You might not want to keep your wired headphones plugged into your iPhone or Android handset. The wires act as an antenna and with the right equipment, hackers can take advantage of that.
Shh.... Hear that? It's the sound of silence.
And that's why you won't know if a hacker is controlling your phone via Siri or Google Now through radio waves.
Wired reports that a group of researchers at France's government information security group found a way to silently send commands to nearby iOS and Android smartphones. I wouldn't panic just yet because the tools they needed are a full laptop and antenna but the team says their kit could fit into a backpack and you'd never know.
With the open source GNU Radio software on a laptop, electromagnetic signals can be sent to those devices. Depending on the sent command, Siri or Google Now can told to open up a website, send a text, place a call or do any other number of things.The attacking method uses connected headphones in an iPhone or Android handset to act as a receiving antenna; similar to how FM radio chips do so inside mobile devices.
Granted, most handset owners don't have wired headphones plugged into them when not in use. And if someone was remotely sending silent "voice" commands to your phone, you'd likely see what's going on; the hack doesn't disable the handset's display.
Even so, it's a concerning proof of concept that both Google and Apple should consider researching and finding a way to close the door on any potential unwanted access. The researchers say they have shared their information with both companies.
In a demonstration of the remote control, the researchers were about six feet from a phone. They say that with more battery power and a stronger antenna, the exploit could occur in up to a 16 foot range. The equipment to do so wouldn't be as portable, however.
While Performance, battery life of an Android device matters for few, Sound output also plays a crucial role in judging a phone. Most of the people prefer Sony Smartphones because of its Walkman music. Most of the time you might experience low sound issues after installing any custom ROMs. Manufacturers don’t provide entire access of the hardware functionality. Like, you can increase the vibration intensity,overclock CPU & much more by rooting your Android device. Similar to this, you can also increase your device’s sound output. It will not only increase sound but will also make it much clear and crisp. Lets get started with Installing Dolby Atmos system in any Android device.
Dolby Atmos Redefines Your Entertainment Experience
Frees sound to move all around you: Rather than being constrained to channels, sounds exist as individual entities that are precisely placed and moved in three-dimensional space.
Adds an overhead dimension: A new sensation of height immerses you in the action, creating a full audio atmosphere and realistically depicting objects moving overhead.
Produces breathtaking sound quality: Dolby Atmos renders everything from dialogue to quiet scenes to whirlwind action with astonishing clarity, richness, detail, and depth.
Creates a powerfully moving entertainment experience: It all comes together in sound that excites your senses and inspires your emotions to deliver the full impact of entertainment.
Prerequisite before installing Dolby Atmos:
Android version: Jellybean 4.3+
A Rooted Android Smartphone.
Pre-installed Custom recovery.
How to Install Dolby Atmos system in Android device:
Step 1. Copy the downloaded file in your device. Switch off your device & boot into custom recovery (If you don’t know the correct key combinations to get into custom recovery, Download Rebooter App from playstore & Grant root access to the App. Now, launch the App & click on reboot.
Wipe Cache for Installing Dolby Atmos
Step 2. Wipe Cache & Dalvik Cache. Select Install zip from SDcard & locate the downloaded zip file & Select Yes or Swipe to install.
Install Dolby Atmos
Step 3. Wait for the Installation to Complete it might take 1-2mins.
Step 4. Reboot your device. Disable any other Sound optimizing Apps like AudioFX or anything. Now launch Dolby Atmos & on the optimization.
Dolby Atmos
Step 5. That’s it. You might find a huge difference in the sound output. If you find any force close issues which is really rare, you can flash the uninstall zip of Dolby atmos through the same procedure as mentioned above.
Dolby Atmos works perfectly after enabling Sorround Virtualizer, Dialogue Enhance & Volume leveler. For more clear and crisp sound, keep the setting at Rich. Some devices may not support Dolby sound system. Now its tym to Upgrade Your Audio Experience. Dolby At
Android, one of the most widely used Smartphone OS runs well in start as its free from all other extra Apps and usage data like caches. But, as time passes it starts getting slower and slower depending on your usage & the amount data in it. It doesn’t matter, whether you use a Nexus 5 or a Coolpad device. Everything ends up lagging & battery drainage. Many users find rooting as the ultimate solution. But, it isn’t true. Your device was running pretty well in the initial days, wasn’t it? Generally people find few 4-5 possible solutions to fix it, which isn’t the solution in all cases.
Talking about the solutions, there are many possible reason behind a slow device. It could be a buggy App or an unupdated Android device. Today we’ll discuss all different possibilities to look over. You would surely find a solution for your slow device from any one of this methods. Let’s begin with 21 ways to make your Android phone run faster.
1. Using a launcher :
Android Launcher
This is the most common & easy solution for a slow or not responding Home screen. If you use a phone which isn’t updated, you might experience slow down or sudden crash while opening App drawer, Scrolling through Home screens etc. As third Party launchers replace your Stock Launcher with an updated and light Launcher, it pretty much fixes the lag. As launchers are frequently updated by their developers.
2. Disable Sync :
Many of you might not be aware of the background auto sync of Apps. Auto Sync eats up RAM, CPU & Battery. If you don’t want your Apps like Gmail, Google Plus, Facebook etc to Show notifications for each email or any activities. You can simply disable the Auto sync feature or set it to more value like Sync once after every one hour etc. To disable it, Goto Settings > Find Accounts > Select the Apps that you don’t want to show Notifications. > You might find a Symbol like shown before Click on it & uncheck all options to disable it. Do this with all Apps that you don’t use much.
3. Turn Off or reduce Animations :
Disable Animations in Android – UserX
Majority of the time people experience lag issues while opening Apps or anything. 90% of the time its the Animation bug, Turning off the Animation would fix App launch lags or black screen. To turn Animations Off Goto Developer Options ( If you can’t see it, Goto About Phone > Tap on the build Number for 6-7 times. Now, Go back to find Developer Options just above the About Phone) Find the options in the image & set it as mentioned below :
Set Window Animation Scale to “Animation off”.
Set Transition Animation Scale to “Animation off”.
Set Animator duration Scale to “Animation off”.
4. Restrict Data usage :
Many Apps eat your Internet data in the background which ultimately slows down your device. Limiting or disabling this may not only speed up your phone, but it could help you cut down on how much data you use each month too. Navigate to Settings > Data Usage and scroll down to see which Apps are using data in the background & install My Data Manager – Data Usage & restrict those App to use data.
5. Chrome issues :
If the issue is with Google Chrome, you follow this method to run Chrome quickly on your device :Increase Google Chrome Speed in Android. This simple trick would actually boost up your Chrome.
6. SDcard issues :
Android SDcard issues
Have you ever wondered, Why most of the Top brands don’t have SDcard slots? The reason is, if you use any poor or low speed SDcard it would ultimately slow down your device. To avoid device slow down, use a SDcard of >Class 10. Also scan your SDcard for corrupt or messy virus as they could be the reason behind your slow working device.
7. Limit Widgets :
Try to keep your Homescreen as clean as possible. Filling it with tones of Widgets or Apps would slow down the device as widgets use RAM & CPU in background. Try to limit the widget number to 1-2 only.
8. Remove heavy Apps :
Heavy Apps means Facebook, messenger etc. You would actually experience performance difference once you remove all this heavy Apps. You can use its alternative like Facebook lite or anything.
If you got your phone with tones of useless Apps pre-installed. They could be the reason behind your slow working device. As its not possible to remove those Apps without rooting. You can disable those Apps by navigating to Settings > Apps > Find the Apps & click on disable. Its equivalent to removing the Apps.
10. Avoid live wallpapers :
Most of the people are fond of live wallpapers as it feels good to see a moving homescreen. But, they are the real consumer. A live wallpaper consumes around 8-20MB of RAM & 6-15% of CPU in background, which is a big deal for normal smartphones. It better to stick with static/Normal wallpapers.
11. Switch Runtime (Android Kitkat & Above) :
If you are a Android Kitkat & above user, you can speed up your Android in secs. Switching from Dalvik to ART would increase your device’s performance & battery life. Although its not much developed in Kitkat. But, in lollipop phones you would find a drastic change in your device’s performance. Go to Developer Options ( If you can’t see it, Goto About Phone > Tap on the build Number for 6-7 times. Now, Go back to find Developer Options just above the About Phone.) findSelect Runtime. Select ART & restart your phone. That’s all.
12. Clear Cache :
This is the most common solution given by most of the Android users. Use CCleaner to clear your device’s cache & junk files.
13. Update your system :
Keep your system update to date, as most of the update comes with Performance, battery & security updates over your old version. Don’t avoid System updates as they have some major fixes of your device.
14. Delete Crap :
If your device is full of Images or videos that you don’t use anymore, you can delete it to free up space for system usage. Try to keep your device as clean as possible to provide more space for system to perform operations smoothly.
15. Move Apps to SDcard :
Move your Apps to SDcard to free up Internal memory for system utilization. Make sure you use a good quality SDcard as it could drastically effect your device’s performance. Prefer Class 10 SDcard to avoid Lag & slow reading issues.
16. Timely Restarts :
Don’t forget to restart your phone after every 1-2 days. Restarting your device indirectly refreshes it & clears all saved junk of Apps.
17. Keep an eye on Apps :
Make sure you keep an eye on all the Apps in your phone by timely checking Battery info, RAM usage & Sync of the App. Figure out the battery draining App by using GSam Battery Monitor. Try to keep your Apps up to date, uninstall unused Apps & Switch to Airplane mode in low coverage areas to avoid battery drainage.
18. Factory Reset :
Factory reset reverts everything to factory settings i.e At the time when your device worked faster. If you are worried of your data like Contacts, Message or Call logs, you can backup them by usingSuper Backup for Android. Factory Reset helps 95% of the time.
19. Startup Kill :
Have you ever experienced lag while startup? Its because all the Apps in your device start up at the same time, leaving very few CPU for usage. But you can restrict those Apps to Startup at boot without rooting your Android. Check Startup Manager (Free). It does the job pretty good & its completely free.
20. Upload Files on Cloud :
Upload unused media files on Cloud storage like Google Drive, Mediafire etc. to clean up Space & get maximum performance. You can access those files when ever required.
21. SSD Trim *ROOT* (For lower than Android 4.3):
If you are using an Android device which is running on Android version lower than 4.3 than you are missing one big feature which is not available in Android 4.3< by default. It may confuse readers to know that the solid state memory in Android devices naturally slow down with use. Before Android 4.3 released, many believed cheap flash memory modules contributed to bad performance. All Android and iOS devices use primitive, compared to desktop SSDs, solid state storage devices. Within the Android storage device ecosystem, most storage devices utilize eMMC technology, of which multiple versions exist. Newer smartphones tend to use the more refined eMMC version 4.4 and above, whereas older devices use eMMC (among other, less common technologies). Virtually all of these slow down rapidly over time as data gets transferred and deleted. That’s because of a lack of fstrim (or TRIM) implementation in Android. TRIM allows solid state drives to recover from performance degradation, which naturally occurs over time with flash-based solid state memory. You can free up the space by using LagFix (Free) App.
Final words
You can try all the above methods to fix Performance. Although title says without rooting, but if you have a Android -4.3 (Pretty Old now) its better you root it as it would speed up your device by 40-70% of current speed. If you found any methods not working for your device, you can comment below.
Soon all Android users will be able to use Samsung's cool Soundcamp app to write and record music. The announcement was made at the Samsung Developer Conference 2016, stating that the app, which was released last year for Samsung devices only, will become available to all phones and tablets running Android 5.0 or higher very soon.
Soundcamp lets you choose from six base instruments—piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, a sampler, and a looper—which come loaded with various presets such as electric and acoustic guitars. Soundcamp also has an audio recorder so you can add your own sounds.
You can mix up to eight audio/MIDI tracks per project, and the app supports external USB and analog devices, too.
Guitar & Bass
Like I said above, Soundcamp comes with both electric and acoustic guitar presets.
You can set the guitar to play chords or individual notes. Setting it to chords lets you choose a certain chord with one hand and strum the strings with the other, kind of like an autoharp.
The feature is pretty lacking right now, as you're only able to play the chords in C major, not including the diminished seventh chord which sucks, because diminished chords are awesome.
Setting it to individual notes has problems as well. While you can do things like hammer-ons, pull-offs, and vibrato on this setting, you can no longer strum. So you're pretty much stuck between strumming chords in C major or unleashing the widdly wahs.
Some amp presets would also be nice so you could play with something other than a clean tone.
The bass works the same way as the guitar on the individual notes setting. You've got the choice between 5-string fingered bass and 4-string picked bass presets.
Drums
You actually get a lot of control on the drum set. You get different tones depending on where you tap on each individual piece. For instance, tapping closer to the center of the hi-hat produces an "open" sound, whereas tapping closer to the edge "closes" it.
The kit is very responsive, so you can easily pull off drum rolls if your fingers are fast enough.
Piano & Organ
The piano and organ work like most other keyboard apps out there. You can toggle sustain on or off, and scroll to different parts of the keyboard using the guide at the top of the screen.
Unfortunately, there are only two keyboard sizes available, so you can only display 10 or 15 white keys at a time. That's a little limiting unless you're good enough to use one hand to play and one hand to scroll along the keyboard. Why not just make it 16 white keys so there's two full octaves to work with? There's also an electric piano preset.
Looper & Sampler
The looper comes loaded with a lot of presets that let you create an electronic song in no time. You just set the tempo, then tap on one of the samples to start the loop. You can have up to eight playing at once.
The sampler lets you set soundbites to different pitches. There are four stock presets, but you can record and save your own. There are also three settings for playing them back—single, mix, and cycle.
Audio Recorder
If you get tired of the presets, you can can record your own using Soundcamp. You can use effects like reverb, delay, and harmonizer to get the sound you're after. There's also a VU meter to help you get the levels just right.
Hopefully Samsung keeps up with development of Soundcamp now that it's about to be available for all Android devices. There are a lot of cool features, but there are plenty more that could be added. And when you do try it out, make sure to have your charger handy, as Soundcamp uses up a lot of battery.
If you are scratching your brains wondering how bots on Facebook look like and how do they operate, calm down. These are simple bots dedicated to a particular service and you can use them right now.
But, at the moment, they are pretty confusing and unintuitive. Many times the bots don’t know what to do and you end up struggling getting any work done.
To make things easier for you, I tried Facebook Messenger Bots myself. I started with Facebook’s very own F8 bot. You can access it via m.me/f8bot. As you visit this URL on your phone, you’ll be asked to choose Messenger or Facebook app to proceed.
I chose Messenger and here are the screenshots of my chat with F8 Messenger Bot.
Next, I decided to try out another Facebook Messenger Bot that was showed off during the F8 keynote. Yes, I’m talking about Poncho, the weather-bot that pretends to be a cat. Chatting to Poncho was better than my F8 bot experience. You can access Poncho via http://m.me/hiponcho.
You can find Poncho and other bots like CNN, WSJ etc. at botlist.co and use them right away.
Hello everyone , Welcome to UserX , today we will like to introduce you about custom ROM . Most of you might be aware of that and most won't. So let get to the point.
What is ROM ?
Without getting in deep , in simple words a ROM is modified version of Android. If you are using Xiaomi Phones, then you are using MIUI ROM , if you are using Huawei Phones then you are using EMUI , and if you are using HTC phones then you will be using SENSE ROM.
It means most of the companies modify the original android , (if you have ever used NEXUS phones , they are pure android directly from google without any modifications.) When you buy a new phone , the originally installed ROM is called Stock ROM.
What is Custom ROM ?
Now , if you are bored with your stock ROM or wanna try some new ROM on your phone , then there are many ways you can do so , that is installing the ROM of other mobiles , to your mobile. (Like installing iOS to your android phone , isn't it cool ?) or (installing Samsung Galaxy S6's ROM to your Redmi Mi4). Obiviously it sounds nice.
Once you've downloaded the files and set up your device , you can follow along the instructions from right Here. And amke sure to back up your Stock ROM before continuing the process.
If you have any questions please let us know in the comment section. We're Happy to Help.
Hello friends today I will tell you how you can set your whatsapp profile dp without crop. generally when we are set any profile dp on whatsapp firstly it says to crop the picture and then set. But now I have a trick by which you can set whatsapp profile dp without cropping. Follow below steps:
How to Set Up Whatsapp Profile Picture without cropping
At First, Install #SquareDroid — Full Size Photo app from here Download
After Successfully install, Now open the app, & you will see a Full menu in it. about “Pick a Photo” “Take a Photo” “Settings” etc.
Then Choose “Pick a Photo” option from here & It will show full menu, now select picture which you wanna set as profile picture without decreasing it’s size.
It will Automatically Resize That Picture & Picture will Crop instantly, Without Loosing anything in pic, & Pic will remains full & will not looks ugly after resize it.
So After Crop, Now Save the Picture in the Gallery & Open Whatsapp, & Set newly Created profile Picture Without loosing size.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge hack will allow you to use microSD and dual SIMs at same time
Samsung has launched its new flagship, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. While both the new Samsung smartphones have been heartily welcomed by Android fans worldwide, they lament the fact that Samsung has not provided a separate slot for SIM as well as MicroSD card in the dual-SIM enabled Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge dual-SIM smartphone version buyers can either choose additional storage through microSD card and a single SIM card or dual SIMs and no additional storage. However resourceful hackers have found a way to bypass this restriction and add both dual-SIM and microSD capability to the Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone.
The hack which has surfaced online requires some modifications to your SIM card and your microSD card so that you can use both SIM slots and a microSD card at the same time. Do remember that the modifications are risk and you might destroy your SIM card and your microSD in the process. There is also a chance you might damage your new smartphone, so beware.
For modification process you need a nano SIM card, lighter, scissors, tape or glue, memory card, and the willingness to risk your new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. This hack requires you to heat up the back of the SIM card and then hack the actual SIM chip away from the plastic backing leaving you with only the gold contacts and no plastic surrounding it. You then have to precisely trim that SIM card.
Once you have the card trimmed per the steps according to a tutorial posted by noreplied, you have to glue or tape the SIM chip to your microSD card in a precise location.
The modification also requires some precise and skillful engineering especially while removing the chip from the Nano SIM.
Next, with the same precision you have to trim your SIM card.
As it turns out the trimmed SIM card can fit onto the microSD card in such a way that the contacts for the memory card can be read at the same time the SIM is read in the dual-purpose slot.
If you trim and glue precisely enough, you should be able to configure the new SIM card with the dual SIM manager application in Galaxy S7 Edge.
If you see the dual-SIM option that means you have done a pretty good engineering job. Once done, your engineering feat will give you both a second SIM card and additional storage to enjoy for your content.
Remember you have to follow all the steps precisely otherwise you may end up messing your brand new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone.
Hey Guys Welcome UserX:The Dark Net, We're Back this weekend with another cool tricks for our visitors, we hope that you are enjoying our tips and tricks , which we keep post for you guys, just let us know to make your experince better with UserX.
Now , back to the point , so if u really freaking about using an PC operating System on your Android Device , then this trick is for you guys. Actually you can install a number of OS on your android device , but this one WinXP is bit an easy task , as it does not require huge memory size and RAM.
So let begin , we have posted links to get your job done in simple and easy steps.
HELLO Guys ,WELCOME.TODAY ,I am going to show you how to install apps on NOKIA 220 and 225.
I have seen a lot of people getting trouble in finding and installing apps for their Nokia 225 & 220. To help them I made this beautiful tutorial, explaining everything about the phone.If you bought this phone then you may know that you cannot install any java based application in it. But why? IT is so because,Nokia 225 and 220 uses 30+ series Operating system for mobile devices, which is not a Java OS and it is compiled using C and C++. As a result, you cannot install any Java (.jar) apps. Nokia 30+ series is an operating system which is developed and used by only MICROSOFT. These mobiles are powered by mediatek chipest.
These Phones use MRE apps and the Default file extension of Nokia series 30+ is .Vxp.
shown before Click on it & uncheck all options to disable it. Do this with all Apps that you don’t use much.
