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YouTube Monetization disabled and re-enabled!

L ike many small time YouTube creators, I also got an email in January 2018 about changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP)  regarding changes new threshold of 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. The revenue wasn't much but it was good to get some revenue from the little effort made in creating some videos. Unfortunately, my channel did not meet the subscriber threshold though watch time was alright. So, as per the new rules, monetization was set to be disabled. Read more »

Unable to Copy or Transfer Files Using ES FILE EXPLORER ? - See this Demo on Mi Redmi 5 Phone on the latest MIUI 9.6 Stable version.

File Copy Transfers Using ES FILE EXPLORER - Demo on Mi Redmi 5 Phone on the latest MIUI 9.6 Stable version. Read more »

How to install Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) game on PC?

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds game is attracting a lot of attention becoming one of the most popular games being played. You can install PUBG on Android, directly from Play Store. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a good game. PUBG for PC is already available on Steam, but it is not free and you need to pay around 15 – 20 USD. The experience of playing PUBG on mobile is good, the controls are awesome. But if you don't want to pay for the PC version and still want to play on a bigger screen on PC, then follow the instructions below how to install PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on PC. This example is relevant for Windows computer. Read more »

How to transfer files and switch from iOS to Android?

I f you have been an iOS user and would like to switch comletely to Android with your files transferred or if you have an Android phone, you can do so in the following three simple steps. In this post, we shall see how to transfer files from iOS to Android and switch with the help of Google Drive, which is probably the easiest way to move your files. Read more »

How to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Fastboot Update Mode

T here are times when one may need to flash an Android Phone, may be due to issues or for some others, simply to try a different flavor of Android version or features provided by other Custom ROM developers. In this post, we shall see how to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Fastboot Update Mode. Read more »

How to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Recovery Update Mode

T here are times when one may need to flash an Android Phone, may be due to issues or for some others, simply to try a different flavor of Android version or features provided by other Custom ROM developers. In this post, we shall see how to flash MIUI on Mi Android Phones - Recovery Update Mode. Read more »

How to flash MIUI on MI Android Phones- System Update Mode

T here are times when one may need to flash an Android Phone, may be due to issues or for some others, simply to try a different flavor of Android version or features provided by other Custom ROM developers. In this post, we shall see how to  flash Mi Android Phones via System Update Mode. Read more »

Four FREE Android Phone Manager / PC Suite for Android Mobile Phones

Q uite often we end up in need of backing up our smartphone data to our local computer. That is when PC Suite or desktop phone manager comes in handy. Nowadays, we also have cloud storage to backup some of our data but then, cloud storage comes with limited storage if free and of course, it required data connection to upload (better do it on WiFi). And generally, not all photos and videos we took from our phones are not worth uploading all to cloud storage. That would be a waste of our precious space. So the ultimate choice is to store it on our computer or on external hard disks. That's when PC suite and phone manager comes in handy. We can also copy or transfer files from phone to computer and vice-versa just by using USB cable but having a PC Suite helps us in doing more with our phone than just transfer files.  In this post, we shall see top five FREE PC Suite or phone manager software for Android smartphones. Some phone manufacturers provide their own PC suite. We may fondly...

Facebook Tips: Removing Facebook account from Android device properly

In this post, we shall see how to remove a Facebook account from an Android device properly. One way is to simply uninstall the Facebook app from the Android device. But let's suppose we do not want to uninstall the Facebook app, we just want the Facebook account removed from the Android device, then we can do the following to remove the account properly.  Read more »

How to save web page as PDF or print to PDF on Android phone?

M ost of us might have saved web pages as PDF from our desktop browsers. Save as PDF feature is now on most of modern browsers such as Google Chrome or Opera browsers. On Firefox, we can also install and add on to save web page as PDF. On Android phones as well, we can save web pages as PDF for viewing offline without incurring any data charges. Read more »

How to manage android phone from the computer?

H ave you ever thought about managing your Android phone from a computer without using USB cables? Then this post is your you. In this post we shall see how to manage Android phone from the computer without using any cables. For this purpose, there are a few requirements as listed below: 1) Android Phone and a computer 2) ES File Manager Android app installed on the Android phone ( Download ES File Manager from Google Play ) 3) Wi-Fi router to which both the Android phone and the computer can connect to. The computer may be connected to the router over Wi-Fi or connected by LAN cable. If the above requisites are met, then we can proceed to access and manage the Android phone from the computer. Read more »

How to transfer files from Android Phone to computer without cables over Wi-Fi using ES File Explorer?

How to transfer files from Android Phone to computer without cables over Wi-Fi using ES File Explorer? Wanna do more without cable? How about transferring files from Android Phone from computer without using any cables or Bluetooth or USB thumb drives? Then you should try ES File Explorer's LAN feature. In this post we will see "How to transfer files from Android Phone to computer without cables using ES File Explorer". To transfer files from Android Phone to computer without cables using ES File Explorer, we would need: Read more »

Unable to use selfie stick with Android phone? Settings to check.

Trying your new selfie stick with your Android Phone but it doesn't work with your phone? Just in case, if you are not able to use selfie stick with Android phone, here are a few settings you should check on your phone's camera app. I am blogging this post because someone posted on my previous blog post that he is not able to use selfie stick on his Android Redmi Phone. So, here are the settings to check and if it still does not work, an alternative app to try. Read more »