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[How-to] Backup your SMS and Call Log to Gmail

by Rohit Khurana • August 3, 2013

Android as we know is owned by Google therefore it integrates Google services most effectively compared to any other mobile operating system. Android has the best Google Apps experience but when it comes to fragmentation you might not disagree with the complaints.

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There are times when you have to factory reset your Android device, reason may be some performance issues or just to wipe out your data. Every operating system has this factory reset option which deletes every single trace of data on your device so you should backup important files before proceeding with the factory reset. Media content and Documents can be stored on cloud storage or external memory but what about Call logs and Text Messages?

Android being an open source operating system obviously has this capability which let users extract each and each part of their data from the device and save it accordingly. There are two ways to store your call log and messages : one is backup and save it as .xls which can be restored anytime on any device or backup to your Gmail which when accessed can restore it whenever the user wants. There is an application developed for each purpose and we have a step-by-step guide below to backup your sms and call log on Gmail which can taken as a reference.

Download SMS backup + application from the Play Store
Open the application and sign in with your Google Account
Tap on ‘Backup’ button on the screen
It might take sometime depending on the number of entries
Now your backup is ready and it can be viewed on Gmail under SMS and Call Log labels on mailbox.

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[How-To] Turn Off Service Messages On Android

by Rohit Khurana • August 2, 2013

Service messages also known as Cell Broadcast Messages or Mobile Broadcast are a part of GSM standard. They are there on the mobile phones since mobile network has born. Cell Broadcast is designed for simultaneous delivery of messages to multiple users in a specified area. These are generally unwanted by the users because nowadays network providers use them to spam user’s inbox. They are usually pop up messages which have dialog box and tend to irritate users but no worries we heard you. Here is the step-by-step guide on how to turn off service messages on Android.

For Touchwiz:

Open Messages
Tap the Menu Key and select Settings.
Uncheck Push Messages.

For Stock Android:

Open Messages
Expand the Action Overlay Bar
Select Mobile Broadcasts
Expand the Action Overlay Bar again and select Settings
Uncheck all the options.

For HTC Sense:

Open Settings
Select Call
Select Other Call
Select Cell Broadcast and disable.

That’s it. Now all your push messages from the network operator shall be discontinued and you will not have to face those constantly irritating popups. In case of any questions leave us a comment below or contact us on our Facebook Page or Twitter handle @idigestindia.

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[How-to] Remove V9 Portal Site and en.v9.com Malware

by Rohit Khurana • July 20, 2013

EN.V9.COM is a browser hijack that generally comes with freeware which we install from the interet from no cost or optional fees with software having limited access as compared to that of premium features. This adware generally gets installed with the freeware during the installation process. If you click too fast you might miss to uncheck this option and then all of your site queries will be tracked by this adware. We suggest to remove this adware as soon as possible to protect your privacy and following is the step-by-step guide to how to do so.

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Remove en.v9.com from your computer

Check for unwanted applications that are installed on the operating system.
If there are any uninstall them from the control panel.

Remove en.v9.com from browser shortcut

This adware attacks our browsers to load en.v9.com on startup even if we don’t want to. For this we need to check the browser shortcut and remove the argument “http://en.v9.com”.

To remove this, right click on your browser’s shortcut, and select properties.
Next go to the shortcut tab and look for Target arguement.
Remove the “http://en.v9.com … ” arguement and click save.
Next reset the browser to remove all previous cache.
If you still see any traces left run any enti-malware tool to remove it completely ( recommended )

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Now your PC is en.v9.com malware free and your privacy is only shared with Google because nothing can hide from them. Send us your responses and let us know what do you think about this guide.

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[How to] Force Reboot Smartphones With Non-Removable Battery

by Rohit Khurana • July 16, 2013

With the increasing demand of decreasing thickness smartphone manufacturers have been continuously innovating to bind beauty and the beast. Cutting edge design with super powerful chipsets is their call and in the process of achieving their goal there are some pros and some cons. One such cons is the use of non-removable battery.

Using a non-removable battery device undoubtedly has chances for a better build than compared with that of removable. For instance let’s compare the Galaxy S4 and HTC One. HTC One is a master piece, an exception in the smartphone industry whereas S4 though is good but nowhere near HTC One. Smartphones with non-removable battery have an advantage that they can have less thickness than a smartphone with removable battery as the non-removable battery is embedded into the casing which therefore decreases the thickness.

These were all pros but there are cons as well. Operating system no matter what is prone to crashes, freeze, hangs, lags etc. due to insufficient resources or improper utilization. Earlier when there were removable batteries on smartphones we used to tackle these issues but just removing the battery and inserting it again. This is called the hard reset. But now soft reset seems to be a difficulty as the number of smartphones opting for non-removable batteries are increasing day by day. Now there should be an alternative for this to hard reset the device and the developers figured out a way and set it as a standard to force reboot the device.

Starting with the iPhones which never had a removable battery, the standard way to reboot if the os stuck somewhere is to hold and long press HOME + POWER key and wait till the device reboots. This basically does a hard reset which clears off the RAM and the process which made this happen is no longer in the volatile memory.

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Similarly on Androids Google thought to implement this and came up with a combination of POWER + VOL DOWN which generally all smartphone vendors implement but it may vary. For example, some of the devices may just force reboot by long pressing the home button whereas some may implement this as per the standards.

So whenever you are stuck with a screen freeze you may follow this guide and give us a heads up if it helps. In case there is a demand of anything specific you can drop us a comment below or contact us on our Facebook page or twitter handle @idigestindia

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[How To] Speed Up Samsung Galaxy Grand TouchWiz UI

by Hans Gogia • July 13, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Grand – the Dual SIM standby to be phablet from Samsung at a very reasonable price point. Even though it comes under the category of reasonable cost, it still is counted in high end dual SIM. Featuring 5-inch LCD screen with 480×800 screen resolution and dual-core processor with 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal memory, Galaxy Grand still proves the hatred towards TouchWix UI by the general public. But the fact is Grand owners have to live with this because even xda forums does not have any ROM alternatives.

If this helps any better we have got some tips to decrease the lag and help improve the performance of the Galaxy Grand. We will disable the double-tap to home key S-voice shortcut and animations to speed up the UI.

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