How to create folder for apps and rearrange wallpaper in android (Kitkat)

The Kitkat OS has given a new feature than its previous OS. It’s adding the app folder in home screen. By this one can keep more than one app in a folder and can keep the app in a organize manner.

The basic steps is to long press any app and move it to the top of other apps.

Demo video to help:

Another feature which got changed is rearranging the wallpaper. The demo video is.

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Earn mobile recharge by trying out apps using Mcent

It’s time to earn money. Mcent is an app which gives offer to try out some app and by trying the app you can earn mobile top up.

Steps:

1. Download the app from here.

2. Create an account by giving your number.

3. Select any offer you wish from “New offers” section.

4. Follow the steps given. (For some apps it may be just too install and try and for some to try it for 7 days.)

5. See your money getting credit in Mcent account.

6. Use the credited account to recharge your mobile. (You can change the mobile umber while recharging also.)

Refers friends and earn Rs 50 /- per referral.

Enjoy J

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Micromax Canvas HD A350: Technical specification and Review.

The Micromax canvas HD A350 as the name suggest is a real knight in a great shining armour. I bought it for Rs 12000/- (thanks to Amazon Diwali offers) last month. By using it for a month I am writing below review and tip and tricks which can help my reader to their best. Currently it is priced in a range from 13999 to 19000 depending upon the online/shop you buy from.

Technical specification

GENERAL

Alternate names	A350
Release date	March 2014
Form factor	Touch screen
Battery capacity (mAh)	2350
Removable battery	No
Colors	Black, Black and Gold, White and Gold

DISPLAY

Screen size (inches)	5.00
Touch screen	Yes
Touch screen type	Capacitive
Resolution	1080x1920 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	443
Colors	16.7M

HARDWARE

Processor	2GHz  octa-core
Processor make	MediaTek 6592T
RAM	2GB
Internal storage	32GB

CAMERA

Rear camera	16-megapixel
Flash	Yes
Front camera	8-megapixel

SOFTWARE

Operating System	Android 4.4.2
Java support	Yes
Browser supports Flash	No

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	NA
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.00
NFC	No
Infrared	No
DLNA	No
Wi-Fi Direct	No
MHL Out	No
HDMI	No
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
USB	Micro-USB
Charging via Micro-USB	Yes
Proprietary charging connector	No
Proprietary data connector	No
Number of SIMs	2
SIM 1
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes

SENSORS

Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No

 Advantages:

As per my experience the advantages which I felt on this phone over others are:

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1. 2 GB RAM: the free RAM helps the phone to perform faster and I never felt any wait time to perform any work. Previously I had to wait some 3-5 seconds before my camera starts, call dialler starts. However with canvas A350, the phone is super fast giving a great pleasure to use.

2. Look and feel: the phone looks so awesome that holding it in your hands and showing it off to your friends gives an outstanding feeling.

3. Sensitive touch screen: the screen touch of the phone is very sensitive and it responds with just a small touch.

4. connectivity: the wifi, Bluetooth and location service gives a perfect way to stay connected with friends and society. I can keep the wifi on for long time and battery does drain out. J

5. Battery back-up: If your keep the phone in standby mode the battery does not drain out by itself. Like from night to morning the battery uses only 5-10 %age.

6. Light weight: the phone gives no feeling of weight as you are carrying a phone.

7. 16 MP main camera: the photos come in a perfect manner with the main camera.

8. Some photos taken are below.

9. Front 8 MP rear camera: while on video chat with friends, they say: we are having a great view on our phone from your side. You have a great camera. The selfie comes very much clear.

10. Notification Light: one small light blinks in every 5-10 seconds interval, f there is any notification and it needs your attention.

Disadvantages:

1. While I am using the location service and wifi and gaming, all at the same time, the battery draining out in a fast manner.

2. It takes nearly 2-4 hours for the phone to get charged fully.
Sometimes, While in charging mode the screen does not behave properly and gives mis-funtion and touch screen.

3. On zooming photos taken from phone gives distortion and are not clear.
The ringing volume on general profile is less and I am not able to hear ringing while driving.

4. Buttons placement: The power and sound button are placed on the same side and I have accidentally clicked on wrong key many times.

Tips and tricks to make it useful in its best way:

1. M! Security:

Use in built app M! Security, you can block the numbers from which you don’t want any disturbing calls or advertising messages.

2. Camera: in camera use voice control and say “cheese” or “capture” to take the photo. Power control widget: to make wifi on/off you have scroll down notification panel and click on top button to switch to control area, however using the power control widget you can control below items without scrolling down the notification panel.

3. Colour separation in SIM: you can give your own colour in the two separate SIM. By this it is easy to distinguish between SIMs, whenever you are making/receiving any calls.

4. Power Control Widget: The power control widget helps to control the wifi, bluetooth, location service, brightness to be controlled directly from home page screen.

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How To Recover accidentally deleted files from SD card.

The addition of camera in smart phone has led to adding important moments of life with the phone. So whenever we go, we click and save the moments in our SD card. Now sometime problems may come when accidentally photos get deleted.

Before knowing about how to recover them, let’s learn a bit about SD card and its way of saving files. Smartphones are like small computer and Android are their OS. At the time of starting the phone, android scans for all the memory in the SD card and if it is not able to read some files (corrupt files) then move them into LOST.DIR.

What is LOST.DIR?

LOST.DIR is a system folder maintained by the OS. While the phones starts, Android OS places the recovered files in it. If OS is unable to understand a file, then it move the file to LOST.DIR. Normally files present in the LOST.DIR are recoverable. It can be considered as “Recycle bin” of the windows system.

    Files may end up stored in LOST.DIR folder due to following reasons:

• Abruptly pulling out SD card from Android phone
• Interruptions while downloading files on Android device
• Sudden freezing of Android device operating system
• Switching off the device while some read-write process is carrying on

The files in the process of copying are also renamed. 

How to recover files from LOST.DIR.

If the files present in the LOST.DIR are not recovered quickly and there are chances of losing them. So it advisable to recover them as fast as possible. If you don’t want to recover any file, then you can delete the content of it also. It is safe to delete the LOST.DIR folder also to free the space in your phone. The OS will create an empty LOST.DIR in next phone start up.

Some useful software:

There are many useful software which anyone can get in top list of Google search to recover deleted files, however they are not freeware and user has to pay for them

Below are some software which may come as freeware and ease to use to recover the deleted files from SD card.

1. Remo software.
2. Recuva.
3. ES file explorer.

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Motorola Moto G 2nd generation (2014) Review

As Motorola moto G 2nd  generation(also know as Motorola Moto G2, Motorola Moto G+1 ) is released  in September 2014, it has gain popularity in Indian market. Below are the specification of the mobile with user reviews.

Quick Product features:

General	Dual Sim, Android, v4.4.4 (kitkat)
Display	Touch, 5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels
Camera	8 MP, AutoFocus, Flash, 720p HD Video Recording, 2 MP Front Camera
Technical	16 GB Inbuilt Memory, Memory Card Support, upto 32 GB, 1 GB RAM, 1.2 GHz, Quad Core processor
Connectivity	3G, WiFi with hotspot, Bluetooth, GPS

SPECIFICATIONS OF MOTO G (2ND GEN)

GENERAL FEATURES
In the Box	Battery Door, Charger, Handset with Inbuilt Battery, Headset, User Manual
Brand	Motorola
Form	Bar
SIM Size	Micro SIM
SIM Type	Dual Sim, GSM + GSM
Touch Screen	Yes
Call Features	Loudspeaker

PLATFORM
OS	Android v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor	1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, Quad Core
Graphics	Adreno 305, 450 MHz Single Core

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD
Size	5 Inches
Resolution	HD, 720 x 1280 Pixels

CAMERA
Primary Camera	Yes, 8 Megapixel
Secondary Camera	Yes, 2 Megapixel
Flash	LED
Video Recording	Yes, 720 x 1280, 30 fps
HD Recording	HD
Zoom	Digital Zoom - 4x
Other Camera Features	Auto Focus, Slow Motion Video, Burst Mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Tap to Focus

DIMENSIONS
Size	70.7x141.5x10.99 mm
Weight	149 g

BATTERY
Type	2070 mAh

MEMORY AND STORAGE
Internal	16 GB
Expandable Memory	microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory	1 GB RAM

INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY
Internet Features	Email
Preinstalled Browser	Android
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes, Class 12
3G	Yes, 21.1 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
USB Connectivity	Yes, micro USB, v2
Tethering	Wi-fi Hotspot
Navigation Technology	A-GPS, aGPS, Standalone GPS, sGPS, GLONASS, with Google Maps
Bluetooth	Yes, v4, Supported Profiles (SPP, PBAP, HID, HSP, AVRCP, FTP, OPP, EDR, A2DP, BIP, HFP, LE)
Audio Jack	3.5 mm

OTHER FEATURES
SAR Value	At the Head 1.52 W/Kg, At the Body 0.894 W/Kg
Call Memory	Yes
SMS Memory	Yes
Phone Book Memory	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, eCompass, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Magnetometer, Hall Effect Sensor
Additional Features	MMS Enabled, Alerts (Silent, Polyphonic Ring, Vibrate, Notification LED), POP Email
Important Apps	Gmail, Hangouts

Cons:

The battery is draining very fast and giving less battery life.

Price:

The price is placed at Rs 12999/-. It may vary based upon the shopping site or store location.

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