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20 April 2017

How To Enable or Add Immersive Mode in Lineage OS 14 or Other Nougat or Android 7 Roms in Notification Tiles | Root Needed | Hide Notification Bar and Navigation Bar

In my Lineage OS 14 official ROM, there is no notification tile for Immersive mode / Expanded desktop to hide the status bar or navigation key bar.

I can go to Settings-Display-Expanded desktop and enable it permanently or choose custom settings for a specific app. But, this is inconvenient.

Download an app called Nougat Quick Settings from the Google Play Store.

And check Expanded desktop on the app. Then, in your full notification page (swipe down from status bar twice), select the pen/edit icon.
Go to the bottom and drag Immersive Mode tile from the bottom section to the top section.

Click on the tile and allow Root access. And select the option you want, Only hide status bar, or show status bar, hide all or show all.

How To Mirror Your Android Device To PC/Chrome/VLC for MAC OSX, Windows Linux | No root needed

There are many ways in which you can mirror your android device to your PC in Mac OS, Windows, and Linux. I am listing some methods without the need for rooted android device.

Method One: Using Screen Stream Mirroring App

App:

- Screen Stream Mirroring Free Version : Try this free version first.

Web Browser Method:

1. Open the app and enter the URL link for mirror given in the app on your PC browser. If this doesn't work due to some unknown problem, then try the next one with VLC media player on your PC.

VLC method

1. On the left menu side bar, select VLC media player / OBS. Enter the address like tcp:192.168.1.5:5000 on your VLC (Menu>Open Network Stream>Enter the Network URL>Play). See pics below for how to.

Use USB cable to Mirror

1. To use your your usb cable instead of wifi to mirror your android device to chrome/web browser/vlc you will need to download a file from http://mobzapp.com/mirroring/usb-tool-download.html for Windows/MAC OSX/ Linux.

Then extract the compressed file and open the Start.bat file depending on your OS.

Connect your phone to your PC. On Screem Stream Mirroring app, go to settings and check Stream through USB option.

On your phone, allow USB debugging.

You should be done. Just enter the stream URL on your Web Browser or VLC depending on the method you use like the one in method one or two.

There are other apps that you can try if you feel this one is not for you. There are others available, but some work and some don't. It depends on your device.

I'll post some other apps if I find them and they work.

SPECIFICATIONS: Lenovo K4 Note VS Letv Le 1S VS Huawei Honor 5X

Recent phone launches have heated up the Indian market and it's getting harder and harder to choose the right phone. We have three absolutely amazing phones between Rs. 11,000-13,000. They are Lenovo K4 Note, Letv Le 1S and Huawei Honor 5X. Let's compare between these phones.

Lenovo K4

This phone is the only one with NFC. And it has its own VR headset which you will have to buy seperately.

Letv Le 1S

An all metal body that is the cheapest among them at Rs. 10,999.

Huawei Honor 5X

An all metal body but with 2 gb of RAM as compared to 3 gb in the other two.

You may buy these phones through flash sale with registration or by pre-order method.
Here are the links:
1. Lenovo K4 Note Amazon.in. Sale on 3rd Feb, 2016 at 2pm. Register Now.
2. Letv Le 1s Flipkart.com. Sale is at Feb 02, 12:00 PM
Registration is open from Jan 20, 02:30 PM till Feb 02, 11:00 AM Register Now
3. Huawei Honor 5x Flipkart.com. No registrations. You can preorder now. Preorder.

SOMETIMES LINK DOES NOT WORK IN FIREFOX

Here is the comparison chart

Specs	Lenovo K4 Note	Letv Le 1S	Honor 5X
CPU	MT 6753 Octo-core 1.3GHz 64 bit processor	2.2 GHz + Helio X10 Turbo MTK 6795T, Octa Core	1.5 GHz + 1.2 GHz + Qualcomm MSM8939, Octa Core
RAM	3GB	3GB	2GB
Storage	16 GB	32 GB	16 GB
Expandable Memory	upto 128 GB	Not expandable	upto 128 GB
OS	Android v5.1 (Lollipop)	Android v5 (Lollipop)	Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Battery	Li-Polymer, 3300 mAH	Li-Polymer, 3000 mAh	Li-Polymer, 3000 mAh
Weight	160 g	169 g	158 g
Dimensions	153.6x76.5x9.1 mm	74.2x151.1x7.6 mm	76.3x151.3x8.15 mm
Display	5.5 inch	5.5 inch	5.5 inch
Resolution	Full HD, 1920 x 1080 Pixels	Full HD, 1920 x 1080 Pixels	Full HD, 1920 x 1080 Pixels
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	N/A
Rear Camera	13 MP	13 MP	13 MP
Front Facing Camera	5 MP	5 MP	5 MP
Network Type	2G 3G 4G	2G 3G 4G	2G 3G 4G
USB Connectivity	micro USB	USB Type-C	micro USB
Dual SIM	Yes	Yes	Yes
NFC	YES	NO	NO
FINGERPRINT SENSOR	Yes	Yes	Yes
Price Rs	11,998	10,999	12,999

APP: Manga Watcher- The Best Free Android App For Reading Manga

As for me, the best free android app for reading manga is Manga Watcher. I use this as my daily driver. I absolutely love the app.

Features of Manga Watcher

1. An account to sync read manga between devices.
2. You can download to micro sd card if your device supports write to micro-sd card.
3. Book shelf style manga library.
4. Landscape or portrait mode.
5. You can use the same account to read and manage your manga via their website http://mangawatcher.org/
6. Tonnes of Manga sources.
7. Download for offline
8. Unread count notification for new chapter or unread chapters (love this one).

Hope, this short post will help some few of you. You can always try out new apps. I'll let you know if there are others worth sharing.

Download Link

http://mangawatcher.org/download

(it's the official link from their website. you won't find this app in google play store due to some issue from google).

Opera Max Now Available In India [Review and Apk Download]

After years of waiting, Opera Max is finally here in India. With my daily consumption of 1gb data a day, this app will finally save me some data over mobile and WiFi data usage.

Here are some things you can do with it:
1. Daily and monthly app data usage, and data saved view
2. Toggles to turn on or off for mobile connection and WiFi
3. Set image quality
4. Set video quality
5. View of apps with high savings.
6. Block data access of selected apps in Mobile or WiFi mode.

If you are wondering how the app works, it is basically setting up a vpn connection via the app, which then, the data, is sent to Opera's server and compressed and sent back to your device. I have already consumed 1.9 mb and saved 1 mb as I write this review. You may well be able to save upto 50%. That is a whole lot!

Download Links
1. Opera Max Play Store
2. Zippyshare Apkfun

Check out the screenshots below

'Touch to Search' Not Working on Chrome

Chrome for Android rolled out the Touch To Search feature with it's latest update. But, till date, I have not been able to try that out. There are users who reported the same issue.

Here is how you can try to activate it.
1. Open chrome and enter chrome://flags#contextual-search in the address bar.
2. Check enabled in the list of options you get for contexual-search.
3. Scroll to the bottom and select relaunch.

Hopefully, the touch to search feature is activated. It didn't work for me. If it didn't work for you and you are desperate, try Chrome Beta instead. For now, I am sticking to doing nothing. I'll wait for the issue to be fixed.

Check some of the pictures down below. They are a lot funny. Source: thechive, 9gag.

[Android] Chrome Update Brings Touch To Search On Android: Now Tap A Word To Search Relevant Info [apk download]

The latest update of Chrome for android brings 'touch to search' feature to it's android browsing experience. You simply touch/tap the word, for example lets say you want to know the meaning, and it will give you that result by simply tapping the word.

How it works
When you tap the word, the word is send to google search. A pop up page loads up with the word as search term in google search. You have the option of turning it off.

Some users have reported that it doesn't work. Well, it wouldn't be long before everyone can make it work.

Download Links For Chrome Android Touch To Search
1. Google Play Store
2. Apkmirror

Screenshots

[Personalization] Hi Locker - Your Lock Screen [apk download]

Hi Locker is hands down one of the best looking lock screen replacements that integrate both the older versions of Android to the latest version based on Material Design.

Features

-You can swipe from right to left to dismiss notifications

-Swipe from left to right to open the app

-Swiping to the left of the page takes you to your events page

-Beautifully designed weather notification

-Plus much more

The latest version brings the following changes,Version: 1.5.0:
- Add iOS style ( support change font, content slide to unlock ).
- Support trusted devices.
- Fix double notifications.
- Add option check/uncheck apps to wake screen on.
- Update language.
- Bug fixes.