Category: Android Tips N Tricks

Google Chrome is the leader in most used web browsers of the world. The Apps and Extensions present on the Google Chrome App Store make it even more useful and functional. Though, the Chrome App Store supports Chrome browser Desktop version, it doesn’t support installing apps on Google Chrome Android. Hence, in this tutorial we will cover – How you can install and Run your favourite Chrome Extensions on Android –

Tutorial to Run Chrome Extensions & Apps on Android Phones , Tablets and TV-

• We, all know that the default Chrome on Android doesn’t support extensions. Hence, we will be using Yandex browser for the same. Yandex is also based on Chromium code(like Google Chrome) and thus can directly install apps & games from Google Chrome Store.
• Thus, first of all – we need to Download and install Yandex browser from the Google Play Store –
  Click here to Download & install Yandex Browser from the Google Play Store.
• Once, you have installed Yandex browser, launch it from the apps launcher. It will now open a address bar browser page as shown below  –

  

  Now, either search for your desired Chrome extension, in the address bar. or use the following URL (in Yandex Browser) to open the Chrome Apps Store section to navigate to the app or extension you intend to install – https://chrome.google.com/webstore/

  

• On the extension, page. Click on the “Add to Chrome” button as highlighted on the image above. The Extension will now ask you for permissions as shown in the following screenshot-

  

  Here, in the permission dialog , tap or select the “Add Extension” option.

• That’s it!. The extension will now be downloaded and added to your Yandex browser . On confirmation, it will now show a green added to chrome button as highlighted below –

  

  Note –  if you want to individually see, the extension as you would on a Desktop browser, do the following steps .

• Open the URL or site where you want to check or see the results . Now tap on the “3 dots” at the right hand side of the address bar. It will open a menu as shown in the following image –

  

   

• Now , you will see all the extensions installed by you on your browser. Simply tap on the extension icon, and it will execute on the screen as shown below. We used Alexa Rank extension to show the Alexa Rank of our website as follows –

  

  That’s it , thus you can n0w run any of your Google Chrome extension on Android phones and tablets. Incase, if you face any queries feel free to let us know in the comment section.

With iPhone X Apple made the face unlock or FaceID popular. While, the touch id or finger print unlock is now easily integrated into most Android phones, the face unlock feature isn’t. Only a few flagship smartphones have the face unlock feature. Hence, in this tutorial we will cover How to add and use Face ID lock & unlock on any Android phone or tablet. This method works on older android versions such as KitKat, lollipop, marshmallow and Nougat too.

Tutorial to Add and use Face Unlock on all Android phones and Tablets.

• Now, since Face ID lock & unlock algorithms are not present in the default lockscreen security or default app locker. We need to install Iobit Applock app which will allow us to use Facelock on Android . Please use the below link to download IoBit face unlock app –
  Click here to Download IObit Applock : Facelock app for Android from Google Play Store
• Once, you have downloaded the app launch it for the first use. Now, we will configure the face scan and unlock step by step as mentioned below –

Step . 1 – Set up a Default Pattern or Pin for Unlock

• After, launching the app for first time. IObit will ask you to set up a default pattern or Pin for unlock. This step is important as it helps to improve the security of lock. Hence, please set up the default pin or pattern to unlock the phone as shown in the screenshot below –

  

   

Step . 2 – Adding Apps & Lockscreen lock-unlock permissions to IObit

• Now, in order to lock or unlock your phone IObit app locker needs to have control over the launcher and other apps. So, that it is launched first before opening the other apps.
• Hence, we will need to add app to be locked under the IObit face lock. Tap on the “Open lock” beside the Screen lock app, and other apps you want to lock with your pin,pattern or face. Once they are locked with Iobit then we can use all the three methods.

  

• Note – Open lock  will turn to Close lock once the app is linked to IObit as shown in the above screenshot. Please enable screen lock and other app lock for Iobit.
• If it asks for usage access, please toggle it on as shown in the below figure –

  

Step . 3 – Enabling Face Unlock Feature –

• Here, we will enable the face unlock feature of the IObit app. To do so, navigate to menu by tapping the “3 horizontal lines“ at top left hand side corner as shown below –

  

  Now, from the drop-down menu select “Face lock” feature as shown in the following screenshot –

  

  It will now start downloading AI database for face lock as shown. Please wait until the bar reaches 100% and complete data is downloaded.

  

   

Step . 4 – Enabling the Face Unlock Feature and Adding a Scanned Trusted Face – 

• Once, it has downloaded the database, it will now ask you to move to a well-lighted area for face scan. Here tap on the “Enable Now” button as shown below –

  

  Now, your face scan screen will open. Here, place your face in the circle highlighted in the screenshot below. It will automatically scan and save your face –

  

  That’s it! After scanning your face in the circle it will redirect you to the “Face lock” screen.

• Here simply tap on the “Grey face box“ to enable face lock for the corresponding app. If the face is grey = face unlock disabled, if face is coloured = face unlock enabled. It can be easily toggled on or off by tapping as shown in the figure below –

  

  That’s it!. It will now ask you to scan your face to unlock the screen or the added apps.

• Congratulations! you have now successfully integrated iPhone X like Face ID unlock on your Android phone. Incase, if you face any problems or difficulties feel free to comment.

Sony Liv is the streaming platform powered by Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and lets you watch tv shows of all Sony channels such as Sony HD, Sony Pal, and Sab TV . However, it may happen that you missed your favourite show or would like to carry the memories of a particular episode or multiple episodes offline in your mobile to watch it later. Here we bring you the Easiest Method to Download Sony Liv Videos on your Android phone / table by using Videoder : Liv Downloader.

Tutorial to Download Sony LIV TV Shows Videos on your Android –

• For Downloading sony liv tv shows we will be using the Videoder app which lets you download the videos of any site you visit, in our case it will be Sonyliv.com
• Videoder is not available on the Google Play Store directly and hence we need to download its apk file separately to use it. Here’s how you can Download & install liv video downloader on your Android –
• Click here to Download Videoder App Apk for Android
• Installation of external apps apk is not available by default on most Android devices ,thus we need to enable “Installation from Unknown Sources” first before installing videoder.
• To enable the feature, please navigate to “Settings – > Security – > Installation from unknown Sources”  and toggle it “ON” as shown in the Screenshot below –
  

  

• It will now prompt you with a window asking you permissions to install the App as shown in the image below –

  

  Here tap on the “Install” option as shown above.

• Videoder app will now be installed on your device. Once it is successfully installed, it will show a success confirmation screen as shown in the image below –

  

  Here on the installation success , please tap on the “Open” button as highlighted in the above image. or open the Videoder app from the menu drawer.

• Now, to download Sony liv videos please visit the Sony Liv website – http://sonyliv.com inside the Videoder app.
• Here in videoder app, start playing the TV Serial or show which you want to download as shown in the image below –

  

  Here , once the video is loaded and starts playing – Tap on the “Red” Download button icon as shown in the above image.

• Once, you tap on the red download icon, please wait until it generates the Download links for your favourite tv serial.

  

• Please be patient, until the Download links are generated. Once the Download links are generated , it will show you a menu with the Video quality and video sizes available for download as shown below –

  

  Simply tap on the video size/quality you intend to download!.

• Congratulations! you have successfully downloaded your favourite TV Show or Video episodes from Sony Liv on your Android. Incase, if you have any queries or face any difficulties feel free to comment . The method has been successfully tested on Android kitkat, lollipop, marshmallow, Nougat & even Oreo too!.

Reverse Image Search is one of the best features of Google Image Search which lets you find the source/origin of photo, or other similar images. The Reverse Image Search option is easily visible on the Google desktop site, but is absent on the mobile site.

There are various third party sites such as http://reverse.photos which let you perform Reverse image search on mobile. But these sites are less secure as they store your photos on their own servers thus vulnerable to misuse. Hence, to keep your search more secure we will cover – How to Perform Google Reverse Image search on Official Google Site on Mobile.

Tutorial to Perform Reverse Image Search on Mobile (Android + iPhone + Tablet)

• We will be using Google Chrome Web browser for this purpose as its more speedy while accessing Google Services.
  Now , in order to perform reverse image or photo upload search perform the following steps-
• First, of all Navigate to the Google Images site on your Chrome browser –
  Click here to Open Google Images site in a New tab – http://images.google.com .
• Now, after the Site is loaded – Click on the “3 Dot icon” at the top-right hand side corner of your Screen as shown in the image below –

  

  Now, it will open a menu as shown in the following image .

  

• Now , Tap and select the “Request Desktop Site” option as highlighted in the above image.
• It , will now load the Google Images website in its full Desktop view as shown below.

  

  Here tap on the “Camera” icon as highlighted in the above image to enter Reverse image search.

• Here you can either enter the image URL you want to search or “Upload an Image” by using the “Choose File” button. After clicking on the “Choose file” button it will ask you to upload image from camera/files gallery.
• Once you click and select the image , it will be uploaded to Google server and you can access the search results as shown

  

  We hope you found the tutorial easy & useful . Incase of any doubts or difficulties feel free to comment below.

Rar file archives are now widely used to send across multiple documents in a single file. Though, zip archives also do the same thing. RAR archives can save more space by higher compression levels, ability to split big files into multiple ones and so on. Android OS by default, doesn’t support extraction of RAR files, and hence we need to use other app. Here’s an easy tutorial on How to extract Rar files on Android.

Tutorial to Open Rar archives on Android | Unrar Rar files on Android Phones & Tablets –

• We need to install RAR app developed by RARlab – the official owners of Rar compression algorithm. We can use other apps but since the app is official, plus is free, we will go with the official one.
  Click here to Download RAR app from Google Play Store
• After the app is installed, launch the app. Then it may ask you a one time permission to access files depending on your Android version. Tap on “Allow” as shown in the below image –

  

   

• Now, navigate to the downloaded / stored RAR file location which you want to Extract or Open.
• Here, we have two options – Either to extract all files of the Rar archive or to extract specific components. Thus, we will cover both the parts .
  • To extract all files – Select the Rar file by marking the arrow next to Rar files and click on the “upward arrow” extraction icon as shown in the below image –

    

    Next you will be redirected to extraction options screen.

  • To Extract only selected or Particular file of the Rar Archive –  First of all tap on the file name of Rar archive. Then it will show all files present inside the Rar Archive as shown below

    

    Now, here select all the files you want to extract and tap on the “Upward Arrow” / extract button. You will be directed to extraction options screen.

• In the extraction options screen as shown below, Select the destination path or location where you want to extract files. Then Tap on “OK” button .

  

  That’s it! . You have now successfully extracted and unlock password protected Rar Archives on Android. If the Rar file has password it will prompt you to enter at screen during extraction. Incase, if you face any problems or have any queries feel free to comment!.

• We have tested the app on Android KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat and even Oreo. The app works perfectly fine, and with speed. Incase, if you find any other good RAR extractor we will like to know about it.

Zip files are a great way to send across multiple files easily and via mail and other media. But, with the recent advent of Data Sniffers and security threats coming up, sometimes zip files are encrypted with a Password so that only the intended recipient can access and open the file. The bad thing is that Android natively doesn’t support extraction but it can be easily enabled by an app. So, in this tutorial we will cover How to unlock Password Protected zip files for extraction on Android so that you can open the files inside them.

Tutorial – How to Open & Extract password protected Zip files on Android

• Considering, that you have already downloaded the zip file, we will start with the first step of installing Xplore. Xplore is a file manager app for Android (5 Mb in size) which can easily extract any password protected zip file. Thus, essentially a two in one app.
  Click here to Download & Install Xplore app from Google Play Store.
• Now, depending on your Android version it may ask you permission to access your Storage, here tap on “Allow” as shown in the image below –

  

  Now, navigate to the directory where you have stored your zip file. Generally it will be the “Download” directory in the “Internal Storage”

• Once you have located your downloaded zip file, simply double tap on the filename as shown below –

  

   

• Now, it will prompt you a text field to enter the zip file password as shown in the next screenshot. Here, enter your Zip file password and tap on the OK button highlighted below –

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  Now, after entering the password. Your Zip file will be easily unlocked!. Thus, you can now copy, move, open, edit , unlock the contents of the password protected zip files as shown in the following image –

  

  That’s it you have now successfully unlocked an encrypted zip file on your Android device. This method works on all Android versions right from Kitkat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat and even Oreo too.