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Managing clippings on Android using Clipper (save, edit and share whatever you copy)

Copying of texts is as easy as holding down the text area you wish to copy, select copy and holding down your finger on the blank space you wish to paste, select paste. However, managing these temporary clippings is what has not been provided for by default on Android. The memory in which these temporary clippings are stored is called the Clipboard and is programmed to store only one item of clipping at a time. This means that, after you copy a text item and use it, it will be erased the moment another item is copied an therefore not accessible until you recopy that item. It is a very daunting task if you do a lot of copying and pasting, to always have to recopy an item that you have already copied to the clipboard before.

How to share Installed Applications (with Root access)

We have discussed on how to share applications when you don't have root access on your phone. There is almost no limitation to what you can do on a Rooted Android device , from tweaking to customizing and more. When you install applications directly from Playstore, copies of apk files can only be found in a system-root-level folder on your device's storage, you will not be able to access these files if you do not have root permission in the event you want to share any with friends. If your have rooted your smart phone and you wish to share an application(s) that you have downloaded from an app store like Google Playstore, then this post should be helpful. Please: You are encouraged not to share paid-apps, as this might be considered an offence.

Quick way to create a text file or docx file

This is a short post on a short method of creating text-based files, this can help you save texts that you have copied (on to the clipboard) from anywhere.  If you wish to quickly create such then do the following Copy whatever text you wish to save to the clipboard Open your file browser (demonstrated on Solid Explorer) Click "create new" Type the name of the file you wish to create and end it with ".txt" or ".doc" and click OK Open the file you have just created as a 'text' file and paste what you have previously copied 

How to hide a file or folder on Android

Hiding files or folders is so easy on Android but not so many know how to. The truth is there are a lot of files and folders in your Sdcard and on your phone's internal storage that you don't know exists. Well, there are many reasons to want to hide a file or folder. whether you want to hide a file because its dirty or private, or just to protect it from accidental deletion, the method is same. There may exist other ways to go about hiding a file or folder on Android, but this is the easiest and the quickest. What you need

How to share Installed Applications (without Root access)

Ever downloaded a very cool app and you really wish to share with your friend but you couldn't or din't have a clue how to? Or have you got a collection of great apps you wish to share with a friend? This post will show you a simple way to quickly share the apps installed on your phone with anyone and at any time. Well first, it is good to know that apps that you have downloaded directly from Stores like the Google Playstore cannot be shared -there are a few reasons to justify that. Once an application is installed from these stores, the installation package is deleted from your device, but a copy is saved in a folder that cannot accessed by ordinary smart phone users or without root permission .