Android
Cubot Note 20
Olivia cracked the screen on my Umidigi :( so I had to get a replacement – I got this (very cheap) cubot phone from amazon – honestly it’s fantastic!
Android
zsh and oh my zsh in termux on android
Installing zsh and oh my zsh in termux on android – instlling termux is easy, just goto the Google play store and install. Once termux has been installed from the google play store, type the following to install zsh in termux pkg install curlpkg install zshpkg install git Next, to Read more…
Android
Huawei P30 lite
It’s time for a new phone again, and I decided to get a little Huawei phone this time. So far it’s a great wee phone. Does everything my old umidigi one max did, except wireless charging (which I never used anyway) It even runs kali nethunter :)
Android
Kali linux nethunter on unrooted android – rootless nethunter!
I recently saw this tweet from kali linux https://twitter.com/kalilinux/status/1209615382224547840?s=19 on installing rootless nethunter on an unrooted android device. This is my attempt to do so. The tweet linked here: https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-rootless/ The instructions are pretty easy to follow Install the NetHunter-Store app from https://store.nethunter.com I had to enable install from this source Read more…
Android
How to cast amazon prime video to google chromecast
How to cast amazon prime video to google chromecast. Finally. The battle between Amazon and Google over which devices cast which services seems to be over. With the latest releases of youtube and prime video you can now cast to firetv and chromecast devices. To cast prime video to your Read more…
Android
Umidigi One Max
I finally swapped my iPhone for an android phone. I’ve been an iPhone user since the iPhone 3gs, right through till the 6plus. I was spoiled a little in the last 3 years as I didn’t change my phone (it shows how good the 6plus is) and I didn’t need Read more…
Android
Coding in php on android
It turns out that coding in php on android is possible (even if its not as good as on a mac, linux or even windows). In this blog post I’ll go into some editors, IDE’s and other options for editing php code (and running a development LAMP stack) on your Read more…
Android
Ad blocking on android using dns666
Ad blocking on android using dns666. There are a ton of ad blocking apps on android, but dns666 is the best I’ve found after trying a number of them out – it works by setting a vpn back to your device and (selectively) routing all traffic through that vpn This Read more…
Android
Migrate music from itunes to google play
Migrate music from itunes to google play. 1) goto play.google.com/music 2) sign up (the free service is fine, when it asks for a payment, you can select ‘google play balance’) 3) go here for instructions form google 4) go here: to get the google music manager to upload your tracks Read more…
Android
Google home and chromecast
After playing with my google home mini for a few days I decided I needed a chromecast (I have appletv, roku boxes, and an old android tv box, but none work woth the google home. nice box. the chromecast. setup on the tv (complete with ice-lolly splashes from olivia) the Read more…
Android
How to root android on a chuwi hi10 Pro
How to root android on a chuwi hi10 Pro First, you need to enable developer mode How to root android on a chuwi hi10 Pro: Enable Developer Mode start android, goto settings > about tablet > click on “build number” 10 times Then you need to allow oem unlocking settings Read more…
Android
Factory restore android on chuwi hi10
This is a short post on how to factory restore android on chuwi hi10 1) Download and install intel phoneflashtool https://01.org/android-ia/downloads/intel-platform-flash-tool-lite 2) Download the version of android you need from here: http://forum.chuwi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2341&extra=page%3D1%26filter%3Dtypeid%26typeid%3D25 The password is en.chuwi.com 3) Connect your chuwi to your mac with a usbC cable 4) Turn your Read more…
Android
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface – That’s some title, but I’m not sure how to describe my new machine. Its a tablet, but its also a laptop – it has a real keyboard and works exactly like a laptop, except you can remove the screen! It was a Read more…
Android
Games console emulation android
Games console emulation android – I recently got a jxd s5110b android game tablet thing. My first driod. It is basically a small android tablet, but with hardware controls for gaming :) It comes with a few emulators pre-installed, but they aren’t that great, so Ive collected a list of Read more…
Android
Bluestacks run android apps on your mac osx
Bluestacks run android apps on your mac! bluestacks is an awesome app for your mac: It lets you run android apps on your mac! Bluestacks is a virtualised android environment that installs on your mac as an app. Bluestacks is free, but after a while you either have to pay Read more…