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 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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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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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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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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Microsoft announces Lumia Denim as the next update for Lumia Windows Phone

Microsoft, at Berlin today, announced the next update for Lumia Windows Phones -the Lumia Denim!  From the press conference today, every Windows Phone enthusiast was expecting the announcement of the new Lumia Devices like the Lumia 730 and Lumia 830.

Prior to the announcement of these devices, to much surprise, Microsoft announced Lumia Denim to be the next software update for Lumia devices. The features that come with the Denim update are as exciting as the announcement.

Hands-free Cortana use: Hey! Cortana

The first and foremost was the “Hey! Cortana” feature. This is introduced to bring a more hands-free usage of Cortana on Windows Phone by voice activation. As of now, we need to unlock the phone  first and then reach out to Cortana through its app button or through the search button. But without needing to do all those, “Hey! Cortana” is coming to Windows Phone users to make life a bit more easier than it is doing now. With Lumia Denim, to access Cortana, all one needs to do is say “Hey! Cortana” to their phone, and Cortana will be at your service within a moment.

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How to Set up Cortana alpha ( India, Australia, Canada)

Yesterday, Microsoft has pushed the Windows Phone Update 1 (GDR 1) for all the Windows Phones that have been registered with the Developers Preview program. This update includes a lot of new features like Live Folders support, Live Store Tile, Cortana (for China, UK, India, Australia and Canada), IE enhancements and a lot more.

READ ALSO: Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR1) rolling out for Developer preview users

For China and UK, Cortana is released as a beta version while India, Australia and Canada get her as an “alpha” or an “early preview”. This post will help Windows Phone users who have updated their phone to Update 1 (GDR1) setup Cortana alpha.

NOTE: Make sure that you have installed Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR1) on your Windows Phone before proceeding with any of the below given steps.

1. Swipe left on the Start screen to go to App List.

2. Go to Settings -> Language

3. select one of the below based on your language preferences:

 - English (Australia)

- English (Canada)

- English (India)

When you select a language different to the previous on your Windows Phone, you may need to restart your phone.

4. The go to Settings -> Region.

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Official Facebook app for Windows Phone updated to 8.3.1.0, gets the latest beta features

The official Facebook app for Windows Phone has now been updated and is now on par with the Facebook beta app for Windows Phone, except the support for additional languages hasn’t been added.

READ ALSO: Facebook Beta app for Windows Phone updated to v8.3.0.5

The changelog of the update includes:

- Updated Design

- Improved performance

- Video upload

- Messenger Support

- Post detail page

The Messenger support is a feature that adds a new icon to the top right corner of the app screen. When tapped on it, the user is redirected straight to the Facebook Messenger app from which he can continue messaging.

Post detail page is a feature that opens up a new page that shows the complete details of the post including all the comments.

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Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR 1) rolling out for Developer Preview users

Last week, Joe Belfiore of Microsoft made the Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR1) official while also revealing Cortana’s arrival to China, UK, India, Australia and Canada. He also mentioned that this Update 1 (GDR 1) of Windows Phone 8.1 will be rolling out this week to Windows Phones with Developer Preview installed. It seems that the time has arrived and the Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 has been rolling out to the devices registered with Preview for developers.

READ ALSO: Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 to bring Cortana to China, UK, India, Australia and Canada

This update for Windows Phone 8.1 brings in a lot of new features including Live Folders support, Live Store Tile, Cortana for many new countries and more. Read the article below to check the coverage of the new features that arrive with Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 (GDR 1).

READ ALSO: Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 to roll out next week to developer preview devices, brings many new features

So, those of you who registered your Windows Phones with Developers preview, download the Update 1 right now and let us know what you think!

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Lumia Cyan update now available for Lumia 1320 in India and most of the world

by prakash rao Kancharla | Jul 29, 2014 | Smart phones, Updates, Windows phone | 0 comments

Nokia has started rolling out the most awaited Lumia Cyan update to Lumia Windows Phones since last week. So far, Lumia 625, Lumia 925 and Lumia 1520 have been the ones to receive the update. Today it is the turn of Lumia 1320. The page from the official Nokia website confirms this news and leaves the Lumia 1320 users at joy.

Below is the list of all the countries that are receiving Lumia Cyan update right now.

Read: Lumia Cyan update starts rolling out worldwide, starting today

The list of countries that are currently receiving the Lumia Cyan update for Lumia 1320 are:

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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How to install apps directly to SD card in Windows Phone 8.1

Windows Phone 8.1 brought many new features to Windows Phone some of which were word flow, storage sense, Cortana (currently only for U.S), customizable start screen background, transparent tiles and many more. Installing apps directly to SD card is one more feature that Windows Phone presents us, provided the phone allows a microSD card. This post will give the details on how to install apps directly to SD card which can be of great use because it saves space on phone.

READ ALSO: How touninstall or move multiple apps and games to SD card in Windows Phone 8.1

How to install apps and games directly to SD card in Windows Phone 8.1:

Apps and games can be directly installed into the SD card on Windows Phone 8.1 with Storage sense. This is how to do it:

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Facebook beta app for Windows Phone picks up a minor update 8.3.0.4

Microsoft has pushed a small update to the beta version of Facebook app for Windows Phone. Even though it is named as ‘beta’, Facebook beta is a seamless app and offers the new features before they are updated to the official version of the Facebook app.

Today, the Facebook beta app from Microsoft has received a minor update and changed the version of the app to 8.3.0.4. The previous update which brought the app to version 8.3.0.3 (or 5.3.0.3 for Windows Phone 8) has brought some new features including Messenger support.

READ ALSO: Microsoft updated Facebook beta for Windows Phone (8.3.0.3) , brings Messenger support

But this time, no new features are added to the app. All this update brings is the usual performance enhancements and bug fixes.Either you want the performance enhancements or you don’t, the updated Facebook beta is available for Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 8.1 on the Windows Phone Store right now.

Facebook Beta for Windows Phone from Windows Phone Store

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Lumia Cyan update available for Lumia 1520 in India

Lumia Cyan update is starting to hit Lumia 1520 Windows phones in India. Although many users claimed that they already started receiving the update two days back, the official page of Nokia Support today shows that the much awaited Lumia Cyan update is no doubt starting to reach Lumia 1520 smartphones in this region.

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