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Showing posts with label android. Show all posts
Showing posts with label android. Show all posts

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Complete Guide and steps to Install, Setup and Remove Test DPC app


how to uninstall test DPC

What is Test DPC

TestDPC / Test DPC is an app that is used for testing Device Policy Controller for Android Devices. This app was released by Google first in 2015. This app is smart enough to fool your Android device thinking that it is being used under a corporate context. If you are an Android App developer and want to test a specific behaviour of your app under the conditions when the device would be enrolled to Work Managed or Work Profile Mode by an EMM like WorkspaceOne Intelligent Hub.
Once you set the device to Device Owner or Work Managed / Work Profile mode using the TestDPC app, you can verify the remote app performance.
If you want to understand more on Work Managed and Work Profile, you can refer this article: Difference-between-Work-Profile-and-Work-Managed-Profile
And if you are here to see how to uninstall VMware Workspace One Hub, you can refer to this link - https://g33ktricks.blogspot.com/2022/09/how-to-Uninstall-vmware-workspaceone-Intelligent-hub-android.html

This app can be downloaded easily from the below official links and there are other links from where you can download it too.

Test DPC Git Hub Download Link: https://github.com/googlesamples/android-testdpc
The Source code is available for Free for this app in GitHub, so you can play around with it.

What Test DPC app does?

Android Device comes with Device Policy Controller (DPC) which controls most of the device Settings. These settings can be controlled manually, that you do from Settings but these can be also can be controlled by Enterprise Mobility Management) ISVs (Independent Software Vendor) OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) 
Users can manage security polices , can set applications restrictions and much more things using this app. It also has as a implementation reference for other DPCs.
For using Test DPC app, device Rooting is not required.

List of APIs available in Test DPC app

Below are the images from the Test DPC app 7.0 and the complete list of Policy Management APIs available within the app. Few of the setting in the main menu will have Sub-Settings which are not included in the list of screenshots.
 
Here is the list of few of the DPC commands followed by Screenshots from the test DPC apk.
Suspend apps, Unsuspend apps, Clear app data, Managed configuration, Disable metered data , app feedback notification, App restrictions manager,  Delegated cert installer, generic delegation, lock task mode, Manage app permissions,Wipe etc.

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Installing test DPC

For setting the device to Device Owner or Work Managed Mode, you can use the adb command without factory resetting the mobile device. The Current or the latest version available is for test DPC app is 7.0.

Steps for Installing testDPC app from Google Play Store

- To install, you must connect your Gmail account to your Android device.
- To download from Play Store
- Click ‘Accept’ for permissions and let it download
- Once Test DPC is installed from Play Store. 
- Follow the steps below given in the   Test DPC Initial Setup section

Steps for Installing testDPC app via command line via apk

- After downloading, go to Device Settings and then Security.
- Search for ‘Allow installation of apps from unknown sources’ and enable the option.
- Install any APK using below steps
  (Here is the complete guide to setup ADB on your machine - https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux)

- Install the DPC apk from adb
 adb install <TestDPC.apk>

- And run below command to set the dpc app as Device Owner.
 adb shell dpm set-device-owner com.afwsamples.testdpc/.DeviceAdminReceiver

- In case you want to test the Profile Owner mode, you need to run below command instead of above Device Owner command
 adb shell dpm set-profile-owner com.afwsamples.testdpc/.DeviceAdminReceiver

Test DPC Initial Setup:

Below screenshots would explain you the initial setup.
Launch the Test DPC app after installing and follow the instructions as given below.

Installing and settting Test DPC app             Installing and settting Test DPC app            Installing and settting Test DPC appInstalling and settting Test DPC app            Test DPC in Personal container              Test DPC in Work Profile


Test DPC is one of the best Device Policy controller for Android devices and it is compatible with devices running on Lollipop (Android 5.0) and higher. 

Uninstalling / Removing Test DPC apk

 By now you must have understood, this app is very useful but I would suggest you to uninstall it once you are done with your work. Keeping it on your device and playing around it might land you in trouble.
Here are the steps to follow for removing the Test DPC app/apk.
From the below screenshot from the device you can see that there is a Wipe Option to clear the dpc set up from the device.

                                                             Test DPC Wipe option
- Launch the Test DPC application 
- Search for "Wipe" option 
- Click "Ok" on the prompt
- Remove the test DPC Apk from Device Apps list,  Go to Device Settings > Apps > search app and click Uninstall

 I see that people do look for removing other DPC apps like thinkadam dpc, Intelligent Hub from VMware or Microsofts Intune. Just to let you know, there is no way to remove these apps. If your device is enrolled as Device Owner, un-enrolling it would factory reset the device. If its enrolled as Profile owner there are chances but the only thing that blocks it is ofcourse the IT team of your company. If they have installed it on your device, they do not want it to remove it. If you want the DPC apps like mentioned above, to be removed from you mobile device, you need to contact to your IT team. 

NOTE: Sooner, the testDPC will be out of sight and will be over taken by AMAPI. The new concept that would control your device instead of DPC apps. Click here , if you want to learn more about AMAPI.

You might also like to look at this quick small article on Android emulator Camera Surprise : Android-emulator-camera-surprise

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Difference between Work Profile and Work Managed Devices in MDM world



Work Managed vs Work Profile devices

Work Profile vs Work Manged devices

In my previous article, I'd mentioned about the different modes which MDM involves along with the difference between Enterprise Wipe, Device wipe and Enterprise Reset. During Recent change in strategy from Google, company is trying to focus more on the Work Managed mode and will have moved their focus out from Legacy i.e Device Admin mode. The Android 10 i.e Android Q and above version will be predominantly Android Enterprise mode supported.
Let me try to explain, the difference between these two primary modes Work Managed and Work Profile.



What are Work Managed Device :

 They are also referred as Android Work Managed or Device Owner  or Android for Work (AFW) . Device enrolled under this mode, gives entire control of the device to the MDM or to say - your IT Department. There are different method with which your company may enrol the device. The VMware WorkspaceOne UEM (earlier famously known as AirWatch) does have below different method of enrolment available.
  • Using AirWatch Relay to perform an NFC bump 
  • Using a unique identifier or token code
  • Scanning a QR code
  • Using Zero Touch enrollment
  • Other specific to Rugged devices like Barcode enrollment for Zebra device via StageNow app

Primarily, the device would be owned by company i.e Corporate Owned or Corporate Dedicated.
So these devices and the data will be owned by the company after enrolled in Work Managed mode. Since the device is owned by the company that you work for , once you leave the company, Admin department can wipe the device which would Factory Reset the device. Factory resetting means getting all the data deleted from the device and device again become a fresh out of box as a new device. When it comes to un-enrolment, unenrolling the Work Managed Device Factory Resets it so device can be assigned to another user.


What are Work Profile Devices:

Work Profile Enrolled Device
 Device Enrolled in Work Profile
It is also referred as Profile Owner. This method is mainly used on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) devices where the company allows you to use your own device at work but along with your personal info your companies data can reside in parallel. This method would only work on Android devices which are Lollipop 5.0 and above. In words of Google, a Work Profile separates work apps and data on an Android device from personal apps and data. By default, work profile notifications and icons for apps installed in a work profile are marked with a work badge (briefcase icon) so you can
distinguish them from personal apps. Refer the pic on the right, the Google Chrome has to icons, One with work badge and another at the homescreen without work badge. The work badge is the managed app by your company and company has all the rights to track its usage (ofcourse , if they want to) and personal one i.e without badge stays safe to use for your personal use. Work profiles allow an IT department of your company to securely manage a work environment without restricting users from using their device for personal apps and data.
So, once your device is enrolled in Work Profile , if you leave the organisation, your IT department will un-enroll the device which will wipe i.e. delete the data owned by company without touching any of your personal data. Thus, in case of Work Profile enrolled device, unlike Work Managed,  the Device does not get Factory Reset (for obvious reasons), thus you can continue to use your device and not bothered by companies applied restriction profiles to your phone.

There is a one more category to the list which is called Dedicated Device.
These devices are basically owned by the company and are used for specific purpose. Devices like Kiosk, Ticket Printers device, Entry Exit managing devices. These devices do not need to have a person to operate as they will be standalone and will be in Lock Down mode, where only one app/screen will be shown to the device user. As the usage is within the single app or limited set of apps, the users are restricted to use any other option or change any settings on the device. From Airwatch, they have an application called as AirWatch Launcher which does perform these operations i.e keep the device user bound to one or few specific apps and not letting the customer edit or personalise the settings. 

For now, you try to remember these acronyms and I will add some more details about other mode like COPE in my future post. BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device; CYOD stands for Choose Your Own Device; COPE stands for Company Owned/Personally Enabled; and COBO stands for Company Owned/Business Only.

You can refer to this page for understanding what is Device Wipe and Enterprise Wipe
Interested in knowing, how to manage Airwatch WorkspaceOne console via Mobile and How to uninstall WorkspaceOne Intelligent Hub 

Friday, November 15, 2019

Android Emulator Camera Surprise



Android Emulator CameraWhile working on a emulator for android on Android Studio, I stumbled upon this surprise feature.
The Android Emulator Camera will allow you to roam inside a predefined Room with your Emulator camera. You can snap of any item in the room or you can record a video with that simulated camera.
Moving across the room is pretty simple.
The feel of moving the camera as if you are really moving with your phone in hand is great.
Try it yourself by Downloading the Android Studio and launching the Android emulator from the Studio.


Tuesday, July 9, 2019

How to set Dark Theme for Google Chrome mobile


Set Dark Theme on Chrome Mobile Application

One of the most used and famous browser everyone knows of is Google Chrome. The browser supports multiple platform like Windows, Mac, Android, iOS. The ease of use and quick webpage rendering and hundreds of useful extensions makes it highly used web browser.

Coming back to the topic, as of now Google has no roadmap to allow user to Set Dark Theme, so, here are few g33ktricks to allow you to set the Dark Theme OR set Night Mode on Android Chrome browser.

1. Set Dark Theme using Chrome Flag

1. Update the Chrome to the latest version from Play Store.
    Open PlayStore app - > Search Google Chrome -> Click on "Update" button

2. Open the Browser and type the URL – chrome://flags
Chrome Flags Setting Page
Chrome Flags Page
3. Now Search for the term ‘Dark’.

4. Two options will be shown
Android web Contents Dark Mode
 and
Android UI dark mode.

5. Web Contents Dark Mode - This will make the content on the website dark
UI dark mode - This will make the Chrome UI dark leaving the content on the site unaffected.

6. Make your choice accordingly. Close the Google Chrome app and the Launch it again.

7. The Night Mode or Dark Theme will be set and the webpages will be having black background and white text.
You can reset this setting back by opening Chrome Settings and click on "Dark Mode" option.


2. Using Reader Mode

Reading mode shows the webpages like pages on the book providing ease of reading by removing Javascripts, ads etc.

Steps to enable Reader mode

1. Open Chrome app and Tap 3 dots on the Right-Top of the screen

2. Click on "Settings"

3. Search for "Accessibility" option and swithch-on the "Simplified" view.

4. Now Open any of  the web-page you like. Bottom of the screen will shown an option ‘Show Simplified View’. Click on it.
Chrome Flag Appearance Option
5. This will again show "Appearance" option again.

6. Simply increase the intensity of Dark in the given options.


You might like to read: How to Speed-up your Chrome Browser

Thursday, March 9, 2017

[SOLVED] WIFI not working after replacing /editing /modifying the wpa_supplicant.conf file


How to solve WIFI not working if WPA_supplicant.conf is modified or changed.

I ran into the problem one day when I was just playing around my Android phone's wpa_supplicant.conf file.
I happily rooted my phone and went to /data/misc/wifi folder and edited the file using root explorer and saved it. Till this point it was all looking so easy. I rebooted my phone and I was surprised after the phone came back from boot.
My Wifi was not at all switching On after replacing the wpa_supplicant.conf file.
Tried many things but did not solve the issue. I was going to factory reset my phone but after long search
 I found the solution to WIFI not working.

The reason was, when we edit the wpa_supplicant.conf file while saving the ownership to file changes, as we will be editing the file as a root.


You can see from the screenshot, the ownername and ownergroup are changed to "root" instead, they should be "wifi"

Resolve WiFi not working wpa_supplicant.conf

Below are simple steps to resolve wifi not working:

$ adb root
$ adb -d shell

# cd /data/misc/wifi
# chown system.wifi wpa_supplicant.conf
# reboot


Hope you find this useful information.
Checkout other tricks in this blog.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

How to Run JAVA games with Android Phones


How to Run Java Games on Android phonesLike everyone else, I to had a question boggling me, whether I can run JAVA games/ app from my Android phones.
The Answer to it is Yes!!!
Yes, you can run the old JAR apps on your android phones using the utility explained below.


Netmite App Runner

You can download the app from PlayStore

Below are the features for Netmite App Runner

  • Among the famous apps to run Java games  & apps  (J2ME/MIDP – jar/jad) app on Android Phones
  • It is integrated with Browser-Browse any j2me site, click to run any jad/jar file.
  • You can immediately port your existing Java apps (jar/jad) to Android WITHOUT source code.
  • App is having integrated File explorer to load the java apps

Using JBED 

1. We need to Root your Android Phone. Rooting now a days is very easy.

2. Download JBED

3. Download lib jbedvm

4. Using ES Explorer, enable root access by going to the Settings.

5. Browse system/lib using the explorer. and copy and paste the lib jbeddm to it.

6. Launch JBED. And, you can normally install any java games on your Android.


Using PhoneME 

1. Install and use phoneMe.

2. Download the "phoneMe Feature" APK from internet and install on your phone.
http://davy.preuveneers.be/phoneme/?q=node/10

3. Also download and install OpenIntents File Manager

4. Download JADGen on PC and create a JAD file for any JAR file using the JADGen.

5. Now, copy both JAD and the respective JAR file into the same folder on your phone.

6. Open the phoneME app and run the game

Using JBLEND 

1. Download the JBlend archive file and extract the contents.

2. Copy the files on your phone.

3. Install the Root Explorer application.

4. Open Root Explorer and tap the "r/w" button in the upper corner. Copy the following files to the destination specified:
ibDxDrmJava.so – /system/lib
libjbmidpdy.so – /system/lib
libjbmidp.so – /system/lib
javax.obex.jar – /system/framework
MetaMidpPlayer.apk – /system/app
MidpPlayer.apk – /system/app

5.Copy the JAR files that you want to run to your phone.

6.Use JBlend to select the files to run them. 

Thursday, October 27, 2016

How to make mobile a webcam



Make your Mobile phone camera a Webcam

During this Corona virus Pandemic (Covid19), people have been asked to work for home and you will feel the need of having a webcam some or the other day. Teleconferencing gets easier when you see the other person face to face rather than having the voice converstation.
Not everyone has a laptop and not everyone has a Desktop PC with a Webcam. Now a days, not having a camera/webcamera is a big deal. Attending Zoom Calls,Skype Calls, Facebook Live streams and many other applications and website demands you to have a webcam.
How to make your mobile a webcameraWhen I say a webcam , its just a camera which can stream you over internet, hence the name 'web camera' aka webcam.

So, here I am going to tell you about a simple application that I have tried and tested to make your mobile phone as webcam and save money.
As I am talking about Skype video call, I think I should call this post of mine as "How to use Mobile phone as a webcam"


IP WEBCAM
This one is simple yet elegant application which you can install on your android phone from the Play Store.
IP Webcam turns your phone into a network camera with multiple viewing options. View your camera on any platform with VLC player or web browser. Stream video inside WiFi network without internet access.


Features include:
• Video can be uploaded directly to Dropbox, SFTP, FTP and Email using Filoader plugin
• Several web renderers to choose from: Flash, Javascript or built-in
• Video recording in WebM, MOV, MKV or MPEG4 (on Android 4.1+)
• Audio streaming in wav, opus and AAC (AAC requires Android 4.1+)
• Motion detection with sound trigger, Tasker integration.
• Date, time and battery level video overlay.
• Sensor data acquisition with online web graphing.
• Videochat support (video stream only for Windows and Linux via an universal MJPEG video streaming driver)
• Cloud push notifications on motion and sound, cloud recording for motion-triggered records, online video broadcasting powered by Ivideon.
• Extensive baby and pet monitor features: night vision, motion detection, sound detection.

Here is the link for IP WEBCAM. Install the app on your smartphone and Launch it.
There are plenty of things which are there in the mobile app, which you don't need to worry about.

Next Step is to Download the configuration software.
Download from https://ip-webcam.appspot.com/

After installing the PC app and launching it, below screen will be shown
Click on Auto Detect.

Settings window

If everything works fine, the camera will be available in Windows software. If something is wrong, please check your firewall rules and your network by visiting your network camera in a web browser.

For example, in skypeTry restarting your PC if it does not work.
After restart, launch any application
say Skype and you can then configure your skype with the IP Cam.
In Skype, Go to Tools - Options - Video Settings .
Here You need to choose, MJPEG Camera
And Baam!!! all done.

You can see your pretty cat over your PC by using your phone.

In the similar way, you can config any Streaming application . You just need to use MJPEG camera as a webcam source.

Another App I remember which you can use is, 
DroidCam. It also has mobile app and a PC connectivity software.

Monday, September 26, 2016

Google's own Tips and G33k-Tricks section for Android phones



There was a post which I had posted recently about "Ok Google" where all the list of quick tricks were mentioned about how to use your smartphone smartly :)

But, Imagine Google itself giving a set of tips and tricks to make your android phone work efficiently and seamlessly, it has happened.
 I was going through android.com and landed up on a page which actually tells about the tips.
There are all sort of tips presented for Camera, Battery , Customization, Security with the simple to follow steps.

You can refer all of them at
https://www.android.com/phones/tips/

Friday, June 24, 2016

How to Record Android Screen [without using any app]


Record Actions performed on your Android phone Screen


Record Android ScreenaSay, you want to record the screen of your android phone i.e you want to record what actions did you perform. Its very simple.

Pre-requiste for this trick would be:
You must have an adb tool (it comes with android SDK)
You can get the tool by going through this page.

Open command prompt
Type below command and press Enter

adb shell screenrecord /sdcard/<filename>.mp4

That's all you need to do. Till this above command is running, all the actions performed over your android phone will be recorded in the path you have specified (in this case, /sdcard folder)
To stop recording stop the above command by pressing Ctrl+C.
You can play the video made with any player supporting mp4 format.

If you want to pull the file onto your system , you need to type

adb pull /sdcard/<filename>.mp4 <DestinationPathonSystem>

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Charge mobile faster with short USB cables


How to Charge mobile faster

How to Charge mobile faster

Recently I came across with an nice android app called "Ampere".
Yes, it displays the current flowing into your mobile i.e while charging and also the amount of current being consumed by your smartphone while discharging.
With this app running on my mobile, I ran an small experiment.


Here are my observations,



Scenario Charging or Not Min
Current
Max
Current
Laptop - USB long cable Laptop charging 770mA 840mA
Laptop - USB long cable On battery 750mA 780mA
Laptop - USB Short Cable On battery 1150mA 1180mA
Laptop - USB Short Cable Laptop charging 1150mA 1180mA

The same goes when charging using the chargers.
With long USB cable the charging current was 890mA and with short USB cable it was 1460mA.
Charger rating was Input--0.6A, Output -- 6V- 2000mA
Its clearly seen,there is difference of 400mA  and that's a bummer if you use long USB cable.
It can be easily concluded from above table as well that using Short USB cable to charge will definitely decrease the  charging time i.e will charge your mobile or another device quicker.
And also, it does not  matter whether your laptop is charging or not the power being drawn from the USB port of laptop remains almost same.

You can also download the app from here Ampere Android app
and can understand how fast your mobile is charging with the cable you have or do you need to replace your usb charging cable.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Awesome and Simple Android Tricks that everyone should know


Tips and Tricks for Android Phones

If you have just bought an Android Phone or you are pro user of this wonderful Operating System, you should really must be knowing below tweaks which will definitely help you.
Android Awesome Tricks and tips
These tricks may vary a little for your phone manufacturer, say Micromax uses the default OS as is and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) like Samsung , Asus modify or customize the OS 
thus changing the paths or options. But the options would remain similar.

  Set Mobile Data Limit


If your phone version is greater than Android (4.0–4.0.4 Ice-cream Sandwich) your phone must be 
Android Awesome Tricks and tipshaving an option to track your monthly mobile data 
To start with, 
1. Goto Settings > Data Usage
2. Here , over the graph Orange Line represents the data limit usage
3. You can set your Data Usage cycle based on when  month starts and ends

Whenever the data limit is reached your phone will alert you based on the data usage recording but please also bear in mind that your mobile network provider may track it little different.
The best option would be , setting the limit little less than your monthly data pack.

Disabling Automatic App Updates

Android Awesome Tricks and tips
Automatic updates are sometimes burden on your net packs or data plans. Android has a bad habit of updating itself without your permissions. 
You can do it simply by,

1. Open Play Store app and go to Settings in play store
2. Now, Tap on Auto-update apps option
3. Tap on "Do not auto-update apps"

Thats all you need to do!
But in-case you felt like your phone has outdated applications, you just need to ,
Goto PlayStore >  Settings 
Tap on "My Apps" and then based on need you can update all the apps or a particular app.


Changing Default Apps Settings


Android Awesome Tricks and tipsSituations when you try to open an MP4 file it just opens using default Video player. But if you have installed VLC player and playing MP4 just open the default Video player which you definitely don't want. To resolve this issue
you need to, 


1. Go to Settings  > Apps
2. Swipe Right and select All tabs
3. Tap on the app which you want to remove as default.
4. Tap on 'Clear defaults'



Disabling Animations


Who doesn't want there phone to run Smooth especially if its Android. Before we start  you should be having access to "Developer Options" which can be found under Settings .



If "Developer Option" is missing, you need to go to Build number under Settings and tap on it repeatedly until you see "You are now a developer!". Developer options are now enabled.


Under enabled Developer options, look for Window animation scale, Transition animation scale, and Animator duration scale.
Disable three of the options individually.




Disabling / Enabling Auto-Correction option


Turning off the 'auto-correction' is an best option when you are typing in your own language. 

1. Goto Settings > "Language & Input"
2. Tap on the "Settings" icon next to the keyboard that you are using, e.g. Google Keyboard.
3. Tap on Auto-correction 
4. Tap on Off option to disable the Auto Correction option.



Setting Owner Info in-case you loose your android phone


Tough chances of getting back your phone when its lost are close to zero but I do believe in humanity and you should as well. So, in case you loose you phone somewhere and you want that person should know whose is the owner of the phone and some info about you, you can set all at the "Owner Info" section

Goto Settings > Security > Owner Info

Please note that this information will be available over the lock screen always.

The "OK Google" Trick

I remember the days when voice recognition was a big task for computers but Google is so smart now a day that it can understand your voice, you don't have to change your pitch / pronunciation / dialect to make it understand your need.

Just Tap on Mic symbol in the search bar and say "Ok Google" followed by what you want info from google.
For example : "Ok google Set Alarm at 4PM" 
And android will set alarm for you. its so simple.








PlayStore(s)


Yes!!! There are different Stores for application apart for Google Play Store.
You can download applications from other store but these stores are having apps which may or may not be safe.
One of the Example is Amazon's app store and others Google Play, SlideME, Opera Mobile Store, Mobango, F-droid.
But when you download an app from other store remember that you should enable the option Unknown Sources
Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources 

Chromecast / Miracast / Wifi Display / WIDI


Chromecast or Miracast  or Wifi Display  or WIDI you must be a fancy word which you might have not heard before. But getting known to such an awesome feature is never waste of time. 
In simple words, Chromcasting means replicating your mobile screen on a TV display using WiFi Technology. Many of the Smart TV sets are capable of this feature. Its similar to, connecting HDMI cable to TV and then other end to your TV( but who uses HDMI on phone and moreover Wireless is the new era) 

All you need to do is,
1. Go to settings > Display
2. Select Cast Screen option
3. Tap on the TV which is shown in the list.

Please note that few android phones does not have this feature. And if your TV does not support Miracast you need to buy WIDI dongle or WIDI adapter like Actiontec Screenbeam or Samsung AllShare from Market which is little costly option.

Hope you enjoyed the tips, do add your android trick and tips in the comments.


Search results for : Android tips, tricks and shortcuts , Android Tips, android how tos, Android beginner trick, Android Beginner Tips.

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Monday, March 21, 2016

Fake GPS Location on Android Phone


How to Fake GPS Location on Android Phone

To Start with , to spoof your vicinity on Android is to become a developer. That does not mean you need to become actual developer duh!! You simply need to activate developer option inside the Android settings menu.

Goto Settings > About Android > Tap on that option 7 times until you get the affirmation activate as shown.

Fake your GPS Location
Fake GPS Location on Android

You'll want to go back a step to the root Settings menu and go to "Developer options". Once inside the sub-menu, find the Allow mock locations option and tick the check box right next to it.

Fake GPS location on Android
Enable Developer Options for Fake GPS Location



Now, get some GPS spoofing Application from Google Play.
You can try using Fake GPS Location Spoofer for Free.
Once Installed , you will be requested to enable
Turn Off the WIFI if possible, coz android can look into your location using your WIFI.
Now, click on the Location Settings button in the pop-up and then go to Mode within the menu.


How to Fake your GPS Location on Android phones


Once inside the Menu, select GPS only.
Next, choose a Location on the Map and "Double tap" on the screen to set it.
Once Set, all the other apps and services that looks for GPS location, will be spoofed.


How to Fake your GPS Location on Android phones
GPS Spoofing



Sunday, March 20, 2016

Android Easter Egg Game



Play Flappy  Birds on Android Lollipop (Android L Easter Egg)

I am sure , you guys must remember Flappy Bird . A game that kept  thousands of people busy while trying to make that small birdy fly between the pipes. Guess what!! Google has integrated this with Android L.
Go Play Android's Flappy Droid you need to do,
Go to Settings
Tap on About Phone section  again and again till you see Android L Logo over the screen.
Now, press and hold the Logo and you are ready to go . Score Points and enjoy!







Play Android Marshmallow Easter Egg


Like last 12 months’s Lollipop Easter Egg, the Marshmallow Easter egg is a Flappy fowl lookalike.

This time, Google has introduced a multiplayer feature.
To open it,
Go to Settings
Tap on About phone.
Then tap the Android version again and again till you notice the Marshmallow (M) icon appear in the middle of the display
Tap on the “M” logo to show it into a Marshmallow with antenna.
Now tap and hold on the screen till the game starts