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The 5 Best Games For Android Wear

Wearable devices like smartwatches that make use of Android Wear present some unique opportunities for gaming. The smartwatch can function as both a miniature screen as well as a touch and motion controller. It can also be used in tandem with a second screen like a TV for some innovative playing options. Because Android Wear and smartwatches in general are still pretty new, developers have barely begun to tap their potential for games. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t some great choices out there for portable gaming on your wearable. Give these 5 games optimized for Android Wear a try. They might open your mind to the possibilities of playing on a smartwatch.

1. Mineshaft : Dynamite Blast

In this game you guide a miner down a mineshaft, helping him brake before he reaches the bottom so he can drop some dynamite and continue exploring. All you need to do is tap anywhere on the screen to brake, so it’s perfect for smartwatches. This app was also thoughtfully optimized graphically and with one touch controls for Android Wear devices.

2. Reversi

It’s the classic board game of black and white pieces, now on your wrist. For such a tiny, portable version, this game comes with many options. These include playing against the CPU, a human, different grid sizes, and even a spectator mode to watch the CPU play itself. If you’re a fan of board games or Reversi, this is amazing.

3. Dragon Laser

In this game, you guide a vertical block to an open space to clear rows of blocks, much like simplified Tetris. It’s all handled with a simple tap and it even displays the time in the background so you can continue to use your smartwatch as an actual watch while you play.

4. Math It! – Logic Game

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This is a fun way to exercise your math skills. You’ll be presented with an equation and you simply need to tap true if everything looks right or false if there is an error in it. It can’t get much simpler than two buttons to tap and it’s fun for brushing up on basic math.

5. Tennis Racketeering

In this game, you can play virtual tennis using your smartwatch as a racquet. The Android Wear part is an addition to the main app which runs on its own screen or can be streamed to a TV with Chromecast. Then, you can play against the CPU or another human and swing your arm (while wearing a smartwatch) to simulate swinging the racquet. You can also play using a smartphone or tablet with touch controls so a friend without a smartwatch can join in.

It’s safe to say that more games will be incoming now that Android Wear is in the spotlight and as developers learn to take advantage of the strengths of wearables. If you feel the itch for gaming on your wearable, be sure to give these fun apps a try.

Mimic iOS 9’s ‘Low Power Mode’ With ‘Power Saver Mode’ On iOS 8

Apple has teased its ‘Low Power Mode’ for the upcoming iOS 9 which reportedly increases battery life by a substantial amount. It’s meant to be used when your battery begins dropping to levels when it might need to be charged or you can simply leave it on permanently for reduced performance but noticeable battery gains. iOS 8 users would have to wait for this feature with the iOS 9 update. Thanks to the recent iOS 8 jailbreak however, it’s now possible to install a tweak called ‘Power Saver Mode’ that attempts to emulate the power saving measures of ‘Low Power Mode’. ‘Power Saver Mode’ accomplishes this by turning off location services, background app refresh, cellular data, and turning on Reduce Motion. To install the tweak, you’ll need to have a device running a version of iOS 8 and it needs to be jailbroken. Follow these steps to enable ‘Power Saver Mode’.

1. Make sure your device is jailbroken.

2. Launch Cydia and add the following repository – http://elijahandandrew.com/repo/.

3. Next, search for ‘Power Saver Mode‘ and install it.

4. Now, return to the Home screen. Launch the Settings app, then General, then Usage, then Battery Usage.

5. You should see an option for ‘Power Saver Mode‘. Use the toggle switch to turn it on.

6. You can now exit Settings.

That’s all there is to it. With this feature enabled, you can test and see if your battery life is improved. These small adjustments should be enough to make a noticeable difference in battery longevity. If you find you don’t like the tweak for some reason, you can simply return to the toggle through Settings and toggle it back off. This will restore your battery settings to their normal state.

Of course you could also just wait for the official release of iOS 9 but then you’d have to wait for a jailbreak on the very latest iOS which could be quite a long wait indeed.

Here’s How to Unsend / Undo an Email From Gmail

We’ve probably all sent an email or two that we later come to regret sending. Once you click that Send button, your words fly out into the digital ether and cannot be reclaimed. There was a small exception with Gmail’s ‘Undo Send’ feature that allowed you to unsend an email within a small window of time. This feature was somewhat buggy and unreliable however and not available to everyone. After many years, this feature is being made available to all, and is noticeably more stable. Now, you have a small buffer of up to 30 seconds where you can undo emails after a second thought. The process is very easy and just takes a few clicks as well as a bit of afterthought and perhaps a sprinkling of guilt.

1. Log into your Gmail account.

2. Click the Gear icon in the top right.

3. Next, click ‘Settings‘ and then ‘General‘.

4. Under ‘General‘ is an entry called ‘Undo Send‘. Check the box next to ‘Enable Undo Send‘.

5. Now select the cancellation period for ‘Undo Send‘. This is the amount of time you have to cancel an email after sending it.

6. At the bottom click ‘Save Changes‘.

7. Now, after composing and sending an email, you’ll see the familiar banner that says ‘Your message has been sent‘. Now however, you’ll also see an option to click ‘Undo“. If you click ‘Undo‘ your email will come racing back and not be sent out to its recipient.

This feature has many applications and could have saved many people both heartache and embarrassment. There aren’t too many places in life where you have a 30 second rewind button, so take advantage of the ‘Undo Send’ feature if you ever feel the pangs of regret after hitting that ‘Send’ button. Then again, you could ignore this feature altogether and trust your emotions to send forth those words that ring true in your heart, no regrets.

Hexlock – Lock Individual Apps on Android

If you ever wanted more flexibility in how you manage access to your device and apps, Hexlock is a great solution. The Android app allows you to lock and password protect apps on an individual basis. This is incredibly useful if you ever need to share your phone with others at work or home but want to limit another user’s access to your apps. It’s also great for parental control if you don’t want your child to use a particular app. Hexlock also somewhat eliminates the need to lock the phone itself if you protect each app that you don’t want accessed.

Using Hexlock is incredibly easy. During setup, you just need to specify a PIN password or pattern lock. This will be used to unlock both Hexlock and any apps you lock using Hexlock. You then have six categories in which you can toggle specific apps to be locked or not. By default these are Work, Home, Cafe, Party, Parental, and School. You can edit the names to suit your purposes but you have a maximum of six categories.

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This is extremely helpful for customizing how you use the locks in different environments and lets you switch with ease. To add a category, you simply tap the ‘+’ icon and then the pencil icon to edit the list. The lists are color coded with unique icons which makes everything easier to keep track of.

There are some additional options for customizing how Hexlock behaves. With Uninstall Prevention, if someone attempts to uninstall Hexlock to remove the locks, they will need to input the password, adding an extra layer of security. Enable Auto-Activate locks your device whenever you leave an area with designated WiFi. ‘Notify to lock new apps‘ will give you a notification every time you install a new app to ask if you want that app locked. It can be helpful to make sure you don’t forget to lock a newly installed app. If you want to disable locking globally, you can swipe to the far left and tap ‘Off’. This will unlock everything until you enable locking again and your presets and lists will be saved. Notifications can be disabled by going to Settings, and then Apps, and unchecking ‘Show notifications‘.

Hexlock is free and supported by ads. If you want to remove the ads, you can make a $1.07 payment in-app to do so. If you’ve been looking for a flexible locking app, Hexlock is highly recommended.

Source: HexLock on Google Play Store

Cydia Substrate Now Working With TaiG 2.0 Jailbreak

If you’ve jailbroken your iOS device using the newly released TaiG tool but have been waiting for Cydia compatibility, it’s now here. With a few simple steps, you can download a fix for Cydia which will enable most tweaks to run as intended using the new jailbreak. You’ll need to have successfully performed the jailbreak to update Cydia. Then, just follow this procedure to get Cydia Substrate working again. Note that not all tweaks have been tested and many still do not work but this process enables many of them.

1. Launch the Cydia app.

2. Install iFile and then close Cydia.

3. Browse to http://apt.taig.com/debs/taiguntether83x.deb in Safari.

4. Tap ‘Open in iFile‘ near the top right.

5. iFile should open the .deb file and you can then install it.

6. Once installed, reboot your device.

7. Launch Cydia again and it should be fully functional again. Many tweaks will now be compatible with the latest jailbreak.

The TaiG team is apparently planning to release an updated jailbreak tool, TaiG 2.1 which includes this patch. Once the new version arrives, new jailbreaks won’t require these additional steps to get Cydia working. If you haven’t already done the jailbreak, you could just wait for the TaiG update which will likely be released soon. If you’ve already jailbroken your device, you do not need to wait or perform it again.

These are still the early days of this new jailbreak so it’s best to wait and have patience if you don’t want to deal with some of the bugs to be ironed out. Developers are working to make the process even simpler and remove these additional steps to a fully functioning jailbreak. In the meantime, if you’re feeling adventurous you can go ahead with the TaiG 2.0 jailbreak and then get this patch to enable Substrate once again. Then just sit back and wait as more updates to Cydia and stability roll in.

-> How to Perform the TaiG 2.0 Jailbreak for iOS 8.3, 8.2, and 8.1.3

Cydia Installer Fix Update v1.1.18 Released For iOS 8.3 Jailbreaking

Saurik has just unveiled a Cydia update 1.1.18 to support with iOS 8.3 jailbreak. This update can fix “cannot identify your device” errors on iOS 8.3 devices. A few days ago issue reported by different users after jailbreaking their iOS 8.3 devices with TaiG Tool. if you are willing to perform jailbreaking by using TaiG iOS 8.3 jailbreak then it will required Cydia Essential upgrade.

First of all you should open your Cydia and wait until it load. Once Cydia properly loaded, press on ‘Changes tab’ >> ‘Refresh’ . it will bring popup for Essential upgrade. In next level Press complete upgrade, wait for download. Once download process completes successfully, it will update your Cydia with essential version.

Here’s the full changelog Cydia 1.1.18:

On iOS 8.3, Cydia would report that it “cannot identify your device” while trying to access your account. This was due to changes on iOS 8.3 and has been fixed.Support file:/// Repository URLsRecent versions of Cydia have rejected local repository URLs. This was due to an overly-limited filter on acceptable URLs. You can now again use local repositories.Killing Cydia Locked up SpringBoard

A “proactive” fix for iOS 8.3 added in Cydia 1.1.17 caused SpringBoard to lock up if users killed Cydia using the iOS task switcher. This fix is designed to fix an issue that should be present on iOS 8.3, but TaiG’s jailbreak seems to provide a workaround in the form of a kernel patch. This will be investigated for later releases, but in the mean time the fix has been removed.

-> Cydia Substrate Now Working With TaiG 2.0 Jailbreak

-> How to Perform the TaiG 2.0 Jailbreak for iOS 8.3, 8.2, and 8.1.3