Media Migration Guide for Hide it Pro

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Anuj Tenani

This guide will help you migrate your hidden pictures/videos from your old phone to a new phone.  Now traditionally users can just put Old SD card into the new phone and the files would pop back in the app. But nowadays newer phone’s have more than one SD cards , for eg. Samsung Galaxy S / Nexus S / Samsung Galaxy II etc. These phones have both a fixed Internal SD card and a removable External SD  card. The confusion arises from the fact the Android OS just gives developers direct API to get location of only 1 SD card and which almost always is the Internal SD card.

 

So here is what you should do. All your hidden pics are saved on your SD card in folder titled

ProgramData

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You need to copy this folder over to the new Phone’s Internal SD card (if your new phone has one) else copy it to the External SD card. Then install the app again to the phone and your pics will be back.

So in summary , following points should be remembered

  1. Your hidden pics are stored in a folder titled ProgramData on your SD card (preferable Internal SD card if your phone has one)
  2. To migrate pics to a new phone you need to copy this folder to the new phone’s Internal SD card (if your phone has one , else External SD card)
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How to recover DELETED files on your Phone

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Anuj Tenani

Okay so first of all please confirm your files are actually deleted by hide it pro as it is impossible by the app to do so by itself.

If you accidentally deleted the files , follow this guide to recover them to full health.

You’ll need :

  1. Windows PC
  2. Recuva Software (Free) — http://www.filehippo.com/download_recuva/
  3. USB cable – to connect phone to PC

Follow these steps to recover the files

  1. Download and Install Recuva
  2. Connect Phone to PC and Mount the SD card
  3. Launch Recuva in PC and follow the wizard to scan your SD card for deleted files
  4. Once the scan is complete , select the files you want to recover and click recover button at bottom right

Voila your pics are recovered back , congratulations

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Music Bay : The Ultimate Music Downloader for Android Phones

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Anuj Tenani

I always wanted to have lots of music on my phone, but only thing I didn’t have the money to purchase the music. So I searched over and couldn’t find a free resource to get music. So I created my own.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you : Music Bay (PirateBay of music on Android Phone)

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Below are some screenshots of the app running and detail on how to use this app. Please note this is still a project under development  , so bugs are constantly being removed and new features being added. You can also request for new features and report bugs in the comments section below.

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After going through screenshots it must be pretty apparent to you what this application can do . To summarize read the points below

  1. Search for new music
  2. Preview Songs before downloading / Add to playlist for direct streaming
  3. Download Now or Download Later options
  4. Full featured download manager with Pause / Resume downloading
  5. Composite playlist , add streams and local files in one playlist and play them
  6. Media player with lyrics
  7. Efficient media player , less power consumption
  8. and the list goes on and on…

Do not forget to long press on files to add to playlist and clicking options menu to get more options

 

Summing up : This is going to be the most awesome mp3 downloader you’ll ever use

 

Download Link : http://anuj.im/mbv2.apk

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How to hide files in Android : the easy way

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Anuj Tenani

Android phone is a very smart phone , it can scan your Media Files (Images and Videos) from anywhere on your phone and put them in the default gallery (for everyone to see). What if i want some of my pictures / Videos to be private i.e. can be seen only by me ? Maybe there is an app in the market that can put all my private files in a safe locker which can only be viewed by me…

Well there is such an app –> Hide it Pro and best part is its FREE and runs on Android 1.6 and above

Download App

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Below is a tutorial on to how to use this app

The moment you launch the app you’ll be presented with a screen similar to the one below. Wtf ?? i did not want an Audio Manager app. What the heck is this. Well this is just a disguise to hide the app itself.

To go to the Actual hide it pro. Long Press on the Audio Manager Icon to access the actual Hide It Pro. btw this Audio Manager is full functional. You can change all the volumes from here directly.

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The moment you First install and Run the app  you’ll be asked to Select a Lock Screen Type . Select any one from Pin based or Password Based. Then enter the pin/password you want to use and set up a recovery email.

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Once the setup is complete you’ll be taken back to the audio manager disguise screen. Long press on the title to go to the lock screen. Here you enter you pin/password to login

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Enter your password and click Login. Next you’ll be shown your Pictures and Video Vault.

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To hide the files in your vault Go to your default android gallery. Select the pictures/videos you want to hide –> click Share –> Select Audio Manager from the popup. Now from here you can create a new folder (in the vault) or save to an existing folder in the vault. For this demo i am saving it in a new folder with name “Kung Fu Panda”

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To view the hidden files Go to Vault –> Click on the Pictures –> Now you’ll be presented with two Albums Random and Kung Fu panda (the one you just created) Click on your Album and browse images in the inbuilt gallery. Click on the arrows to go to next and previous images (or you can Flick forward and backwards) , double tap to zoom in/out and pan around . You can even start the Slideshow and set up duration of photo change.

To unhide all the images Long Press on the album and select Unhide. To unhide a single image long press on the image on the thumbnail view and select unhide

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Before exiting Please ensure that you have hidden the files by running the Media Scanner by going to Vault and clicking Run Media Scanner in the Options Menu

FAQs

Q : I have hidden the files but it is still showing in my picture gallery

Answer : Please ensure that you have run the Media Scanner after you hide your files. To run the Media Scanner . Go to Vault and Click Run Media Scanner from the options men

Update: We now have official facebook page. So you can connect with us there as well . Search for Hide it pro on facebook and Like us Winking smile

Update 2: Vault location : ProgramData/Android/Language/.fr/

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