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How to Use Microsoft Edge browser’s Continue On PC feature on Android

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We have known about continue to pc option on the Microsoft Edge browser. The Edge browser has been made available for Android and iOS platforms and you can actually resume your browsing on your browser with the same browser and here is how you can do that.

As a first step, you need to link your mobile to the PC

  • Go to Settings on your Windows PC and then click on Phone
  • Then click on the Add Phone option which will open a dialogue box that will ask you to enter your mobile number, then it will share a link that will enable web sharing from any browser
  • It will further ask you to enter your country’s area code and enter the phone number of the device you want the link to be sent to, once entered, click on send
  • You will get a message displayed on the screen that says text sent check your phone
  • Then just close the window to see your phone name appear in the phone menu on your Windows PC
  • Then head to your Android phone, click on the link from the text message you received and install the Microsoft Apps application from the Play store
  • It will enable you to share the web page open in any other browser, just choose the option Continue on PC from the sharing menu
  • You will notice an icon at the bottom that is a smartphone with an outward arrow, click on it
  • You will then see a window pop up, select the device you wish to share the link with, and open it immediately.
  • Or you can also choose to share Continue later and the link will be sent to the action center on your PC.

Hope you learned this new feature on the Microsoft edge browser with our easy step-by-step guide.

Experimental Camera Apps For Android Users From Google

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Google has launched the camera stills app last year which has become quite popular among iOS users. Now it has offered its Android users three experimental camera apps that they can try as a part of app experiments.

With the increased use of smartphones, we have been depending on a lot of apps these days to get our memories clicked. Even if you have a nice camera, you must definitely need a perfect camera application to make the picture look perfect. If you are just tired of trying and finding the best camera application that suits your needs, then stop that search as here are the applications from Google.

Experimental Camera Apps From Google

Storyboard

If you have got your videos and looking for different ways to present them, then you must check out this wonderful application. Storyboard makes a single-page layout that looks like a comic book using the shots from your video. You are even given the choice to select various effects for your layout page. And the application is pretty simple to use as well as it allows the users with a simple user interface. And Google released this application exclusively for Android users, so go check this one for sure as it is available for free.

Selfissimo

Selfie is everywhere and selfies are for everyone and if you are one such a selfie addict, then this application from the search engine giant will surely impress you as you don’t need to click the camera option every time for each pose you need. You can simply launch the application and tap on the screen once and get ready to pose, it will click snaps of all your poses. And Selfissimo will give you elegant black and white styled photographs. And you can choose to save the entire photoshoot or save individual ones.

Don’t miss trying out these experimental camera apps, you will fall in love with them instantly.

Send A WhatsApp messages to a number without adding it in your contacts

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WhatsApp, the world’s largest messaging platform has almost replaced offline messages and has become so much popular among people. In fact, it has even replaced the word message, people actually WhatsApp me instead of message me. It amazes the users by introducing lots of new features all the time. But it has some flaws as well at the same time, and one of the major flaws that people feel is that the messaging application doesn’t allow the users to send a message to someone (who doesn’t have any common group with them) without adding them in the contacts.

But don’t worry, we have a workaround solution that allows you to send WhatsApp messages to a number that you don’t save in your phone book. Let us now dig into the simple process

  • In the first step, you need to download Click2Chat WhastApp from the Google Playstore
  • Then open the application and on the page that is opened you have to enter the country code and mobile number of the person to whom you wish to send the message
  • Then in the space below, enter the message you wish to send them and finally tap on Send now, which will direct you to the WhatsApp application and you have to hit send there again
  • You can also choose to Send later option for scheduling the WhatsApp message and sent it at a later time

Click2Chat WhtasApp, thus allows you to send messages to someone without adding them to your contacts.

Learn How To Block Pop Up Ads In Your Android Device

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Every one of us might be very much irritated of pop up ads whether it a personal computer or a mobile device, Pop-ups can be annoying. We will now let you know how to actually put a full stop to this irritating problem by showing you the process to block those pop up ads.

Pop ups can be of three types and they will be seen while browsing the web, full-screen ads in applications, ads in the notification area.

Let us now take a look about how you can defeat all these different types of pop up ads.

 Stop Pop up ads in Chrome browser:

  • Open the browser and click on the three dot icon on the top right corner of the screen, then select Settings and then navigate to site settings
  • Tap on the popups entry and check whether the slider should be set to block sites from showing pop-ups
  • Another simple step you can take is enabling the data saver mode in the Chrome browser’s settings menu. Navigate to Menu\>Settings>Data Saver>tap the slider to turn it on

 Block full-screen pop ups in applications:

The full-screen pop-ups in the applications can be gotten rid of if you upgrade to the premium version of the application.  Or else you can also use the settings and disable the ads. Visit Settings>Apps & notifications>Advanced>Special app access>Display over the apps

Now turn off the allow display over the apps.

Control ads in the notification area:

Blocking the ads in your notification area of your Android device can be very easy. And this can be done by just simply disabling the notifications for every single application that annoys you with pop-ups. Head to the app settings and then click on app notifications and then click on block all. And you are done.

4 Applications To Hide Photos And Videos In Android

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Our smartphones are filled with lots of personal data including many of our personal pictures and videos. But have you ever thought about their safety and have you ever thought about how secure your data is on your mobile phone. Many eyes may be spying on your data on your device. So, it is better to take a few steps and one of them is definitely as we all to hide photos and videos from gallery. There are many Android applications available in the Google play store that gives us this facility to hide our personal and private data that we don’t wish to reveal to others. So, here we present you to some of the applications that you can check out and try.

Best Apps To Hide Photos And Videos

KeepSafe Photo Vault

It has been available for quite a long time and is still among the best apps for this purpose of hiding the pictures and videos. It will come with various authentication options to make it more secure. The folder grid of the app will be clutter free and looks clean. KeepSafe Photo Vault has got in-app purchases with which you can enjoy the premium features.

LockMyPix Photo Vault

It is another very useful application that you must definitely give a try. The LockMyPix Photo Vault application allows users to encrypt videos and photos right from their home screen of the application. You can just simply shake your device to close the app. It even removes the app from the app drawer.

Hide Something

This app comes with a simple way of hiding photos and videos. It is just as simple as sharing pictures, videos. It is one of the most trouble-free application with an intuitive user interface and comes with various features. It even has got a fake login mode to further protect your privacy.

GalleryVault

This application enables the users to quickly hide, encrypt the pictures, videos and any other files. This is one of the most popular apps in the Play store to hide photos and videos. It comes with various features like shake to lock, break-in alerts, fake login, fingerprint authentication, stealth mode. It even allows you to hide SD card files.

So, don’t miss trying these applications.