vCardIO is a freeware application for Android phone that allows you to import and export contacts from or to a vCard (vcf) file on the SD card. Here is how to transfer contacts to your Android phone. First of all, copy all your contacts from your old phone to a memory card. In Nokia mobile phone, click Options and choose Copy on Memory card and pullout. Connect your Android to the PC, and then mount your SD card....

For downloading large files, generally people depend on external download managers, because they offer comparatively faster downloading speed and resume function. Here is a simple solution to make a direct calls to an external download managers (such as IDM, FlashGot, Free download manager, etc) in Google Chrome. The extension called oGet provides the option to select the default download manager for Google Chrome for downloading files. Select the highlighted one [see screenshot below] from the list and save the settings....

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux, the Xiaomi Tool is an open source project and brings a safe, fast and a user friendly interface to manage your Xiaomi smartphone. Currently this application does not support all Xiaomi devices. The supported devices are Xiaomi Mi2(s), Mi3W, Mi4W, and Xiaomi RedMi 1S. The Chinese Android smartphone, Xiaomi has wider acceptance in countries like India. This is mainly because of the affordable price, higher features and performance....

In this guide, we show you how to manually update Galaxy S5 SM-G900F to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow via Odin. Note that the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for Galaxy S5 is currently rolling out in Sri Lanka only. Galaxy S5 G900F Marshmallow updates for other countries are imminent. Once you updated your Galaxy S5 G900F to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, your phone become more fast and responsive. You will get new features like Samsung’s new browser with ad blocking function, Gear VR support, Doze power saving, new app permission feature, Google Now on Tap, visual changes, and more....

Smart Measure (Lite) is a free android app that can measure the distance and the height of an object by trigonometry. The effective distance is about 1-50meter. To calculate the distance and height of an object, run Smart Measure app, then just stand up and point the cross hair at the bottom of the object. Then correct the spirit level and press the shutter (see below screenshot for details) Note: Before using Smart Measure app, calibrate your devices with known distance (option – calibrate menu)....

The main highlights of Micromax IN Note 1 are a 48MP AI quad-camera, Helio G85 Game Technology processor, 6.67-inch FHD+, punch hole display, 5000mAh battery with reverse charging, and affordable price tag (INR 10,999 for 64GB model). IN Note 1 has also featured beautiful wallpapers, which you can download in FHD+ resolution (link below). Micromax IN Note 1 Full Specification and Features: Display: The device features a 6.67-inch full-HD+, IPS panel....

Keeping a distance (30 – 40 cm) between your ear and handset is the simplest way to minimize your exposure to mobile phone radiation, but Tawkon (free app) helps you do this in a smart way. It monitors and analyzes real-time mobile phone radiation as a function of dynamic SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) levels, environmental conditions and phone usage and tells you what to do right now. In simple word, it tracks your phone’s radiation levels and tells you when you’re OK to talk on and how to minimize your exposure to mobile phone radiation just when you need to....

There good news for all Nokia phones users, as HMD Global has already confirmed latest Android 9 Pie update for all of its devices. The company has already upgraded most of its smartphones to stable Android 9 Pie, including the Nokia 6.1 and Nokia 6.1 Plus. XDA senior member hikari_calyx shared the leaked Pie firmware along with instructions to flash it on Nokia 6. In fact, there are two methods to flash the firmware on the device – manually or force OTA update....

With the latest beta version of Nova Launcher (5.5-beta 3), you can customize to get a look and feel of Google Pixel 2 launcher on your Android phone. Also, Adaptive icon backporting and icon reshaping has improved much. More icons are now able to be backported and also the icon reshaping is more stable in this update. What is new in Nova Launcher 5.5 beta 3? For your information, recently Action Launcher, one of the popular launcher app for Android has updated to new version with Pixel 2 features like dock search box along with other refinements....

In this guide we let you know how to unlock OnePlus 5 bootloader. Bootloader is a security feature of the device, so do not proceed unless you have a specific reason for unlocking the bootloader. Installing custom ROMs like LineageOS, back up the entire system, backup EFS data, customize the device, etc. are some of the main use of unlocked bootloader. Warning: Though unlocking bootloader of OnePlus 5 will not void warranty, there is no guarantee for it, so do it at your own risk....

OnePlus 6 is the first device that gets the November 2018 security update. It is not yet available even on Google Pixel phones. OnePlus 6 OxygenOS Open Beta 6 OTA (over the air) starts rolling that weighs around 181MB. The incremental upadte will take few hours or even few days to reach to all OnePlus 6 running on the Open Beta channel. Official changelog: System – Update to the Android security patches of November 2018 – Improved UI for About phone – New Navigation gestures – Improvements for taking screenshot experience Launcher – New Google quick search bar Camera – Added nightscape mode Gallery – Improved zoom in/out overall experience – Supported more photos shown in your PHOTO tab – Supported swipe-down gesture to go back to timeline when viewing your photo In case you want to get the update early, use a VPN app, set the location to Canada or Germany and search for the new updates....

Open Gapps Project is probably the easiest way to download the latest and correct Google Apps for custom ROMs. A number of different versions of the apps packages are available such as aroma, stock, full, mini, nexus, etc. You can choose a basic or full package to suit your exact needs. All packages should work fine on any custom Android 4.4.x or 5.1.x ROM. Currently only arm and arm64 platforms are fully supported....

MIUI 8.5.6.0 Global Stable build is still based on Android Marshmallow and includes a bunch of optimizations, bug fixes and new features like App lock for Dual apps, selecting images in the recent albums, etc. Early adopters can test the MIUI 8.5.6.0 Global Stable ROM right now by downloading the firmware file. What is new in this update? MIUI 8.5.6.0 global beta stable build full recovery image is now available for download, which weighs around 1....

The freeware utility Granola is an intelligent power management solution for Windows and Linux systems (Desktops, Laptops , x86 servers) that automatically optimizes a system to use energy more efficiently without compromising performance. It uses Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) which is available on most modern Intel and AMD processors for saving energy. And it claims that it can lower total system energy use by 10-35% even when a system is 100% utilized....

To reinstall stock firmware on Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H), all you need a computer with Samsung USB drivers installed (If Samsung Keis installed, then there is no need to install drivers separately), Samsung stock firmware and Odin tool for flashing the firmware. Read on to know how to flash stock firmware on your Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530H. Note that there is no guaranty that the below method can revert your device to factory state for warranty purpose....

To see all your account names and apps installed by each account, just follow as described. From Windows 8 Modern UI (Metro Start Screen) open Store App. In the Store, right click and choose “Your apps”. Here you’ll see all your apps and accounts. To remove an old account, open Store app and press Win +C to open Charms bar. Then, click “Settings” and Choose “Accounts”. It’ll lists all your account names at the bottom of the page....

Ok, if you did manage to get your hands on Galaxy S4 Active (International, GT-I9295) and just want to start having your way with it, here is how to root it using CF-Auto Root. Requirements: – Samsung drivers installed – USB Debugging enabled in your phone – Odin3-v1.85 and CF-Auto Root Zip file Package for S4 Active GT-I9295 (Download from here. It includes both Odin3-v1.85 and CF-Auto Root file). Procedure: – Download CF-Auto Root Zip file Package on your computer and extract its content....

To install Andorid J2ME MIDP Runner to your phone, download the app (andme-signed.apk) from here and run: adb shell chmod 777 /data/dalvik-cache adb install C:??andme-signed.apk [Detailed information here] The online solution for converting jar files to apk file is much simpler than the above method. Enter here and select an option to convert jar/jad files into android (apk) package. You can either give URL of a Jad file or upload the downloaded jar/jad file for conversion....

Like in the entry-level Samsung Galaxy A01, the Galaxy A11 has also featured brand new wallpapers. The wallpapers resemble the wallpapers of recently launched mid-range A and M series Galaxy devices, but entirely different. Samsung Galaxy A11 specs and features The Galaxy A11 features a 6.4-inch IPS LCD HD+ display. The Infinity-O display has a resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels and has a punch-hole on the top-left for the selfie camera....

Spam calls and spam messages from unknown numbers are becoming one of the big annoyances on smartphones today. What’s more, spam SMS messages becoming more prevalent on smartphones. Samsung’s span blocking system for Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will help you make a right decision before replying to calls and messages from unknown numbers. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge can detect more than 1.5 billion numbers globally with the help of Whitepages....