How to Install Android on an iPhone in Six Easy Steps

If you've got an iPhone, are a little bored with iOS, and you're interested in moonlighting with Google's Android operating system, you can dual boot Android and iOS side-by-side on your iPhone in a few relatively simple steps.

What You'll Need:

All you'll need to get started is an iOS device; Right now, the iPhone 3G has the best support, and that's what we're using in this guide.

Step One: Jailbreak Your iPhone

You've got a number of jailbreaking options, including PwnageTool, Redsn0w, and Blackra1n. Pick one that works on your platform, download it, and walk through the jailbreak process. (I'm not going to detail the jailbreak here since the latest jailbreaking methods often change a little, but at this point, jailbreaking an iPhone is a relatively simple process.)

Step Two: Install Bootlace in Cydia

In order to do this, you'll need to launch Cydia from the homescreen, tap on the Manage button, select Sources, then tap Edit, then Add. The repository you'll need to add is repo.neonkoala.co.uk. Tap Add Source, let Cydia work its magic, and then tap on your newly added repository and install Bootlace.

Step Three: Run Bootlace and Patch the Kernel

Leave Cydia, and launch Bootlace. If Bootlace isn't on your homescreen after you leave Cydia, restart your iPhone and it should be there. Then just launch Bootlace, and let it download and patch the kernel. When it's done, tap on Reboot and wait for your phone to reboot.

Step Four: Install OpeniBoot

Now launch Bootlace again, tap the OpeniBoot button, and tap Install, then Continue. OpeniBoot will download and install.

Step Five: Install iDroid

Once OpeniBoot is installed, tap the iDroid button, tap Install, OK, and then wait. iDroid—which is essentially the Android OS customized for your iPhone—will download and install. This will take a while, so be patient, and if your battery is low, you may want to plug in your phone before you start.

Step Six: Reboot and Play Around with Android

Now you've installed Android on your iPhone. Time to play around with it. Just tap on the QuickBoot button from inside Bootlace, tap the Android icon (the one of the little Android proudly holding an Apple), and confirm that you want to reboot into Android.

The first thing worth mentioning is that Android on iPhone isn't close to ready to use as your full-time mobile operating system. That doesn't mean it never will be, but at the moment, this is more something you'd want to do to fulfill your curiosity, wear as a geek badge, or just have a little fun and (maybe) support a really great project.

You can see how far they've come along with each phone on the iDroid status wiki. As I mentioned above, the iPhone 3G is the best supported iOS device (and currently only it and the 2G work with the method above, I believe). The biggest issue right now with the 3G is power management (PMU on the wiki), which isn't fully functional. Most importantly, suspend isn't yet working, so your battery won't likely last long. It's still come a long way from where it's been in the past, though, and having followed this project excitedly for a while, the progress they've made in recent weeks has been really impressive.

Regarding a few nuts and bolts: Your iPhone's lock button acts as the Android back button; the iPhone home button acts as the Android menu button; the iPhone's volume down button acts as the Android home button; and the iPhone's volume up button acts as... I'm not really sure what. To lock the screen, press the iPhone's home and lock buttons at the same time. To power off, hold the lock and home buttons for a couple of seconds until the Power Off prompt appears. You can see a few other operating quirks by watching the video above.

As you can see in the video, performance isn't perfect (it's occasionally a little laggy), but again, with time, that could change significantly. Either way, the iDroid project—along with OpeniBoot and Bootlace—is something I remain extremely excited about. As a long-time iPhone user and recent Android switcher, the main thing that sets the two apart for me is the iPhone hardware, which always feels head and shoulders above whatever Android device I put my hands on. I know a lot of people (including myself) who'd kill to dual boot an iPhone 4 with iOS and Android. (In fact, if you really want to help out, you can donate to the iDroid Project by clicking the Donate button on the top right of the iDroid Project's main page and maybe speed things along.)


Source :- lifehacker

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Take YouTube Videos Offline on your Mobile

YouTube users in India rejoice. You can now download YouTube videos on your Android or iOS device using the official YouTube app itself and watch the videos later while you are offline or on a slow connection.
It takes a few easy steps to download a video on the YouTube app. Open a video, tap the download button (see screenshot), choose the resolution for the downloaded video and it will begin to download on your device. There’s a new “Offline” section in the YouTube app where you can find a list of all videos that are currently in the download queue or available for offline watching.

The offline feature is available on the YouTube app for both Android and iPhone.

That said, there are certain obvious limitations. One, not every video available on the YouTube website is available for download. The offline mode is mostly disabled for music videos and movies.

Also, the downloaded videos can only be watched inside the YouTube app. I did some digging on Android and it turns out that YouTube saves the videos into smaller chunks as .exo files, a format that is not supported in other media players.

There are however no restrictions around the number of videos that you can take offline with the YouTube app, you are only limited by the free storage available on your iPhone or Android phone.

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Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha: 2014's Biggest Smartphone Fight

Welcome to the biggest smartphone battle of 2014. In the blue corner the Apple iPhone 6 and in the red corner the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.

This isn’t the head-to-head many were anticipating. The four month old Galaxy S5 was expected to be the natural challenger, but following disappointing sales Samsung has had a rethink and the newly announced Alpha is a like-for-like metal handset which throws down the gauntlet to the heavily leaked iPhone 6 in every area.

So let’s break down these rivals ahead of what promises to be two of the biggest advertising campaigns in smartphone history.

Display: iPhone 6 4.7-inches – Galaxy Alpha 4.7-inches

For Apple the new iPhone represents a big step up in screen size from the 4-inch display seen since the iPhone 5 and an even bigger 5.5-inch model is expected to launch soon after. For Samsung the Alpha actually represents a step down from the 5.2-inch display on the Galaxy S5 and demonstrates how determined it is to make a phone which directly trades blows with the new iPhone.

iPhone 6 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch dummy models

But the first blows here will go to Apple. It’s widely reported 1704 x 960 pixel display creates a pixel density of 416ppi (pixels per inch) compared to the Alpha whose screen surprisingly is just 1280 x 720 pixels for a 320ppi.

Given how close both pixel densities are to Apple’s claim that a ‘Retina Display’ (the point where your eyes cannot distinguish individual pixels) starts at 326ppi it remains to be seen how much difference there will be in reality, but it is odd that Samsung has stepped down from the Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel displays it has used in flagship phones for the last few years.

In turn Samsung will be hoping the head turning (though arguably garish) AMOLED technology it uses in the Alpha and S5 will be enough to catch the eye compared to Apple’s more subtle IPS screens.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Materials: iPhone 6 Metal and Sapphire – Galaxy Alpha Metal, Plastic And Gorilla Glass

The second blow Apple lands will be the materials of the iPhone 6. Samsung has taken direct cues from the HTC One M8 and the iPhone 6 in finally producing a phone which uses metal in its chassis, but this only extends to the edges while rear remains plastic and the screen is the familiar Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

By contrast the iPhone 6 will ditch its glass back in favour of an all metal chassis and the screen is heavily tipped to be sapphire-based. Doubts still remain after the ‘proof’ offered by several leaks was undermined, but if Apple does go with sapphire it is expected to be layered with glass. As such the durability may not be as indestructible as many hope but it should still represent a step up from Gorilla Glass 3.

Alleged iPhone 6 fascia with sapphire display

Size and Weight

Despite this being one of the few aspects of the iPhone 6 not to leak, here Samsung appears to hold all the aces. At 0.26-inchs (6.7mm) thick the Galaxy Alpha is the slimmest mass market smartphone ever made and with a footprint of 5.21 x 2.58 inches (132.4 x 65.5mm) and weight of just 4.06 oz (115g) it should remain usable with one hand.

By contrast dummy units of the iPhone 6 have shown it to be almost the same footprint as the Samsung Galaxy S5 – 5.59 x 2.85 inches (142 x 72.5 mm) – despite the S5 packing a 5.2 inch display. This is due to Apple retaining thicker top and bottom bezels which add to the height. Meanwhile the only other all metal 4.7 inch handset is the HTC One M7 which tips the scales at 5.04 oz (143g). Apple should beat that as the iPhone 6 is also expected to be very thin, but it does look like one handed use will be tough for most.

Power: iPhone 6 Apple A8 Chipset – Galaxy Alpha Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Here both handsets should be a real treat. The power of the A8 remains unknown, but Apple has doubled the power of its A series of ARM-based chips with each generation so the dual-core 1.3GHz CPU and quad-core GPU in the already fast iPhone 5S A7 chipset should see major gains and there is also talk of a step up to 2GB of RAM.

But the Galaxy Alpha should be able to match anything the iPhone 6 throws at it. The Alpha will come with 2GB of RAM and Samsung’s own Exynos 5 Octa 5430 chipset which the company claims will outpace the Snapdragon 805, ARM’s latest and greatest chip which is expected to appear in the Galaxy Note 4 and Nexus 6.

For reference the Snapdragon 800 chipset was seen to be largely on a par with Apple’s A7 and since then the 801 has added more power and battery optimisation while the 805 is a major leap forward in both.

Sony Exmor IMX220 sensor

Camera: iPhone 6 13 Megapixels – Galaxy Alpha 12 Megapixels

Megapixels a poor guide to camera quality, but it is noticeable that Apple is set to step up from the 8 megapixel lens in the last three iPhones reportedly toSony ’s 13 megapixel Exmor IMX220 camera sensor. This makes sense given previous iPhones have all used previous generations of this Sony line and it brings a 1/2.3′ sensor which would be a notable jump from the 1/3.2” sensor in the iPhone 5S. Video recording will remain at 1080p while optical image stabilisation (OIS) is expected to be exclusive to the monstrous 5.5-inch iPhone 6 variant.

As for the Galaxy Alpha, Samsung has curiously taken a step down to 12 megapixels from the 16 megapixel sensor in the Galaxy S5. The sensor has yet to be revealed and while it also lacks OIS it offers real-time HDR (High Dynamic Range) so you can see the light balancing on the screen before taking a photo. Samsung has also fitted the Alpha with a selfie-friendly 2.1 megapixel front facing camera, something Apple should match.

Memory: iPhone 6 Up to 64GB – Galaxy Alpha 32GB

Rumours once suggested the iPhone 6 would be the first 128GB smartphone, but having seen those dry up I will stick to what we know: up to 64GB of non-expandable storage is guaranteed. Consequently the Galaxy Alpha has two surprises in stock: neither of them good.

The first is that the handset does not have a 64GB version (at least not yet) and second is Samsung has ditched the microSD expansion slot that almost every Galaxy smartphone (and certainly every high end Galaxy smartphone) ships with. The logic may be to mimic Apple and keep storage options simple, but it could be a potential deal breaker for some.

Battery Life: iPhone 6 1800mAh – Galaxy Alpha 1860mAh

Like megapixels, battery capacities don’t tell the whole story but here the handsets appear to be very well matched. It has been suggested the iPhone 6 may see a last minute bump to a 2100mAh battery, but regardless Apple will be leaning heavily on the efficiency of the A8 chip and iOS 8 to compensate for the larger screen and its higher resolution. Apple will need to produce some magic here as the iPhone 5S has mediocre battery life at best and that sported a 1560mAh battery.

It is a similar story for Samsung. The 1860mAh battery in the Alpha is a big drop from the 2800mAh battery in the S5, but Samsung will also hope the greater efficiencies in its Exynos 5 Octa 5430 chip make a difference. Where it may hold an advantage, however, is the 720p screen as driving less pixels greatly lessens the workload and may explain Samsung’s decision to shy away from 1080p. If Samsung can significantly top the iPhone 6’s battery life few may care about the lost pixels.

Miscellaneous: Sensor overload

Both handsets will pack fingerprint sensors (though the iPhone 5S has shown slicker integration compared to the S5) while the Galaxy Alpha will carry over the heart rate sensor seen in the Galaxy S5. With fitness having played a major part in Samsung’s Galaxy S5 software, the same will again happen here and with Apple HealthKit formally launching with the iPhone 6 and iOS 8 this will be a major battle ground for these handsets.

That said the Galaxy Alpha loses the S5’s water resistant coating and no leaks have indicated the iPhone 6 will have it either so while both handsets have tough exteriors they won’t be happy being used in the rain.

iPhone 5S current pricing

Release Date And Price

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 6 on September 9th while Samsung has signalled its deliberate clash by confirming the Galaxy Alpha will go on sale in ‘early September’. Given the potential for a small gap between announcement and release this may give the Alpha a slight head start.

While the cost for the iPhone 6 remains unknown, Apple is famed for releasing each new iPhone at roughly the same price point as the last. That should mean from $199 on contract and $649 contract-free. Samsung has yet to reveal the cost of the Alpha, but it would be surprising if the company doesn’t try to marginally undercut this.

Sales projection

It is widely reported that the iPhone 6 launch will be the largest in Apple history with 50-60 million units expected to be sold before the end of the year. As such I’d expect the iPhone 6 to easily outsell the Galaxy Alpha, even though these figures will include the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6.

Then again that isn’t really the point. The point is for years now Apple rivals have been wasting their opportunity to meet the iPhone 6 head-on. So called ‘mini’ handsets have been of a similar size to the iPhone 6, but come in at midrange prices often with lower midrange components. A trend only bucked by Sony and its relatively unknown Xperia Compact series.

With Samsung finally stepping up to the plate, however, this depressing trend looks to be coming to an end. Apple knows the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will already face a tough fight and now it can expect one in the 4.7-inch bracket as well.

The smartphone war just got even tougher and that’s good news for all of us.

Also See :- Samsung GALAXY Tab S

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The Week's Best Android, iPhone, iPad, and Windows Phone Apps

Everybody knows the feeling of despair you get when you finally finish a TV series, but it's so much worse when your streaming service of choice doesn't have the whole lot. Then again, I suppose it's a great starting point to go off and watch it elsewhere. Sure Netflix might only have one season out of three, but that's one season you wouldn't have watched otherwise. Speaking of which, here are some apps you might not have known about:

iPhone Apps

Dreamstime Photography Companion: We all know that stock photos exist, but where do they come from? Well in the case of Dreamstime they come from contributing photographers. You simply upload your images to the app and it gets added to the marketplace, if any of your photos get used you get paid real money. It probably won't make you millions, but it's an easy way to monetise your photography. [Free]

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Climendo: Plenty of news outlets come with their own weather forecasts, but how do you decide which one to use and, more importantly, which one do you believe? Climendo takes five of the most popular weather services (different from country to country) and shows them side-by-side to give you the best idea of what's to come. [£0.69]

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Wiper Messenger: Private communication is all the rage, but can you delete logs from the other person's device? With Wiper, that's more than possible. With free worldwide texting and calls, it's one of the more private ways to communicate with people across the world for zero cost. [Free]

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Soundwave: An app that lets you chat and share music with your friends. By capturing the music you play from places like Spotify and YouTube it makes sure you'll never lose music again, and makes it easier to share it with your friends. The new version has private groups to make sharing easier, and personalised recommendations. [Free]

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Fantasy Football: The World Cup may be over but we have less than a month until the Premier League kicks off, so you might be thinking about your fantasy league for the next year. This offering from Yahoo is ideal with unlimited weekly transfers, private leagues, and cross-device synchronisation. [Free]

iPad Apps

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Flightradar 24 Free: Chances are you've heard of this one, FlightRadar lets you view millions of plans in transit in real time, and can identify any planes that fly overhead. This is an updated version which brings in a whole host of functions from the premium version absolutely free of charge. Now you can search for planes, identify overhead planes, and view pictures of them all for zero cost. [Free]

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Togethera: Finding an accessible private space to share photos online is easier said than done. The default for many websites seems to be sharing semi-publicly, and you don't want random strangers. Togethera is such a space, and it's simple enough for even the most tech-illiterate grandparents to use with no problems. [Free]

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Passible Password Manager: Passwords are a pain the remember, especially since each one has to be alphanumeric, with a capital letter, a special character, three hieroglyphics, and must be an anagram of the word salmon. Password manager will store your passwords for easy access to your apps, as well as your credit card info for your easy checkouts. [Free -- with subscription]

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Pause: Pause is a quarterly music magazine with includes reviews, features, and interviews. The latest issues have just been released, a guide to 2014 festivals, and the best of Q2 2014. [Free]

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Guardians of the Galaxy - The Universal Weapon: The trend these days is to release a video game tie-ins on mobile devices, but they tend to be over-the-top freemium games loaded with in-app purchases. Not so with this one. You take control of the eponymous Guardians in their quest to prevent the Universal Weapon falling into the hands of the villainous Ronan the Accuser over 25 different levels. [£2.99]

Android Apps

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Pullshot: Screenshots and photos are very distinct, and some phones don't distinguish between the two in your photo gallery. If that's the case, then Pullshot is there to help out. What it does is simple, it identifies your screenshots and organises them together for you automatically. From there you can further organise them into folders. [Free -- with in-app purchases]

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Kabx: Pretty much all taxi apps that work in this country are restricted to the Greater London area, which is irritating since roughly 87 per cent of the British population lives elsewhere. Fortunately Kabx is no longer one of those apps since it now works in Manchester. Book you taxi within seconds, organise how you're going to pay within the app, and with 2,000 drivers available you shouldn't have to wait more than five minutes if you're within the M60. [Free]

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QCast: QCast is a way of creating and controlling shared playlists on a Chromecast stick. Anyone who can connect to the Chromecast in question can add a song to a shared queue, and anyone can downvote songs they don't want to hear. Songs can be removed by the host, the person who queued them, or if the majority of people downvote it. You will need a Google Play Music All Access Subscription to host though. [Free -- with subscription]

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Notific: Lockscreen notifications are great, but not all apps support them. Enter Notific which will let you create a lockscreen notification for any app you deem important. As an example, by day-to-day phone doesn't support lockscreen notifications for Gmail, but with Notific it can do. Normally the app would light up your display whenever you get a notification, but it's clever enough to realise when it's in your pocket and won't light up until you pick it up -- saving you that precious battery. [£0.57]

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Short Paste: If you want to cut down a link you usually have to copy it into a link generator on the web, but if you're on your phone/tablet that might not be as easy as it sounds. As always, there's an app for that and Short Paste is simple and designed to work on a mobile device, so that you can copy the long link in and choose from one of many different kinds of shortened URLs. [Free]

Windows Phone Apps

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Clipr: The thing about backgrounds on any device is that the icons can get in the way of an otherwise amazing picture. Now the thing that separates the Windows Phone home screen from other devices are the tiles, and Clipr utilises those tiles to ensure you get the best background. It utilises the tile space, which means that they won't be getting in the way of your pictures; they are your pictures, after all. [Free]

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Chrome Mini: As far as I can tell there is, like many popular apps, no official Chrome Browser for Windows Phone; if you want the Chrome experience you have to go third party. Chrome Mini is such an app, dedicated to bringing you the basic feel of Google Chrome. It also claims to be the fastest browser available for Windows Phone, but I'll leave that for you to decide. [Free]

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Climatology: Sick and tired of your own home climate? Why not look into the different climates that exist across the world? Whether it's just for your own amusement, or if you're looking to go on holiday and don't want to get trapped by the wet season, this is something to look into. [Free]

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App Locker Pro: Sure you can lock your phone, but it isn't as foolproof as some people would hope. That's why you download an app like App Locker, which adds an extra layer of security to your important apps. Bear in mind that this isn't a case of you choosing which apps to lock, instead the app has a preset list and you can choose which ones you want protecting. Sure it's limited, but it's better than nothing. [Free]

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Spending Tracker: If you're anything like me, you just love to spend money on frivolous crap that you don't need. "It's looks so awesome" you might say, but how do you know if you can afford it? Spending Tracker is a financial app that logs how much you've spent, where you've spent it, and how much of your budget you have left. So whether you enjoy eating out, drinking out, or browsing eBay, you'll know exactly how much you can spend without missing this month's rent. [Free]

Source : gizmodo

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