, you’ve probably discovered that it can be annoying to worry about forgetting the password you need to unlock your device. There is, however, a reason why these systems’ developers include […]
icrosoft has today released a refresh to their Microsoft Surface Duo Emulator Image, now with an easier way to simulate and visualize different device postures. New features and fixes This emulator release includes the following updates: Updating the hinge angle also affects the emulator’s posture. 3D device posture view in the Extended controls window. Rotation works – […]
In 1973, Larry Tessler, a computer-scientist specializing in human-computer interaction, invented cut, copy and paste interaction tools. This happened while working with Xerox PARC Company as a researcher in the United States of America. Cut, copy, and paste went on to become an essential and standard tool in human-computer interaction. Copy creates a duplicate of […]
While Google Assistant is pretty powerful and does a lot of things right, its in-app integration with third-party apps has been patchy at best. However, that seems to be changing now as Google has started tightening the screw and bringing deeply tied, in-app actions to Google Assistant. With the recent update, you can now invoke […]
Emergency mode is a useful feature that many Android enthusiasts have found to be of great help. This feature is especially useful when you find yourself in a difficult situation. Emergency mode allows you limited access to the emergency features of your Android phone. This helps your handset preserve battery power for extended standby time. When the emergency mode […]
Accidentally closing a tab on Chrome is one of those little things that can make daily life a tad more challenging. If it’s a particularly important tab, you likely enter a desperate rush to reopen the tab as soon as possible. We know this because we’ve been there, and this is not a rare occurrence for Chrome […]
Did you know you can include traffic lights on your Google Maps app in an android phone? I can’t even remember the last time I used an actual map. You know, those huge folded paper maps everyone used to buy before a road trip. You’d have to pull off at rest stops to figure out where […]
Nothing puts the breaks on a good time like your BlueTooth speakers not connecting — when the music stops, the party stops! Bluetooth technology is one aspect of Android devices we really can’t handle living without. When it stops working or starts having problems, we go haywire. Because there are often so many problems with this […]
G Suite on Android already supports editing of Microsoft Office files. But it uses Office Compatibility Mode which has more limited functionality and collaboration capabilities. Yesterday, Google announced that G Suite on Android will now support editing of Microsoft Office files without any limitations. With the new support, you can enjoy the following: Allows you […]
It’s easy to find ourselves entangled in hectic schedules, events, and timelines. Your calendar is an essential tool that acts as an assistant to help you keep track of these events. With most of our smartphones containing calendar apps, it’s much easier to be reminded about these events from our gadgets. The iCloud calendar is a […]
A majority of people run Android apps on Windows using emulators like Bluestacks. Still, there are those who prefer to dual boot Windows and Android. But you might be one of the few who would rather use both Operating Systems on one machine. Here’s some information that can help you to learn how to dual boot Android […]
We’ve all experienced the need to share files or data from one device to another wirelessly. With advances in wavelength technology, the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band gave birth to Bluetooth. People use Bluetooth for exchanging data wirelessly between fixed and mobile devices over a short distance. Instead of cables, all it uses is a small radio chip […]