USB Guard is quite simple to use. Download and extract it. Put the ‘Free USB Guard’ executable on your USB drive and run it. It will remind you if you try to shut down or logoff the system without removing the USB drive (see image below). USB Guard is also able to remind you, if you forget a disc in the DVD drive. Install it on your computer and it’ll block the shutdown or log off process allowing you to take out the DVD disc from the drive....

Night Sight is a low light photography feature of latest Google camera app that brings great results in low light without using a flash. Since both Essential Phone and Xiaomi Mi 5 do not have Visual Core, the result of Night Sight isn’t as good as it in Pixel 2 and Pixel 3. However, the result seems encouraging. If you are interested to test Night Sight on your Essential Phone or Xiaomi Mi 5, grab the APK from here [source] and install it....

Currently in beta, the new MIUI launcher can be easily installed on almost all Android phones (Android 4.0 and above with 1GB or more RAM) just like any other launcher app, however officially supported devices includes Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Sony Xperia Z Ultra, and HTC One. Please note that, it is a beta app and many sections of the user interface are still in Chinese language, however, it is fully functional and runs smoothly....

OxygenOS 9.0.5 over the air update starts rolling out now. OnePlus 5 and 5T users need to wait a few hours or sometimes even a few days to get the download notification on the phone. Alternatively, download and install the OTA zip file manually. Below is the direct link to download the firmware. What is new? System Updated Android security patch to April 2019 Phone Improved stability for the Phone app...

For your information, the recently launched OnePlus 5T comes with 6 -inch Optic AMOLED 18:9 display, Snapdragon 835 processor with 6/8GB, dual camera (16MP + 20MP), 3300mAh battery with Dash Charge and more. The device will get Android 8.0 Oreo Open Beta in December 2017 and the stable Oreo OTA update probably will release in early 2018. While OnePlus has released Android 8.0 Oreo (OxygenOS 5.0) for OnePlus 3/3T (details, download and installation guide) and for OnePlus 5/5T the Oreo update is imminent....

OnePlus 6T uses the dual partitioning system (A/B partition scheme), so there is no recovery partition. The recovery is now the part of the boot image, so to install TWRP custom recovery on OnePlus 6T, you will first temporarily boot your device into TWRP to perform and then install TWRP permanently. Without TWRP custom recovery, you will not be able to customize its software, flash custom ROMs, backup the phone, and more....

RegawMod Rebooter is a portable app (no installation needed) for Windows (works on Windows XP through Windows 8) and straightforward to use. Just run it, it’ll sits on the system tray. Connect your device to your PC via USB cable, click on RegawMod Rebooter tray icon and choose your option. To exit the app, simply choose Exit. Depending on your needs, the application can have several usages. For example, you can use this app to easily reboot your Android phone into recovery mode, no need to remember all that key combinations any more....

Micromax Yu Yureka, which is currently running on the CyanogeMod 11S (Android 4.4 KitKat) operating system, is a budget Android smartphone with great specs. It features a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720p) HD IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.5GHz octa-core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage, microSD card slot, 13MP rear and a 5MP front-facing camera. This tutorial shows you where to download the official stock firmware for Micromax Yu Yureka and how to install it....

Android Wear smartwatches are fast becoming the primary choices as it can use together with Android smartphone. They fundamentally perform typical watch functions, while also owning a lot of smartphone features such as managing phone calls and SMS. Follow below steps to reset your Android Wear Smartwatch to factory default, however, keep in mind that before factory resetting, your watch needs to be plugged or fully charged. Wake up the device by tapping on the screen....

Samsung Galaxy A04s is also featuring unique wallpapers. The beautifully designed wallpapers that match the stylish design of Galaxy A04s are now available for download in HD+ resolution. You can download the wallpapers from the link below and use them on your phone. ALSO READ: Difference Between Samsung One UI and One UI Core UI Platform Samsung Galaxy A04s specs and features: Galaxy A04s will feature a 6.5-inches, 90Hz refresh rate HD+ LCD panel (720 x 1600 pixels resolution)....

The CyanogenMod 13 ROM for Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first nightly, so it might contain some bugs and problems that are not yet identified. However, the update is reasonably stable with most features working. We hope that most of the issues will be resolved in the next update. Before start installing CyanogenMod 13, note that the ROM file mentioned below is for Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM (GT-I9250) variant only (Google – maguro)....

Galaxy S IV’s “Eye-tracking” technology makes it easier for users reading webpages. They don’t need to touch the screen; instead, new paragraphs will automatically come into view when the eyes reaches the end of a paragraph. Samsung is always looking for bringing new functionalities to its products. For, instance, Galaxy SIII’s “Smart Stay” feature prevents the phone’s screen from going off when you are browsing the internet or reading something on the phone....

The Android 8.0 Oreo update for Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus is now available in several regions like U.S., India, Germany, Brazil, etc. and comes with latest Samsung Experience 9.0 UI, system enhancements, new features and February 2018 Google security patches. The Android 8.0 Oreo update comes with plenty of changes, revamped looks and brings features like Picture-in-Picture mode, Adaptive icons, Notification Dots, Autofill Framework, Smart Text Selection, Instant Apps, Google Play Protect, New Emojis, quick boot, Background limits and much more....

Digital Wellbeing offers a set of tools for tracking and managing your Realme 3 Pro usage. You can view how much time you have spent on your device, set time limits for apps, and many more. Realme 5 recently received the Digital Wellbeing update with software version RMX1911EX_11_A.13. Apart from Digital Wellbeing, the September update adds latest security patch (patch level September 5, 2019), Manual lock feature, Date and weather widget, Clone Apps support more third-party apps, Customizable data consumed reminder and more....

To help you, here is a little freeware utility called Namebench which carry out benchmark tests on multiple DNS servers and recommend the best one. It let you know which nameserver is fastest, most secure and so on and recommends which DNS servers you should use. Namebench is a completely free and portable utility. It does not modify your system in any way and runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and UNIX systems....

If you already use Skype on a computer, you’ll see your full contact list when you sign in to Skype on your Android phone. If not, you can set up an account and be ready to go in minutes. You can download Skype for Android from the android market or Visit skype.com/m on your phone to download. However Skype is currently not available in the Android Market in China or Japan [via]

Interested Xperia Z3 owners can install the new Android N DP on their device and experience new features like multi-window, bundled notifications, direct reply notifications, night mode, mobile data saver, better battery and memory management, etc. However, please remember that Android N Developer Preview is intended for developers only and not for general users. To install Android N Developer Preview on Xperia Z3 requires Xperia Companion app installed on your PC....

Currently, Sony’s Xperia Marshmallow Beta program is available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Netherlands. Owners of Xperia Performance in these countries, who wish to try out the pre-release beta version of the Android 7.0 Nougat, install the app ‘Xperia Beta Program’ app from Play store and sign up. For your information, the Xperia Beta Program app was designed for Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z3 Marshmallow Beta testing and now it is for Xperia Performance Nougat beta testing....

Unfortunately, it isn’t an easy task to dig through all those comments you have left, photos uploaded, photos you are tagged in, your status updates, etc. and to delete all those that you think pointless or feel uncomfortable. The Facebook app “Facewash” can help you in that. It scans your Timeline and lets you wash away all those dirty little jokes and beer talk, those late night snapshots, those forgotten likes and so on from your Timeline....

The developers of Tor has now released a free Android version of Tor known as Orbot which will brings the features and functionality of Tor to the Android mobile operating system. Orbot works differently on different versions of Android phones. Android 1.x devices (G1, Hero, Droid Eris, etc) require the ProxySurf” browser installed to use, which can be downloaded from the Android Market. For Android 2.x devices (Droid, Nexus One, etc), you must root your device for Orbot to transparently proxy all TCP traffic....