“OK Google” is the hotword that you can say to your phone to access Google Search app by voice command. This feature is available from Android 4.1 onwards. Try saying this command to your phone while it is in the home screen. If your Google search app activates then you have this amazing featured turned […]
When Android was updated to the latest version i.e. KitKat, things were moved around. One of the things that got modified is the lock screen widget functionality. Previously, you could add lock screen widgets by swiping to the left or right of your lock screen. The feature still exists but it has to be enabled […]
While working on a personal computer with a phone by my side, there are times I wish I could quickly share long website link URLs with my phone. Turns out it is easily possible. You can send web links from your PC to your phone without having to type it in your mobile device. You […]
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. […]
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 […]