How to install whatsapp on your windows 7 PC

How to install whatsapp on your windows 7 PC


WhatsApp is one of the famous online messaging applications for smart phones. By using WhatsApp you can send sms, files with free of cost. To use WhatsApp application you need one internet pack which won’t consume more data. WhatsApp users are increasing day by day. One reason for WhatsApp success is simple form of login and verification. Recently internet giants Google and Facebook tried to buy Whatsapp. Now we will see how to download WhatsApp for windows 7 and run WhatsApp on pc.

Steps to Install Bluestacks in Windows Machine

1. Download Bluestacks Android Emulator on Windows 7 Machine (Size 8.9MB)
2. Double Click the setup file to install Bluestacks

You should have a minimum of 2 GB RAM to install Bluestacks on Windows Machines.

Steps to Install WhatsApp for Windows 7 PC / Laptop / Desktop

1. After Installing Bluestacks, in Home page of Bluestacks search for WhatsApp.
2. Find WhatsApp App for Windows and click install button.
3. After Installing WhatsApp Start the WhatsApp in Bluestacks
4. Enter your mobile number and six digit verification code will send to your Mobile Number via SMS.
5. Verify your mobile number by the verification you received.
6. After the verification complete, you can use your WhatsApp messenger on your Windows Laptop easily.

Now to use WhatsApp you don’t need a smart phone, no separate internet data pack and lots of memory space to save message.

How to Install Android KitKat 4.4 on Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (via CM 11 Custom ROM)

How to Install Android KitKat 4.4 on Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini   (via CM 11 Custom ROM)

Own a Galaxy S3 Mini? Desperately waiting for some KitKat ROM on your S3 Mini? Here it is! Yes, you can now get all that KitKat 4.4 goodness on your Galaxy S3 Mini through the amazing CyanogenMod 11 custom ROM – of course, with all that stock Android KitKat 4.4 feel you’ll also be getting tons of great options and features on your S3 Mini (the ones you love on CM). This CM 11 ROM for S3 Mini is fully functional with absolutely no bugs (tested) and buttery smooth like all official CM ROMs.

To get Android KitKat 4.4 on your S3 Mini, you’re going to go through the usual procedure for installing custom ROMs on your device – download the two zip files we give you (ROM and Gapps), move them into your device’s root storage, and then flash them from your custom recovery mode.Don’t worry if you’re a newbie, you’ll get KitKat 4.4 on your S3 Mini by the end of the guide, provided you follow the steps as carefully as you can. Also, to be able to go through with our guide – you must first read through the following list of important things to remember.

Things to Remember

• Installing this Android 4.4 KitKat ROM on your Galaxy s3 Mini will void it’s warranty .
• Do not flash this custom ROM on any device other than Galaxy S3 Mini variant or you’re stuck with a bricked phone
• This is not an official KitKat 4.4 firmware update for S3 Mini released by Samsung, therefore we cannot guarantee what it will do to your Galaxy S3 Mini. We will not be held liable for the damage caused.
• You will be performing wipeouts during the procedure, so it’s recommended that you make all the recommended backups.

Backups to Be Made

                            Am not explaining how to make bacups this time,, its all discussed earlier #Albin paul..

• Backup your Messages
• Backup your Call Logs
• Backup your Contacts
• Backup your APN Settings
• Backup your Apps
• Backup your songs, images and other files

Preparatory Steps

• Ensure that you have the original USB cable that came with your Galaxy S3 Mini
• Charge your S3 Mini to at least 85% so it doesn’t turn off during the ROM installation
• Enable USB debugging on your S3 Mini by going to Settings > Developer Options > USB debugging
• Make sure you have all the USB drivers installed on your computer to support your Galaxy S3 Mini
• After you’ve completed all the prepatory steps, make the following downloads

Downloads

• Download the GApps zip file( file hosted on 'droidcarves') for Android 4.4 KitKat (do not unzip)
• Download Android KitKat 4.4 CM 11 ROM zip file to your desktop (do not unzip this either

Steps to Install KitKat 4.4 Based CM 11 ROM on Galaxy S3 Mini

 (CWM Recovery method)

Step 1 - After you’ve downloaded the above listed zip files, connect your computer to your Galaxy S3 Mini and move both the zip files to your phone’s root storage (in plain sight, not in any folder)

Step 2 - You may now disconnect your Galaxy S3 Mini and boot it into recovery mode by first turning it off and then on again by pressing Volume Down + Home button + Power button  and then selecting the recovery option from the next screen.

Step 3 - Now that you’re in CWM recovery, select Data Wipeout / Factory reset option and wipe the data. Next, select the Wipe Cache and then Dalvik cache from the Advanced Option

Step 4 - Now go back to the recovery menu and select the Install Zip from SD Card option. Now choose the CM 11 beta build zip file and install it. After that completes, do the same for the GApps zip file and install it.

Step 5 - After that’s done, select the +++Go Back++++ option and click on Reboot system now 

Steps to Install Android 4.4 KitKat Based CM 11 ROM on Galaxy S3 Mini (TWRP Recovery method)

Step 1 - After you’ve downloaded the above listed zip files, connect your computer to your Galaxy S3 Mini and move both the zip files to your phone’s root storage (in plain sight, not in any folder)

Step 2 - You may now disconnect your Galaxy S3 Mini and boot it into recovery mode by first turning it off and then on again by pressing Volume Down + Home button + Power button  and then selecting the recovery option from the next screen.

Step 3 - Now that you’re in CWM recovery, select Data Wipeout option and wipe the data. Next, select the Wipe Cache and then Dalvik cache from the Advanced Option

Step 4 - Now go back to the recovery menu and select the Install option. Now choose the KitKat 4.4 CM 11 ROM zip file and install it. After that completes, do the same for the GApps zip file and install it.

Step 5 - After that’s done, go back to the recovery menu and click on Reboot 

after you have clicked the reboot option from your recovery, you’re just seconds away from tasting Android KitKat 4.4 on your S3 Mini – the boot might take a while since it’ the first time. But considering the fact your running Android 4.4 KitKat on a mid-level phone like S3 Mini – Thank God for CM.
Don’t forget to leave a comment if you face any problems during or after the ROM has been installed.

How to Update Samsung Galaxy Y to Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 Official firmware

The latest official Android Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware update for Galaxy Y S5360 has rolled out recently and is now available for installation. This is an official firmware update for Galaxy Y from Samsung and so it can be easily applied to your device – that is of course if the update has rolled out in your country. You can apply the OTA Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware update on your Galaxy Y via KIES. But if the  Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware update for Galaxy Y is not yet available in your country, or if you can’t apply the OTA update for any other reason – then you can manually update your Galaxy Y to Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware by following our step-by-step guide provided below. 

To install Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware on Galaxy Y, we will be using Odin utility – which is the best program we recommend for applying official updates like this one. Why? Because you don’t need to have your Galaxy Y rooted or factory unlocked or anything. Don’t worry, this will still work if you have your Galaxy Y rooted or unlocked, but since this is an official firmware update for Galaxy Y – you’re device will be un-rooted and get factory locked again. Back to the way it was when it first came in. Before we begin with the guide for updating Galaxy Y S5360 to Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware, It is recommended that you back up all your data such as – Contacts, Call logs, APN settings, SMSs, Images/songs and other files as their is a risk of your data getting wiped out during the update.

Done with backing up your stuff? Cool – Let’s get Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 latest firmware on your Galaxy Y S5360

Disclaimer: Although this is an official firmware update for Galaxy Ace Plus – there is still a risk of your device getting damaged since you are doing it manually. If so, we will not be held responsible. Please proceed at your own will.

Preparations

• Make sure you have the original USB cable that came with your Galaxy Y for connecting the device with your computer
• You must have all the phone drivers installed on your computer to support your Galaxy Y
• Turn on USB debugging on your Galaxy Y by going to path: Settings > Developer options > USB Debugging
• Keep your phone charged to a minimum of 85% so it doesn’t turn off during the Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware update

Downloads

• Download Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 firmware zip file to your computer and extract the files in the zip to your desktop
• Download Odin and install it

Steps to install Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 official firmware update on Galaxy Y S5360

Step 1 - Put your Galaxy Y in download mode by pressing Volume down + Home button + Power button and as soon as you see the construction bot, leave all keys and press Volume Up. Your Galaxy Y is now in download mode.

Step 2 - Launch Odin program and connect your Galaxy Y to the computer via the USB cable. You should see an “Added!!” message in the bottom left of Odin and a yellow number should appear in the COM section – this means that the connection was successful.

Step 3 - Now Click PDA in Odin and select the .tar.md5 file you extracted on your desktop. Similarly, click Phone and select the file that has modem in its name, Click CSC and select the file with csc in its name, select PIT and select the .pit file.

Step 4 – Tick-mark Auto Reboot, F. reset and Re-partition. Recheck everything just to be safe, you can now click start to begin the firmware update.

Good job. The installation will take about 4-5 minutes to complete, after that your Galaxy Y will automatically reboot into the Gingerbread 2.3.6 XXLK3 official firmware – if you’re Galaxy Y gets stuck in boot loop or anything, just reinsert the battery and reboot.

How to Root & Unroot Micromax A116 Canvas HD

Micromax Canvas HD is one of the most popular smartphone among Canvas range. It’s quite strange to note even after the launch of upgraded smartphones like Canvas Doodle 2 and Canvas 4 this smartphone is still ranked the most favorite one among all. Not to forget this is one of the smartphone which went out of stock after its release for a long long time. I received lots of queries regarding the rooting guide for canvas HD so here I present the easiest and one of the fast way to root canvas HD A116.

Before you start following the rooting guide, do read the FAQs which will help you to clear out some of your doubts.

Some FAQs:

• Will I lose warranty?

Yes. You will but You can Unroot it and claim back or flash stock ROM with SPTools. This is a plus point of Canvas devices. 

• I rooted But my Android OS Version is still the same?

Well , rooting wont upgrade your OS , but rooting and installing recovery and flashing an upgraded version of OS will (Stay tuned for a guide of installing recovery and updating through it)

So this is the most easiest way of rooting your Canvas provided by me.

Micromax A116 Canvas HD Rooting Requirements

What You need ?

1.Drivers :

You can use the Cynus T1 drivers which can be downloaded from this link.
Or You can install PDANET and connect your phone to install drivers automatically.

Also Some readers reported that ‘motochopper’ does not work. If it doesn’t, then install Moborobo. It installs drivers for MT6589 based devices. Then use motochopper.

2. Phone 

3. Motochopper  , this is a script based fast tool for rooting your device.

[Steps] How to Root Micromax Canvas HD Device

1. Install the drivers and restart.
2. Then connect the phone to PC as MTP (Media Storage) and enable USB debugging (settings–>Developer Options–>USB Debugging).
3. Extract the Motochopper tool archive somewhere.
4. Run the motochopper tool now(Click on run.bat). Wait for it. It will reboot the phone automatically and it’s done.
   *Be sure to run it as admin.*

After this, You will find a Superuser application in your app drawer. Note Your phone is now fully rooted and you have full access over it.

Now we’ll guide you how you can Unroot your device. Unrooting may let you claim the warranty back iff the officials aren’t able to encounter that you rooted your phone in past.

How to Unroot Micromax canvas HD

1. Open SuperSU app
2. SuperSu > Settings > Full Cleanup
3. Manually reboot.

If You’ve any kind of doubt related to the rooting stuff listed above, kindly comment below this post. I will answer asap

NB: I (ALBIN PAUL) am not a geek or a great tweker these tips are gathered/invented by me from my own pratical experiances and from geeks of the sdk forums around the globe. Am sharing these for my friends and wellwishers for their kindfull knowlwdge. 

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How to Root Micromax Canvas Doodle A111

How to Root Micromax Canvas Doodle A111

If you thought, buying a Micromax Canvas Doodle A111 smartphone is a big mistake when it comes to rooting the device or for say getting the custom ROM firmwares, then it’s not the case. In fact, MMX users of Canvas Doodle A111 will be rejoiced to know that the time taken to root a Samsung phone is less than the time taken to root the Micromax Doodle A111 phone. So, after checking out the quick pre requisites which you need to follow, you can proceed on to check the instructions with which you can root the device.

Quick Pre Requisites:

• Though, rooting the phone won’t wipe the data, its better if you create a backup of all the data present in your Canvas Doodle A111 smartphone manually with the help of below mentioned steps.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log -Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• In your Micromax Canvas Doodle A111, head over to the path “Settings > Applications > Development” to enable the USB debugging.

• Minimum battery left in your Canvas Doodle A111 is not less than 50% or else the device might just get turn Off.

Disclaimer: I (ALBIN PAUL) should not be held responsible / liable in any manner for the damage happened to your Canvas Doodle A111 due to not following instructions.

Once you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, proceed to the next step where we have mentioned the detailed guide which will help you root the device.

Procedure to Root Micromax Canvas Doodle A111 Android Phone:

• Download the Frama Root Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, extract the same to get APK.

• Connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and place the APK file of Frama Root in your device.

• Disconnect the device from computer and open the Frama Root APK file in your device with the help of File Manager.

• Select “Gandalf Exploit” from the given exploits and just wait to follow the on screen instructions for rooting the device. The whole process of rooting might take around 5-6 minutes. Please note that it might take sometimes more than 4 -5 minutes for rooting the device.

• To check on whether the device is rooted or not, download Root Checker app from Google PLAY Store to check the same. Alternatively, you may also install the custom Recovery image in your Canvas Doodle A111 with the help of ROM Manager app.

Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to update the device with this firmware.

Do let me know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of rooting as we will try our level best to address the same.

How to Root Micromax Canvas Doodle A111 Without PC

1. Download this APK file and install it to your phone.

2. Open and select Gandalf exploit.

3. It will root and reboot

4. Done . To make sure your phone is rooted find superuser app  or try Root checker from Play store.

Please drop all your doubts and queries via the comment box provided below.

How to Root (and Unroot) the Samsung Galaxy Y Duos (S6102)

The Samsung Galaxy Y Duos is a dual-SIMed newer sibling of the popular Galaxy Y and while there are any high-end features to write home about, it does suffice nicely for a entry-level device that has the major aspects Android covered.  The device sports  a 3.14-inch touchscreen display, an 832MHz CPU with 512MB RAM, and runs the age-old Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread firmware.  If you want to try something newer like ICS or even Jelly Bean on it, custom ROMs is the only way to go and to get there, you need to root the device and install a custom recovery on it.  Use the guide below to know how to root (and unroot if needed) the Galaxy Y Duos S6102. This guide only explains how to root and unroot galaxy y duos. And this is posted for you Rinu Abdul Rasheed.

I.  Before You Begin

1.  Back up everything you feel is important before you begin.

2.  Make sure you have charged your device to 75% or more before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

1.  update.zip [File attached to this post]

2.  unroot.zip [File attached to this post]

III.  Rooting the Galaxy Y Duos

1.  Connect your device to your PC using a microUSB cable and copy the update.zip file you downloaded above to your SD card (Do not put it into any subfolders, just the main folder so the path is sdcard/update.zip).

2.  Power down your device and put it into recovery mode.  To do this, press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power keys until you see the Samsung Galaxy Y logo and let them go after that.

3.  Use the Volume buttons to highlight “select update.zip from sdcard” and press the home button to select it.

4.  On the next screen, select update.zip, and then select Yes on the next screen.

5.  Once the flashing is done, go back to the main menu and reboot your device.

That’s it!  Your Galaxy Y Duos is now rooted!

IV.  Unrooting the Galaxy Y Duos

1. Uninstall all [Root] apps.
2. Download "unroot.zip"
3. Do as directed above..
4. This time select unroot.zip

Thats all.............................

How to Root the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

How to Root the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (updated on Nov 2013)

The Xperia X8 has been around for so long that it tends to become lost amongst the new breed of supersmartphones.  But we are sure there are some out there still hanging on to this little fella and this guide is for them, showing them how to root their Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

I.  Before You Begin

1.  You will need to have Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 or above installed on your PC for the rooting tool to run without problems.  You can get it here.

2.  Make sure that you have at least 75% of your battery charged before you begin.

3.  Back up anything you feel is important before you proceed any further.

II.  Necessary Downloads

SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zip [Download link available here]

III.  Rooting the Xperia X8

1.  Extract SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zip to a folder on your desktop.

2.  Enable USB Debugging on your device.  To do this, go to Menu > Settings > Applications > Developer Options and tick the USB Debugging checkbox.

3.  Enable installation of apps from unknown sources.  Go to Menu > Settings > Applications and tick the Unknown sources checkbox.

3.  Connect your device to your PC and if there are any drivers being installed at this point, let Windows 7 do so.

4.  From the folder you extracted above, run SuperOneClick.exe.

5.  Click on Root.

Your Xperia X8 should be rooted once the application confirms that your device is rooted!

IV.  Unrooting the Xperia X8

1.  Follow the same steps as in Section 3.  until Step 4.

2.  Click on Unroot.