Android

How to use your Android as a Webcam

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Webcam is one of the best inventions which have bettered the online communication process. When you chat online with dear ones, you can�t do without a webcam because it helps us see each other. I have always loved it because I�ve not been lucky enough to stay with my family since I joined college. I know many of you are like me. Skype is our virtual home and the webcam is the door to the home. Imagine you are online, chatting with your old friend. And your friend wants you to video chat. One quick glance at your webcam tells you that your pet has taken the liberty of using it as a teether. Does it spell disaster? Definitely not, if you have an Android device. You can easily use your Android device as a webcam at such times. With an Android device, you can make the best of both worlds. I was in such a situation and wandered around the Android App Store in search of an app that would help me out. Alas! The search ended soon and I found two helpful apps. I�ll explain both and you can use what you find to be comfortable.
Requirements:
These are the common requirements for both apps.
  • You need to have internet connection on both your PC and phone.
  • You can also do it using USB on your phone.
App 1: IP Webcam
  1. Install IP Webcam and IP Camera Adapter on Windows. You will have to use Firefox or Chrome. It doesn�t work properly with the default Internet Explorer. (This is a free app so you will not need to spend a single penny on it.)
  2. Open the IP Webcam app and adjust the settings. You need to choose the resolution, quality, FPS limit, and orientation as per your video needs.
  3. Once you finish this, tap on the Start Server button. It will open a window where you can set your Username and Password. Setting a username is recommended as the adapter sometimes might not allow you to open it without login credentials.
  4. You will find the IP address at the bottom of your device. Ensure that the port number is also visible.
  5. The next step is to choose the video size you would like to have. I�ve tried the Browser built-in viewer.
  6. Now it�s time to open the IP Camera Adapter. Here, you will have to feed information such as your IP, username, and password.
  7. Using the Autodetect button, select the optimal resolution settings for your video. Click on Apply once you�ve adjusted all the settings.
  8. You will have to restart the applications such as Skype, Windows Live, etc., in which you want to use this makeshift webcam.
Note:  Remember:
As it doesn�t render good quality audio, you will have to use your headset for uninterrupted audio. Using it as a webcam will drain the battery charge. Therefore, plug in the device while using it as a webcam.
App 2: DroidCam
  1. Download DroidCam from Android App Store. Click here to go to the website.
  2. It works only on Windows or Linux operating systems. Therefore, choose it only if you use one of these two.
  3. Open the app and wait until you get the �Idle� message. It will appear at the top right corner of the app.
  4. Open the DroidCam program on your PC and configure the settings in the window that appears.
  5. Type the IP of your computer. You needn�t change the port number.

You can now start using your Android device as a webcam. It works for you? Good! But don�t be overwhelmed at this new use of your Android phone and ditch your webcam if it is in good shape. You will need it in the future when you want to have a perfect video quality without any interruptions. This is just a makeshift use of your Android device, it can�t surpass a proper webcam. Find something that can work as a latch to hold your device in the landscape position. Otherwise, you will have to hold the device throughout the chat session. Finding a good latch was more challenging than setting it up as a webcam, so my device kept on sliding and tilting as it didn�t get a good latch to sit on. It�s good for informal conversations with friends and family. However, don�t try to settle down with this if you are attending a virtual business meeting with your client or a higher official.
Enjoy Guys! and don’t forget to post your comments. � MyTricksTime.com

Google Docs for Android Lets Users Add Photos to Documents

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Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) enhanced its native Google Docs for Android application, adding the ability to drop photos users take from their Android smartphone right into a Google document.

The search engine in April launched the Google Docs application for Android with a nifty feature that lets users turn photos with text into documents that may be edited from smartphones.

Users simply tap a button to create a new document from a photo or select the camera icon from the widget.

The document will then appear in the documents list after the phone user snaps the picture. Users may also convert existing photos from their Android phone by sharing them with the Google Docs app.

With the Docs for Android bump, users can now tap the camera icon from the Docs widget icon on their Android phone, shoot a photo, and then select “send to Web Clipboard” and press “OK.”

Then users can open any Google document from their computer, click the Web Clipboard icon and pick the item to paste into their document.

Google also improved the app so that users can open documents with any compatible viewer application or send a document as an attachment through email or another app on their phone.

The idea is that not only can users create, edit and access documents from their mobile phone, but they can augment the documents with photos, then save them in Google’s cloud computing system for later access on desktop computers and laptops.

Such mobile workflow capabilities are important at a time when corporate professionals are increasingly tasked to complete their projects while traveling.

While the initial Docs app was available only in English, the improved Docs app is available in 45 additional languages.

Protect Your Android From Virus

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Android is very amazing, billion apps can be downloaded for free in android market. Anyone can publish their apps on android market. Android market is free market less supervision, so many apps contain malware or trojan-horse. Virus is likely to steal important data from your android gadget. For avoiding virus on your android gadgetfollow this tips.
Avoiding virus on android gadget tips :
1. Install Antivirus on your android gadget
You can use lookout, i think this is very usefully for avoiding virus on your android gadget. Or you can use another antivirus which you buy in android market, but be carefully if you choose antivirus on android market, maybe that app containing viruses. Buy anti-viruses which have a lot of ratings.
2. Before download app, read the Review
Before you download app on your android gadget in android market you must read the review, be careful with fake review, you have to track it down. Note that there are complaints in the review.
3. Note the permission before download app
Before thee app installed on your android gadget you must request permission list. If your app want to access without a clear connection you must be careful. avoiding access to contact, and history on your browser. Delete your application if sending automatic SMS.
4. trace of awkwardness when it
If you thing that your apps have many problem you can search it on google with keyword “(app name) malware?” if you find that app have many problem you can use another apps, android market have a lot of stock.
5. Be careful with fake name
Maybe criminal person using the same name with popular app, you can use appstore for android from amazon which must need permission process for app for get away.
okay i hope this 5 tips can helps you protect your android from virus.

How to speed up Samsung Galaxy Ace android phone

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Using galaxy ace android phone is a pleasure to all because of its lovable user interface and smoothness. But when your galaxy is flooded with apps, high end games , things become laggy. The fact is that many apps left a background process for its working. This consumes a fair amount of RAM. Here’s some tips that i often use to save RAM usage thereby speeding up the device.  These tips are applicable to almost all android phones other than galaxy ace. 

  • Uninstall unwanted applications from your galaxy ace. Many of us install apps from market to test it out but always forget to uninstall unwanted apps. Not all apps run background processes but you can identify them by checking out running applications. It can be accessed from Settings > Applications > Running services. It shows the running process so you can identify apps which are useless running background tasks to consume RAM. 




  • Use Advanced Task Killer to kill unwanted process. Goto android market and search for an android application named  Advanced Task Killer and download it to your phone. This application let you find all tasks running on your android and kill them by selecting each one or kills all. I use this app whenever i feel the phone lags.




  • Get the latest version of android 2.3.4 for ace. The official gingerbread update is available for galaxy ace. Install kies on your pc and upgrade your phone. Read how to upgrade your galaxy ace to gingerbread using Kies. This update include fix to some bugs that were present in the factory version of android froyo. Also it speeds up the games. 

  • Avoid using heavy Live wallpapers. I too a fan of live wallpapers, but sadly this is one of the causes of your phone to slow down. 
Try these tips to speed up you Samsung galaxy ace. If you have other tricks, please share them under comments section.

Location-based Alerts on your Android

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Setting location based reminders is very simple in android. The app is integrated with Google Maps and you can just tap a location on the map to set a reminder when you are around that place. You can create one-time alerts or configure it to repeat on particular days

How do you locate your mobile phone if the ringer is off? Maybe you switched the phone to vibrate mode while you were in a meeting and now you dont find it . Wouldn�t it be nice if you could use other phone to turn on the ringer of your missing phone? Here is an app for it Agastya, a new Android app that lets you �remotely� perform various tasks on your phone from any other phone via simple SMS commands. The other phone, that is sending the commands, need not be running Android � even the basic Nokia phone would do

The workflow is very easy. You send an SMS command from a friend�s phone to your own phone in a given format and the app reacts accordingly. For example, a command like �ringer� would turn on the ringer while �silent� would put the phone to silent mode. The best feature of this app is it helps you retrieve your missed calls list or your incoming text messages via, you got it right, SMS. Here�s a complete list of SMS commands that you can try on your Android phone:

SILENT � Turn off the phone�s ringer RINGER � Turn on the ringer IMEI � Get the IMEI number* of your phone LAST MESSAGES � Retrieve the last 5 text messages received on your phone LAST CALLS � Know the last 5 missed/received/dialed numbers

� Fetch the contact number of a person from the address book. Agastay isn�t the first app that offers such features. The more popular Where�s My Droid app can not only turn on the ringer of your phone remotely but will also send you the phone�s current GPS location by SMS. There�s overlap but these apps are more inclined towards locating your lost phone while Agastay is like a command console � you can toggle between phone states or even fetch details of a contact remotely from the phone�s address book. The IMEI feature is also handy for blacklisting your misplaced phone Enjoy Guys! and don’t forget to post your comments.� MyTricksTime.com