🔥 How to create NFTs on your smartphone

We will use the “8bit Painter” drawing app that anyone can easily draw pixel art.
You can also easily create pixel art by importing your favorite picture into the canvas.

How to use it:

1. Download it from the Play Market or AppStore.
2. Import your favorite images into the app and easily convert them to pixel art. You can create 48 colors and save them in the "User Color Palette".
3. Select the size of the output image from 3 types. The image file format is PNG and supports transparent PNG.
4. Export your artwork data to external storage such as Google Drive, Dropbox, SD card, etc. The exported artwork data can be imported to other smartphones and tablets that have 8bit Painter installed.

“8bit Painter” is recommended for people like this:
* Pixel art beginner;
* Creating your SNS icon;
* Designing bead pattern;
* Designing Cross-stitch pattern;
* Creating player skins for games;
* Creating NFT art.

#app #android #iphone

🧘‍♂️ An application that will help you breathe properly

Various meditative and breathing exercises are increasingly penetrating into our live. A free mobile application Breathly will help you perform breathing exercises in various techniques.

How to use it:

1. Get it on the Play Market or AppStore.
2. At the first start of the application, go to the Settings and change the timer, vibration and voice tracking parameters to your taste.
3. When tapping on the name of the breathing technique, you can choose the one that suits you. For each of the techniques there is a short description and a rhythm is indicated.
4. Press the big Play button and proceed directly to the exercise itself.

#lifehack #android #app

​​🔋 How to deactivate automatic updates on Xiaomi/Poco

For those who have a very high battery consumption in principle with the Poco F3 inactive, I recommend doing this before starting step 1:

1. Go to the Play Store -> "Settings" -> "General" -> "Update applications automatically", mark not update applications automatically.
2. Go to the phone "Settings" -> "About the phone", click on the number of MIUI version that is in the upper left.
3. In the three points that appear in the upper right, go to the "Update settings" option and deactivate "Download automatically".

#android #lifehack

✉️ Open source, privacy friendly email app for Android

If you are looking for a 100% open source, privacy oriented email app that allows to use unlimited accounts, your choice is FairEmail.
This app is minimalistic by design, easy to set up and works with virtually all email providers, including Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo.

#android #app #google #gmail

​​🔋 How to speed up a smartphone
 
Most of the battery power is consumed not only by active applications, but also by background ones. Even if you have closed them, they continue to work. All this leads to a slowdown of the smartphone.
 
How to limit background apps on Android:
 
1. Go to "Settings".
2. Tap on "About phone".
3. Tap on Build number, seven times to enable the Developer mode.
4. Head back to the "Settings" main page.
5. Tap on "Developer options".
6. Tap on the "Background process limit" button and select how many background processes to leave.
 
#lifehack #android

​​🎧How to pair AirPods with your Android phone

Unlike with an iPhone, which can be paired by just opening the AirPods case, Android users will have to go to the Bluetooth settings to connect to the AirPods.

How to use it:

1. On your smartphone, swipe down from the top to open the Quick Settings panel.
2. Long-press on the Bluetooth icon to open the Bluetooth settings.
3. Once you are in the Bluetooth settings, you’ll see an option like Pair a new device. Tap on it and wait for the AirPods to show up under Available devices.
4. Open the lid of the AirPods charging case with the AirPods in them, and press and hold the button on the back of the case until the light starts blinking white.
5. Your phone will now detect the AirPods and show them under Available devices. Tap on it, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the pairing process.
6. You can now use them like any other TWS earbuds.

#android #lifehack

​​🔐Multi-format password manager for your smartphone

KeePassDX is a password manager, which helps you manage your passwords in a secure way in one database, locked with a master key and/or a keyfile. You only have to remember one single master password and/or select the keyfile to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known.

Main features:
- Allows opening and copying URI / URL fields quickly.
- Biometric recognition for fast unlocking (fingerprint / face unlock, etc.).
- One-Time Password management (HOTP / TOTP) for Two-factor authentication (2FA).

#android #app #security

​​✏️A minimalistic note taking app with powerful features

Notally is extremely light, minimalistic and elegant note taking app. There are no ads, trackers or analytics of any kind. All your notes are stored completely on and never leave your device.

Main features:
- Auto save;
- No permissions required;
- Add labels to your notes for quick organisation;
- Export notes as plain text, XML, JSON, HTML or PDF files with formatting;
- Add clickable links to notes with support for phone numbers, email addresses and web urls.

#android #app

​​🎵 An Open-Source Music Player App for all your needs

If you are looking for an awesome Music Player with good streaming quality, no ads and subscription, importing playlists from Spotify and many other features, BlackHole player is your choice!

Main features:
- Best Streaming Quality (320kbps aac);
- Trending Songs;
- Artist and Genre Radios;
- Local and Global Top Spotify songs;
- YouTube Search Support;
- Inbuilt Equalizer;
- No Subscription;
- No Ads.

#android #app #music #youtube

​​📷 How to edit a photo directly in the browser

A simple and convenient photo editing service that will allow you to quickly remove unnecessary objects, perform retouching, smooth out unnecessary glare directly in the browser.

How to use the service:

1. Open the website: https://cleanup.pictures/
2. Drag the desired photo inside the frame or select a photo through the file manager.
3. Using the “Brush" size slider, adjust the size of the brush and perform retouching in the right place.
4. Download the finished image via the "Download" button.

The use of the service is completely free and without restrictions on the number of photos.

#service #lifehack #photo

​​🕶️How to protect your photos from face recognition algorithms

Facial recognition systems scan billions of faces without their consent. If you don't want your face to get into this huge database too, there is a Fawkes program.

It changes the pixels in the photo so that the algorithms could not recognize the face, and the person did not notice anything.

How to use it:

1. Go to the website (http://sandlab.cs.uchicago.edu/fawkes/), scroll down, click "Downloads" and select your operating system: macOS, Windows or Linux.
2. Download, install and run the program.
3. Click "Select Images" and select the desired photos in which you want to hide your face from recognition systems.
4. Click "Run Protection".

The modified photos are saved to the same place where the original photos were. Now you can post any photo on a social network and not be afraid that algorithms will identify you.

#privacy #program

🎨 How to improve image quality of your photos

To improve a blurry or unsuccessful photo, there are neural networks. For example, the new Upscaler service increases the image resolution up to 4 times in a couple of clicks with the help of AI.

How to use it:

1. Open the website (https://www.upscale.media/), click "Upload Image" and select the desired file. png, jpeg, jpg and webp formats are supported.
2. After a couple of seconds you will see the result, that is, an improved photo without loss of quality. To download it, click "Download Image".
3. You can choose how many times to increase the resolution. In order to do this, just click "Increase resolution to".
4. To improve the quality and remove artifacts of the photo, there is also an "Enhance Quality" button.

The service is completely free and without restrictions. You can use it as much as you want.

#service #lifehack

​​🔋 How to determine the status of the laptop battery

To determine the level of laptop's battery wear, you can use the BatteryCare program, which will show the estimated battery capacity and its wear as a percentage.

How to use:

1. Download the application from the website.
2. Install and run it.
3. Find the application icon in the system tray and right-click. Next, select "Show BatteryCare".
4. To find out the percentage of wear, click on "Advanced" and look for the line "Battery wear".

If the percentage of battery wear is more than 15-20%, then the autonomy of the battery will fall faster. And you should already think about replacing it.

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​​🔥 How to make your Windows 10 computer as powerful and fast as possible

If you want to get the ultimate performance of your hardware, there is a secret feature that appeared in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. Depending on the version, there may be two options where this mode is located:

1. Hit Windows+I to open the Settings app and then click the “System” category.
2. Click the “Power & Sleep” tab on the left. On the right, click the “Additional Power Settings” link under the “Related Settings” section.
3. In the window that pops up, click “Show Additional Plans” and then click the “Ultimate Performance” option.

If you couldn't find this mode, open the command line and at the prompt, type (or copy and paste) the following command and then hit Enter:

powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61

#windows #lifehack

​​📞 How to avoid leaking your contacts

Sooner or later, the leakage of personal data can happen to anyone, no one is immune from this. Fake Contacts is an application that creates fake contacts in your phone book.

How to use:

1. Download and install the Fake Contacts application.
2. Click on "Create Fake Contacts". When you launch the application, a window will appear with the creation of fake contacts.
3. Check the phone book for fake accounts and use these contacts to avoid leaks.

Use it and always remember about the confidentiality of your data.

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​​🔐 How to run a secret game on Android 10

Google has been hiding Easter eggs inside its operating system for many years. And here's how to open the game in the 10th version of Android:

1. Open "Settings" and go to the "About phone" section.
2. Then quickly click on the line "Android Version".
3. The "Android 10" logo will appear. Arrange the number 10 in the shape of the letter "Q".

To control the logo, double-tap on it and then hold to rotate the number "1". You will realize that you did everything right when the gray and white stripes start moving. After that, the second part of the Easter egg will appear: the Picross game. This is a puzzle where you need to fill in the fields according to the instructions on the borders. If you solve it, a picture will open.

#android #lifehack

​​💻Nice open-source alternative to Zoom

If you are tired of Zoom or you don't like to have a proprietary application, then we have an alternative for you: Jitsi Meet. It lets you stay in touch with your family, friends or colleagues.

Main features Jitsi Meet offers:

- Support for all current browsers;
- Mobile applications;
- Web and native SDKs for integration;
- HD audio and video;
- Content sharing;
- End-to-End Encryption;
- Chat with private conversations

#app #privacy #windows #android

​​🚀 How to create your own set of stickers in Telegram

Anyone can create their own set of stickers. To do this, you need to write to the @stickers bot and follow its instructions:

1. Type the command /newpack and enter the name of your future set. It can be anything.

2. Send the bot a picture, and then an emoji that will match it. Repeat this procedure until you run out of pictures. The maximum number of stickers in one set is 120 pieces.

3. Now send the /publish command to the bot and enter the short name of the set. Your friends will be able to add this set for themselves using provided link. The name is only in English and at least 4 letters.

4. Everything is ready! Now the bot will give you a link to your set of stickers.

#telegram

​​🎞️ An ultimate cross platform FFmpeg GUI

LosslessCut aims to be the ultimate cross platform FFmpeg GUI for extremely fast and lossless operations on video, audio, subtitle and other related media files.

Key Features:

✔️ Lossless cutting of most video and audio formats;
✔️ Losslessly rearrange the order of video/audio segments
✔️ Lossless merge/concatenation of arbitrary files (with identical codecs parameters, e.g. from the same camera);
✔️ Lossless stream editing: Combine arbitrary tracks from multiple files (ex. add music or subtitle track to a video file);
✔️ Losslessly extract all tracks from a file (extract video, audio, subtitle, attachments and other tracks from one file into separate files);
✔️ Apply a per-file timecode offset (and auto load timecode from file);
✔️ Change rotation/orientation metadata in videos.

#video #audio #app #github

🔒 Streamer Mode for Firefox

An extension that hides personal information from pages, similar to Discord's Streamer mode.

When people are sharing their screen on Discord, Zoom, or even on sites like Twitch, they often use their browser to react to videos, present information, play a game, etc.
And if they visit a page that displays their full name, email, or some other type of personal information, that information is visible to the stream and there is nothing they can do to stop it. That information can then be used to spam, dox, and harrass a streamer or a user of these platforms.

With this extension, you can prevent your information from getting in the hands of people that shouldn't have ever had it; by preemptively removing that information from pages, before those pages are even visible.

#privacy #security #addon