Are you the proud owner of an Android tablet? If yes, I understand that you would have shelled out most of your money on the gadget. Owning an Android gadget and rummaging through the new features is interesting.
But sadly, most of the times you find it difficult to handle a feature or perform a function on the touch screen. A friend of mine is good at handling devices, but she cannot type messages on the touch screen.
Similarly, some of you might face various problems. Android apps come to your rescue by helping you perform even the simplest of tasks. Today, let’s discuss a few of the free apps that are provided by Android:
IMDb “Internet Movie Database”
This is a TV and Movies app which provides a wide range of information on TV series, movies, production credits, directors, actors and more. If you are a keen movie watcher who would like to have first hand information on the entire cast and crew of a movie, highlights of the movie, trailers or others, the IMDb app is a must-have on your phone.
You will also receive a list of the latest blockbuster movies in town. If you have this app, it is hard for you to miss any of the advancements in Hollywood.
Popularity is always accompanied by some risk factors. Android OS devices are at high risk to be infected by malware. Apps in the Google Store and the “common-sense caution” feature will help you overcome the malware infection to a great extent.
However, you can take that extra step by relying on a few security suites which reduce even the slightest chance of malware infection. Avast is one of the best security packages available in the market. Two important things which attract people towards Avast are its user-friendly interface and cost-free system.
Music lovers must be well aware of this app. This is the most popular music streaming app which enables you to create a new personalized station. You can have this station play only your favorite music collections.
If you are a die-hard fan of a particular artist or music director or composer, just enter their names in Pandora and sit back. The Pandora app works to create a station based on the criteria mentioned. Using this app, you can listen to only your favorite music at all times.
Do you remember the app “Read It Later”? Well, Pocket is the rebranded version of this app. It has been rightly named as Pocket referring to its usage.
Pocket serves the purpose and is a valuable app in the market. You might find some interesting things online like article, blog, image or video. You might be in a position where you are unable to read or view at the moment.
With this app, you can save your favorite items and then get back to them at your leisure time. Pocket app automatically syncs with devices like tablets, desktops and phones so that the stored items can be viewed from any of these gadgets. Even if you do not have access to internet, you can still view or read the details!
This app is a virtual Keyboard, which lets your fingers play around the keyboard. The Swype Beta app uses a unique method that enables customers to pause at letters which they like to use, and also glide over keys to spell a word.
This app uses the beta technology but surprisingly, it works at a faster rate. The capabilities and features it carries are user-friendly and expected to have drastic improvements as the app becomes more popular. Those of you who love to play with words can use this app in your Android phones.
Among the thousands of apps available in the Android app store, these five have gained importance in this list owing to their unique capabilities. Several other apps which perform similar functions fail to satisfy the requirements of the customer. Whereas, the above listed apps perform with utmost perfection, satisfying your needs.
These apps have their own specializations which allow you to enjoy your Android gadget every time you use it. Right from providing security up to giving details about entertainment the Android app store has apps, making your life interesting in this fast paced world.
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If you have a wi-fi router at home you may have come across situations when you experienced a hard time in recalling the password for the connection. No wonder, many of us have been looking for a useful accessory to bail us out from this problem.
You must have noted that Windows remembers Wi-Fi which saves us a lot of time. But you can actually do a little more by exporting the saved passwords and transfer them to other computers.
There are a number of applications to do this job for us but the most well known are Last Pass, WirelessKeyView and Windows.
LastPass
LastPass is very highly rated and reliable software that is capable of generating passwords also. It manages all kinds of passwords and guarantees 100% security each time. People have access to numerous online resources and have plenty of user accounts.
Many of us avoid using secure and strong passwords as it becomes a difficult task to remember them. With LastPass remembering passwords becomes an effortless job.
The passwords are stored on the servers of LastPass and it is only accessible when the user tries to access his secure LastPass account. In fact, the LastPass password is the last password that you need to remember in your lifetime.
Windows
Windows is the preferred choice for many as it has an inbuilt system for backing up Wi-Fi settings. Though Bill Gates is the most spammed person but still Windows is not that vulnerable.
The main drawback with Windows is that you can only import one Wi-Fi settings at a given time. This is a bit of a dampener. First you need to open the Network and Sharing center from the list which of available Wi-Fi networks. Then click on “Manage Wireless Networks” to view the saved Wi-Fi networks.
You can use the right-click menu to view the “Properties” option for selecting a specific network. The next step would be to click on “Copy this …flash drive” link and you will be asked for a flash drive. Once the process gets over you can insert a pen drive into another computer and double-click on “setupSNK.exe” to import the network setting which has been saved.
WirelessKeyView
WirelessKeyView is very useful free utility software that will aid you in case you have loads of saved Wi-Fi passwords. This application will allow viewing the passwords at the same time and exporting them to a text/HTML file.
But first you need to download the utility and double-click on its .exe file and you will get to see a list of the saved Wi-Fi passwords. Then select the networks you want to export and use the “Save the Selected Items” options in the File menu so that you can export it to a text file.
However, each tool has its own set of pros and cons. The Windows method is good if you intend to share the settings for a Wi-Fi network while WirelessKeyView will save the passwords in a text file making it ideal for printing. LastPass is more suitable for advanced users. But the decision of using a particular utility will eventually rest upon you.
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