íOS 9 Low Power Mode

Every time your iPhone battery goes around 20%, the iPhone prompts you to turn on the Low Power Mode. This very function adds to the battery life and you can manually enable the option.

Go to Setting => Battery => Low Power Mode => Toggle the green button to turn it on.

As soon as your battery touches 90% the Low Power Mode goes automatically off.
But as you can see, it’s the Facebook app that eats up almost 72% of battery of my iPhone. So in order to resolve this, I’d better log out from Facebook if I am not using it for a long time.;)

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus: Tips and Tricks

With more than 13 million buyers in mere three days of initial release, the launch of iPhone 6s and 6s plus is said to be the most successful release ever. And by now the total number of users must have reaches some billions I guess. So if you are one of those luckiest Apple fans, we have these 9 best iPhone 6s and 6s Plus tips and tricks to let you make the most of it.

# You can enable or disable Live Photos by tapping the button at the center of the top menu bar in the camera app. However, the files created by this option take up more space than the standard photo option. So considering the space available in your iPhone you should manage this app.

# Create your own Motion Wallpapers.The motion wallpaper options lets you set a wallpaper that animates when you press them firmly on the lock screen. Besides, you can also create your own motion wallpaper, by setting a Live Photo as your lock screen wallpaper.

# In iPhone 6 and 6s you have a cool feature that lets you Take a Peek at websites before you finally decide to open them. Tap and hold a link and you can peek at the webpage in a floating window above the page. If you want to open it you have to press it firmly to pop the page open or you can let it go.

# Calling and messaging are extremely easy and quick on these iPhones. Firmly press on a contact’s picture in any application open, a Quick action menu will open with call, message or email the contact option.

# This amazing feature offers Easy navigation and Location sharing. You just have to press the Maps app icon and you will be provided with four options including Send my Location and Direction Home.

# This is quite obvious that when one is so obsessed with the stunning 3D touch mechanism, the oil resistant coating of the iPhone display is more likely to wear off faster than usual. But there is a solution to this too. Go easy on your Oleophobic coating by navigating to Settings => General => Accessibility => 3D Touch, then scroll down to 3D Touch Sensitivity and set it to light. This means you won’t have to press as hard to trigger 3D Touch actions like Peek, Pop and Quick Actions.

# Press and hold the keyboard in any app in the iPhone and it will transform into a Trackpad and then you can move your fingers around to the cursor. If you press a bit harder, it’ll highlight the words. This feature applies only to Apple’s keyboard.

# The Quick Launch option on camera app in iPhone 6s and 6s Plus pack some extremely impressive features. Here you have to simply press the camera app icon until the Quick Action menu opens that lets you take selfies, record a video or slo-mo, or take a normal photo immediately with the primary camera.

# Firmly press on the left edge of the iPhone 6s or 6s Plus display screen and swipe towards the center, this opens the app switcher. You can continue swiping to the right edge to switch back and forth between the last open apps.

How to Take Screenshots On OnePlus X Smartphone?

Taking screenshots in OnePlus X Smartphone is easy and it can be done in two simple ways.

1.      Press the Volume down button along with the Power key together to capture a screenshot.

2.      Press the power button firmly until the power window appears. Tap on the screenshot option and capture a screenshot.

The OnePlus X doesn’t have a gallery options. So all the screen shots can be opened using File application or Google Photos on your device.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Smart Tips and Tricks

The Android Marshmallow is the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system and it has so many features that are cool as well as intelligent.

Here are some hidden Tips and Tricks to let you enjoy the newest Android even more.

1.The Doze mode intelligently recognises and stops the apps running in the background when the device is idle for a long time period. However you can control the settings to ignore the Doze mode for the apps.

Go to Settings > Battery > tap the three dot menu (top right) > Battery Optimization > tap Not Optimized > tap All Apps > select individual apps you want to exclude from Doze mode.

2. You can easily silence an incoming call by pressing the volume key down.

3. You can change the setting to display the exact percentage of battery left in the device.

Go to Settings > System UI Tuner > tap Show Embedded Battery Percentage

4.The Quick Setting menu can be customized as per your choice. Launch the Quick Settings menu (swipe down with two fingers), then tap and hold the Settings icon in the top right corner for a few seconds before releasing it. Then appears a popup message that says that the System UI Tuner has now been added to your Settings.

Now, go to Settings > tap System UI Tuner > tap Quick Settings > tap and hold any of the tiles to reorganize them or remove them from the menu completely or tap Add Tiles to add back tiles.

5.Unlike the traditional sharing via WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter, Marshmallow offers direct share with people without going through another app.

6.You can put a check on the apps that take a bigger bite of RAM. Tap on the Memory Used by Apps to see how much RAM has been used and you can delete or reinstall apps to solve the issue.

7.You can use Google Translate in any other app just selecting a text and tapping “Translate” in the popup menu. 

7 Most Popular Smartphones Under 10K of 2015

Irrespective of their brands, price tags about hundreds of smartphones have been released in the years 2015. But there are only a few that made their way to the most popular smartphone list. Here are 7 most popular smartphone of 2015 that belong to 10k price bracket.

1.Coolpad Note 3 — Rs 8,999

Spot Light Features

3GB RAM

Fingerprint Sensor for Authentication

Gesture function for quick launch of apps and other functions

OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop with Cool UI 6.0 layer running on top

Display: 5.5 inch Full HD IPS LCD, 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)

Battery:  3000 mAh Li-On

RAM: 3 GB

Processor: Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 on Mediatek MT6753

Internal Memory: 16GB, Expandable via MicroSD upto 64GB

Camera: 13 MP Rear Camera, 5MP Front Camera

SIM Type: Micro SIM, Dual Standby 3G and 4G enabled

2.Lenovo K3 Note — Rs 8,999

OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop with Lenovo's Vibe UI skin on top

Display: 5.5-inch IPS full-HD (1920x1080p)

Battery:  3,000mAh Li-on

RAM: 2GB

Processor: 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core on Mediatek MT6752

Internal Memory: 16GB, Expandable up to 32Gb Via microSD

Camera: 13 MP primary and 5MP front

SIM Type: Dual Micro SIM, 3G and 4G enabled

Read the Full review of Lenovo K3 Note

3.Asus Zenfone 2 laser — Rs 9,999

Spotlight

Laser Auto-focus camera

2GB and 3GB RAM options

Gorilla Glass 4 protected display

OS: Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Asus ZenUI

Display: 5.5-inch HD (1280x720p)

Battery:  2400 mAh Li-po

RAM: 2GB

Processor: Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 on Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410

Internal Memory: 8 GB expandable up to 128GB

Camera: 13 MP Rear camera and 5 MP front camera

SIM Type: Dual Stand by micro SIM

4.Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime — Rs 6,999

OS: Android 4.4 KitKat skinned with MIUI 6.0

Display: 4.7 inch IPS LCD, 720 x 1280 Pixel, 312 ppi

Battery:  2200 mAh Li-po

RAM: 2Gb

Processor: 1.2 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53 on Qualcomm Snapdragon 410

Internal Memory: 16GB expandable up to 32GB

Camera: 8MP Primary and 2 MP front

SIM Type: Dual stand by micro SIM, 3G and 4G enabled

Read the Full review of Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime.

5.Lenovo A6000 Plus — Rs 9,190

OS: Android 4.4.4 under the skin of Vibe 2.0 UI

Display: 5 inch HD, 720x1280 pixels and 294ppi

Battery:  23mAh removable

RAM: 2GB

Processor: 1.2GHz  quad-core on Qualcomm Snapdragon 410

Internal Memory: 16GB

Camera: 8MP rear camera and 2 MP front camera

SIM Type: Dual Stand by micro SIM, 3G and 4G only on the 1^st SIM Slot

Read the Full review of Lenovo A6000 Plus

6.Huawei Honor 4X — Rs 9,899

OS: Android 4.4.4 under the skin of Emotion UI 3.0

Display: 5.5 inch IPS HD (720x1280p)

Battery:  3000 mAh non removable Li-po

RAM: 2GB

Processor: 64-bit 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core

Internal Memory: 8GB expandable up to 32Gb

Camera: 13Mp rear camera and 5MP front camera

SIM Type: Dual Stand by micro SIM slots, 3G and 4G enabled

7.Micromax Canvas Nitro 4G — Rs 7999

OS: Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)

Display: 5-inch IPS HD(720x1280p)

Battery:  2500 mAh Li-on

RAM: 2GB

Processor: 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Octa Core

Internal Memory: 16GB expandable up to 32GB

Camera: 13MP Rear camera and 5MP front camera

SIM Type: Dual stand by Micro SIM slots 3G and 4G enabled

Smartphone Battery Charging Myths

Things are no more the same with smartphone batteries as it used to be a few years back. Li-ion or Li-po batteries are come a long way since their older siblings called Nickel cadmium cell phone batteries and so have their rules of charging.

But there are certain myths about smartphone battery that refuse to die.

Myth #1: Charging the battery all night damages the battery.

Truth: Smartphones these days are smart enough to know when the battery is fully charged. They stop pulling power after that.

Myth #2: Charge the battery only when it’s completely discharged.

Truth: Lithium based batteries work in charge cycles and you can charge it whenever you want.

Myth #3: Closing the apps that run in the background adds some extra battery life.

Truth: Once you leave the app it doesn’t consume resources rather it just stays there in idle mode. Closing the apps only puts extra pressure on CPU and battery. And when you reopen them the phone has to reload it once again which in turn stresses the RAM as well as the battery.

Myth #4: Using third party charger harms the battery. 

Truth: Unless you use a sub-standard or low quality charger or a tampered power socket, there’s absolutely nothing to fear. Modern USB chargers are standardized and they have different charge time results. But they don’t put the battery at stake.

So it’s quite clear that just like the smartphones their batteries are also getting smarter too. 

Recommended Reading: Lithium Ion Battery charging best practices.

The Importance of Online Smartphone Reviews

Buying a smartphone happens to be a very important decision. Unless it’s well-thought-out you might end up with a phone that fails to understand your needs. So collecting a good amount of information about the phone is as important as the decision itself.

This is where the online smartphone reviews play a significant role. The online smartphone review websites are said to be one of the biggest sources of authentic information on smartphones. These websites publish as many information as possible including their first-hand experience with the phone as well as its price, images, hardware, software details, based on which you can easily take a decision. They also post real user reviews on the website which are less likely to have any personal biases. So basically these sites are there to help you in selecting a smartphone that’s right for you and make your decision worthwhile.

In brief, this is what they do for us.

# They tell you the correct price.

# They explain the features and specification and their respective implications.

# They show the images from different angles so you already know how your phone looks like.

# They remain neutral and they don’t promote a particular brand for their own benefit.

# They state the downsides too because they value your gadget needs.

3 Smartphone Camera Tips We all Should Know

The Smartphone cameras are much smarter than we think. But how many of us really know how to make the best out of it. Here are some simple tips, which I guess we all should know.

Use Volume Rocker to Click a Pic

Sometimes a good selfie or a decent picture is all we want at the end of the day. And with a good smartphone camera along with some basic photography skills it’s pretty easy to achieve. But many of us hardly know that the volume key can also be used to click a picture and it works for both the rear camera and front camera. This is more convenient as well as handy while taking selfies, since tapping the virtual button on the screen becomes very challenging.

Use “Panorama” While Travelling

The Panorama feature in your smartphone captures big, wide vistas as you move or tilt the camera either horizontally or vertically. But you can surely prove your photography talent by using the feature while travelling. All you have to do is to grab window seat and start shooting the beautiful landscapes or woods outside using the Panorama. But as you do it, don’t forget to keep your hands as steady as possible.

Use the Smartphone Front Camera for Quick Touch-ups

If you have a smartphone with front camera you no more need to worry about your last minute facial touch-ups. Since it doubles up as a mirror, you can use it to make sure you look great and presentable before an office meeting or a date.

Click here to learn more tips on how to capture great pictures with your smartphone.