Recent content by Venkatramanan Ramasubramanian

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    [Free] [App] [4.1+] Secret Voice Recorder App to record voice using Power Button

    Hi Everyone, Have you ever tried to record the audio/voice stealthily? Here is a simple app for you to do so. Secret Voice Recorder android app will let you to start and stop voice/audio recording stealthily by pressing the power button 3 times continuously. You can click 3 times again to stop...
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    Antivirus on Android or not?

    Android is getting a new malware every day and its won't be same as using Antivirus on Laptop/Desktop. Smartphone are having different use cases and purposes. There are a lot of ways like sending a simple text message to take over your phone is available in Android. So, it most of the Android...
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    Do you prefer instant messaging or texting?

    It depends on the context. If our friends and family are having a smart phone and aware of how to use IM apps, then it would be IM. Else, it is better to stick with texting, because old people were used to that.
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    Pretty Soon We Will Have Bot Store In Facebook Messenger

    It seems clear that Facebook will be introducing bots store for Facebook Messenger to monetize the app. I believe pretty soon, we can book cabs, send payments or order groceries etc through Facebook Meseenger itself. What are all could be the exciting business ideas to use that bots store?
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    What do certain apps mean and can they be deleted?

    Many times it worked for me when i search with device manufacturer name. There are lot of forums like Android Central which discuss about it.
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    Soon you can book your OLA cab from Google Map itself

    Google is rolling out an update for its Google Maps in India through which you can directly book OLA cab. Google is already having such feature for Uber. But, this is the first time is merging the other taxi aggregator players.
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    Playing Basket Ball With Friends In Facebook Messenger

    Facebook has rolled out an update to Messenger that lets you play a basketball mini-game with your friend directly from the conversation window. To get started, you need to select the basketball emoji, send it to a friend, and then tap on the emoji to load the game.
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    Android N feature to control individual app notifications

    Android N gives users a way to show silently for an Individual apps. Android N provides a Show Silently option for each app which will disable sound and vibrate for that particular application alone without blocking it completely.
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    How to open camera using power button in Android 6.0.1

    The Android Marshmellow version brought few features silently along with it. One such feature is that user could open the camera by simply double tapping the power button. It works even if the device is locked.
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    Read Your Whatsapp Messages Without Changing Your Last Seen Time.

    Today, I had a discussion with my friend regarding Whatsapp last seen timestamp. He was surprised to see how I use my Whatsapp 4x4 widget to read messages without changing my Whatsapp last seen timestamp. So, I am sharing that trick here to benefit if anyone else doesn't aware of it. Steps to...
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    What are all the Android apps that I could develop under a week?

    Ther are lots of simple apps which can be developed in a week. Few such apps are 1. Flashlight Application 2. Timer 3. Calculator 4. Simple Notes to store notes. 5. Basic Expense tracker
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    What are Top Android Apps to used by many users?

    You can find the most used Android apps in the Top Free and Top Grossing sections in Google Play.
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    What do certain apps mean and can they be deleted?

    Mobile OEMs will usually embed their services in the mobiles along with the Android OS. They are usually called bloatwares and very rarely used across the globe. If you want to remove the bloatwares, you have to root your Android mobile which will void the mobile warranty. It is better to...
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    Which app does this notification belong to

    You can long press the notification and get an info icon on the right corner of the notification. Once you get the info icon, you can click on it to find the app which it belongs to.
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    How can I display ads on Android apps?

    Showing ads while user playing videos wont be a good idea. Users will get distracted a lot. Don't do that. If you are still willing to do that, you can make user of the other Adnetworks will Airpush, StartApp or LeadBolt. They have no such restriction to do so.