Snapdrop.net: the dead simple way to share files across devices

Just go snapdrop.net on all your devices. Then start sharing files.

Snapdrop is opensource and you can view the code on github.

SMS forwarding to email on Android

There are too many lame apps on Google Play store that can't do this easily. I want to redirect SMS to forward to my email account, using my own mail service. The alternative was to use IFTTT but I found that the following using Automate app processes it faster; the SMS almost immediately forwards to email upon receiving it.

1. Download Automate by LlamaLab from Google Play Store.

2. Launch Automate, search for "Forward SMS to Email" in Community

3. Select "Forward SMS to Email v1.4" then Download the Flow

4. Run the Flow and follow directions to fill in your email addresses for Recipient and Sender.

Do check out Automate for other purposes.

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Buying it...

Or building it!

Samsung Email app controls light and dark mode

I found this little neat trick on my Samsung S7 phone. The Samsung Email app is controlling the phone's setting for light/dark mode. There is probably a setting for those on One UI with Android Pie or greater. But this is probably one way to set dark mode for older Samsung phones still on Android Oreo and below without installing additional apps.

After launching the app, tap menu on the top left then the gear button at the top of the menu. Tap "Display style" then choose "Always dark". 

This will force all other Samsung apps to go into dark mode. It will also affect every other app that uses Launch Screen for its loading splash screen such as the Google Play store, Maps and Drive apps.

Do this before swapping out to new router

For Windows, go to command prompt and type in

ipconfig /release *