Now, XDA-Developers has noticed a “Game Detection Service” in the Discord Android app. The feature simply lets the app detect what Android game you’re playing, then gives you the option of displaying the game as a status message. To activate the Game Detection Service, you’ll need to visit User Settings > Games. You then need to simply enable the […]
Turning Your Android Phone into a Webcam: How To Do It
26 June 2017 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever been dissatisfied with the low-quality webcam that your laptop was shipped with? Apart from the very latest laptops, the tiny cameras on notebooks seem almost like an afterthought. Here’s how you can turn your Android phone into a functional webcam… First of all, you need to install an app from the Play store. […]
Facebook brings its Slideshow movie-maker to Android
8 February 2017 By Leave a Comment
This past summer, Facebook introduced a new photo-sharing sharing tool called Slideshow that’s able to turn your photos and videos into mini-movies that also include themed music and transitions. The feature had originated in Facebook’s private photo-sharing app Moments before making its way over to the main social network. The idea is to offer Facebook users […]
How to keep Facebook Messenger from sharing your location
19 August 2014 By Leave a Comment
Keeping your location a secret in Facebook Messenger is easy to do, but you still have to do it We’ve explained how Facebook Messenger isn’t anywhere near as evil as a recent spate of ill-informed stories would have you believe, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t features you can’t take control of. And one of the things we’ve been […]
How to shoot, edit and publish videos from your Android smartphone
1 August 2014 By Leave a Comment
Without meaning to stray to far into truism territory, the core raison d’être of smartphones is that they are designed for many tasks. In a single, compact device you have a mobile phone, digital camera, PC, MP3 player, video player, travel guide, supermarket and any other service you can think of that works online. Yes, your smartphone […]
How to disable media auto-download on WhatsApp for Android
28 July 2014 By Leave a Comment
WhatsApp, the app that almost anyone (including Grandma) has on their smartphone, is great for the most part, but is unfortunately not void of faults. You might wonder where all of your mobile data goes in a month, not to mention why your internal storage is dwindling? A reason for this could be because pictures […]
How to hook Dropbox into the LG G3 music and gallery apps
23 July 2014 By Leave a Comment
Get your stuff from Dropbox onto your LG G3 with ease If you use Dropbox as one of your main sources of storage for music and photos then you’ll be pleased to know that you can access it pretty easily in some of the stock apps on the LG G3. The stock Gallery and Music applications […]
Six tips for creating awesome video highlights in Sense 6
8 July 2014 By Leave a Comment
The video highlights feature in Sense 6 lets you quickly and easily create quick 30 second montages that you can then share on social media or directly with friends and family. Sense will choose photos, videos, and Zoes that are stored on your device and mash them up. From there you can add a theme complete with […]
