How to Lock Apps and Hide Secret Photos Videos on your Android Phone

How to Lock Apps and Hide Secret Photos Videos on your Android Phone

Smartphone users often wish for a privacy, where no one is able to poke his/her nose in their personal stuff. Unfortunately, none of the smartphones have been able to guard their privacy in this fashion. Smartphones usually come up with none or almost negligible built-in security to serve your purpose. However, there are some applications available in the app stores that can really help users to somewhat achieve their dream.

Someone accessing applications on your smartphone and getting their hands on your personal pictures and videos really disturbs your privacy. App Lock & Gallery Vault locks your applications and encrypts your personal photos and videos that ensures your privacy.

When you open the application for the first time, you will have to choose the type of security credential you would like to apply. You can set up a complex password, a PIN, or a pattern. The app gives you an option for “none” if you do not want to employ any security credential, however, it is not recommended at all. After you set up your desired passcode, you will be asked to enter your email address so that if you forget your password at some point, you can recover it.

Now, you are ready to lock down your desired applications. Log into the application and select apps that you want to lock. There are different techniques to dodge snoopers as well.

• Protect Photos ans Videos: you can lock your beloved photos and videos with this app. Make different albums and import pictures or videos accordingly. However, you can also capture pictures and shoot videos from the secure interface of the application. Moreover, you can also browse images and videos using its Secure Browser and download them directly into the application. There will be no traces of download history or web history available outside the application. You have another option of transferring your pictures and videos from your computer straight into the app. Turn on the Wi-Fi and enter the given IP address into your computer’s browser. Afterwards, you will be able to transfer your pictures or videos from or into the application.

• Cloud Backup: you can back up your locked files with Dropbox. The backup on the cloud will surely strengthen your security and enables you to access your personal photos and videos remotely.

• Decoy Mode & Panic Switch: There are also some other security features offered by this wonderful application. One of those features is Decoy Mode. With this feature, you can create a fake login which will get you access to an empty application. Which means, if someone is continuously asking to see what is hidden in your App Lock & Gallery Vault, you can log in with the fake log in and show them that nothing is kept in this app.

Enjoy! 😀

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Xposed Framework For Android & How To Install It ?

Android is known for its extensive customization potential but unless you have a rooted device, you can only customize it using widgets and different home screen launcher apps. Rooting your device further expands the potential, giving you the ability to run apps that modify the core of the OS and do things not otherwise possible on it. Unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom recovery takes you to a whole next level, allowing you to install custom mods and even full ROMs that can drastically change your user experience. However, with flashing custom mods or ROMs, you give up the stability, simplicity & reliability of pure vanilla Android. Wouldn’t it be great if only rooting would allow you to get the features that are otherwise available only via mods and custom ROMs? Xposed framework is a groundbreaking development that lets you do just that. It’s easy to install and configure, and already has a plethora of modules available that bring functionality to your device that otherwise requires flashing a custom ROM or mod from recovery. Read on to learn more about this amazing framework, complete with installation and usage instructions

Brought to us by XDA Recognized Developer rovo89, Xposed framework uses root access to directly access core Android resources and utilize them to run different modules on the device that bring new features to the OS. The potential here is virtually unlimited, and many developers have already started switching to it for delivering their mods. So, how do you get the framework on your device? It’s as easy as installing an app and tapping a couple of buttons. So, let’s get right to it.

Before You Proceed

Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. OnHax will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.

To be on the safe side, take a full backup from your recovery before proceeding. If you don’t have a custom recovery, still make sure to backup all the important stuff that you can.

Also, make sure you’re running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or later, or else Xposed will not work. Lastly, as we mentioned before, your device needs to be rooted for Xposed to work. If your Device in not Rooted you should be able to find rooting instructions at XDA or with a quick Google search.

Installing Xposed Framework

Download the latest Xposed framework installer app form Download Section , and sideload the downloaded APK to your device in order to install it. Once installed, launch the Xposed Installer app from your app drawer.

Go to Framework, and tap the ‘Install/Update’ button. Don’t worry if the app seems stuck here; just give it time and it will eventually show you a Superuser request, which you should make sure to grant.

The framework will then install by itself, and prompt you when the installation process is finished. You will now need to reboot the device before you can start using the framework, so tap the ‘Reboot’ button. That should be it – when your device reboots, Xposed framework will be fully installed and you’ll be ready to install its modules to start customizing your device.

Now Xposed framework itself doesn’t bring any new functionality to your device that you can directly use; being a framework, it sets up the foundations for its modules, and it’s those modules that actually bring new features to your device. So, let’s take a look at how you can find and install Xposed modules, which is also just as easy as installing the framework itself.

Installing An Xposed Framework Module

Xposed modules are just APK files that can be installed like any other APK files. the Xposed installer app features a Downloads section that contains lots of modules, but you can also find other modules in form of APKs on XDA and other websites. To install one of the modules available in the Xposed Installer app, open the app and go to the Download section. You’ll see a long list of available modules, each with a description of what it does. Select the module that you want to install by tapping on it, and you’ll be shown further details about it. We have chosen the Advanced Power Menu module here that adds advanced options to the power menu that you get when long-pressing the power button.

  Scroll down on the details page and you’ll see a Download button. Tap it, and it will start downloading. Once it has been downloaded, you’ll get a similar installation prompt that you get when sideloading an app from its APK. Go ahead and install it.

That’s it – the module has been installed. In case you want to install a module from its APK directly, simply sideload it like any other APK, and it will also get installed.

Enabling And Using An Xposed Framework Module

Installation itself doesn’t enable the module; it only makes it available to Xposed. Regardless of whether you install a module from the Xposed Installer app or by sideloading its APK directly, you will be shown a notification prompting you that the module isn’t active. Tap this notification and you’ll be taken to the Modules section of the Xposed Installer app. (You can also go there directly by opening the Xposed Installer app and tapping Modules.) Here, you can enable or disable any of the available modules using the check box next to them.

Tapping any module’s entry here takes you to its configuration page, where you can play around with its settings to tweak it the way you like. Modules may require you to reboot your device for their changes to take effect. If that’s the case, do so after enabling it. Once a module has been installed, enabled and configured, you’ll be able to start using its features. In our example, the module changed the power menu of our stock Android 4.3 Jelly Bean ROM on Galaxy Nexus to the one shown below, adding Reboot and Screenshot options. The Reboot menu added by this module further allows rebooting into recovery and a soft reboot, in addition to a normal one.

The way Xposed functions and the possibilities it opens up make it a truly revolutionary development in the world of Android customization. With the right selection of modules, you can have pretty much every major feature of popular custom ROMs on your device, all while still being on the stock ROM and without having to flash any files from recovery.

For more information about the framework, staying up to date with the developments and seeking help with any issues (related to the framework itself, and not related to any particular modules), head over to its development thread at XDA via the following link.

Important! Note- If your any of your device is harmed either by bricking or reboot loop OnHax is not Resopnsible in any way! Please do it on your own responsibility. The above content is for informative/educative purpose only.

Useful Links

Xposed XDA Forum

Xposed XDA- General Info

Downloads

Xposed Installer v2.7 Apk

Change the OS X Version To What Version You Want

Change OS X Version

I suppose the question would arise, “Why would one want to do this?” On Leopard, it is incredibly useful in situations where one may wish to install software that claims to require an update of OS X that you don’t want to install or you can’t install. Or some apps don’t support the newest OS X. I’ll be demonstrating on Snow Leopard, but the procedure is the same on all OS X.  Please read the whole post before changing the version of your OS X.

How to change the OS X Version?

1. First go to “/System/Library/CoreServices/” and make a copy of  “SystemVersion.plist” on your desktop and rename it to “SystemVersion_bak.plist”
2. Second open Terminal.
3. Type “sudo nano -w /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist” (Without the quotes) and press enter.
4. You will be prompted for your password, type it in and press enter.
5. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the end of the 10.6.2 under “ProductUserVisibleVersion” and erase the version number.
6. Enter in a version number of your choice.
7. Repeat for the version number displayed under “ProductVersion”.
8. Press Control-X to exit.
9. It will ask you if you wish to “save modified buffer.” so press Y.
10. It will ask for a filename to write. Press Enter to accept the default name.
11. You’re done!! 

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Notes

Never restart your computer while you have changed the OS X version or else after the restart most of the apps and services won’t work. Which means always change the version back before restarting/shutting down your mac. If that happened by mistake just re-name  “SystemVersion_bak.plist” that you copied to your desktop to “SystemVersion.plist” and replace it with the file in “/System/Library/CoreServices/” and restart your computer.

There are some apps that ask you to restart the computer after it has finished installing. Just use the tutorial above and change the version back to the original one, save it, then restart your computer.

There are lots of apps that work only by changing the version of OS X you are using, but you may also come across apps that still won’t work just by changing the OS X version so keep that in mind.

How to Fix IDM Fake Serial Pop-Up

IDM Fake Serial Pop-Up

Almost everyone is aware about Internet Download Manager (IDM). You might have been using this application since it helps you to download files from web at high speed. I would say, this is from one of the best tool to be used to download files from internet. But you may have been facing the pop up that IDM has been registered with the Fake serial number. This pop up is really very irritating since it appears every time when you are about to download some file or when you start your system. Here in this article I am going to reveal simple and easy steps to get rid of this pop up.

How to Fix ?

First of all uninstall all previous versions of cracks. Download Internet Download Manager Universal Crack fromOnHAX (Credits to foxonfox). Crack IDM using this crack. If pop-up still appearing after cracked, only then use the below methods.

• Method 1
  1. Download and extract “IDM Fake Fixed”
  2. Then run the “Reset (Fixed).exe” as Administrator
  3. Click on “Trial Reset” tab [By default it sets to HELP tab]
  4. Uncheck the “Automatically” box
  5. Click on “Reset the IDM trial now” and wait for the process

• Method 2
  1. Open RUN dialog box [Windows Key + R]
  2. Type “regedit” and hit ENTER
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager
  4. Find for “CheckUpdtVM”
  5. Change value to “0”

• Method 3
  1. Go to the IDM directory
  2. Find for “IDMGrHlp.exe” and delete it
  3. Now find for “idmBroker.exe” and copy/paste in same folder
  4. Rename the copied file to “IDMGrHlp.exe”
  5. Restart your system to apply this effect

• Method 4
  1. Go to the directory “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\”
  2. Find for “hosts”
  3. Right click on that file follow by Open With >> Notepad [Can be use any text editor]
  4. Now just copy the below lines of code and paste it after the last line in the “hosts” file
     127.0.0.1                     tonec.com
     127.0.0.1                     http://www.tonec.com
     127.0.0.1                     registeridm.com
     127.0.0.1                     http://www.registeridm.com
     127.0.0.1                     secure.registeridm.com
     127.0.0.1                     internetdownloadmanager.com
     127.0.0.1                     http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com
     127.0.0.1                     secure.internetdownloadmanager.com
     127.0.0.1                     mirror.internetdownloadmanager.com
     127.0.0.1                     mirror2.internetdownloadmanager.com
     127.0.0.1                     mirror3.internetdownloadmanager.com
  5. Save this file and restart your system to see the effect

Screenshots

Download Link of Idm Fake Pop up fixer:

Windows 8 Autoupdate Defender with Windows Update Disabled

 

Windows Defender is the default security product in the Windows 8 operating system that protects users from malicious programs and other unwanted software. Just like all Microsoft programs, Defender also receives its updates via Windows Update. In normal circumstances this setup works great as you automatically receive new updates as soon as Microsoft makes it available.
However, if you have chosen not to install updates automatically, Defender’s virus and spyware definitions gets outdated very quickly leaving your PC wide open and vulnerable to all the nasties of the ‘Net.

Windows Defender comes with a built-in update feature. You can use it to update definitions even when you have Windows updates turned off. But to do so, you’ll have to start the program and manually perform the update. Or, a better method is to automate it using Task Scheduler. Here’s how:

You just have to make a Windows scheduled job (scheduled task). Open the Task Scheduler:
Click Win “Key + R” together, in box write %windir%\system32\taskschd.msc /s (before /s is space) or go to Control Panel => All Control Panel Items => Administrative Tools => twice click to Task Scheduler.
Now you will see a few pop-up message, click Always on “OK”. Then you should be able to see this picture:

Now choose at right (recommended – maximum window size): Creat Basic Task…
You will see this picture:

Click “Next” => select “Daily” => “Next” => mark “Syncronize across time zones” and Recur every: 1 days => “Next” Action: select “Start a program” => “Next” to window Prgram/script:
“C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe” -signatureUpdate
(space is before -signatureUpdate)
Click “Next” => “Finish” => Now we need to fine tune it yet!

Click on the “Task Scheduler Library”. Find the new task in the upper center window. Click on it with right mouse button, select “Properties”, click it and make some changes in new window.

Select “Triggers” => Left Click “At log on” => “Edit” => make changes (see next picture) => “OK” => and once more “OK” (bottom open window)

And now the choices have been done, click “OK”. You can still allow to display of the history – in the upper right hand corner of the Task Scheduler window. Then you can look at what has occurred.
Usually not need to restart. Their settings will be carried out one update every hour, is recommended to add a delay after the PC start for 2-3 minutes , when the update fails, it will repeated three times automatically, minutes apart. (You can change).