Floating Touch: Manage Apps And Folders Beautifully On Android

Facebook Home was unable to stand on our expectations but some of its features were really great like “Chat Heads”. Chat Heads notification feature is really an attracting one. The app which we’ll be talking about in this article is “Floating Touch” and its developers have also included that “Chat Head” feature in their app. Floating touch is specially designed for Android devices.

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This app provides you with a button which floats over the screen and can be moved anywhere. Doesn’t matter which other app you are using or wherever you are on your device, this floating bottom will be there which allow you to access other apps without even closing your current app.SC20130715-1230571

When you tap on the floating button, a circular floating panel will appear on the middle of the screen from where you can find the shortcuts to your favorite apps and commonly used switches.SC20130715-123102

Main Features of “Floating Touch”:

  • Customize Panel Functions:

    You can customize the panel and choose the most used switches and your favorite apps. Tap on “+” button and you’ll be directed to a list of various switches. If you swipe to left you can choose the apps from the list. In case you want to remove any shortcut or app from the panel, just long press the icon for a while. Also some shortcuts need root access like “Back” and “Home’ shortcuts.SC20130715-123113-horz

  • Create Folders:

    The panel can carry utmost 8 shortcuts or apps. But it’s not a problem because there’ an option to create a folder where you can put all you other apps. Bit this feature is only for premium users.SC20130715-123416

  • Change Floating Button Style:

    You can also change the looks and color of the floating button. You can choose your favorite one from the given options. There’s another option which is called “DIY”. This option allows you to choose any personal image to use as the floating button. But this feature is also for only Premium users.SC20130715-123913
    You can also change the Size and Alpha (Opacity) of the floating button from there.SC20130715-123926

  • Change Panel’s Color:

    The panel color can also be changed under “Panel” settings of the app. There you have options of colors like Green, Pink, Blue etc.SC20130715-124535

Other Shortcut Features:

“Floating Touch” app provides various shortcut switches which you can access from the panel. The switches are listed below:

  • Clear Memory
  • Recent Apps: Long Press the “Clear Memory” icon to see recent apps or double tap the floating button
  • Volume Up
  • Volume Down
  • Lock Screen
  • Home (Need Root Access)
  • Menu
  • Back (Need Root Access)
  • Flashlight
  • System Switches: System Switches include Ring mode, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, APN (Mobile Network), Rotation, Airplane mode and Brightness. If you long press the System Switches icon then you’ll be directed to System Settings.SC20130715-140609

To hide the Floating Button, long hold the button and the app will go to notification bar. Tap on the notification to re-launch the Floating button on the screen.SC20130715-134742

Pros:

  • Customizable Shortcuts and apps
  • Access to shortcuts and apps without closing current app
  • DIY feature

Cons:

I have to say that I don’t see any problem in this app but a little lack of response was noticeable.

Download “Floating Touch” and Get Started:

The “Floating Touch” app is available for free to download on Google Play Store.

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You can upgrade to the Pro version for $2 only.

So overall, the “Floating Touch” is really a “Must Check out” app. Its various interesting features make our Android experience a lot easier and quick. With various customization options and features like clear memory and DIY, Floating Touch is really standing above other similar apps being a little unique. Lack of response could be a little problem but this lacking is not hanging or a large time lacking. So, it’s not a big problem there.

As I said before, this app is really worth to check out.  Download Floating Touch from Google Play Store and share your experience with us in comments.

Snapseed: An Alternative to Adobe Photoshop In Android

Snapseed is the one of the best free photo editing application available in both Android and iOS market. With the help of this free editing software you can make such amazing photos which sometimes not possible with paid applications even. You can also instantly share your edited pictures on Google Plus. One of the best features which make it better than other applications is that it’s ease of use. The app has some basic enhancements which include Auto Contrast, Selective Adjustment, Tune Image and Crop etc. while creative enhancements includes Vintage, Retrolux, Grunge and more.

Application is compatible with Android 4.0 ICS or later. It does support Tablet format. All the edited photos are in JPEG format. It also has support for multiple languages such as: English, German, French, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and more.

Features

The application is full of options to customize the photo to any extent. Here you will find to categories i.e. Basic and Creative one includes simple and basic tweaks which are available in all other editing apps while creative includes many tweaks which is differs from app to app and these tweaks make applications great from one another. So let’s see below what this app has got?

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Basic Enhancements:

  • Auto Correct: This feature automatically analyses your photo and makes adjustments accordingly. Here user makes not interference.

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  • Selective Adjustment: With the help of this feature you can edit a specific portion of photo according to your requirement.

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  • Tune Image: This is a basic option with the help of this you can adjust brightness, ambiance, saturation, white balance and more.

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  • Straighten: This option helps to straight or rotate photo and provide cool effect to your photo.

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  • Crop: Crop command helps to resize the image according to your requirements.

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Creative Enhancements

  • Black And White: This enhancement gives you power to give a classic look to your photo and many options inside it.

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  • Vintage: Give your photo a 50’s or 60’s look with the help of this enhancement and tell your friends that you found it in your grandfather’s cupboard when was taken when he went on world tour at that time.

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  • Drama: This enhancement comes in handy when you want to provide a Dramatic look to your photo. Give your photo custom effects which textures and sharp colors.

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  • Grunge: With the help of this effect give your photo a unique and classy look it has a different type of textures, color combinations and more.

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  • Retrolux: This enhancement helps to give your photo a retro look with the help of light leaks, scratches and more.

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  • Center Focus: With this provide focus to the important thing in the image which you want to highlight.

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Pros: 

  • Auto Correct: It does the magic itself, you don’t need to be a pro.
  • Selective Adjustment: Mostly present in applications on PC, this enhancement really does a good job and helps to make the app stand out from the rest.
  • Instant Share: With the help of Google Plus Button present at the top one can instantly share it’s edited image.

Cons:

  • No Sketch: Applications doesn’t have sketch effect which is also one of the popular effects to make your photos look nice.
  • Draw: There is no option to draw or write on photos.
  • No Red Eye: Application does not have red-eye reduction even

Verdict:

Now it’s the time for the scores. In spite of some cons, application is one of the best and we can also use this for regular basis on or phones. You can download the Snapseed for and for Apple devices from here. Did you like the application? Do tell us know in comments.

5 Best Free Apps To Hide Pictures And Data On Android Devcie

So today we’re talking about the top applications to hide pictures and videos on an Android device. Obviously no body wants their personal stuff to be seen by any other person. Now a day’s many users use a hiding app to for such purpose. There are many free applications available in the Android market which allows us to hide our personal stuff like pictures and videos. And there are some which are capable of hiding not only pictures and videos but also messages, contacts etc.

I looked up in market to find top 5 best app to hide pictures, videos and some other stuff like messages, calls etc. I installed many apps on my phone to find out which one is the best. After my experience with different apps I’ve listed below the 5 best apps to hide pictures downwards.

5 Best Free Android Apps to Hide Personal Data:

KeepSafe Vault:

KeepSafe Vault gives you the power to control the access to the pictures and videos. It is mainly the photo and video locker which hides the pictures and videos in a secret gallery without any storage limits. There are Pro feature which you’ll be using for free. The only problem is that this app will hide only galley content. No messages, calls etc. This app Is rated 4.8 out of 5 in Android market and we rate it 4.4 because KeepSafe cannot hide messages and contacts.

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Highlighting Features:

  • Hide Pictures and Videos
  • Pin Pad access
  • UN-hide pictures from KeepSafe
  • Add pictures from Facebook app to KeepSafe
  • Share Picture from KeepSafe
  • Safe Send: Show Picture to friends for a limited time
  • Rotate and Zoom features
  • Free Slideshow feature
  • Disappears from the “Recent Apps” list
  • Multi-select feature for fast hiding, un-hiding and sharing
  • Fake Pin: Choose another Pin as Fake Pin, in case your friends force you to open KeepSafe Vault. The Fake Pin will show pictures with which you have no problem in showing to your friends.

Download “KeepSafe”:

Hide! A Secret Vault:

This app is new in the Android market. I thought to give it a try and find it really useful. A secret Vault to guard pictures, videos, messages and contacts. Just like KeepSafe this app too hides our personal stuff in a secret galley without any storage limits. And Pro features for free. The only reason behind a better rank than KeepSafe is that Secret Vault is capable of hiding messages, contacts and call logs too. But as it’s a new app, still need some time to improve more and get better. The Average rating of Secret Vault on Android market is 4.4 out of 5 and we rate it the same 4.4.

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Highlighting Features:

  • Hide pictures, audios, videos and other format files
  • Pin Pad access
  • Disguise Pin for times when you get caught
  • Disappear from the “Recent Apps” list
  • UN-hide pictures, videos from Secret Vault
  • Vault to hide messages and contacts
  • Hid Call logs
  • Option to hide app to keep away from the eyes of others.

Download “Hide! A Secret Vault”:

Super Vault:

Super Vault was firs a Picture hiding software but the developers have added the option to hide messages, contacts and apps too. Super Vault has an integrated fast image gallery, fast video gallery and a file explorer to browse the pictures, videos, and other files. The hide files section has image hide, video hide and other file hide modes. This app is rated 4.5 out of 5 in Android market. We rate it 4.6.

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Highlighting Features:

  • Conceal pictures
  • Hide videos
  • Hide files of any type
  • Hide messages
  • Hide call log and history
  • Multiple file hide
  • Save Password recover via emails
  • Fast galleries to hide pictures and videos
  • Folders in vault mode
  • AES encryption

Download “Super Vault”:

Vault-Hide SMS, Pics & Videos:

Vault-Hide makes it easy for to have fully control over your privacy. Just like Secret Vault and Super Vault, this app allows you to hide not only pictures and images, but also messages, Facebook messages, contacts etc. There are some interesting features like Vault camera which will automatically hide the pictures and videos. This app is rated 4.5 out of 5 in the Android market and we rate it 4.8 due its some interesting features.

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Highlighting Features:

  • Hide Pictures and videos
  • Hide contacts and call logs
  • Hide messages
  • Vault Camera
  • Hide Facebook messages
  • Dashboard

Download “Vault Hide”:

Hide It Pro:

Hide It Pro occupying the top spot in our list is really the best app out there. Hide all your personal data like pictures, videos, messages, calls, apps etc. You can also browse privately. This app cleverly disguised as “Audio Manager” in the app drawer. The Audio Manager is fully functional and can be used to manage audio of the device. There’s a secret way to access the actual Hide It Pro which is by long pressing the on the Audio Manager Title. This app is rated 4.8 out of 5 in the Android market and we rate it the same 4.8.Hide It Pro

Highlighting Features:

  • App disguised behind a fully functional Audio Manager
  • Media Categorized into folders of your choice
  • Multi-select hiding and un-hiding
  • Delete, share, un-hide and move pictures between albums
  • Sort files by date, size or name and sort folders by count or name
  • Gallery features: Pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom, one finger hold and move zoom.
  • Slideshow with effects
  • Disappears from “Recent Apps” list
  • Lock Screen options: Pin and Password
  • Built in Encryption tool
  • Plug-ins for messages, calls, browsing and locking apps
  • Special optimization for low end phones.

Download “Hide It Pro”:

So this was the list of top 5 free apps to hide pictures and other stuff on an Android device. Readers are welcomed to comment below their precious advices and comments below.

ZTE Open: The First Firefox OS Based Smartphone is Here!

Firefox is all set to compete with the likes of Android and iOS with its very own Firefox OS for smartphone. The first smartphone featuring the Firefox operating system, ZTE Open, will be available this week in Spain for only $90 (69 euros). Mozilla did say earlier that they are planning to release cheap Firefox OS featured phones but we weren’t expecting a $90 price tag. Let’s see if the first Firefox OS based phone is worth trying or not.

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Firefox OS

The user interface looks quite similar to iOS and Android’s user interface. There are four main function buttons in the bottom of the screen to access phone, messages, email and browser. You can customize these icons if you want. Applications are also arranged on a grid style like we see on other smartphones and users have to scroll left and right to see other installed apps.

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All the commons apps like music player, camera, photo gallery, video player, FM radio are available in the OS. Some third party apps are also available like Facebook, Twitter, Accu Weather, Poppit and other necessary apps can be downloaded from Firefox Marketplace. The app store is not filled with apps which is going to be a big challenge for Mozilla if they really want to compete with Google Playstore or Apple App Store.

Hardware

The ZTE Open comes with 256MB of RAM and 512MB of on board memory. It’s not good enough to run a phone without lag but this phone did quite well in the short test. All the installed apps worked quickly and the touchscreen was also good. It’s good comparing to the “Gingerbread” running phones. However, these are just entry level phones so don’t expect the high-end smartphone like smoothness from it.

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Specs

The first Firefox OS based phone features a 3.5-inch HVGA TFT touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 4GB microSD card and other common features like FM Radio, email reader and built-in Firefox web browser. Apps like Wikipedia, Time Out and Huffington Post are already available in the app store but you have to wait for a while to get all the popular apps from other stores.

Price and Release Info

Mozilla’s first Firefox OS based phone will be available at an attractive price tag of $90 (69 Euro) in Spain and Telefónica is launching the ZTE Open with another Mozilla OS based set from Alcatel called One Touch Fire. “This is just the beginning as we plan to bring a wide range of Firefox OS devices to our customers”, that’s what the CEO of Telefónica España, Luis Miguel Gilpérez said when launching the device. It’s not confirmed yet when Mozilla is planning to release them in other markets.

Some more Firefox OS based handsets are also on board and big companies like Sony and LG are currently working on it. If you are not interested to try the Firefox OS in an entry level handset, you can wait for the upcoming Firefox OS based high-end smartphones.

Make Your Android Keyboard Look Cool and Colorful

Are you bored of those simple looking keyboards of our Android device? Need something new and cool? Then let me tell you guys that our Android Market has everything anyone desire for (well almost). Yes, there are a number of different keyboard apps present in the market. And in this article, I’ll be talking about the best one I use, the “NeoKey: Neon Keyboard”.

The NeoKey Neon Keyboard makes your android device’s keyboard look beautiful and colorful. You can customize your phone keyboard with different colorful themes available like Blue Neon, Purple Neon, Green Neon and Pink Neon. It is very easy to switch to any of the Neon theme and the keyboard is really easy to use.

Getting Started:

Download this app from

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Once downloaded, install the app and launch it. You’ll see a “License Agreement”, accept it by tapping on green accept button at the bottom.
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Now tap on “Enable KeyNeon Keyboard” option on the main screen of the app.

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You’ll see some instructions to follow. Read them (if you want) and tap on “OK”.

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Now as it was mentioned in instructions check the “NeoKey Keyboard” option.

SC20130702-110635You’ll see an “Attention” message that this app will collect all the text you type like passwords, credit card numbers etc. Tap on “OK” and you’re Neon Keyboard will be enabled.

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Now to make the Neon Keyboard as default keyboard, tap on “Select NeoKey as Default” option on the main screen of the app.

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Select on “NeoKey KeyBoard” and done. Now your default keyboard is set to NeoKey Keyboard.

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You can select themes from “Select Keyboard Theme” option.

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There are four themes available for you to choose. Choose the one you like and tap on back button. The theme is set.

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The four themes are shown below with screen shots:

Blue Neon:

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Purple Neon:

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Green Neon:

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Pink Neon:

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To disable the NeoKey Keyboard, tap on “Disable NeoKey Keyboard” option on the main screen of the app.

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Users have loved this app, and rated 4.5 out of 5, which you can see from their comments in the screen shot below.Users reviwes

Over all it’s a great app for Android users to get a cool and lovely keyboard.  So what are you waiting for? Grab this app from right now and show off to your friends. Readers are warmly welcomed to comment their views about this app below.

Review: Stick Cricket Premier League: Android and iOS Game

You might have seen our new series of App Review back there we reviewed Batter Saver app Battery 2X is one of them so if you own an Android device you should check that review out. For now see how this game performs. Stick Cricket Premier League is one of the best free game available in Android and even iOS App Store. This Free game is better than any paid application. It is a league version of old famous Stick Cricket. Game is merely of 24MB and 29MB in size at Android and Apple App Stores respectively. In this application one can customize the physical appearance of the player. One can even hire coaches for both batting and bowling. If you feel that even after hiring coaches team is not playing well then just add new players to the team via auction. If you win all the seasons then you have a chance to be on the front page of virtual newspaper that is not all one receive bonus on hitting sixes in the form of money which can be used to improve the team.

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Rules and How to Play

Game is easy and fun to play. Here one has 10 overs and has to chase the given target in order to win and advance in the league. There are two buttons on-screen one is for Off Side shots and other one is leg side. You just have to choose the shot side and rest is based on your timings. Rest rules are same as usual game.

Features

  • Customization: When you will open application for the first time then you will be asked to enter your initials and choose your team from total of nine teams. You can even customize your look by changing your hair face color.

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  • Hire Coaches: If you feel your team is not strong enough to face the competition then you can even hire coaches for improving your team’s bowling and batting abilities. The contract can be for one single season and go up to three seasons.

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  • Recruit Players: You can even recruit star players to your team. To make a fair play each team is allowed to recruit two star batsman, two star bowlers and one star all-rounder from total of 36 Star players and enhance your chances of winning.

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  • Be on front Page: There are total of five seasons and if you stand up good position then you will be featured on front page of virtual newspaper.

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Bonus

Hit as many sixes as you can and receive bonus equal to number of sixes hit at the end of each match in the form of money which you can use to buy players and hire coaches.

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Pros

  • Light weight: Game is really light in weight and doesn’t demand heavy hardware thus one can enjoy it at even low-end phones and it will work smoothly.
  • Interactive: Game is really easy and interactive to play in spite of being in small in size.
  • Not Easy: All the time we said that game is easy but don’t take it that way it is not a child’s play it takes really a good skills if you want to win it makes game more interesting and fun.

Cons

  • Ads: We really liked the game a lot but these ads take away your happy experience and interfere in-game play sometimes so we suggest that there should be a Pro version too which should be paid and free from ads so that one can have never-ending experience.
  • Low Graphics: Since now days most of the phones have HD displays and Quad core Processors with High GPU’s so if the game had some high graphic then it would have enhanced the gaming experience further.

Score

We really liked the game. It was fun to play but if developer removes the cons which we felt then we would have given full points to it If you liked the game then go ahead download it and then do tell us in comment how you felt about it.

Download App Store

Now read: Review: Tiger and Goat – An Addictive Strategy Board Game

WeChat Messeneger: New Competitor to WhatsApp

WeChat is a free messaging application available on Android and iOS which is used to send messages, emotions, photos, videos, audio clips, location and even voice calls over the internet. It is one of the competitor to all time famous WhatsApp. Till now there are 300 million people available on WeChat right now which is a good number of subscribers for a new application. WeChat is comparatively fast, reliable and kind of private than other messengers.

WeChat has many new interesting and cool features under the hood such as Shake, Drift Bottle, animated Smileys, Walkie Talkie mode with up to 40 people at a time and more.

Features of WeChat:

  • Look Around: So You are on messaging app but you don’t have number of friends to chat then don’t worry with the help of Look Around feature find new friends near you and have a good chat with them. You can also filter by males or females according to your needs.

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  • Drift Bottle: This is the one of the coolest and interesting feature. Using this feature you can find new friend around the globe all you have to do is write a message which you want to convey and just drop that message in water by putting in the bottle.

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  • Shake: Motive of this feature is also same as that of above i.e. to find new friends for you but here you need to shake the phone and Application shows you the person who is also shaking the phone at same time thus in this way you meet new friends.

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  • Official Accounts: You can also follow celebrities and any other famous personality or organization which are present on application by searching them on official accounts section.

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  • Traffic Data: This application contains one of the basic and most important feature that others forget to provide i.e. Traffic Data counter with it’s help  you can see how much data WeChat has consumed on both WiFi and Mobile Network.

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  • Moments: It is also one of the cool feature here you can share your precious moments so that they remain with you forever. Share your pictures with a short story here.

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  • Chat options: Here you will get a lot of option to chat with such as messages, emotions, walkie-talkie, image, video, location, live chat and even video call.

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  • Add Contacts: WeChat provide you freedom to add contact via various methods such as Add by ID, Scan QR Code, Mobile Contacts and official accounts.

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Pros:

  • New Friend Finding tools
  • Traffic data calculator
  • Fast and reliable

Cons:

  • Still New so not many are available
  • Complex

How to install WeChat:

You can simply install WeChat via app stores present on both Android and iOS stores so you can download application from here:

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Score:

Now it is the time for score so liked the application and new ideas but lack of users make it useless so we will give it 4 stars out of 5. So did you like this WeChat and will you use this application do tell us in comments below.

Guide To Crack Screen Unlock Pattern On An Android Device

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Forgot the unlock pattern in Android?

Security and Protection is really important these days and that’s why Android devices provide us with some great security options to keep your device and personal data safe from others who use our device without our permission. We use different screen lock methods like pattern lock, password or pin. Today I’m going to talk about only Pattern lock and how to hack the unlock pattern in Android device if you forgot it.

There could be several reasons that you may forget the lock pattern in your smartphone. Specially if you try to use the lock pattern after a long time. To help us in such a type of a problem, a XDA Developers member m.sabra has provided us a way to hack the unlock pattern of an Android device.

In this tutorial I’ll try to show you how to crack screen unlock pattern on an android device.

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Warnings:

  • We are not responsible for any damage to your device. Do it on your own risk.
  • We are not responsible if anyone using this method for hacking your device.
  • This method is for educational purpose only. This method may work for some devices and may not for others.

Precautions:

  • Keep the Back Up of all your personal data to avoid any loss.
  • Charge your device before you start the process.

Requirements:

  • Your Android device should be USB Debugging enabled.
    For devices running on latest Android versions, you can find the “USB Debugging” option in Settings>Developer Options.
    For devices running on old Android versions, you can find the “USB Debugging” option in Settings>Applications>Development.
  • It’s good if your device is rooted (you can follow this guide to root an android device). But this method can also work on devices which are not rooted.
  • ADB installed Windows Computer: Install Android SDK from here. ADB will install along with it.
  • USB cable of your device.

Instructions:

  • First of all, connect your device with your Computer using USB cable.
  • Now click on start and write “cmd” in the search bar. You’ll find a “cmd.exe” file. Open it, the Command Prompt window will appear.
  • Now type the following commands in the Command Prompt window. Press “Enter” after every line. (Note: After you type the first line and enter it, the Command Prompt window should display “#” instead of “$”. If you’re seeing “$”, then type “su” to switch to the root user.)
    adb shell
    cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
    sqlite3 settings.db
    update system set value=0 where name=’lock_pattern_autolock';
    update system set value=0 where name=’lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently';
    .quit
  • Now you’re device will reboot.
  • Enter the following command in the Command Prompt and press enter:
    adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key
  • You’re device will reboot again.
  • After the complete reboot, your device will display the pattern lock screen. Enter any pattern and you’re device will be unlocked.
  • Now after unlocking the device, make sure to go to security settings and change the pattern lock.

That’s it. It was easy. So from now on, you don’t have to panic when you forget the screen unlock pattern. The members of XDA Developers always bring something really needy and helpful for us to make our life a little easier.

For more information, click here. If you’re facing any problem then you can place a comment below.

Source: XDA Developers

Make Your Android Device Look Like Windows Phone

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Are you bored of your Android UI? Want something new and fresh on your Smartphone’s screen? You have seen Windows 8 UI on Nokia Lumia 520, haven’t you? The Windows 8 UI is so different than Android or iOS and has a refreshing feel around it. In this article, I’ll show you how to make Android phone look like Windows Phone.

Android market is full of various amazing apps. And one of those is “Launcher 8” by developers “QiHang Dev Team”. This launcher is best to experience the Windows 8 UI on your Android Smartphone. It’s a smooth and beautiful customizable launcher which will give you proper feeling of having a Windows phone.

The “Launcher 8” is available for download on . I don’t think I need to tell you how to install this app. But I’ll certainly show you how to use it.

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Changing the look of Android phone with Launcher 8:

Full Windows 8 UI:

Just like Windows phones, your Smartphone will also have a Windows 8 UI.

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Add Different Size Tiles:

The sizes of tiles are adjustable. Just hold the tile for a while and you can change the size of hat tile by tapping on arrow at the bottom right of the tile.

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There are various themes available for you to download. Go to menu and tap on “Theme”. Now tap on “Save and Load”. If you swipe left or right, you can download and save various themes.

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Edit the Start Screen Layout:

You can also edit the layout of the screen. Go to menu and tap on “Edit”. Now you can adjust the layout and other settings.

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Set the Current Background Style:

The Background style and color can be adjusted. From menu, tap on “Themes” and then on “Background color”. There you can set the color “White” or “Black”. You can also set the “System Wallpaper”, which you can adjust from “System wallpaper” option under “Theme” options.

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Switch the application list style or grid style:

If you swipe the home screen from right to left, you will see all the applications in the list style. You can set style to grid from menu.

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Hide apps:

You can also hide the apps. When you’re on list view, choose “Hidden apps” from the menu. From there you can select the apps you want to hide.

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Add Android widgets in the Tiles:

From the main screen, go to menu and tap on “Add”. You can add widgets, apps, shortcuts and a new folder.

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Set the wp8 style lock screen and status bar:

Again go to “Theme” option in menu. There swipe from left to right and you’ll see “LockScreen” options. There you can set the Launcher 8 lockscreen and manage other related settings like Lockscreen wallpaper, font color, sound, password and styles.

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You can also set the Status bar from there.  Tap on “Statusbar” and then on “Notification app”. There select the apps you want to receive notifications from.

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Select more than One Hundred kinds of Theme Colors:

You can also set the colors of the tiles from “Theme” options.

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Add special features tiles, like tile time, flashlight, pictures and contact photo:

There are some special features to add. Go to menu and tap on “Add”. Now tap on “Add others”, there you can some special features like OneKey Locksreen, Time tile, Live Contacts, Live Gallery, Flash light etc.

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Overall this launcher provides various amazing features just like original Windows phone. For more information, visit here. Did you successfully made your Android phone look like Windows phones? Feel free to hit the comment section for any help or questions.