There’s nothing wrong with wondering if someone is looking back through the other side of that mobile phone camera. It’s not paranoia. It’s not impossible. Security tools like passwords, face-recognition, mobile VPN’s, and antivirus software exist precisely because these things do happen. Hackers use many ways to gain access to a phone, and it isn’t just...
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Don’t know what to do with your old phone you’re not using anymore? Don’t throw it away! Read through these 5 ways to use an old smartphone. Every couple of years, everyone faces the same problem: what to do with their old phone when they upgrade. Some opt to sell them, which is a viable option, but most of the time these phones gather dust in a drawer somewhere....
Sony Mobile has already started selling Xperia XZs (Sony G8232) in US but as you all know fingerprint scanner is disabled on the US variant of the device. Xperia XZs Dual Unlocked is available in USA for $619 from Amazon – compatible with GSM/LTE carriers. If you are looking to enable fingerprint scanner on Xperia XZs US variant i.e. Sony G8232 then you just have to flash any global/customized...
Are you a gaming freak? Well, if yes then you might be interested in buying all the gaming gadgets out there ranging from smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, laptops, computers, headsets, HDTV etc. One needs a wonderful display, a powerful graphic card and a mammoth processor to get the best experience. In case you are a fan of gaming console then factors like...
Earlier when Google announced Android M at Google I/O 2015, multi-window mode was spotted in the earlier developer preview images released which was not seen in the final release of Android Marshmallow on devices. It looks like a simple tweak in the build.prop file of your Xperia smartphone running Android 6.0 Marshmallow will enable Multi-Window mode on your device. How...
Sony recently rolled Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update for Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia “Z2” & Xperia “Z3” series. In the new Lollipop UI, Sony introduced many new features like material design UI, new Xperia Themes & Wallpapers, new settings & animations. After updating to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update many...
It has come to our notice that whenever we post any apps or mods for rooted devices, many users ask us how to mow apps to system folder and set correct permissions as rw- r– r–. Well today we have prepared a detailed tutorial on this topic. You need root on your device before you can transfer apps to system folder and set correct permissions. Download...
Sony recently rolled Android 4.3 14.2.A.0.290 firmware on Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra and many new features introduced like “Xperia Themes” and Sony Smart Camera app on Xperia Z Ultra. Till now it has the smoothest UI in the firmware rolled by Sony. We listed “one hand keyboard” settings but missed one hidden features of keyboard app in Android...
Android 4.3 14.2.A.0.290 firmware update has landed on Xperia Z1 finally yesterday which fixed the camera breaking bootloader issue and brought new Xperia themes and smooth UI. Besides that yellow hue issue is still present on Xperia Z1 for many users and they are complaining again that Sony still not calibrated the display for better whites. If you don’t know...
Android 4.4 KitKat came and then its bug fixing android 4.4.1 KOT49E update came for Google Nexus 4, 5 and on Nexus 7 2013 ( Wi-Fi, LTE model ), Nexus 10 tablet. It was in actual rolled to update some major issues on Google Nexus 5 especially it’s camera app and in process of that Google also rolled for above mentioned devices. Well there may be a case that...
Are you Looking to buy Apps or Google Nexus 5 or Google Nexus 7 2013 tablet from Google Play Store in India ? Do you own a credit card ? If yes, great but if NO then today we will let you know how you can purchase apps and other device like Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2013 Tablet from Google Play Store in India without owning a credit card. As mentioned on the checkout page...
Android 4.4 KitKat marked its presence with Google Nexus 5 and soon on Google Nexus 4 and Google Nexus 7 Tablet but what actually is missing from Android 4.4 KitKat build from Nexus 5 is that playing flash videos is totally incompatible, checked with browsers like Dolphin, Firefox and Google Chrome. All credits to XDA user “surviveland”, he has found a...
We will be covering a series of post here where we will bring out some of the weird issues happening to Sony Xperia Z1. It is the “Best of Sony” yet but it seems in respect to its hardware quality and the firmware bugs it still lags. We first discussed here the yellow hue tint issue on Xperia Z1 which was acknowledged by Sony as per their change log of 14.1.G.2.257...
Sony has introduced a separate magnetic charging dock DK31 for Xperia Z1 and DK30 for Xperia Z Ultra. You can charge your phone via it as inside it has EC21 Charging Cable with magnetic connector which unfortunately is not available for sale separately. We found that many users were uncomfortable to put their phone on Magnetic Charging Dock DK31 / DK30 and then...
Sony boasted it’s Triluminos display on Xperia Z Ultra which has till now the best ever screen display Sony has produced but does Sony Xperia Z1 also has the same stunning display. Our answer and what many users are reporting to us is “No”, Xperia Z1 screen display is not par with Xperia Z Ultra. No difference is caught on the display comparison...
Just noticed a physical hard reset button on Xperia Z1 exactly just like Xperia ZL, SP and Z Ultra have. Well only a few Xperia phones have this physical hard reset button and is of great importance. Under the MicroSD flap we saw a small red button in Xperia Z Ultra and in Xperia SP you see it when back cover is removed at the center bottom side. Similarly in Xperia...
Xperia SP, the wonderful phone launched by Sony has gained world-wide appreciation. It is powered with 1.7 Ghz. dual-core Snapdragon S4 pro chipset packed with Adreno 320 GPU. Xperia SP comes with wealthy 2370 mAh non-removable battery which means that to do hard reset, we need an alternative way to switch it off. Xperia Z also has a non-removable battery with a non-removable...
A few days ago we saw Google launching Android Device Manager to locate lost and stolen phones just like we have MyXperia app on our Xperia handsets. Well now we have spotted officially Android Device Manager Rolling for Xperia Phones and it is already out for Xperia Z. As per Google it will be available for all devices above android 2.2+. ADM also confirmed on Xperia...
Xperia Z, the much hyped phone from Sony, which it was boasting for its water and dust resistant ability. Well we have brought something amazing for you today… Xperia Z C6603 / C6602 are IP57 certified phones i.e. dust and water-resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes as mentioned in manual from Sony, so this makes Xperia Z only a water-resistant phone not...