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There will be situations where you can't access the touchpad or just want to show off your command line skills 😋, then this commands will change your Bluetooth handling skill It'll be clearly handy to use it. Finding new ways led me to this blueutil  command line tool that helps to turn Bluetooth off/on using single cmd. Start by installing it by HomeBrew: run the following command The -p flag act as a switch to toggle the Bluetooth Tell me when you found this command helpful.

Making an Android app is one thing but earning from it is other. There are many ways to earn from apps like premium packs, subscription, buying stuff, ads.  The advertisement would be the most efficient one and will give you good revenue. There are many advertising networks but Google provides AdMob which is more preferable in terms of standard and revenue too. Also, read:  Converting HTML5 Game for Android | 2 Methods So let us start to code. I'll explain two types of ads only if you want me to explain the other two, comment for the same. Steps to integrate AdMob into your Android app: 1. Creating an Admob account Go to AdMob site sign in with your Google account. Create an app and note down the App Id, which we'll use in our app to authenticate. 2. Import Mobile Ads' SDK Open your gradle files and in your project-level gradle, put the below code, inside  allprojects {}  section. 3. Add Dependencies Add the following in your...

HTML5 games are easy to develop and use. It has great graphics and processing capabilities. Many may wonder to convert their web apps compatible with Android. So here are two methods, which will walk you through Android development for making your web app compatible with your favorite platform. Method 1: Hosting the Game  There are various sites where you can host your HTML game for free and also earn from it. After hosting it take the link of the Game use it to make your Android game. 1. Create a new Android Project (obviously) 2. Add the following to the '.XML' file of the layout. In the above snippet, a WebView is created which takes up the whole screen. And a ProgressBar which is by default round and will appear when the page is loading. Till now there won't be any errors 😅 3. In your MainActivity.java, start by typecasting the WebView and ProgressBar. 4. Add web settings and enable JavaScript. The above code creates some basic Web Se...

Many of you will agree that Android's AVD is slow and it does affect the complete development process. But if your work device has good specs, like more than 4GB of RAM, then you are lucky ones. But I had the problem with the virtual device, hence I used the best alternative. So let's discuss why is the Virtual Device slow. 1. It eats up a large amount of memory Android Studio itself takes up about 2GB of RAM approx. The remaining is reserved for the OS to function and if you accidentally click on run and a virtual device is starting you're in trouble. What I do during this situation is I shut down my PC.  Also, VD is not meant to run that fast since it's working on some other structure. So you can't expect it to run as needed. 2. Let's come to the main point Which is the best alternative? I tried around 5 alternatives over the internet, then, at last, I came to the one. It's Genymotion, great speed and easy. Now I'll tell you how to us...

Maybe it's too late to talk about this topic, but it's never getting old. There is always innovation in technology daily. So let's start. If you are new to coding read:  How to learn Programming Languages Top 5 simple ways to teach yourself to code 1. C++ Since it is a high-level language, it is still referred to as low level due to its complexity. This language has a wide range of uses, if you dig in deep, you'll come to know, that C++ is used in making games, drivers, low-level applications, etc.  It's a worth learning language but you'll need to focus on it's functioning as sometimes it can get complicated. You'll be amazed to know that C++ is faster than Java. Hence used in games. 2. Java Java is well-known and developing language used everywhere, anyone who's in the Computer or IT field will tell that the best language is Java. Android most beloved, made using Android, Network apps, Business applications, all are Java...

If you are new to programming I'll suggest taking a look at  Top 5 ways to teach yourself to code Due to great advancement in the field of technology, it is really necessary to cope up with it. There is some domain that is really in demand, which require you to have excellent coding abilities and much more. So today I'll tell you some ways to learn to code in a way that'll enhance your future. These ways I used myself to learn. 1. Choose a programming language There are lots of languages to choose from. But choose according to the requirements.  Like you have to do some backend database work then, use MySql, Oracle, MongoDB, etc. You want to use some server scripts then Nodejs, PHP, JSP, etc. You want a frontend webpage then HTML, CSS, etc. You can use Python, Java, C++ for Object-Oriented Work. So try to know important things how these languages function and then decide to choose one from them. Check out: Top 5 Programming Languages of 2018.  ...

  Every CS student wants to write great code and bring them to life. But not all are able to do so. Actually no, all are able to write and read the code. There are some tips or say some ways to learn them.   Coding is a practice of doing things to automate stuff that is done manually. This stuff is tedious to do but code it and then automate it to do it smartly. There are many things that are needed to know before learning to code.   Some are:  knowing how it works? what does it do? and many other? But let's not go into detail. So here are my some simple ways to learn to code. 1. Understand the Problem         First thing, understanding the problem you want to solve. Thinking before moving forward is the correct way. Finding out the solutions and then choosing the best solution from all the solutions that can be used to solve it. Taking guidance with the solution to the problem. It's better to do it alone but so...