Suppose you’re on the top of a mountain range, how do you find out your altitude from the sea level. If its a popular hiking place, then you would find information about the mountain’s altitude somewhere nearby, but what if its a remote location? Well if you have an android phone, the GPS on it can help you out to find your approximate altitude from the sea level. Although most android...
Monitor your Heart Rate on a Android phone with Instant Heart Rate
Samsung has announced the much awaited Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona last month. As usual, diehard Samsung fans expected the flagship smartphone from Samsung to come preloaded with impressive new features that should have been out of the world. While Samsung managed to impress many, there were still many others who were left salivating for more. Among the many newly...
How to Enable the Developer Options on Android 4.2 and above devices
If you have upgraded your android phone to Android 4.2 or higher, you would be surprised to see that your phone wont have the Developer options in the settings. The same happened with me when I upgraded my Galaxy S3 to Android 4.2. After the upgrade I found out the developer options was missing and since I had to enable USB debugging, I was desperately searched the internet for a solution...
Nokia X Rooted to install Google play store, Android apps and Google Now Launcher
Announced at the Mobile World Congress last month, The Nokia X was expected to be a cheap Android phone for the masses. But Nokia’s official announcement left us salivating for more. According to Nokia, the Nokia X was going to run a custom and highly modified version of Android 4.1 with a Windows phone like UI. The phone only had access to Microsoft’s service, which means Nokia has...
Increase your Android Phone’s Audio Output with Speaker Boost
Low audio output is one of the most common problem that many android phone users complain about. You can brag about your phone’s hardware, screen or its design, but when it comes to sound, a low audio volume is definitely going to embarrass you if you have paid the top dollar for your phone. The problem is, Inspite of a little headroom available for improvement, most android phone manufacturers...
How to Share your Android Phone’s Screen on a Computer
Do you want to share your Android phone’s screen on your computer? There are many reasons why you might want to share your android phone’s screen on a computer. If you are a developer or an app tester, screen sharing would be very useful for you. The only problem with sharing your android phone’s screen on a computer is, most android apps that are capable of doing so would require a rooted...
How to Download Flappy Bird for Android
Who said a good gameplay and great graphics can make a game an instant success. The Creator of the Viral Flappy Bird game did the opposite and within days of its release, Flappy Bird became an instant success on both the Apple App store and Google Play store. Those who have played the game know how difficult and addictive the game was. If you like being challenged, this game would have definitely...
How to Remote Control VLC media player with a Android Device
Most of us prefer watching movies on our computers from the comfort of our beds. But once in a while there comes this situation in every movie when suddenly an intense fight scene comes up and the volume goes up. This is when you have to reluctantly get out of your warm and cozy bed to decrease the volume. You cant deny it, but nobody wants to be disturbed while watching a movie. Fortunately if...
Stream Music on Android phone from Google drive and Dropbox using Beat
Most of you might have heard about Google Play Music and for those who have not, it’s an online music locker, music store and music streaming service that’s being operated by Google. The service became immensely popular due to its online music storage service that allows users to upload and store up to than 20,000 songs for free. Couple that with an unlimited and fast data connection and you...
Send and Receive Text Messages from an Android phone on a PC
What do you usually do when you receive a text message on your phone? Generally you would reach out for your phone, unlock it and read the message. But wouldn’t it be easier if you could just read and send text messages from a phone using your desktop. This is exactly what the MightyText android app lets you do. Using the MightyText app and its web client, you can easily able send and...