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How to Lock Root Access Using Biometrics [Magisk]
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In this tutorial, I'll be giving you a tour of Magisk's fingerprint authentication setting. If you rooted with Magisk, you might want to enable this option to ensure that malware apps, thieves, or even the authorities can't use root access to do some serious damage.
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How to Lock Root Access Using Biometrics [Magisk]
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In this tutorial, I'll be giving you a tour of Magisk's fingerprint authentication setting. If you rooted with Magisk, you might want to enable this option to ensure that malware apps, thieves, or even the authorities can't use root access to do some serious damage.
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![Enable Fingerprint Authentication for Root Apps [How-to]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cvR36KhVhEY/mqdefault.jpg "Enable Fingerprint Authentication for Root Apps [How-to]
How to Lock Root Access Using Biometrics [Magisk]
Full Tutorial: http://bit.ly/RootFP
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In this tutorial, Ill be giving you a tour of Magisks fingerprint authentication setting. If you rooted with Magisk, you might want to enable this option to ensure that malware apps, thieves, or even the authorities cant use root access to do some serious damage.
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![5 New & Under-the-Radar Indie Apps of the Week [Feb. 27]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d2ZCOwtdAKA/mqdefault.jpg "5 New & Under-the-Radar Indie Apps of the Week [Feb. 27]
5 Interesting Apps Released Recently by Mostly Independent Developers
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App Links:
1. Bootiful: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.mlat.bootiful
2. Photoranker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nomiac.photoranker
3. No Seen: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.unseen.nolastseen.hiddenchat.whatsdownload
4. Teo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eightbitlab.teo
5. Logo Maker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logomaker.esports_senseapplab
These are some of the more interesting apps I came across while looking for solutions to Android problems this week. They may not solve a problem, but they are worth a look, and youd be one of the first on board.
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Get Detailed Battery Drain Info on Android with Battery Historian
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In this video, Ill be showing you how to use a utility created by developer bobobo1618 that makes it easy to use Googles little-known Battery Historian tool for Android.
Battery Historian gives you insane amounts of data that you can use to track the exact source of Android battery drain, but its normally pretty hard to use. Instead, using this helpful site created by the developer mentioned above, you can simply capture a bug report, then upload it to access Battery Historian.
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Fully Control Your Android Device from Your Windows PC
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In this video, Ill be showing you a cool new app called APowerMirror that lets you see and control your Android device right from your Windows desktop.
Root is not required, and the setup process is a breeze. So next time you sit down at your desk to do a little work, you can just open a window that controls your phone in its entirety!
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![Get Automatic 2-Finger Scrolling on Android [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e38mQnaVOAc/mqdefault.jpg "Get Automatic 2-Finger Scrolling on Android [How-To]
How to Get Automatic Scrolling and Jump to Top Gestures [Root]
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In this video, Ill be showing you how to set up a brand new app called Kinetic Scroll that gives rooted users to automatically scroll vertically in any app.
Once youve set everything up, you simply swipe up or down with two fingers, then Kinetic Scroll kicks in and auto-scrolls the rest of the page. Then, if you want to quickly jump to the top or bottom of a page, just swipe up or down with three fingers instead.
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![Add a Headphones Connected Indicator to Androids Status Bar [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eY8vDoNzicA/mqdefault.jpg "Add a Headphones Connected Indicator to Androids Status Bar [How-To]
How to Get a Headset Status Bar Icon on Stock Android [Xposed]
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In this video, Ill be showing you a cool little Xposed module that adds a headset plugged indicator to your status bar, similar to the experience you would get with a Samsung, HTC, or LG device.
Manufacturer-skinned versions of Android have this feature already, but not stock Android, nor the majority of AOSP-based ROMs. This module adds an icon to your status bar when you plug in a pair of headphones, then automatically removes it when you unplug. Theres even some theming options, so you can choose the indicator icon yourself.
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How to Stay on Top of All Your Online Subscriptions [iOS]
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In this video, Ill be showing you a brand new iPhone app called Bobby (previously Billy) that lets you easily manage and track your upcoming bills. Billy includes preset templates for the vast majority of online subscription services, so it makes it easy to stay on top of what has become a fairly large portion of our monthly bills.
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![Set Up Face Unlock on the Pixel 4 [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/edj55bv3eVg/mqdefault.jpg "Set Up Face Unlock on the Pixel 4 [How-To]
How to Set Up & Use Googles Face Unlock on the Pixel 4
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In this video, Ill give you a quick overview of setting up and using the new face unlock feature on the Pixel 4. With no other biometric authentication method, Googles all-in on their answer to Face ID.
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![Get a Free VPN with Operas Newest Developer Build [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fDOX-4zheDo/mqdefault.jpg "Get a Free VPN with Operas Newest Developer Build [How-To]
How to Enable the Free VPN Service in the Opera Browser
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In this video, Ill be showing you how to get a free VPN service using the latest developer build of the Opera Browser for Windows or Mac. This VPN offers encryption, IP masking, and geolocation spoofing, so you get all the benefits of a regular VPN for free.
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![Remove Bloatware Without a PC or Root — Phone-Only Method [How-to]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fOhti_og8ug/mqdefault.jpg "Remove Bloatware Without a PC or Root — Phone-Only Method [How-to]
How to Disable Any App Without Root or a Computer
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No computer, no root, no shady apps — you can now remove any bloatware app with nothing other than your phone.
Since it relies on the new Wireless Debugging feature built into Android, this method works on most Android 9 or higher devices. Some OEMs disabled it on Android 9 and 10, but all OEMs have it in their Android 11 builds.
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![Get Android Nougat on Your Nexus Right Now [How-To]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fnr_8-p-V18/mqdefault.jpg "Get Android Nougat on Your Nexus Right Now [How-To]
How to Get Android 7.0 Today [Non-Root Guide]
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In this video, Ill be showing you how to update your Nexus device from Marshmallow to Android 7.0 Nougat using the OTA sideload method.
As it stands, youll likely have to wait up to 3 weeks for the Android Nougat to hit your Nexus device, because Google is releasing the update on a staged rollout. But the OTA ZIPs (the same exact update youre waiting on) have already been captured for most Nexus devices, so you can actually install Nougat right now.
Youll only need a Windows PC and a USB data cable to use this method, and you can have it done in less than 30 minutes. The actual work is pretty easy, too, so theres no reason to wait.
This wont work for rooted devices, because its the same as getting an OTA update, only faster, so youll have to use Nexus Root Toolkit like always. But if youre not rooted, this OTA sideload method is definitely the way to do it.
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