iReparo for Android

Everyone has her/his own habit to recognize a contact from their Phone list, either by first name or by last name. Though mobile phone manufacturers are trying their best to make products with customized features to attract more buyers, it is impossible for they to cater to everyone's  interest. However, it is always an easy and clever solution to provide multiple choices when people have different taste. If your manufacturer is not that considerate, third-party apps can still save you a lot of time. Sort Contacts by Last Name on Samsung Galaxy S8/S7  As one of the giants on smartphone market, Samsung usually makes its flagship devices excellent, especially the Galaxy series. On Samsung Galaxy S7/S8, users can set to sort contacts by first name or last name and display contacts by first name first or last name first. If you have a motorola, HTC, LG or other Android handset, you may also check if there is such a function on your device. Step 1. Open Contacts app. Step 2...

Facebook for Android allows users to view shared links with its web viewer by default, but this is not always the right choice that people really want. Many Facebook users want to open Facebook links with YouTube app instead of the browser or web viewer inside Facebook. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to open YouTube links on Facebook app with YouTube. The same goal for Facebook Messenger will also be archived in case you are interested. Enable Open Links Externally on Facebook App Step 1. Open Facebook for Android. Step 2. Tap the three-line Menu on the right. Step 3. Scroll down to find and enter App Settings. Step 4. Toggle to enable Links open externally . Now when you tap to open a link of YouTube video from others' post, your phone should pop up several options to open the link with, such as YouTube, Chrome, or other browsers. Just choose YouTube to open the link. Note: This setting also works if you want to open other types of links on Facebook...

For mobile phone photographers, RAW + JPG is a great combination in some conditions, but it is not easy for newbies to get started without learning how to take RAW image with mobile phone . The inquiry below is one example:  I like raw image files. I opted for saving both a jpg and a raw image file in the camera app. However in Gallery I only seem to see the jpg. If I go into files and look there is only one image file. Are the jpg and raw files stored in the same place? How come I don't see both? Why Can't I Find RAW Images on My Phone? You have enabled "Save as RAW file" in camera app, but it turns out to be no RAW image in Gallery after capturing. Two possibilities may cause the problem: *You are not shooting in Pro mode, which means RAW image is not saved. *There is no RAW image in Gallery, but actually existing in phone memory. That's because the Gallery app on your phone don't support displaying RAW, or DNG more specifically.  For the first caus...

Tip 1. Clear App Cache and Data App cache can save a little time when users open an app on mobile phone, but they are not strictly necessary. Some apps and games creates a huge amount of cache data. If you want to free up some space to install apps or speed up your phone, it is a good choice to clear app cache regularly. App data are more important, which contain files, accounts, settings, databases, etc. It is suggested to clear data of the apps that you don’t use for now but necessary for future. Note : The apps installed by yourself (instead of pre-installed apps) are more likely with big size cache and data. To clear app cache and data: For Marshmallow (Android 6.0), go to Settings> Application manager, tap one app, choose Storage> CLEAR DATA/CACHE. For Android OS earlier than Marshmallow, go to Settings> Application manager, tap one app, choose CLEAR DATA/CACHE. Tip 2. Uninstall Seldom Used and Useless Apps Besides app cache and data, the app itself also consumes...

It is often too late when people find they didn’t make backup for Android phone data . However, we all don’t want to permanently lose precious photos, messages and other files on our mobile phone. That’s why you should check the following top 5 free Android data recovery tool and the best alternative to them. Part 1. Top Five Free Android Data Recovery Software Top 1. Gihosoft Free Android Data Recovery Gihosoft Free Android Data Recovery is a practical recovery tool for users with Android mobile devices. Features : 1. Recover almost all data on Android device, including contacts, messages, call logs, photos, videos, audio, documents, WhatsApp. 2. Support most smart phones, like Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony, Motorola, etc. 3. Three-step recovery can guide users through the process easily. Review : You can preview all the data and files with Gihosoft Free Android Data Recovery, and recover almost half of the data for free if you need. This is nearly the maximal privil...

iReparo Android Recovery  can recover deleted photos and videos from Android phone, like LeMax, Blu Dash , Huawei , ZTE , Lenovo , ect. Step 1. Install and run iReparo for Android on your computer. Step 2. Select the data you need to recover: Multimedia, Database, WhatsApp/Viber, or All. Note: If you choose Multimedia for LeMax photo, video and audio recovery, then you can select the file formats for filtering. Step 3. Connect your LeMax to PC via a USB cable. Step 4. Follow on-screen guide to allow the program recognize your phone. You'll need to  enable USB debugging . Step 5. Start to Scan lost data on your phone. Step 6. Preview recoverable data. Step 7. Select and Recover deleted LeMax data and files from your phone to PC.

Duplicate contacts can be very annoying, which takes us more time to sort out the contacts we really want. People may encounter this kind of problems when switching to a new phone, syncing contacts from other accounts, or using social apps, like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. When you have thousands of contacts, it will be painful to remove the duplicate contacts manually. Fortunately, there are some easy solutions to do it fast.    Option 1. Select Which Contacts to Display Nowadays, social messaging apps are popular. Most of these apps require phone number to log in, add friends, or chat. As a result, you may find that there are two or more duplicate phone numbers on your contact list. Thankfully, it is easy to make it right. Step 1 . Open your Contacts app. Step 2 . Go to Menus, and find Settings option. Step 3 . Find Contacts to display on Settings. You might find many options, including Device, SIM, Gmail, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. Step 4 . If it is set as dis...

Samsung Galaxy Press and hold Volume up + Power + Home buttons at the same time for a few seconds. Redmi (MIUI 8) Step 1. On Home screen, find and tap the Tools folder. Step 2. Tap Updater . Step 3. Tap the three-dot menu. Step 4. Choose Reboot to Recovery mode . Step 5. Choose Reboot now to confirm your choice. Please note that the bootloader of most Redmi is locked. So you'll only see a screen asking you to connect phone. Google Nexus Power off  Google Nexus   first. Press the “ Volume Down ” and “ Volume Up ” , “ Power ” button at the same time. After you see the  word  “ Start ” , press “ Volume- ” twice to direct “ Recovery ” . Then press the “ Power ” button to access recovery mode.  LG Power off LG device first. Hold the “ Power ” and “ Volume- ” button at the same time. When the LG logo shows up, release the button. Immediately press “ Power ” and “ Volume- ” button again until hard reset menu shows. Then press “Power” bu...

Nowadays almost everyone is using WhatsApp, while sometimes we have to change to a new phone or new phone number. The problem is that one WhatsApp account is linked with one phone number, which makes it inconvenient to switch phones or SIM cards. Nevertheless, it is not impossible. Here are instructions solving the problems. Option 1. Change to New Number If you change to a new phone number and want to keep the WhatsApp chat history on your phone which is linked with the old number, you can utilize the “ Change number ” feature within WhatsApp. Step 1. On your phone, go to Menu button -> Settings -> Account -> Change number. Step 2. Read the description, then tap NEXT. Step 3. Enter your old phone number and new phone number, then tap DONE. Step 4. Check the SMS send to your new phone number, and enter the 6-digit. This will set your phone number as the linked number with your WhatsApp account and the chat history is still on your phone. Option 2. Chan...

When do you need to delete WhatsApp backup from Google Drive?   When you realize that it is not safe to keep too much personal information on the internet, you may need this tutorial.  Many people know that we can recover deleted WhatsAppmessages from backup by reinstalling the app and it will find backup from Google Drive or local storage. However, if you have Google Drive backup and local backup simultaneously, the app will show Google Drive backup only. This is inconvenient when the deleted messages or files were merely in local backup. As a result, you have to disconnect or delete the Google Drive backup for WhatsApp.   Step-by-step instruction: Step 1. Visit https://drive.google.com on your computer browser. If you use a mobile device, remember to switch the page to desktop version. Step 2. Log in with your Google Drive account (the same one that linked to your WhatsApp). Step 3. Click the Cog icon. Step 4. Choose Settings. Step 5...