HOW TO HARDRESET ANY ANDROID DEVICE

Is your Android Smartphone slow, freezing, not responsive, responding incorrectly, or you can’t remember the phones password? You’re in luck! There is still a pretty powerful option available, and that is to perform a hard reset, also known as an alternate reset, on the device.

Before we begin… If you are still able to access the setting on your device and navigate the phone then you might be more interested in reading How to backup and reset an Android phone, which goes through the process of doing a full backup and then performing a Factory Data Reset through the phones settings.

If you’re having problems accessing your factory data reset options through the settings then you can still perform a factory reset on your Android Smartphone and this article will show you how to do it. This is the perfect solution if you’re having problems with your touch screen, or you can’t navigate correctly on your phone. It’s also an option if you can’t get your device to power on all the way or when your phone won’t power on at all.

How To Hard Reset Sony Xperia Z

Learn how to hard reset Sony Xperia Z by following the underlisted instruction.Sony Xperia Z is the latest and most selling smartphone Sony has launched recently. Hard-reset is equivalent to formatting a device i.e you delete all the data that is inside the phone memory.It only deletes user installed files like games,contact  etc...so before you start backup inportant things u need.

Hard-reset is required in the following situations:

•When your device is virus infected
•When your handset becomes too slow.
•When some of the apps do not function and you cannot remove them.
•When there is some software or OS related problem which you cannot resolve.
•When your handset is pattern locked. You have forgotten the pattern as well as the gmail account ID/password associated with that device.
There are 2 methods of doing a hard reset. First method is by doing it from the phone’s settings. While the second method is from the recovery menu.

First method:
This is the most simple method and is possible only if you are able to access the menu options.

1.Go to the settings option in the menu.
2.Search for the ‘Backup Ad Restore’ option and select it.
3.Now select the option ‘Factory Data Reset’
4.Now select the option ‘Reset Phone’.
5.The device may ask for the confirmation from your end by the message ‘Erase Everything’. Confirm and your gadget will start the process. It will restart now and you are done!
 

Second method:
This method is for those who cannot access the menu due to pattern lock or booting related problems.

1.Switch off your Xperia Z. Its better if you remove your battery and insert it again.
2.Keeping the device being switched off, press and hold the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons. Keep these two buttons pressed and then press and hold the Power button.
3.Keeping these three buttons pressed will bring a menu on the screen. Navigate to the recovery option with Volume Up and Down buttons. Select the recovery option with the power button.
4.Now you will see an Android logo on the screen. Press and hold the volume up and volume down buttons, which will bring your device to the recovery menu.
5.The recovery menu will have many options in it. You will need to search for an option like Wipe data/Factory reset. Now press power button to select it

The process will start and complete in less than a minute and your phone will restart automatically. Now you have successfully performed hard rest of your Sony Experia Z

How To Easily Enter Recovery Mode on Any Android phone

If you have the rooted android mobile phone or tablet then you are aware of the Android recovery mode. Recovery mode allows you to do so many task on your rooted device such as installation of custom ROMs, install system updates, reset your device and delete cache files from partitions etc. Without recovery mode you can’t complete these tasks on your android device. There are so many way to enter recovery mode on any android device and every Android mobile and tablets has different option to enter in the Recovery mode.
One of the popular method to enter recover mode is Power Down your device and after that boot up your phone while holding volume + and – buttons + power button. But day by day lots of mobile phone comes with new features and new hardware button, so this method works on some phone. Today in this guide we let you know how you can Easily Enter Recovery Mode on Any Android Device. So follow the below  guide to start your android device in recovery mode.

Top android Apps every android user must have

This is the list of apps all android phone user should have to make their phone handy and enjoyable.As you go through the tutorial,you will also see step by step way to get the apps
NOTE: You must have a gmail account before you can download and install any application in your android device that's if you want to download through google play, unless if you want to install from an untrusted source probably gotten from a third party.
THREE WAYS TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS ON YOUR ANDROID DEVICE.
Download Application using GOOGLE PLAY STORE: it is a platform where you can search for your favourite application, see how many reviews they have i.e. what people says about the application, and the total number of downloads on the App.
GOOGLE SEARCH: You can also download an application by searching for the application name on google and adding its extension name e.g you want to search for facebook you can search in this manner "facebook.apk", this will show you lots of result, navigate to your favourite result link and download your application.

4SHARED: You can as well use 4shared application to search for your favorite applications and download them, this is my best way to download android applications, as you can get many paid applications free of charge on 4shared.

HOT 10 APPLICATIONS EVERY ANDROID USER SHOULD HAVE

1. SOCIAL NETWORKS APPS:

They are applications for communication and chatting, it helps in sharing of information, files, and documents. Examples of these applications are Facebook chat, Twitter, Linkedin, baddoo, tagged, mxit, 2go,etc

2. BLOGGING APPS:

They are application that help webmasters and website owners/bloggers in posting and editing their web pages using their android phones. Example of such applications are WordPress, Blogger, hootsuite, networked blogs, webmasters html editor, powerfull webmaster tool etc..

What is a kernel in android

 A kernel isn't something unique to Android -- iOS and MacOS have one, Windows has one, BlackBerry's QNX has one, in fact all high level operating systems have one.  The one we're interested in is Linux, as it's the one Android uses. Let's try to break down what it is and what it does.
Android devices use the Linux kernel, but it's not the exact same kernel other Linux-based operating systems use.  There's a lot of Android specific code built in, and Google's Android kernel maintainers have their work cut out for them.  OEMs have to contribute as well, because they need to develop hardware drivers for the parts they're using for the kernel version they're using.  This is why it takes a while for independent Android developers and hackers to port new versions to older devices and get everything working.  Drivers written to work with the Gingerbread kernel on a phone won't necessarily work with the Ice Cream Sandwich kernel.  And that's important, because one of the kernel's main functions is to control the hardware.  It's a whole lot of source code, with more options while building it than you can imagine, but in the end it's just the intermediary between the hardware and the software.
When software needs the hardware to do anything, it sends a request to the kernel.  And when we say anything, we mean anything.  From the brightness of the screen, to the volume level, to initiating a call through the radio, even what's drawn on the display is ultimately controlled by the kernel.  For example -- when you tap the search button on your phone, you tell the software to open the search application.  What happens is that you touched a certain point on the digitizer, which tells the software that you've touched the screen at those coordinates.  The software knows that when that particular spot is touched, the search dialog is supposed to open.  The kernel is what tells the digitizer to look (or listen, events are "listened" for) for touches, helps figure out where you touched, and tells the system you touched it.  In turn, when the system receives a touch event at a specific point from the kernel (through the driver) it knows what to draw on your screen.  Both the hardware and the software communicate both ways with the kernel, and that's how your phone knows when to do something.  Input from one side is sent as output to the other, whether it's you playing Angry Birds, or connecting to your car's Bluetooth. 
It sounds complicated, and it is.  But it's also pretty standard computer logic -- there's an action of some sort generated for every event.  Without the kernel to accept and send information, developers would have to write code for every single event for every single piece of hardware in your device.  With the kernel, all they have to do is communicate with it through the Android system API's, and hardware developers only have to make the device hardware communicate with the kernel.  The good thing is that you don't need to know exactly how or why the kernel does what it does, just understanding that it's the go-between from software to hardware gives you a pretty good grasp of what's happening under the glass.  Sort of gives a whole new outlook towards those fellows who stay up all night to work on kernels for your phone, doesn't it?

What is Rooting

        
What is Rooting?
“Rooting” your device means obtaining “superuser” rights and permissions to your Android’s software. With these elevated user privileges, you gain the ability to load custom software (ROM’s), install custom themes, increase performance, increase battery life, and the ability to install software that would otherwise cost extra money (ex: WiFi tethering). Rooting is essentially “hacking” your Android device. In the iPhone world, this would be the equivalent to “Jailbreaking” your phone.
Why is it called Rooting?
The term “root” comes from the Unix/Linux world and is used to describe a user who has “superuser” rights or permissions to all the files and programs in the software OS (Operating System). The root user, because they have “superuser” privileges, can essentially change or modify any of the software code on the device. You see, your phone manufacturer/carrier only gives you “guest” privileges when you purchase your device. They do this for good reason… they don’t want you getting into certain parts of the software on your phone and screwing it up beyond repair. It makes it much easier for them to manage and update the devices if they lock it all down. This way, all the users are running the same unmodified version of the phone’s software. This makes it much easier for them to support the devices. But, for the tech-savvy crowd, only having “guest” privileges on your device is pretty lame and it locks down a lot of potentially useful features.
   

What is a Custom Rom

 The Term ROM (Read Only Memory) refers basically to firmware which contains OS (operating system) and Kernel. Kernel is heart of operating system which makes everything operate smoothly. All Android devices come with a Stock ROM which is nothing but the version of Phone’s OS that comes pre-loaded with your phone when you buy it.A custom rom is a customized version of stock rom,a standalone version of OS including the kernel which makes everything operate/run. The only difference between a Custom ROM and Stock ROM is that Stock ROM comes from manufacturers whereas Custom ROMs for Android is a modified standalone version given by android developers. Since Android is an open source OS, developers provide custom ROMs for Android after modifying, optimizing, removing bloatwares from its Stock ROM.

What is Android Bootloader

A boot loader is a small program that places the operating system (OS) of a computer into memory. When a computer is powered-up or restarted, the basic input/output system (BIOS) performs some initial tests, and then transfers control to the master boot record (MBR) where the boot loader resides. Most new computers are shipped with boot loaders for some version of Microsoft Windows or the Mac OS. If a computer is to be used with Linux, a special boot loader must be installed.
For Linux, the two most common boot loaders are known as LILO (LInux LOader) and LOADLIN (LOAD LINux). An alternative boot loader, called GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader), is used with Red Hat Linux. LILO is the most popular boot loader among computer users that employ Linux as the main, or only, operating system. The primary advantage of LILO is the fact that it allows for fast boot-up. LOADLIN is preferred by some users whose computers have multiple operating systems, and who spend relatively little time in Linux. LOADLIN is sometimes used as a backup boot loader for Linux in case LILO fails. GRUB is preferred by many users of Red Hat Linux, because it is the default boot loader for that distribution.