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Some times you may encounter this cringe worthy problem, where when you open PlayStore it says unable to connect. Also most apps like snapchat and most games don't work except for IM apps, even after trying different networks and WiFi Most common fixes - -Reboot phone -Clear playstore cache If it doesn't works The problem is in hosts file. Some apps might have changed your hosts file. That's what happens if you install apps outside PlayStore and grant them root access. To fix this. You simply need to edit the host file. You will need to be rooted to do this. (Modifying any system file is only for advanced users only. If not performed properly can break the OS. Proceed at your own risk) Steps- -You'll need to grant ES file explorer (or any root explorer) super user rights. -Go to - system/etc/ And find a file with the name "hosts" (This file won't have any extension) -Now open this file in ES text editor You will see 2 ip addreses a...

Smartphones have come a long way, today we have phones are more RAM than desktop computers few years ago. Smartphone displays  have become bigger, brighter & now have more resolution than you'll ever need. So much resources needs for too much power which unfortunately many OEMs don't focus on and you end up with empty battery in the middle of the day. Now battery life depends and varies on usage so after using these specs too you won't get an hour extra of candy crush. But it will sure provide with some better standby time. And slight increase in   SOT too* I will divide this post in two parts - basic and advanced BASIC ( Most of this is obvious stuff but it works and and are useful for a basic user ) 1. turn off location sharing. This uses your data to send location information to figure out your location in background 2. Enable dark theme in apps where ever applicable & use dark/black theme if available ( works for AMOLED displays ) 3. Use p...

Rooting is a way of using your android phone to its full potential. It gives you full control on every aspect of your decide even at kernel level. You can do some basic stuff like customising your phone and advance stuff like controlling your CPU cores to run at specific frequency etc DISCLAIMER : TO ROOT YOUR PHONE YOU WILL NEED TO UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER WHICH NOT ONLY DELETES ALL YOUR DATA BUT VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK Here are my top 5 reasons to root a phone ( there is more advance stuff than this is what makes a great difference in user experience ) 1. Greenify This one is my favourite root app. The first app every root user must have. This app alone is the reason to root your phone. This app allows you to hibernate apps running in background which saves not only your battery but also data (useful when you just want to use one app and don't want other apps to use your data) 2. Kernel...

So..umm title. Yeah that alone, I am sure pissed a lot of people. And i can already hear people commenting workarounds. But screw that. I love technology but i am not biased on any OS. Sure i use a Nexus and other android devices but also respect iOS (not iphone as a product, but iOS as an OS). Now i loved new features in android 'N' but still, there are certain things that are lacking in both OS's i would point out a few of in this post for android. NOTE : MANY FEATURES CAN/ARE ALREADY THERE IN OEM SKINS BUT THIS POST IS FOR VANILLA ANDROID 1. Fragmentation This topic alone is an issue for whole new post. And i did that too. ( Link ) basically android needs to have more control over OEMs over pushing the OS updates. 2. Camera software Android phones have great camera no doubt. But it mostly depends on hardware (shit loads of OEMs) and software optimisation. So i won't go there pointing out every OEM. Instead I'll focus on vanilla andoid. Google introduced ca...

While many (most actually) of the people are waiting for marshmallow update (blame fragmentation), Google already released preview of it's newer update. Which is not named yet (you're welcome to guess) These are the changes i noticed in the first 12 hours of using it. (Sadly i couldn't get it on my nexus 5, which pissed many users, let's just hope we get the final version. Else, hail custom ROMs) Google made getting the preview easier than before all you need to do is sign the beta program and you get the preview as an update (I won't suggest to use it as a daily driver because many apps may break and crash) [Note] This is only the first preview build. These features may change or completely disappear in later or final version of the android 'N' -Multi window, biggest and highly anticipated feature to the new version. (Thanks on behalf of all tablet users). It worked amazingly considering it was still in beta. Double tap to recent button...