Clear Cache adds a button on Chrome’s toolbar and clicking on it will clear all your browsing data without the usual confirmation dialog or pop-ups. You can customize the extension from its option page. You can decide what and how much of your data you want to clear – including App Cache, Cache, Cookies, Downloads, File Systems, Form Data, History, Indexed DB, Local Storage, Plugin Data, Passwords and WebSQL. Moreover, Cookies can be removed globally, or only for certain domains or for everything except for certain domains....

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Previously, I have published a tutorial on how to see flash content with Dolphin Browser on Android 4.4. KitKat, and now, you can use Firefox browser for Android to view flash based videos. The Firefox 27 lets you install flash player as a plugin. Here is how it is. Install Firefox browser (version 27) for Android from the Google Play Store Next, download and install an older version of flash player apk (download from here) or a modified flash player (download from here)....

Permission Manager (can be accessed by typing about:permissions in the address bar of Firefox) allows you to set various permissions for any web site you wish. For example, you can set whether a website (or all websites) should store your password, your location, cookies, show pop-up windows, and maintain data offline. The great thing about the Permission Manager is the level of customization it offers and how easy it (even for newbie) is to configure what data users want to share with websites – all can be done with the simple dashboard layout....

“FlashTool Xperia Driver Pack” brings drivers for all the Xperia devices in a single package. Developed by an XDA forum member, this Windows application installs the corresponding driver for your phone on your PC. FlashTool Xperia Driver Pack will be updated regularly, so you will definitely get a matching driver for your Sony Xperia device. Below is the list of devices the tool currently supports. Xperia X8 Xperia X10 Xperia X10 mini Xperia Arc, Play, Neo, Acro (IS11S, SO-02C) Xperia Pro, Ray, Ray (SO-03C) Xperia P, U, Sola Xperia S, SL, NX, Acro HD Xperia Acro HD (IS12S, SO-03D) Xperia Acro S Xperia GX (SO-04D) Xperia SX Xperia TX, VL Xperia Z (SO-02E) Xperia Tablet Z Xperia Z Ultra Xperia Z1 Xperia Z Ultra (SGP3xx) (including WiFi Only SGP412, SOL24) Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition Xperia Z1 f SO-02F Xperia UL Xperia A Xperia Z1 Compact...

You can solve this “low on space” issue with a simple app called FolderMount. It is a free app and as it name suggests, it takes large folders of apps data from the internal SD card and mount them on the bigger external SD card of the device, so you can save large space on your internal SD card. Though there are several methods and apps to save internal storage space of Android phone, FolderMount is the first app that support Android 4....

Unfortunately, a fully working port of Android 7.0 Nougat based custom ROM is not yet available for Galaxy S3. Most of them are initial builds and facing issues with RIL, Wi-Fi tethering and video recording. Here are two unofficial CyanogenMod 14 custom ROMs for Galaxy S3 (i9300/ i9305) with most things working, but both are still a testing version and cannot be used as a daily driver. Interested Galaxy S3 owners may go through the easy installation guide given below to install the unofficial CyanogenMod 14 (Android 7....

Third-party apps like ActionDash bring Digital Wellbeing to older Android versions. ActionDash works like Google’s Digital Wellbeing, but it has its own uniqueness. It let you know how much time you are spending on which apps. It even lets you know how many times you have unlocked your device in a day. Google’s Digital Wellbeing is designed to get users all to put their phones down more with four major components....

DroidPapers is an ad free Android app that lets you download and set official stock wallpapers and ringtones from various Android smartphone brands such as Samsung, HTC, Sony, Motorola, LG, Nokia X, etc. as well as from cooked ROMs such as CyanogenMod, Paranoid, AOKP, etc. Not only that, DroidPapers lets you add various effects (sepia and grayscale) to your wallpaper and resize it to fit your device’s screen size. Also, the app brings the ability to change the wallpaper by just shaking your phone or you can configure it to change automatically at predetermined time....

I had mentioned several third-party tools in previous post, which can bring traditional start menu back in Windows 8. Here is another, little tool called “Metro Menu” to bring start menu like feature to Windows 8. As it name means, this little tool has a “Metro” interface and lets you quickly access commonly needed items such as Documents, Computer, Control Panel, etc. It also brings back the Windows shutdown dialog box to the start menu....

One handed mode, gesture typing and keyboard height adjustment are the best new features of Google Keyboard v5.0. If you are using big screen devices like the Nexus 6 or Nexus 9, the one-handed mode can have great help when you have your hands full. The keyboard height option let you specify how tall the keyboard is which will help you save the screen estate. And the new gestures improve your typing speed....

Currently this new download protection has available in Chrome dev channel, Canary, and Chromium builds. It will be available to beta and stable build after thorough testing [via]

Here’s how to chat with Facebook contacts from your Instagram app. The cross-app messaging feature is rolling out globally, and it’ll reach all users soon. Though there are few limitations, like send a message to a single contact, it could be a useful feature for many. Steps to Send Messages from Instagram to Facebook Note that, from Facebook Messenger, users can send messages to Instagram. Search for your contact’s Instagram profile and send the message from the Facebook app....

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is one of the premium smartphones available at a higher price, so if you bought it from an online retailer, check it for used and refurbished condition. Here is how it is. First, download and install “Phone Info Samsung” app from Play Store. It provides various information about your phone, such as when the phone was manufactured, how frequently it was used, how many times it has been connected to the charger, firmware version, secret codes, etc....

It is easy to customize the LED notification light on Nexus 5 with an app called Light Flow Lite – LED Control. This app provides a greater range of customization options and your phone requires no root access. The lite version (free) is enough for normal use, but the paid version support for over 600 different notifications. Using this app is simple. Once installed, opening the app will bring you to a permission screen asking you to enable notification access....

Google recently enabled an automatic call recording feature for unknown numbers for the Phone app, but it will also notify the caller that the call is being recording. If this call record warning is an annoyance, luckily, there is a way to disable the call record warning on OnePlus 9 and OnePlus Nord series. Here is how to disable the call is being recorded warning on OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9R, OnePlus 9 Pro, and OnePlus Nord running Oxygen OS11 (Android 11)....

However, various reports reveal that the Samsung RAM Plus feature has a reverse effect on some Galaxy phone models (via – Androidpolice). Instead of increasing the performance, it worsens the performance of the phone. If you see your phone’s performance slowing down after updating to One UI 4.1 or One UI 5.0, it could be due to the RAM Plus feature on your Galaxy phone. ALSO READ: Enable and Use Lockdown Mode on Samsung Galaxy Phones While Samsung brought an option to disable RAM Plus on One UI 5....

Because, disabling Web Suggestions can really help improve your mobile browser’s speed, especially if you are using an Android phone with low specs. To disable Web Suggestions, press the Menu button, and then tap Settings –Search – Google Search. Then tap the checkbox beside Show Web Suggestions.

Random MAC Address (Random Hardware Addresses in Windows) feature changes the device’s MAC address randomly each time a computer or smartphone connects to a network. So, it is hard to track a device using its MAC Address. Another advantage of it is that you can connect your device to networks even if its MAC address is blacklisted. ALSO READ: 6 ways to fix Wi-Fi connecting issues on Windows 11/10 PCs...

If the new navigation gesture is uncomfortable to use, you can bring the previous two-button navigation back on your OnePlus 7 (Pro) running Android 10 beta. All you need to execute an ADB command to enable it. What’s more, it does not require an unlocked bootloader on OnePlus 7 or 7 Pro. Before you start, note that it requires a computer with ADB (Android Debug Bridge). For ADB and Fastboot, download latest Platform Tools from Google for your Windows, Mac, and Linux system....