Tips to make electronic gadgets last longer

In today’s era, most of the people are fond of their gadgets they use like cell phones, digital cameras, iPods, laptops, tablets and much more. You must be daily seeing many new gadgets arriving in the market, but it is not possible for you to purchase all these expensive tech toys especially when your previous gadget is working properly.

If you are also a gadget freak and can not resist purchasing the hottest new electronics, then you must also know the things that can be done to make your expensive gadget last as longer as possible.

Switch off the gadgets

A very simple thing many fail to do is to switch off the gadget when, not in use. If you cannot switch them off often, at least, make sure, the device is switched off when it is not in use for a long duration or there is much of idle time. The reason is that the power is drained when the device is not in use and, as a result, the efficacy of the device is lost when it is switched on.

Care for the battery

Take care of your battery by not charging the gadget once you see the battery mark diminishing as still it has enough charge to continue the chores. It is advisable to drain the battery at least once or twice a week and then charge it completely. The device continues to function perfectly as long as the battery is strong.

Protect the gadget with a cover

Most people end up in damaging the phones just because they are careless. When a phone or tablet is dropped, or too much of dust and dirt is accumulated, the device stops functioning. You can get the hazard out of the way by simply protecting it with a good cover so as to avoid common wear and tear. Moreover, it is not only important to protect the body of the device but also the screen. This is an exposed area in the gadgets like phone and tablet and hence requires good care. Covers for the screen are available in the market which can prevent the screen from shock and dirt.

Avoid extreme temperatures

Your gadget will not function properly if you often expose it to the extreme temperatures. You should refrain from doing the following, leaving the device in direct sunlight, keeping the device next to iron, oven, top of a vehicle, or any other hot surface. When you expose the gadget to such abnormal temperatures, you can witness that the screen gets locked, or there are interruptions in the functioning of the device, and the gadget may even stop working altogether.  It is not only the hot surface you need to bother but also the cold ones.

Close the apps

When you are not using any of the applications on your mobile phone or tablet, you need to close them. Even without your notice, few apps may be active behind the screen. Make it sure to close them too. Though you do not feel it a hindrance, but the apps actually are draining your battery.

Keep away from water

Make sure that you leave your mobile phone or tablet away when you enter the swimming pool or bathroom or even during steam baths. In case, the device is dropped into water, dry the device immediately after taking the battery out.

Clean device lasts long

Use microfiber cloths to clean the screen, and for the headphone, speakers and jacks use q-tip. Clean the gadget regularly and enjoy optimum performance.

Microsoft Office Lens: A Scanner for Android, IOS & Windows

Hey, guys are you sick of clicking the pictures of all the notes on the whiteboard in class or meeting, or notes pictures from the friends and the pictures are not clear because of its camera angle and lighting. You just get frustrated when you really want that notes and you are unable to read it because of the angle of the picture taken by you in a hurry.

Now, finally, there is no need to worry as when Microsoft is here with their development of IOS apps and Android apps with another great app after there Lock screen. The main function of app is that whenever you click a picture weather in a little low light or in any of the odd angle it will make it straighten or crop or do color correction or what so ever the picture require to correct it and make it readable or editable in PDF or any of the office format.It is just a great app with the name of “Microsoft Office Lens”. 

The application will simply make your smartphone which can be a phone, a tablet or any other device with the Operating system of android, IOS or windows into a small pocket scanner. It is really very easy to use and install through there application store regarding the operating systems like for Android Office lens , for IOS Office lens and Windows Office lens . You can take the picture from the app at any angle it will make it out in a readable and in a correct form. It can be used at any point of time even you are so much hurry to go.

The functionality of the Microsoft Office Lens app are as follows:

• Office Lens recognizes the corners of a document and performs automatic cropping. It cleans up and enhances the quality of images to make it brighter and visible.
• Microsoft Office Lens identifies printed text on the image with optical character recognition (OCR). Which makes it easier to search images by keyword from OneNote or OneDrive.
• Converts images of paper documents and whiteboard notes into Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and PDF files for easy editing and reformatting.
• Captures business cards and generates contacts you can add to your phone.
• Inserts images to OneNote or OneDrive (as DOCX, PPTX, JPG or PDF format) and gives you options to save, export and share the image.

Best way to Optimize and Save your Smartphone Battery

All of us are having the android devices nowadays, but the main issue of these devices are their battery life. As these devices have high-end processors and RAM and GPU’s due to which their consumption of battery increases and not even last for a single day, due to which we are having limitations of battery capacities on Android devices.

Because of this issue, there is an app named “Greenify” which is going to maximize your battery life and will make your battery last for longer period of time. Initially, when Greenify was first created and launched, it was not supported by the nonrooted phone. Last year, Greenify’s “Auto Hibernation” feature was made fully accessible and usable on non-rooted smartphones. Greenify was selected as Lifehacker’s Top 1 Utility in 2013 Best Android Apps and Android Authority’s Top 3 Best Root Apps . Its battery saving benefits can currently be used without having root access in the phone which is a great way to save the battery of the android device.

Auto-hibernation means you can hibernate the apps that are selected so they don’t run in the background and will automatically decrease the power consumption of the device. with the free version of the app there is a limitation too which is only apps from the Play store can be hibernated and not system apps can be hibernated, until the app is being upgraded to pro version by paying a certain amount of money to the vendor.

Now, we come to the main point which is how to use Greenify on any android device. So, let us start:

How to Use Greenify

• Download the Greenify App from Google Play(Download)
• Open Greenify ,press add apps.
• Select apps that you wish to hibernate and press done.
• From the list of running apps ,select apps for hibernation and click hibernate.
• Press Force stop to manually hibernate. To automate click Enable Automation.
• Select Greenify and enable it.
• Go back to Greenify App press hibernate button again,
• Now your apps are successfully hibernated.
• To make hibernation easy you can create ( Hibernate now or Hibernate+lock) shortcut or you can try using Auto-hibernation Now (need to be enabled in experimental features setting and does not support all devices)
• Next time you can click the shortcut on the home screen or Google Pull up” gesture on Home soft-key to hibernate.

This is going to be the best way to save the battery of your android device.

How to share files between Android , IOS & Windows ?

Hey guys finally the wait is over, when we think how we can share our Files, folders, images, music, videos on different OS (Operating systems), as in past it is not possible to share files from android to IOS without making a Jailbreak on IOS or by using Itunes on windows, but now you can share any files or folder or anything between any of these three platforms very easily and in some seconds without having any of the trouble.

BitTorrent, yes you have heard it right BitTorrent which is torrent client used to downloads different torrent files have made an app compatible with all these three platforms (Android , IOS & Windows), which will make you share any of the Files , image , video anything from one device to another just by scanning the QR code from other device using the app and it will transfer the content from one to another like we do it on android using different apps like Superbeam , Share it etc. 

If you want to send any of the files to your friends, you can choose the file you wish to send and your phone will display a QR code. The person to whom you are sending the file to, the receiver, will have to scan the QR code, and the data will be transferred using the BitTorrent Sync Technology. Since Shoot is powered by the BitTorrent protocol, files move instantly between devices without going through the cloud, and hence, they are less likely to be hijacked. Also, they are transferred faster, regardless of the network of the connected device.

You may say that we have Bluetooth and other messaging apps that do not require the hassle. Well, Shoot’s two main winning points are:

• It is easy to send large batches of media files to several devices at one time. There is no limit on the quantity of files that can be moved using the Shoot app. 
• Privacy, since nothing goes up on the Cloud service. That is, the files are only being accessed by you and the recipient – the company’s servers aren’t acting like a middleman in the process. Data is shared directly instead of requiring files to be uploaded to a central server and then downloaded by the recipient.
• BitTorrent Shoot doesn’t require the two devices to be on the same Wi-Fi network, which is a plus.

You can download the app now directly from

• Google Play
• Apple’s App Store
• Windows Phone Store

Just for trial, you can send three files for free using Shoot. After this, you will be asked to pay a one-time fee of $1.99. Receiving is free. Though, this is how the app generates revenue (yes, Shoot does not show any ads.)

It will be interesting to see how QR codes work out in the future for exchanging data through different devices.

Check Radiation Level of Your Smartphone by USSD code

A life without smartphone? No one can think of without it. Smartphone has so much penetrated radiation level in our daily life. Excessive use of smartphone may cause health problems but if you are even using less a smartphone with bad SAR, that is most dangerous.

Here SAR stands for Specific Absorption Rate which is a measure of the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted limits for safe exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy which is 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg).  Any smartphone at or below this SAR levels is “safe” to use.

You can check Radiation level in terms of SAR of your smartphone by dialing a USSD code *#07#, if results shows SAR below 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg) then it is OK otherwise you are advised to change your smartphone immediately.

In addition to radiation level you must know about following important USSD codes to get more information of your smartphone.

*#*#4636#*#*: It gives a lot of information of smartphone under following four categories.

Phone Information: It shows IMEI, Signal strength etc.

Battery Information: It shows battery status, level, health, voltage, temperature, technology and time since boot.

Usage statistics: it shows how many times and how much time every app on your smartphone you have used.

Wi-Fi information: It shows Wi-Fi API, configuration and status.

*#06#: It shows the IMEI number of your phone which is a 15 digit unique number for your phone, basically it is Social Security number of your phone. Sometimes when typing in *#06# it will add an additional 2 digits at the end. The first 15 digits shown before any space or dash is your IMEI. Note down IMEI number of your phone in your diary, it is very useful when your phone got stolen.

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7 Hidden Tricks For Your Android Smartphone

You don't always find everything you need to know in the user manual plus, who reads that thing anyway? If you want to find out more about some hidden tips and tricks for your Android smartphone/tablet device, read this non-exhaustive list.

Quickly access notification settings

Too many notifications can become irritating after some time. Tap and hold on a notification in the drop down notification bar.

This will show you a Setting icon next to the notification tap on the icon to open up the Notification settings of that particular app.

From here, you can adjust them or turn them off completely.

High contrast text

Reading text on a smartphone screen can be be difficult for people with weak vision. Often, light grey text tends to merge with the background making it difficult to read.

An easy way to solve this issue is by enabling high contrast text from Settings > Accessibility. Once enabled, you can instantly see the text appear crisper and easy to read.

Smart lock

For security reasons, everyone should set up a lockscreen password on their smartphone. But it gets tedious to enter it each time. With the smart lock function, you can have the phone unlocked when its safe with you in your home. Go to security > Smart Lock and add your home location to trusted places. You can also add a Bluetooth de vice (like a speaker or trusted device.)

Once you do this, your phone will not ask for a lock password when it detects that you are at home or if you are connected to one of the trusted devices.

Find a silent phone

Did you switch off your phone ringer and misplace the phone? Since its on silent, even calling it from another number might not help. The simple way out is to head to www.google.com/android/devicemanager and login with the same Google ID as the phone.

Here, you can view the location of your phone and send a signal to ring loudly -even with the ringer off.

Custom reject SMS

Go to Settings > Phone or open up the dialer and access the phone settings. In the menu, you will see a Reject with SMS option.

In this setting, you can remove or edit any or all of the pre-set messages to be sent when you reject an incoming call.

Increase interface speed

Head to settings > About Phone and tap 7 times on the 'Build Number' menu. This will enable Developer Options in settings. Here, scroll down to settings for Window and Transition Animation scale.

By default, the value of animation is set to 1x. Reduce it to 0.5x to improve the speed. You can also turn the animations off to further improve the speed.

Stop automatic shortcuts

Each time you install a new app from the Play Store, a shortcut icon is placed on the home screen. If you don't want that to happen, open the Play Store, tap on the three bars on the top left and open Settings.

Here, you will see an option called 'Add icon to Home Screen' simply uncheck the box to disable automatic shortcut placement.

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All Hidden Android Secret Codes

Android platform is known for its customization. The Android smartphone holds a large amount of information about its hardware and system that a common user might find difficult to access. But, if you know Android secret codes, you can find all the hidden information and do lot more customization to your handset.

These secret codes are just needed to be entered in the device dialer with a proper sequence. Today I am listed some secret codes of Android smartphone that will help to get more details of the smartphone.

Remember, these codes are carrier-specific, and might not work on all devices. If your handset doesn't respond to a code, don't force to make changes, just move on and find another one.

The below listed codes are mostly universal and should work on Android devices, no matter the manufacturer and carrier provider.

Generic Android Secret Codes

• *#06# - IMEI
• *#*#7594#*#* - Make Power button turn off your device without displaying menu
• *#*#4636#*#* - Display information about phone, battery, usage and Wi-Fi
• *#*#7780#*#* - Factory reset (deletes app data and apps, not firmware)
• *2767*3855# - Complete phone wipe, including firmware (not to be used lightly!)
• *#*#273283*255*663282*#*#* - Back up all your photos and videos
• *#*#1472365#*#* - Test your GPS
• *#*#1234#*#* - Display phone firmware and PDA info
• *#*#232338#*#* - Show Wi-Fi Mac address
• *#*#8255#*#* - Access GTalk Service Monitor
• *#*#36245#*#* - Access Email debug info Email
• *#*#225#*#* - Events calendar
• *#*#426#*#* - Debug info for Google Play Service
• *#*#759#*#* - Access Google Partner Setup

Samsung Secret Codes

• *#*#34971539#*#* - Show all camera information
• *#*#197328640#*#* - Enable test mode for services
• *#*#232339#*#* - Wireless LAN test
• *#*#1575#*#* - Test your GPS (alternative to generic Android GPS test)
• *#*#0*#*#* - Test your LCD display
• *#*#4986*2650468#*#* - Display crucial phone information (PDA, Hardware, firmware etc.)
• ##778 and press Call button - EPST menu

HTC Secret Codes

• *#*#3424#*#* - HTC function test Program
• *#*# - HTC Info menu
• *#*#8255#*#* - Launch GTalk Service Monitor
• ##3424# - Diagnostic mode
• ##3282# - EPST menu
• ##8626337# - VOCODER
• ##33284# - Field trial menu
• ##786# - Reverse Logistics Support
• ##7738# - Protocol Revision