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  • How to Take screenshot on Lenovo K3 Note

    Lenovo K3 Note is one of the best value for money smartphone. It has decent specifications at very attractive price. Taking screenshot on Lenovo K3 Note is very easy. There are 2 ways through which you can perform print screen. Taking print screen on Lenovo K3 Note is useful if you want share your specific page or error message or even high score on specific game. So let us learn how to take screenshot on K3 Note.

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    How to Take screenshot on Lenovo K3 Note

    As I mentioned in the starting, there are 2 methods through which you can take screenshot on K3 Note.

    Method 1: The default Android Method

    This is most common way of taking screenshot. You need to press and hold volume down and Power button simultaneously. The screen will flicker and screenshot will be saved in Gallery folder.

    Method 2: Lenovo Vibe UI method

    • First you need to go the screen on which you want to take screenshot on Lenovo K3 Note.
    • Go to Quick settings option by pulling the screen from top to down.

    How to Take screenshot on Lenovo Smartphones

    • You will have icon called screen shot. Tap on to it.
    • Here you have two options.
      • You select the area of the screen on which you what to capture the screen on K3 Note. You can do that by selecting the capture area.
      • If you want the whole screen to be captured then, tap on to Full screen.
      • If you want to share the screenshot with your friends, then tap on to share. You will get options to choose from the list through which you want to share the screenshot.

    Lenovo K3 Note runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with Vibe UI. Vibe UI provides many customisation which are useful for many users. Option to select the area of a screen to take screenshot on Lenovo K3 Note is one of them. I have a made a video on how to take screenshot on Lenovo K Note.

    Video Guide on How to take screenshot on Lenovo K3 Note

  • How to Clear Cache Partition On Moto G

    Both first gen Moto G and 2nd Gen Moto G received the  Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update. The new Lollipop update brings in lot of new features such as material design, better battery life and better performance.

    But some Moto G owners post updating to Lollipop, started facing issues. Instead of improving Moto G performance,  it became slow and become less responsive. Even few users also notices, sudden draining of battery. Overall phone started behaving weirdly. What is the problem with Moto G Android Lollipop update?

    Android Lollipop has few issues which google already addressed in their latest update Android 5.1 and some are yet to be addressed. Having said that, optimising the Moto G will help to fix some of the issues. Normally, when Moto G becomes slower, users tend to reset to factory reset. If you reset your Moto G, then you will lose all the data. Instead, you can try wiping the cache partition. Clearing the cache memory solves 90% of the problems without losing any personal data. So How to Wipe or clear Cache Partition on Moto G? We will learn more on this.

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    How to  Clear Cache Partition On Moto G

    1. First switch off your Moto G. Ensure your device is fully charged and charger is unplugged.
    2. Press Volume Down key + Power Key for 2-3 seconds and  release.
    3. The phone will show different Boot Options.
    4. From the “Boot Mode Selection Menu” screen, select Recovery. Use Volume Use the Volume Down button to scroll through the menu options and the Volume Up button to select.
    5. You will see a screen on which Android figure lying on his back and “No Command” written on the screen.Moto G Clear Cache Memory
    6. Press and hold the Power button then press and release the Volume Up button to display the menu options.
    7. From the menu, select “wipe cache partition”. Here you need to use Volume buttons to highlight and the Power button to select.
    8. “Reboot system now” will be highlighted, press the Power button to select it.
    9. It will take several minutes(Around 5-6 minutes on My 1st Gen Moto G) to complete.

    This is the method, if you are running your moto G with Android Lollipop.

    Does Clearing Cache partition on Moto G deletes my personal files?

    No. It will not delete any of your personal files. This will only  remove any temporary files that may be causing the problem.

  • How to use Lenovo A6000 as Modem

    Lenovo A6000 is one the most affordable 4G Dual sim Android smartphone in India. The good internal hardware coupled with decent build quality and competetive price is the key attraction of this smartphone. In this tutorial, we will see, how to use Lenovo A6000 as modem through WiFi hotspot and USB tethering.

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    How to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi Hotspot

    As I mentioned earlier, Lenovo A6000 supports 4G speeds. So even if you are outside, you can get the broadband speed on your smartphone. It is worth to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot to connect to internet from your laptop or PC. Do remember that, using WiFi hotspot will incur charges as per your data plan also it will drain your device battery faster. Let us have a look into how to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot.

    1. Enable the mobile data.
    2. Now go to settings->More…
    3. Tap on to Tethering & hotspot.
    4. Now enable the WLAN hotspot moving the slider to right.
    5. It will enable your Lenovo A6000 as WiFi hotspot.

    How to customise Lenovo A6000 WiFi hotspot Settings.

    If you want to customise the settings such as SSID, password and security type, follow the step given below. Even if you wanto see the Lenovo A6000 hotspot password or just want to change or reset Wi-Fi hotspot password of Lenovo A6000 and A6000 Plus, follow the step given below.

    • Tap on to WLAN hotspot
    • Now go to Set up WLAN hotspot.
    • You enter or edit the SSID, password and security type in this page.
    • Once you are done, tap Save.

    How to use Lenovo A6000 as modem through USB tethering

    1. Follow the same steps mentioned above till the step 3.
    2. Now connect your device to PC or laptop using the USB cable.
    3. Now enable the USB tethering.
    4. Now mobile data will be shared to your PC.

    Video Guide on How to use Lenovo A6000 as WiFi Hotspot

     

  • Asus EeeBook X205T Frequently Asked Questions

    Asus EeeBook X205T is newly launched compact travel friendly device. I have already written a detailed review on this. You can read it in my post  pros and cons of Asus EeeBook 205. In this post I am giving you some of the useful information which is directly answered  by the ASUS product support team. Let us start the questions and answers on Asus EeeBook X205T.

    Asus X205T

    Asus EeeBook X205T Frequently Asked Questions

    Question: Is this device supports USB booting? If yes, how to enable USB booting?
    Answer: In USB Storage, there has to be a UEFI applicable OS or UEFI Shell , and Security Boot in BIOS SETUP has to switch to disabled.
    Question: How to reinstall the Windows 8.1 in Asus EeeBook X205T in case of OS gets corrupted because of Virus or some disc failure?
    Answer: When turn on the computer, Press F9 to enter recovery OS mode or start OS recovery in Windows.
    Question: Is Asus EeeBook X205T  compatible with Ubuntu Linux?
    Not Guaranteed.
    Question: How to install applications directly in to microSD card in Asus EeeBook X205T?
    Answer: When installed, if the .exe program ask you to choose the designated installing address and you can choose the address in Micro SD card. If not, than it has to be installed in build-in eMMC.

    Just to recap, Asus Eeebook X205T sports 11.6 inch screen with resolution of 1366 x 768 Pixels  and powered by 1.33 GHz with Turbo Boost Upto 1.83 GHz 4th Gen Atom Quad Core with 2GB of RAM. It has 32GB internal storage and supports microSD card upto 128GB. The Eeebook 205 runs on Windows 8.1. For connectivity it has Bluetooth, WiFi, 2 USB ports and micro HDMI port.

    Update: My Asus EeeBook X205 got updated to Windows 10 home edition. I have been using this from past 10 days and I have not faced any issues. All the features are working good. The performance is better than before. I will share a dedicated post on how to update Asus EeeBook X205T to Windows 10 in my next post.

  • How to Take Screenshot on Lumia Smartphone

    Taking screenshot comes in handy when you want to share or save a details of the screen such as receipt of a transaction or error message etc.  I have already made a detailed post on How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Smartphones. In this post, we will learn to take screenshot on Nokia Lumia smartphones and Windows Lumia Smartphones.

    Lumia 535

    How to take screenshot on Lumia Smartphone running Windows 8 or later

    Post Cyan update, the way taking screenshot on Lumia smartphones changes a bit. The method of taking screenshot on all the Nokia Lumia smartphones as well as Microsoft Lumia smartphones are identical.

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot
    • Now press hold Volume Up+Power key simultaneously. If your device is not updated to Cyan update, or running previous version of Windows phones OS, then Power Key and Home key(Windows Key) you need to use.
    • Screen will flicker and shutter sound will be heard to confirm that screenshot is taken.
    • The taken screenshot will be saved in Photos > albums > Screenshots.
    • If want to share the screenshot, then tap and hold the screenshot and tap share.

    Using this method, you can take screenshot on Lumia 638, Lumia 535 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 730 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 830, Nokia Lumia 530 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 630 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 1520, Nokia Lumia 1320, Nokia Lumia 930, Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia Lumia 625, Nokia Lumia 520 etc which are running on Windows platform.

    Video Guide on How to take screenshot in Lumia Smartphones