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Get Google assistant on any nougat phone (with pictures)

Assistant was probably one of the biggest and most unique features of pixel phones. But you don't need to be feel left out, as you can install it on any phone running nougat phone Here's how to do it First you need to download a build prop editor Then search for ro.product.model Change it to "Pixel" or "Pixel XL" Again search for ro.opa.eligible_device Change it to "true" Then click save and reboot your phone Now goto settings > apps > Google App Clear app cache Click manage space Clear all data And you've got yourself working assistant on your phone just by long pressing

How to play YouTube videos in background

Don't you wish you can run your mrsuicidesheep playlist on YouTube, lock the phone and relax? Ofcourse you do. But due to ads, YouTube won’t allow. Now sure there is xposed plug-in that lets you run YouTube in background but it’s not for average user. It’s fairly easy, here's how it’s done first you need to download Firefox browser from playstore (free)  then go to youtube.com webpage  sign in to via Google account  play it  press home button step 3  : profit Now remember don't kill the app from recents menu

How to reset default apps in android

Sometimes when you accidentally click "always" on Android popup asking for which app to choose for to run a file. But you regret it afterwards.  When you need to run the file on different app. No need to panic you can reset the behavior of it in simple steps Go to settings Click on apps Then scroll down to search of the app that is your default (For eg : when you click a video file it automatically plays it in VLC media player) You'll find a tab called "app defaults" Click on it Then click clear defaults So next time when you open a video file from file manager or gallery app. It will ask which app to use to play it

How to bypass Applock / reset Applock password

THIS METHOD SHOULD WORK ON MOST APPLOCK APPS AND YOU WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO MAKE IT MORE SECURE FOR YOURSELF first you need to go to settings then find the all apps tab scroll down to see your Applock app click force stop This should give you temporary access to all locked apps if you want to get rid of it completely, just uninstall it (it won't delete your "hidden files" and you can install again with a new passsword) Now, how to make it more secure?? lock your settings tab too. DONE!!! If the user has enabled advanced protection, you can force stop the app using Titanium Backup but that requires root OR you can hibernate the app using greenify

FIX : Swipe unlock disabled by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage

Many users face this issue this happens due to installing certificates from storage or using VPN these require a secure password or pin or pattern lock. Sometimes users unintentionally install certificates or install apps like survey savvy which needs users to install certificate. Which blocks the swipe to unlock and none as the unlock method. How to fix this If you want to use the app which needs the certificate you can't get the options. But if you have unintentionally installed it. Here are the steps to solve it         Go to settings And then to security Then scroll till you see clear credentials under credential storage. Click it This will clear all the user certificates And you should get swipe and 'none' as unlock 'options'