When it comes to Android phone, a foremost thing is to delete app cache (temporary files accumulated by apps), because it not only saves your device’s storage space but it also resolves problems like app’s force closes, lags, etc. Clean Master become handy whenever you want to remove app caches. App leftovers (residual files) is another important thing that you need to remove from your device. When you install apps from Play Store, some app needs additional data to work....

Cover is an innovative lockscreen replacement app for Android that brings you the right apps at the right time on the lockscreen, so you can launch them easily with a swipe. For instance, Cover for Android can bring Weather and Email in the morning, Calendar at work and home, Maps in the car and son on. Cover requires nothing to set up or configure. Only need to enter your home and work location and everything else works automatically....

Here is a simple program called Start ORB Creator that lets you create your own Start ORB button from any image you like (png & bmp). The portable utility by “Blizo” from Devianart lets you quickly create and apply your own custom Start ORB in Windows 7. You can add shadow and glow effects for hover and click events for the start button. Download Start ORB Creator for Windows 7 (via)

Fortunately, there is a way to disable ads from Mi, Redmi, and Poco phones. The main culprit behind ads in the stock MIUI 12.5 apps is the MSA app (MIUI System Ads). Since it is a system app, you cannot uninstall it from your phone, but there is an option to disable it. The current version of Xiaomi’s Android skin is MIUI 12.5, and it also packs bloatware and ads....

A theme includes wallpapers, boot animation, system sounds, colors, fonts and many more, which means a theme will entirely change your phone’s interface and give a unique look. In this guide, we will be guiding you through the process of installing themes on phones running CyanogenMod 12 ROM. One of the best places to download themes for CyanogenMod 12 ROM is from the trusty Play Store, where lots of both paid and free themes are available....

Google Camera 7.0 APK (GCam 7.0) works on phones runs Android 10. Since this is the official camera app, it only works on Pixel phones that are updated to Android 10. Non-Pixel phone users need to wait until the release of the Google Camera 7.0 port (GCam Mod). Google Camera is the best camera app available today. For example, no other camera app can beat its NightSight mode. The version 7....

DriveConverter is Chrome extension that integrate a file conversion option to Google Drive. This web app supports a wide range of file types such as document, PDF, images, spreadsheet, and audio files and lets you convert from one format to another. Using this app is quite simple, just like any G Drive add-on, after sign in to your Google Drive account, right-click on the file that you want to convert....

Percent Enabler is a simple app developed by an XDA member that lets you add battery percentage on top of your phone’s battery icon. The app works only with Android 4.4, so currently on Nexus 5 only. Installation is simple. Download the app apk (download link at the bottom of this post) and install it. Click on “Enable Battery Percent” option and reboot the phone. Note: Even if you can uninstall the App, setting will remain as the app changes a system setting, so to remove the percentage display, just install the App again, uncheck the setting and uninstall it....

This feature is not available on desktop version of Chrome, but with the “Data Compression Proxy” Chrome extension, you can get the same bandwidth savings and faster browsing on Google Chrome for desktop. Once installed, this extension sends all non-encrypted HTTP traffic through Chrome Data Compression Proxy server, which uses SPDY protocol to speed up web browsing. Please note that, only HTTP traffics are routed through and optimized by the proxy, HTTPS (secured) requests will bypass the proxy, which means your private information does not reach Google’s compression servers....

Here is an extension from Google called Google SSL Web Search (beta) that lets you add Google SSL Web Search and provides option to make it default search provider in Google Chrome. This extension is doing just what I mentioned in that article and is very simple and straightforward to install. However, currently Google SSL Web Search extension supports Chrome developer version (dev 6.0.419.0 and later) only. If you want to add this on all versions, refer this article....

The main reasons of crashes, slowness and instability of Firefox are due to some extension that has a memory leak bug, toolbars that are installed without your knowledge, and more. However, finding out the main culprit is a time consuming and painstaking process. But by implementing the new reset button to Firefox, Mozilla make things much simpler. Just clicking the reset button will create a new Firefox profile with default settings and migrate your bookmarks, passwords, cookies and form data....

The Gamepad API (application programming interface) in Firefox means, it let game developers enable gamepad access from within Firefox browser and at the same time, allow users play games like sports and actions with more fun. “The ability to control games with a gamepad is something that has only been available to consoles and desktop computer games, until today. You can now connect a gamepad to your computer via USB or Bluetooth and immediately access it within Firefox using JavaScript, it’s that cool”....

The Mail Shield in the latest release of Avast 5.x may not scan some incoming and or outgoing e-mails. This is because Avast scans emails only if the encryption is turned off in the mail client like Outlook or Thunderbird. If encryption required your e-mail accounts needs to be configured in the Mail Shield to establish a secure connection with the mail server. Here is how to configure it. Run Avast and click ‘REAL-TIME SHIELDS’ tab, then select ‘Mail Shield’ and then click ‘Expert Settings’ button....

If you own a Galaxy J5 2016 (SM-J510FN) and did not get the Android Nougat 7.1.1 update yet, then manually check it by heading to Settings > About Phone > Software Update. If the OTA update did not get on your device for some reason, you can download and install the update manually via Odin tool. After updating your Galaxy J5 2016 to Android 7.1.1 Nougat, you can enjoy Samsung’s brand new Experience UI 8....

Thanks to the great developer community, the unofficial CM14.1 can be installed on your Note 3 via custom TWRP recovery and experience the latest Android Nougat. If your Note 3 (SM-N9005) is running on Android 5.0 Lollipop, you can flash the CM14.1 on it, but requires latest version of TWRP recovery and root access on the device. As always, before start backup entire data you have on the device, as the below guide will wipe all data from the device....

Before you get start installing the CyanogenMod 13 ROM on your Galaxy S2, note that the present status of the ROM is nightly, which means it is incomplete and you may come across bugs while using the phone. However, previous experiences showed that the Nightly builds are more reliable, if you are ready to face few glitches. Note: The below procedure will wipe your device, so backup EFS data, phone data such as personal files, images, videos, messages, emails, contacts, apps, SMS, Contacts, Call Logs, Bookmarks, etc....

Compared to Android Oreo Pixel Launcher, there are not many noticeable changes in the Android P launcher. Interested users can try Android P Pixel Launcher on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P or any other devices by downloading its APK. Pixel Launcher APK is available on APK Mirror, which you can try on non-Pixel devices. As its ancestor, the new Pixel launcher has also features Adaptive Icon, App shortcuts, Notification dots, At A Glance widget, swipe up to access the app drawer, weather and calendar widget, new folder icon and bottom Google search box, etc....

You can use Quick Panel Restore app to get back the disappeared quick setting toggles in Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. All you need to download and install the app, open it and just apply the restore option and then uninstall it. This app will restore the missing quick toggles (private mode, mobile data, and mobile hotspot). Below is the detailed instruction. The quick settings panel in Galaxy S6/S6 Edge is the most convenient option, which lets users’ quickly toggles (on/off) some of the most frequently used settings, such as Wi-Fi, mobile data, mobile hotspot, Bluetooth, etc....

LolliROM brings some of the best Galaxy S6 features and apps to Galaxy S4, including Galaxy S6 TouchWiz launcher, lock screen, keyboard, themes panel, ringtones, fonts, Accuweather weather widget, music player, icon pack, wallpaper picker, and more. This ROM definitely gives a new refreshing look to Galaxy S4. This tutorial shows you how to get Samsung’s latest flag shipped device Galaxy S6’s real look along with its features and apps as well as Android 5....

In this tutorial, we show you how to get Nexus 6P’s exclusive camera feature ‘Smart Burst’ on Nexus 5X without root access. Smart Burst is a high-speed shooting mode, which is usually used for capturing moving subject, such as sports photography. Google has omitted the Smart Burst feature on Nexus 5X for specific reasons, but you can get it without any issues. Thanks to the XDA user ViRb3, he brings Nexus 6P’s ‘Smart Burst’ camera feature to Nexus 5X via the Google Camera Mod (Camera X)....