1. Shutting Down Third Party Apps That Run in The Background: Some apps continue to run in the background (especially on Android devices) even if you’ve finished with them. It leads to big battery hogs. You can shut down all background apps in one go with apps like Advanced Task Killer and Battery Saver. Both apps are available for free from Android Market (www.android.com/market). 2. Only Use 3G and Wi-Fi When Needed: With Wi-Fi and 3G, you can browse the web and download data quickly....

This application can release free memory by pressing refresh button, so that you can avoid frequent crashes, reduce application loading time, and frequent restart of your iPhone or iPod. Free Memory Pro requires iOS 3.0 or later. Currently the app is free for a limited time. You can download it free at Appstore today

If Poco M3 does not turn on after the recent firmware update, you do not need to panic. There is a simple workaround to fix. The affected update is released to improve the memory performance on the phone. Unfortunately, after completing the update, many Poco M3 units stopped turning on. Here is an official workaround to fix the Poco M3 not turning on the issue caused by the recent memory performance update....

Created in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Fotopedia Heritage provides a virtual passport to the hundreds of sites that constitute the world’s collective cultural and natural human legacy. With Fotopedia Heritage you can: Download Fotopedia Heritage For iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Stories about exploits that compromise sensitive data frequently mention culprits such as “cross-site scripting (XSS)”, “SQL injection”, “buffer overflow”, and “Remote code execution”. Vulnerabilities like these fall often outside the traditional expertise of network security managers. To help you understand how to minimize these risks, Qualys provides a free guide “Web Application Security- How to Minimize the Risk of Attacks “as a primer to web application security. The guide covers the following topic: Typical web application vulnerabilities, comparison of options for web application vulnerability detection, and QualysGuard Web Application Scanning solution....

To make a free call or send free text message to anywhere in the world, all you need is a 3G or Wi-Fi connection and Viber installed on your phone. (Of course, your contacts should have Viber on their phone). You can download Viber for Android at Market here.

If you are concerned more about the incompatibility issue, there is an online service called RoaringApps to rescue you by displaying what apps are compatible with the new OS Loin. You’ll get more information and list of compatible/incompatible applications at here. [Via]

This small app will help you create over 50 GodModes just by selecting them and pressing the GO button. It also provides a few cool options. Instead of creating the folders on your desktop, you can create them in a folder on your computer and just create a shortcut on your desktop. You can also add shortcuts to the Start Menu, desktop context menu, Quick Launch and Favorites folder. Download Go GodMode for Windows 7 and Vista....

Besides Photo Sphere, Google Camera app brings several other features such as Creative picture modes like Lens Blur mode for taking SLR-like photos with shallow depth of field and Panorama mode with high resolution, 100% viewfinder for getting the maximum resolution from the sensor (no dropped pixels) and more. Even though features like Photo Sphere and panorama mode is already available on the new HTC One M8 (called Panorama 360), Samsung Galaxy S5 (called Surround Shot which you can install as a plug-in from Samsung Apps store), and LG G2 (called VR Panorama) camera apps, Google Camera app is worth a download....

The shelf is a notable feature of OnePlus smartphones. It lets you instantly access some useful tools and features, such as Notes, Toolbox, Step Counter, Recent contacts, etc. with a swipe right on the home screen. On OnePlus 7 and older phones, you can access it through a home screen swipe-right gesture. On OnePlus 8 series devices, you need to update the launcher to the latest version to get it....

There are various tools to check vulnerabilities on Android phone and the ‘Norton Halt Exploit Defender’ from the famous security venture Symantec lets you check all these vulnerabilities. If you give prime importance to your personal data and account information, you might like ‘Norton Halt’ app for Android. It is very easy to use and quickly identify a dozens of know vulnerabilities. Norton Halt can test your Android device for QuadRooter vulnerability, Towelroot vulnerability, Mediaserver vulnerability, Keyrings vulnerability, Stagefright vulnerability, Lock Screen Bypass vulnerability, Serialization vulnerability, Android Browser SOP vulnerability, Apache Cordova vulnerability, Fake ID vulnerability, Root Access vulnerability, Master Key exploit, Hidden Device Administrator exploit and the USSD exploit....

Themes and wallpapers are available on Google Chrome for desktop only. It isn’t available on Android and iOS. There are 23 pre-set color shades, but you can make your own using the color picker. Also, all the wallpapers from Google Wallpaper app are available on the Chrome browser. To customize your Chrome Browser with hidden themes and wallpapers, follow these steps. First, check your browser version by going to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome and update to version 77....

Heads Up is a new feature of Android’s Digital Wellbeing and start rolling out to more devices. If enabled, it will prompt you to stop looking at your phone while walking. To work it correctly, it needs access to your physical activity. Also, you can give access to your location if you do not want to get alert when you’re at home. ALSO READ: How to enable Google TV Remote on Android phone...

In this tutorial, we show you how to get Android N’s double tap Recents gesture on Android Lollipop and Marshmallow. With this gesture, you can switch between last used app and current app quickly. However, to get this feature your device should have root access and Xposed Framework installed. Developed by the XDA developer MrWasdennnoch, the “Android N-ify” Xposed module brings Android N best features to Lollipop and Marshmallow. Currently this module only supports two features of Android N – “Double-tap recents to switch last used app” and “Settings dashboard subtitles”....

Android 7.0 Nougat brings various new features, performance boost and UI enhancements to Redmi Note 4. If you are excited to get latest Android 7.0 Nougat on your device, then read on to know how to download and install official MIUI Global Beta 7.6.15 ROM on Redmi 4/4X. Before start, if your Redmi Note 4 is runs MIUI 8 stable version (Marshmallow), then note that the MIUI Global Beta 7....

Here is how to download and install MIUI 13 update on Redmi Note 10 and Note 10 Pro global variant. The OTA updates are rolling out to users incrementally, so it will take several days or even weeks for all users to see it on their phones. Follow the instruction below to install the MIUI 13 update on your phone right now. ALSO READ: MIUI 13 features and eligible devices list...

To be able to install TWRP custom recovery on OnePlus 5T, you need to first unlock its bootloader. You can simply do it by issuing the command “fastboot oem unlock” (details below). After installing TWRP recovery, you can flash custom ROMs, custom kernels and other files, backup (Nandroid backup) and restore the backup, wipe various partitions, and more. Besides installing custom ROMs, custom kernels and other system files, you can also get root on the device by flashing SuperSU or Magisk....

At times, your keyboard app crashes and stops working. It may be an app that is causing the keyboard to crash or it may be due to a software update or any incompatible software that is causing the issue. Read on to know how to restore a broken keyboard on Android phone. First of all, go to your phone Settings ->App -> select the Android keyboard and clear the cache....

WhatsApp introduces a new feature that allows users to post voice notes as their status instead of pictures or videos. Users can record their voice directly from WhatsApp and make it their status. The feature is similar to Twitter Spaces, and Clubhouse allows users to post voice updates. The voice status feature is available with the latest WhatsApp beta version for Android and iOS. You can record a 30-second voice note to post it as a standalone status for 24 hours....

Here is how to solve the “Android Auto Communication error 16” on the Xiaomi smartphones. The most common reason for Communication error 16 on the Xiaomi smartphone is the dual app/clone app feature of MIUI ROM. When you create a clone of WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. on your phone, MIUI will clone Google Play services as well for the app. Steps to fix Android Auto communication error The second Google play services are the main culprit of the issue on Mi, Redmi, or Poco phone....