As we all know, there are very few options when it comes to using the real alternative to iTunes Software for managing and syncing iOS devices like iPhone and iPad. Though, alternatives like Songbird, Winamp etc provide music library syncing etc, but none of them provides App backup and Restore which iTools provides! that too without the need of Jailbreaking your device (requires No Jailbreak!)
Lets have some look at the features of iTools –
iTools as a file explorer
iTools lets you create backup of your iPhone/iPad applications and even restore them or uninstall them as mentioned in this article.
iTools allows you to sync your music and contacts/messages data right on your PC/Mac (Computer).
iTools also allows you to browse Apps’ files & folders on your device as shown in the figure alongside.
iTools also allows you to configure iBooks, Media and Photos settings and allow you to take an offline backup.
You can also use iTools to directly install ipa files on your iPhone/iPad.
You can also use iTools to design your HomeScreen look as you can in iTunes.
iTools also features an inbuilt Ringtone maker for iOs so now there’s no need to purchase ringtones for your device, create your own for FREE!
iTools also comes bundled with an in-built PXL to IPA converter, which allows to convert pxl apps into ipa apps as ipa app format is more secure!
iPhone and iPad’s do not support external memory and recently i started facing some storage issues when i got too many apps installed on my devices, i wanted to keep a backup/copy of my apps such that i should be able to restore them whenever i needed them without downloading. Apple stores the apps as ipa packages here’s a tutorial on how to easily backup/extra app ipa from iPhone/iPad, so as installing them becomes easier without downloading,even if you uninstall them.
Tutorial to extract ipa file of an iPhone / iPad / iPod touch App –
First of all i would like to say that this article is only for Mac OS X series and Windows 7/8/8.1/10 users. Currently i didn’t find any alternative for Linux users.
Once you’ve downloaded and installed the iTools, the procedure is really quite easy!,Open the iTools application and connect your iPhone/iPad to your Computer/Mac.
Here select the “Applications” tab as shown in the below image –
iTools on Windows 8
Now you’ll see all your installed applications on your device, simply click on the “Backup” button and select “Backup program and document” option.
In the dialog box which opens up, specify the directory where in you want to save your ipa file and click on “Save”.
That’s it, Now repeat the steps for all apps which you want to create a backup , now after backing up you can safely uninstall the apps without the fear of having it to download again for installation.
Besides, back-up, iTools can also be used to browse app’s files and documents folder of iPhone/iPad iOS apps too!
Apple with its recent iOS 8 update, started supporting external or 3rd party keyboards on iPhone and iPad. Though the iPhone is a fine device,truly of its own class but its Keyboard never satisfied me, not to mention the infinite errors caused by auto-correct. As soon as Apple announced the update – The only name which came to my mind was SwiftKey I installed and really its a welcome addition to our devices! . so, here’s a simple tutorial to help you to install and activate SwiftKey for iPhone & iPad.
Before I start the tutorial here are some unique features of SwiftKey in brief –
Type Lesser – SwiftKey automatically learns your writing style and word usage , so you don’t have to type much once you start using SwiftKey. You’ll type lesser and convey more content as you go on using SwiftKey! . Moreover it automatically inserts spaces for you!.
Type using Swipes – No need to lift your fingers to type anymore, simply swipe across letters and SwiftKey will autoatically type for you!
Type Correctly SwiftKey totally eliminates errors and typos caused due to autocorrect.
Type in up to two languages at once, without changing any settings.
You can even connect to cloud your facebook,twitter accounts so SwiftKey learns even more quickly!
SwiftKey installation steps are as follows –
SwiftKey activation on iPhone
1. Go to System Settings – > General – > Keyboard – > Keyboards
2. Click ‘ SwiftKey Keyboard’ .
3. Allow full-access to it for even more functionalities.
4.Check the alongside screenshot for easy understanding :).
Recently, I had to type some message on an iPhone and it was just a trouble for me as the default iPhone keyboard doesn’t support swipe input and the blunders committed by iPhone Keyboard’s Auto-correct too are very common, there are lots of trolls covering the same. I did a quick search on the Apple App Store but found that the keyboard app which supported swipe input and endorsed by Apple was – Swype which wasn’t free 🙁 . So, here are the 3 Free best Keyboard apps or Keyboard replacements for iPhone / iPad which will enable you to type quickly and correctly and will provide perhaps,even more functionality than Swype for iPhone.
This was the first app which came on my mind when i wanted to replace my default keyboard and it didn’t disappoint me at all! . The installation, as well as configuration was smooth and so its user interface and functionality.[Configuration for all the 3 keyboards mentioned has been covered at the end of the article] I was able to give inputs by swiping my fingers,long-pressing keys and many more! . Here are some unique functions of SwiftKey –
Type Lesser – SwiftKey automatically learns your writing style and word usage , so you don’t have to type much once you start using SwiftKey. You’ll type lesser and convey more content as you go on using SwiftKey! . Moreover it automatically inserts spaces for you!
Type Correctly SwiftKey totally eliminates errors and typos caused due to autocorrect.
Type in up to two languages at once, without changing any settings.
You can even connect to cloud your facebook,twitter accounts so SwiftKey learns even more quickly!
TouchPal is yet another alternative to Swype/SwiftKey for iOS and it too works flawlessly! . TouchPal as per their claim is the first Keyboard ever to support Swipe input on iOS. Here are some unique features of TouchPal –
Swipe-Input Supported.
Supports changing of Keyboard themes and colors.
800+ emojis are inbuilt in the keyboard so you’ll never need to download a separate app for emoji if you’ve TouchPal installed on your device.
FancyKey is not a complete Keyboard replacement unlike the previous two but nevertheless it adds functionalities to your existing Keyboard like never before! . Some, of the unique features of FancyKey are –
Allows changing of themes and colors to your existing Keyboard.
Advanced auto-correct by Adaptxt technology.
Upto 100+ Funkier Fonts are present in the KeyBoard so you can really style your texts!
No full-access required! and hence completely safe and secure!
One of the most annoying thing present in YouTube is its Autoplay – Its starts playing the video as soon as its get opened, or we click on it. Sometimes, we may need to Stop/Disable YouTube autoplay of videos in order to conserve bandwidth or simply in case where we are stacking up videos in different tabs for viewing . So, here’s the easiest method to Stop YouTube auto play
Method # 1 – Using SmartVideo for Google Chrome / Firefox
SmartVideo has the option to stop youtube video initialization
Though, SmartVideo for YouTube has many customization options for YouTube, as this post is about stopping/disabling the YouTube auto-play , coming straight to the Point –
Once you’re done with installing the SmartVideo extension, browse to its Preferences by entering these URLs in address bar depending upon the Browser you Use –
Now, checkmark the option highlighted by Red Rectangular box in the alongside image which shows – “Save Bandwidth, Do not initializw video until I click” .
You can also open the global preferences, or settings for Smart YouTUbe extension by hovering mouse pointer over any YouTube video which is being played and selecting “Global Preferences” in the drop-down menu.
That’s it, now open any YouTube video you’ll find that its Not auto playing or initializing and thus serving our purpose 🙂
Its almost impossible to find an internet user who hasn’t used YouTube! but sometimes YouTube experience isn’t that great because of Ads, Buffering while loading videos , unrelated comments , or autoplay of videos . So here are the 5 Best & Awesome extensions which will enhance your YouTube experience and make a pleasant viewing!
Extension # 1 – SmartVideo for YouTube
SmartVideo for YouTube provides a huge customization
SmartVideo for YouTube stands tall at No.1 position in our article because of the sheer number of customization options and settings (YouTube video optimization) it provides. SmartVideo is free to use and provides a lot of features such as –
Ability to decide/fix the video quality permanently so as to you don’t have to change the video quality everytime.
Stop the buffering of videos once paused (Uncheck the option highlighted by purple box).
Stop/Disable autoplay of YouTube videos until clicked on the play button.
It even has options of Smart Buffering to ensure optimum viewing on slower internet connections.
It even shows the time remaining for the video to start playing (Time required to resume playback during the starting/mid-way buffers).
ImprovedTube has an option for controlling PlayBack speed
I had quite a lot of fun while using this extension – especially by using the Playback Speed option! , it was fun watching dance & listening music in slow-motion or in speed-up 🙂 . Besides, this the ImprovedTube extension also has options for –
Changing the Player Size – To cover full browser windows, etc.
To pre-define/fix the Video Quality.
To hide Video Annotations,Description and hide comments.
Changing the Playback Speed.
and to disable Auto Play in Videos and Playlists to conserve bandwidth.
The only drawback of this extension is that once you change the settings in ImprovedTube, it won’t work until you reload the YouTube video tab.
I was spending a lot of time on YouTube decreasing my productivity, until i found the Floating YouTube extension which allowed me to watch my favorite show simultaneously while i was working on blog! And i found it pretty awesome – The only drawback being it couldn’t play Copyright Music videos of India. I hope the developers will resolve this bug soon. Rest assured the app is awesome! . The app only loads the video in the widget once the URL is input onto it,for automatic playback of video in the widget do use the app in combination with the Floating YouTube extension.
MagicActions for YouTube takes YouTube experience to a higher level!
Magic Actions for YouTube simply takes your YouTube viewing experience to a higher level , it provides a large set of functionalities some of which include –
Applying Color filters to the video (Grey Scale , Sepia , etc ) without reloading (By clicking on the blue-colored highlighted box).
Control the video volume by Mouse Wheel! .
Instant Screen Capture (Clicking on the button high-lighted by yellow box).
Changing the Video window/size & YouTube theme by clicking on the button highlighted by Green Color (The most centered button in the newly obtained button-set on installation).
Dimming and changing everything to black/white-on click of a switch besides the YouTube logo (highlighted by pink color in the image).
Thus, you will find Magic Action more and more interesting, the more you use it.!
Many times we need to quickly shift tabs to do some important work and the YouTube video continues to consume bandwidth even if the pause button is pressed. In cases like this the Stop Video Download extension comes in handy!
It adds a neat looking Handy “Stop Button” which can be used to stop the video and to preserve the bandwidth which couldnt have been preserved by the conventional pause button!
Click here to download Stop Video Download extension for Chrome.
So, these were the 5 most extensions which i found to be most awesome for enhancing YouTube experience. Feel free to comment if you face any problems or if you know of any such awesome extensions like these
Android emulators/simulators are largely required to run Android apps & games on PC (Windows 7/8/8.1/10) . However, choosing the correct Android emulator might become a daunting task, as if not selected properly they can really slow down your Computer (e.g Duos M) . So, here we bring you the best 7 Android emulators for your PC – Windows 7/8/8.1/10 which you can use to run android on computer
Gaming on Nox App Player with Keyboard mapping for touch input!
Nox App Player is our preferred Android emulator to play Android games on PC / Computer (Windows 10 & 7), or to try out new android apps due to its speed.
Nox App Player is fast, plus provides lots of features such as –
One-click root hide / unhide (disable or enable root)
Ability to specify the CPU Processor & Ram size! which is great for gamers & app-testers to check resource usage.
Besides, these Nox even provides Keyboard mapping for touch input. Thus, you can specify the areas where touch is to be simulated, on pressing a keyboard key! (Awesome thing for gamers)
Plus, it even has an inbuilt GPS controller setting, by which you can even play GPS required games such as Pokemon Go directly inside Nox App Player. –>
KO Player is the latest entrant in this list & is a great android emulator especially when it comes to playing Android games on your Computer / PC. KO Player provides a host of great features in its android emulator such as –
Keyboard to Touch Mapping
Crisp Display on Bigger screens due to HD Resolution
Ability directly record your Android emulation screen & save it as a video. Thus, enabling you to share your Gameplay easily.
Besides, you can run multiple accounts of various simultaneously
Since, it is made for gaming KO Player does require a good amount of RAM & graphics memory
Andy OS lets you chat through whatsapp directly on Desktop
AndyRoid is one of its own kind Android Emulator for Windows 7/8/8.1/10 . It supports some unique features which aren’t supported by any other android emulators out there such as –
Using your phone as remote control while playing games!.
ARM support, You can directly install apps in your andy emulator through your host’s desktop browser!.
As Andy is based upon VirtualBox , It doesn’t require any dedicated Graphics card to function smoothly and works well even on Intel HD Graphics.
Andyroid is very similar and may be classified as an advanced alternative to Genymotion as both of them require VirtualBox to be installed on the system. The newest version seems to have a keylogger or some shady thing. Hence, we have given the link of the older version.
Droid4X is perhaps its the most interesting emulators mentioned in this article. Droid4X is designed for real Power! in the hands of user, and its features too point to the same . Droid4X has some salient features such as –
Emulator # 6 – Windroy – The Android emulator with a Windows Kernel!
Windroy on Windows 7
Windroy is perhaps the most unique Emulators present in this article because of the fact – It completely runs using the Windows Kernel!
Windroy doesnt require any external Virtualbox support. Like bluestacks, also its quite light-weight and handy to use!. You just have to take care that the directory path wherein you install Windroy must not contain Spaces.
GenyMotion is another advanced Android Emulator for PC , and may be classified as a worthy alternative to/of Bluestacks. GenyMotion has advanced features like OpenGL, and hardware aceleration support. Its built on the x86 Architecture and hence is faster as compared to BlueStacks.
So, these were the top 7 free android emulators for PC/windows , If you know of some other one do comment 🙂 , also feel free to ask any questions regarding them
Hello everyone , one of the biggest visible drawback of the iPhone is its inability to support Bluetooth file transfer . Hence, we face problem while transferring files from iPhone to iPhone – using AirDrop too is an inconvenient option . In this article – I will cover one of the simplest methods to transfer music from iPhone to iPhone without using Computer/PC/Mac by SHAREit App. Not only music, Shareit App by lenovo can also be used to transfer data,documents(PDF, Docx. XLS etc) from iPhone to iPhone. I used it to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone & Android too, however if you need to transfer Music from iPhone to iPhone/Android you will have to use Xender App – Click here for Tutorial on using Xender app.
Though, many tutorials and methods are available on net I am using SHAREit because it doesn’t require an Internet Connection or a Computer/PC at any stage!
The various modes of transfer supported by SHAREit App are –
Transfer Music/Data from iPhone to iPhone. (directly Share music iPhone to iPhone)
Transfer Music/Data from iPhone to iPad.
Transfer Music/Data from iPhone to Computer/PC.
Transfer Music/Data from iPad to iPhone.
Transfer Music/Data from iPad to iPad.
Transfer Music/Data from iPad to Computer/PC.
Instructions/Method to use ShareIt on your iOS Device
Here I used MyComputer/Laptop as Receiver as i didn’t have a Second iPhone
Note – Make Sure both your parent device (sender) and child device(receiver) are connected to the same Wi-Fi network , else create a personal hotspot on your parent device and connect the child device to the hotspot before opening the SHAREit app.
Now, Open ShareIt in the device from which you want to transfer the Data (Parent Device) and tap on “Share”.
Select the data/music which you want to transfer. Once you’re done with selecting the data – Tap on the “Next” option (button).
Open, the device on which you want to Receive the data/Music (Child Device) and tap on “Receive”.
Now, Shift to the sender(parent) device and you’ll see an icon/link in the network radar (As highlighted in the alongside figure) . Simply tap on the device’s Icon to Start the Transfer!
If incase , the Child device asks you to confirm the transfer – Click on “Confirm”.
That’s it ! You have successfully transfer music iphone to iphone without a Computer/PC . And you have completed the iPhone to iPhone music/data transfer without an Internet Connection! (Share data iphone to iphone).
I hope, the tutorial was short and easy , if you face any problems/encounter any issues while transferring or using the app feel free to comment.
Many a time we need to copy data/music stored in our iPad/iPhone to PC , but due to the limited functionality of iTunes its not possible to do that. But in some scenarios it becomes very necessary to have a backup of our favourite songs/music on our Computer , or may be some important data & documents. So, here are the 3 Methods/Ways to Copy or Transfer data/music/songs from iPhone/iPod to Computer/Mac (Transfer Music from iPhone to PC/Computer) . I have personally tested these methods on Windows 7/8.1 but they’ll work on Mac too!
Way # 1 – Using iTools for Windows / Mac OS
Pre-requisites –
This tutorial requires iTunes to be installed on your system, as the newer iOS device drivers can only be installed through iTunes.
Now, to export / copy or to transfer songs from your iPhone to Computer follow these steps –
First of all connect your iPhone / iPad device to your system , If iTunes automatically opens up & start syncing close it.
Now, Open iTools app, you will see your iOS device in the window, there in click on the “Music” icon / media tab under the device menu as shown below –
iTools Music icon shown only after device recongnized by iTools
Here you will see all the music tracks present inside your device here Please Checkmark the songs you want to copy, Now near the menu bar there’s an option labelled “Export“ as shown below –
Click on the “Export” button , It will ask you for path where you want to copy the selected tracks, select the folder and click on “OK”.
That’s it you’ve successfully copied music from your iPhone to your Macbook or Computer-laptop.
Download and install this – ShareIt app for iPhone/iPad by lenovo on your iPhone/iPad (iOS device) ShareIt app now doesn’t support music transfer but however you can transfer other data!.
Now, download and install this ShareIt app for PC on your Windows 7/8/8.1/10.
Now, open the ShareIt app on your device, tap on “Send”. Now, select the files/music/songs/documents you want to transfer/copy and click on ‘Next‘.
After finishing the previous step, Open the ShareIt app on PC – Now, Click on “Receive” option.
Shift again to your device (iPad/iPhone)- It will ask Now you’ll see your PC/Laptop’s WiFi id in the radio network range in the app – “Click on the circle/network id” to start the transfer!.
That’s it! you have successfully transferred your data/music from your iPad to computer.
Way # 3 – Using DropBox
This is the most simple method , but the only constraint is that it requires an Internet Data connection unlike the previous two methods .
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