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Ported TWRP Custom Recovery for Huawei G628

Got a friend that brought this phone and needed to install GApps as the ROM is a China ROM, no Google Apps were installed (a pretty old phone). I looked for a custom ROM and couldn’t find. Decided to port one after a friend showed me how ๐Ÿ™‚ This Custom Recovery was ported from Lenovo […]

One-Click Root for ASUS Zenfone 2 ZE551ML in Linux and Windows

After a final decision on rooting my phone, I did it and it wasn’t that hard ;). Zenfone 2 ZE551ML is one of ASUS’ latest phone with high specifications of 4GB RAM and 2.3GHz QuadCore Intel Atom processor and it comes in kinda low price which is actually good. Zenfone 2 comes with Android 5.0 […]

Don’t Panick! Restore Deleted Files in Your Android Device Using DiskDigger (Root)

It was an awkward moment for me when I mistakenly deleted a valuable picture of mine lol. Might have happened to you that’s why you are reading this post ๐Ÿ˜› . Well, I never panicked, as I thought “If there is a way to restore data in a deleted or formatted drive in Windows, am […]

How to Root Huawei G610-U20 Android Device

At last I came into Android! ๐Ÿ™‚ Used for few days chatting, now decided to turn it to my device. I will show you how I rooted my Huawei G610-U20ย  so easy ๐Ÿ™‚

Etisalat Nigeria Missed Call Notification Service: View Missed Calls Even When Phone is Off

A nice service by Etisalat Nigeria, am always asking why won’t they charge for an important service like this? Only will charge for some useless services like Ringback Tunes :/

Jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 & 7.1.x iDevice Using Pangu

Finally glad to announce that there is a Jailbreak available for iOS 7.1.1 & 7.1.x Untethered by the Pangu Team, formally was semi-tethered by Evasi0n Team which wasn’t satisfying.

How to Use MTN Night Plan in Daylight Using OpenVPN (Smartphones & PC)

I am a good fan of MTN Night Plan, its really cool and enjoyable. One certain time when I have exhausted the 1.5GB for daily I need to go online to correct an error which was so so urgent, I have no other option for me than to try some tricks because am not gonna […]

Resolving iTunes Error 3194 and Error 11 during iPhone Restore

Resolving iTunes Error 3194 and Error 11 during iPhone Restore

One of the freaking and scary moment is when restoring your iPhone device and you are getting the Error 3194 or Error 11. I got these 2 errors recently when I wanted to restore my iPhone 4 and I came to realize that this error is nothing much just that we are doing it in the way Apple doesnโ€™t […]

How I Activated WhatsApp Emoji/Smileys in iOS 7

How I Activated WhatsApp Emoji/Smileys in iOS 7

Few days ago I downloaded WhatsApp Messaging App for iOS 7, so happy and enjoying my chat I came to realize that I’ve got no smileys which is gonna make my chat so bored! ๐Ÿ™ I looked around my phone screen and even the sides to see if am gonna see a button for it […]

Disable Background App Refresh in your iOS Device to Save Battery and Internet Data

Disable Background App Refresh in your iOS Device to Save Battery and Internet Data

Consuming my data unnecessarily is what I donโ€™t like with any device ๐Ÿ˜€ . iOS devices has a background app that runs and updates itself automatically which will be at the backyard consuming most of your data and battery life! I found this out also in Android devices when I was using it but didnโ€™t […]