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  • Tutorial to Download & use Prisma App Apk on Android Phones

    Tutorial to Download & use Prisma App Apk on Android Phones

    Popular Image filter app – Prisma created a lot of buzz due to its unique filters which can enhance and make any beautiful piece of art. The downside about Prisma was that it was earlier available only for iOS (iPhone) users. But not anymore, We at TechApple present the latest official Prisma app apk which will enable you to use Prisma app on Android phone. The Prisma v1 apk works on all android versions post 4.4 kitkat, lollipop and even Android 6.0 Marshmallow too! and has all the photo and image filters to beautify your pics!

     

    Prisma apk Android
    Prisma App in Android

    How to Download and Install Prisma app on Android –

    How to use Prisma on Android phone –

    • After you finish installing the app from the above apk you will be directly taken to your camera screen as shown in the image below –
      Blue to click new picture red to select picture from gallery

      Now as shown in the image below , you can simply tap on the circle highlighted by blue box to click a new picture or you can tap the red color box to select picture from your android gallery.

    • Use either method to click a new picture, or import from gallery. Then you will be redirected to Prisma picture screen as shown in the image below –  Here you can crop your photo if required & click on “Next”
      Prisma Android app Crop screen
      Prisma Android app Crop screen

      Once you’re done cropping or rotating the photo, you will be redirected to the Prisma filters screen as shown –

      Prisma Filter screen Android
      Prisma Filter screen Android

      On this filter screen , you can now scroll horizontally and apply your favorite filter on your selected photo . To apply the Prisma filter on photo simply tap on the filter name.

    • After you apply the filter the Prisma android app will now show a “creating artwork” screen, please be patient it may take some time depending upon the type of art filter selected. Your artwork is in creation!
    • Voila! Congratulations, after the creating artwork screen – Prisma will come up with your Photo with its unique filters applied as shown in the following image
      Prisma filtered applied image on Android
      Prisma filtered applied image on Android

      .The end result art-photo not only looks stunningly great and beautiful but also it can be easily shared to facebook , instagram, whatsapp instantly!

      Click here to Download Official Prisma v1 apk for Android.

      Mirror Link : Click here for Mirror link to download Official Prisma v1 app apk for Android

       

    • Thus, you have used the official Prisma app on your Android. If you face any problems or face. any issues feel free to comment.
  • Get Free Instant Rs.20 by LinkCel App (Earn Rs.40 per Refer)

    Get Free Instant Rs.20 by LinkCel App (Earn Rs.40 per Refer)

    Hello everyone, its been quite sometime we haven’t wrote about any incent apps on our website, as there was a dearth of some genuine app in this arena. But not anymore, We at TechApple in collaboration with LinkCel bring an exclusive offer for our readers which will give them Instant Free Rs.20 in their LinkCel accounts just for signing-up on the LinkCel app via our exclusive promocode.

    Before we move onto the promocode, we would like to introduce LinkCel

    • LinkCel is a new app which gives you money credits, for completing offers listed on the platform. The offers constitute of downloading apps, watching video ads, and even sharing sign-up offers on your social media profiles.
    • The app offers are listed under the icon “App Offers” , and Video ads are under “Video Offers” .

    How to get Free Rs.20 in your LinkCel Account –

    • First of all Download the LinkCel app from Google Play Store via the link below –
      Click here to Download LinkCel app from Google Play
    • Now, once you have downloaded and installed the Linkcel app . It will come up with sign-up form as shown below image -. Please note that you will have to enter a Linkcel Upline ID to sign up – The LinkCel upline ID for sign-up is “264″ as shown below –
      LinkCel Upline ID

      Once you enter the Upline ID, Click on Sign-up. That’s it now you have successfully completed the first part.

    • Now , to confirm your Free Rs.20 in LinkCel app – Go to menu by tapping on top-left hand side.
    • A drop down menu will appear, select the option “Coupon” as shown in the below image –
      Select Coupon option

      Now in the text field which appears , Enter the Coupon as “techapple20″ as shown in the below image –

      techapple20 linkcel Coupon for free 20 rs

      Once you type in the coupon as “techapple20″ and click on submit, it will automatically add 20 rs into your account as shown below – 

    • That’s it besides you can even earn upto Rs.40 per each friend you refer to LinkCel app.
    • In addition to it you can earn a good amount by completing app offers, watching video ads and the best part you can redeem all your earned money directly into your bank account!
    • Click here to download LinkCel app now!
  • How to Clone apps in Android to run multiple variants (Cloner) of same app

    How to Clone apps in Android to run multiple variants (Cloner) of same app

    In our last article we covered installing multiple versions of any app to use multiple accounts using “Parallel Space”. Now, Parallel space is sort of an qemu which will host the apps inside its own space & ram which may hamper performance on low-end Android phones. But there’s a solution to this problem too – App Cloning! App cloning will let you clone apps present on your device & install them.. Thus, you can now use 2 versions of same app easily without even using space of external apps such as Parallel Space, 2 Accounts, 2 Face etc. Thus, enabling easier multiple accounts to apps like facebook, snapchat, paytm , freecharge etc that too without requiring root

    How to Clone apps & install the second instance on Android –

    • First of all Normally download & install the app which you want to clone , and log-on to your first or primary account inside the app.
    • Now, Download & Install the App Cloner app from the Google Playstore link given below-
      Click here to Download & install App Cloner from Google Play
    • After you install App Cloner, it will now show a list of all apps installed on your Android phone as shown below –

      App Cloner android
      Tap on the App name which you want to clone
    • It will now show details about the app which will be cloned as shown below, Click on the “checkmark” as shown in below figure to start the cloning process –
      app cloning multi accounts android
      Tap on checkmark to start app cloning

      Now tap on “OK” in the pop-up box which shows that existing app will be cloned.

    • It will now start cloning the app as shown in the following image –
      App Cloning Paytm app Android

      Once the cloning process is finished it will execute the apk & ask you to install it.

    • Install the apk and voila you now have two versions of same app in your Android phone. Alternatively you can access your apk’s from the “Cloned Apps” section once you open the Apk cloner app and even share the cloned apk’s with your friends too! .
    • The cloned apk works perfectly same as the normal app and is accessible directly from the app drawer unlike in parallel space where its accessible via app.. Besides, being the original clone app it perfectly functions with all the functions as in the original app .
      Cloned App in MIUI Android
      Cloned Paytm App in Redmi Note 3

      If you face any problems or encounter any issues feel free to comment.

     

  • How to Run 2 variants of same app using Parallel Space on Android Phones [Tutorial]

    How to Run 2 variants of same app using Parallel Space on Android Phones [Tutorial]

    Sometimes, We need to use two versions or variants of a particular app on Android. For example, we might want to use two different WhatsApp numbers, Hike, WeChat , Viber or Paytm accounts on a single Android device. But its not possible without installing un-official apps such as GBWhatsApp etc. Besides these unofficial apps being less secure, they are bit buggy too.. So here’s an easy tutorial on How to use Parallel Space for Android to install two or more variants of single app on Android.

    How to Run 2 Variants of same app using Parallel Space on Android

    Pre-Requisites :

    • An Android Phone.
    • A working internet connection.

    Tutorial to use two accounts of Paytm, Facebook messenger, WhatsApp, Viber etc on one Android –

    • First of all install the Parallel Space app for Android on your phone from the link below –
      Click here to Download & install Parallel Space for Android app from Google Play.
    • Now, after installing the Parallel space app, normally install the app which you want to make second instance in the Phone’s default Play Store app. (For example in our tutorial we will be using the Paytm app).
    • Now, after normally installing the first instance of app- login to your first account on the app.
    • Launch the Parallel Space app – It will be show a welcome screen which will look as shown below –
      Parallel Space app for Android
      Click on the + icon to add your app to Parallel Space

      Click on the “+” icon to add your app to Parallel Space .

    • Now , you can either “Tap on the shown icons” to install two instances of the previously installed apps. In our case “Paytm” wasn’t shown earlier hence we tapped on “More” option as shown in the image below –
      Parallel Space Android
      Tap on app icon to install app or click on More for More apps

      Now you will be shown the list of apps currently installed on your device as shown in the next image. Here simply tap on the app name to start installing its second instance or variant. (Note – No internet connection is required to download existing available app from the list)

      Install the Paytm app in Parallel Space
      Tap to install the Paytm app
    • That’s it now, the Parallel Space will start cloning the android app and installing it, later it will appear right inside the Parallel Space as shown below –
      Installed app in Parallel Space for Android
      S – 1 Parallel Space installing App S – 2 Installed APp

      Now simply tap on the icon mentioned in “Step =2 in the above image” to launch the second instance of the same app!!!

    • Now use the second instance of app normally in parallel space, thus you can now register, login to your second account without requiring to log-out from the first normal app. Enjoy multiple Paytm, hike, Facebook & Messenger accounts with Parallel Space!

    Note – The second instance of app is shown as Parallel Space.

    What is Parallel Space ?

    Parallel Space is sort of an emulator app which emulates storage space on your Android phone so that you can install two or more version variants  of any app which do not interfere with each other. Thus enabling you to use two variants and accounts of any app be it WhatsApp, Hike , or even Google Play Store on same device. Thus , you can even use two messenger , wechat accounts in a single device easily!

    If you face any issues or problems feel free to comment!

  • How to Access & open YouTube website in Material Design view!

    How to Access & open YouTube website in Material Design view!

    Google has confirmed that its testing the material design on YouTube. This re-designing of YouTube layout took almost 2 years to come and is currently in Beta. However, You can access this Beta version on your PC or Windows Computer and even Mac OS as well by a few tweaks. Here’s a small guide which will enable you to Access & Open YouTube website in Material Design View .

    Pre-Requisites –

    • Preferably Google Chrome Browser , although We tried and it worked on Chrome & Mozilla Firefox as well.
    • A Simple Extension for editing the Cookies , We recommend Edit this Cookie extension.

    Method to Access YouTube Material Design Website –

    • First of all Download & Install the “Edit This Cookie” extension from Google Chrome Store / Opera Store / Mozilla Add-ons repository from the links below –
      Click here to Download Edit This Cookie extension for Google Chrome
      Click here to Download Edit This Cookie Add-on for Opera.
    • Once you have installed the extension , it will add a cookie icon in the address bar of your browser.
    • Now, either sign-out of all your Google Accounts on your browser, or simply Open a New Incognito Tab.
    • In the incognito window or once signed-out of your account, Navigate to the below YouTube USA URL by clicking the link below.. (The Material design view tweak currently only works on the US URL Below) –
      https://www.youtube.com/?gl=US – Click here to Open the YouTube USA URL
    • Here comes the Main Part.. Once you have opened the YouTube USA Link in incognito window – Click on the “Cookie” button in the right-hand top corner and look for the option labelled “VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE” as shown in the image below –
      YouTube Material design Cookie
      YouTube Material design Cookie

      Here expand the “VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE” option and delete the existing text inside the “Value” box, Replace the text with “Qa1hUZu3gtk” without quotes. It should look like shown in the following image –

    • YouTube VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
      YouTube VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

      That’s it ! Now simply “Click on the Checkmark button” at the bottom and reload the YouTube USA Page!

    • Voila! .. You’ll see the New Material Design of YouTube loaded right in your browser.. as shown in the below image –
      YouTube Material Design
      YouTube Material Design

      You can even use options search as search and view the redesigned Channel Pages .. They look absolutely stunning – For example below is the screenshot of IPL 2016 YouTube channel –

      IPL 2016 Material Design Youtube
      IPL 2016 Material Design Youtube

       

    I Personally, liked the new YouTube design 🙂 , Did you like it ? What are your views ? Do let us know if you face any problems while accessing the new layout.

  • CrownIt App – Get Cashback on all Online & Offline Spends

    CrownIt App – Get Cashback on all Online & Offline Spends

    There are loads of Android apps which give Cashback on online purchases, but very few when it comes to getting good discounts and cashbacks when it comes to local deals. But not anymore, CrownIt is an awesome app which will get your Cashback on swiping your hotel bills, cafes, spa bills and even pharmacy bills!. This makes spending a bit sweeter after all your desert after a meal becomes free due to the cashback!

    Steps to Earn Cashback from CrownIt App –

    • First of all , Download & Sign-up on CrownIt app from the link below –
      Click here to Download CrownIt App from Google Play or Apple iTunes Store.
    • After the app has been downloaded, Open the app, now the app will automatically search the nearby stores according to the category selected as shown in the image below –
      Restaurants in CrownIt App

      Now after tapping on the restaurant/cafe name, it will open the restaurant menu.

    • Now simply tap on “Tap to Open wheel” option as shown in the image below , it will help us to determine the cashback rate for the cafe as shown in the image below –
      Tap to Open Wheel

      Now, after opening the wheel Tap it again to “Tap to Spin it” as shown below –

      Tap to Spin

       

    • Now the wheel will spin, itself and the cashback rate will be shown. Now simply scan your Restaurant bill within 3-6 hours from the spin, and bill generation to get your desired cashback in your CrownIt wallet!
    • Very Simple, isn’t it?
    • Click here to Download Crown It app from Store.

     

    Crown It app Redemption Process
    Crown It app Redemption Process

    Where can I redeem my CrownIt Credits ?

    • Well, Now getting CrownIt coins was an easy-task but we might want to redeem our earned cashback too.. , Steps to redeem your CrownIt cashback too is very simple.
    • There are loads of options such as Mobile Recharge and even online shopping vouchers for stores such as Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm and even Pizza Hut & Dominos! .
    • Thus, makes even more sense as you can earn yourself a free treat just for snapping small bills in restaurants as shown in the alongside image.

    Do let us know your views on Crown It app in comments, also do let us know if you face any problems while using the app.

     

  • Bing Rewards India – get Free Rs.100 Recharge each Month for searching on Bing!

    Bing Rewards India – get Free Rs.100 Recharge each Month for searching on Bing!

    The amount of recharge which can be earned by using Free Recharge giving apps is reducing, but rejoice! not anymore now you can easily earn Rs.100 recharge per month without downloading any apps whatsoever by Bing. Bing is a search engine just like Google , which can be used to search stuffs on the Internet. Bing is powered by Microsoft , thus Microsoft’s Bing rewards in India can easily earn Rs.100 for you! Read on below to know more..

    How to Earn Free Recharge Using Bing Rewards ?

    • First of all navigate to the below Bing Rewards India URL by clickiing on the Link below –
      Click here to Navigate to Bing Rewards Link – https://www.bing.com/rewardsintl/explore/
    • Now, once you navigate to the above URL, it will ask you to either “Log In” to your Microsoft (Outlook/Hotmail) account or “create” (new Microsoft account) as shown in the below image –

      Microsoft Bing Rewards India
      Microsoft Bing Rewards India
    • Sign in to your microsoft account or create a new account if you don’t have one.
    • Once you have signed into your account, simply start searching on Bing – http://www.bing.com/
    • You Can earn 10 Daily Credits daily simply by searching on Bing and you don’t need to do anything.
    • That’s it! You can now redeem your credits for FreeCharge coupons with the redeem rates of 3 Credits = 1 Rupee.. thus you can easily earn Rs.3.33 per day! which equals Rs.100 per month.
    • You can see the redemption Dashboard as shown in the image below –
      Bing Rewards India Redemption on FreeCharge Recharge
      Bing Rewards Redemption on FreeCharge

       

    • Thus, this is one of the most easiest way to earn recharge that too without downloading any apps!. Also, your earned Credits are always shown on Bing.com while searching as shown –
      Bing Credits

       

    • Well, this is just another small free recharge trick from TechApple which will help our readers. Do let us know in comments if you face or encounter any issues in bing rewards India.
  • Trinus VR : Stream Windows 10/PC Screen to VR Android Phone

    Trinus VR : Stream Windows 10/PC Screen to VR Android Phone

    Virtual Reality is the new big thing in Video Gaming arena, due to its ability to give a very realistic experience as well as native Head-Tracking support. The most basic aspect to experiencing Virtual Reality is the ability to See or view the screen inside the VR device (VR Headsets) using our Smartphone. Not all the games are made for VR and hence they don’t support it by default so do majority of the PC Games. So, Here’s a small tutorial which will enable you to stream normal 2D Videos , Normal Computer Games to your Android Smartphone by using Trinus VR app .

    Tutorial to Stream Windows 10/7/8.1 Screen to Android (Mirror & convert Normal video to VR) –

    Pre-Requisites –

    • The Trinus VR Windows 7/8.1/10 Server installed on the Computer / Laptop . Download it from the link below –
      Click here to Download Trinus VR Server App for Windows 7/8.1/10 (32-bit & 64-bit)
    • The Trinus VR Lite Client App installed on your Android Smartphone (VR Device) –
      Click here to Download Trinus VR lite App from Google Play Store.
    • Both the Server & Client should be connected to the same network i.e –
      Connect both the Computer / Laptop and Android Mobile to the Same WiFi Router
      OR
      Connect your Android Phone via USB Data Cable to the computer / pc after you enabled USB Tethering on the Android device. (You will find the USB Tethering Option inside the “Settings – > Mobile Networks -> Tethering & Portable Hotspot” option.

    Tutorial –

    • After you have installed the Trinus VR Server and Client app on the respective devices, Start first the Server App on the Computer, Then Launch the Trinus VR Client app on the Android.
    • Now the Server and client will try to connect to each other based upon the type of connection . Now either select the Type A Method (WiFi) or the Type B (USB) Method to get the devices connected.

    Type (A) Connection using the Same WiFi Network –

    • If you’re using the WiFi mode of connection, Please open the Trinus VR App on Server (computer) and Client(android phone).
    • Now, Press the start button on Server and wait until it detects the client automatically. If it doesn’t detect the client automatically copy the IP address as shown in the below client screenshot –
      Copy the Client IP Address

      Now select the “IP” option on the Computer and Enter the IP address of the client as shown below on the Trinus VR Computer app –

      Enter the Client IP Address

      Now click on the “OK” button . The Trinus logo will now be “Blue (Violet) instead of the Previous Gray.

      Tap to Start Server
    • Congratulations! You have now successfully streamed your Normal Windows Screen to your Android Phone in VR Format. Simply navigate your mouse to change the screen streamed to your Android Phone.

     

    Method (B) Using USB Tethering & Cable – 

    • First of All Enable USB Tethering on your Android by navigating to “Settings – > Networks – > Tethering & Hotspot” And enable USB tethering on your android device as shown in the Image below –
      USB Tethering Enabled on Android

      Now after enabling the USB Tethering on Android, Connect your Android device using USB to your Computer / Laptop using USB and Launch the Trinus VR Computer (Server) App.

    • Now after launching the Server app, open the Trinus VR Client App on Mobile , You’ll see “USB Detected” Option  as shown in the below image –
      USB Detected on Trinus VR

      Now simply Tap on the “Black” trinus logo to turn it “Blue” !

    • Voila! Congratulations! your PC Display is now mirrored to your VR device & Android phone!

     

    Final Take =

    • Trinus VR Functions really great and tracks the head movements as well if your Phone has Gyroscope sensor enabled. It also has options for Fake 3D and further Customizations according to the VR Google Cardboard you are using as shown below –
      Trinus VR Settings Windows 10
      Trinus VR Settings Windows 10

      Here’s how it followed the Mouse and even mirrored Google Chrome in VR to my Android device –

      Computer Screen in VR Android
      Computer Screen in VR Android

      Overall Playing Computer Games on VR was a really fascinating experience so was watching 3D movies. And as Trinus VR works with Google Cardboard or any other VR headsets thus no need of Oculus Rift! whatsoever.

    • If you face any problems while using Trinus feel free to comment.

     

     

  • Top 3 Free Finder alternative File Managers for Mac OS X

    Top 3 Free Finder alternative File Managers for Mac OS X

    Finder is the default File Manager for Mac OS X , but we found some of the features inside finder a bit cumbersome such as automatic extraction of zip files while trying to open them, lack of rar files support. So here are the Top 3 Free Finder alternatives – File Browser and File Explorers for Mac OS X which will make your work easier and experience smoother .

    Top 3 Free File Managers for Mac OS X –

    File Manager # 1 –  Commander One

    Commander One – Browsing RAR Archives

    Commander One is one of the most powerful file explorer for Mac OS X and is a great alternative to Finder. Besides containing the essential features such as ability to browse files inside the Mac OS X , it also contains some salient features such as –

    • Dual Pane file navigation (Very useful features as you can browse two file paths simultaneously) in a single window.
    • Ability to preview the contents of zip files, so that unlike finder you can only extract the required content of zip file to a folder, thus saving Hard disk space.
    • Ability to Extract & Preview Rar archives.
    • Besides these Commander One even supports MTP file management & transfer which isn’t supported by default by Mac OS X.
    • Thus, If you have an Android device you can easily browse and transfer files in MTP mode on Mac OS X using Commander One. This feature is even more essential for Windows Phones as well.
    • Also Commander One even supports cloud storage navigation such as Dropbox, Amazon S3 in its pro version but normal users are fine without that.
    • Works on Mac OS X El Capitan as well without any external dependencies required.

    Click here to Download Commander One .dmg app for Mac OS X.

    Please Click here For tutorial on How to Install .dmg files on Mac OS X

     

    File Manager # 2 – Moroshka File Manager for Mac OS X

    Moroshka File Manager

    Moroshka file manager is another great alternative to finder or commander one. Infact we found Moroshka File Manger more user friendly than Commander One, and feature rich as well. Some of the features we liked the most are –

    • Dual Pane File Manager with a Chrome like tab interface so that you can navigate to multiple locations within a single window itself.
    • Besides these Moroshka File Manager also comes in with a rar archive extractor and previewer. (Green Box in alongside Image).
    • One of the most striking and powerful feature we liked about Moroshka File Manager is its “Quick Look” option.
    • The “Quick Look” option allows you to easily view Microsoft Office documents such as .pptx or .xls even without installing the Microsoft Office app.
    • Though, its not possible to edit the Microsoft Office files its ability to view them despite being only 4 mB in size in worth noting.

    Click here to Download .dmg of Moroshka File Manager app for Mac OS X. 

    Click here to Download & Install Moroshka File Manager from Mac App Store.

     

    File Manager # 3 – Files Lite for Mac OS X

    Files Lite App for Mac OS X
    Files Lite App for Mac OS X

    Files Lite is yet another easy to use File Explorer for Mac OS X. The best thing about Files Lite is it makes navigating to your files a much easier task due to its dual list view, We found it the most easiest of all apps we tested to browse and navigate through the files.

    Besides this, the Quick View of excel spreadsheets and presentations already make it a great alternative to finder.

    Some of the features such as Batch Rename, Calculate Checksum are limited to pro and not available in the lite version. But the lite version nevertheless will get the job done for most normal Mac OS X and MacBook Air & Pro users.

    Click here to Download Files Lite app from iTunes Mac App Store.

    So, These are the Top 3 Free Finder alternatives for Mac OS X or Alternative File explorers for Mac OS X, which are compatible even with the latest Mac OS X updates (Mountain Lion, Yosemite , Mavericks & El Capitan too). We didn’t mention Total Commander as it provides a free trial only for first 30 days. If you face any problems while using them or face any issues feel free to comment.