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How to Hide The ‘Last Seen Time’ on Whatsapp

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Whatsapp is slowly rolling out support to hide the “Last Seen Time” infomation on Whatsapp. Below are the different ways you can do that(or atleast fake it).

IOS:

Whatsapp for IOS has already updated to a version which has the feature of hiding the “Last Seen Status”. Update to the latest version of Whatsapp and then you can activate it in the following way:

  1. Open WhatsApp and Goto ‘Settings’
  2. Goto ‘Advanced’ page
  3. Turn off the ‘Last Seen Timestamp’

Android:

This feature is available on Whatsapp for Android from the version 2.11.169 onwards. You can get the latest version of the app here: http://www.whatsapp.com/android/

Once you have the app and have installed it, here is how to activate the feature:

  1. Open Whatsapp and in the Menu Goto ‘Settings’
  2. Goto ‘Accounts’
  3. Goto ‘Privacy’
  4. Here you can disable the ‘Last Seen’ time.

 

Other Manual Hacks:

Disabling your Wifi & Data connection before opening your Whatsapp window makes sure your Last Seen time doesnt get updated.

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Android Solutions Web

How to Set Android Reminders from your Web Browser

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Google has a feature that allows you to set reminders on your android phone from the web browser. For this you will need to be logged in to the same google account as the one in the device.

Here is how to do it:

  1. Open the web browser and go to http://google.com
  2. Check if you are logged in, you can do this by checking the top right corner of the google page. If you are logged in your userpic will be there.
  3. Type “Remind me” on the google bar and hit enter
  4. Use the Create Reminder block on the top of the results to set your reminders.
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Android Nexus 5 Solutions

How to take a screenshot on your Google Nexus 5

Here is how to take a screenshot in the Google Nexus 5:

  1. Press and hold both the ‘volume down’ and ‘power’ button at the same time.
  2. After about a second or so, you will hear a beep(if your phone is not on silent mode) and see the screenshot animation. Following this you will also see a notification that will appear in the status bar at the top of your screen, telling you your screenshot has been captured.
  3. Once you have taken the screenshot it gets stored in a folder called “Screenshot“. You can access it via the Gallery or Photos app.
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Android Nexus 5 Solutions

How to Enable Whatsapp Notification Light – Nexus 5

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Nexus 5‘s notification LED can be configured to notify new messages on Whatsapp. It can be configured to show different color light based on the type of message received too. Here is how to do it:

  1. Open Whatsapp and goto the Settings page.
  2. Select “Notificaitons”
  3. Scroll down to find the section “Message Notifications” and select the “Light” option
  4. Choose the color of notification you want for messages

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To configure for Group Notifications, follow the first two steps as the above and then do this:

  • Scroll down to find the section “Group Notifications” and select the “Light” option
  • Choose the color of notification you want for group messages

 

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Android Apps Solutions

How to Remove Picasa Albums from Gallery (and stop Sign In requests) – Android

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Update: This solution also removes the annoying sign in request from Picasa that is seen on some android devices.

When you first start using an Android phone it will request you to sign in to a Google account. Doing so automatically triggers a process that syncs your data and photos from your phone to your Google account and vice versa. This synchronization also downloads all your old Picasa web albums to your phone.

While this is a useful feature at times, it tends to be a problem when you really don’t want those pictures on your phone or need to save the space on your phone.  Then it makes sense to disable this feature. Here is how to do it:

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