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Talk about customizations in Android and the mind comes up with zillion ideas to adorn make it elegant and productive at the same time. Whether it’s putting a funny GIF as a wallpaper or altering the looks of the icons — the possibiliti

Talk about home screen customization and there are so many ideas that immediately springs up — be it putting a stylish calendar widget, a beautiful live wallpaper or altering the looks of the icons. Sadly, this level of customization is seldom foun

Forgot your Samsung device’s passcode and are unable to access the device? There is no need to worry until you have access to a web browser and remember your Samsung account credentials used with the said device. Harrison Weber | FlickrIn de

Pattern lock is one of the most popular ways for smartphone users to secure their devices but to the surprise of many, these patterns can be cracked within five attempts by using video and computer vision algorithm software, research claims. A

We love to consume media on our smartphones and some of us even manage to get work done on them. While battery life is a problem and a shorter screen timeout generally means that your battery will last longer, so

Smartphone screens are getting better and better every day. Samsung’s Galaxy S7 gave us  one of the best display screens. But the software powering this display (in all the smartphones) lacks one thing. And that’s automatic management of scr

One of the most impressive features of the all new Samsung Galaxy S7 is its always-on display. The feature uses the AMOLED display to give an active clock, calendar and other useful info on the black background of the Galaxy S7 lock screen which alw

Budget or flagships, almost every Android device these days has a fingerprint sensor for securely unlocking the phone. Using a fingerprint to unlock the device make things so much easier and looks cool. For some devices, up until Android Lollipop, yo

Kids these days, they don’t even touch their lunch without playing their favorite video on your smartphone. Even though I don’t have kids, I have seen my nephew doing the same all the time.

There are a lot of saying when it comes to shortcuts and the most popular is “When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.” by Bo Bennett. But, on the contrary, if you want to excel in the art of multitasking on your Android, you must know h

Android Lollipop brought us Material Design, smooth scrolling and generally a prettier UI. But it took away some things as well. The most visible changes were to the lock screen. Notifications came to the lock screen – finally. But we had to say go

Android L might be released this fall with a bunch of new features like the Material Design, a completely revamped lockscreen, and lots of performance optimization. It’s going to be a while before most devices get the update, and like always, some

With Google Now, you can talk to your phone. If you’re using a Nexus 5, Moto X or have Google Now Launcher installed, you don’t even have to tap any buttons to start the chat. It’s the small part of the future that we carry inside our pockets.

When I’m not playing around with the Android homescreen launcher, I divert my attention to the lockscreen. One of my favorite pastimes is to see how far I can push the boundaries of Android. Rooting and installing a custom ROM like MIUI or choosing

With two different smartphones in your pocket (I own both an Android and an iPhone), you can’t help but compare the features between the two.

The Play Store has tons of custom lockscreen apps, and yet I haven’t taken up any of them so far in my articles here at Guiding Tech.

After Samsung came out with its revolutionary Smart Stay concept in its high-end Android phones, developers have been constantly trying to mirror the concept in their apps for other phones. The whole concept of having the screen timeout controlled

The lock screen for Windows 8 appears before you log in. You must click or drag the first screen away before you can choose a user to sign on with.

I really love the lock screen concept that was introduced with Windows 8. It looks beautiful as it stands there when you open your computer. Besides, it lets you grab some information on it. We have already discussed how to customize it or get rid

With every passing day, smartphones become more important in our everyday lives, making it a priority to keep them as safe and secure as possible.