Toshiba launches "world's fastest" microSD cards

By Parth Makadiya

Toshiba is upping the ante in the microSD card department, launching new 

high-end cards that they're calling the 

"world's fastest". Using the new UHS-II SD card specification, these microSD

 cards are designed for 4K video recording,

 giving cameras too small for a full-sized SD cards the storage speed they 

need.

The cards will be available in 32 GB and 64 GB capacities, the former 

packing maximum transfer rates of 260 MB/s during

 read and 240 MB/s during write, and the latter with 145 MB/s read speeds

 and 130 MB/s write speeds. Toshiba claims the

 32 GB model is eight times faster than the company's existing 32 GB 

UHS-I microSD card, which is a pretty significant 

improvement.

These new microSD cards are rated for UHS Speed Class 3, indicating

 minimum write speeds of 30 MB/s, which makes the 

small form factor storage suitable for sustained 4K video capture for the

 first time. The UHS-II specification supports

 theoretical maximum transfer rates of 312 MB/s, so Toshiba isn't reaching

 the speed barrier just yet.

One of the most interesting aspects of UHS-II class microSD cards is the

 physical interface it uses. To achieve such

 high speeds, an extra row of eight pins is required below the standard set

of pins, meaning that to achieve the full 

capabilities of the cards, you'll need a device that's UHS-II compliant.

 Chucking one of these microSDs into a non-UHS-II

 device will see it run at typical SD speeds well below what the cards are 

capable of.

Toshiba are shipping samples of these new microSD cards to other 

manufacturers at the moment, but it shouldn't be too 

long before they're widely available, likely at a high price point.........

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How to make partition in SD card and make more space in Internal Storage

By Parth Makadiya

Heey all,

Some days ago my friend Jay Complained me about her internal storage in NOTE 2...
this is the solution Read carefully

Before buying a phone all of us first checks the features of the phone which include its
camera,processor,ram,screen size....etc...etc. And we also not  to forget to checks its internal storage..!!!!
Most of you must have rejected the phone because it doesn't have sufficient internal storage ... !!
But today we have came up with a trick with the help of which you can:
1) Ease the burden of the internal storage on the device.
2) The issue of lower internal memory space on your mobile devices, especially for smartphones or PC tablets, will be resolved too.
3) By default your apps will be installed in SD card.

Does it mean that we will increase the internal storage capacity?
The answer is big NO...we will create partition on SD card so that the apps that usually gets install in your phone memory will be install in you SD card by default..giving you free internal space!

Lets Get started:

Note:Don't forget to backup all your micro SD data!

1)Partitioning of SD card.

1.1) Download the tool

 First, you have to download the tool, in this article we will use the minitool partition wizard, then install it on your PC / laptop.

1.2) How to use the Tool

1. Make sure that your phone Usb Connection mode is Mass Storage mode.Now connect your phone to PC.

2. Run the minitool partition wizard on your PC, choose Basic/Disk 2 then right click and choose move/resize just like the image below

3. On this section, we will create the first partition that can be used for storing things like music,movies and files etc. So this partition needs a bigger storage space, say between 75% - 95% or even more of the total of the microSD storage capacity. You can set the storage capacity by sliding the right bar edge just like the image below. Click OK after that.

4. Then we will use the rest of the storage capacity (as your own setting above) for the second partition. Look at the picture below, right click on it, then choose create. If there's a popup menu shown after clicking create, just click on "yes" option.

5. Look at the image below. For the "file system" section, set it as Ext2, and for "create as" section, set it as primary then click OK.

6. Then if you're done, click apply. But make sure that you have sets the right file system (FAT32 & Ext2), and both of them create as primary.

Now a pop up will appear asking you to close all apps on your PC (Except this app), and do not use the power saver / battery saver mode on your PC / laptop before clicking OK.
Wait till the Partition is Done

2) Using Link2SD

First of all let me tell you what exactly Link2SD do??

This app is very useful for the Android users with small internal storage capacity. 

Link2SD can be used for moving the data of the applications that is usually installed in the phone memory to the Partition that we have created in the above step.Link2SD will move the entire user apps onto SD card forcefully and apps entire data to SD card including dalvik-cache files and lib files(apk+data).

And the other special feature on this app, Link2SD is can be used for removing the system apps (bloatware) which it will very helpful to save more space on device's internal storage.

Note:You have to root your Android device first before you can use the main featureMake sure that your microSD card has been partitioned. Go to this link to create partition on SD card

2.1) Download the tool

Downloading Link2SD which is easily available in Playstore..

2.2) How to use the Tool

1. Run the app (Link2SD) on the device's menu. If the app is requesting the SuperUser access (like the image below) select "allow" option.

2. For the first run if you've been partitioned your SD card, the app will shown a popup option. Choose one of them according to the file system on your SD card's 2nd partition, and restart your device after that, and re-launch Link2SD after restarting. If there's shown an "error mount script" warning, you have to re-partitioning your SD card. I suggest you to change the file system on the SD card's 2nd partition (if you use ext2 before, use ext3 / ext4 / FAT32 file system when re-partitioning)

3. If it's done well, choose the apps that you wants to move to SD card's 2nd partition. Touch / tap softkey (capacitive button or "option" key) choose multi select option, and you can select all option, or you can choose manually one by one. Choose actions after that.

4. After selecting action a pop up will open with many options ,just select the create link option

5. Tick all the options, then click OK.

6. After moving all the apps to SD card, you can check the memory status on your Device.

As you can see on the image above, the total apps data that have been moved on SD card's second partition is shown on the white circle.

Thats it ...Now you will have lots of Free Internal Memory!!

Uninstalling / removing system app with Link2SD

1) Select the app you want to uninstall and then choose action.

2) Select Uninstall

3) Then Link2SD will shown a warning message, to confirming about the removal, read it carefully. If you're sure enough, simply click OK.

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How to Fix the Red Frame/Border Around the Screen of Android Devices

By Parth Makadiya

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I got the idea of writing this guide for the beginners from on of the comments of a user atthis post (thanks to him!). It is meant for those who have just started with Android and alsothose who have been using an Android device but do not have time to delve deeper into itssettings and other technical stuff.

Have you ever experienced a flashing red frame on all sides of your Android phone’s screen? Sometimes, this red border stays for  about 10-20 second and even more. Have you ever thought what it is and why you are seeing that read line on the four sides on your device’s display? If you are just a basic user or unfamiliar with it, you might take it for a problem with the phone’s display or LCD, a software bug, or even as an indication of some impending disaster with your phone.

So, is that red glow around the edges of your Android phone’s screen really a serious thing to be bothered about? I do not think so because it is just a tiny glitch resulted from a misconfiguration on your phone’s settings and it is known as “Strict Mode”. It is not one of those features that are meant for normal use. Rather it is a developer tool to test and analyze some technical aspects of Android devices.

Strict Mode is not found on all Android devices. It is a new feature that was added to assist developers with Ice Cream Sandwich and above. So, you’ll be able to see the red line thing only on phones with ICS, JB and possibly the upcoming Key Lime Pie. It does not matter whether you have a Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia, Motorola, LG Optimus, HTC or a Nexus device, if it is on any of the above mentioned versions of Android, you should see “Strict Mode” on it.

What is Strict Mode on Android?

As I mentioned above, Strict Mode is a developer tool that detects your Android device’s Disk Read and Write and Network processes, and then tell you via the red frame flashing and some other indications on the screen when it finds any violation with the preset rules for those processes. In simpler words, whenever there is much load on on your device’s GPU It brings them to your attention so that you can fix them.

According to the official Android Developers blog, “StrictMode is not a security mechanism and is not guaranteed to find all disk or network accesses. Future versions of Android may catch more (or fewer) operations, so you should never leave StrictMode enabled in applications distributed on Google Play.”

How to Get Rid or Disable Strict Mode:

If you have been experiencing red glow lines or frame on the edges of your phone’s or tablet’s screen, you can disable it right from your device’s Settings interface.

1. Open Settings> Developer Options and scroll down a little.
2. Here you would find the Strict Mode option.
3. Just uncheck/unmark it.
4. And, then reboot your device.

Here are 2 screenshots, from Nexus 4 and Galaxy S4 respectively showing the Strict Mode:

Another solution for disabling the Strict Mode on your phone or tablet is a factory reset but doing this will wipe all data and apps on your device. So if you go for it, do not forget to backup your data first.

Alternate Fix for Red Frame on Android Devices:

In case disabling the strict mode on your Android phone or tablet does not solve the red line issue at all sides of the display, follow the steps given below. Please note that the procedure given below works only on rooted devices since it involves editing a system files. That is to say, you must have root access to be able to use this method.

1. Download and install a root file browser/manager app from the Google Play Store. Personally, I prefer Root Browser to others. Skip this step if you already have it installed: 
   

   

   Download @
   Google Play

   Root Browser

   Developer: JRummy Apps Inc.

   Price: Free 
2. Launch Root Browser and open “system” directory.
3. Scroll down to “build.prop” file and open it.
4. Select RB Text Editor to edit the file.
5. Now add the following lines at the end of “build.prop” (see the screenshot):

   persist.sys.strictmode.visual=0
   persist.sys.strictmode.disable=1

6. Finally, tap the Save icon on the top bar to save the changes.
7. When you are done with these things, reboot your phone for the changes to take effect.

I well know all of you are not likely to encounter the flashing red border on your device but it is still important that you should know about it. Knowledge always helps and never goes wasted. It;s our job to keep you update with every bit and byte of Android so that you can use your phone with greater efficiency and confidence and fix such issues yourself.

As always, cheers to all!

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How to Run Kali Linux on Android using Linux Deploy

By Parth Makadiya

KaliLinuxonanyAndroidPhoneorTablet

Getting Kali Linux to run on ARM hardware has been a major goal for us since day one. So far, we’ve built native images for the Samsung Chromebook, Odroid U2, Raspberry Pi, RK3306, Galaxy Note 10.1, CuBox, Efika MX, and BeagleBone Black to name a few. This however does not mean you cannot install Kali Linux in a chroot on almost any modern device that runs Android. In fact, the developers of Linux Deploy have made it extremely easy to get any number of Linux distributions installed in a chroot environment using a simple GUI builder.

PREREQUISITES

• A device running Android 2.1 and above, rooted.
• At least 5 GB free space on internal or external storage.
• A fast, wireless internet connection.
• Patience to wait for a distribution to bootstrap from the network.

CONFIGURING LINUX DEPLOY FOR KALI

There’s actually very little to be done to get Kali installed. By choosing Kali Linux in the “Distribution” tab, you’ve pretty much covered the important stuff. Optionally, you can choose your architecture, verify that the Kali mirror is correct, set your installation type and location on your Android device, etc. Generally speaking, the defaults provided by Linux Deploy are good to begin with.

BUILDING THE KALI IMAGE

Once you are happy with all the settings, hitting the “install” button will start a Kali Linux bootstrap directly from our repositories. Depending on your Internet connection speed, this process could take a while. You’ll be downloading a base install of Kali Linux (with no tools) at minimum.

STARTING UP YOUR CHROOTED KALI

Once the installation is complete, you can have Linux Deploy automatically mount and load up your Kali Linux chroot image. This also includes the starting of services such as SSH and VNC for easier remote access. All of this is automagically done by hitting the “start” button. You should see Linux Deploy setting up your image with output similar to the following:

At this stage, Linux Deploy has started a VNC and SSH server inside your chrooted Kali image. You can connect to the Kali session remotely using the IP address assigned to your Android device (in my case, 10.0.0.10).

LOGGING IN TO YOUR CHROOTED KALI

Now you can use either a SSH or VNC client to access your Kali instance. The VNC password is “changeme” and the SSH credentials are “android” for the username (configured via Linux Deploy) and “changeme” as the password.

muts@slim:~$ ssh android@10.0.0.10
android@10.0.0.10 password:
Linux localhost 3.4.5-447845 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Apr 12 17:22:34 KST 2013 armv7l
Kali GNU/Linux 1.0 [running on Android via Linux Deploy]
android@localhost:~$ sudo su
root@localhost:/home/android# df
Filesystem     1K-blocks   Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/loop3       4180944 667268   3304012  17% /
tmpfs             952708     80    952628   1% /dev
tmpfs             952708      0    952708   0% /dev/shm
root@localhost:/home/android#
root@localhost:/home/android# apt-get update
Hit http://http.kali.org kali Release.gpg
Hit http://http.kali.org kali Release
Hit http://http.kali.org kali/main Sources  
Hit http://http.kali.org kali/contrib Sources
Hit http://http.kali.org kali/non-free Sources
Hit http://http.kali.org kali/main armel Packages
Hit http://http.kali.org kali/contrib armel Packages
Hit http://http.kali.org kali/non-free armel Packages
Ign http://http.kali.org kali/contrib Translation-en_US
Ign http://http.kali.org kali/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://http.kali.org kali/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://http.kali.org kali/main Translation-en
Ign http://http.kali.org kali/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://http.kali.org kali/non-free Translation-en
Reading package lists... Done
root@localhost:/home/android#

IMAGE SIZE CONSIDERATIONS

If left unchanged, Linux Deploy will automatically set an image size of around 4 GB, for a “naked” installation of Kali. If you would like to install additional Kali tools down the road, you might want to consider using a larger image size, which is configurable via the settings in Linux Deploy.

LOCAL VNC CONNECTIONS

We had to try a couple of VNC clients to get one to work properly. Although controlling Kali through a local VNC client isn’t the most convenient of tasks, it certainly is possible. However, we suspect that most people will be SSH’ing into this instance. The picture below was overlayed with a Kali Linux desktop screenshot taken from a Galaxy S4.

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How to Speed up an Android Smartphone

 By Parth Makadiya

Android smartphones are found almost everywhere, and they range from low to high end smartphones. All of them will slow down with time; this is why it's important to maintain your smartphone's smoothness by following the few easy-to-do steps mentioned in this article.

Note: The path for the settings in the steps might vary depending on your smartphone model and android version.

1. 
   1
   Update your smartphone firmware. The firmwares fix some lag, bug, and other issues that you may not be aware of. Such issues crop up with reasonable frequency, so updating regularly will ensure the best performance for your phone.
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2. 
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   Reset your Android phone. Resetting erases everything and brings your phone back to its original, "as new" condition. This is a temporary option, because as you use your phone again, it will lag as it used to do.
   • Back up your contacts, memos, and any important information (such as saved passwords in browser) before doing this step.
3. 
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   Check the internal memory space. A low internal memory might be the reason behind any severe lag that your phone is experiencing.
   • Move your media (pictures, mp3 files, videos, and so forth) to the external memory, usually an SD card.
   • Some low-end and mid-range smartphones might already have low internal memories, in which case, moving your files to the SD card won't help that much.
4. 
   4
   Search the Play Store for useful applications. Possible applications that may help include:
   • For older phones, an auto task killer: Kills chosen applications every 'n' seconds or minutes. This frees up some RAM memory, thus the phone will run faster.
   • A good antivirus application: Scans your phone for any possible viruses and malwares. These usually slow down your phone.
   • A start up manager: Allows you to stop number of applications from starting up automatically when the phone boots up.
   • Juice defender application: Gives your phone more battery juice by stopping services and applications.
   • A cache cleaner (could be automatic, too): Cleans up some cache from the mobile's memory.
   • An Apps to SD card application: Allows you to move some applications to the SD card (if you have one inserted). This also speeds up the phone.
   • Spare parts application: Gives you some more settings to configure in your phone, such as a faster window and transition animation.
5. 
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   Uninstall unused applications.
6. Helpful?
   6
   Restart the phone. This is a temporary option, but it works!
7. 
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   Root the phone. Rooting gives you additional options to do with your phone. Although rooting is a risky solution, it is not as risky as it used to be. Unsuccessful rooting process might brick your phone (i.e., it will malfunction). In addition, a successful root will void your warranty. However, you can always unroot the phone (and you will restore your warranty, as the manufacturers cannot tell if you rooted your phone before or not). Here's a list of things that you can do after rooting your phone:
   • Overclocking your phone's processor. This will ultimately speed up your phone, but will eat up more battery juice than before.
   • You can also install a custom ROM. The ROM is basically the version of android installed on your phone. A custom ROM is not an official one, but some of them are better. While this might solve many of your android smartphone problems, including lag and having a newer version of android, it is a very advanced, risky and not a recommended solution, because sometimes the custom ROM might not be stable, or might contain bugs and missing features that are found in the official ROM.
   • The ability to delete unwanted pre-installed applications. In case you wanted to delete some applications, notice two things here:
     • Download a backup application, such as Titanium Backup to back up the application before deleting it (in case you wanted to restore it later).
     • Be careful not to delete any system application, like the launcher or the status bar.
   • Rooting also gives you access to more advanced applications, like root call blockers, normal and notification ads blockers and root memory managers. The root memory manager is usually better than the auto task killer application.
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