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  • 3 Free Apps to turn your Phone into Remote Mouse/Keyboard (Android as well as iOS)

    3 Free Apps to turn your Phone into Remote Mouse/Keyboard (Android as well as iOS)

    Imagine sitting on the cushion of your couch or sofa and controlling your Laptop or Computer via your mobile. And when we say controlling it means full-fledged control including Mouse as well as Keyboard access as well. Sounds great! , Isn’t it ? Yes its possible now due to various WiFi remote apps which are available for Android & iPhone devices. Now there are many such apps and not all of them work flawlessly, here we list down the 3 Best Free Apps which are available for all platforms according to their performance.

    App No . 1 – Remote Mouse –

    Remote Mouse

    Though this app has a very simple name, but it simply cannot be under-estimated. This small & compact app packs a great performance. You can use Remote Mouse app to –

    • Use your Mobile Device as a Wireless Mouse / Trackpad.
    • Use your Mobile Device as a Wireless Keyboard.
    • Use your Mobile Device as a Media Remote,
    • Remote Mouse can even open and close programs for you.
    • In addition, it can even Shut down your machine, and act as a presenter for Powerpoint presentations.

    We have already covered Remote Mouse for Mac previously in this Article. , Also technorange has covered the Windows Version tutorial for setting up Remote Mouse App. It’s perhaps the best free remote control app we found on the market.

     

    App No .2 – Unified Remote 

    Unified Remote Control

    Unified Remote Control is an awesome alternative to remote mouse app, infact it cannot be considered as alternative as its almost as par as remote mouse. Unified Remote even comes with a Linux version so that you can control your mouse pointer on Linux as well by your Android or iPhone.

    Alongwith, the Mouse capabilities, Unified Remote even packs in a Wireless Keyboard,  App specific keys, media center remote and OS Client specific shortcuts which are not available in even Remote Mouse app.

    The reason why we put Unified Remote on the second position is the problem which is faced in connecting the devices, despite both of them being on the same WiFi Network.

    Click here to Download Unified Remote Client & Server apps. 

     

    App No .3 – Ultimate Mouse Lite –

    Ultimate Mouse Lite

    Unlike the first two choices there was a stiff competiton for the third spot with the likes of PC Remote Server app, Yooii studios Mouse kit giving a fair challenge. But Ultimate Mouse narrowly marches ahead because of it Bluetooth support, which is absent even in Mobile Remote & Unified Remote apps discussed above.

    Now the Bluetooth functionality is a really useful one, but Ultimate Mouse lite server has some disconnection issues which they need to resolve as soon as possible, as the server crashes the remote service as well. Thus, having t0 restart the server for remote access on mobile.

    Unified Mouse Lite also has a Linux Version which makes it possible to use on Android as well as iPhone touchscreen as a mouse to Linux machines.

    Click here to Visit the Downloads Page of Ultimate Mouse Lite App.

    SO, these are the top 3 Free Remote Control apps which will turn your mobile device into a wireless keyboard or a wireless mouse , so that you can control your Desktop, Mac or Laptop with ease ! without even having to touch it! . You can change music, control powerpoint presentations, play games, the possibilities are endles.. If you know of any other good app, do let us know in your comments 🙂

  • How to use Android Mobile & iPhone as Mouse in Mac OS to move the Mouse Pointer over WiFi

    How to use Android Mobile & iPhone as Mouse in Mac OS to move the Mouse Pointer over WiFi

    Your Android mobile or iPhone’s smooth touchscreen panel can be used to control the mouse pointer on Mac OS. Not only the mobile screen can act as a touchpad, but you can even control your Mac OS mouse pointer using your phone’s gyroscope,or motion sensors. Thus, the mouse pointer will move as you tilt your phone! Sounds interesting ? Here’s how you can control your Mac OS Mouse pointer using your Android or iPhone, iPad!

    Pre-Requisites –

    Remote Mouse at topbar

    Method to Use your iPhone or Android Mobile as a Wireless Mouse –

    1. First of all, Install remote mouse on Mac OS & your phone and get them connected on the same WiFi Network.
    2. Now, launch the Remote Mouse App on your Mac OS , from launchpad or spotlight.
    3. Once you have launched the Remote Mouse app on your Mac OS , it will align at the topbar as shown in the alongside image. The image indicates that the Remote mouse server has started.
    4. Now, Open the Remote Mouse app on your Android phone or on iPhone which is connected to same WiFi as that of Mac.
    5. After opening the app on your Mobile device, it will first scan for the available servers to which it could act as a remote as shown below –
      Tap to Connect to Mac OS

      Here in the list of devices in your network tap on the name of the Mac OS device to connect it.

    6. That’s it , It will now automatically get connected. Thus now you can use Your mobile’s touchscreen as a wireless mouse & trackpad. You can even use the Mobile as Wireless Keyboard.
    7. Tap on Mobile screen for left click, two finger tap for right click, You can now use your Mobile as a Wireless Remote for a variety of purposes as listed below .

    Benefits & Applications of Remote Mouse –

    • You can show off your Geeky Side, by controlling the mouse pointer without touching your Laptop!.
    • You can use your Mobile as a wireless Presenter remote to control your Powerpoint presentations via Mobile.
    • Mobile Remote also contains an inbuilt keyboard so that you can even type in on your screen and control it remotely.
    • Last but not the least you can even use your Mobile as a Mobile Remote.
    • All this for free!

     

     

     

  • How to Officially Use 2 WhatsApp Numbers on One Android Phone

    How to Officially Use 2 WhatsApp Numbers on One Android Phone

    Recently, One of my friends who owns a dual-sim Android devices asked me How to Run two WhatsApp numnbers on his Single Android phone. Now, considering the phone was dual-sim it made real sense. So, here’s a Simple tutorial which will show you how to use two 2 WhatsApp Numbers on a single Android Phone . This method works for single sim devices too and is completely official as we would be using apps present only on Google Play Store only.

    Also, if incase you want two versions of same app e.g Hike, WeChat , WhatsApp in a single android phone
    You can use Parallel Space to install 2 variants of same app in Android which is equivalent to using two separate accounts simultaneously!

     

    Method to Officially use Two WhatsApp numbers on a single Android device –

    • First of all Download & Configure the Original WhatsApp app from Google Play from the link below –
      Click here to Download Official WhatsApp from Google Play Store.
    • Note – For Registering on Official WhatsApp – use the Primary Sim number if you are on a double sim android phone or if you are on a single sim android phone register using the mobile number sim which is currently present inside the Android phone.

    Method to Add & Register Second WhatsApp number –

    • Download  and Install Disa.im : Unified messaging app from Google Play Store from the link below –
      Click here to Download Disa.im App from Google Play.
    • After you have installed Disa.im it will ask you to add a Service, Click on “Add Service” as shown in the image below –
      Disa.Im Add Service

      Now after you tap on “Add Service”, it will show the list of Services available as shown below –

      WhatsApp Plugin Tap to Add to Disa

      Once you tap on “WhatsApp Plugin” in Plugin manager, it will now download & install the WhatsApp plugin from the Disa servers. After the plugin is installed, it will ask you to Restart Disa App as shown in the next image. Tap on “Restart Disa”.

    • The Disa App on Restart would look like below  – It will display the message “WhatsApp Settings Needed” now tap on the display message as shown in the image below to get WhatsApp settings –
      Tap on the Message to enter settings

       

    • Now you will be on the WhatsApp Setup Wizard Screen, It will now ask you to uninstall your original WhatsApp–but please do not uninstall the original WhatsApp on your mobile and Click on”Skip” as shown below –
      Click on Skip

      Now it will ask you for your Basic information as shown in the image below , Here in Enter your name and Type in your secondary mobile number along with + sign & country code which you want to use for whatsapp as shown below –

      Enter mobile number with + sign & country code

      Now tap on “Next”.

    • After you tap on Next , It will ask you for your Verfication method either by “via SMS” or by “via Phone call” .  Select your verification method by tapping on it –
      Select Verification Method

       

    • Now, you will be redirected to “Code” tab as shown in the below image. Here enter the Verification code which you received on the second number which you want to use on WhatsApp and click on “Submit”.
      Enter Code & Click on Submit

       

    • That’s it! After successfull code verification, You will now be able to use WhatsApp on Disa app too! , Thus whenever you intend to use First Primary number WhatsApp – Use Official WhatsApp version, and for the Second number – Use Disa! –
      Second WhatsApp on Disa

       

    Congratulations! You are now Officially using Dual WhatsApp on your Android Phone . You might want to check out these Other WhatsApp tricks below –
    Click here to Know on How to Create & Use Fake WhatsApp Account.
    Click here to Know How to Hide Blue ticks on WhatsApp.
    Click here for tutorial to Send any filetype .zip / .rar / .apk files on WhatsApp

  • Install Android apps APK from Computer by ADB USB Method

    Install Android apps APK from Computer by ADB USB Method

    Many times, we aren’t able to install an App or APK on our Android phones due to various issues, in such cases neither the Google Play Store, APK Downloading works. The App just simply cannot be installed from your Android. In such cases we can use ADB Android Device Bridge to push our Apps or install them via USB Cable connected to your Computer. The ADB method works on all Android devices and as ADB is available for Windows, Mac OS X and linux the ADB method works on all of them. In this tutorial we will show you How you can Install Android App APKs from Computer by ADB USB Cable Method –

    How to Install Android Apps using ADB from Computer (Windows / Mac OS X / Linux) –

    Pre-Requisites : 

    Step.1 Copying the APK file to the ADB Directory 

    • This step is optional if you’re using Compact ADB , But if you are using other ADB Versions such as Minimal ADB  & to ben the safer side copy your downloaded app’s apk file to the directory where your “adb.exe” file is located.
    • Incase of Compact ADB its “C:\Compact ADB & Fastboot”.
    • Once you have copied the apk into that directory , Open ADB / Command Prompt  in “Run as Administrator” with administrative Priveledges .

    Step.2 Pushing the APK to the Android Phone 

    • Now, Connect your Android Phone using USB Cable to your computer.
    • Type in the command “adb devices” and hit the Enter / Return Key.
    • You will see your Android device listed as shown below –
      Android Device listed is unauthorized

       

    • Now, we will push our Apk to Android Phone by typing the command “adb install <apk-filename.apk>” inside the console as shown below –
      Successfull Installation of Apk

       

    • That’s it! Its that simple If you get the “Success” message it means you have successfully installed the App APK on your Android Phone.Update 1 ” :  If you’re getting error of “waiting for device” Simply, checkmark the Signature on your Android Phone & Press the “OK” button as shown in the image below –
      Verifying Signature

       

    • Update 2 :  Do make Sure you have the App’s apk in the same directory as that of adb.exe to prevent Apk not found errors.

     

    Geeky Note – Uninstalling Apps Via ADB USB Interface 

    • You can even use the ADB Bridge for uninstalling apps on your Android device which refuse to uninstall by typing the command – “adb uninstall <app-package-name>”  as shown in the image below –
    • Uninstalling App via ADB

       

    • Thus , this is one of the simplest way of installing Apk or Apps over USB ADB interface.

    For Other methods please Visit – Click here to Read 4 Different ways to Install Apps & APKs on Android devices

    Freedom apk

  • How to enable Developer options,USB Debugging on Android

    How to enable Developer options,USB Debugging on Android

    Android has many great features which are hidden from a normal user. One of such feeatures is Developer Options which contain options such as USB Debugging, Enabling fake locations. Though, almost all options present in Android Developer mode are useful, the most widely used and useful option is USB Debugging. USB Debugging allows installation & uninstallation of apps on your Android from computer, Flashing custom ROMs. It also allows usage of ADB & Fastboot which is very useful in troubleshooting problems on your Android. So, here’s a Simple tutorial which will explain you how to enable Developer options & USB Debugging on your Android phone.

    Step By Step tutorial to Enable Developer Options & USB Debugging on Android –

    Settings Menu for USB Developer Options
    • First of all go to your Phone “Settings” menu or option.
    • Now inside your Phone Settings menu , Scroll down until you find “About Phone” option as highlighted in the alongside image. “About Phone” is generally present under the “System” tab.
    • Now, Tap on “About Phone” it will show you a menu containing your IMEI Information, Model number, Build number etc as shown in the image below –
      Build Number inside About Phone Option

       

    • Now Repeatedly Tap on Build Number it will show messages as shown below – “You are xyz steps away from being a developer” .
      1 Step away from being a developer

       

    • Do it until it displays a message as “You are now a developer” , as shown below –
      You are now a developer

       

    • Congratulations! , Now you will be able to See a “Developer Options” button inside your Phone settings which was previously hidden to you , It will appear right above “About Phone” option as shown below –
      Developer Options Now Visible in your Phone Settings!

       

    USB Debugging Option

    Part – 2 . Enable USB Debugging on Your Android –

    •  Now in order to Enable USB Debugging on your Android , Please enter the newly enabled “Developer Options”  option inside the “Phone Settings” .
    • Now inside “Developer Options” , Please toggle them “ON”  as highlighted by red color in the alongside image.
    • Also, Make sure that you “Tick / Checkmark” option next to “USB Debugging” as highlighted by blue color in the image beside.
    • That’s it !. You have successfully enable USB Debugging on your Android Phone.
    • Now connect your Android phone using USB Cable to any Computer , the appearance of message “USB Debugging Connected”  in the notifications slider confirms that the USB Debugging is working successfully.

    If you face any issues or encounter any problems while trying to use USB Debugging feel free to comment. We have personally tested and found this method to be working on Android KitKat, Lollipop and even Android Marshmallow version as well.

  • How to Install ADB & Fastboot on Windows by Compact ADB Installer

    How to Install ADB & Fastboot on Windows by Compact ADB Installer

    ADB Android Debug Bridge & FastBoot drivers are required for flashing ROM’s, Changing Recoveries, Installing apps etc. It is very tiresome to install these tools via the default SDK Manager as downloading SDK requires 100 mB of data, while the things we require are of roughly 1mB. So, here’s Compact ADB & Fastboot Android Drivers installer for Windows 7 , 8 , 8.1 & Windows 10 (32 – bit & 64 -bit both supported).

    Some, Salient features of our Compact ADB & Fastboot Installer are –

    Compact ADB Desktop Icon
    • One-click single Installer which installs required ADB & Fastboot drivers in split seconds.
    • No need to manually configure Path, the Installer does it all by itself.
    • The automatic configuration of environment Variables allows you to use ADB & Fastboot commands in any directory.
    • Uses the latest tools from Android SDK which work on all Android versions.
    • The ADB & Fastboot can be used for Adroid Kitkat , Lollipop and Android Marshmallow as well.

    Click here to Download Compact ADB & Fastboot Installer for Windows 7 / 8 .1 /10 (32 & 64 bit)

    Mirror Link  : Click here to Download Compact ADB & Fastboot – Android Drivers installer for Windows 7 / 8 .1 /10 .

    Installation Instructions –

    1. Download Compact ADB & Fastboot Installer from Above links.
    2. Double-click to open the Installer & click on “Next” , and finish.
    3. That’s it! your ADB & Fastboot drivers are successfully installed. no need to configure anything.
    4. Optionally you can also launch the shortcut from your desktop to directly type in adb & fastboot commands.

    Note!! : Please launch the Desktop Shortcut / or Use ADB “only in Run as Administrator” mode for the proper functioning as shown in the image below – 

    ADB = Android Device Bridge is a tool  used to communicate to your Connected Android device. It can be used to completely browse your Android device via USB Connection, Install & uninstall apps. Reboot into Recovery mode etc.

    Fastboot = Fastboot is an alternative recovery protocol which can be used to boot into different recovery modes. CWM & TWRP etc.Besides, these Fastboot is also used for solving Bootloop issues.

    Click here to Download Compact ADB & Fastboot Installer for Windows 7 / 8 .1 /10 (32 & 64 bit)

    Mirror Link  : Click here to Download Compact ADB & Fastboot – Android Drivers installer for Windows 7 / 8 .1 /10 .

     

  • How to Easily Install Android ADB & Fastboot on Mac OS X

    How to Easily Install Android ADB & Fastboot on Mac OS X

    Android ADB and Fastboot Drivers are required for many purposes such as installing Custom ROMs, Factory Reset, Troubleshooting device as well as for installing and uninstalling Apps. However, Installing ADB & fastboot drivers on Mac OS X isn’t easy. So, we bring you the Easiest method to Install Android ADB & USB Fastboot drivers on your Mac OS X, so that you can control phone & flash ROM’s directly from your Mac os x device.

    Method to Install Android ADB & Fastboot Drivers on Mac OS X –

    Step.1 Downloading & Extracting the ADB Install Scripts –

    • First we need to download the necessary Adb Installation scripts for Mac, they are available in the link below –
      Click here to Download ADB & Fastboot Binaries & Installation Scripts. (<10 mB)
    • Now, Once the above .zip file has been downloaded, extract it to a Folder using Archive manager and open the extracted contents in finder as shown below –
      Extract the downloaded Zip file, we have extracted it to Android folder

       

    Search & launch Terminal from Launchpad

    Step.2 Opening Terminal & Installing the Script File –

    • Now launch “Terminal” on your Mac , by Opening “Launchpad” and selecting “Terminal”. Alternatively you can also launch terminal from the utilities folder by pressing the key combination (Shift + Command + U).
    • Once you have opened Terminal,  Switch to the Finder app.
    • There inside the extracted directory look for the file labelled “ADB-Install-Mac.sh” .
    • Now, simply drag & drop that file from Finder & app to the Terminal window as shown in the below image –
      Drag File ADB-Install-Mac.sh from Finder to terminal window

      Now the file name will appear inside the Terminal window.

    • Hit the “Enter or Return” key.
    • Once you hit the enter key it will ask you for your Account password as shown below –
      Enter your account Password & hit the enter key

      Type in your Mac OS X account password and hit the Enter key.

    • That’s it! Now it will execute the scripts & install the ADB & Fastboot binaries as well as the drivers. After the installation is finished it will wish you a “Nice day”, that’s it now you can run & use ADB and Fastboot on your Mac OS X as shown below –
      ADB on Mac OS X

      That’s it you have now successfully configured your Mac OS X machine with Android drivers as well as ADB & Fastboot. This method has been tested on Mac OS X Yosemite , Mavericks, El Capitano versions. If you face any problems feel free to comment.

  • Top 3 Best Free Firewall Apps for non-Rooted Android Phones

    Top 3 Best Free Firewall Apps for non-Rooted Android Phones

    Firewall apps are necessary for your Android devices not only to protect them from attacks, but these also provide other features. The features of firewall apps expand from Network & Packet filtering, restricting network access to a particular app, and even monitoring network to monitor the background data. So, we bring before you 3 Best Free Firewall apps for Android which work even without rooting.

    App 1. NoRoot Firewall –

    NoRoot Firewall

    Not to be looked down due to its simple name, but NoRoot Firewall is really a full-functioning app which will get the job done. Using NoRoot Firewall you can allow / deny Internet access to apps which has a number of applications . It also helps you in saving Cellular data by restricting access to internet by default whenever the firewall is turned on.

    Click here to Download NoRoot Firewall app for Android from Google Play.

    You can use the Firewall Apps for –

     

    App 2. Mobiwol

    Mobiwol

    Mobiwol is yet another good Firewall app for android which will help you in saving cellular data. A Unique feature present in Mobiwol app is to specify different rules for Internet access for apps depending upon the connection type. Thus, you can specify different rules for app i.e Allow internet access on WiFi while disable its access on Cellular data. Thus, Mobiwol is a good firewall app which can come in Handy.

    Click here to Download Mobiwol Firewall for Android from Google Play.

    Mobiwol doesn’t require root access.

     

    App 3. NetGuard

    NetGuard App

    NetGuard is a firewall app designed specially to protect unauthorized background access to internet by Android apps. Netguard is of great use especially on cellular data to protect it from leeching. Its capable of restricting background fetch of data especially push notifications so that your cellular data is utilized every bit by you.

    Click here to download NetGuard from Google Play

    Thus, these are the Top 3 Free Firewall apps which you can use on Android for Better Security and Cellular Data utilization, these apps have been tested on Android Versions – Kitkat v 4.4 & later including Android Lollipop & Marshmallow.

  • How to Enable & Turn On Data Saver Mode in Chrome Android Version

    How to Enable & Turn On Data Saver Mode in Chrome Android Version

    The amount of Information on the Internet is increasing every milli-second but our Internet Speeds are constant, so is our bundled Internet Cellular Data which is limited. Perhaps, Keeping this in mind and the slow Internet speeds – Google Chrome for Android has come out with a unique Data Saving mode – “Data Saver Mode” which will help you not only save on your Cellular data, but also will increase the Browsing speeds due to lesser data transfer. Here’s a tutorial which will help you to Enable & Turn On Data Saver Mode in Google Chrome for Android.

    Method to Activate Data Saving Mode in Google Chrome –

    • Google Chrome Menu

      Launch & Open the Google Chrome Browser on your Android.

    • Navigate to Menu by clicking on the 3 dots present on the Top-Right hand side. (Check the alongside image).
    • Now, in the drop-down menu select “Settings” as shown in the below image –
      Google Chrome Settings

      Once, you are inside Settings, Scroll down until you find “Data Saver” as shown in the below image –

      Google Chrome Data Saver

      Tap on the “Data Saver” label.

    • Now, in the Data Saver pane, toggle the top right hand side button to turn it “On”, as shown below – 
      Data Saver On

       

    • That’s it ! You have now successfully activated the Data Saver Mode on Google Chrome for Android. Please note that this Data Saver mode is available only on the latest Google Chrome app, so please Update your Google Chrome app incase the Data Saver option was absent.
    • Enjoy! Faster & Less data intensive internet using Data Saver on Google Chrome. If you face any other queries feel free to comment.