Play YouTube videos with the screen off

Playing YouTube videos with the screen off is tricky business. As soon as your screen switches off, YouTube automatically pauses what you are watching, so you can't just listen to videos while getting on with other things. There's no setting to solve this in the default YouTube app, but there are ways to play YouTube videos with the screen off.

Mozilla Firefox
This method involves using the free Mozilla Firefox browser app and it should work on all devices. Firstly, download and install the Mozilla Firefox browser on your phone. Next, go to the YouTube website within the browser, tap the settings (three dots) button at the top right of the page and tick request desktop site. Once you have completed the steps above, tap on a video to play it, and it will continue to play even after you lock your phone.

Sony Xperia Small Apps

This trick only works for Sony Xperia devices. It makes use of the Xperia range's Small Apps feature.

Download Media Viewer Small from the Play Store and install it. Next, access Small Apps by tapping on your recent apps button (the square at the bottom right of your screen) and then tapping the upward arrow at the bottom left. From here you can access the Web Videos app.

Tap on the Web Videos app and a new window will pop up, allowing you to search for videos and play them even when the screen is off. The app has its limitations, and you can’t access all the regular features of YouTube, but that may be a small price to pay for being able to play a video while your phone is locked.

 

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oops... An error has occurred while trying to download voice message. Please try again.

Symptoms:

Every couple of minutes or so I got this message on my Android phone:
"oops... An error has occurred while trying to download voice message. Please try again."
I cleared all the browsers and app cache I could find but this message still pops up and blocks me from whatever I’m doing. I noticed that it happens only when I’m connected to internet through Wi-Fi.

Resolution:

The problem is Viber, as I faced a similar problem on Samsung S3 and higher, HTC Desire and Sony Xperia Z1 and higher. It seems that most of people recommend uninstalling and reinstalling Viber, while all you need to do is to open Viber, then tap on More, where there will be a menu under your Viber name. Tap on Settings with a gear sign next to it, then tap on Calls & Messages. There is an option Clear Message History. Tap on that and Confirm to Clear.

This way you clear all the history including that Voice message without losing your App!

Read Before Taking Action!
** If you are concerned about the data in message history, you can "Email Message History" in zip format before losing it. This option is also available under "Calls & Messages" **

I hope this helps out.

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Root your mobile phone running Android

Back in the past, rooting was a risky affair that made many Android phone user scared to death when tampering with their devices.

Nowadays, rooting is very easy and can be done in few steps.

This is the simple way to root your Android mobile phone without flashing the kernel.

 

1. Download the *.zip files and put in on your SDCARD

    Download links:

    http://www.fileserve.com/file/5rRVx9S/GalaxySIIRootICS.zip or

    http://hotfile.com/dl/175165240/36c2d0d/GalaxySIIRootICS.zip.html

2. Go to recovery.

    Vol-UP + Home + Power - release power button after Samsung logo appears

3. Choose apply update from external storage.

4. Choose recovery-clockwork-5.8.1.5-galaxys2.zip and wait until CWM recovery appears.

5. Choose install zip from sdcard.

6. Choose and Install SU-Busybox-Installer.zip

7. Choose and Install SU-Installer-signed.zip

8. Reboot System.

Congratulations! Your Android mobile phone has been rooted. You can now enjoy a variety of root-enabled apps from the Google Play Store.

This method was successfully made on following Android mobile phones:
- Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100, running on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich
- Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100, running on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

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Update Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

Below is the step-by-step procedure of updating your Samsung devices to the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

1.    Run Samsung Kies program.

(If the Samsung Kies program is not installed on your PC you can download and install the latest available version from official Samsung web site) http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/supportUsefulSwMobile.do

2.    Connect data cable to PC USB port.

3.    Connect your Samsung mobile phone to data cable.

4.    Wait for Samsung Kies to recognize the device.

(Samsung Kies will display pop-up window to alert you if there is a software update available)

5.    Click to begin software upgrade process.

6.    Click "I have read all the information"

7.    Select information saving option.

8.    Click Start upgrade

9.    Firmware upgrade in process. Do not disconnect the cable from the PC.

10. Firmware upgrade complete.

How to upgrade your Samsung Galaxy device to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) video created by samsunguk available on following web site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOQJSQDIr14&feature=player_embedded

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