All about “Guest Access/User Accounts” on Android 5.0 Lollipop

Android Lollipop is Google’s biggest Android release yet. It has brought with it many new and improved features which can make an Android users’ life a bit more easier. Along with many of the important features of Lollipop OS, guest access is one which was not even expected till it was announced.

ALSO READ : When would your Android device get Android Lollipop update?

Lollipop’s guest feature is more or less similar to the sharing feature that we all have been using on Windows Desktop since many years from now. This feature can be activated whenever you share your device with any other person and you want your personal information untouched. This post will help you understand what the guest user mode actually is and how to set it up on your Android Lollipop enabled device.

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VLC 1.0 for Android is now available to all for download from Google Play

Video Lan Client, VLC for short, is a popular video and audio player which needs less to no introduction. It is available on all major desktop platforms and it has spread to mobile platforms too. VLC for Android has started off as a limited beta version and till now it has been two years since it started off as beta. Today, it has come out of beta finally and is available  to download for all Android users for free!

VLC for Android starts off with version number 1.0 and not only that, it has also fixed some bugs for Android 5.0. As usual, the app supports a wide range of audio and video formats.

The features of VLC app for Android are listed below:

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Google Play Store updated to v5.1.11 for Android

Google has updated its Play Store app for all Android devices. The update had brought the version of the app to v5.1.11 and the major that has come with this update is the user interface.

The hamburger menu icon animations has disappeared and new arrow animations with full-height header which come in bright colors. Real time shadows are observed on the Play Store with this update. But, in order for users to experience shadows on their Play Store, they need to have Lollipop installed in their device.  So all those Android users whose devices are awaiting the Lollipop update must wait for some more time to see shadows casting in the Play Store on their device.

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Google Calendar 5.0 available for download on Android 4.0.3 devices and up

The latest version of Google Calendar has arrived and the application file is ready to download for Android devices that are running on Android OS version 4.0.3 and up.

The version 5.0 of Google Calendar for Android supports one day and five day view on the screen of phones, while it gives month and week views on the screen of Android tablets.

The app, as expected, integrates the calendar schedules from user’s Gmail account which includes all the reminders and appointments too.  If location has been set in your scheduled appointments or reminders, it will even display the appropriate map.

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Top 10 features of the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop

Google has recently unveiled the full name of its latest Android OS – Android 5.0 Lollipop –  sticking to its naming convention of naming the OS after desserts and treats. As already known, this OS will com shipped with the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and the Nexus Player devices. In the coming months, the update will also roll over to some of the existing Android devices.

READ: List of devices (so far) that will surely get the Android 5.0 Lollipop

This post will let you know about the top 10 features which are introduced with Android 5.0 Lollipop. So let’s get started..

1. Material Design: This is the first feature that will be pointed out by anybody who talks about Android Lollipop. Material design is the base of Android 5.0 and Team Google has explained quite a few features about it back in April when they first announced Android L. Highlights of Material Design is that, the elements on the UI shrink and grow dynamically and hence gives a 3D experience to the user.

Read more about Material Design of Android Lollipop here.

2. Resume your work as and when you want: Android Lollipop lets

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HERE Maps beta by Nokia now available for Samsung smartphones

Nokia has released their HERE Maps, a clear competitor to Google Maps, for the Samsung smartphones on the Samsung Galaxy Apps Store today. The HERE Maps app is absolutely free for all the Samsung smartphone users.

The main advantage of HERE Maps over Google Maps is that HERE Maps allows its users to access maps offline, which implies no data connection required once you have downloaded the required maps. While Google Maps allows only some segments of its maps to be downloaded for offline usage, HERE took a step forward.

It is expected that Nokia would expand HERE Maps services

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Unable to unlock your Android? Here’s the fix!

If you have tried too many times to unlock your Android device by pattern unlock or if you have forgot your lock screen password, there are other possible methods lo unlock your Android device. Those are discussed in this post.

Using Google Account:

If you have set a pattern lock for your Android device and you failed multiple times in unlocking the device, you can sign-in into your Google account and unlock your device. To do so, on the pattern-lock screen, tap on ‘Forgot Pattern‘ and this will prompt you to enter the username and password of your Google account.

If you have correctly entered the username and password of your Google account, the Android device will lead you to the Settings menu where you can reset your pattern lock.

If you are facing any issues while signing-in into your Google account, visit this page and follow the trouble-shooting steps given by Google.

Reset the Android to factory settings:

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Facebook Messenger gets updated for Windows Phone, Android and iOS

The Facebook Messenger app for Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms has been updated to version 8.0.1.0, 4.0 and12.0 respectively. The features of the updated app for each of the platforms is listed below:

Android:

– Groups: Now you can create groups for the people you message the most. Name them, set group photos and message have them all at one place.

– Forwarding: By tapping on a message or photo from any conversation, it gives you the option of forwarding it to people who are not in the conversation.

– Conversation Shortcuts: Create a shortcut for any conversation so that you can directly get to that conversation right from your home screen.

– Free Calls:

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How to Fix android reboot problem

Android phones sometimes restart by themselves. If this happens once in a month or so, then it can be treated as a completely normal case. But if this repeats and becomes a frequent action like once or twice a day, then it must be considered as a serious problem. This post will try to put out the reasons behind this rebooting problem of Android devices and also some solutions that may help you out if such a situation arises.

Before going deep into knowing what can be the causes of this rebooting problem in Android devices, we will first look into what rebooting of Android device actually does. The rebooting of Android device may be classified as two types:

- The phone restarts completely. That is, it turns off, turns back on and the usual welcome tone is heard and the phone manufacturer’s logo will appear. This is called a full or complete restart. This usually takes a few minutes of time as all the apps installed in the Android device are loaded again.

- The phone does not turn off. Rather a white screen is shown for a few minutes and then everything will be back to normal. This reboot indicates that only the Android OS is being restarted and not the complete device. This is usually caused by an app.

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Micromax launches “Micromax Canvas Nitro A310″ for Rs.12,999

The Indian smartphone manufacturer Micromax has today released its new version of smartphone in India – the Micromax Canvas Nitro A310. Priced at INR 12,999, this smartphone comes with a lot of features, one of them being the most wanted octa-core processor and 2GB RAM.

READ: Full specifications of Micromax Canvas Nitro A310

The Canvas Nitro A310 can compete with the newly released Motorola’s Moto G, which is available at the same price, and the Xiaomi Mi3. As already said, the powerful asset for the Canvas Nitro to attract customers is the octa-core processor at a speed of 1.7GHz and 2GB RAM. The smartphone runs on Android 4.4.2Kitkat with a 5-inch HD IPS display and has 8GB internal memory expandable upto 32 GB with a micro SD card. The device features a 13MP auto-focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP fixed focus front camera.

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Important update for BBM on Android

BlackBerry Messenger of version 2.4 was released for Android users earlier this week. But some of the BBM users on Android have encountered a bug which displayed “Temporary Service error” message.

BlackBerry today officially posted in its blog that the said bug has been resolved and the latest version of BBM is available for download right now on Google Play with version number 2.4.0.9.

While it is reported that only 1% of all the Android users who use BBM encountered this error, it can be a great disappointment for those who constantly stay in touch with their friends on BBM. Now that is resolved, everything is good to go, again!

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Facebook to make Messenger app mandatory in smartphones

Facebook is all set to make its Messenger app mandatory for its iPhone and Android users in the coming few days. What this means is that, every user of iPhone or Android smartphone should compulsorily download the standalone Facebook Messenger app in order to continue messaging with their Facebook friends.

READ ALSO: Facebook Messenger 6.0 update for Android

Facebook first implemented this plan in Europe earlier this year, and after seeing the positive effect this change brought, the firm has now decided to expand the same plan to everyone.

With the implementation of this mandatory Messenger download plan,  users will no longer have access to messaging from the main Facebook app in their smartphones and they will have to depend on the Messenger app to chat with their Facebook friends.

Facebook did not notify this issue in a blog post. It rather is notifying its users directly. The firm contacted Josh Constine of TechCrunch with the following official statement.

“In the next few days, we’re continuing to notify more people that if they want to send and receive Facebook messages, they’ll need to download the Messenger app. As we’ve said, our goal is to focus development efforts on making Messenger the best mobile messaging experience possible and avoid the confusion of having separate Facebook mobile Messaging experiences. Messenger is used by more than 200 million people every month, and we’ll keep working to make it even more engaging way to connect with people.”

Considering the huge number of messaging apps available for smartphones these days, it is yet to be seen how Facebook thinks its Messenger, implemented this way, could succeed.

However, users of mobile web, iPad, feature phones, desktop and Windows Phone users can be able to access the messaging feature from the main app and are not prone to this forced usage of Messenger. For now.

READ ALSO: Facebook Messenger gains full iPad support for the first time

But the Android and iPhone users are soon expected to be forced into this. They are said to receive optional notices on their phones and Facebook will send an email to the people about this.

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How to hard reset Google Nexus 5

By performing a factory reset or a hard reset, all the data from the device will be wiped. However, any data stored in your Google account can be restored back to the device, all the apps and their associated data will be lost. So it is always recommended to backup your smartphone so that the necessary data is always safe.

READ ALSO: How to backup data from Android smartphone

This post will show how to hard reset Google LG Nexus 5 Android smartphone. Google Nexus 5 can be reset to factory settings using the Settings menu in the phone.

Reset to factory settings from the Settings menu in the Google Nexus 5:

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New Google Maps for Android and iOS, makes exploring places easy

Starting this week, Google is giving a new Explore option to Google Maps on Android and iOS devices. Whenever users want to discover places around their area, all they need to do is tap on the Explore option to the bottom right corner of the map on the phone’s screen. Users can explore areas other than around them on the map too, so that it makes easier to plan for a vacation or a holiday.

READ ALSO: Gmail app updated for iOS and Android, adds integration to Google Drive

Explore displays places that are nearby to the user; user can set what “nearby” means to him. He can set a place that takes 5 min walk or a 15 min walk as “nearby” and according to the Settings, Explore displays the places around him and it is also very smart to suggest places based on the time of the day and the climate at a given time.

“So you don’t have to worry about wandering over to a breakfast spot for dinner or arriving at a park just in time for a thunderstorm. You’ll get the best results when you’re signed in with location reporting and history turned on“, says Taj Campbell in a Google Maps blog post.

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Google Maps now available in Hindi on Android and PC

Google made Google Maps available in Hindi from today. When any user searches for a place like New Delhi for example, the name ‘New Delhi’ appears both in Hindi and English, thus making it a lot more convenient for Hindi- speaking people to search on Google Maps.

These new maps in Hindi will be available on Google Maps on desktop and also on the Google Maps app for Android devices running on Android 4.3 and above.

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Google Maps now available in Hindi on Android and PC

Google made Google Maps available in Hindi from today. When any user searches for a place like New Delhi for example, the name ‘New Delhi’ appears both in Hindi and English, thus making it a lot more convenient for Hindi- speaking people to search on Google Maps.

These new maps in Hindi will be available on Google Maps on desktop and also on the Google Maps app for Android devices running on Android 4.3 and above.

To get the names of the places displayed in Hindi along with English, users have to select their preferred language as ‘Hindi’.

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Android 4.4.2 Kitkat update rolling out for Sony Xperia T2 Ultra, adds moving apps to SD card feature

Sony has posted in its blog that it has started releasing the Android Kitkat 4.4.2 update to its Xperia T2 Ultra and Xperia T2 Ultra dual android  smartphones. This update will change the build number of the Xperia T2 Ultra users to 19. 1.A.0.373 while the build number of the Xperia T2 Ultra dual changes to 19.1.C.0.116.

One surprising change that this update brings is that Sony is now providing users with the facility to move apps to SD cards. This option can be seen in Settings. Go to Settings -> Apps and click on any app. ‘Move to SD‘ card option will be displayed. Another new column ‘On SD card‘ has been added to give a glance of all the apps that are on the SD card at a given time.

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The Championships, Wimbledon 2014 official app on Android and iPhone

Its Wimbledon time again! The 2014 World CUp is all set to take off and all tennis fans might be getting ready to cheer for their favorite player. Today is the day 1 for The Championships, Wimbledon 2014 at London, UK and while the heat is still up, let us take a quick look at what the updated official Wimbledon app on Android and iOS has to offer.

The app on iPhone and Android says it brings live action to its users. The features of this app on both the platforms are:

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How to find IMEI number on Android phone

IMEI or the ‘International Mobile Equipment Identity’ is a unique number to identify mobile phones. The IMEI number is used by a GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) network to identify valid devices and can be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing that network. Suppose if a mobile phone is stolen, the mobile phone owner can call his network provider and ask them to block or ‘blacklist’ the phone using its IMEI number. This makes the phone useless when tried to use on that network or any other networks too. So this tells us that knowing your mobile phone’s IMEI number can be helpful any time. This post will show..

How to find the IMEI number on an Android phone:

1. Through the dial pad:

On the dial pad of your Android phone, enter the numbers *#06#. The IMEI number of that Android phone will automatically show up on the screen.

2. From the Settings of the phone:

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How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone

Got bored with Android and switching to iOS? If that is the case, you need no worry about that huge number of contacts in your Android device because iOS provides you a smooth way to transfer contacts from your Android phone to the new iPhone.

How to transfer contacts from Android Phone to iPhone: 

First, in your Android phone, you need to sync all your contacts to your Gmail account. Read this post on how to sync Android phone contacts to Gmail. 

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