Google’s weather interface on Android is famous for the cute little frog that looks like doing different things outdoors depending on your local weather conditions. And, the weather information page will show you all-weather details of your location, including a 10-day forecast. Google weather widget or “At A Glance” widget features date and month along with weather details. Here’s how to add it to your phone’s home screen. Steps to Add Google’s Home Screen Weather Widget on any Phone Step 1: Go to Play Store and update your Google App to the latest version....

There are many free apps such as angrybirdsbackup, angrybirdsbackup (seasons) and Rio backup available for download at Android Market, but, since they do not include much instructions, it can be a tedious task, especially for newbie. However, an XDA forum member has started a thread where he explains how to copy Angry Birds game files (levels) between Android Phone. It goes like this: Just download and install any of the app mentioned (angrybirdsbackup, angrybirdsbackup (seasons), Rio backup) on both devices....

Instead of just showing the percentage of remaining battery charge, Android monitors different aspects of a battery, such as its temperature, voltage, discharge cycles, etc. If your Samsung Galaxy phone (Galaxy S6 and above) is running on the latest software version, then you can view the number of the discharge cycle and the actual maximum capacity of its battery. Here’s how to check the number of discharge cycles and battery health of Samsung Galaxy phone....

Surely, all the most current Xiaomi devices will get the MIUI 12 builds over Android 11. A recent unofficial list unveils that more than 30 devices in Xiaomi Mi and Redmi series will be eligible for the MIUI 12 update. Now, with the MIUI 12 Eligibility Test app, you can check your Xiaomi phone for MIUI 12 eligibility. How to know if your Xiaomi Phone has MIUI 12 support? The MIUI 12 Eligibility Test app isn’t an official app, and its developer Alpha Developers Official says that the app can tell whether your device will support MIUI 12 update or not....

Picture-in-Picture (PIP) Mode allows users to separate video from its player so that it is always viewable while using other apps. A main benefit of this feature may be listening to music while using another app on your phone. Check out the below guide to know how to enable PIP on your Mi A1. The Picture-in-Picture Mode currently supports few apps only, such as YouTube, Google Maps, VLC Player, Chrome, etc....

Spatial audio enhances stereo audio on your phone to bring an experience of surround sound without the requirement for surround sound speakers. You can hear the audio coming from your back, front, or all around you from your headphone or earbuds when streaming movies and music from supported services. Spatial audio with head tracking is only available on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series phones with Pixel Buds Pro....

If you are getting the ‘Pixel launcher has stopped’ error message on your device after the December update, here is a workaround to fix it. You can try the two methods given below to fix the Pixel launcher crash. While the first one is simple, the latter requires some technical expertise. First method: Second method: If you cannot open the Play Store app on your device, then try this method on your Pixel 2/Pixel 3....

Similarly, by default some websites have unencrypted HTTP, or fill encrypted pages with links that go back to the unencrypted site. Here is how to forces such sites to use secure https instead of http with a Chrome extension Use HTTPS. Use HTTPS is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to browse the Internet using a secure connection. Currently this extension supports Facebook and Twitter only, but you can add any site (that support https, but limited support) in the list from the extension option page....

Most of the software programs add an entry into the Windows startup list. Several startup items could slow down the PC. The situation is more versant if it is an entry-level PC. Core system apps, like the security software, should run when Windows starts, but other apps do not have that importance. You can easily disable unnecessary entries from the startup list using the ‘msconfig’ tool or going to Task Manager....

Why Facebook displays offline friends in the chat list? People can use this list to send message to offline friends and the message will be displayed to them when they are online. However many Facebook users do not use this feature. First, copy and paste the below code into Notepad and save it as CSS file. For that, select ‘Save as’ in Notepad, in the ‘File name’ box enter ‘fbchat....

When you open a new tab in Firefox 13, it will display up to 9 thumbnails of your most frequently visited web pages. You only need to click a thumbnail to visit that site, which saves your time. Chrome and Opera has similar feature built-in. However, for some good reasons you may want to hide or disable this “New Tab” page feature, for example, if you would like to hide your frequently visited pages from others, especially if yours is a shared computer, or if you prefer to open a specific webpage or a blank page instead of frequently visited web pages, etc....

Like most Gallery apps, there is no dedicated option to hide private photos and videos in Google Photos app, yet, there is an option not to show your photos and videos in the main album view. You can use the Archive feature to quarantine your private photos and videos from the main album feed. Once you archive your photos and videos, it will disappear from the main album view. All your archived photos and videos will move to another folder....

Unfortunately, most apps on Windows 10 and Windows 11 do not have the always-on-top feature. But there is an easy way to pin any app window on top in Windows. Microsoft’s PowerToy has the always-on-top feature and it adds a Win + Ctrl + T shortcut key to pin any app window above the other app window. ALSO READ: How to open apps in full screen mode on Windows 11 Microsoft’s PowerToy is an application that adds new features to Windows PC to perform specialized tasks to improve your life....

Go to https://www.google.com/history and sign in with your Google account. You can see all your web history listed there. To remove all your web history, enable the check box (see screenshot above) and click ‘Remove all web history’. If you want to keep some of your web history undeleted, you can do that by unselecting the desired history. Then click OK to remove all history from your account. Please note that, if you choose deleting everything, your web history will also be paused until you reactivate it....

Sadly, switching between custom ROMs isn’t on a smoother side. This is because, users need to restore or reinstall all their favorite apps and apps data, each time they install a new ROM. In addition, users will lost their text messages and contacts if no backup is created. Therefore, it would be fine if you can restore everything after flashing a new ROM. The ‘Custom ROM Migration Tool’ comes to your help here....

In this guide, we show you how to use fingerprint scanner on OnePlus 3 and LeEco Le 2 to lock your personal apps. These two are the most recent devices, but they do not have built-in feature to lock apps, but still you can use the fingerprint scanner to lock apps and settings on these devices. Read on to know how it is. To lock apps on OnePlus 3 and Le 2, you need to install “AppLock – Fingerprint Unlock” app....

It will take some times to reach the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA (over the air) update notification on your Nexus devices. Check it by going to Settings -> About Phone -> Software Updates. However, if you are excited to try the Android 6.0 Marshmallow on your device right now, you can install the OTA update (build version MRA58K) manually. In this tutorial, we let you know to install Android 6....

In this guide, we show you how to install Android 7.0 Nougat on Xiaomi Mi3 and Mi4. Since both devices have similarities in hardware specs, the said Android 7.0 Nougat AOSP (Android open source project) ROM will work on both devices. However, note that the ROM is a testing build, so do not install on a device that is using as a daily driver. Though the ROM status is Beta, most things are working fine....

CyanogenMod 12 will give you taste about Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Moto G (XT 1032). Before you get start flashing the CyanogenMod 12 on your 1st Gen Moto G, please note that this is not a fully functional ROM. Things like Hotspot Wi-Fi, Camera, LPM Mode, Sleep Mode, etc. currently do not work. Note: Install the ROM at your own risk. We will not take any responsibility for any damage this may cause to your device!...

According to the developer, “the main goal for OxygenOS is to provide faster, more meaningful updates and a better-integrated range of services for every OnePlus user”. However, the main decision following the release of OxygenOS may be due to the controversy with CyanogenMod licensing in India. OxygenOS is based on the ASOP (Android Open Source Project) and this version of the custom ROM is built on the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop....