Atlas Obscura Travel Guide

Find your adventurous spirit, get off the beaten path and discover unique places to experience near and far, all contributed by Atlas Obscura’s global community of explorers. Google maps mostly displays popular places on the map. Atlas Obscura gets you off the beaten path and discover unique places to experience near and far, all contributed by a global community of explorers.

You can find not only the unique places nearby but also get the backstories which make the place unique. You can also create custom lists to organize your itinerary or bucket list. Explore Atlas Obscura by whatever fascinates you – history, architecture, art, natural wonders and get lost in the never-ending collection of off-the-beaten path places.

A must have, interesting Travel App you need while travelling to new places, across the world!

Android : https://bit.ly/4dHd7Ar

Beeper

Join the best Chat App – a single app to chat on WhatsApp, SMS / RCS, Messenger and 10 other networks. You can see all your chats in just one inbox. And, you can find the chats you are looking for with multi-network search which makes it a breeze!

Beeper does store copies of your messages on its servers, so that when you migrate to a new phone or laptop, it can restore your chats in an instant. Your conversations are, however, safe on Beeper since they are end-to-end encrypted and can be unlocked only through your recovery code.

Beeper is a unique all-in-one messaging app to keep you connected and organized without cluttering up your home screen with a bunch of different apps.

Android :  https://bit.ly/3y2e4CK

Pixel Search

Pixel Search is an all inclusive Search Tool for your Android device. With this tool, you can search through your phone’s contacts, files, shortcuts, apps and even get web search suggestions. All of this is included in just one place which makes it super convenient to handle.

e.g. if you search for “Instagram” you will get multiple results, including a link to the App, login options, Instagram web, Instagram download, etc. If you search for a place, it will automatically point to maps and locate the place.

The App searches in Settings also – you can look for Notifications or Display Settings and it will take you right there!

Pixel Search is free and does not have any ads at all.

An extremely simple and useful app to quickly search through your phone or search online through Google too!

Android : https://bit.ly/3UFVcT7

One Sec | screen time + focus

This is one app that can save you many many hours daily! It forces you to  take a deep breath whenever you open distracting apps and gain back control over your time.

It’s as simple as it is effective: You will reduce your social media usage just by becoming aware of it. one sec is the focus app that tackles the problem of unconscious social media use at its root. It is designed to change your habits on a long-term basis.

one sec works so great because it is fully automated – and forces you to reflect on your actions – before they happen!

This is the #1 app to break free from Social Media distractions in the long term!

Try it out today and change your engagement time with your phone!

Android : https://bit.ly/3TXmMed

Image Compressor Lite

Many a times, we have large photos which are difficult to send online owing  to their large size. Image Compressor Lite will be your helpful companion at such times!

This app allows you to easily compress and resize images on your device. You can compress images to a particular size, or to a particular ratio (say 50%) making it easy to reduce the file size without sacrificing quality. It allows you to change the resolution of the image with a slider, to make it smaller. The app also includes batch compression, allowing you to compress multiple images at once.

Whether you are looking to save space on your device or making your images easy and fast to send, Image Compressor Lite has you covered!

Android : https://bit.ly/3TYkwDx

Incidents of WhatsApp getting hacked are becoming frequent !!.

To secure your Whatsapp you may follow the following steps :-

  1. Go to your Whatsapp
  2. Go to Settings (on whatsapp). Click to open.
  3. Go to “Privacy” and click
  4. Scroll down to “Advanced” and click
  5. Here click on both
    “Protect IP address in calls” and
    “Disable link previews”

Once you do this,
hackers can’t hack your phones because your IP address is protected !!

Once you protect your IP in whatsapp,
the chances of your whatsapp getting hacked becomes minimal.

Stay Cyber-safe !

Syncthing

SyncthingThese days, we all have multiple devices – maybe a phone and a Tab, a phone  and a computer or even multiple phones. It is always a struggle to keep the devices in sync, especially with regard to certain important files and folders which are necessary.

Syncthing is a very simple synchronization tool to synchronize files and folders between multiple devices. Just install Syncthing on multiple devices and then follow the instructions to connect and sync the devices and select the folders or files to be Synced. From that moment onwards, whenever there are changes in that folder or file, they will be automatically synced.

It is totally private, since there is no upload / download to or from any external server and syncing is done in peer to peer mode. Besides, each device is identified by a strong cryptographic certificate – hence there is no leakage of data. And, all communication is secured, ensuring there is no eavesdropping during transfer.

The beauty of this is that you may sync files and folders across devices and platforms such as Windows, Linux, Android, macOS, BSD and more.

So, go for it, and get your devices synced fast and secure!

https://syncthing.net/

Battarang Notifier

BattarangIf you have a tablet or secondary phone lying around, and you’d like to get an alert before its battery dies completely rather than finding it out at an inconvenient time; or, if you are in charge of charging your kids’ or parents’ devices; And, if you are on the computer most of the time, and like to know the battery and charging status of your phone’s battery, this is the app for you.

This is a simple app which notifies you on your battery status at your pre-defined settings. If you want to be notified when your battery drops to 15% you can get a popup on your browser regarding the same.  Also, it’s generally better not to charge the device fully every time, since it can decrease the potential lifespan of the battery. So you may like to set a notification when your battery charge reaches 85%.

There is no clutter – Battarang uses a single notification per device. Also, it uses almost no resources because it remains idle until the specified conditions are met.

Just install the app, go to their website, scan the QR code and link your phone with your browser and you are set!

Android : https://bit.ly/3TWwSf9

Video Summarize

If you are an avid YouTube watcher (who isn’t) and you watch long, informative videos, this is the app for you. It transforms lengthy videos into quick text summaries. You can adjust detail levels of the summary to your own requirements and even read the summary in your mother tongue.

Once the summary is ready, you can have interactive AI discussions within the app, dive deeper into content topics and uncover details that you might have overlooked. And then, you may even share the summary with your colleagues / friends.

Tailored for students, professionals, and the eternally curious, Video Summarize is your essential tool for optimizing video content consumption. Stay ahead, stay informed, and harness the power of smart video summarization.

Android : https://bit.ly/3wpHBFL

Device Info

Device Info is a simple and powerful Android application that gives you complete information about your mobile device with advanced user interfaces and widgets. For example, device Info/ phone Info includes information about CPU, RAM, OS, Sensors, Storage, Battery, SIM, Bluetooth, Network, Installed Apps, System Apps, Display, Camera, Thermal, etc. Also, device Info/ phone Info can benchmark your device with hardware tests.

it gives you detailed information on the insides of your phone – be it RAM, Internal Storage, External Storage, Battery, CPU, Sensors Available, Apps Installed & Optimizations, System information, CPU performance and Battery Health. You can get information about your connectivity, Network and Display also. Apps listing and App Analyser provide insights into your pre-loaded and installed Apps.

Several Device Tests and Diagnostic Tests are included which assess the health of your device.

If you are technically inclined or even as a lay user, if some parts of your phone need to be diagnosed, this is a simple, user friendly app for you.

Android : https://bit.ly/49xk5Wc