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There is lack of english guide available. I hope I can help the not Mandarin education ticwatch/ ticwear fan to benefit from my sharing. Here you DONT NEED to: Paste files into Window system  Run Command prompt Write ADB coding Install and access FTP Covert Ticwatch to developer mode Ticwatch (http://ticwear.com) Considering i only want the notification on the go and nice watch faces, I have chosen Ticwatch 1st gen (without Apple MFI) = RM800+ include shipment to Malaysia. Winning points: Below RM1,000 which fits the product nature -- a gadget that likely only have 1 year lifespan. Come with metal band Compatible with iOS & Android Android 5 OS overlay with Ticwear OS 3.4 overlay Why this guide has a value? User experience on Android and iOS is very different iOS - limited watch faces & complicated to install new watch faces ( not working most of the time ); App almost non-existence Android - installing new watch faces & app i...

Quick Smart watch comparative reasons below: Classic Pebble - My favourite meet the purpose watch - reading notification is a breeze. What makes me turn it down? I have 2 classic pebble watches. Both e-ink screen spoiled within 6 months duration. Random scratch line which renders the watch not usable.  The shift from pebble app to pebble time app sometime early 2016 really screwed up everything. Every time the app forces me to update and it always ended up a factory reset of the watch and phone setting.  Best part, pebble classic enjoy no new features. Apple watch It came into my radar... then off away from my list. The watch OS has high requirement on iOS. Watch OS 2 requires iOS9 and above.  Must charge with Apple exclusive charger cost around RM175. I am on iPhone 6 Plus iOS 8.4. I am not going to upgrade -- in the past, Three iPhone i have upgraded, battery life & phone speed screwed up. And, its not compatible with Android.  It means if any...

I am a bit sad when I know that I cannot login to YouTube on MiTV2. I will missed all my playlist etc.  You will get a message as such when you try to login: This will happen when you are using all the Chinese modified Android version's TV boxes or even TV.  There is a way to install Google Play Store.  If not wrong, it requires rooting of the Android device.  Thus, I am a bit reluctant to do so. BUT, thanks for google's effort in app development. There is a simple way to work around using Miracast & Pairing the connected TV. Steps: Of course, side load YouTube Google TV apk onto your SmartTV first. On TV, open YouTube -- click menu button on the TV remote OR go to the option menu on bottom left of TV screen Choose the "Pair with mobile device" option - You will see a special CODE displayed on TV On the smartphone, open the Youtube App.  For Android, click on top right button for setting.  For iOS, Setting is in the menu in top ...

Earlier on, I stated Plex doest not work on Android TV. I was wrong, I missed out a simple step. Simple enough where most Plex TV users did not post a guide on this. Thus, I decide to document it here. In short, the latest plex app support TV mode in the setting. Steps: Get the latest Plex apk file. If you are PlexPass subscribers, you can download the latest version straight from the forum Install the app.  You can find the guide HERE  if you are using Andoird phone to install to your TV Open the app.  It is now still in Mobile mode as picture below. Click the top right button (3 dots) Click Setting (as highlighted) Go to GENERAL  Go to Application Layout Choose TV Mode That's all folks

Apps inside MiTV app store are very limited. Sideload of apps is possible. However, caution that MiTV 2 does not enable mouse pointer installation. Thus, apps require a mouse pointer to operate are less optimal even you are able to install. Preparation: Get an Micro SD card, Enable save all apps to SD card in setting Get ready an Android smartphone OR tablet Connect both TV and smartphon/ tablet on same WiFi Network Note: Most video apps from China restrict for China usage only.  A VPN or DNS routing is required to access these content General Sideload Steps:  MiTV Go to App Store Go to Right most page & Choose installing via smart devices Android Smartphone/ Tablet - get APK file Open browser Go to the dedicated website to download your wanted APK file Android Smartphone/ Tablet - install APK file Open new tab, enter the IP address shows on MiTV Tap choose file - open Explorer - choose Phone memory - choose Download folder (This is the down...

As full time working couples, TV schedule is less relevant now due to long working hours. A) DOWNLOAD? At the same time, you may be too lazy to torrent download videos for consumption even though you have high speed broadband.  Reason being: You do not have a media server to store video files You are lazy to constantly search for latest video files You do not wish to manage these downloaded files (clean up to free up space) B) STREAM? Of course, you may search and stream from some random websites after several failure attempts (spam websites). C) ASTRO B.YOND PVR Many do not know Astro has REMOTE RECORD functions. Requirement: Have Astro B.yond PVR Decoder (PVR is FREE with SuperPack subscriptions) The Magic  Just keep your Astro B.yond  PVR Decoder always ON This method  works even your PVR NOT connected to internet How: ________________________________________________________________ Option 1 - Using Smartph...

Spotify please setup the  Offline mode button on the main menu e.g. below setting   ( currently, I need to tab 4 time to activate offline mode and tab 3 times to go back to playlist.  This is so not friendly) Would this be a consideration of offline music cost is higher than online music ? Well, it DOESNT MATTER ! My data plan is limited at 3GB a month. I will go OFFLINE MODE whenever I go outside of home. Only at home when my internet is connected to Wifi, I will change to ONLINE MODE to: Discover music & Save songs for OFFLINE mode This behaviour will not change because Spotify make the OFFLINE button more difficult to access. If you are Spotify fan and support this, please visit Spotify forum here to KUDOS this suggestion. Thank you  Also, maybe following design framework can be consider for customer experience improvement.

Flipboard is the best and most important app in smartphone today. It is the newspaper where you can get all your interested topic in one place. It is my newspaper TODAY. Benefits: Social media Follows your Friends/ Groups/ Idols  WITHOUT ADS Very picture centric (even Twitter linked image is displayed automatically) Can LIKE & COMMENT  Areas of interest Follows suggested topic e.g. Technology, Business etc Specific topic or keywords of interest Follows any topic you like or interested e.g. search for Diablo III All news feed from varies sources will be aggregated Instant & Always UPDATE Whenever you open the app, you can refresh to get the latest feeds Synced across smartphone & tablet (Tablet is still best for me as can glance through more news feed at one time) How: Create & sign-in a Flipboard account Always remember to sign-in Pocket for read it later benefit In setting page, login all social media services you wish t...

This is my favourite app for bookmarking content for read it later -- Pocket Benefits: It is cross-platforms -- Andoid, iOS, All web (Mac or Window) You can add bookmark from any apps especially from Clipboard You can SEARCH and find the article easily It has a thumbnail for quick preview and browsing of content It has a build in browser which you can read quite comfortably How: Web Browser (Safari iOS/ Chrome Android/ any browser) EMAIL it to "add@getpocket.com" Note: to ease usage, save "add@getpocket.com" as a contact Any where in the smartphone , copy the website link (e.g. Whatsapp) Open Pocket > A message will pop-up automatically to ask if you wish to add the Copied Link to Pocket Flipboard Sign-in Pocket in the Flipboard setting page You can then save any article directly into Pocket

A lots of time, I just need to make some quick note on phone. Any.DO is my most preferred choice to date after trying: iOS note iOS reminder Evernote Reasons for me: I don't really need to categorize and save them properly It is just Quick note that some time I don't even need to set a reminder It can sync across iOS, Android & google chrome browsers How: Tap open App Pull down to type new note Done (if you don't need to set a reminder)

It was super difficult to migrate from phone to phone last time where you have to retype one-by-one if your total contacts are store in phone. Today, things are much easier when you know the right touch. When I first migrate from iPhone 3GS to Samsung Note2, it took some time to get things right. If you use iPhone today & planning to change to Android, the setup is super easy. Thanks to iCloud.com. Steps: On iPhone, make sure your contact is synced on iCloud (Setting > iCloud > Contact is ON). On your new Android phone (give it to be Samsung, HTC, Xiao Mi, Hua Wei, Amazon Fire), Power up > Follow through the steps > Login your gmail account. Once you are in the operating UI, go to Setting > Account > Gmail > Detail > Disable Contact Sync. Go to PLAY Store > Search keywords "iCould sync" > There are plenty options inside.  I chose CardDav-Sync Beta (Cost USD$2).  Note: Free version only support ONE-way sync (download fr...