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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Flash Your Android Device Wirelessly Using RemoteFlash

6/12/2013 11:58:00 pm Unknown No comments

Many people after buying there smart phones, are satisfied by the features that the company has provided with the phone. But there are a second group of people too who want to explore their devices to the fullest by flashing custom ROM or flashing any new update or adding a modded feature of some other phone to enhance the properties of their phone. At the time of flashing or rooting you require a USB cable and a laptop, but many a times you will not find the USB cable in place or it would be not in a good condition due to frequent use. Despite of this if a person uses this faulty USB cable for flashing then its mere risk.

To minimize this risk developers have come up with a application which will allow users to flash there phones wirelessly. The application is called as 'RemoteFlash'. It allows you to flash ROMS, Mods, and Updates directly from your computer, over WiFi. APK's can also be installed on your device wirelessly using this application.

This application consists of two files. The first one being a standalone Java application that will run on your computer and the other file is the RemoteFlash apk which will be installed in your android device. The PC and the android device should be connected to each other via same WiFi network.

Procedure-:

Install the java application on your PC and the APK on your android device.
Run the RemoteFlash apk.
Reboot the device.
As soon as your device boots back up, RemoteFlash will be running.
Open the PC client and click "Auto-Scan".
Check/uncheck "Wipe Data/Cache", and click "Go".
Select the file to be flashed, and it will be flashed directly to your device.

Links -:
JAVA application for PC "RemoteFlashPC-V0.3.jar" can be downloaded from here.

APK for android device "RemoteFlashV1.1.apk" can be downloaded from here.

Source- XDA-Developers

Access Device's And Computer's Data On A WiFi Network By Your Android Device

4/20/2013 11:33:00 pm Unknown No comments

Connectivity in present day devices plays a major role, major companies are running research for either new connectivity options or refining the existing options. People use WiFi to be connected to internet wirelessly in a area. If you are connected to a network you can access the data on the other devices connected to the same network by a software.

Procedure to access other devices on WiFi via Astro File Manager :-

Open the Astro File Manager User Interface.

Then click on 'Scan Local Network'

'Work Group' icon will be displayed as shown in the Screen shot above

When you click on the 'Work Group' the devices connected to the network will be displayed

Select the device you want to access, if it asks for password then enter the username and password of the system and then you can access it.

Astro file manager is an excellent file manager for android devices, it can be used to access your phones files as well as data on other devices connected to the same WiFi network wirelessly. This software is freely available on Google Play Store so you can easily download it and use it.

Get All The Paid Android Apps For Free Without Root Access

3/30/2013 12:30:00 am Unknown 7 comments

Android app store is a very fast growing app store, which has been adding a large number of apps recently. A lot of developers are earning for it by providing absolute apps in paid version. These apps deserve to be paid for because it includes the time and sweat developers have shed making it. Still people think why to waste their money on a app without knowing about it properly. This is a major problem because not all apps have a trial or beta version.

Today i will be telling you how to download paid apps from Google Play Store for free, but this should be used only for testing or checking the paid app and if you are satisfied by it just do a favor to the developer by buying it from the Google Play Store. The best part of this app is that it does not need a root access.

The name of the app that you need to install is "Blackmart Alpha", this app is similar to "Cydia" app in Apple iPhone. By using Cydia you can download paid apps from Apple Store for free. You can download Blackmart Alpha from the link provided here .

Procedure to download paid apps for free:

Download the app from the above given link
Install it on your phone
Browse through Google Play Store and pick any paid app that you want to download
Open Blackmart Alpha app and in the search column enter the name of the app
When you find your app from the search result just select it and click on install
Now the app gets downloaded and installed on your device

You can refer the video below for further assistance:

Download Link for the app.

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SuperBeam For Faster File Sharing

3/26/2013 07:07:00 pm Unknown 1 comment

Connectivity in phones have been developing along with mobile phones. It started with infra-red, then came bluetooth, then NFC and now the newest is WiFi Direct. Developers have formulated a new application called the SuperBeam which provides a faster file transfer process.

Photo Credits-Google Play Store

SuperBeam uses WiFi Direct to share any file stored on the device with another device, this is possible on a device that runs Android 4.0 or later. If your device runs an older version of Android, the application will automatically switch to hotspot mode. You can pair the devices using QR codes or NFC, you do not need to install an QR reader application because it has an inbuilt QR scanner. Another feature that SuperBeam boasts is the ability to use an existing WiFi network to connect and share files between devices.

Features:

Share files between devices using NFC or QR code scanning.
Blazing fast transfer speeds using WiFi direct.
Switches to hotspot mode automatically for devices that doesn't support WiFi direct.
Can use existing WiFi network connection between devices.
Share single or multiple files of any type (photos, videos, zip files, APK's)
Works with all 3rd party file managers and photo galleries.
Light and dark color themes.
Advanced settings

WiFi direct doesn't play well with custom ROMs. Please follow these steps to switch to hotspot (tethering) mode if WiFi direct is causing you issues:

Open SuperBeam scanner.
Tap options > settings.
Tap Advanced settings > Preferred direct method.
Choose Hotspot.
Close SuperBeam and try sharing again.

This application is available for free on Google Play Store.

Source:- XDA Developers

'Clean Master' an All-In-One Android Cleaning Application

3/16/2013 08:02:00 pm Unknown 1 comment

The present Android Operating System is just like the convectional computer operating system, in it also temporary files are created during booting , installing and uninstalling applications or programs which take extra space in your phones memory and also extra RAM space. These may cause decreased RAM space thus leading to lagging of the system.
Clean Master is an all-in-one Android cleaning application which will remove useless redundant files, erase your device history, wipe any private data, uninstall applications and act as a task killer.

Photo courtsey- XDA Developers

The features included in this application are:

1. History Eraser

Clean cache
Clean residual files

2. Privacy Protection.

Clean selected messages (SMS&MMS)
Clean selceted call logs
Clean Google search history
Clear clipboard data
Protect other app privacy such as wechat, whatsapp, etc.

3. Kill running tasks/release RAM/1Tap Boost
4. Application manager

Uninstaller
Backup

You can download this application from Google Play Store.

Source-XDA Developers

Floating Note And Floating Paint, New Application For Multitasking

2/15/2013 11:41:00 pm Unknown No comments

Multitasking is the new trend that is governing the present mobile phone market, after Samsung Galaxy Note 2 launched this exciting feature. But as this feature is present only in selected phones, developers have been developing several applications to enable multitasking feature in Android device. Floating applications such as Floating Stickies and Floating Draw have been recently developed which simplify multitasking feature by allowing applications to float or hover over other running applications, this allows users to more easily perform multiple actions at once. Floating Notes and Floating Paint are the newly developed applications which are, to jot down notes and to illustrate over another application, respectively.
Floating Notes is present in up to two resizable and minimizable notepads . Transparency can be adjusted and notes can be saved, shared, copied, and pasted.
This application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

Floating Paint application allows up to four resizable and minimizable windows to doodle on. A pane slides out from the right of a window of the device to allow users to set the window transparency, color of the paint, and the thickness of the paintbrush.

Photo Credits - XDA Developers

Source- XDA Developers

Multitasking Launcher For All Android Phones, SWAPPS

2/12/2013 09:45:00 pm Unknown No comments

Recently Ubuntu has become the most talked about Operating System, people are trying to know all the features of it and exploring its interface. The Unity interface offers an incredibly quick and intuitive way to access your most commonly used applications from a launcher that appears on the left hand side of your screen. Developers have liked this feature and have built an "pseudo launcher" for Android devices called as Swapps.

The most exciting feature of this launcher is that it does not replaces the devices main launcher, just as in Multi-tasking feature of Samsung Galaxy Note-II. You can access all your applications from wherever you are without returning to the home screen in your Android devices. It is activated by swiping from the left hand side of the screen to reveal a list that is separated into three parts: favorite apps selected by the user, recently used apps. and a complete list of all the applications currently installed on the device. You can add up to ten of your most commonly used applications to the favorites section, and you can also customize any gesture for exiting this launcher.This is an application for making multitasking just a little bit easier in all Android phones because Multitasking feature is available only in recently available high end phones.

Photo Credits -XDA Developers

Features:

Contains full application drawer just like in your home application
'Recently Used' panel contains 5 last applications you opened
'Recently Used' applications background process can be closes by long press on the application
'Starred' panel holds up to 10 of your favorite applications
It is accessible anytime, regardless of which application is currently running, using a simple swipe
Notification icon can be disabled or made transparent in the settings screen.
Fully customizable swipe-area (Side, Width, Height)
Doesn't affect battery life!!!

You can get this application from Google Play Store.

Source-XDA Developers

Control your smartphone via gestures using Trigger

2/11/2013 05:44:00 pm Unknown No comments

All new high end phones posses "Google Gesture Search", an application that allows users to draw alphabetical letters to finds contacts, music, apps among others within your Android phone. But now developers have come up with an application "Trigger", that can be installed in any android phone and be controlled via pre-designed gestures as well as user-defined gestures.

Trigger is very user-friendly with it’s extensive customization options, allowing users to launch applications and shortcuts, toggle settings such as WiFi on/off, panels with various functions, and various other miscellaneous actions such as send emails and simulate the actions of the home button.
Some of the Pre-defined Gestures available in this application are listed below -:

Panels
1. Application Panel -Similar to an Application Folder
2. Image Panel
3. Info Panel
4. Text Panel
5. Note Pad Panel
6. Clip Board Panel

Applications
1.Launch any application

Settings
1. Profiles -Change a large variety of settings with one gesture
2. Vibrate Mode On
3. Vibrate Mode Off
4. Silent Mode On
5. Silent Mode Off
6. WiFi On
7. WiFi Off
8. Bluetooth On
9. Bluetooth Off
10. Data On
11. Data Off
12. Airplane Mode On
13. Airplane Mode Off
14. Adjust Brightness
15. Adjust Volume

Extras
1. Do Nothing -For the moments when two gestures are too similar
2. Vibrate Once
3. Play Sound
4. Open Dial pad
5. Call Number
6. Send SMS/MMS
7. SMS/MMS Contact
8. Send E-Mail
9. E-Mail Contact
10. Open Website

Special
1. Lock
2. Dismiss Gesture Field -Also able to press the Trigger again to dismiss
3. Simulate Home Button
4. Switch to Previous App
5. Recent Apps Field
6. Pull Notification Bar

Photo Credits-XDA Developers

Trigger has two gesture-based modes, the first being drawing a gesture upon pressing a floating widget (called the trigger), and the second being swiping the floating widget up, down, left or right to trigger user define actions. Trigger also has a feature where you shake your device to make the trigger appear and disappear. The recent update, contains 2 new panels: a notepad and clipboard, which both slide out once gestured for.
This wonderful application is available to anyone using Android 2.3 and newer, Trigger can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
Play Store Link

Source- XDA Developres

CES '13 : Oven That Runs On Android!!

1/09/2013 10:43:00 pm Sukesh Kumar No comments

Ya you read it correct!! A freaking 'Oven' Running Android!! OMG!!

Talking about unusual gadgets at CES '13, this will be on top of the list.

image credit - Android Police

This oven has a built-in 7-inch touch screen that runs Android ICS 4.0.3 . It's known as the Dacor Discovery IQ Wall Oven.

Specifications :

Samsung S5PV210 1GHz CPU
PowerVR SGX 540 GPU
512 MB DDR2 RAM
16 GB Storge
Hard Drive Expandable upto 32GB
WiFi

Dacor has an built-in application that allows you to do things like adjust the temperature of the over, set a timer etc. You can even remotely operate it from another Android device. (I just can't believe its happening!!)

Here's a hands-on video for the 'Android Oven' and thanks to Android Police for providing us all with it.

(Source - AndroidPolice)

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Smart WiFi Toggler for All Android devices

11/27/2012 07:48:00 pm Unknown No comments

By-Rustam Ali

Most of the mobile users nowadays face problem in switching between a combination of WiFi and mobile data regularly. And in this process if you leave your WiFi on after leaving a WiFi hot spot your battery will get drained sufficiently. Well developers have found a cure to it, they have devised an application that allows your phone to sense a hot spot and turn on WiFi and as soon as yo leave that hot spot it switches off your WiFi and automatically switch from WiFi to mobile data to conserve battery.

Smart WiFi Toggler is designed to control your phone's WiFi using cell tower triangulation, so you don’t need to worry about GPS-induced battery drain. Its main aim is to conserve battery and minimize data charges by switching between mobile and WiFi networks according to the preferred network present. It constantly learns where your hotspots are located to make its decisions.

Photo Credits-Google Play

Features:
- Automatically learns your WiFi hotspot locations.
- Turns WiFi off when disconnected from WiFi network.
- Automatically turns WiFi on when near a known hotspot.
- Uses your network location. No GPS battery drain.
- Provides the ability to control "auto-connect" behavior for each hotspot.
- Ability to lock WiFi to a disabled state.
- Warning notification and auto-locking WiFi when a hotspot is down.
- History and logging, in addition to a view of what is going on under the hood.

The application is a free application and can work on all devices running on Android 2.2 and higher versions.

You can download this application from here.

Via-XDA-Developers

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Android ICS 4.0.4 update for Sony Xperia U

10/14/2012 09:28:00 pm Unknown No comments

By Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)

Finally Android 4.0.4 (ICS) is officially out for Sony Xperia U after a long wait. You can now update your Xperia U to Android 4.0.4 ICS by connecting it to your PC suite provided by Sony.

Benchmark test was performed for Sony Xperia U before(Gingerbread) and after upgrading to ICS. The results were following :

Photo credit : Vidur Kalra

Screenshots :

Photo credit : Vidur Kalra

Sony has always been famous for providing users with the best possible interface. Looking at these images certainly proves it. Getting Jelly Bean update for Xperia U is highly doubtful as of now.