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Apps that help you to save mobile data in your android device

June 30, 2016 by Satyapriya

As said in my previous article there are various settings in the mobile itself that can help you to save your data and thus help you in saving money. Restricting your background data usage and setting a data limit can somewhat help you save your data.

But if you wish to be smart in saving data then you have various options of apps that you can download from Google Playstore that help you to compress your data.

Onavo Extend:

Once upon a time, this app used to be at the top for data compression and management, but now the developers shave given up on it and it hasn’t had any updates since a very long time. So it can only help you in saving a few megabytes. You can have it a try.

Opera Max:

This app is now the best in its category and can help a lot in compressing and saving your data for various popular apps like YouTube, Netflix and Spotify and many more. It has a very clean and modern interface which helps you to manage the data settings without having to worry about the various settings within your android device.

DataEye:

If you have an eye for fancy looking app, then this app will tickle you. This app is fancier than the Opera Max and has really great features for data saving and management which will help you to save your data. This app updates more regularly. It has the ability to grant data access for a particular app for a limited period of time.

Google Chrome:

Under the settings menu of this app, there is an option called Data Saver. But this will only help you to save data usage within the browser by compressing the websites you visit which is actually a good one that you should try with a very simple setting.

And all the various apps like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat even have options to save data usage within them that you can setup and save the data usage.

How to manage and save your data on your android device

June 29, 2016 by Satyapriya

Aren’t you concerned about your data plan? Why should we leave our phone to allow data plan get waste when we have all the secure data settings to save the data. But we just need to get some knowledge in order to manage the settings in our android device which help us save our data.

So if you are concerned about saving or managing your data on your android phone and thus save your money, then you need to make the following settings changes on your device.

Track your data usage:

First of all, you need to keep track of your data regularly to have an idea of your data usage. You can track this easily by going into Settings > Data Usage.

You can set cellular data limit which will automatically turn off the data access. The cellular and your carrier’s data measure will slightly differ, so it is suggested that you keep the data limit to a little lower than your actual data plan, so that you may not go off your data.

You can also easily check the data usage of various apps on your mobile here and get a rough idea about the apps on their data usage. So that you can be cautious while use them on your cellular data.

Restrict your background data:

Many apps actually use a lot of data that we don’t even get to know. That happens when they run in the background. Why not stop the background running of apps which waste a lot of data. To do this you need to go to Settings > Data Usage and there you can find a three dot icon Restrict choose background data and click on it to save the wastage of your data by apps in the background.

Instead of following the above steps, if you are not feeling satisfied with your phone data savings, then there are some apps that help you save your data which you can try.

Best screen sharing and remote control tools you should try

June 28, 2016 by Satyapriya

Free and easy to setup screen sharing apps and remote control tools are something that every computer should have. The basic uses of such apps and tools are that they help you sort out the technical issues on your PC using your friends help, you can collaborate running apps and programs with others, you can access your PC files from your office.

So here I am going to introduce some of the most useful screen sharing and remote control apps that you can try.

CrossLoop:

This is the most secure, easy to setup screen sharing program for your Windows computer. The various features it offer are screen sharing, collaboration of running programs like word, excel, Powerpoint, sharing files.

TeamViewer:

Its features include remote collaboration, file sharing, chat, desktop access. You can decide whether you need to share the desktop access or just need to share the files.

Yuuguu:

It is a little desktop application that lets you share your desktops screen, access files from the other computer, share files, chat. Yuuguu application allows the users to chat and save the history of all previous conversations online.

Unyte Lyte:

It is simple client where you can get access to screen sharing. The only thing you can do with this simple program is help someone with documents and guide them through the websites.

SoonR:

With the help of this program you can be able to access the PC files remotely from your mobile or any other PC. You can search for your files, view, share your documents, and open your Skype.

Screen Leap:

It is really easy to setup and no need of downloading large files and installing them. It just needs a one time download and after that the user can easily be able to share the screen or view the screen using the desktop, tablet, smart phone or anything else.

Best Free note taking apps for android devices

June 27, 2016 by Satyapriya

Digital note taking may not be as simple and easy as taking notes with the help of paper and pen. These days no one goes anywhere without carrying their phones, so taking digital notes whenever required is the best option and no need to carry any notepad along. But there comes the question what are the best free android apps for taking notes on your phone? So here I present you some wonderful free apps for taking notes digitally using your android devices.

Google Keep:

Google keep will surely come in the first among the list of the best free android apps for taking notes. It is really good for quick notes and reminders. You can search for notes rather than browsing through the folders. At first it may feel strange as it will not be like all the other note taking apps, but it will be fine once you get used to it.

OneNote:

From the most popular company Microsoft, OneNote is one among the most popular and useful note taking apps that offers the users with the best features. It allows you to do a lot of things which include inserting clip from the web, multimedia files, tags and search for notes, drawing with your finger. It is very easy to learn and it is even very clean in its look and modern as well.

Evernote:

It was the first fully features multi note taking app that hit the mobile devices. It was very innovative. It has a lot of interesting features like clipping from the web, scanning the text in photos and many more.

FiiNote:

It is a multi purpose note taking app that’s similar to both OneNote and Evernote. It has support for both typed and handwritten notes. It is very easy to use even on a small screen phone.

ColorNote:

It mainly focuses on delivering the quick convenience that you would get from the real life sticky notes. The only purpose of this app is to serve you for your quick note taking needs. It supports lined notes and check lists.

Omni Notes:

It is simple, clean and delightful to use. It has the ability to merge the notes, batch editing of notes, sketch note mode which allows you to draw. With the Google now integration available I it you can just dictate the notes that you want to note in it.

Simplenote:

As its name suggests it is one of the most simple note taking apps that you will ever come across. So use this if you are tired of all the apps that are fully loaded various features that you don’t even use.

Monospace:

Monospace is a writing an note taking app mixed in one thing. It doesn’t have any features other than the basic formatting of the text.

Picking up the right app will help you feel good and engage you in note taking, Take the right decision choosing the right app for your needs.

Five Best Android Keyboards that you must try

June 26, 2016 by Satyapriya

As the physical keyboards had completely vanished, we had to depend on the virtual keyboards completely which actually helped us in making our keyboard experience a very good one and also helping us in fast typing. Here are my top five android keyboard picks that you must try downloading on your android device.

SwiftKey:

It is one among the most loved keyboards in the Google Play store. It actually gives you the best predictions to the texts that you type. And it also has an array of languages in list which also include Hinglish. It also has a lot of customization options which are actually very neat and clean.

Google Keyboard:

This is the keyboard that can be found in Nexus and Motorola devices. Google has released a free version of this keyboard to other users in the Google Play store as well. It gives a spacious look. Swipe texting is standard in this keyboard.

Fleksy Keyboard:

This is a very interesting and cool keyboard that actually says that it allows you to type the text without looking at the keyboard actually. Isn’t it cool? The has a great variety of customization options which actually allows you to customize the keyboard to the colour that you like. This keyboard lacks the swipe typing feature where as it has some other features which include certain unique gestures. Swiping left will delete the text that you just entered and swiping right will enter the text predicted.

Ginger Keyboard:

It is the most interesting keyboard that has a lot of fun options in it. It offers all the general features that the various other keyboards have and it also has a lot of customizations in it. Ginger keyboard also has some mini games like snake, squash and helicopter to kill time during some boring chats.

Swype Keyboard:

If you love texting with swipe gestures, then this keyboard is a bliss for you. It has the best spacious keyboard for typing text speed using swipe gestures. The app also suggests you the emojis detecting the words that you type.