Top 9 Useful Android Apps To Boost Your Slow Non 3G Internet

Mobile internet is a trend today and most of the telecom companies have their most of the revenue from the mobile internet users. Its pretty cool to use internet services directly from your handy mobile devices but when mobile internet connections starts getting sluggish in the remote areas, it creates lots of frustrations. Isn't it ? Sometimes it also happens as if you want to update the status on facebook but internet connection is not allowing you to do so. Most of the time the internet sucks because of low RAM space in your smart phone or due to some malware. If you are also one of those who is fed up of his internet connection then don't worry as you can also try optimizing your internet speed by using your android device. We have hand picked the best of the best internet speed boost applications for you from the huge base of applications.

1) Internet Booster & Optimizer

 Internet Booster and optimizer is one of the best internet speed optimizers as it prioritizes your browsers over other applications that are currently running on your android device, hence its algorithms enables most of the resources of your android to prioritize the web browsing experience. Actually,the app does not perform any magic but it runs various commands to manage all the factors that are required to run the internet smoothly and also pauses all the secondary back end apps that are eating up your data services, flushes DNS and cleans RAM to make sure you are getting the maximum possible speed provided by your service provider. It gives more fruitful results if your device is rooted but it also performs well on non rooted android Download it here

2) Internet Speed Booster

This is another amazing little tool of less than 1 MB which can boost your internet speed with just one tap. It is designed for both rooted as well as non rooted android devices. The app automatically detects if your device is already rooted or not and then funtion accordingly. Download it here

3) Faster Internet 2X

As the name suggests this app can help you in boosting up your internet up to two times. It may also enable you to watch videos online with almost no buffering. Its smart scripts are designed in such a way to work efficiently in both rooted and non rooted android device. Download it here

4) Internet Speed Booster 3G/4G 

This app enables you to use your sluggish 2G internet connection as if you are using 3G/4G plans. You can strem videos online and load websites faster as it can boost your internet speed upto 30%-40%. [Download it here].

5) Internet Booster (For Rooted Devices)

The app is built up with such smart algorithms and scripts which changes the configurations of system read only memory (ROM) so as to boost the internet speed upto 70%. The app is worth trying but the only limitation is that is can only be installed and used on the rooted android devices as it requires the super user permissions to manage the device ROM and back end processes.[Download it here]

6) 3G Speed Booster

It is a tiny app to boost up your 3G data services. It monitors and controls the background apps that are consuming your internet bandwidth assure you that you are getting the best possible internet browsing experience. It may boost up the internet speed on your android upto two times. [Download it here]

7) Super Android Speed Booster

It is the smallest boosting app of just around 500 KB. The app run scripts to minimize the CPU load. It helps in boosting the performance of your android device as well as it can boost up the internet upto two times by reducing the resources consumption by clearing cache memory and optimizing the CPU performance. [Download it here] 

8) Network Speed Booster

The app simply disconnects and reconnects the android device to the network to get the much improved experience with optimized bandwidth. It also improves yor wifi signal and gives you better call quality. It provides the option for one tap boost. [ Download it here]

9) Internet Speed Master

The tool is designed for root as well as for non-root android users. It smartly modifies the system files to improve the configuration of TCP/IP. It can tweak your android device to provide you the boosted internet browsing experience. If you are using a rooted android device then this app is worth trying. It will also enhance the video live streaming experience. [ Download it here]

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How To Disable Blue Tick Marks Of Whatsapp To Save Your Relationship

You must be like other millions of people around the world who have fed up of the read reciepts in the form of blue tick marks added in the recent update of whatsapp. Even though it is the most useful feature added by whatsapp but a privacy violation for many. Before 7th of november, hiding the time stamp (Last Seen) was the only head ache but now blue tick marks has taken away sleeps of many as after this update it is not possible to excuse your girl friend / friend by saying 'I just saw your message'.

What Does Blue Tick Marks In Whatsapp Means ?

Blue Tick Marks are added after the recent update by Whatsapp. They are the symbol of read reciept. If you see double blue tick marks in your messages then it means, your friend has already read it. You can also find out the exact time of read by long tapping the message for few seconds and then tapping on the circular i symbol. 

 There is also a rumor that after Facebook-whatsapp deal, Mark zuckerberg (Facebook), was finding a way to add the facebook blue color to whatsapp , hence it is now added in the form of read reciepts.

How To Remove Blue Tick Marks From Whatsapp ?

Blue tick marks has made many of us panic and if you are also one of those then you should not be as Whatsapp has now officially added the feature to disable read reciepts as a disaster control for android users in its latest beta update.

After disabling this feature, you as well as your friends will not be able to get the read reciepts of each other.

The blue tick marks can easily be disabled by going to the below path:

Settings > Privacy > Uncheck ‘Read receipts'

The feature to disable read receipt is only available in the latest version of whatsapp which can be only downloaded from the official website of whatsapp and is not yet available in playstore.

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Killer Mobile App To Make New Relationships With Your Nearby Strangers

If you are looking for your partner and already hunting for the dating apps and websites, then this article might be a fullstop for your search. You might be aware about few cheap sites that claim to get you to a new relationship by randomly connecting your chat to a stranger, but most of them are  more or less made to serve you the adult content, which may not be a good option to use. This post is to discuss about a non-popular android app whose concept of finding a perfect partner for you is very smart, sober and genuine. The unique concept of that app makes it a far different from the other bullshit apps.Let me not to play further with your curiosity, the name of the app is Vee.It is currently available for android and iphone users.

What is Vee and How To Use It ?

Vee - We make relationships  is a 'Talk to strangers' app for android and iphone users which lets you to find a perfect nearby match for you along with it also respects your privacy as well .The app is simple and sober without any uncensored content. With this app you can find a perfect match by looking at the profile pictures, common interests and location. If the opposite one is also interested in you, then the chat can be initiated,otherwise you can look for the otherone, this concept of vee also ensures the privacy of their users. It also respects your gender and always show you the persons of opposite gender only, therefore this app is not made for those who are attracted to their same gender.. 

 Vee asks you to login with your facebook account to get you started in less than a minute. You can browse through the interesting verified profiles matching your interests, it shows you the pictures, profession, zodiac and education. You can simply tap the like or cancel button after looking at each profile, Vee will connect you both with the chat session only after the mutual likes, else the app will keep you both anonymous from each other to ensure your privacy. During the one on one private chat session, if you think it was not a right connection then you can break the connection at anytime to regain your privacy and anonymity to make your information again safe and there will be no way other person can contact you again unless you like him/her again.

Major Points To Focus

1. It finds only real and genuine persons for you and not like other bullshit apps.
2. It respects your information security. It will remove all the chat history after you break up the conversation, even it is not possible to retrieve it back.
3. The app automatically finds and shows you only the nearby vee users.
4. No headache of losing data.
5. You can break the conversation at anytime to regain your confidentiality and anonymity.

Download Vee For Iphone

Download Vee For Android

Verdict

Vee is an awesome app that can surely help you in converting any interesting stranger to friend, however it is not recommended for school going teenagers of less than 17, as the addiction can badly affect their academics and it might be awkward to login with facebook for few people who have a doubt regarding the privacy issues with respect to their facebook profile as Vee stores all  of your information from Facebook, so as to serve you well.

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How To Call For Free To Any Non-Smartphone/Landline User With Your 2G GPRS Connection [QuickTip]

Do you have an android smartphone ? If yes then you must have ever wondered is there any app to call for free to any corner of the world ?  is itn't ? If you are a call maniac then you must be using Skype, Viber, Line, etc, to call your friends who are having those apps, but these apps will never allow you to call to any non-smartphone/Landline user and in addition these bulky apps eat up your 3G data very fast. You may not be knowing an alternative non-popular app which allows you not only to call for free to any non-smartphone/ landline worldwide user but also uses almost 80% less bandwidth than Skype so that it can work efficiently with your 2G mobile data.

Nanu App Offers Free Voice Calling Using Your Little 2G Data 

 Have you ever heard about Nanu ? No ? then let me tell you Nanu is a small and smart android app made in Singapore that can work efficiently even on 2G data connection to place VOIP calls with your android smartphone however most of the other top voip calling apps like Skype require 3G or a good WIFI connection to make a voice call. Nanu was launched a little few days ago with ultra low bandwidth technology. It automatically synchronizes with the phonebook and contacts.

How to Call For Free With Nanu To Any Non-Nanu/Non Smarthone/Landline User ?

Nanu not only allows you to call from your 2G network but also you can make free calls to non-nanu users without paying a single penny. The app is giving free 15 minutes credits to the first 1 million installs from Google play. You can use these credits to make free calls to any user sitting anywhere on the globe. The app plays advertisements to compensate the call cost and to make money. Currently it supports 41 countries including India,UK and US to make calls to landlines and Hungary, India, Israel, Ireland,Germany, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, and the US to make calls to mobiles to any non-nanu user. However the app allows to call unlimited to any Nanu user around the world. The Nanu team revealed that more app users will generate more advertising money for them and as a result they will give more free call credits to their users. The long term goal of the Nanu team is to provide unlimited free Nanu to Non-Nanu calls as that will delight users as well advertisers.
The app is currently available only on android, however the team ensures that the app will be available on multiple platforms in near future.

Download Nanu From Playstore

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How To Download APK Files In Android Device Directly From Play Store?

If you are an android smartphone user then you must have ever wondered that why it is not possible to download APK files directly to your android device from play store. If it is so, then you are not alone as there are thousands of android users (including me) who are like you. Actually Google has some strict policies that prevent android users to side load apk files directly to their devices to prevent piracy and some other issues like whether a specific app that you want is available in your country and officially supported by your device or not. However there are many alternatives of play store which allow to download apk directly but the risk is malware. Therefore it is recommended to stick to play store to make your device malware free.

Why To Directly Download An APK File ?

You may encounter situations when it is beneficial to download APK files directly :

1. Google Play Store Is Not Installed In Your Device: There are some android devices like Nokia X Series which does not officially support Google play services and if the same case is with you then you have to sideload the apk files directly to your device from the third party app stores. This might also be a common situation for many cheap and low end tablets whose manufactures do not have the license from Google to ship their device with the Play Store
2.  You Need A Backup Of Your Apps: If you are planning to reset your android then you should have a complete backup of your apps to save your time. Apk files are safely stored in the external storage of your device and can also be transferred to your PC.
3. Apps Are Not available in Your Country: There are certain android apps which are country oriented and Play store doesn't allows you to download apps which are not available in your country. However if you manage to get the apk file directly then you can install and use it with the ease.
4. Your Device is Not Officially Supported: There might also be the possibility that for some specific android app, your device is not officially supported by the play store even when it meets the minimum requirements of the app, if this is the case then you will have to download the apk file directly to your device.

 How To Bypass Restrictions And Download Apk From Play Store ?

You must be knowing that downloading APK files directly from the play store is pain and officially it is not possible. However there is an app Apk Downloader Extension which has made it possible to download and store APK files to your device directly from the play store. This app actually do wonders and somehow manages to pull apks from the play store.

Few Remarkable Features:

• It gives freedom to download apps which are not available in your country
• The Apps can be downloaded with an ease even if your device is not officially supported.
• It can pull Apk from play store, even if it is not installed in your device.
• The downloaded apks can also be used as a backup.

The app can bypass all the restrictions made by Google play services and therefore this particular app can be used by both type of android users who have play store either enabled  or disabled. So here is the process reviewed below.

 How to Install Apps In Nokia X Phones From Play Store [Without Root]

Nokia X Series phones do not have access to the play services, however apk files can be easily downloaded from the play store with Apk Downloader Extension without worrying about rooting your device as it will void your warranty. Now assuming that you already have Apk Downloader Extension in your Nokia device (You may download it once from any third party android markets), So Just follow the steps below to side load android apps from play store directly to your Nokia X Phone :

1. Go to https://play.google.com from any web browser.
2. Select and open the app which you want to download from the play store.
3. Now tap on the address bar at the top and from the URL, copy the package name of the app which is written after "id=" .
4. Close the browser and Open 'Apk downloader Manager' and paste the package name there and hit the 'Get' button. It will ask you for the permission to connect with your Google account.
5. The desired app will automatically start downloading.
6. After the download, tap the apk file to install it. You are done. Cheers !!

 How To Download Apk Directly From Play Store ?

Apk Downloader Extension seems to work flawlessly with almost each app available in the play store. So if you want to download apps and store them as the Apk file then download this app from the play store firstly from here. and follow the steps mentioned below to download apk of any app of your choice.

1. Go to Play Store and select any app which you want to download.
2. Tap the Share button from the top right corner of the screen just to the left of search icon.
3. Select 'Apk Downloader Extension' from the share options.
4. The package will be added automatically , Hit 'Get' to start the download.
5. The Apk will be downloaded automatically without the intervention of Google Play Services.
6. Tap the Apk file to install it. You are done. Enjoy

Verdict: Apk Downloader Extension is a fantastic app that can be a single solution for different problems. I am still wondering how Google is allowing this app to be available in the play store if it can bypass Google Play Services, it is a possibility that they may remove this app in future once they find out what it can do. So guys make a complete use of this app before it gets vanished from the play store but remember do not waste your time by trying to download the paid apps by this method, as that will not work. :-P

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Enjoy Free Talktime(Recharge) From Line (India) Worth Rs. 111

You may have heard about the hike free talktime offer for each invitation (now closed)  but now get ready to get your free talktime of upto Rs. 111 from Line. Line has again come up with an innovative idea of its promotion by giving free talktime to their users. The offer has been started from 1 june 2014 and will go on till 30th June 2014.
UPDATE: Free Talktime is extended till 10th July 2014
        Line is one of the popular instant messengers around the world. It has above 440 million users worldwide and over 18 million users in India. It is power packed with almost all the features of interactive communication that makes phone a smartphone. Line is a cross platform instant messenger which is also available for Windows, Mac OSX and Firefox OS unlike other instant messengers which are only limited to android, ios, windows, blackberry and symbian.

  

Features Of Line

• Free video calls: You can make unlimited free video calls to your friends. This feature is currently available only for android, ios and PC. 
• Free Voice Calls: Make unlimited voice calls over your mobile data/WIFI connection.
• Amazing Stickers/Sticons: Line has always been in the limelight for its amazing and cool stickers and sticons. It has a huge collection of stickers both free and paid. You can also redeem your points earned from line offers to download paid stickers.
• Time Line:  With the timeline feature like facebook, you will always get updated of what your friends are updating on line including their text, pictures,location,videos and stickers.
• Official Accounts: You can add any of the official accounts to your chat including popular brands, celebrities to get original messages directly from them.

How To Get Free Talktime From Line ?

Now coming back to the point, the promotional offer has been started from 1st June and will end up on 30th June,2014. Any Line user can redeem the free talktime by sending atleast one sticker/message each day. The points will be rewarded by Line on daily basis and more coins means more talktime and within 25 days, you can get free talktime upto Rs 111.This offer is available for all  prepaid and postpaid mobile users (Any Telecom service provider) of India.
   The talktime will be given after every five days and if you continued sending atleast each message daily to your friends then you will surely be rewarded with Rs 111 Talktime within 25 days:
5th June  : Rs.10
10th June: Rs.10
15th June: Rs.10
20th June: Rs.30
25th June: Rs.51
   Total  : Rs: 111

Even if you missed a day , no need to worry, you can continue from the next day but the more days you miss the more talktime you will loose. This promotional offer is available only for android/ios users in India. 

Download the latest version of Line:  Android || iOS

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Take Photos and Selfies By Just A Whistle !

When you hear the word "hands-free" then what is the first thing that strikes your brain? An earphone, right ? because hands-free lets you listen to your favorite music and calling without having any physical touch with your phone, but definition of hands-free is not going to remain the same for a long time because in this competitive digital era developers, around the globe are trying their best to bring something unique to the table. 
Now let me give you another and a new definition of "hands-free" in the context of camera in your android smartphone. Imagine that you are driving a car and want to take pictures of the landscapes, then what will you do? You will stop the car to take pictures. Right? But no worries, you can easily take awesome high quality snaps while keeping your hands busy with the steering by having a whistle detecting camera installed on your smartphone. Whistle detecting camera apps also let you take your selfies and pictures even when you are wearing gloves and not able to use the touchscreen. Here are the two camera apps for your android smart phone which lets you to take pictures and selfies by just a whistle.

1: Whistle Camera 

Whistle camera lets you whistle to take snapshots and selfies. This app can control your front and back camera easily. Taking pictures is very easy, just open the app and whistle, this app will automatically take picture. I have personally used this app and found the app works exactly what it says. You can also use volume up button to take pictures. If you want to take selfie with your front camera then a count down of 3 seconds starts just after you whistle and after 3 seconds your selfie is ready to share on the social networks. In the app settings you can change the gallery location of your pictures and and also tweak the sensitivity for the whistle detector. By default the sensitivity of the whistle detector is 3 which worked perfect for me, but you can change it accordingly when you are in the noisy areas. The app is available for free. I have attached a screenshot of whistle camera here to show you the user interface of the app but please ignore the bad picture quality as the front camera of my phone is just 2 MP. I took this selfie by just whistling. ;-)

Cons :
This app supports advertisements which may annoy you a little bit but you can upgrade the app to pro to remove advertisements and the other point, whistle camera only supports camera and not the video recorder, so it can not be the perfect replacement of the default google camera that comes with our phone.

2) Whistle Cam

Whistle cam is a whistle detecting camera which also lets you to take pictures automatically with your whistle. The good part about this app is you can adjust white balance according to the surroundings before taking a picture. You can directly share the pictures to the social networks with its one tap feature, you can get this app for free from the play store.

Cons:
I have used this app and found the app does not supports the front camera and the sensitivity of the whistle can not be adjusted however the default setting works pretty good.

Verdict

These apps have made daily photography a fun. These apps will enhance the smartness of your smatphone. So it is worth to try them.

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Top 3 Samsung Group Play Alternatives To Play Music Together On Any Android !

You might be aware of the group play feature of Samsung galaxy s4. It lets you share music play in real time with your nearby friends to play music on all devices and convert the connected devices into a single huge virtual stereo system. Group play supports a maximum of eight devices to share music play in real time but it is only supported on the Samsung galaxy smart phones (Particularly Galaxy S4) which run on android 4.2 or above. The initiative taken by samsung is brilliant but there is  a limitation that if you own samsung galaxy s4 then also you need to have atleast one more samsung galaxy s4 to act as a portable speaker. Therefore it is rare to enjoy this functionality completely in practical life, but what if there are similar apps which can be run on any android device to enjoy the personal disco without disturbing your neighbours ?  So here are the top three group play alternatives which you can use even on your non-samsung android smart phone and enjoy the virtual home theater system with your friends.

1) Music Pool

Music pool works similar to the Samsung-Group play. It can play music wirelessly on the android devices over wifi connection. You may feel the app has a ugly layout but never judge a book from its cover page.The devices which have the app can act as a community loudspeaker when the music is played together. It is your personal music player as well as a portable speaker. It is the first app of its type. If your friends are also having the app in their device then one device will act as a music player while others as portable speakers. Is in’t it cool ? But the app is yet in a beta version so it may create glitches in some devices and also there is no way to control the music playback.

How to use Music Pool ?

Step 1: Install Music pool from the play store on all of your devices. It is available for free in the play store.

Step 2:Give it a nickname of your choice, so that the name will be broadcasted on the other online devices.

Step 3:Tap the play button on the home screen, it will list you the available songs in your device to play. Just  mark the songs you want to play and hit the play button.

Step 4:As soon as you tap the play button the songs will get synchronized automatically to an online server.

Now open the music pool app on the other devices and tap listen button.

2) Sound Seeder

Sound seeder lets you listen to your favorite music and synchronize your music play on the other devices by using a wifi connection on the go. The complete functionality of this app comes in the two distinct apps which you and your friends can download from the play store. Install the sound seeder music player from the play store on one device running on android 4.1 or above and sound seeder speaker on the other devices (android 2.2 froyo or above), on which you want to share your music play and online radio streaming. It also lets you control play back and volume remotely. It has a google play music support. Premium version of sound seeder supports upto 16 portable speakers to synchronise and create a private disco while in the free version, you can connect up to two speakers for 15 minutes as often you want to. In the free version you will also notice the banner ads. If you want to use full functionality ,you can upgrade to premium by the in-app purchase.

3) Chorus

Chorus brings the samsung group play functionality to any android device running on android 2.3(Gingerbread) or above. This app is available for free in play store. The app has a good user interface but as it is currently in beta version so it may create some problems while synchronizing.

How To Use Chorus ?

Step 1: Install chorus on all of your android devices running on android 2.3 or above.

Step 2: Create a new username of your choice and tap the "Host" blue button, it will ask you to create a hotspot or connect using an available wifi connection. 

Step 3: Add songs to the playlist and tap the check mark on the top right corner to play. 

Step 4: Scroll music player screen from right to get your 'chorus id'.

Step 5: Now open chorus on the other device within the wifi or hotspot range and tap 'Join' and enter the chorus id of the other device to get sync.

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Hike Messenger Is Better Than Whatsapp: Is it True ?

Whatsapp is a clear global leader of instant messengers and is often used by billions of people around the world.It has also succeeded to conquer facebook in terms of daily active users and new signups.No doubt Whatsapp is the best IM app out there because all of our friends live in it, that's why we do not want to switch to some other platform. Today there are many alternatives of whatsapp but 'Hike messenger' is the only app which have enough guts to challenge whatsapp makers. However Telegram is also a good whatsapp alternative but it is only available for android and iphone users. So in this post, we will be considering hike which is struggling hard to steal the whatsapp users permanently. So lets figure out the 11 strong reasons which are in favour of hike messenger.

1. File Size: Recently,Hike has updated its system and now it allows its users to send files of upto 100 MB each,while the maximum file size of media supported by whatsapp is just 16 MB each. However if the file is larger than 16 MB, whatsapp provides the option of trimming the video to make it possible but it degrades the media quality.
2. Email Alternative: Hike supports media formats as well as documents including .ppt , .doc, docx and pdf file formats, therefore it is a good email alternative as email can tolerate an attachment which is a maximum of 25 MB of file size while hike can tolerate upto 100 MB of each attached file.
   
3. Money Making App: If you have ever used hike then you must be knowing about the hike rewards. Hike is the app which actually pays Rs. 20 for each successful referral and Rs. 15 to the new user who signs up. The user can redeem the money as a talktime for his phone after the minimum earning of Rs. 50. If you are on postpaid plan then after the hike reward redemption, your next bill amount will get reduced by the amount you redeemed. Now you must be thinking why they are paying ? They are doing it for their promotions, instead of paying millions for advertisements, they are benefitting their users. This is a good strategy used by them to get a huge coverage. You can invite your friends on hike by free hike sms and your friend has to download the hike app before 96 hours of your invitation otherwise you will not get the Hike referral reward. The only grey side is it is a limited time promotional offer and valid till 12/05/2014, so if you have not earned from Hike till yet then go for it and grab your first free talktime by just sending hike invitations to your friends who have never used hike. Last year I made more than Rs. 250 in one week from Hike by inviting friends.
   UPDATE: Hike Rewards Are Again Live So Go For It.
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4. 2-Way Chat Themes: Hike supports creating chat environment according to your mood and emotion.Hike users can change the chat theme of a particular friend and the theme will be visible on both sides.
5. Stickers: You can make your chat more colorful and fun by sending exciting and occasional stickers along with the smilies to your friends.The another good thing is sticker sets get updated regularly in a month or two.
6. Free SMS: Unlike other instant messengers, Hike users are privileged to get 100 sms per month for free for their non-hike friends. No need to have sms packs on your mobile if you are already having a mobile data plan and Hike on your device. Hike users also get 50 sms as bonus for each successful invitataion along with Rs. 20. However, Hike-to-sms can only be sent within India.
7. Better Notifications: Whatsapp uses double check marks below each sent message to notify the sender about the message delivery. If the message got two checkmarks, it means the message is successfully delivered otherwise there might be some problem with the reciever's data connection or any thing like that. While in Hike, the sender can clearly see the 'R' , 'S' or 'D' below each sent message which means Read, Sent and Delivered and if your friend is currently offline then it will notify you that your friend is currently offline and at this instant you can use free hike-to-sms to reach your friend's inbox.Hike also notifies you whenever the profile picture or status of your friend gets updated.
8. Lifetime Free: Hike is an advertisement free and life time free app while subscription for whatsapp is free only for the first year and from the next year it costs about $0.99/year.
   
   
9. Better Privacy: Whatsapp fetches all contacts from the phonebook and matches them with the whatsapp users and then automatically add all the contacts to the whatsapp contact list. While hikers have to send and accept friend requests to ensure privacy. Each hiker can choose to show or hide his last seen to his friend.However, Whatsapp also lets you hide last seen at: but there are still many bugs in their time stamp system.
10. Movable to SD Card: The latest version of hike can now be moved to SD card of the device after installation. This is a great feature for those who have a little phone memory or already loaded with other apps. While whatsapp does not officially supports move-to-sdcard feature.
    
11. 128 Bit SSL Encryption: This feature is added by hike buddies by keeping wifi users in their mind. If you are on public wifi then there is no need to worry about the passive attacks and
    eavesdropping. You have to just switch on the 128 bit SSL encryption inside settings->privacy. Chat logs are safe with hike. While whatsapp(android) chat logs gets saved inside whatsapp-> database folders in the SD card which are encrypted but can be converted to plain text with third party applications and python scripts. Also if you are on a open public wifi then the whatsapp chat logs are highly vulnerable to be sniffed by the other users who are also on the same wifi.
12. [NEW] Hidden Mode : This is a new feature introduced by Hike team. This makes you to make any of your chat private and hidden from the whole world. Only you can access the hidden chat with a password created by you. Now this is something which seems to be impressive as whatsapp does not have this feature.

Verdict: It is not easy for any app developer to compete with the giants like whatsapp, but it seems like hike developers are struggling very hard and periodically updating their system, creating promotional offers to make the results more fruitful. However users will always remain the king  as it solely depends on them and their need  to decide the best apps for themselves. I have used almost all alternatives of whatsapp but in my opinion hike is much better than the other big players like Wechat and Line. But whatsapp can not be ignored as all of our friends live in it and they are the only reason why instant messengers came into existence.

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Top 3 Best Photo Editing Apps For Android [April2014]

Photo editing was one of the most difficult task few years back and was achieved only by professionals. There was only one software for editing pictures i.e, Adobe photoshop, which was not easy to use for newbies but today it has become like eating snacks. Most of the people rely on their smart phones to click pictures and surely not all clicked snaps come out to be perfect and therefore some sort of editing and retouch is required before sharing them on the social networks. May be that is why play store is loaded with hundreds of photo editors and all of them claims to be the best, but most of them are not. So I have personally used some of the top rated photo editors on my phone and assembled a list of top 3 best photo editors while keeping reviews of the google users and various other horizons in my mind.

1. FOTOR : Fotor is one of the best photo editor which does exactly what it claims.The user interface is excellent and it can enhance each pixel of the photo to quickly transform the ugly looking pictures by just one tap. Ready made beautiful effects comes with the app which can be applied to any snap with just one touch.This app also has its own enhanced camera which helps us to click crystal sharp pictures.
   
   
   
   Download Fotor (Play Store)
   
   
   
2. CUPSLICE PHOTO EDITOR : Cupslice photo editor is very smooth and easy to use. The feature that makes it different from the rest of the apps is badges and stickers which makes the picture speak. The stickers get updated every week. Advanced photo effects are already in built with the app so you can use them on the go. The only limitation I found was that, it does not allow user to apply effects,frames,badges at once, you have to tap apply each time. Otherwise this app would have taken the top position in this list.
   
   
   Download Cupslice (Play Store)


3.  LITTLE PHOTO : This photo editor is of very little size just of 1.3 MB as its name suggests, yet it is one of the most powerful photo editor when compared to other bulky apps. You can directly click pictures from the app and make it phenomenal by the beautiful ready made effects. This small app can do anything with the picture like it can edit, apply effects,draw,write,etc very easily and instantly. If your phone is short of memory then this photo editor is highly suggested.
   
   
   Download Little Photo (Play Store)

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Transform Your Android With "Multitasking" !! (Review)

Whether it is a computer, tablet or a smart phone, multitasking is the best segment of any gadget. Everyone wants to complete their tasks quickly, this can be achieved by multitasking. It enables a device to do multiple tasks at the same time. Makers of premium smartphones are continuously working hard to integrate multitasking efficiently in the gadgets. This feature in android helps the user to toggle between the apps quickly. Multitasking by OryonCorp is the light yet powerful app in the segment of multitasking which makes the multitasking more customizable and sophisticated.

This app includes most of the basic apps in its list and these apps can be used at the same time. Instead of  opening apps in the full screen, it opens each app in a pop up window and allows its users to adjust the window size of each app by pinch to zoom. This makes the interface more user-friendly and impressive. Users are free to open and use any app and reposition it at the same time. The apps can also be hidden into the notification bar. Obviously the app is more suited to big screen gadgets (tablet) but it also works smoothly on smart phones.


Install Multitasking from Play store (Free)
Install Multitaking Pro from Play store (Paid)

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