A Media Access Control (MAC) Address is a unique address which is given to most devices that can connect to a network. Whether it is a wireless network or a wired network, network interface devices use MAC addresses to identify hardware connected to them on a network. MAC addresses are assigned by your device manufacturer. […]
Google Hangouts is an instant messaging and video conversation application by Google. In Android phones it can also be used to handle your SMS messages. This application is Google’s one stop solution for all instant messaging needs across several Google platforms. Hangout app in mobile devices can be used to share pictures as well. All […]
Android users have noticed that they have little or no worries about file associations. The default app that opens up their files is perfectly capable of handling such files. If you think about it, Android system has been perfectly set up in such a way that you don’t need to take care of file associations. […]
I have come across people who put in efforts to shut down each and every app completely. Apps tend to stay in the background after you press the home button to exit them. I was also one of those people. I used to spend few minutes every day swiping out all apps running in the […]
We all know that mobile internet data does not come for cheap. Your data package allows you a certain limit for a month and after that limit, you pay a high price or your internet becomes really slow. There are even people without data packages, who just have to pay per use for data downloads […]
Few days ago, after updating Chrome browser to the latest version in my Android phone, I faced this problem when I was unable to start the browser. After I tapped on the browser icon, it launched for a few moments before crashing and displaying the following message Unfortunately, Chrome has stopped. Report and OK are […]
In your phone you might have some private pictures, videos and other files that you want to hide. You want to keep the privacy of those files, a secret. For that purpose you will need to hide your files so that other people cannot accidentally run into them. You can easily hide files that you […]
Animated GIFs, when open through the gallery app in Android are not animated. Static gifs are displayed when you try to open them via Android Gallery. This creates a problem if you saved up some animated GIFs from the internet and want them to play in your phone. There are several methods using which you […]
Did you know that it is possible to browse locally stored files in your Android phone using a browser that you have installed? Well this is a neat trick for you to view your files present in your SD card or your phone’s internal memory. Your browser can be used to browse local files instead […]
Today, the Play Store in my phone was displaying the following error message when I switched to “My apps” tab. Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account. There was a retry button but tapping on it did not help. Due to this error, I was not able to install any new […]