How to Take Screenshots of Secure Conversations on Android

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Google has introduced a feature to Android that prevents taking screenshots or recording the screen when sensitive information are present. Developers decide whether the information is sensitive or not. For instance, most banking apps restrict you from taking screenshots to prevent sharing sensitive information that would lead to stealing your credentials. When taking a screenshot of such information, a message …

How to Walk more than 70km a Week in Pokémon GO (without Walking)

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Pokémon GO is a great game for motivating people to walk, in addition to all the fun in chasing Pokémon, battling and raiding. To level up, catch strong Pokémon, hatch eggs, get Pokémon candies, raid, battle gyms, and now battle against other players in the new PvP system, you would have to walk. However, sometimes you might not have the …

Personal VPN to Bypass Internet Censorship, VPN Blocking and Bandwidth Throttling

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Having a VPN, Virtual Private Network, is essential nowadays for many reasons, such as accessing restricted content by your ISP or government, bypassing geographically restricted content, protecting your privacy, and so on. In an earlier post, I have reviewed the top three VPN providers. If you are looking for a secure and affordable VPN provider, Private Internet Access is an ...

How to create multiple accounts on a website using one email

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Whenever I want to create a new product, such as a website, bot, mobile app, I immediately create its social accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, ... etc) right after deciding what the name of the product is going to be. However, creating a new email for every product is annoying. Filling out forms, confirming your identity, recalling/storing multiple credentials, checking the ...

How to Connect Android 7 to Linux using USB

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Recently, I have decided to shift entirely from using iPhone to Android, especially after my Xperia Z5 Premium received Nougat update. This is because I have had couple issues with my iPhone lately. Including but not limited to i) connecting iOS 10+ to Linux, ii) Apple decided to use weaker encryption on mobile, iii) VOIP applications treated as phone applications, ...

How to Play Pokemon Go in Winter

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Pokémon Go is making many special deals for every occasion, e.g. Halloween, Thanksgiving and more recently Christmas and New Year. In addition to Pokémon Go events, 2nd generation Pokemon are added to the game, and here are the Pokémon you should be catching right now that have a 2nd-generation evolution. Despite all the interesting Pokemon updates, in many countries it ...

How to chat securely over the internet

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We all want to be secure and protect our private information from unauthorized people (not only hackers). But if you are not concerned about your privacy and security like I do, I suggest you watch Glenn Greenwald’s talk on Why privacy matters to realize the importance of protecting your privacy even if you have nothing to hide. In this post, I will explain how …