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Samsung Galaxy Avant

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Avant

It’s been a pain for many users to not being able to root their Samsung Galaxy Avant. We do know how it feels to have a phone that only lets you do a certain things and not everything that you always wanted to do, flashing a custom ROM, being one of them. Fortunately, there’s now a simple way to gain root-access on the Galaxy Avant and have root-only apps work on it. You may think it’ll be a process involving numerous commands and things like that, but the fact is –it’s darn simple. All you need to do is just follow the […]

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How to Use AirPlay Mirroring

Photo Credit: flatpanelshd.com AirPlay is a great feature of iOS 7 and iOS 8 that enables you to wirelessly share photos, music, movies and more with other AirPlay users. However, did you know you can also use it to see all of that content on your TV screen? With AirPlay Mirroring you can see anything on your iPhone in real time on a flat screen TV from the comfort of your couch. It’s surprisingly easy to use this feature, though it does have certain hardware requirements: you must have a 2nd or 3rd generation Apple TV, as well as an iPhone (4S or

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Samsung Galaxy Ace II e

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Ace II e

Do you know that your Samsung Galaxy Ace II e can perform much better than what it does now if you root it and perform some customizations on it? If you do, that’s great. If you don’t, no worries. What most people think is if they rooted their devices, it would cause a lot of issues and they would just never be able to see their device performing well. Well, rooting doesn’t cause any harm to your device as long as you use it properly. Of course, rooting your device and then deleting a system file without knowing what it

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What is iMessage?

If you’re using your iPad or iPhone and asking yourself a question like “what is iMessage?” odds are you’re a newbie in the world of Apple – a convert from Android – now on the other side.  Or maybe you’ve had Apple devices so long the terminology is such second nature that you may not have never asked the simple questions. Where do they come from? Is iMessage actually free? Fear not!  The explanations might be simpler than you think and you’ll find them below. iMessage vs Text Message The most common curiosity when it comes to iMessage is how does it differ from a

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ZTE Zmax

How to Unroot the ZTE Zmax

If circumstances force you, then you should consider unrooting your ZTE Zmax. Unrooting is the process of removing root-access from your device, so as to prevent installations of any root-only apps that may potentially modify your system files. Once you have unrooted your device, you’ll no longer be able to use any root-only apps on it, hence no custom ROMs and custom Mods. It’s ideal to unroot your device when you’re returning it to the service centre, as unrooting reinstates the warranty that you lost when you rooted your device. Also, it helps you gain more bucks for your device if

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The Best Browsers for iPhone

With the most recent iOS update to iOS 8 and the improvements to the stock iPhone browser (Safari) that comes with it has raised the question what is the best browsers for iPhone? Us, too. So after some digging, here’s a list of the best iPhone browsers we could find. Whether you want to have a similar experience browsing on your phone as you do on your home computer, want access to content your current browser doesn’t allow you to access, or are just simply curious about what else is out there, you’re bound to find the browser of your dreams below. Chrome

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How to Extend the iPhone’s Battery Life

Oh, the iPhone battery. Like a fabled, elusive white whale, it seems like a satisfactory iPhone battery life seems unattainable. Even as the usability of our favorite Apple devices gets improved with each update to its operating software, it seems that battery life takes an equally devastating blow. It’s hard to keep up with how to save iPhone battery life, but we are very glad to help! So, if you’ve got a new iPhone for the holidays and have been using it ad nauseam and now need a way out, why don’t you put your phone on a charger for

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How to Unroot the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Whether you’re going to buy a new Android phone and just want to ditch your older Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, or you just want to unroot your device to get rid of the custom ROM that you feel is useless for you, this guide should help you. As rooting provides you with a number of ways to customize your device, some users just go beyond the normal limit and do things that they aren’t supposed to do. For example, they just over-customize their device with lots of launchers that create lots of junk files, and often end-up modifying system files

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

How to Root the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Have you been wondering how you can go about rooting your Sony Xperia Z3 Compact ever since you got the device in your hands? Well, we have you covered. I know how it feels to have the freedom to do literally everything with the device once it’s been rooted. You can install root-only apps, modify system files, and do almost everything you want (but make sure you don’t modify the system files unless you know what you’re doing). So for you guys, here’s our root procedure for the said device: I. Before You Begin 1. This will void the warranty

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Unroot the Motorola Moto Maxx

How to Unroot the Motorola Moto Maxx

Unrooting your Motorola Moto Maxx helps you get your device back to the stock firmware. This removes root-access as well as any custom modifications that you may have done on your device and gives you a complete stock experience. There are various reasons why you may want to unroot your device. Maybe you’re experiencing issues with the apps on your device, or maybe the WiFi just stopped working after you flashed a custom ROM on your device. Flashing the stock firmware usually solves 99% of the software related issues, and lets you have a working phone right in your hands.

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Root the Motorola Moto Maxx

How to Root the Motorola Moto Maxx

Have you always wanted to root your Motorola Moto Maxx but just didn’t have a simple guide that can help you do that? Well, we have got a guide for you right below. Rooting is fun and it provides you with an opportunity to do many things on your device that aren’t possible on an unrooted device. For example, a rooted device allows you to remove the bloatware whereas an unrooted one will not let you do that. There’re many more things that can be done with root-access. Some of these include removing bloatware, installing root-only apps, and eventually changing

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How to Block Calls on the iPhone

Ok, let’s talk about how to block numbers on iPhones. I’m not exactly sure why, but for some reason telemarketers and scam callers and survey collecting people love to call me. I don’t know how they get my number, and I never answer the phone if I don’t know who’s calling, but yet they still insist on calling, sometimes multiple times in a row –they’re like the mosquitoes of the communication world (I mean, I admire your persistence – “A” for effort, guys – but seriously, stop calling me). So, I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that

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Video: How to Set a Time Limit for Do Not Disturb on Your iPhone (Jailbreak Tweak)

One of the features on the iPhone that keeps you from being disturbed is Do Not Disturb. It prevents calls, messages, and notifications from reaching you while you’re busy at your work or you’re sleeping even. Apparently, Apple forgot to put a timer so that this mode only remains activated for a certain period of time. So that when you get back home, the do not disturb functionality gets deactivated and you start getting your regular notifications like before. Enter DisturbMeLater, a Cydia tweak, that allows you to set a time limit for do not disturb on your iPhone. Using this

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Video: How to Unroot the Nexus 6

Ok, enough messing around. There comes a time when you’ve had your fill of rooting, flashing custom roms, and general hackery and just need to unroot your Nexus 6 and get back to stock. If that time has come, then here’s how to undo all of the changes you’ve made and get your phone back to the way it was when it came out of the box. First thing, we’re going to use the toolkit that I used for the how to root video (it just makes this all much easier and faster really), then we’ll flash a stock ROM

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Video: How to Send Any File via Bluetooth from Your iPhone (Jailbreak Tweak)

Apple’s iOS has a lot of restrictions and there is a lot more you can do once you jailbreak your iPhone. One of these restrictions is the type of files you can share with other devices over Bluetooth. Only certain kind of files can be sent from your iPhone to other devices over Bluetooth. And the case may be you want to share a file that isn’t one of these supported types. So how can you make the transfer possible? If you’re jailbroken, there’s a solution. Meet AirBlue Sharing, one of the Cydia tweaks for iPhone, that allows you to send any

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