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How to type Indian regional languages in Asus Zenfone Max
Typing Indian languages such as Kannada, Hindi, telugu, tamil, Bengali, Malayalam etc in Zenfone Max is very easy. Now, there is no requirement of any external app. Here is the step by step guide on how to type Indian languages in Zenfone Max.

How to type Indian regional languages in Asus Zenfone Max

As mentioned before, for typing indian languages such as Kannada, Hindi, telugu, tamil, Bengali etc, first you need to enable the respective languages in the settings.
- Go to ‘Settings’->’Language & input’
- Tap on to ‘ZenUI Keyboard’
- In this page, you have list of input languages already available in the device.
- Find and select the input language by check marking.
Adding Input languages

If the input language which you are looking for is not available in the list, then you need to add that language. For that,
- Tap on to Plus symbol(+) in the top of the screen.
- You will find many more languages.
- Select the language which you want to download.
- Once downloaded, you can select it in previous page as mentioned before.
How to shift between languages while typing in Zenfone Max

Whenever, you want to type language in messages, whatsapp messages etc, tap on to ‘En…” button. It will change the languages.

Video on how to type Indian Languages in Zenfone Max

I have made video on demonstrating how to type Indian languages in Asus Zenfone Max.
March 1, 2016
How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone Max
Asus Zenfone Max is a sub 10k Android smartphone with huge 5000 mAh battery. It runs on Android Lollipop with ZenUI. In this post, we will go though on how to take screenshot on Zenfone Max.

For capturing screenshot on Zenfone Max, there are 3 different methods are available. 1. Power and Volume down method, 2. Recent Apps key method and 3. Through screenshot button.

How to take screenshot on Zenfone Max

1. Power and Volume down method:
- Go to the screen on which you want to perform print screen.
- Press and hold power and volume down key for around 1-2 seconds.
- Screenshot will be saved.
2. Using the recent apps Key method:

For using this method, first you need to assign recent apps key to take screenshot.
- Go to “Application” >> Tap “Settings” >> Choose “ASUS customized” from options. >> Choose “Key settings”>> Choose “Tap and hold to get screenshot”.
- Now whenever you want to capture screenshot on Zenfone Max, long press on the recent apps key.
- The screenshot will be saved.
3. Using the screenshot button method

By default quick settings menu does not have screenshot button. So you need to add it to the quick access menu.
- On home screen, go to Access Quick settings and then tap “Quick settings options”.
- Select the screenshot option from the available tools option. Do note that, you can choose maximum of 4 tools. So you need to disable the tool from quick settings menu which you don’t want.
- Now whenever, you want to perform screen capture on Zenfone Max, access the quick settings and tap on to Screenshot button.
Where the taken screenshot will be saved?

All the screenshot which are taken on Zenfone Max will saved under Gallery->Screenshot folder.
February 18, 2016
How to capture screenshot on Honor 5X
Honor 5X is a midrage Android dual sim smartphone. In this post, we will cover the topic on how to capture screenshot on Honor 5X. I have done a detailed review on this device. You can refer to it by clicking on the link below.

Useful links related to Honor 5X:

Honor 5X Review- Pros and Cons

How to download Honor 5X PC suite

How to take screenshot on Honor 5X

Like other Huawei Honor series smartphones, Honor 5X too offers 2 different ways to take screenshot. These methods are
- Default android method or Volume down and power button method.
- Using the screenshot button.
Method 1: Default android method or Volume down and power button method.

To take screenshot using this method, you need to press and hold power and volume down buttons simulataneosly and hold it for few seconds. The screenshot will be taken and saved in gallery folder.

Method 2: Using the screenshot button.

Honor 5X runs on Android 5.1 with customised skin called EMUI 3.1. This provides an option of screenshot button in the quick settings menu. For taking the screenshot follow the steps given below.
- Go to the Honor 5X screen on which you want capture screenshot.
- Now to access quick settings menu.
- You will find a icon for screenshot button.
- Tap on to it. The screenshot will be taken.
- Taken screenshot will be saved in the gallery section.
Honor 5X is a good performing android for the price it is offered. It has got excellant display screen, decent camera and useful fingerprint scanner. The day to day performance was also satisfactory.

Hope this guide on how to take screenshot on Huawei Honor 5X is useful. If you are facing any issues or you want to leave feedback, use the comment section below.

Video Guide on Honor 5X screenshot Capture
February 12, 2016
How to take screenshot on Letv Le 1S
To Take screenshot on Letv Le 1s or LeEco Le 1s, there are two methods available. The first one is through default Android method and the second one is through screenshot button in the quick settings menu.

Letv Le 1s runs on Android 5.0.2 with LeEco’s heavy eUI skin. It offers many customisation and useful options for the users. In this post, we will learn on how to take screenshot on LeEco Le 1s. This is the same method works on all LeEco smartphones such as Le 2, Le Max and Le Max 2.

How to take screenshot on Letv Le 1s or LeEco Le 1s

Method 1: Default Android method:
- Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot.
- Press and hold volume down and power button simultaneously.
- The screen will flickr and the screenshot will be taken.
Method 2: Through screenshot button
- Go to the screen on which you want to capture screenshot.
- Tap on to recent key.
- In the top, you have the quick settings option.
- In that list you will find the screenshot button.
- Tap on to it. The screenshot will be taken.
Where the taken screenshot is saved?

The taken screenshot on Letv Le 1s is saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder.

Letv Le 1s is exclusively available through Flipkart flash sale. The LeEco Le 1s price in India is Rs 10,999. The device sports 5.5 inch screen with 1080p resolution. It is powered by 64 bit Mediatek Helio X10 processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. It has PowerVR G6200 GPU. Letv Le 1s sports 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera. The other key features of Letv Le 1s are fingerprint scanner, USB-C type(fast charging) port and 3000 mAh battery. I have done a detailed post on the features of Letv Le 1s. You can read that here Top 5 features of Letv Le 1s.

I will be posting an indepth review on Letv Le 1s in the coming days. Please share your feedback in the comment section below.

Video guide on How to take screenshot on LeEco Le 1s, Le 2, Le Max, Le Max
February 9, 2016
How to capture screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note
Capturing screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note is very easy. Knowing how to take a screenshot on K4 Note is useful in different situations. For example if you want share the games high score or save payment reciept or if you want to share error screen with your friends etc.

Like we have seen in Lenovo K3 Note, Vibe K4 Note provides 2 different methods for screen capture. The first method is the default Android method and another one is screenshot button. Good thing is that, in K4 Note also you can capture screen for the desired portion only. So lets us learn how to take screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note.

Recommended Reading:

Top 5 Features of Lenovo Vibe K4 Note

How to take screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note

To capture screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 there are 2 methods available. They are
1. Default Android Method.
2. Screenshot button in the quick settings menu.
Method 1: Using the default Android method

For taking the screenshot using default android method on K4 Note, go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot. Now press and hold Volume down and power button simultaneosly. The taken screenshot will be saved in Gallery folder.

Method 2: Taking Screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note using Screenshot button
- First go to Quick settings option by pulling the screen from top to down.
- You find screenshot button in the quick settings menu. If you don’t find, then tap on to customise quick setting option and move the screenshot button to menu option.
- For taking screenshot, go to the screen on which you want to capture screenshot.
- Now tap on to screenshot button from the quick settings menu.
- We have two options here.
  - If you want to take screenshot on full screen, tap on to Full screen.
  - If you want to capture only portion of the screen, then select the portion on which you want to take screenshot and tap on to Crop.
  - The screenshot will be saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder.
The taken screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note can be shared with your friends through whatsapp, gmail etc. If you are facing any issue or if you want to share your feedback, leave a note in comment section below.

Video Guide on How to take screenshot on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note

This video I made for K3 Note. The procedure to take screenshot on Vibe K4 Note and K3 Note are identical.
January 31, 2016