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Bootloader, “device is locked” and “status code” (EJ: Motorola)
When you turn on your device in Bootloader or Download mode with the Power + Volume Down (+ Start buttons, if available), you will see a line that says something like device is locked (or unlocked ) and also status…
The 16 new features Android 5.0 «Lollipop» brings
There are things about a new version of Android that are almost never officially disclosed by Google. They are “little details” that you only learn when you start exploring that new version on a device. For many users, those little…
Increase the WiFi signal by installing other firmware on the router
Generally, to get the WiFi signal to go further, to cover every corner of the house, or to share Internet service with the house next door, the most common solution is to buy a more “powerful” router. However, if you…
How to configure SD card as internal memory
Android allows you to easily convert all or only part of the capacity of the SD card into internal memory from the system settings. If your cell phone has a micro SD plugged into the respective slot, there are advantages…
8 good and bad things about “formatting as storage” your SD card
The Android 6 «Marshmallow» operating system literally and physically allows you to increase the internal memory of an Android, as long as the device has support for an external or micro SD card. The trick is to configure that micro…
How to force the micro SD to work as internal memory (EJ: Samsung Galaxy, LG)
Android 6 introduced the ability to convert SD to internal memory, technically known as “adoptable storage.” However, some manufacturers blocked this feature, including LG and Samsung, the latter basically arguing that it could confuse users, since they cannot use the…
Chrome Remote Desktop, or how to use your PC from Android
To use the PC with the cell phone or get remote access, there are good applications on Google Play. Some like TeamViewer or AnyDesk make things much easier, not only to access a PC remotely with a simple code, but…
APK Downloader download apps WITHOUT Play Store
You don’t have Google Play Store on your phone, maybe you have a Chinese mobile and you can’t install it, but do you want to download applications from that store? An online utility called APK Downloader , from the developer…
With Vysor control your Android from the computer by USB, WITHOUT root
Can the phone be connected to the computer and controlled using the mouse and keyboard? Leaving emulators like Genymotion aside, there are utilities for that, and a very interesting one is Vysor, from the renowned Android developer Koushik Dutta .…