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Compromising selfies popping up on Gallery when you hand your cell phone over to a friend to look at?  Don’t like people knowing you have porn on your device? Want to hide the videos and photos that you received on Whatsapp?  If you answered all these questions with a Yes, then you are in luck.  We have a solution for you to hide these files in the simplest of ways and these should never appear in your Gallery or any photo/video viewing apps without using a third-party app to do so. I.  Necessary Downloads ES File Explorer II.  Hiding Media

Those who have recently updated their original Samsung Galaxy Gear (and rooted it) to Tizen, the new OS from Samsung, you might be feeling miffed by Sammy’s decision to switch from Android.  But we have a solution for you now so you can switch back to good old Android and have everything working like before.  The guide below will show you how to downgrade your Samsung Galaxy Gear from Tizen to Android with ease and you should be back to using Android Wear apps like before! I.  Before You Begin 1.  This procedure only applies to the original Samsung Galaxy

Apparently the Moto X isn’t the only one that can use the coveted OK, Google feature even when the device is locked. Thanks to a developer on the Play Store (and Google’s own settings), you can now enable this same feature (and then some) on any Android device running Jelly Bean or higher. Simply install the app, head to your Google Now settings and enable a few things, and then enjoy. Beyond that, the developer also has some other neat features like waving your hand over the front of the device or shaking the device to enable Google Now instead

Finding an app in Android Wear isn’t the easiest. Sure, you can tap the watch and use the voice prompt and say “Run [InsertAppNameHereYouDon’tMindEveryoneAroundYouKnowingWhatItIs]”, but to get it to launch without using your voice, you have to start Google Now’s voice prompt, then scroll down to start, tap it, then swipe through to find the app. Now, though, there’s an easier, and frankly, nicer looking way to go about it. Thanks to a developer on the Play Store, you can easily download his app, open it once, and then use it by swiping in from the top left of the watch

There are a lot of reasons you might need to reset your Android device; selling it, starting over from scratch, or you just plain hosed it up somehow. Whatever the case, it needs to happen, but how can you go about it? Here we walk you through the simple steps to take, and even let you in on a resetting secret. Keep in mind that these are the generic steps and that some items may or may not be in different places in your device’s system settings. Regardless though, they should be in a similar place and have similar names

That Galaxy S5 is tempting, but do you want to upgrade? If you’re stuck in a contract with your carrier, the time when you can upgrade may seem really far off. You could pay the early termination fee, but that’s an expense you probably don’t want. Even if you’re enrolled in a program like Jump from T-Mobile, the expense can still seem daunting. Is there a workaround — a way to make your phone more Galaxy S5-ish?

At Google I/O this week, a lot was brought to developers across the world (consumers are getting quite a bit of useful stuff, too). While we won’t see much of this immediately, Google’s annual Developers conference still yielded a lot of great stuff. Here’s a quick recap! Android “L” The next version of Android is coming later this year, and promises to be a solid, incremental update. There are no overarching features to mention, but the overall fit and finish is getting a healthy upgrade. Aesthetically, “L” will be bolder, brighter, and a touch more modern. The experience will also