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How To Transfer Contacts Between Android Devices Without Gmail Sync

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With the evolution of Android smartphones, we have been so much addicted to the mobile devices that we keep on looking to new devices with new features and keep changing them for at least every two years. If you are one such an Android device fanatic, then you must be regularly be changing your smartphone. Changing your device needs quite a lot of work after as you need to transfer all your data from the previous device to the new one. The contacts especially are the main one and you need to transfer contacts as well.

If we save the contacts in SIM or memory card, then it will be easy for you for doing the copy process. But if you have contacts saved on your device and don’t have Gmail sync, then don’t be worried about how to transfer contacts, here are the simple steps, go ahead and follow.

Transfer Contacts Between Android Devices:

You need to get the application downloaded on your device. The app is called MC Backup. Get it from here.

After downloading and installing the application on your device, just launch it and hit the backup option, and the app will start the backup process where all your contacts will be backed up.

After the backup is done, you will find a backup contact file in your file manager.     

You can transfer it to your memory card and you can either insert this memory card on your new device or just send it via Bluetooth or other means to the new device in which you would like to have the contacts.

All you have to do in the new device is just simply tap on the contact file and it will start copying the contacts to your device.

MC Backup is such a simple application where all your contacts can be transferred without Gmail Sync.

The Programs That Slow Down Your Windows 10 Boot Process

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If you have been facing some issue with the boot process of your Windows 10 device and thinking of finding a solution for it. Then don’t think much and don’t go so far. It is, in fact, some kind of programs that make the process of booting up your PC slow.  So, here we present you with some of the applications that are major kind of slow downers to help you out. You can consider these and stop using them to better your boot up.

Programs That Are The Culprits Of Slow Boot Process:

Gaming Clients

If you are using gaming clients like Steam, Origin, GOG Galaxy in your Windows 10 PC, then you must know that these are one of the programs that are slowing down the process of booting in your PC. They actually run and start during the windows startup as it will help you to update the games in the background without actually waiting. Unless you are a hardcore gamer and would like to play games all the time, you don’t need to allow these programs. Disable them and see better and improved booting.

Adobe Programs

It is another bloated and unwanted program that asks the permission to run from the startup. So, consider using its alternatives or at least stop the Adobe programs from running in the startup.

Cloud Storage

Other most commonly considered culprits of this slowed down Windows 10 PC include the cloud storage applications like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox. They automatically synchronize the files during the startup and that is the reason they ask permission to run during the startup. But it is advised to do the sync thing whenever you need and disable these from running in the startup. This will also improve the boot process.

Chat Applications

Yes, you may not have an idea how destructive the chat applications are for the boot process of your device. Especially Skype is one of the big culprits, so it is better to disable the program from the startup.

Do try these simple things and you will definitely find an improved boot.

How To Add A Brightness Slider To Your Status Bar On Your Android Device

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Android is one such a unique operating system that enhances the ability of the device and gives the users a wonderful experience. It always welcomes the developers to showcase their creative and innovative ideas. Android is even the most customizable operating system. Adjusting brightness is one such a feature that many of us use very often. Let us now learn a simple process using which we can adjust the brightness levels in our devices with the help of a slider. So, follow these simple steps if you also would like to get a brightness slider on your status bar.

Steps To Add Brightness Slider On Your Android Device

  • Then you need to download the APK file of the Amazon Underground App
  • First of all, you need to turn on the unknown sources option in the settings of your Android device by going to your device Settings>Security. Then make sure the Unknown Sources option is checked
  • Now install the downloaded APK of the Amazon Underground app and sign in using your Amazon account
  • Then search for the Display brightness app with a bulb icon developed by RubberSoft, download and install it
  • Now open the application and you can see that you can actually make a lot of customizations to the brightness slider
  • You can select the size, adjust the transparency, alter the slider’s length, relocate the screen position of the slider
  • That is it, you are done with the setup and you can just drag the slider to adjust the brightness level. The percentage will be displayed in the center of the screen

These simple and easy steps can thus help you in relocation the brightness slider to the status bar. Make your life simple by relocating the status bar in your device. Have a stress less viewing by adjusting the brightness as you like.

How To Schedule The Recycle Bin To Automatically Empty Its Contents

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Very few people know that deleting the files from the computer will not save the disk space as they will be sent to the Recycle bin. Emptying the items from the bin will add back the preoccupied space on your PC. Deleting the files directly without making them go into the trash bin is actually another way to skip the process of emptying the bin. But doing that is not advised sometimes as we may need that file and we may change our mind to get it back. And if you are also one among the many people who use recycle bin a lot and forget to empty it at times resulting in a filled disk space, then you should need to schedule to automatically delete the contents of your bin.

Empty the Recycle Bin Using Schedule

  • First of all, you need to open the Task Scheduler. You can do this by pressing Windows + X key, select the Control Panel from the pop-up menu, now go to System and Security, and then to Administrative Tools, finally click Task Scheduler to open the window
  • Now right click on the Task Scheduler Library on the left side pane of the window and click on the New Folder option from the drop-down menu
  • Name the folder as My Tasks
  • Now right click the newly created folder and just select the Create Task option
  • A window will be opened now, go to General Tab and now name this task, in our case, it is Auto-Empty Recycle bin. 
  • Then go to the Triggers tab, click on the New option to create an action
  • Here in the window, you can set the schedule as you like, you set the task to trigger weekly, monthly or on a particular date and time
  • Now go to Actions tab and click on New
  • Under the Programs/script box enter cmd.exe and click on Ok

That is it, you are all done with setting up.

How To Remove Bloatware From Your Android Devices

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Smartphones these days come up with so many pre-installed applications from the device manufacturer. Such applications are most commonly known as bloatware. So, here we go, we are presenting you the process of removing bloatware from your non-rooted Android devices. It is a must know procedure as it lets you and helps you in making your device capable of sufficient storage.

Steps To Remove Bloatware

  • As a first thing, you need to enable developer options in your device. This can be done by heading to Settings -> About Phone -> Build Number (Tap on build number 7-10 times and your developer options will get activated).
  • Now you will see developer option in your settings and tap on it. Then scroll down and enable the USB Debugging option.
  • Now you need to download and install Debloater tool in your Windows PC. It will allow you to remove system apps from your device that you don’t wish to have.
  • After installing the above-mentioned software, just connect your Android device with USB cable to your PC. Now you need to wait for the tool to detect your device.
  • After the device is detected, you will need to scan the apps that are being currently installed on your device, and that includes your system apps. Simply mark the apps that you want to remove.
  • Then, you just need to click on the apply button, and this action will block all those apps from your device. They will no longer be there on your device to consume your memory.

IF you want, you can also undo this process by un-ticking them to access them again. That’s it! You are done, now all those apps will be removed from your device. Your device storage will be free from them.

Go ahead and remove all the unnecessary applications from your Android device.