Disable Volume Change Via Volume Rocker Buttons In Android

How many times has it that you have missed a notification because your phone's ringer volume has been toned down, or worse, muted because you or someone else accidentally pressed the volume rocker buttons down?

This has happened to me a number of times and this has probably happened to you as well. On IOS, there is a setting "change with buttons" setting that you can turn off to disable this feature. For Android devices, however, this option is almost non-existint. The good thing is that there is an easy way to disable volume change via the volume rocker buttons on an Android device via a free app "Rocker Locker".

To get this app, simply:

1. Open the Play store and do a search for "Rocker Locker".
2. Download and install the application.
3. Once installed, simply open the application and tap on the ENABLE button in the middle of the screen.

It is that simple. There is no other option or setting inside the application. Once enabled, when the volume rocker buttons are pressed on your Android device, it changes the media volume even when you are on the home screen or without an application open.

We also have video instructions that you can check out below:

Temple Run 2 For Android

Good news! Imangi Studios just released the sequel to Temple Run which is appropriately named Temple Run 2 for Android. You can download the game from the Play store or by clicking this link.

If you ask me, the game is a worthy upgrade to its predecessor. It’s the same gameplay wherein you have to use your fingers to move left, right, slide, and jump. However, there are now a lot more obstacles. The maze is also now curved so you’d have to take advantage of your phone’s gyro to steer your character. Also, you’re now able to zip line through ropes and there’s also an obstacle wherein your character goes into a mine and ride through a cart.

Here are a couple of screenshots:

Samsung Galaxy S3 JellyBean 4.1.2 Smart Rotation

Smart rotation is a new feature added when my Samsung Galaxy S3 updated to JellyBean 4.1.2. This feature disables the screen auto rotation by using the front camera of the Samsung Galaxy S3 to determine your face’s orientation. This feature good say for example you are using your phone while lying in bed. When you tilt the screen, the phone will then use the phone’s front camera and see if your face is the same orientation as the phone. If your face and the phone are on the same orientation, the phone will disable the auto rotate feature and you can continue merrily with whatever it is you are doing.

This feature can be accessed by going to your phone Settings and scrolling down to Display. On actual usage, this feature indeed works. Personally, however, I have this feature turned off. Why? The moment you turn this feature on, you will immediately notice/feel a lag at times when you actually want to rotate your phone’s screen. This happens because your phone will still try to scan your face whenever the phone’s orientation is changed. Also, as with Smart stay, this feature has problems with poor-lit areas because the phone’s camera will not be able to properly read your face.

What do you guys think? Do you have this feature turned on?

SMS Backup And Restore

I have flashed my phone with different firmware versions a number of times. Contacts and calendar entries are not a problem because they’re backed up in my Google account. However, each time that I flashed my phone, I lost all my SMS. I searched for an application that i can use to easily backup my SMS and this is when I found SMS Backup And Restore.

The application is very easy to use and gives me exactly what I need; to backup my SMS. I just wanted to backup my SMS and nothing else. I didn’t want an application that packs a lot of features that it becomes hard to use. So, what exactly can you do with SMS Backup And Restore? Well aside from you being able to manually backup your SMS, you can also set it to schedule it to backup your SMS automatically. You have an option to backup every n number of minutes, hours, or days. I set mine to backup every week (7 days). You can also choose to keep all the backup files created or to automatically delete them for a maximum of 10 days. The application also has a nifty feature of allowing you to read the contents of the backup file without the need to import. The interface is also very simple and easy to use. These are just the tip of the iceberg for what this application can do. The best thing that I like about this application, aside from all those different features, is that this application is available for free.

For details on the different features of this application, you can visit the link below: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en