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How to Backup SMS and Contacts on Android

Posted by Vinayak Monday, July 1, 2013 1 comment

Your phone might be very important to you because of all the data stored inside it mainly the SMSs or the contacts. Just in case, if you lose them, you should have their backup ready so you can quickly restore and go on with your work.

And as an Android user, when you flash custom ROMs on your phone and do some experiments with it, it is pretty important to keep your important data safe.

Read the post to know that how can you backup SMS and Contacts on your Android phone.

Backup SMS

So, to backup the SMSs on your Android phone, you need to download an app known as SMS Backup & Restore. It has plenty of features such as XML format backup, SMS restoring facility, Email Backup file, etc.

Here's the guide to backup your SMSs using SMS Backup & Restore:

First of all, install the SMS Backup & Restore app.
Open it. Press the Backup option.
Name the backup file.
Press OK.
Then, wait for some time. The process has began. Once it has been completed, your phone will vibrate and you have your backup.

The backup is saved on the SD card and now you can copy it to any safe place so that you never lose your contacts ever again.

Backup Contacts

Now, to backup the contacts on your Android phone. For this process, you don't need any app. We will follow an internal Android system method.

Here's the guide to backup your Contacts on Android:

Enable Data Synchronization (Settings>Data>Synchronization>Contacts). Select Auto-Sync. Now, the next time, your phone has access to internet, it will automatically sync your contacts to your Gmail account.
Next, open GMail from your computer browser.
At the top left, below the Google logo, there is a GMail logo.
Click it and select Contacts.
Select the contacts which you want to backup.
Next, click on More. Then, click Export.
Click on Google CVS Format option.
Click Export again.
Wait for the download to complete and that's it!

Share your experiences in the comments.

Mobile Phone Dropped in Water or Coffee?: The Phone Saving Guide

Posted by Vinayak Sunday, June 30, 2013 1 comment

There are a lot of times when people drop their mobile phones in water or spill coffee or tea over it. They end up with a non-working phone which they either pay and get it fixed by customer care or just get a new phone.

What if you can yourself fix your water, coffee or tea affected phones? No need of the crappy customer care and no need to spend more for a new phone.

In this post, I'll take you through a small but effective phone saving guide that will help you to fix your mobile if it has been dropped in water or has got coffee spilled over it.

There are two different guides for water and for coffee and tea since coffee and tea have salt sugar in it.

Mobile Phone Dropped in Water: Fix

First of all, DON'T SWITCH ON THE PHONE!
If it is already on, take out the battery and switch it off or if it is off, don't try to switch it on since it will short circuit the phone.
Take out the parts of the phone as quickly as you can.
Now, take a soft cloth and wipe the water off all the parts.
Then, take a rice bowl and cover the parts of your phone in rice. Rice will help in sucking the excess moisture.
Now, the time to wait. Keep it there for at least 1 day.
Take out the parts and assemble them.
Switch on the phone and you'll have a working phone.

Coffee or Tea Spilled on Mobile: Fix

Follow the above points first.
Now, dismantle your phone.
Now, you have to dip the parts in alcohol so that you can get rid of the clogged salt or sugar. Alcohol is hygroscopic as it tends to absorb moisture from the air.
Next, take out the parts and shake them to remove alcohol.
Re-assemble the parts and switch on your phone.

So, do share your experiences in the comments.

How to Use Your License in CollageIt Pro [Giveaway Prize Tutorial]

Posted by Vinayak Saturday, May 11, 2013 0 comments

Recently, TechieKart had started a giveaway of CollageIt Pro licenses. Last night the giveaway ended. The winners of the giveaway are Shivam Koul, Kamal Saluja and Sarvesh Darak.

The licenses have been mailed to them and in case if they may need some help in using their license, I have come up with a very small and simple tutorial.

Go to CollageIt site.
Download the free version of CollageIt for your operating system.
Next, open the software and choose some template to start the software.
Then, click on Help and a drop-down menu will open.
Click on Upgrade, enter your license code and click Upgrade.

As simple as that!

So, get your software upgraded with the license you have earned from TechieKart.

Thank You for taking part in the giveaway.