How to increase Battery life of your android handset?

      The battery life of android phones and tablets are experienced to be too low compared to devices running  on other operating systems such as Symbian and windows. The reason behind this difference is not only hardware but the way the OS runs in your device. There are certain tips to increase the battery life up to a good extent.

1. Exit Unwanted apps

          If you hide applications it will be running in back ground and so taking a portion of the processor and hence the battery life. So when ever a running application is not wanted exit it or 'back' from it.

2. Use an application killer

          You can use an application killer to completely exit the applications and hence saving a lot of battery life and reduce the wastage of RAM.

3. Turn of frequent mail alerts

          Applications providing frequent mail alerts will access internet connectivity to get its information updated. This will use a lot of battery. So avoid using these applications if its not a must.

4. Turn off Wi Fi

          If Wi Fi is turned on it will frequently search for available Wi Fi spots and this will consume the charge. So turn off Wi Fi whenever its not needed.

5. Use 2G mode

          If internet access is not needed put the network mode in 2G. Using 3G or Dual mode will kill the battery charge.

6. Turn off weather updates

         Try to avoid using applications such as weather updates. Use it to a minimum if its a must.

7. Display Brightness

        Use display brightness according to the need. Use minimum brightness and get more power back up.

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Download Odin 1.85 software for updating Samsung galaxy S2

Updating or rooting Samsung mobile especially Galaxy S2 is not easier using the official Kies software. The steps that should be followed are not simple enough to be used by common users.

The only solution for this problem is to use the Odin software. Odin is an one click rooting software. There is nothing much we wanted to do to root your device using Odin software. The steps that should be followed is explained in our older posts about rooting like,

http://www.crackerspot.info/2011/10/install-android-237-cyanogenmod-71-on.html

http://www.crackerspot.info/2012/02/install-i9100xxlpb-403-ice-cream.html

You can find the method of operating this software in these older posts.

The latest version of Odin available is Odin 1.85. Here is the links to download the software.

Link 1 : http://www.ziddu.com/download/18590353/Odin3-v1-1.85.zip.html

Link 2 : http://hotfile.com/dl/117599769/da45e23/Odin3-v1.85.zip

We will share the updates of this software or the upcoming versions with you in future.

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Install Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 with S5830XXKPO Official Firmware

Tutorial to install Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread update on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is explained below.

Downloads

• Samsung USB Drivers , Download
• S5830XWKPO.rar Password - samfirmware.com | Download 120.5 MB
• Odin 4.38 software Download
• Download ops file Download

Must do

• Make sure that the phone is well charged 
• Back up your phone data

Steps

• Unzip the main firmware file
• Shut down Samsung Kies
• Run Odin 4.38
• Switch off the phone

• Hold Volume down key + Home button key and press power on to goto download mode
• Connect to USB
• You will get the message “Added! !” 
• Put the files like this in Odin:
• OPS = Cooper_v1.0.ops,
• Check the one package on the left side of ODIN
• Select S5830XXKPO_S5830XXKPO_S5830SERKPO_HOME.tar.md5 in One package
• Hit the start button
• When your phone gets restarted, disconnect the cable

Be careful while installing

for full article visit DialAndroid.com

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Airtel 3G Latest Proxy

The older versions of Airtel proxy seems to get deactivated after about a months usage. This trick will help you use it longer.

Here is the trick to get Airtel 3G in 2G tariff...

1. Port to Airtel from your existing prepaid service, by sending the message PORT <your Mobile Number> to 1900

2. It will take around a week to get it done.

3. After getting your Airtel activated, activate GPRS, 121 will help you for that.

4. Then you will get GPRS activated and you will recieve the settings

5. Go to 'Connectivity>Network>Network Mode' and select 2G mode (GSM)

6. Recharge for Rs.98, its the 2G offer with 1 Gb for 1 month (offers may vary with area, confirm it from www.airtel.in)


7. Then activate 3G by sending 3G to 121


8. Then you will recive an alert that 'your existing 2G offers will be deactivated reply 1 to confirm'. 


9. You can reply with 1 and its not going to get deactivated

10. It will be activated soon, may be in an hour.

11. Then Go to 'Connectivity>Network>Network Mode' and select 3G mode (UMTS)

12. Start browsing and experince the lightening speed of Airtel 3G !!!!

13. Don't forget to renew your 2G pack a day before the last day.

14. If you are experience lesser speed after 1 month do the following

15. Recharge for Rs 8 (Basic 3G plan) the do The 2G offer.

16. You will get the speed back if you are lucky!!!


This Airtel 3G proxy is tested and is working properly.


To know about BSNL 3G proxy Click here

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BSNL 3G Latest Trick 2011

3G schemes available for BSNL customers are Rs 20 (50Mb), Rs 50 (100Mb), Rs 100 (250Mb)  and so on. But you can access BSNL 3G in the cost of 2G now.

Here is the trick to get BSNL 3G in 2G tariff...

1. Get a BSNL prepaid connection.

2. Activate GPRS by sending 'GPRSPRE' to 53733

4. Then you will get GPRS activated and you will recieve the settings

5. Then activate 3G service on your phone

6. Go to 'Connectivity>Network>Network Mode' and select 2G mode (GSM)

7. Recharge for Rs.89, its the 2G offer with 3 Gb for 1 month

8. Then Go to 'Connectivity>Network>Network Mode' and select 3G mode (UMTS)

9. Start using Bsnl 3G in the cost of 2G !!!!

This BSNL 3G proxy is tested and is working properly.

Airtel 3G Trick Click Here

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How to Root Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 : CWM Recovery & Superuser on Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 is the latest member to the Galaxy family , which is having a S pen input option and a Giant 5.3 inch HD AMOLED screen. Galaxy N7000 is actually a device which can be considered in between a Tablet and mobile phones. Believe it or not Galaxy Note firmware is already breached and now you can root your Galaxy Note easily by following instructions given here.

**Please note that rooting your device will void your warranty.. Please do it at your own Risk**

Just for few newbie, Rooting is a process in which you get access to system files and folder. Rooting may be useful if you want to install a App (like overclocking) in your device which need to modify secure system settings. Although rooting your device will void the warranty of the handset.

Ok... If you have decided to root your Galaxy Note just follow the steps below -

Prerequisites

• ODIN V1.85 Download link
• Samsung Mobile USB drivers Download Link
• Netchips CWM recovery kernal file XDA Download Link
• Super user App (Required to give root access to other Apps)  Download Link

Step to install CWM Recovery & then Root your Note N7000

1. Installing/flashing CWM Recovery on Galaxy Note

• Completely Switch off your Galaxy Note (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
• Switch on in Download mode by pressing Vol Down + Home Button + Power button simultaneously
• You will see a warning for installing custom firmware, just confirm it by pressing Vol Up and enter in download mode.
• Start ODIN software on your PC
• Connect your Galaxy Note to your PC via USB cable
• Now you should see "Added" in ODIN message box, if not please check and install Samsung USB drivers again.
• Click on PDA tab and browse the CWM recovery kernel file
• Don`t change any other option in Odin, make sure Re-Partition is not checked
• Press start button and you will be done within 2 minutes and Odin will show as Pass.
• Now you mobile will reboot automatically

CWM Recovery is flashed, Now its time to root your device by installing Superuser

• Completely Switch off your Galaxy Note (wait for vibration to confirm switch off)
• Switch on in CWM recovery mode by pressing Vol Up + Home Button + Power button simultaneously
• Click on to “install zip from SD card” (Use Vol keys to scroll)
• Select Zip from SD card >> select the superuser ZIP file
• After the ZIP is installed, reboot the device by going to main menu

Now your Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 is rooted.

**Please note that rooting your device will void your warranty.. Please do it at your own Risk**


Source: xda-developer.com

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Flashing Nokia Device

Flashing means re-installing phones firmware (Operating system) files. There are many situations when it becomes necessary to flash a mobile (Deletion/corruption of system files, phone is dead etc). Besides, flashing is also useful to update to latest (Or any available) firmware, to install a custom (cooked) firmware or to install an older firmware over an updated new firmware. So here goes the process, carefully follow the instructions given below as such:

First up, note down your phones firmware version/release (Find by pressing *#0000# at standby, in the form of x.xxx.xx), product code (On the sticker under battery in the form of 0XXXXXX) and type (Look at the sticker under the battery in the form of RM-xxx).

1. Download and install Phoenix Service Software (2009 or 2010) in your (Windows) PC/Laptop from www.4shared.com or elsewhere (search Google)

2. Download and install latest version of Navifirm from here

3. Run Navifirm and wait until it loads the Products (Phone model names/codes) list (Requires fast internet connection)

4. Find your phone model and code in the list and select it (For example, select RM-596 for Nokia N8)

5. Wait for a while until it loads “Releases”. Select the desired release (22.14 in case of N8)

6. Wait until Navifirm loads “Variants” (Product code of the phone – you can find yours at the sticker usually below battery). Select the desired variant and wait until Navifirm shows firmware files in the last pane.

7. Check all the boxes (in the last pane) and click “Download with program” button below the last pane. Choose the folder where you want to download the “Official” firmware files. After download is complete, copy the files.

8. Go to “C:/Program Files/Nokia/Phoenix/Products” and create a new folder in the last folder (“Products”) of the above path and name it RM-xxx (which is your phone type code that you noted earlier, replace “xxx” with your phones actual code numbers, for example it will be RM-596 for N8). Now paste the downloaded files (copied in the Step 7 above) to the newly created folder “C:/Program Files/Nokia/Phoenix/Products/RM-596″. Phoenix will look for the files in the above folder when flashing the phone (Nokia N8 in this case)

9. Launch “Phoenix” in PC and connect your mobile (Nokia N8 in this case) via Data/USB cable (Select PC Suite mode). In Phoenix, Go to “File/Scan Product”, Phoenix will detect the phone. Now select “Flashing/Firmware Update”

10. At the firmware update window, Phoenix will automatically look up and find the official firmware files earlier downloaded via Navifirm. However if it doesn’t find the files

a. Check that the directory “C:/Program Files/Nokia/Phoenix/Products/RM-596” exists, (create if it does not and place the firmware files into it – Step 8 above)

b. Check that the above path is present in all the three boxes in Tools/Options/Product Location (In Phoenix), set it if it does not and repeat steps 9 onwards.
If everything upto step 10 goes successful, select “Refurbish”, ignore all the warning boxes that appear during the process. Wait until the “Successful” dialog box appear (DO NOT touch or disconnect the phone or USB cable during the process). Press OK, phone will disconnect and restart. Thank God that everything went well….hopefully….best of luck

For any problem please leave a comment
You may also try flashing with J.A.F. software, described step-by-step in this post

Note – If Phoenix gives error while running in Windows Vista or 7 then try running Phoenix in compatibility mode (Right click on its icon – Properties – Compatibility – Tick/Check “Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3 or 2) – Click “Apply” and then OK).

WARNING: Phone flashing is a double-edged sword; it may be useful and dangerous at the same time. It may brick/damage your phone for good (If not done carefully), so please DO NOT flash your device if you don’t know what the hell “Flashing a phone” is.
Also note that Phoenix is available for Windows only (not available for Linux or Mac)

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Visidon AppLock: Face detection lock/Unlock feature for Android phones

Face detection was main attraction of Android 4.0 when it was launched. Well it will take time to get official Android 4.0 on Galaxy devices. But the feature is available to even Android 2.3 devices with front camera. All that needs is the application Visidon AppLock.

Visidon AppLock App is very functional and useful security application. This application come in two versions. First one is free version which has limited functionality and the other one is Visidon AppLock plus which give you complete control and access to all the features.

Visidon AppLock Free version (Market Link)

• App lets you choose the apps to be protected.
• Your face is a key to open them! Application uses the frontal camera of your mobile
• You can choose to have a alphanumeric password to bypass the face lock

Visidon Applock Plus version (Market Link)

• No ads!
• Pattern and PIN as alternative unlocking methods!
• Haptic feedback for all alternative unlocking methods!
• Experimental lock screen feature
• Liveness detector, which guards against photograph spoofing!

Download

Visidon AppLock Free version (Market Link)

Visidon Applock Plus version (Market Link)

Screen Shots

  

About Visidon AppLock

Fast, convenient and cool way to protect your mobile with face recognition. Protect any application (i.e. SMS, Gallery, E-Mail, Facebook, etc.) on your phone using face recognition. Convenient and cool way to increase safety of your private apps and content.

Visidon AppLock Plus lets you choose the apps to be protected. Your face is a key to open them! Application uses the frontal camera of your mobile and verifies in real-time that the face matches the one allowed to access the private apps.

By upgrading to Plus version you'll get:

- No ads!

- Pattern and PIN as alternative unlocking methods!

- Haptic feedback for all alternative unlocking methods!

- Experimental lockscreen feature (read important note below!)

- Liveness detector, which guards against photograph spoofing!

- More extra features in future versions!

About lockscreen:

This is an experimental beta feature. You should also use the default AppLock feature (check the most important apps from the applist) to counter possible security holes. You can set the Keep unlock status option, so you do not need to verify yourself again when you are accessing a particular app if you have done the verification in the lockscreen. Note that this option will enable lockscreen features (disabled Home button etc.) also in default AppLock behavior. Also, this feature does not include an option to make an emergency call, so use it at your own risk.

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List of Phones which will get Ice Cream Sandwich Update

It’s not too old news that Google has now officially unveiled the Ice Cream Sandwich i.e., Android 4.0 along with the launch of Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Thanks to the new Android OS version that may users keep on asking whether this update is available for their phone and if yes when it will arrive? The Asus came up with an announcement that their Padfone would come with Android 4.0 and it would be available in January 2012. That would be the near time when the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) would be made available for update on existing phones.

The following are the Android handsets which we think should be able to run the Ice Cream Sandwich update better and provide a better experience. We are not sure when these phones would receive the official firmware update but they are the front contenders for the Ice Cream Sandwich update first.


Samsung Nexus S


When the Samsung Galaxy Nexus debuts with Ice Cream Sandwich then why not its predecessor mobile phone? If you are expecting Ice Cream Sandwich update on existing phones then Nexus S is prime contender because it is the phone to start testing ICS.
Probably, when the Galaxy Nexus is available by November 1, the ICS update for Nexus S should be taking it shape slated to be released soon


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Samsung Galaxy S II


The next phone which will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update is the Galaxy S II phone by Samsung Electronics. Galaxy S II is powerful phone with dual core 1.2 Ghz processor and impressive specifications to runs the Ice Cream Sandwich OS update smoothly. Already we have spotted Galaxy S II in China coming with NFC so there would be no problem & easily compatibility for Ice Cream Sandwich on S II phone.


Motorola Droid Razr



The Droid Razr by Motorola was launched just 12 hours earlier than the Galaxy Nexus launch and boards almost same specifications. Motorola team has already announced it that Droid Razr will be out with Ice Cream Sandwich soon and maybe they are playing with smart moves to keep in check with Samsung.
Droid Razr has got the right hardware but lacks Galaxy Nexus for most part of important update of NFC and Android Beam which one of the highlighting feature of Ice Cream Sandwich.






Motorola Atrix 2


The Motorola Atrix 2 dual core 4G phone should be the next phone in the Motorola line up to receive the Ice Cream Sandwich update but it would be maybe by January next year the update of Ice Cream Sandwich is to be available on it.




Motorola Droid Bionic


The Motorola Droid Bionic with dual core 1 Ghz ARM Cortex A9 processor and OMAP chipset should be the next range of Android phone which would receive the Android update to 4.0. Motorola changed the chipset from Tegra to OMAP in order to pursuit the LTE and ICS in the near phone on this phone. Maybe it would be the first choice of device to receive the ICS update as Razr and Atrix 2 among the Motorola phones are the prime contenders for ICS update.








HTC Amaze 4G


The HTC Amaze 4G truly deserves the name as it has pretty decent software and has an amazing camera too. Also the hardware with which its built has killer specifications and chances that ICS would first come to HTC Amaze 4G when you talk about HTC phones to go with.
Since there is no official announcement which mobiles would receive the Ice Cream Sandwich, users are expecting too much, maybe but I would say let the Ice Cream Sandwich to be launched and then think about updates. For those who are unable to judge whether there mobile is upgradeable to Android 4.0 update, check back our blog.

Sony Xperia

Sony Ericsson is apparently ready to take a bite out of Google's Ice Cream Sandwich. A post on its Facebook page, Sony Ericsson's Dutch branch stated that it will indeed upgrade its Xperia lineup to the latest Android OS, though it didn't offer any details on release dates. 

Sony Ericsson is currently rolling out the upgrade to Gingerbread 2.3.4 across its entire 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio. This software upgrade will be available through a phased roll out in select markets. Beyond Gingerbread 2.3.4, we plan to upgrade its 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio to the next Android platform made available.

The following are the few others mobile phones which might receive the Android 4.0 updates are LG Optimus 3D, Motorola Photo 4G, Motorola Atrix 4G, Samsung Droid Charge, myTouch 4G Slide.
Some of the phones launched in 2011 will get update and more won’t but its clear that high-end phones which would be announced from now should include Ice Cream Sandwich as the minimum operating system. Importantly we would see more custom ROM coming up which are built with modifications over the ICS.

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