How to Change Infinix Note 2 IMEI to BlackBerry

How to Change Infinix Note 2 IMEI to BlackBerry

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In this guide, I am going to walk you through how to change Infinix Note 2 IMEI to BlackBerry IMEI under 4-minutes.
The only thing you have to do is follow this guide and the entire process to change Infinix Note 2 to BlackBerry IMEI should work like a charm for you.
First thing first, read our disclaimer below:
Disclaimer:  Any reliance you place on our guides is strictly at your own risk. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage to your device, including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this blog.


That’s good, let’s continue.
Please note that using this guide will void your warranty. But you can reclaim your warranty by reversing the process. There is no rooting, this process is fluid and won’t require too much of an hassle.

Change Infinix Note 2 IMEI to BlackBerry IMEI – Solved

Step One: Store your original IMEI

Dail *#06# on your Infinix Note 2
Back-up the numbers, you can copy them or take a screenshot and save in dropbox.

Step Two: BlackBerry IMEI Generator

If you don’t have a BlackBerry IMEI to use, download BlackBerry IMEI Generator , Extract and Run on PC.
Hint: Your Anti-virus may detect it as malware, but its clean. I have it on my PC and no issues.
Generate BlackBerry IMEI, this is what you are going to use in step three.

Step Three: Digging Deep

Dial *#*#3646633#*#*
Swipe to the left on the telephony dialog to reveal the “Connectivity” tab

Tap “CDS Information”


Tap “Radio Information” [located under Common Data Service]


Select the Phone (Phone 1 or Phone 2) you want to Change its IMEI
Hint: If you want to change Phone 1, tap select Phone 1, if you want to change Phone 2, select phone 2. Phone 1 or Phone 2 also means SIM 1 or SIM 2. Depending on where you want to insert your Glo SIM for BIS.
On the next page, Edit AT +. For SIM 1, Use AT+ EGMR=1,7,”” for SIM 2, Use AT+ EGMR=1,10,””
Important: Leave a Space between AT and +, so you don’t you get an invalid prompt after the process. Enter your BlackBerry IMIE in between the column sign [“”] and tap “SEND AT COMMAND.” If you get a “AT Command Sent. OK” prompt, It means the entire process was successful.

Restart your Infinix Note 2 and dail *#06# to confirm your new IMEI.

Get Glo BIS

Insert your Glo SIM into the SIM port that was changed
Simply dial send Comonth or BBCmonth to 777 to subscribe to Glo BIS with 3GB value and a validity of 30-days.
First time activation could take as much as 24-hours. So don’t fret if you don’t get an activation email quickly.
Change your APN to blackberry.net and everything should work perfectly once you get the activation SMS.
That’s it! This is best method to change Infinix Note 2 IMEI to BlackBerry IMEI. Encounter any hassle? Do not hesitate to drop a comment.

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Infinix Note 2 Android 6.0 Marshmallow (OTA) Update Now Available

Infinix Note 2 Android 6.0 Marshmallow (OTA) Update Now Available

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Infinix Mobility has started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Note 2 phablet.
Users of the device can update to Android 6.0 Over The Air, OTA. If you have rooted your device, you have to unroot before performing this update else you will brick your smartphone.
The OTA update is 716MB.
It looks like Infinix will roll out Android 6.0 update for all its latest smartphones. Infinix Zero 3 users should expect this update anytime soon.
source: techrez

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Best multitasking and shortcut apps for Android

Best multitasking and shortcut apps for Android

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The implementation of the recent apps menu in Android 5.0 Lollipop rendered many shortcut apps useless. Being able to quickly jump between any previously accessed app or menu made Android navigation easier, but it isn't the only way to speed up your workflow. Here are the best app shortcuts and task-switchers for Android.
 

Omni Swipe – best all-rounder 

After more than 100 million installs, Omni Swipe has a rating of 4.5/5 stars in the Play Store and for good reason: this app is awesome. Part of the appeal of Omni Swipe is its strong design: the rotating wheel which acts as the centre-point for all its interactions looks attractive and feels good to use.
With an inward swipe from the right of left of your screen, you reveal the fan-shaped Omni Swipe toolbar. This gives access to your favorite apps, recent places, settings toggles and more, providing a fast and appealing way to navigate your device.
If you're interested, be sure to go with the paid version or you'll be bombarded with annoying ads.

Shortcuts – best notification shade add-on

The simplicity of Shortcuts is what really sells it: open the app, tick the apps you wish to make shortcuts to and enable it. Shortcuts to these apps will now appear in your notification shade.
The reason that Shortcuts is so effective is that the notification shade is accessible from any menu or area on Android. Whether you're watching a video, playing a game, or taking part in an ongoing call, you can pull down the notification shade and see your favorite apps right there. I can't see a reason why this option isn't put into stock Android as standard.

Power Toggles – best for custom settings toggles 

Power Toggles is as old as the hills, but it's still going strong. This brilliant free app gives you better settings toggles and makes them easier to access. If, say, you find yourself frequently traveling to your display settings to change the screen timeout time, then you can use power toggles to put that switch right alongside your screen brightness.
You can even add a whole second row of toggles if you wish. It's subtle, smart, and useful.

Swipeup Utility – best home button modifier 

Swipeup Utility simply allows you to reconfigure what your Home button does. Want to swipe up to launch one of your apps? You can do that. Or perhaps you want it to take you straight to a contact? Swipeup Utility lets you do that, too.
There are a few bugs in the more advanced features, and it's quite limited, but if you've ever wanted to use your home button to launch your camera app straight into video mode (hey, you might), this is the way to do it.

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Why internal storage still beats a microSD card

Why internal storage still beats a microSD card

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When it was announced that MicroSD cards were making a triumphant return to the Samsung Galaxy S series, many exploded with excitement. However, there is still a lot of confusion and misinformation surrounding the value of MicroSD cards. Here I explain why internal storage is still better than external memory.

 

The misconception

I don't wish to patronize here and I’m not suggesting this is big news. Rather, some people genuinely aren't aware of it and Android 6.0 Marshmallow has confused the situation somewhat.

You might think that buying a handset with 32 GB of internal memory and adding a 32 GB microSD card to is the same as buying a 64 GB smartphone. It's not. 

This important. It is always cheaper to add external storage, and thus tempting to do so, but it’s just not as effective. Why? To explain this we must look at life before and after Marshmallow.

Pre Android 6.0 Marshmallow

On devices that don't run Marshmallow, the kind of data that can be stored on the microSD card is different to what can be stored in your phone. You can store movies, music and image files easily, but app data (including sometimes large game files) is trickier.

You can’t, for example, install an entire app or game onto a microSD card. You can move part of the data there, but that's all.

Because of this, even with a 128 GB memory card stuffed into a 16 GB device, you could still find yourself frequently running out of storage space. So, first and foremost, microSD cards are more limited in terms of the type of data they can store, while internal storage can hold any data.

 

Post Android 6.0

Google has made an attempt to unify the MicroSD / internal storage experience in Android Marshmallow with a feature known as Adoptable Storage. With this, you can use a microSD card just like internal storage. The caveat is that once you do this the microSD card can only be used in that device, and removing it can cause all kinds of problems.

 

Though it may act the same as your device's internal storage, it's still not quite the same.

The speed at which your device reads and writes information to storage mediums affects overall performance.

Traditionally, accessing data on external storage mediums was almost always slower than the dedicated drive. With Adoptable Storage, this is still mostly true: the unification of these two storage mediums will have an adverse affect on overall read and write speed. 

But to make the situation even more complicated, performance may improve in rare cases. 

On the HTC One A9 and confusion

With the HTC One A9, a MicroSD card can actually improve the phone’s read and write speeds. It depends on the type of SD Card, but when using the SanDisk Extreme Plus 64 GB in our One A9, the overall read and write speed actually increased. Truthfully, it was not to any visible degree, but worth mentioning all the same. 

 

On the Galaxy S7 and confusion

The Galaxy S7 has made matters worse because its MicroSD cards don’t make use of the Adoptable Storage feature, despite the fact that the S7 runs Marshmallow.

Based on current information, it seems that SD cards in the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will act the same way as external storage does in the traditional Android sense, that is, they can only store photos, videos, app data, and other such files.  

Where does this leave us?

Android Marshmallow has attempted to bring the warring factions of internal and external storage together. There is currently a ceasefire: these storage forms are playing nice. If you take advantage of Adoptable Storage, your MicroSD card will act just like internal storage with few downsides. But some families, such as LG and Samsung, haven’t implemented Adoptable Storage.

For now, I’d still advise against buying additional storage if you want the same function as internal storage, unless you know your device supports Adoptable Storage and don’t mind a potentially adverse effect on performance. Additionally, external storage mediums are prone to corruption, and who knows what the long-term effects of persistent data transfer will be when microSD cards are used like internal storage. 

If you just want another way to store pictures and videos without clogging up your internal memory, a microSD card will still do just fine. 

It's still a hotly debated topic, so where do you stand on external vs internal storage? Give me your thoughts in the comments.

source: Androidpit

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First Live Images Of Infinix Hot 3 Leaks

First Live Images Of Infinix Hot 3 Leaks

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ive shots of the upcoming Infinix Hot 3 has appeared on the web,  the images reveal some nicely crafted design elements; it appears the smartphone will retain its plastic shell and come with a non-protruding primary shooter.primary shooter.
 
There are no official specifications yet, but a close look at the leaked images does show a 5-inch device. Infinix won’t be giving the Hot 3 a 5.5-inch treatment.
Hot 3 is unlikely going to be another Android One device, but we expect it to be significantly more powerful than the Hot 2. The company is over-hyping the front-facing camera so it’s natural to expect something big from that technical aspect.


This is all we know for now, once we have more information we will let you know. So stay tuned.




source: techrez

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How To Find Out Who Has Ignored Your Facebook Friend Request

How To Find Out Who Has Ignored Your Facebook Friend Request

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Facebook is one of the most popular websites being used all over the world by about 1.5 billion people. It has grown to become the biggest medium to connect with people and share our lives.

Sometimes, we send a friend request to a person on Facebook and forget if the friend request was accepted or it was ignored. Previously, that was not possible to know on the Facebook if you were accepted or not. But now it’s possible to know who ignored you.

Read also: Free Tool Lets You See Facebook Hidden Friends List of Others

Here are some simple steps that you need to know.

Step 1: Go to the Friend Requests section on the home screen and click on it.

Step 2: Scroll down and go to the bottom of the Friend Requests page. Click on the See all.

Step 3: A new page will open. On the left-hand side of the page, you will seeView Sent Requests link. Just click on that link and you will all your Sent friend requests.On this page, you can also cancel the sent friend requests.

Did you find this tutorial helpful? Share your views in the comments below.

credit: fossbytes

Read also: Free Tool Lets You See Facebook Hidden Friends List of Others

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LG G5: The First Modular Smartphone From LG Makes Android Exciting Again

LG G5: The First Modular Smartphone From LG Makes Android Exciting Again

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Intro: Smartphone maker LG has launched its new flagship Android device LG G5. The phone is inspired from the modular approach and the company gives you a choice to add extra modules that act as a clear differentiator against other smartphones. 

oday at its Play Begins event in MWC 2016, Barcelona, LG unveiled its new flagship Android phone LG G5. The phone comes with a refreshing design approach and loaded with the innovation of modular elements.

This radical reinvention of the LG’s flagship is coupled with tons of new accessories and plug-in modules. You can simply ‘slide-out’ battery and change it with another fully charged one in a matter of seconds. The other two modules include a Bang and Olufson unit that promises to turn G5 into an audiophile’s new best buddy. The camera module allows you to take pictures more easily. It comes with a little extra battery juice to make the phone run longer. The entire bottom of the phone comes out and you are able to add LG’s expansion packs.

Another thing, LG continues to provide the microSD card slot — 100 points for that.

The phone borrows its first impression from Google Nexus 6P. The phone is housed inside an aluminum body and comes with a fingerprint scanner at the same place. The front is covered with beautiful curved glass that gives an impression of a zero-bezel display.

The company has also launched a range of companion devices called “LG Friends”. The range includes the LG 360 VR headset, a 360-degree camera, and the LG Rolling bot. The Rolling bot is a basically a drone that you can control with your phone and take pictures and videos.

The price and release dates haven’t yet been confirmed.

Specifications of LG G5 – Company’s first modular phone

• 5.3-inch screen Quad HD IPS display (2560 x 1440 / 554ppi)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Processor
• microSD Card Slot
• Always-on Display
• Camera: Rear: Standard 16MP, Wide 8MP / Front: 8MP
• 135 degree wide-angle lens
• Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• 2,800mAh
• USB Type-C
Did you like the new LG G5 and its “Friends”? Share your views in the comments below.
credit: fossbytes

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Samsung Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Are Waterproof Phones With No Surprises

Samsung Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Are Waterproof Phones With No Surprises

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Intro: At MWC 2016, the smartphone maker Samsung has just unveiled its next flagship devices — Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. These phones are an improved version of the S6-series devices with the addition of features like waterproofing and expandable storage.

At its Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at Mobile World Congress 2016, the smartphone maker launched its new flagship Android device Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.

Back in 2015, company shook its Galaxy smartphone design with S6 and S6 Edge. In 2016, Samsung is back with refined devices that bring back some useful features from the past, including microSD card slot (additional 200GB storage) and waterproofing (IP68 certification). These are great devices from Samsung but LG G5 has already impressed people with its presence MWC 2016.

These smartphones mark minor changes in last year’s designs by making the Edge angles less sharp. These devices are a tad thicker than their predecessors, only because they come with bigger batteries. The S7 battery has jumped to 3,000mAh from 2,550mAh while S7 Edge has seen an increase to 3,600mAh from 2,600mAh.

Talking about the screen of the phones, though the S7 Edge model has maintained the same Quad HD resolution, the curved screen area has been expanded to 5.5 inches to allow you to use it more efficiently. Now you’ll get quicker access to apps, news, and other functions with just a simple swipe.

The company has brought the always-on display that we’ve already seen in LG G5. It allows you to check for information on your phone without actually draining the battery.

Samsung has also worked to make its cameras better with larger images sensors. The new F1.7 lens captures about 95% more light than S6 devices. The company has also worked to improve the low-light photography and introduced the first-ever Dual Pixel sensor technology.

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge specifications:

• Quad HD Super AMOLED 2560×1440 Screens
• Quad-core 2.15GHz + 1.6GHz Processors
• 4GB RAM (LPDDR4)
• microSD Card Slots
• Always-on Displays
• IP68 Water and Dust Resistance
• Cameras: Rear: Dual Pixel 12MP / Front: 5MP
• Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• The pricing of these phones is yet to be announced. Did you like the new Galaxy devices launched by Samsung? Share your views in the comments below.

credit: fossbytes

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Recover Any Lost or Deleted Files from Android Phone with Wondershare Dr.Fone

Recover Any Lost or Deleted Files from Android Phone with Wondershare Dr.Fone

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There are certain situations when you might accidentally delete some important files from your phone or the data might get lost due to virus attack, factory reset, system crashes, and so on. It can be really stressful to lose it especially when you realized that you didn’t have it backed up on your computer or external hard drive.

If you’ve accidentally lost important data on your Android phone, don’t panic because there’s a chance to get them back by using Dr.Fone for Android.

Dr.Fone for Android is a powerful Android data recovery program for PC developed by Wondershare Software Co., Ltd. The PC software is capable of recovering files such as contacts, messages, photos, videos, audio files, documents, WhatsApp history, as well as call history.

With Dr.Fone for Android, you can easily retrieve all your lost or deleted files from almost any Android phones and tablets from Samsung, LG, Sony, Motorola, HTC, Huawei, etc. You can see the complete list of supported devices from Wondershare’s official website here.

How to Recover Lost or Deleted Files by using Dr.Fone

Recovering deleted files with Dr.Fone app is very easy. Just follow the steps mentioned below and you’ll be able to recover deleted files from your Android device.

1. Download and install the trial version of Dr.Fone on your PC. The trial version is only able to scan for deleted files. To recover the deleted files, you’ll need to buy the full version. It’s better if you use the trial version first in order to see if the app is working fine on your PC. Also, to see if there are any deleted files that can be recovered with the app.
   • Download Dr.Fone for Windows, or
   • Download Dr.Fone for Mac
2. Launch the Dr.Fone app on your PC
3. Enable USB Debugging on your Android device.
   • For Android 2.3 or earlier: Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development. Tick on “USB debugging”.
   • For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Go to Settings -> Developer options. Tick on “USB debugging”.
   • For Android 4.2 or newer: Go to Settings -> About Phone. Tap “Build number” for several times until getting a message “You are under developer mode”. Back to Settings ->Developer options. Tick on “USB debugging”.
4. Connect your Android device to your PC using a micro USB cable. In case you do not have USB drivers installed, the software will automatically install it for you.
   
5. Wait until your device is connected. Once it’s connected, the name of your device should appear in the top left corner of the app. Click on the ‘Start’ button to start analyzing your device for deleted files. If your device is not rooted, the program will directly start scanning your device. If your Android device has root access, tap on the ‘Allow’ button in the SuperUser message pop-up on your Android device.
6. You would see all the types of files that can be recovered by the app. For saving time, select only the types of files that you need to recover and click ‘Next’.
   
7. Since you want to find the deleted files only, choose the ‘Scan for deleted files’ mode and click ‘Next’. If you can’t find the deleted files with the Standard mode, then try the ‘Advanced mode’ but it may takes more time to scan.
   
8. The software will start to scan for the deleted files on your Android device, and while the scanning process continues, the deleted files will be automatically appear under different tabs that are categorized according to their files types like Contacts, Messaging, WhatsApp, Gallery, Videos, Audio and Documents. You can always stop the scan if you already found the files that you need.
9. Select the files that you want to recover by clicking on the checkbox next to each file name. You can also preview the file by tapping on a particular file and the preview will be available on the right. Files in Orange color are the ones that were deleted while the ones in Black color were available on your Android device. If you just want to display the deleted or lost data, just toggle ‘Only display deleted items’ to ON at the top of window.
   
10. Click on the ‘Recover’ button after selecting your desired files. For registered users, you’ll get a popup asking for a location to save the recovered files.
    
11. Click on the ‘Browse’ button, select the directory where you want the recovered files to be saved and press the ‘Recover’ button to start the recovery process. The app will now start recovering your selected files. Depending on the amount of files that you’re going to recover, this process will take several minutes.

Conclusion

Dr.Fone for Android is the perfect solution to recover any lost or deleted files from your Android devices. The full software costs about $49.95 (lifetime license and supports up to 5 devices) but it’s totally worth investing in. It’s simple to use, supports a wide array of files format and devices, and the most important is that it gives you peace of mind.

In addition, Wondershare also provide data recovery solutions for iOS, Windows, Mac, Camcorder/Camera, and Memory Card. For more details, you can see their official page here.

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How to Disable WhatsApp Blue Ticks aka Read Receipt on Android

How to Disable WhatsApp Blue Ticks aka Read Receipt on Android

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WhatsApp launched a new feature called ‘Read Receipt’ that allows users to see if a message that they have sent has been read by the receiver. This feature was implemented by the way of showing double blue ticks in the bottom-right corner of the WhatsApp message bubble. When your message has been read by the recipient, the double grey ticks will turn into double blue ticks.

With the blue tick marks, it’s now easier to keep track of a conversation on WhatsApp. However, some users who love privacy found it annoying with the update. If you don’t like the ‘read receipt’ feature, you can easily disable the blue ticks on WhatsApp. Please note that once you disable this feature, you won’t be able to see the double blue check marks when you send a message as well.

Here’s how you can disable WhatsApp blue ticks on your Android device.

• Launch WhatsApp
• Go To Settings -> Account -> Privacy
• Untick the ‘Read Receipts’ option

• Done! Now even if you have read the Whatsapp message, the sender will not receive a blue tick marks.

This feature however doesn’t work in group conversations so the sender will still be able to see the blue ticks whenever all the members of the group read his or her message.

source: androidtipz

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How to Know Who Has Read Your Whatsapp Group Message on Android

How to Know Who Has Read Your Whatsapp Group Message on Android

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Last two years, WhatsApp released a new double blue tick’ feature that allows users to know if their messages have been read or not. The blue tick appears as soon as your messages has been read by recipient. In a group chat, the check marks will turn blue when all participants in the group have read your message. While it is easy to know whether your message has been read in individual messaging, it is just a bit tricky to find out who has read it and who has skipped it in group messaging.

If you want to know whether a particular person has read the message or not in the group, here is how you can find it out.

• Open WhatsApp
• Tap on any group chat
• Tap and hold on your sent message, a menu will popup at the top of the screen. Tap on ‘i’ (information) symbol.

• Now you can see a list of members who has read you message under ‘Read by’ section.

For those who haven’t read your message yet will be listed under ‘Delivered to’ section. That’show to know who has read your WhatsApp Group Message on Android. If you found this tip useful, please do share it with your friends on your favorite social networks.

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