Of course, this feature may appear in an upcoming firmware update, but if you can’t wait, here is how to get White Balance feature on Sony Xperia Z right now. An XDA Forum Member mw1kaduxx has ported the “White balance” display calibration setting to the Xperia Z. How to get White Balance on Xperia Z The White balance APK can be installed in two ways either by flashing via custom recovery or moving the apk to system folder....

However, some people find it bit difficult to install Ubuntu as a dual booting system or on a virtual machine. And also installing driver files, software, etc. are challenging for some people. The free pdf edition of the Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference e-book written by Keir Thomas may help you in this context. It is an easy to understand reference guide to Ubuntu, In seven chapters this e-book explains the essentials of day-to-day Ubuntu administration in a very simple style....

Zen Launcher separates itself from the competition by offering a lightweight, minimalist design. This is the smallest launcher available today on the Play store (below 1MB), but at the same time, it meets all the basic functions that an Android launcher need. The launcher is designed with five main goals. It might be the smallest launcher on the market, make your phone run faster with low memory footprint, bring a simple and natural style to your phone, make to use your phone more efficiently and reminds about users health by reminding about prolonged use of the phone....

You can setup vacation responder in Gmail’s settings to reply anyone (as per your settings) who emails you automatically. Just go to Gmail’s Settings menu, scroll down and enable “Vacation Responder on” option. Enter the subject and body of your message in the Subject, check the box next to “Only send a response to people in my Contacts” if you like so and click “Save Changes” option. To stop the auto respond feature, just enable “Vacation Responder off” and save the changes....

For your information, Google Cast Chrome extension lets you stream content from your Chrome browser to your TV or any device that supports Google Cast. Once this extension is installed, you can cast any tabs of your Chrome browser to the TV via your Chromecast receiver. Installation Instruction Please note that the Google Cast beta extension is intended for advanced user. To install the beta version, first you need to uninstall the stable version from your Chrome browser, and then install the beta version....

Usually, you will receive text messages (SMS) from many contacts and services in a day. If you want to quickly recognize messages from particular contacts without picking up the phone, then the custom ringtone option will help. This guide will let you know how to set a custom notification tone for each chat thread. In the Google Messages app, you can set ringtone tone for individual and group chats. But it requires that Android 8....

“Samsung Galaxy S4 is the most sensible smartphone ever, because it can detect and interact with a user’s face, voice, motion, and the surrounding environment”. The below picture brings Samsung Galaxy S4’s sensors and its associated technology. – Temperature, Humidity and Barometer Sensor: Brings users surrounding environment data. – GB Light Sensor (Samsung Adapt Display): Measures the red, green, blue, and white intensity of the light source. – Gesture Sensor: Recognizes the user’s hand movements using infrared rays....

Recently, Huawei upgraded many of its devices (Honor 8 Pro, Honor 7X, Huawei P10, Huawei P8, and more) to Android Oreo based EMUI 8.0 with several advanced features like Face Unlock, AI-based optimizations, smart lock screen notification, Turbo Acceleration, and much more. The EMUI 8.0 Oreo update B521 (8.0.0.521) for Honor 8 (Europe) includes new features like the floating Navigation dock, 3D dynamic lock screen wallpapers, PrivateSpace, HiVoice and Hiboard, Recycle bin for gallery, multi Bluetooth connectivity, latest security patches, improved false touch protection and more....

However, to scan individual files you need to open Windows Defender, choose “Custom” scan option and then select the file location, which is a long process. Like traditional anti-virus software, it has no right-click context menu command to scan files. If you prefer Windows Defender to protect your Windows 8 PC, you might need a “scan with Windows Defender” command in the right-context menu, so you can quickly scan any file for malware....

The utility called MyTheme is simple to use and compatible with any version of Google talk. It works on Windows 7 and XP. How to use it? After installing MyTheme, run your Google Talk and select ‘Settings’. Navigate to Appearance tab and under Chat Theme, select MyTheme. To change the background image of chat window, run the utility from Start Menu Programs. Browse the files to set the path to your desired image....

Announced a year back, the Google Maps app on Android and iOS has received the air quality index (AQI) option. This feature helps you see the air quality around your location and the world. The air quality data of your locality can help you assess its impact on your health. Here is how to see the AQI of your surroundings using Google Maps. ALSO READ: Enable 3D view in Google Maps on computer and smartphone...

There are a few things that you can do to keep the battery from draining so quickly. For example, by disabling Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G/4G when you aren’t using it, dimming the screen, switching off GPS and erasing widgets. Besides that, several apps include features that dramatically lower your battery life. Without paying attention to it, your phone’s charge will soon run out. The simplest way to keep the battery from draining so quickly is by downloading the Battery Booster app from Google Play and setting it up....

In iOS 15, Apple has added six different background sounds to minimize distractions and get more focus on your work. Balanced Noise, Bright Noise, Dark Noise, Ocean, Rain, and Stream are the six relaxing ambient sounds available on iPhone. So here is how to turn on the service. Steps to Enable and Use Background Sounds on iPhone running iOS 15 You have now enabled background sounds on your iPhone. There are two more settings – Use When Media is Playing and Stop Sounds When Locked....

Usually, GPS problem is uncommon on Android smartphones, but in rare cases, it can happen. If your navigation app, such as Google Maps, doesn’t get the location accurately or takes a too long time to lock into a GPS location when playing some games on your device, it means your phone has GPS problem. This guide will help you to fix the GPS problem in your Android phone. You can test these methods on any smartphone brand, such as Xiaomi, Realme, Samsung, OnePlus, and other phones....

In this guide, we bring a solution to fix the Mi A1 bootloop caused by Android 9 Pie beta. This guide will help you rollback to stock Android 8.1 Oreo. However, note that this guide is intended for those users who flashed Android Pie through TWRP and created full backup of the system. Important: The below guide is for those who flashed the first leaked build of Android 9 Pie Beta build on their Mi A1....

After the Windows 11 22H2 update, the Remote Desktop app stopped working or not responding when connecting via the Remote Desktop Connection Broker or Remote desktop gateway. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and will fix it soon via an update. In the meantime, users can use the following workaround to resolve the issue. ALSO READ: How to Remove Unused Device Drivers From Windows 11 PC You can fix the Remote Desktop app that becomes unresponsive after installing Windows 11 22H2 update via Task Manager or configuring a particular Group Policy....

In this guide, we will show you how to get Android 7.0 Nougat on Moto X 2014 via CyanogenMod 14 build. XDA contributor SeannyM has created Android 7.0 Nougat based unofficial CyanogenMod 14 ROM for Moto X 2014, which you can install on your device and experience Nougat. Check out the guide below to know how to flash CM14 on Moto X 2014 XT1095. Before get start, note that though most things are working fine (except video recording with stock camera app), the present status of the ROM is Beta, which means it contains bugs that are not yet fixed and identified....

Here is how to get Pixel’s ‘zero shutter lag’ camera feature on Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P without root access. Thanks to the developer Charles Chow, the Camera NX V4 mod brings Pixel’s Zero shutter lag (ZSL) feature to Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P in HDR+ Auto shooting mode. This is a standalone camera app that you can install on your phone just like any APK file. Keep in mind, the Camera NX V4 app is not available at Play store....

However, if you are still love the classic Windows Explorer of Windows 7 and like to bring it back to Windows 8.1, you can do that easily with a Windows 8.1 shell extension called OldNewExplorer. OldNewExplorer is a small Windows 8.1 shell extension that lets you tweak File Explorer as your liking. With it, you can restore devices grouping, restore libraries, remove folders, restore details pane at bottom and remove Ribbon interface....

Android P beta supports three variants of Sony Xperia XZ2, such as H8216, H8266 and H8296. If you would like to get the preview of Android 9.0, first verify your device’s model number. If you own either of above mentioned model, then follow the below steps to install Android P Beta 2 on it. With this update, Sony has corrected the following issues: Before get start with the installation proceedure, backup all data you have on the phone....