Google has released its newest messaging app, Allo. But with offerings like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Skype, not to mention Google’s own Hangouts, already crowding the chat arena, what does Allo bring to the table? We’ll explain how use Google Allo, and show yousome of the impressive features that could make Allo your next must-have chat client. See also: What is Google Allo? What is Google Duo?

How to use Google Allo: Install the app

Google has made Allo available on both iOS & Android (sorry Windows Phone users), but unlike Hangouts you can’t use this app on your PC or tablet. It works in much the same way as WhatsApp, in that it uses your phone number to link an account, rather than a Gmail address.

Where to buy your iPhone 7? Find out how to get the best price on an iPhone 7 today. Click here.

Head over to the relevant App store for your platform and you’ll find Google Allo available for free. Download the app, launch it, and you’ll be asked to grant various permissions. These allow the app to send SMS messages, access your contacts, and use the media files on your handset - all pretty standard 

How to use Google Allo

How to use Google Allo

Start any android device without power button

Start any android device without power button

Airtel Slammed Reliance Jio With A Bumper Offer Of FREE 4G Internet For 3 Months!

Airtel Slammed Reliance Jio With A Bumper Offer Of FREE 4G Internet For 3 Months!

Reliance Jio is winning the battle against all other telecom service providers with its unlimited offers. The world wants to use free 4G internet offered by Jio.It has forced other telecom companies to come up with such revolutionary ideas and hold their customers back. So here we have India’s largest telecom services provider with an interesting new offer.
Bharti Airtel has come up with a 90 days free data plan at an offer price of Rs. 1,494 specifically for 4G users.
As the offer suggests, existing customers can avail the offer at Rs. 1,494 but new customers have to do the first recharge of Rs. 1,494 and only then they can use the free 4G internet till December 31st.
Director of Operations (India & South Asia), Ajay Puri stated that “Customers with 4G handsets generally consume large amounts of data and this proposition is specifically aimed at them.”

However, the offer is currently available in Delhi and will be launched allover the next few days. Here are the terms and conditions from Airtel:
Yes, some terms and conditions of this offer are; it will be valid just on 4G handsets, secondly, after 30GB the speed would be reduced to 64kbs and thirdly, the mobile data must be turned on for availing the benefit.

With such an offer, it is going to be super easy for customers to stay online 24×7. Yes, now no more worries about data limits being exhausted.
Now this offer is surely going to give tough competition to the new entrant JIO!

You Pay 70k To Buy An iPhone 7 But You'll Be Shocked To Know Its Actual Manufacturing Cost

You Pay 70k To Buy An iPhone 7 But You'll Be Shocked To Know Its Actual Manufacturing Cost!

Apple Company has once again disturbed the whole mobile industry market by launching its two brand new iPhones – iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus. In India, iPhones are not just usually renowned for its specification but for its price tag too. Paying a hefty 80 freaking Thousand Rupees for a phone which is worth an average citizen’s two month salary is indeed not a Joke ! !

The most objectionable feature for which iPhones have always been criticized is its PRICE TAG. Are they worthy enough for 70-80 Thousand Rupees ?

Well, we can’t miss out the fact that the newest iPhone is loaded with A10 Fusion Chip Processor which is 40% faster than its predecessor, dual telescopic lens for double zoom, technologies for water and dust resistant ( IP-67 Rating) and the new stereo speakers which are quite loud. Although there is no headphone and physical home button, but that won’t help to cut down at the price tag of this year’s new iPhone ( Desi Mindset).

Well, we can empathize with the feeling which you might be going through. Having no headphone jack and physical home button should have taken the selling price of iPhone down, but that’s not how the things work. Let us just break down the iPhone’s 7 component in simple parts and calculate its cost price.

Screen – Rs 4000

Battery- Rs 300

Cameras- Rs 1500

Logic board – Rs 5000

Speakers- Rs 800

Casing -Rs 1300

Other parts- Rs 8000

Total – Rs 20,900

Now the other parts include materials like tiny little sensors, baseband and so on. So the actual cost for making an iPhone 7 is roughly around Rs 20,900. The expected cost of 32 GB iPhone 7 variant is Rs 62,000 having a screen size of 4.7 inch, 2GB Ram as compared to iPhone 7 Plus having screen size of 5.5 inch and 3 GB Ram along with two camera lens. iPhones 7 Plus 32 GB Variant is expected to be around Rs 72,000.

Is it really justified to pay such a big amount of money for an entity which is 3 times more expensive than its actual price ? THINK ABOUT IT.

Now before you start bashing up Apple Company, let us just dive deeper into it. We didn’t come up with calculating the money spent in RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. The technologies like 3D Touch and New Taptic Engine are indeed the results of efforts laid down by many innovators in R&D. Buying the patents of such technologies are indeed big and expensive which the Apple company certainly seems to earn through its high product price.

Another reason for iPhones being expensive is because of the heavy taxes and custom duties imposed on them.

I am not a ‘TAX EXPERT’, but this the least that I could understand and share it with you. What do you think about the whole subject, share your thoughts in the comment section below ! !

Install OxygenOS 3.2.6 Update (Root/Non Root Users) Without Data Loss

Install OxygenOS 3.2.6 Update (Root/Non Root Users) Without Data Loss

Hope everyone is enjoying their OnePlus3. As there are many still looking for an OTA 3.2.6 here's a little tutorial for those who want to install it manually:

The new update comes with some bug fixes and improvement. i’ll guide you how to install the latest Oxygen OS 3.2.6 ROM on rooted and non-rooted OnePlus 3 Devices:

Here are some highlights on OOS 3.2.6 update:-

• Optimized voice call quality of some IM applications.
• Improved adaptive brightness performance
• Improved camera quality
  
  • Fixed occasional green/yellow issue
  • Optimized white balance
  • Improved 1080p video recording
• Addressed some bluetooth connection problems for vehicles
• Allows third party application to modify ringtone
• Optimized battery consumption when scrolling
• Optimized touch accuracy when playing games
• Added DozeMode switch in Developer options
• Added PocketMode switch in Display settings

Official OTA announcement thread here

Before we start:-

This method is only for the OnePlus 3.

Follow the steps correctly otherwise you may brick your device. I am not responsible for any damage to your device, please ensure that your device is at least 60% charged to prevent the accidental shutdown in-between the update process.

Downloads:

Non Rooted Users: OTA Zip 3.2.4 > 3.2.6

OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_013-015_patch_1609141252_c38077177cfc4e74.zip

Rooted users need to flash 3.2.4 full zip followed by 3.2.6 OTA zip in TWRP Or Flash Full OxygenOS 3.2.6 Zip:

OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_015_all_1609141252_c38077177 cfc4e74.zip

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Archive Signed flashable zips:

OxygenOS 3.1.2 :- OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_007_all_1606062247_8f031965d7db4420.zip

OxygenOS 3.1.3 :- OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_008_all_1606122244_e0cfc5ffc8bf411a.zip

OxygenOS 3.2.0 :- OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_010_all_1607012342_741e629725ed457b.zip

OxygenOS 3.2.1 :- OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_011_all_1607052050_0e5983ace5314161.zip

OxygenOS 3.2.2 :- OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_012_all_1607251520_5926eed75c18470f.zip

OxygenOS 3.2.4 :- OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_013_all_1608061823_765c081a5c8e4dad.zip

Archive OTA incremental update zips:
OxygenOS 3.1.0 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483652
OxygenOS 3.1.1 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483650
OxygenOS 3.1.2 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483653
OxygenOS 3.1.3 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483654
OxygenOS 3.1.4 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483647
OxygenOS 3.2.0 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483649
OxygenOS 3.2.1 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483651
OxygenOS 3.2.2 -> OxygenOS 3.2.4 : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24665542585483648

********************* For Stock Non Rooted Users with Stock Recovery *****************

1. Download the appropriate OTA from abovelinks and place it to Android Folder under Platform Tools on your PC

2. Now turn off your phone and boot in recovery mode. Press and Hold Volume Down + Power button to boot in recovery mode.

3. From recovery mode, Choose install from ADB sideload

• • Select Install from USB/ADB Sideload and Connect the phone to the PC
  • On your PC, open a command window. Press Shift + Right click and open command window in the Android Folder
  • In the command window execute the following code:

ADB Devices : to check if the device is recognized and ADB Drivers are correctly installed.

Once the device code is displayed, run the sideload command:

ADB Sideload (then the name of the zip).zip

For Example:
adb sideload OnePlus3Oxygen_16_OTA_015_all_1609141252_c38077177 cfc4e74.zip

• • Wait until the sideload is complete

4. After flash is successful go back to the main menu and wipe cache and reboot the phone. 

The Device will reboot and your OnePlus 3 is now running on the latest OxygenOS 3.2.6 firmware.

PS: The first boot may take some time so keep calm and wait for it to boot.

************************ For Rooted Users with TWRP Recovery ************************

Download: OxygenOS 3.2.6:

Recommended Official TWRP 3.0.2-1 here 

1. Download the 3.2.6 Full Zipon your phone internal memory.

2. Download SuperSU to maintain Root

4. Reboot To TWRP & Take a Nandroid of your existing ROM

5. Go to Wipe > Advance Wipe > Select Dalvik & Cache & Swipe to Wipe

6. Install Menu > Select 3.2.6 Rom Zip > Swipe to Flash

7. Wipe Dalvik & Cache

8. Flash SuperSU to maintain root & other mods like Xposed/Kernel etc

9. Wipe Dalvik & Cache

10. Reboot System and Enjoy the 3.2.6 Update 
PS: The first boot may take some time so keep calm and wait for it to boot.

PS: Rooted users may either flash the full 3.2.6 Zip or they need to flash the previous full zip 3.2.4 first to overwrite system partition followed by the relevant 3.2.6 OTA zip for a successful flash else the OTA flash would fail.

Enjoy 

Fix Android phone stuck on logo

MY ANDROID PHONE STUCK ON LOGO

FIX

If you are having the Android boot loop problems where your Android phone is stuck on the boot screen consider yourself lucky as you have found your way to one of the tutorials that can actually help you in fixing your device and free you from been stuck on the Android screen.

Full Description of the Issue

The problem is an all too common one where your Android smartphone begins booting then after the Android or Manufacturers logo the phone gets into a never-ending boot loop or your device just becomes stuck on the Android screen. Nothing seems to work in getting the smartphone back to functionality and the only way to power down the device is to pull the battery.

If you are having the problem as described above of:My Android phone is stuck on boot screen rest assured that the solution can be found ahead.

Once the device runs Android including Tablets then they may end up in a boot loop and become stuck on the Android screen.For this guide we will be using the BLU Studio 5.5 as a guide to show you how to fix your device.

Why is this happening to my phone?

The problem is caused by a corrupted or scrambled Android operating system, to fix the issue you will need to reset Android to its original state, be warned that this will erase all your data that’s not backed up on your device and remove all the apps and personalizations that you have made to your phone. As always be sure to read all the instructions before you proceed.

Android boot loop fix

Power off your Android device, if it cannot be powered off by long pressing the power button then go ahead and remove the back panel and pull the battery. Doing so should force the device to power off.

1. Hold the Volume button up (In a few device it may be volume down) + the dedicated power button.

Side note: some device have a dedicated physical Home button if your device has this hold it as well

2. Once your Smartphones first logo or manufacturers logo flashes for the first time let go of all buttons except Volume up and you will be loaded into a special mode with a little Android guy on its back with an Exclamation mark.

3. From the options menu navigate with Volume key up and down, Find Wipe cache partition and the when that’s complete go to Wipe data/factory reset scroll down to yes you are sure and allow your device to do its thing.

4. After the process has completed reboot your Android mobile phone and next time you boot it will no longer hang or be stuck in the Android boot loop/ screen where the device does not fully start up.

If for some reason the above did not work for you do not worry as in some case the phone can be experiencing a more severe issue that will require that you flash the stock firmware on the phone from scratch which will allow it to boot up fully once more and you should be able to use your device, otherwise:

Congratulations you have saved yourself a trip to the phone repair shop and a large bill and all it took was some common sense and a guide from BlogTechTips.com to fix your Android stuck in boot loop mode, all we ask in return is that you leave a comment outlining your experience and whether this article has assisted you or not. Best of all if you are having an issue leave a comment and be detailed as possible and I will definitely get back to you.