Thursday 3 March 2016
5 new Whatsapp Features Worth knowing
1. Document Sharing
A new WhatsApp update has added the document sharing feature in the Android smartphones.The document sharing feature is already available on many rivals massaging app. But there is a catch in the document sharing feature of the WhatsApp update, It allows you to send only the pdf files with the message. It means you can not send any of the .doc,.xls, .txt or any other format other than pdf. There is no official announcement about future updates start supporting these features.
How to share?
In order to share file, you need to click the attachment icon on the top right area of the chat window, Select document option and it will list the pdf files in your file system. You can not select specific folder or browse the directory structure.
2. Google Drive, Dropbox and icloud drive support.
In the latest update on iPhone version of the WhatsApp, the app has added a feature which allow users to send files from their cloud storage account of google Drive, Dropbox, oneDrive and iCloud Drive.
This essentially allows user to share any photos and videos stored on their cloud account to their WhatsApp account. However, transfer of files other than photos and videos is still not supported.
3. Group Limit Increase.
WhatsApp has recently increase the member limit one can have in a group. The limit has been increased to 256 members. This number previously was limited to 100. This update is available to both android and iOS apps.
4. History tab and Shared Link.
It has always been tedious to find the video or other media shared with some users. The WhatsApp has added a media screen feature with its new update, It allows you to aggregate a media screen to each of the conversation of your chat. The screen shows all the media contents like videos, images and links,that have been sent or received to that user.It also comes with a shared link history tab, which contains links history in reversed order. Tapping the links opens it in browser.
5. Video with Pinch to zoom.
The iOS update of app has included one cool new feature to it. It is 'pinch to zoom video'. Yes now user can now zoom on a specific part of video while playing in WhatsApp.
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Top 10 Android Music Players available on Google Play Store
1. jetAudio Player
jetAudio player is paid app with in-app purchases. It includes loads of features including plugin support and more than 20 band equalizer. It looks like prior version of the android apps still has nice UI. It can be used freely if wished.
It is unlike for a regular user to use all of the available features due to its feature diversity, still it sounds great to have more features.
You can try it before buy at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jetappfactory.jetaudioplus
2. Musixmatch
Musixmatch Player is widely known for its lyrics support, it also is a very capable music player. As described earlier it handles lyrics on the fly, it have brought a new floating lyrics which allow you to display pop ups with lyrics. It also supports the lyrics of the regional music.
In addition to lyrics support, app also supports many advanced customization settings like equalizer packing. It supports mobile, Android TV and even wearable.It offers some of the in-app purchases.
you can check it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.musixmatch.android.lyrify
3. Google Play Music
Google play music is google's own music player.
It supports all the popular music formats like mp3, flac, wav and ogg. It comes with advance features like clout support, streaming services and clean-smooth UI experience.
In addition to your local contents on device, you can also upload and access upto 20000 songs to the Google Play Music website. It is great Pandora replacement and definitely all in one app.
you can download it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music
4. n7player Music Player
n7player has come up with it own unique and out of the box type of android ui. It gives the music name and artist name with word-cloud like ui. You can easily pinch zoom it to select artist or song. It also support simple list-able holo interface based song list.
When it comes to music format support, it supports almost all popular codes including m4a,mp3,mp4,ogg, mid,flac,wav,aac, xmf etc.
It supports gap-less playback, timer, multi band equalizer, bass and rebel tuning, channel balance and many more.
It is basically Free to use app with some upgradable in-app purchase to enhance it features.
you can try it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n7mobile.nplayer
5. Shuttle
Shuttle is yet another google play music player app which follows the google's material designs guidelines really well. It is favorite of many people due to its clean and smooth user experience. It incorporates the ability to use android native media capabilities. It also supports most media formats like mp3,ogg,wav, flac, etc. Like n7player it supports gapless ui,bass and equalizer, with may other customized widgets and lyrics support.
It is basically free, but you can buy upgraded version of it known as Shuttle+ for ID3 Tags editing options.
You can try it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=another.music.player&hl=en
6. PlayerPro Music Player
Player pro is another highly rated music app, used by lots of people. It have trial demo version available for free. It does not look really modern but it is packed with lots of the great features and many out-of-the-box concepts with great choice.
It supports all major popular codec formats like earlier players. It have some new features like shake and gesture based actions and lock screen widget.
You can get pro version of it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro
7. Poweramp
Poweramp is one of the most trusted and bloggers recommended music player. It has solid all time high 4.7 rating on google play with extensively large set of features. It has all the standard player function including advanced GUI based album art animation, up to 10 band equalizer, highly customized with themes and skins.
you can get it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer.unlock
8. Rocket Music Player
Rocket Music Player is yet another very popular android music player which implements great UI designs with making it much more functional without being messy.
It supports all the popular music format including mp3, wav, ogg, m4a, mp4 and m3u/m3u8 playlists.
It also packs the ability to play podcasts and even movies. It have 5-band equalizer and can also add custom sets if needed.
other option includes lock-screen support, themes, album art and lyrics and many more.
Its featured playlist supports the live and dynamic playlists. It can be configured to create shortcut on home-screen. It have Premium option for additional music support.
you can download it on play-store at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.AnotherMusicPlayer
9. Neutron Music Player
Neutron is highly rated paid music player app.It has the best satisfaction ration among all the player. Its UI may look somewhat outdated but still the feature list is too long to count quickly.
why is it not in higher place? The reason is it only provides paid version, There is no trial version of the app.
you can get it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp
10. Shuffle+ Music Player
Last but not least is Shuffle+ music player. The music player comes with minimalist approach and has only the required feature which a good music player should have. It does not mean it is lacks features.
It mimics the google play music style for UI design which looks great. It have features like gap-less playback,tag editing and 6 band equalizer.It has folder white-listing feature. It also is one of the cheapest music player in the list.
Get it at.
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplecity.amp_pro
jetAudio player is paid app with in-app purchases. It includes loads of features including plugin support and more than 20 band equalizer. It looks like prior version of the android apps still has nice UI. It can be used freely if wished.
It is unlike for a regular user to use all of the available features due to its feature diversity, still it sounds great to have more features.
You can try it before buy at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jetappfactory.jetaudioplus
2. Musixmatch
Musixmatch Player is widely known for its lyrics support, it also is a very capable music player. As described earlier it handles lyrics on the fly, it have brought a new floating lyrics which allow you to display pop ups with lyrics. It also supports the lyrics of the regional music.
In addition to lyrics support, app also supports many advanced customization settings like equalizer packing. It supports mobile, Android TV and even wearable.It offers some of the in-app purchases.
you can check it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.musixmatch.android.lyrify
3. Google Play Music
Google play music is google's own music player.
It supports all the popular music formats like mp3, flac, wav and ogg. It comes with advance features like clout support, streaming services and clean-smooth UI experience.
In addition to your local contents on device, you can also upload and access upto 20000 songs to the Google Play Music website. It is great Pandora replacement and definitely all in one app.
you can download it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music
4. n7player Music Player
n7player has come up with it own unique and out of the box type of android ui. It gives the music name and artist name with word-cloud like ui. You can easily pinch zoom it to select artist or song. It also support simple list-able holo interface based song list.
When it comes to music format support, it supports almost all popular codes including m4a,mp3,mp4,ogg, mid,flac,wav,aac, xmf etc.
It supports gap-less playback, timer, multi band equalizer, bass and rebel tuning, channel balance and many more.
It is basically Free to use app with some upgradable in-app purchase to enhance it features.
you can try it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n7mobile.nplayer
5. Shuttle
Shuttle is yet another google play music player app which follows the google's material designs guidelines really well. It is favorite of many people due to its clean and smooth user experience. It incorporates the ability to use android native media capabilities. It also supports most media formats like mp3,ogg,wav, flac, etc. Like n7player it supports gapless ui,bass and equalizer, with may other customized widgets and lyrics support.
It is basically free, but you can buy upgraded version of it known as Shuttle+ for ID3 Tags editing options.
You can try it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=another.music.player&hl=en
6. PlayerPro Music Player
Player pro is another highly rated music app, used by lots of people. It have trial demo version available for free. It does not look really modern but it is packed with lots of the great features and many out-of-the-box concepts with great choice.
It supports all major popular codec formats like earlier players. It have some new features like shake and gesture based actions and lock screen widget.
You can get pro version of it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbig.playerpro
7. Poweramp
Poweramp is one of the most trusted and bloggers recommended music player. It has solid all time high 4.7 rating on google play with extensively large set of features. It has all the standard player function including advanced GUI based album art animation, up to 10 band equalizer, highly customized with themes and skins.
you can get it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer.unlock
8. Rocket Music Player
Rocket Music Player is yet another very popular android music player which implements great UI designs with making it much more functional without being messy.
It supports all the popular music format including mp3, wav, ogg, m4a, mp4 and m3u/m3u8 playlists.
It also packs the ability to play podcasts and even movies. It have 5-band equalizer and can also add custom sets if needed.
other option includes lock-screen support, themes, album art and lyrics and many more.
Its featured playlist supports the live and dynamic playlists. It can be configured to create shortcut on home-screen. It have Premium option for additional music support.
you can download it on play-store at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrtstudio.AnotherMusicPlayer
9. Neutron Music Player
Neutron is highly rated paid music player app.It has the best satisfaction ration among all the player. Its UI may look somewhat outdated but still the feature list is too long to count quickly.
why is it not in higher place? The reason is it only provides paid version, There is no trial version of the app.
you can get it at
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neutroncode.mp
10. Shuffle+ Music Player
Last but not least is Shuffle+ music player. The music player comes with minimalist approach and has only the required feature which a good music player should have. It does not mean it is lacks features.
It mimics the google play music style for UI design which looks great. It have features like gap-less playback,tag editing and 6 band equalizer.It has folder white-listing feature. It also is one of the cheapest music player in the list.
Get it at.
Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplecity.amp_pro
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