5 Tips and Tricks of Samsung Note 5

1. Fast Launch Camera for Snapshot.

Quickly press Home button twice whether on lock screen or unlock screen.

2. Use Split Screen for Multitask.

Hold down the bottom left area under the display(the “Recent Apps” button), select two apps to open in split screen view. Some apps, like Contacts, Phone and Camera, are not supported for this function.

3. Three Ways to Take Screen Shot

   a, Press the Home button and Power button at the same time.

   b, Swipe the edge of your hand across the screen, from side to side, keeping in contact with the screen. This function should be enabled first in “Settings > Motions and gestures > Palm Swipe to capture”. 

   c, Use the S Pen. Pull it out, select “Screen write” on the pop-up menu.

4. Download Faster

When you want to download large files(over 30 MB) urgently and find it not fast enough with WiFi, you can turn on “Download booster” to use WiFi and LTE(or 3G network) together. Go to “Settings > More connection settings > Download booster”, tap on the switch button to turn it on if it’s currently off. This may result in mobile data usage. 

5. Take a Quick Note with Screen off

You may once in a while get an awesome idea outside and want to take a note before it fading out. In such case, just pull out S Pen without turning on the screen. Then you can draw white on black screen and erase easily.

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How to Set up Outlook Account on iPhone

1. On your iPhone, tap on “Settings”, scroll down, tap “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”, tap “Add Account”.

2. Select “Outlook”. Fill in required information.

   Email: You outlook account address

   Password: You outlook password

   Description: Just for guide. It should automatically display “Outlook”.

3. Tap “Next” on the top-right corner.

4. You’ll be shown with four items: Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders. Turn on/off switch buttons behind to put them in sync or out of sync.

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Buy OnePlus 2 on Black Friday with No Need for Invite

OnePlus X has been put on sale in North America since Nov. 19, needing invite of course. It is fairly painful to wait for an invite, which may take a long time. Why not consider the more powerful OnePlus 2? OP announced that OP2 will be available without invite for the Black Friday(between November 27th and November 30th. This should be a good news for OP fans.

With high quality and low price, OnePlus has been enjoying great popularity among users in recent years. OP 2 features a sharp 5.5-inch, 1,080-pixel-resolution display and a powerful 1.8GHz Snapdragon 810 processor. It also has a 3,300mAh battery and a 13-megapixel camera. Users can also purchase different back plates, which come in a variety of different materials including bamboo, wood and Kevlar.

The OnePlus 2 now costs $330 and £239 (roughly AU$450) for the 16GB version, and $389 and £289 (or about AU$535) for the 64GB model.

OP devices are called flagship killer. OnePlus 2 really deserves this name in consideration of its cost performance. If you want to try it and avoid the worry of inhuman invite system, buy on Black Friday during November 27th and November 30th.

While you get a new phone, don’t forget to move important data from your old phone to the new one. Here I’d like to recommend you a reliable and professional tool -- Gihosoft Mobile Phone Transfer. With it you can transfer data, like contacts, SMS, call logs, calendar, music, photos and videos, from iPhone, Android or iTunes backup to your new OP2. It is a stable, secure and efficient data transfer software.

BTW, if you deleted/lost data on your Android phone, you can also try another Gihosoft product -- Gihosoft Android Recovery Free. Contacts, SMS, Call logs, Music, Photos, Videos, WhatsApp messages and attachments are supported no matter they were deleted or lost due to other reasons.

Xiaomi has its own transfer tool-Mi Transfer

It has become a trend for mobile phone manufacturers to develop data transfer function for their own brand phones. Some big brands, like Samsung, HTC, LG, have already built in such function on their latest phones or developed one or more mobile or desktop tools to finish the transfer from other brand phone to their own phone or between their own phones. Recently, Xiaomi, a smart phone brand from China, released its latest rom -- MIUI 7, which has the function of transferring data between Mi devices. Xiaomi fans call it Mi Transfer.

What exactly Mi Transfer Can Do?

Mi Transfer can help users transfer System(system settings and home screen layout), Apps(App data), Accounts & Contacts(Google account, Mi account, and Contacts data) from an old Mi device to a new one. 

On the old device, go to Setting > Additional settings > Transfer > Select “I’m a sender” > select the items that you want to transfer to the new device > Select one device to transfer Data

On the new device, go to Setting > Additional settings > Transfer > I’m a recipient > Select the device that you have selected in the old device.

The two devices will search for devices and pair together, then the data will be transferred. It will take a while to copy all data to the new device.

Conclusion

In order to use Mi Transfer, both Mi devices should run on supportable MIUI rom. While Xiaomi has always played great attention on MIUI, it is pretty convenient to upgraded to the latest OS for most major Mi devices. So Mi Transfer should work fine for Mi devices. What’s more, it is understandable that almost all official transfer tools of brands phones fix the destination phone as their own latest phones, since they all want to maximize the profit. However, a professional and apply-to-all transfer tool is more much practical. People in need could try such a tool, Gihosoft Mobile Transfer. It can meet almost all your expectation for transfer tool. Cheer up!

Recipes of Apps For Android and iOS

https://ifttt.com/recipes
A nice website. Many more functions are waiting for your exploration.

Mobile app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ifttt.ifttt

What You Do NOT Know about Nov. 11

An American may say it’s Veterans Day, but in China, people would say it’s a day for shopping. Different from Veterans Day, which is an old (its predecessor Armistice Day started on Nov.11, 1919) and solemn memorial day of a young country, the “Double 11 Day” is an emerging spontaneous activity in a country with long history. The concept of “Double 11 Day” was originally put forward as a trend of self-mockery among the single young Chinese. They think that the Arabic numeral 1 is a symbol of single, and 11 is of course overlaid single, while 11.11 absolutely contains the biggest malice. So the “Double 11 Day” in 2011, 2011.11.11, was the climax. Interesting, people celebrate this day with great passion instead of complaint. This is a folk festival among the youth, without official recognition, so people have no vacation. But they have their ways to celebrate it.

  However, today, when it comes to Nov.11, not so many Chinese can remind themselves this day is for the single, for most people are busy shopping online. Yes, another lasting climax of Nov.11 was promoted by E-business. Online shopping websites make sales promotion on this day or for several days. Some products may be sold at 50% off. In recent years, many people are expecting shopping spree on Nov.11. Some problems, however, have emerged, such as much longer time for express delivery, bad quality goods, false price, etc. It is hard to say how long will this climax last now.    

OnePlus X Started Selling in EU/IN/HK already, North America on Nov.19 -- Invite is needed

OnePlus X was announced last week and started selling now in Europe, Hong Kong and India on November 5. Unfortunately, sales of North America will begin about two weeks later -- November 19.  

OnePlus X at a glance:

Body: Metal frame + glass/ceramic back

Display: 5.0-inch, 1920x1080 resolution AMOLED

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with 2.3GHz quad-core CPU, Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB RAM

Storage: 16GB, expandable via microSD card slot

Camera: 13 megapixel ISOCELL rear camera, phase detection autofocus, single LED flash, 1080p video

Secondary: 8 megapixel

Connectivity: Dual SIM, LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, microUSB

Battery: 2525mAh

OS: Oxygen OS 2.1.0 based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

OnePlus will be launching the OnePlus X in two variants. The mass market version will be the more affordable Onyx Black variant with a glass back, but there is also the Ceramic variant, which will not only be available in limited markets but also in limited numbers. The Ceramic version will be made available a bit later than the standard issue black one (Nov 24).

Is it good enough for you? Before you nod in agreement, you have to get an invite first. Since it is newly launched, the phone is supplied in limit number. This is disappointing. But you have to wait for another month for unlimited supply if you don’t have an invite. How to get invite?

How to Transfer Data from Old phone to New OnePlus X?

New phones are faster and better for work and life. However, don't lose the data on your old phone. Contacts, text messages, calendars and photos are very import files for us. How to move them to the new phone fast and good?

Use Gihosoft Mobile Transfer. Whether your old phone is Android or iPhone, Gihosoft Mobile Transfer can help you transfer all the contacts, sms, calendars, call history, photos, music and videos to the new phone breezily. Give it a shot!

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Halloween Costume

Halloween is a very interesting festival for kids as well as adults. People dress their kids or themselves weirdly. There are too many surprising innovations on Halloween costume. Here are some funny pictures about Halloween.

Except for homemade cute costumes, there are also some beautiful dress. Following is a group of photos about Mulan, a Disney Picture character that was enlightened from Chinese tale. (Pictures from Polyvore)

Which kind do you like? Any needs for transferring photos or other phone data, please visit Gihosoft Mobile Transfer.

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How to Recover/Redownload WhatsApp Messages/Pictures/Videos from Android...

"I deleted the WhatsApp image folder on my Samsung by mistake. Now I'm unable to redownload these images. Is there any way to recover?"

It is possible to recover WhatsApp chat history.
Normally, Android WhatsApp messages, photos and videos can be restored in 3 ways.

1. Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp app. WhatsApp makes daily backup to local storage. This requires complete WhatsApp folder on your phone.   
2. Restore from Google Drive. You should have set automatic backup on WhatsApp app.
3. Use recovery tool. This should be applied when you have no backup for the lost images or messages.    

Here is a detailed tutorial about how to recover/redownload WhatsApp messages, pictures and videos from Android. http://www.gihosoft.com/android-recovery/how-to-recover-whatsapp-chat-history-from-android.html

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Nexus 5X Available at $379

Nexus5X starts shipping in the US, CA, UK, IRE, KR & JP. Get a preview now whether you’ve ordered one or you are waiting and see.

Compared with Nexus 5, 5X lifts its price to $379(16 GB) at US.

Google Nexus 5X Pricing

                                 16 GB            32 GB

     US                         $379              $429

     UK                         £339             £379

  Australia                 AU$659          AU$759

Higher price usually comes along with more advanced configuration.

Specifications

Screen             5.2 inches, Gorilla Glass 3               Resolution   1,920 × 1,080 pixels

Size                5.78 by 2.86 by 0.31 inches              Weight         4.8 ounces (136 grams)

Rear camera     12.3 MP                                           RAM           2 GB

OS                 Android 6.0 Marshmallow                  Battery         2,700 mAh

Processor       1.8 GHz six-core Snapdragon 808      Storage        16 or 32 GB

Features

The Gorilla Glass 3 5.2 inches screen is a little bigger than Nexus 5’s screen, but Nexus 5X is still a smaller phone than many big size phones you can see nowadays. In a relatively small size, Nexus 5X is easy to hold and use with one hand, which may make it less possible to drop down. 

Another design also contributes to protecting the screen. The sides of the Nexus 5X rise slightly higher than the screen, forming a tiny lip of ½ a mm or so. It takes a lot of pressure off the screen and your phone won’t hit the ground with glass-first when you drop it accidentally.

Complains

The shell of Nexus 5X is plastic, which makes it like a toy. With plastic material, Nexus 5X is light and safer when you drop it accidentally. However, it looks cheap comparing with aluminum phones. Another thing has to be pointed out is the battery life. 2,700 mAh battery has no advantage today.

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Data Recovery Series-- How to Recover Call Logs from Android like Samsung Galaxy S6/Note 5

The author has posted to demonstrate why it is possible to recover phone data at last blog. This blog is going to talk about how to recover call logs from Android like Samsung Galaxy series.

Emptied your call logs by mistake? Claim it here. Tell you what you should do after data loss in your Android phone. Useful tips that can avoid worse situation and powerful tool that can get lost call logs back for you.

What should you do after data loss?

1. Try not to use your cellphone. Shut it down is good choice if the lost data are very important.

When you use your phone, new data will be continuously produced. The  new data will overwrite the space of the lost data, which will make it impossible to  recover them.

2. Recover your data with a professional software as soon as possible.

If you can't stop using your phone, please recover the data as soon as possible, so that more data can be recovered at minimum damage.

How to recover call logs from Android with Gihosoft Android Recovery?

Preparatory work:

1.Download and install Gihosoft Android Recovery to your computer at https://www.gihosoft.com/android-data-recovery-free.html

2.Enable USB debugging on your phone.

  For Android 2.3 or earlier: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB  debugging.

  For Android 4.0 and 4.1: Settings -> Developer options -> USB debugging.

  For Android 4.2 or later: Settings -> About Phone -> click Build number for several times until "You are under developer mode" message pop up -> back to Settings > Developer  options -> USB debugging.

3. Connect Android device to computer via USB cable.

Recover call logs from Android in 4 steps

Once you run Gihosoft Android Recovery, you will find the program is very easy to use. All you need to to do are 4 steps:

1. Select file types to recover.

2. Scan data on the Android device.

3. Preview the scanned result.

4. Save the recovered data.

Please click here to view more specific operations if it is needed.

Why Are Your Mobile Phone Data Possible to Be Recovered?

When we perform deletion operation at files, like photos, messages or contacts, on cellphones, our devices did not really delete them. In stead, the deletion command only removed the pointers to the files from the allocation table. In other words, the files get delisted, but not destroyed. The OS marks the memory space that the lost files ever occupied blank and available for use. The “deleted files” are still on our phones until new data overwrite them.

If you just deleted text messages due to misoperation, you’d better shut down your cellphone in case new receiving messages occupy the space of the deleted files. Likewise, you shouldn't use your mobile phone for video recording, movies or games which will produce considerable new data. However, on the other hand, we can use data overwriting to erase private data. Once you delete your private data on your device, you can erase them permanently by overwriting them with big enough new data, like plenty of movies.

It is recommended to seek help from technicians or professional software as soon as possible after data loss. Gihosoft Android Recovery is a powerful recovery tool for Android devices. With it, you can recover contacts,messages, call logs, photos, music, videos, documents, even WhatsApp messages and attachments, from internal memory or SD card at minimum damage.

How to restore Huawei Honor data from backup

Normally, Huawei Honor users should be asked to backup their data when they perform factory reset or system upgrade. However, when they want to restore the backed up data, it doesn't work. What's wrong? They might not go to the right place.

The backed up ZIP file is usually saved on SD card, but many users just can't restore it to their phone. Actually, it is very easy. Find a system app named "Backup" on your phone, which is usually on "Tools" folder at your phone desktop or somewhere else in your phone. This program will automatically scan backup files from your phone storage. You can choose the backup you want(if there are several backups) and start restore.

If users activate Huawei account and use Dbank, they can back up phone data to Dbank, an official cloud tool of Huawei. As long as they remember the account and password, they can access to the data and restore them to the phone.

For more information about Mobile device, please visit https://www.gihosoft.com.

3 ways to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Android

Why is it difficult to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android?
iOS and Android are the two most popular cellphone OS today. But they run on different platforms. You cannot pair an iPhone and an Android phone via Bluetooth or other ways.

Suggestion: Use one cloud account on all your phones all along, like Gmail/Google account. In this way, the problem will be avoided. Contents below are merely remedies.

Option 1 Sync iTunes contacts with Google contacts
Option 2 Export/import contacts between iCloud and PC/Gmail
Option 3 Use phone to phone transfer tool 

Option1 Sync iTunes Contacts with Google Contacts
Back up iPhone contacts to iTunes, then sync contacts from iTunes to Google contacts, finally set up Google account on Android.
Step 1: On your computer, run iTunes, then connect iPhone to computer via USB.
Step 2: Click iPhone icon on iTunes to open settings.
Step 3: Go to "Info" option, tick on "Sync Contacts with", choose "Google Contacts" from the drop-down menu.
Step 4: Enter your Google user name and password, click "Apply" to start syncing.
Step 5: On your Android phone, go to "Settings"> "Accounts"> "Add Account",  choose Google account, then set up and log in your Google account.
Step 6: On your Google account, enable it sync "Contacts" if the sync is turned off.

Note: Check whether your contacts are on your Android Contacts now. If not, try to set up Google account on your Contacts app.

Option 2 Export/import contacts between iCloud and PC/Gmail
Export iCloud contacts as VCF file, then move the file to your Android and import it, or import it to Gmail.
Step 1: Enable iCloud service on "Settings" on your iPhone, and back up contacts to iCloud. If you have already used      iCloud, your contacts might have been backed up.
Step 2: On you computer browser(Firefox is recommended in order to complete following      steps smoothly), go to https://www.icloud.com and sign in with your account.
Step 3: Click "Contacts" at iCloud start page, then you will be shown with all your contacts      that have been synced to iCloud.
Step 4: Select the contacts that you want to transfer.
Step 5: Click the gear wheel icon at the lower left and select "Export vCard...".
Step 6: Your contacts will be downloaded as a VCF file to your computer.
Step 7: Send the VCF file to your Android phone and import it. Or you can import it to      Gmail.

Note: The VCF file will not be downloaded on Chrome or IE. You should use Firefox.

Option 3 Use phone to phone transfer tool
Gihosoft Mobile Transfer allows you to transfer contacts either from iPhone to Android or from iTunes backup to Android by several clicks.

Step 1: Download and install Gihosoft Mobile Transfer to your computer.
Step 2: Run the software and connect two phones to computer via USB cables.
Step 3: Choose Contacts data, then click to start transferring.

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My First Blog

                                                             
I've just had my own blog. It's a cool experience honestly. I would like to make friends on the internet. I am easygoing, faithful to friends and good at listening, also have lots of shortcomings of course.

My name is Jose, a Chinese living in the mainland. At university, I studied English and a little knowledge about French. I like the book Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant. I read it at high school but it was a Chinese version. Football is my favorite sport. League matches in Europe is obviously most popular, but I love Chinese football matches likewise. I am learning harmonica now, far from entry level. It's a small hobby.

Now I am working for a data transfer& recovery software company in China. This is our website http://www.gihosoft.com/.