Showing posts with label phone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phone. Show all posts
Friday, January 27, 2017
6 Reasons Why you Should not Root Your Android Phone
6 Reasons Why you Should not Root Your Android Phone
Power users and tinkerers love making the most out of Android’s flexibility and the first step towards it is rooting your device. However, not all of us are convinced on the benefits of rooting, as the stock Android experience is pretty satisfying in its own right. But if you are a layman Android user who is thinking of rooting your device, there are a few things you should be aware of before you take the plunge.
See Also: Tips To Keep You New Android Safe
We have already listed the reasons why you should root your device, so let’s see the other side of the coin. Here are 6 reasons why you should not root your Android device:
1. Goodbye to warranty
The first thing to take note is that if you root your Android smartphone, you will most probably lose the device’s warranty coverage. While some manufacturers like Xiaomi, OnePlus, Google Nexus and more do let you unlock a device’s bootloader and root with their official method, most other companies void your warranty if you do it. So, if your device is new and under warranty coverage, you should think twice before rooting it. While you can un-root a device, it’s important to note that rooting a device is illegal in a few countries.
2. You might brick your device
The term “brick” is used for a dead device that cannot be recovered since it’s just an expensive brick with no use whatsoever. Bricking your device is a legitimate concern, considering we put our hard earned money on the products we buy. Even though modern day rooting processes are way more secure, there’s always the risk of a wrong step that might even brick your device.
3. The process is not so easy
The biggest issue users face is that there’s no universal way to root all Android devices. Yes, there are apps that claim to do it, they generally don’t work. Instead, the process is different for every other device, so you need to make sure that you are following the right instructions. Manufacturers that allow rooting provide their own steps, which are full-proof but for most other devices, you will have to rely on various forums such as XDA. The process too is very taxing and it includes connecting your device to a PC, flashing files, entering some commands in the terminal etc. So, if you don’t like complex things, you should stay wary of rooting your Android device.
4. Security risks
While rooting does unlock a whole new world of tweaks, it brings a lot of security risks. Rootingexposes your Android smartphone to potentially harmful apps along with other malicious codes. For instance, we recently came across a“Stagefright” exploit on Android, which allowed attackers to remotely plant malicious code on devices. Manufacturers then released a security patch update to fix the exploit, which basically suggests that Android is not secure from attacks and a rooted device more so.
Rooting also permits apps to access system files, so any app can make changes, access sensitive info and plant any code. There are Root manager apps like SuperSU that let you control root access permissions but you need to be extra careful while granting permissions.
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5. Performance issues and bugs
While rooting your device does bring options to improve performance through various mods and tweaks, it also comes with various bugs. These bugs could take some time to be fixed for your particular device, considering these mods are developed by independent developers. It’s also important to keep in mind that once you root your device, it might not be as stable as you would like and bugs & performance issues will be part of your daily usage.
6. Update issues
Once you root your Android smartphone, chances are, it will no longer receive official OTA updates from the manufacturer, which means no more security patches. While some custom ROMs like CyanogenMod bring OTA updates, not all ROMs do that and if you don’t install a custom ROM, there will be no updates. Also, some major updates will require you to go through the root process again, which can be a great hassle. So, if you want to stay up to date when it comes to new Android version updates & security patches, you should not consider rooting your device.
Still considering rooting your device?
This post isn’t aimed at convincing you to not root your device, instead we wanted to let you know the possible problems you might face after you have rooted your device. If you have a clear aim of installing a custom ROM and you know what you are doing, then you can still go ahead and root your device. However, you should still take into account the issues we mentioned. So, are you still planning to root your device? Do, let us know if you have any questions or concerns around rooting and we will surely get back to you. Thanks for reading!
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Saturday, January 21, 2017
6 marks to see if Android phone is infected with a virus
6 marks to see if Android phone is infected with a virus
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| 6 marks to see if Android phone is infected with a virus |
Third party advertising spam: if you run your Smartphone or tablet device and notice pop-ups and intrusive ads, you might have installed adware without knowing!
Frequent data sent: some malware that sends your data or any other data on your Smartphone to specific locations or titles, resulting in increased pressure on the device.
Higher bills without reason: some malware using your phone as a platform to send SMS messages to premium numbers, you pay this invoice (most such software is focused on users living in developed countries).
Unwanted applications: some malicious applications you download other applications without permission from Google to Sony or other stores, ??????? a strange apps dont even know use. some developers often follow this insidious method to deploy their applications.
Applications using unnecessary features: some malware comes disguised in the uniforms of some applications. And require you to obtain permits or other functions, you dont need to use for this are malicious intentions and questionable.
Strange activity in your accounts on the Internet: the problem is not just in computers but this is now possible on a smart phone, there is a very complex malware can steal passwords, login information and data stored on the phone.
Preventive measures:
The best way to protect your is a good application install virus protection. However, this may be not enough and the need for additional measures to protect your smartphone from malware:
Not root for the phone.
Use a PIN or password to unlock the screen.
Download applications from trusted sources.
Do not use Wi-Fi networks at any type of transaction.
Check the permissions required by the application.
Just store data confidentiality which are necessary in the device.
Install an application for parental control to prevent children from accessing the app stores or questionable sites and pages.
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Thursday, December 29, 2016
7 Smart Ways To Quickly Save Data On Your Android Phone
7 Smart Ways To Quickly Save Data On Your Android Phone
Here a quick but effective tip on how to save data on any android smartphone.
If theres one thing that android phones are well known for among others is how much data it consumes since data bundles are becoming quite cheap *thanks to Glo* most people still find it annoying, personally i know how that feels.
I can still remember the first android device I used "Huawei U8650"
Being a newbie back then my data bundle and airtime did not last that much untill I started implementing the following steps which I will list out then explain to you aided with screen shots too.
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In A Nutshell 6 Superb Ways To. Quickly Save Data On Your Android
- Restrict background data
- Use browser with data saving feature
- Set data limit
- Set app updates over wifi only
- Use opera max app
- Use data monitoring apps
- Turn off data roaming
- Restrict Background Data
Yes! you guessed right, this is placed at number one because most android user dont get know anything about background data or if it exist.
Heres a little something on background data
As the name implies its simply help background running apps like whatsapp, facebook, to receive or use data even when you are not using the app thus leading to loss of data without you knowing.
If you are the kind that does not have enough data bundle on his or her android device and would like to turn off this feature please follow these steps.
Go to settings.
Click on data usage.
Click on the small icon at the top to display a menu.
Tick on the restrict background data option .
- Use Browser With Data Saving Feature
Most of you just use browser like Opera mini and UC without knowing about the data saving features on it.
If you are a die hard Opera and UC browser user like me you would notice that Opera and UC has being making moves to help their consumers reduce data consumption by adding data saving options.
If you are using your phones or laptop default browser I would advise you to switch to Opera mini or UC browser.
Alternatively you can set image quality to medium or low.
Check This Out: Top 5 methods i use to increase battery life on my android
- Set Data Limit
If you dont want to over use your data bundle you can easily set up data limit to notify or switch off the data connection when the data limit is reached.
To set up date limit on your android smartphone follow these steps.
Go to settings
Go to data usage then click on set data limit.
Note: use your hand to adjust the level to the amount of data available.
- Use Opera Mini Max App
Alternatively you can use the Opera mini max app to compress videos, texts and picture hence reducing data consumption.
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Check This Out: How To Download And Play PES 2016 On Android
- Set App Updates Over Wifi Only
You must have gotten a notification of an update about/of an application. If would be wise to set this to off or over wifi to unwanted data loss.
- Use Data Monitoring Apps
To add to it, you can also use data monitoring apps to keep tabs on how much data you are consuming.
This feature can also be found on opera mini and UC browsers.
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- Turn Off Data Roaming
This is almost the same with background data.
This allows an app to receive data when you are roaming.
To turn this off follow the same steps you use to turn off background data.
Then tick on turn data roaming to off.
Or simply identify the apps that consumes more data in data settings to know apps that consumes data the most.
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ese are just some of the few ways to save data on your android phone.Have any other tips to share please use the comment box below.
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Monday, November 7, 2016
8 Things Microsoft Got Right in Windows Phone 8 1
8 Things Microsoft Got Right in Windows Phone 8 1
8 Things Microsoft Got Right in Windows Phone 8.1
Windows 8.1 isn’t the only one getting some love from Microsoft on the first day of the Build 2014 developer conference. The ‘mobile first, cloud first’ company has also taken the opportunity to unveil the next edition of its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system: Windows Phone 8.1 (codenamed ‘Blue’).
Unlike Windows 8.1 Update, which is a smaller update compared to last October’s Windows 8.1 update, Windows Phone 8.1 is a major update to the Windows Phone OS. It comes 17 months after Windows Phone 8, though to be fair, we did get three feature-adding updates along the way (the last one happened just last October) before today’s milestone.
So what’s new in Windows Phone 8.1? There are literally hundreds of new features (remember Windows Phone 7.5?), but here’s our top eight.
(P.S.: In case youre wondering why Windows Phone 8.1 coming from Windows Phone 8.0 is able to add so many features than Windows Phone 8.0 coming from Windows Phone 7.x, the answer is simple: Most of Windows Phone 8s changes were under the hood, at the kernel level. With this foundation in place, Windows Phone 8.1 is now able to build on it and realize so many new consumer-facing features and UI-level changes.)
1. Cortana
Widely known by its ‘Cortana’ codename before this, the final name of Windows Phone 8.1’s digital personal assistant is…still Cortana, which is brilliant. (Background: Cortana is the name of the AI character in the Halo video game series, which is owned by Microsoft. And Cortana in Windows Phone 8.1 is also voiced by the same actress, Jen Taylor.) Powered by the vast knowledge vault that is Bing (and other data sources, of course), and the speech recognition capabilities of TellMe, it’s an intelligent personal assistant in the same vein of Apple’s Siri and Google’s Google Now. It’s activated by either a Live Tile on the Start screen or by a press on the Search button.
Through interaction and your permission to have your data (which happens the very first moment you use it), Cortana’s usefulness will become more and more obvious with each passing day. As Microsoft puts it: “She detects and monitors the stuff you care about, looks out for you throughout the day, and helps filter out the noise so you can focus on what matters to you.” And what Cortana knows about you is stored in a virtual ‘Notebook’ that’s stored in the cloud, one you can easily revoke access to. You can input text or just speak to communicate with Cortana. In short, Cortana is a digital personal assistant that tries to act like a real human being. Its extensibility (there are APIs, so third-party app integration is possible) also sets it apart from Siri.
But there’s a slight crease to Cortana’s skirt: When it’s launched (as a beta) in Windows Phone 8.1 this year, only a few regions will get it. They are: the U.S., the U.K., and China. For us in Asia Pacific, we’ll have to wait till 2015.
(To know about Cortana, we recommend that you check out this blog post from Microsoft or this detailed piece by The Verge.)
She may not look like the Cortana character in Halo, but Cortana in Windows Phone 8.1 is very capable nonetheless.
Cortana needs as much information about you to be effective. Paranoid users need not apply.
Quiet Hours (i.e., a do not disturb function) comes to Windows Phone 8.1, and Cortana can also handle that for you.
2. Action Center
Another big feature is Action Center, which is a swipe-down-from-the-top panel that houses notifications for apps and settings (yes, something like Android’s notification shade and iOS’ Notification Center). Notifications can be silently added updated, and deleted in Action Center, and they’re viewable even when the phone is locked. Above the collection of toast and app notifications is a bar with four user-configurable ‘quick actions’ (i.e., shortcuts) for easy turning on and off of system settings like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Camera, Flight Mode, Internet Sharing, Location, Rotation Lock, and more.
As they say, it’s better late than never.
Action Center is a notifications and quick actions hub for Windows Phone 8.1 - need we say more?
You can configure the quick action shortcuts and various notification parameters in the Notifications + Actions page in the Settings app.
You can decide if an apps notifications show up in Action Center, select a notification sound, and more.
3. Swipe-typing with Word Flow Keyboard
We don’t know about you, but the new built-in swipe-based keyboard in Windows Phone 8.1 is a major productivity feature in our opinion. Similar to the Google Keyboard, or the Swype/SwiftKey third-party virtual keyboards on Android, this stock keyboard lets you enter a word by sliding your finger from one letter to the next, complete with a prediction system that suggests alternative words (emoticons too!) to speed up typing. Microsoft even claims that a ‘kid’ was able to break the world record for fastest typing previously held by the Swype keyboard on the Galaxy S4 using the Word Flow Keyboard (Update: Video below!).
For once, Windows Phone has one-upped both Android and iOS.
Swype-like stock keyboard, complete with a color trail as you slide your finger.
Suggests emoticons too!
4. Background Image on Start Screen
The Modern design language places a lot of emphasis on readability, achieved through large text and minimizing UI chrome and graphics. While you can ‘dress up’ the Start screen on Windows Phone 8 with Live Tiles and select from a pre-determined set of accent hues, the lack of wallpaper customization does make it look boring after a while.
With Windows Phone 8.1, you can now use a photo for the Start screen background. But since there’s significantly less space in between tiles and around them on the phone (unlike the desktop), it doesn’t make sense to put an image underneath all the tiles (else, the tiles would simply obscure the image). The implementation on Windows Phone 8.1 is actually very clever: by toggling the transparency of the tiles, the image appears in them, with the end result resembling somewhat like a mosaic. And as you scroll, there’s a pretty cool parallax effect, where it looks like the background image is also moving.
Also, Windows Phone 8.1 now enables three columns of tiles for all screen sizes. Previously, only screens 5 inches or larger can do that.
In addition to choosing a background color and an accent color, you can now choose a photo for the Start background.
Enabling Show more Tiles will give you three columns. Put another way, you can put three medium tiles in a row.
All the new Start screen customization options can either lead to a gorgeous Start screen, or a hideous and confusing one.
5. Built-in VPN Support
At long last, VPN support is coming to Windows Phone. While this is often viewed as an enterprise feature, we bet that this will also make a lot of consumers (who subscribe to a VPN service to get region-specific content, like Netflix) very happy. Many protocols are supported, and it’s possible to define when a VPN connection is automatically triggered, if it’s not already connected.
Of course, VPN support isn’t the only new enterprise feature in an update as huge as Windows Phone 8.1. There’s also S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) support for encryption and signing of emails, enhanced MDM (Mobile Device Management) policies, support for the EAP-TLS (EAP-Transport Layer Security) standard, and password-protected document support for Office, among others. For more details on enterprise features in Windows Phone 8.1, check out thisblog post from Microsoft.
A common user request, VPN support finally comes to Windows Phone.
VPN functionality in Windows Phone 8.1 is supported by many major VPN vendors, such as Checkpoint, Del/SonicWALL, F5, and Juniper.
6. Redesigned Windows Phone Store
Windows Phone 8.1 also brings an overhauled Windows Phone Store, which unsurprisingly draws design inspiration from the Store on Windows 8.1. In a nutshell, most of the layout changes are made to improve app discoverability (e.g. quick links to featured, top, and trending apps sections) and to help users make better informed decisions (e.g. the ability to sort reviews, app suggestions based on location). We also like the higher info density, because we (and we believe many others, too) like to skim through catalogs, so showing more things at once is preferred.
The option to allow apps to update automatically is also present on Windows Phone 8.1 (don’t worry, you can set it to happen only when there’s a Wi-Fi connection). For phones with an SD card, it’s now possible to store app and game data on it. And speaking of SD card, besides apps, you can now store music, photos, and movies on it. Hooray!
The Featured section shows only the highest-rated apps and apps that you dont own.
Quick Links bring you to apps and games that top the charts in an instant.
7. Internet Explorer 11
When Windows 8.1 was released last year, Internet Explorer 11 was a major new feature. The mobile version has now made its way to Windows Phone 8.1, and as you may have expected from the version number, it sports many features we first saw on its desktop counterpart, such as support for password saving, Reading View mode (that strips out ads and reformats the text for easier reading), and WebGL (including a new HTML5 video UI for inline video playback). There’s also inPrivate Browsing (whereby the phone doesn’t keep data, such as cookies, temporary Internet files, history, of your browsing session), removal of the silly 6-tab limit, as well as syncing of tabs across devices (finally!).
The 6-tab limit is removed in Internet Explorer 11.
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