This service has been discontinued, you can see more details here.
If you are a Nigerian studying or residing in any west African country where Glo coverage is available, you can now recharge a Nigerian Glo card in your Glo sim in that country.
To recharge a Nigerian Glo card on your Ghana line simply dial: *123*234*Recharge Code#
Example: *123*234*152037711266634#
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The domination of the global smartphone market by Android devices is no secret but only few can brag about knowing their in and out about their Android devices. Here, we have exactly what you need to explore and make maximum use of your Android mobile device.
Below is an image that illustrate the secret codes you can play with on your smart device!
Have fun!
Often, you have heard people tell you, ‘talk is cheap’, and you begin to wonder just how much you have spent on voice calls in the last decade. Here in Ghana, talking and just talking is part of our day to day affairs. Every now and then, we have been cut short in the middle of having a conversation on the phone. You can’t complain, you simply find the nearest kiosk, purchase a credit and continue talking from where you left off.
What if your car broke down in the middle of no-where? Your airtime balance is reading GH¢0.0, you have used your last Pesewas to say farewell to the girl you dropped off? This is where you need to borrow airtime.
The ‘borrow credit’ service in Ghana allows you to take a small loan (in form of airtime) from your network providers and pay back later. With this service, you are guaranteed to never be stranded again as long as you have your cell phone and network coverage in your location.
Even though this offer seems irresistible, the down side is that most network providers like MTN and Vodafone takes back their loan instantly on your next recharge – with Airtel and Tigo, you will need to dial a number to pay back your loan.
Get credit when you need it the most through Vodafone Ghana SOS Credit. Borrow credit when you have less than GHc 1 and pay back the next time you top up. You must be a Vodafone Ghana user for more than 15 days before you can access this service.
It’s simple! Just dial *505# to borrow credit. You can borrow GHc 2, GHc 5, GHc 10 and GHc 15. A service charge of 10% of the requested credit is charged as commission.
MTN Xtra Time is a service that allows MTN customers to borrow and use an overdraft amount based on the their spend and the no. of years on MTN. To borrow more talk time on MTN Ghana, dial *506# and select your option.
To borrow credit on the Glo Ghana network, simply dial *5321# and select Borrow Credit. Select the amount you want to borrow and send.
Dial *130#. A service fee will also be charged on the amount you borrow. You can track your usage of the borrowed credits by dialing *130*10#.
Dial *188# or call 188 and follow the voice prompt to receive airtime to pay later upon recharge. Remember you need to pay for your previous loan before requesting a new one!
If you don’t have a home internet access, your best bet is to use your Android smartphone to distribute your cellular Internet connection to your other devices. Using our guidelines provided in video, picture gallery and text format you can learn how to configure Wi-Fi hotspot in an Android smartphone.
WiFi hotspot enables users with WiFi supported devices to tether internet connection across other devices. Although, there are few security concerns using Wi-Fi but with the right techniques and common-sense you can learn how to configure Wi-Fi hotspot and share internet from your Samsung, Tecno and Infinix smartphone to your PC or other mobile devices.
Further Reading: How to boost WIFI connections on Your Laptop
Smartphone usage statistics from Jan-Oct 2014 shows that Android OS is winning the smartphone war in Nigeria. Infinix, Tecno and Samsung smartphones are at the very top of the food chain in Android smartphone usage among Nigerians.
Since most internet users [in Nigeria] access the internet from the mobile data, it makes sense for Android users to get acquainted with the inbuilt portable hotspot facility that comes pre-installed in most Android devices.
Further Reading: 6 Premium Android phones or tablets you can purchase for ₦9,999+
Be it on Huawei Y6 Prime 2019, Samsung Galaxy S10+, Infinix Zero 5 or any Android smartphone out there, these guide is ready to get you started with portable hotspot on your device.
Click on any of the formats listed above to access this tutorial in that format.
Time needed: 2 minutes
Follow this step to step guide to learn how to configure Wi-Fi Hotspot on your Samsung, Tecno, Infinix and any other Android smartphone.
From the Home screen, tap the Application screens icon > Find and tap Settings.
On newer versions of Android, you can simply pull down Android control panel and click on the gear icon.
From your Settings screen, locate Wireless & Networks block and tap Tethering & Portable Hotspot. If you can’t find Tethering & portable hotspot on your settings home screen, tap More > Tethering and portable hotspot.
On some version of Android, you can hold the upper screen of your Infinix smartphone or Tecno smartphone and scroll down. Turn “On” hotspot from the menu. You will see a notification requesting you to touch to configure hotspot, just touch the notification.
From the Tethering & portable hotspot screen, tap Wi-Fi hotspot and select Set up Wi-Fi hotspot. Here you can set your WIFI’s SSID and security.
The SSID or Network Name is the name of your Wi-Fi connection. Change the name to any name of your choice, the default name is usually “AndroidAp”
You can change the security option, to any of your choice, such as, “Open” which allows any WI-fi enabled device to connect to your smartphone without requesting for a password. While WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK allows you to put your preferred password.
Once you’re done, subscribe to an Internet plan for your smartphone, turn on your mobile data and hotspot. If you are in Qatar, Vodafone offers some of the most flexible data plans in Qatar. Glo Ghana data and Glo Nigeria data are more prominent in Ghana and Nigeria respectively.
Your WIFI hotspot is now functional and can be used on basically every Android device that support WiFi connection including, Honor 8X, Infinix Diamond, Tecno Camon 11 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi Go, Tecno phantom and on any PC that has a WiFi adapter.
Turn on your Infinix WLAN hotspot and your laptop WLAN and search for available networks and connect. That’s all you need to configure your WLAN Hotspot and start using your Infinix smartphone to power your laptops and smartphones WLAN, up to multiple devices simultaneously
Make sure you are applying this common-sense Wi-Fi tips to protect your devices against Wi-Fi ‘virus’ and other malicious attacks. After you’re done, all you have to do is turn off the hotspot.
If you going to use your mobile data on your PC be ready to re-adjust your monthly data budget. Luckily, network providers in Nigeria and Ghana has improved their data offers in recent years.
In the last few years, network providers in Nigeria have undertaken a revolution in upgrading their data plans. Glo has upgraded. MTN has upgraded. And Airtel was last to arrive at the party – all featuring data plans with a bandwidth of 12GB – 48GB at giveaway prices.
Glo Mobile Ghana offers the most affordable data in Ghana. Indeed, the tech giant has launched various revolutionary data bundles, including Glo Unlimited Data 24/7 Pack, for instance, which gives you unlimited data and voice call for a whole month.
Here is a list of Vodafone Qatar internet pack activation and deactivation codes. We have selected all the offers in place and grouped them into daily, weekly and monthly plans.
This picture walk-through guides you on how you can set up Wi-Fi hotspot on your Android smartphone using infinix example.
Click on the images to expand and use the arrow keys to browse.
The same techniques will work on all Android devices. Using your mobile data on PC is obviously going to be more costly than Internet to the home bills, you may consider this data subscription plans to make an informed decision.
The video demonstration is recorded on Infinix Zero 4 smartphone, but the same procedure is used to configure Wi-Fi hotspot on any Android device.
If you’ve ever wished that the screen on your Android phone or tablet stayed on longer before going to sleep, you’re not alone. Luckily, this can easily be adjusted in the settings with just a few taps. Not only that, you can prevent your Android device from sleeping while it’s charging, too.
The term ‘screen timeout’ refers to the time it takes for your smartphone or tablet to go to sleep (the screen turns off) after you’ve stopped interacting with it. The average screen timeout sits around 30 seconds to one minute, depending on your device. For many users, this is acceptable, but there are times that you might wish that your phone didn’t go to sleep so quickly.
Maybe you’re looking at a recipe on your tablet in the kitchen, your hands are covered in food, and you need to get to the next step. Maybe you’re reading a walkthrough for a video game and just want to glance over to see what to do next without pausing. Here’s how you get your screen to stay on longer.
Depending on your phone, the Display Settings can appear in a tab or window, but will you give the same options.
To get started, go to the Settings > Display. In this menu, you’ll find a Screen timeout or Sleep setting. Tapping this will allow you to change the time it takes your phone to go to sleep.
Certain phones offer more screen timeout options.
Select the timeout option that you’d like, and you’re done. Keep in mind that the display is one of the biggest battery hogs on your phone, and a longer screen timeout setting can, and likely will, lead to faster battery drain.
Make your phone a night owl while charging
Daydream not good enough for you? Android gives you the option prevent your phone or tablet from sleeping while it’s charging. First, you need to unlock Developer options.
If you check the Stay Awake box in Developer options, the screen will never turn off while its charging unless you press the power button.
Once you have enabled the Developer options, check the Stay awake box to keep your phone from sleeping while you have it plugged in. Of course, pressing the power button will still turn the screen off, just in case you want to get some shut eye at night.
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Google has begun pushing its “Auto Backup” photo archival software to Mac and Windows users via the company’s social networking platform, Google+. The promotion is new, we’ve confirmed, though the software itself was first launched back in December.
At that time, Google began offering the desktop utility as a part of its older Picasa photo-sharing platform, which confusingly (and oddly) somehow still has its own domain, despite the fact that Google has been integrating Google+ into everything it owns, from search to Gmail to YouTube. When the version of Picasa for Mac and Windows launched at the end of last year, a separate tool called “Auto Backup” appeared. This app runs in the background, similar to something like Google Drive or Google Music, in order to upload all your photos to Google+, including those from SD cards.
Now some users are noticing that a link to the same software is appearing on Google+, when they click into the “Photos” section of the social networking website.
The prompt appears underneath the “Upload Photos” button from the Google+ Photos top-level navigation. Here, a dialog box explains that the software will automatically save your photos and videos to Google+, where they’ll be marked private unless you choose to share them. You can also access Google+ Photos to then see this prompt if you’re a Chrome user who clicks through on the “Photos” icon from the app launcher (the top-right square grid-like button).
After you download the utility, or dismiss the prompt in another way, it may be difficult to get the message to reappear, I’ve found. There doesn’t seem to be a website or section on Google+ where users can find links to directly download this software for themselves. For instance, the Google+ Photos “Take a Tour” page points to the “Auto Backup” app (which is actually just the Google+ app) on Google Play and the iTunes App Store, but links to “Auto Backup” for Mac and Windows are nowhere to be found.
For what it’s worth, if you do decide to take advantage of the utility, be aware that it will not respect the folder structure you may have in place on your computer. That is, it will take the photos from all the albums you point it to and place them in one album on Google+ where you could then choose to share or organize them as you like.
What the software’s appearance means in terms of Google’s larger plans to shutter the Picasa brand and domain remains to be seen, of course. For whatever reason, Google continues to develop and update its Picasa desktop software, despite its competition with Google+ in terms of feature set (photo editing, organization, etc.) and mindshare.
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We all love to see live statistics; how much bandwidth was spent on upload and download, how much data was spent on each page you visit but unfortunately Android prefers to keep such information to itself.
Do you want to catch all the applications that is killing your bandwidth? In this list, we are going to look at some android apps that will help you monitor your network connection statistics on screen and find out exactly what app consume more bandwidth.
This app reveal the secrets of your installed application – You can track your data resource as well monitor your battery usage.
Excellent view with perfect zpeed numeric data plus graph view. Very easy to use and understand.
A simple easy-to-customize app that gives you real time stats of your network connections and helps you monitor your internet speed
An amazing app to see which of your phone applications consume the largest bandwidth.
Although this app may drain your battery life, it remains one of the best connections monitoring apps out there.
Me2U is a long existing service that lets you transfer airtime credit from one Airtel sim to another. The services was introduced in the days when the company we now know as Airtel NG today was ran by V.Mobile (a Nigerien telecommunication company).
Every Airtel subscriber is entitled to use the Me2u service; no activation is required. The password by default is set to 1234 and you can go ahead and perform transactions with this password.
However, to be on the safer side, it is recommended that you change this password to something that will be easy for you to remember and difficult for others to guess.
Security consciousness is” the first step of wisdom”, especially when the matter involves money. How do you ensure that a malicious person will not transfer your airtime credit when your phone is being stolen, or while you are charging your mobile phone at mama nkechi’s kiosk?
We shall find out, but first, let me show you how to change your default password.
To change your Me2U default password, send a message to 432 using the following format: PIN OldPin NewPin
For example if you want your new pin to be 3030, then send “PIN 1234 3030” to 432.
In the above example, OldPin is your current Airtel Me2U password. If you forgot your current Airtel Me2U password, consider tips on how to recover your Airtel Me2U password.
It’s one thing to have a strong password, remembering this password is a different story altogether. Aritel will not hesitate to bar you from using the Me2u service the first time you enter a wrong password thrice. To save you the troubles of going through the rigorous process of unbarring your account, it is important to strike a balance between a strong password and a password you can remember.
With that being said, let’s take a long look at some of the effective tips that will help you maintain a healthy Me2u password and keep the thieves away.
Any random four numbers is a good password, you can pick any four digit from your first flyer number, the last four digit of your first phone number or even the birth year of your grand mother.
Did you just recharge the wrong sim? Or need to transfer some airtime credit to your daughter in high school? Just send a message to 432 using the following message format: 2U PhoneNumber Amount PIn
For instance, if you want to transfer N100 to 08020000000 and your pin is 1234, then send: “2U 08020000000 100 1234” to 432.
The SIM Application Toolkit (STK) is a standard application of the GSM system which enables the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to initiate actions which can be used for various value-added services.
The Airtel STK application comes with a service that allows you to transfer credit on Airtel to another Airtel subscriber.
From the Airtel Menu on your SIM, select Airtel Services. If you are using a smart phone, locate the SIM Toolkit application from your applications drawer.
Initialize the Airtel Me2u service by selecting Me2U from the list of services.
Select the send airtime credit option from the menu.
Enter the amount of credit you want to transfer. Remember that Airtel takes NGN10 transaction fee, i.e. If you are transferring N100, you must at least have N110 airtime balance for the transaction to be successful.
Select option to enter Phone Number or choose the Number from your address book.
Check your transaction to make sure the subscriber phone number and airtime credit amount is correct.
Enter your secure password. If you have forgotten your password, kindly follow our tips below to recover your password.
Finalize your transfer by hitting the send button.
Note: This service will cost an additional charge of N10. i.e. If you are transferring N100, you must at least have N110 airtime balance for the transaction to be successful.
If you enter a wrong pin more than thrice during a transfer, you are likely to be kicked out from further using the Me2u service. This is a security measure from Airtel to ensure that an intruder is not trying to make away with your money.
Unfortunately, there is no short code readily available to unbar me2u service on your Airtel line. Not to worry though, you can still unbar your account and continue enjoying Airtel Me2u service.
Follow the steps below to ubar Me2U service on your Airtel account. If you find yourself doing this too often, consider reading our tips for a healthy password.
Airtel allows you to share a data plan with family and friends across phones, tablets and laptops. Here are two ways to share an Airtel data plan:
Data Me2U (aka Data Share): You can “share” or “transfer” from the data allowance of an already purchased data bundle to another customer. For example, if you have purchased a 1.5GB Monthly, you can transfer 100MB to another customer.
Data Gifting: Data gifting allows you to buy a data bundle plan for another customer by paying with your own airtime. For example, if your friend/family runs out of data, you can just buy another data plan for the person.
The table below will guide:
| SN | CRITERIA | DATA ME2U | DATA GIFTING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Default PIN, accessibly via *141#; Note that this PIN must be changed before sharing can occur | 1234 | 1234 |
| 2 | Subscription via USSD | Dial *141#. Select the Gift or Share Data option. Thereafter select Data Me2U. | Dial *141#. Select the Gift or Share Data option. Thereafter select Data Gifting. |
| 3 | Data Allowance shareable | Data size maximum of 200MB per day. | Restricted to regular data bundle plans. |
| 4 | Number of sharing instances possible | – Twice in a day to a maximum of two different people. – You can share data to the same person again only after that person finishes the first shared data. First rule above still applies. | As many times as possible. |
| 5 | Validity of bundle | Residual validity of Sender’s bundle | Validity of gifted bundle plan |
| 6 | Auto Renewal | No | No |
| 7 | Dta Balance Check | *140# | *140# |
| 8 | PIN Management | – PIN reset option is available on *141# USSD Menu – One PIN is applicable for Data Gifting & Data Me2U. – At the fifth pin attempt, the customer will be barred from using any of the services above. – This barring will be for 1 hour at a time. – Where 3 barring(s) happen to one MSISDN in a 24-hour period, customer has to call in to the Call Center for a reset. | *140# |
You can reset your Aitel Me2U by contacting Airtel customer support by calling 111 or 112. To reset the pin, you will need to provide the last 5 digits of the serial number on the sim, last recharge amount and length of usage.
If you are getting this error while using the phone USSD, try using the Airtel SIM Toolkit application. If problem persist, restart your phone or contact customer service.
Data Me2U also known as Data Share – allows you to transfer data from your existing data allowance to another Airtel customer. Recipient can be another customer e.g your friend, family etc or just your other device with an Airtel line.
By dialing *141#. Dialing this string returns a menu, then you select the option for Gifting or Me2U.
The regular data bundle plans – Weekly/Daily Bundles, Monthly Bundles and Mega Packs.
The shared data will have the same validity as the original data. E.g If you have a bundle with validity end date of 1st Jan 2018, and you share some of that data; the recipient’s data will also expire on 1st Jan 2018.
No. You are not auto-renewed on a shared data.
You can share a maximum of 200MB data to one person.
You can share data with a maximum of 2 recipients daily. This means that you can share a maximum of 200MB each with 2 recipients daily.
Yes, Data Sharing is for both Prepaid and Postpaid customers.
Data Gifting allows you to buy a data bundle for another line.
By dialing *141#. Dialing this string returns a menu, then you select the option for Gifting or Me2U.
The regular data bundle plans – Weekly/Daily Bundles, Monthly Bundles and Mega Packs.
You can gift data to as many people, as many times as you wish. There are no restrictions.
No. You are not auto-renewed on a gifted bundle.
No. The recipients of Data Sharing/Gifting do not need to pay for the data or bundle received. The sender has already paid for it.
· In order to prevent an unauthorized person from doing Data Sharing/Gifting from a customer’s phone, a Pin is required before you can share or gift data.
· When you access Data Sharing/Gifting for the first time, you will be required to change your Pin from the default Pin to any Pin you desire to use.
No special SIM card is required as all newly activated SIMs are automatically data enabled. However, each SIM must have been KYC-ed without which data activity will be automatically disabled.
Customers are advised to visit the nearest Airtel retail or partner outlets to perform KYC.
The Airtel Smart-Share service consists of a bouquet of offerings that allows internet data bundles to be used by more than one customer in any of the following ways:
· Me2U-sending a bundle from your currently active bundle
· Gifting-buy a bundle for another line
In this regard, please note the following:
· Internet bundles refer, in this case to Data, BlackBerry & Android bundles except where explicitly stated
· Me2U is possible for only normal data bundles while Gifting is possible for all bundle types above
The Airtel Smart-Share Service can be accessed in any of the following ways:
· Mobile Devices and Smartphones: Customers can send internet to 232 for settings to be automatically pushed to the respective handset. Settings can also be pushed by a call in to the Call Center or done manually at any of the Airtel shops.
· Desktop or laptop: in which case, a USB data card/ modem will be required. This can be picked up from the nearest Airtel outlet at N3,990 and N3,500 respectively for the 7.2mbps and 3.6mbps speeds
No special SIM card is required as all newly activated SIMs are automatically data enabled. However, each SIM must have been KYC-ed without which data activity will be automatically disabled.
Customers are advised to visit the nearest Airtel retail or partner outlets to perform KYC.
Yes- over 98% of the locations in Nigeria are covered with at least EDGE data coverage while 3G coverage is at 100% in each of the state capitals and major townsYes- over 98% of the locations in Nigeria are covered with at least EDGE data coverage while 3G coverage is at 100% in each of the state capitals and major towns.
Yes- internet access is available ‘on the go’ on any handset anywhere in Nigeria as the handset has data capability
· Sending SETTINGS to 232 via SMS
· Call Toll Free number “111” for assistance
· Visiting any Airtel shop for manual configuration
Subsequent to purchasing the data modem, a decision has to be taken on the AMI bundle service plan of choice. The default service plan is the Pay As You Use (PAYU) tariff which cost 5kobo per Kilobyte.
Kindly refer to the table above.
Based on the definitions above, please note the following business rules:
· The 2 variants of Smart Share will be accessible via SMS, USSD, *141# and *141*1# USSD Menus
· There is only one PIN, which is usable across all the 3 variants
· Auto renewal or Fall back pricing will not be applicable for Internet bundles that have been shared via Me2U or Sharing
· Internet bundles that have been shared via Me2U will have maximum validity of 30 days while internet bundles that have been shared via Gifting and Sharing will have the validity of the associated bundles
· Subscribers in the Staff and Spouse service classes should be able to receive Gifted bundles, Me2U or Data Bundle Sharing- the rule is to RECEIVE ONLY
· Not all bundle types can be shared across the various service classes. The matrix below outlines the use cases across the 2 major service classes:
By dialing *141*11*0# or *123*10#
Yes, by visiting the Airtel Smart Store accessible by dialing *141*1# or *141#. Dialing this string returns a menu & this menu is extremely user friendly
For quicker support, you can as well reach out to @AirtelNigeria on Twitter.
To ask someone to send you airtime credit this season, simply dial *141*8*NUMBER# e.g. *141*8*0802000000#.
I wish you all Merry Xmass in advance! and stay safe 🙂
This application works with rooted Android phones only. It helps you record your screen into high quality videos. Recorded videos will be saved as MP4 on your device or SD card – you in turn, will be able to mail this video to a friend or share it on YouTube and social media.
The Screencast Pro is available to be downloaded free at the Google Play Store. However, if for reasons you would love to have a ‘raw’ copy of the application or you wish to use this Android app on PC or Mac, simply hit the download button just beneath this section.
** Rooted phones only ** Screencast is a free screen recorder application. Record your screen into high quality video. Videos are saved as MP4 on your sdcard. Very usefull to create presentation or tutorials.
This application may works on some unrooted phones. Please tell us if it works for you. and if it doesn’t, please tell us too to help us improve this app.
If your phone is rooted and the app doesn’t work, please send us a message with your phone characteristics including processor information, thanks. This application doesn’t support all Tegra 2/3 based devices.
Keywords: screenshot, screencast, video recorder, screen recorder, camtasia, screenrecorder
**This app uses FFMPEG application for the encoding process
You can install Screencast Pro for Android directly on your phone or download the .apk file.
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