Find lost Smartphone using Google’s Android Device Manager

Follow the steps below to activate Android device
manager on your smartphone or tablet.

Go to setting
Then move to Security
Then move to Device Administrators
You will see some apps there and the first
one would be Android Device Manager
Tap on it and Activate it
Once you have activated Android device manager
on your smartphone, you need to go to your web
browser and follow the steps to find your lost
Android device.
Visit the Google Play home by clicking on
this link
You will see a Gear icon on the top right
corner
Click on it and you will see Android device
manager
Click on Android device manager
Once Android device manager is opened in
your web browser it will automatically
contact your device. The map of your
country will be displayed on your web
browser.
Once Android Device Manager has located
your smartphone you will see its location on
Google Maps and the distance it is away
from you right now.
Now you will have three options there.

1Ring the Device:

This feature will ring your smartphone at fill
volume for 5 minutes even if it is silent.
Unfortunately the device won’t ring if it is
switched off.
2.Lock the Device:

This feature will lock your Android smartphone
and will be provided a new password to access it.
You can set your desired password on your lost
smartphone.
3.Erase all Data :

Using this feature all the data which is present
in your Android smartphone will be deleted which
will include images, music or other files. However
it won’t delete the contents of your SD card and
Android device manager won’t work once you
have erased all the data. It will Factory reset
your smartphone.

Apps to Find lost
Smartphone
If you are looking for an app which can find lost
Smartphone then we suggest you to check
Android Lost , a great app which will remotely
control your lost Android smartphone.
Alternatively to Find lost Smartphone you can
always have Find my Phone as a Secondary
Option.

How to Retrieve deleted messages from devices

Tips are as follow

If your text messages are stored on to the
sim card, a smart move is to download a Sim
card recovery program through which the
user can retrieve deleted message back on
to the device. Data Doctor Recovery app is
an easy to use recovery program that helps
you restoring all your deleted text messages
to inbox , outbox or even saved messages
from the even a defective SIM card.
If you are an Android user – File Expert is
a wonderful file manager’s app, Apart from
accessing local files, data and applications on
your handset, it also enables you to restore
deleted text messages, you just have to
manage the software step by step and you
can archive your text messages.
For iOS user – Document 2 Free file
manager is one of best apps to manage and
back up your data and restore data back to
your handset which would also include
deleted text messages.
Users can download FExplorer, Which is
extremely efficient with recovering
messages. It comes with step by step
instructions to help guide you through the
process.
Another way to Retrieve deleted
messages is from the open system folder
which stores all your messages whether inbox
or outbox and even your deleted messages
and ensures to keep an account of your
media in the mobile phone.
Users can even opt for data back-up
applications and cloud services like Drop Box
, iCloud for the Android and iOS platforms
respectively or by open sources known as
third party applications which actually helps
you to retrieve important text messages
So if you are looking for deleted messages on
the device you need not worry as this major
problem can be solved using the different tools
and apps that can downloaded through the Apps
store provided with every OS platform.

Hidden Android Secret Codes that you must know

*#*#778O#*#* = Factory Data Reset
*#*#I472365#*#* = Quick GPS Test
*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* = Audio
Test
*#*#2664#*#* = Touch Screen Test
#’#273283*255*663282*#*#* = Backup Media
Files
*#*#0283#*#* = Packet Loopback Test
*2767*3855# = Reinstalls The Phones Firmware &
Format Your Phone
*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#* = WireIess
Lan Test
*#*# 1575#*#* = Different GPS Test
*#*#4636#*#*‘ = Complete Information About
your Phone
*#*#2663#*#* = Touch Screen Version
*#*#232337#*# = Displays bluetooth Device
Address
*#*#4986*2650468#*#* = PDA, Phone.
Hardware, RF Call Date
*#*#44336#*#* = Displays Build Time
*#06# = Displays IMEI Number
*#*#8255#*#* = Google Talk Service Monitoring
*#*#I I I I#*#* | *‘#*#2222#*#* = FTA
Software Version FTA | Hardware \/ersion
*#*#3264#*#* = Rom version
*#*#23233I#‘*#* = bluetooth Test
*#*# 1234#’#’ = PDA and Phone Firmware Info
*#*#0*#*#*= LCD Display Test
*#*#0842#*#* Vibration and Backlight Test
*#*#0588#*#* = Proximity Sensor Test
*#*#232338#*#* = Wi-Fi Mac Address
*#*#7262626#*#*= Field Test
*#*#34971539#*#* = Camera Update
*#*#19732840#*#* = Enable Test Mode

Know if your neighbours are stealing your WiFi connection

Command Prompt can let you know if someone is connected to your Local Area Connection and using it. Just follow the steps:-
1) Open your browser and visit http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 depending on your router.
2) Find the tab that mentions “Attached Devices” or something similar.
3) Find the computer name, IP address and MAC Address (sometimes called Physical Address or Hardware Address) of your computer using the previous trick.
4 )Compare it with those displayed by your router in Step 2. If you notice some strange devices, then your neighbour has been sneaking in on your internet connection and it is best to add a password.

Make Undeletable, Unrenamable Folders

how can we make a folder with a keyword as its name? The solution to this problem is included in Windows itself. As we know that Windows has evolved from D.O.S.(Disk Operating System), its commands can be used in Windows. You can use D.O.S. Programming in Windows to create a folder with a keyword as its name using the steps given below:-

1. Click on Start.
2. Click on Run. Type in "cmd" without quotes.
3. In the Command Prompt Window that opens, type the name of the drive you wish to create your folder in the format <drive-name>: and press Enter. e.g. If you wish to create the undeletable folder in D drive, type "D:" without the quotes. Note that the folder cannot be created in the root of C: drive (if C: is your system drive).
4. Type this command- "md con\" or "md lpt1\" without the quotes and press Enter. You can choose any of the keywords given above as the name of your folder.

Now Windows will create an undeletable, unrenamable folder in the drive you entered in Step 3.

Deleting the Folder

Although, it is not possible to manually delete the folder, you can delete the folder by typing "rd con\" or "rd lpt1\" in Step 4 instead of "md con\" or "md lpt1\".