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Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 7 Reviews, Specifications, Features, Price and Unboxing Video

 Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 7 Reviews, Specifications, Features, Price and Unboxing Video


Xiaomi Mi Smart band 7 on the table close to it's pack

  The seventh major model of Xiaomi's affordable fitness tracker series is the Xiaomi Mi Band 7. It was initially launched in China and officially became available on May 31. 

Xiaomi later announced its plans for a global rollout, referring to the device as the Mi Smart Band 7 in international markets.

As usual, Xiaomi doesn’t just sell one Mi Band model in all countries but has different options for its home market and the rest of the world. Kicking off the offering is the standard version, priced at 249 Chinese yuan ($37). The NFC version follows at 299 yuan ($44). In Europe, the Mi Band 7 starts at €59.99 ($63). Those in the US can purchase one for $50.

The Mi Band 7 enhances several features found in the Mi Band 6. It boasts an enlarged battery, a larger screen, and an expanded range of sport tracking modes. Moreover, it introduces new functionalities tailored for dedicated fitness enthusiasts, including continuous SpO2 monitoring with alerts. Additionally, the Mi Band 7 comes in a variety of vibrant colors, such as Ivory, Orange, Green, Blue, Black, Pink, Fluorescence Green, Fluorescence Orange, Camouflage Green, and Camouflage Blue.

Mi Band 7 HARDWARE DESIGN

The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 uses a 1.62-inch AMOLED screen with a 490 x 192 resolution. Compared to the Mi Band 6’s 1.56-inch AMOLED with 486 x 152 resolution panel, that’s a noticeable size up. With this larger display, Xiaomi’s also improved the UI, bringing in new icons, animations, and a revised visual aesthetic that should make peeking at data easier.

With the larger screen comes a greater demand for power. To compensate, Xiaomi’s upped the battery capacity in the Mi Band 7 to 180mAh. That’s a 44% increase over the Mi Band 6. Of course, the larger capacity doesn’t immediately guarantee the Mi Band 7 will last longer between charges. As we experienced with its predecessor, smart features do a good job draining the battery. We expect continuous SpO2 tracking to be one of the main power hogs.

The Chinese Mi Band 7 model features NFC with Xiaomi’s voice assistant. It also supports contactless payments. It’s unclear if global models will also receive NFC or the return of Amazon Alexa to the wrist. This would be a welcome addition, though.

Health and Fitness Tracking features

In addition to its existing features, the Mi Band 7 introduces advanced capabilities such as monitoring training load, recovery duration, and training effect. These factors provide valuable context to understand the impact of exercise on the body, offering a more comprehensive assessment than just tracking calories burned. Furthermore, the Mi Band 7 incorporates VO2 max monitoring, which allows users to track their maximum oxygen intake during workouts.

 Another noteworthy addition is continuous SpO2 monitoring, enabling users to monitor their blood oxygen saturation levels. In the event that this value drops below 90%, the Mi Band 7 will promptly alert the user.
Beyond these new features, all the basic fitness tracking smarts make a return. Heart rate monitoring, daily steps, distance, caloric burn, and sleep tracking are all included. Stress tracking and women’s health monitoring round out the offering.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 7 specs

Display
  • 1.62-inch AMOLED
  • Always-on display mode
  • 2.5D tempered glass
  • 192 x 490 resolution
  • Up to 500 nits
  • 100+ band displays

Sensors
  • PPG heart rate sensor
  • 3-axis accelerometer sensor
  • 3-axis gyroscope sensor
  • SpO2 sensor
  • Connected GPS

Battery
  • 180mAh
  • 15-day typical battery life
  • 9 days with heavy use

Connectivity
  • Bluetooth 5.2

Tracking and other features
  • 120 fitness modes
  • Continuous SpO2 tracking with low blood oxygen alerts
  • Sleep tracking
  • Breathing exercises
  • Stress monitoring
  • Female health tracking
  • PAI (Personal Activity Intelligence)
  • VO2 Max calculations
  • Aerobic/anaerobic training alerts
  • Recovery time
  • Training load
  • Idle alerts
  • Camera remote shutter
  • NFC (limited to NFC model)

Water resistance
  • 5ATM

App compatibility
  • Mi Fitness app
  • Zepp Life app

Charging method
  • Magnetic charging

Supported devices
  • Android 6.0 and above
  • iOS 10 and above

Dimensions
  • 46.5 x 20.7 x 12.25mm

Colors
Black, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Dark Green, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Green, Camouflage Blue, Camouflage Green.

Where to Buy Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 7 and Price

  • Xiaomi Mi Band 7 (China, no NFC): 249 yuan ($37)
  • Xiaomi Mi Band 7 (China, NFC): 299 yuan ($44)
  • Xiaomi Mi Band 7 (Global): $60 / €59
  • Xiaomi Mi Band 7 Pro (China): 379 yuan ($56)
  • Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro (Global): €99 / $119

The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 is now widely available across several retailer sites in several regions. In the US, you can buy one on Amazon for $46, making it around $10 pricier than its predecessor. in Nigeria, you can buy one on Jumia for ₦34,000 and on Konga for ₦32,000.

Xiaomi Mi Band 7 reviews

Look at what some people are saying about Mi smart band 7:

"Even with a small price hike, the Xiaomi Mi Band 7 continues the brand’s legacy of delivering elite entry-level fitness trackers. It packs a bright, colorful display and offers plenty of basic features in spite of how cheap it is. It doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel, (or the band, I guess), but it stays steady in the tools it does offer"

"The only really new feature compared to the predecessor is the larger screen in combination with the always-on display function, which could provide real added value for some users, but we still see a lot of room for improvement here,”

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How To Make Money On Adsterra Without Having A Website

 How To Make Money On Adsterra Without Having A Website 


How To Make Money On Adsterra Without Having A Website

Adsterra is a powerful ad platform for brands, agencies, solo marketers, and media buyers. 
Majority of website owners and site admins makes use of ads network like Adsterra to make money with their traffic source and impressions.

One good thing about Adsterra is that you can still make this money without making use of a website or owning a blog, unlike AdSense and other ads network.

You can make use of your Facebook page, facebook groups, facebook profile, Whatsapp group, telegram channel and group, twitter and any platforms where you have large number of audience.

What is Adsterra Direct Link?
Adsterra Direct Link is a monetization ad unit for publishers and webmasters. It does not have any visual format, only an URL.
With Direct Link on Adsterra, you can create link ads and share out or post on your Various online platform for users and audience to click or visit.
Isn't this wonderful?

Now let's look at the steps involved in making this possible.
How do you achieve this?

1. Sign up on Adsterra through here

2. Goto the Direct link tab at the navigation bar located left side of your screen.

3. Click the green CREATE DIRECT LINK button to start. Set your link category and, if needed, remove campaigns with unwanted ads and submit.
Adsterra create direct link button

Adsterra Direct link


4. Your link request will be reviewed, and once it gets approved, you will copy the link(The review takes less than an hour before link gets approved)
Adsterra approved direct link


5. Put the link anywhere on Facebook, WhatsApp, Images, Telegram and all platforms where your visitors will be able to click the link

6.. You can then track your performance in the Statistics section.

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Posting Adsterra Direct Link on Facebook can lead to banning of your account or Facebook page by Meta, so avoid posting the link on Facebook.
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Download Hacked Netflix App APK For Free (Premium unlocked, No sign-in required) Latest Version 2023


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Download Hacked Netflix App APK For Free (Premium unlocked, No sign-in required) Latest Version 2023

What is Netflix?

We all know Netflix as the best streaming platform that you can use on your smartphone and other devices such as Laptop, tablet and Android Tv. It's used by billions of people around the world. 

Having the Netflix app gives you access to premium contents such as movies, TV shows and series, available on the platform after you have subscribed to the app with the use of real money. 
Without this monthly or yearly subscription, you won't have access to watch the movies on the Netflix app.

Many users really want to stream movies online on the Netflix app but they are unable to afford the subscription fee and that's why you are here, because you are looking for hacked or modified Netflix app.
Don't worry, you are in the right place because I have a solution. Just continue reading to the end.

There are lots of Modded and hacked Netflix app on the internet gotten from different websites and most of them are not functional at all. You will end up downloading different hacked Netflix app and you still don't get what you want in terms of streaming movies for free, especially without signing up or logging in.

I have decided to bring a final solution to your search by making available a hacked Netflix app that will allow you watch movies for free.

Features of this hacked Netflix app

  • You can stream any movie, TV shows or series for free
  • No sign-in required
  • You can make use of external player
  • Movies trailers are available for you to watch incase you want to have a preview of any movie.
  • Unfortunately, the hacked Netflix app has no download option or "watch offline" option, as every movie must be watched online(but if you read till the end of this post, you will learn how to download the movie).
  • This app is only available for Android users and not for iPhone users.

Most people must have gotten across this particular hacked Netflix app and probably deleted it because it didn't work for them.

 Actually, the problem was that they didn't know how to use it for it to work effectively for them.
So, I'll not only be making this app available but will also give you guidelines on how to use it effectively to watch free movies.
Stay with me till the end.

How to download Hacked Netflix App APK latest version 2023

First of all uninstall the normal netflix app on your phone if you already have it, after that proceed to download the Hacked Netflix App here

Download Hacked Netflix App



Note that the app is uploaded on our telegram channel, so you'll need to make sure you have the telegram app on your phone before you can gain access to download the Hacked Netflix App APK file.

If you are not yet on telegram, you can always rush to Google playstore, download the telegram app and create an account with your mobile number just like whatsapp.

This is currently the latest version of the hacked Netflix app, so if you want to be updated whenever the next version is released, join us on Telegram.

How to install hacked Netflix app apk file

1. Download the apk file through the steps outlined above or any of the download button in the post.

2. Manually install the hacked Netflix app apk file by tapping on it and click "Install"

3. Make sure your phone settings is set to allow installations of files from unknown source, to prevent the hacked Netflix app from not being installed successfully.


How to use the Hacked Netflix app to successfully watch movies for free.

It is assumed that you have successfully downloaded and installed the hacked Netflix app on your smartphone and you are on your way to streaming your first movie for free. Allow me to guide you so that you don't get stranded on the way.

 Simply follow the steps below.
(Go to Google playstore and download MX PLAYER into your smartphone, before commencing these steps)

1. Open the Hacked Netflix app and allow it to load. (Make sure you are connected to the internet with an active data subscription).

2. Search or navigate to any movie you want to stream/watch and click on it, then select "watch now"
Preview of Shazam movie on netflix


3. Select any server from the list of available streaming servers that will load up in the next page, as seen in the image below.
Netflix movies streaming servers


4. Select "Play with external video player". (make sure MX Player is already installed in your smartphone)
Play with any external video player


5. A list of your video players will pop up and you will have to select MX player.
Selecting Mx player


6. Wait for the Mx player app to come up and the movie will load after few seconds.


That's all! 
Your free movie is set for you to start streaming.

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I'll be dropping a video tutorial soon on our YouTube Channel.
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How to download movies on the hacked Netflix app

Initially I told you that the hacked Netflix app does not have the option to download videos or save them to be watched offline, but I also added that if you stick with me till the end of this post I'll teach you how you can still download any of the movies on the hacked Netflix app.
Congratulations on getting to this part, now let's go straight to the tutorial on how to download movies on the hacked Netflix app.

1. Make sure you are already streaming the movies on your MX PLAYER using the tutorial I made above.

2. While streaming the movie, click on the "arrow down icon" located at the bottom right of your screen on the MX player.
About to download videos on Mx player while streaming


3. The movie will start downloading and you can see the progress of the download in the Mx player download list if you click the "arrow down icon" again.
Mx player download list


4. Alternatively the download progress can be seen in the notification bar and on the MX PLAYER whilst you are streaming the movie.


The speed of your network will determine how fast it will download. Once this is successful, you can always watch the movie later on your MX player or probably share to your friends through xender.

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How To Record Your Computer Screen and Take Screenshots in Windows 10

 How To Record Your Computer Screen and Take Screenshots in Windows 10 


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Speed up your actions by learning how to record your screen in Windows 10

screen recording helps you capture your screen and record a video that you’ll be able to use later. But what is screen recording used for? You can record your conference, business meeting and create a detailed video with the help of a robust screen recording app or a dedicated program. You can also record the entire desktop and then share your videos with the intended audience on YouTube or other video-sharing platforms.

Most windows 10 users don't know that Windows 10 has a screen recording utility called the Xbox Game Bar. Using this, you can record a video of your actions in just about any Windows app on your laptop, whether you want to capture gameplay or create a tutorial for someone on Microsoft Office, Corel draw or Photoshop. 

To make it easier for you, we've listed out a few simple steps on how to record your computer screen in Windows 10.

The screen recording tool is part of the Xbox app that comes installed by default in Windows 10. Xbox Game Bar received some major updates to make it more useful, so you can now take screenshots and even make memes.

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How to record your computer screen in Windows 10

1. Open the app you want to record. Note that, the screen recorder tool can't capture some programs such as File Manager, or the entire desktop , but it does work in regular desktop apps (and those from the Windows Store).

2. Press the Windows key + G at the same time to open the Game Bar dialog.

3. Check the "Yes, this is a game" checkbox to load the Game Bar. This is the procedure whether you are screen recording a game or another kind of app.
Open Xbox game bar

4. Click on the Start Recording button (or Win + Alt + R) to begin capturing video.

Xbox game bar recording

5. Stop the recording by clicking on the red recording bar that will be on the top right of the program window. 


That's all!
You'll find your recorded videos, which are MP4 files, under the Videos folder in a subfolder called Captures. You'll also find them in the Xbox app under the Game DVR menu, where you can trim a video and share it on Xbox live (if it's a game).

How to take screenshots on your computer in windows 10


1. Open the app or file you want to capture

2. Press the Windows key + G at the same time to open the Game Bar dialog.

3. Check the "Yes, this is a game" checkbox to load the Game Bar. (It doesn't matter even if what you want to capture is not a game).

4. Click the camera icon on the Game Bar or Win + Alt + PrtScn and it will automatically take screenshots of the current screen.

That's how to do it. You can find all your screenshots in the Picture folder.

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How To Make Your Website Rank Number 1 on Google Search

 How To Make Your Website Rank Number One On Google Search 




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Ranking number one on Google search is a highly coveted achievement for many websites. However, achieving this ranking requires a combination of different factors, including the quality of your website, the relevance of your content, and the competitiveness of your keywords. 

Here are some steps you can take to improve your website's chances of ranking number one on Google:

1. Conduct keyword research: 

Use tools such as Google Keyword Planner or SEMrush to identify the most relevant and competitive keywords for your website.


2. Create high-quality content: 

Write informative and engaging content that satisfies the user's search intent. Ensure that your content is well-structured, easy to read, and incorporates the keywords you have identified.


3. Optimize your website for SEO:

 Make sure that your website is optimized for search engines by improving your site speed, optimizing your titles, meta descriptions, and headings, using alt tags for images, and implementing a mobile-responsive design.


4. Build quality backlinks: 

Acquire high-quality backlinks from reputable websites in your industry to boost your website's authority and increase your chances of ranking higher.

Find a blog niche or influencer within your industry to give a review of your product or service.

Once you find the right blog niche or influencer to support your brand, send them your product or provide the service free of charge in exchange for a review.

5. Use social media: 

Share your content on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to attract more traffic to your website and increase your online presence.


6. Monitor your progress: 

Use tools such as Google Analytics to track your website's performance, including your ranking position, organic traffic, bounce rate, and click-through rate.

7. Use Google My Business: 

If you have a local business, ensure that your Google My Business profile is updated with accurate information about your business, including your business name, address, and phone number.


Remember that achieving a number one ranking on Google takes time and effort. Continuously improve your website's content, technical SEO, and backlink profile to increase your chances of ranking higher.

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11 Tips On How To Get Verified On Tiktok In 2023

 11 Tips On How To Get Verified On Tiktok In 2023


11 Tips On How To Get Verified On Tiktok In 2023 with tiktok logo and verified icon

What is TikTok verification?

TikTok verification is a process that verifies identities and lets users know that these accounts belong to who they say they belong to. Essentially, it lets the platform know that you or your brand are a prominent, well-known name, and your account needs to be authenticated to keep copycats from scamming followers.

There is no verification request process. You can’t submit your brand for approval like you can on other platforms. Instead, TikTok looks through its accounts to see if any meet their norms for verification and bestows the blue check upon them.

This makes TikTok’s verification process less straightforward—but also more exciting when it finally happens!

When you've got a TikTok verified account, you'll get a special badge next to your username that lets everyone know that you're the real deal. Not to mention, you'll also get access to exclusive features and opportunities that can help you take your TikTok game to the next level.

Verified tiktok account


Also, note that you don’t inescapably have to be a celebrity or media figure to get verified on TikTok. Indeed businesses of different types and sizes can get verified on TikTok 


Now you know that the conditions for getting verified on TikTok are hazy. While it’s a gray area, here are some TikTok growth strategies you can use to ensure that you have a good shot at being considered by the TikTok team for a verification badge.

1. Use a Profile Picture That Shows Your Personality

This one should be pretty obvious. If you want to be taken seriously on any platform, you need to have a professional profile picture. That means no selfies, no group pictures, and no pictures with your pets or children. Choose a headshot that is clear and easy to see.

Pick a photo that is in sync with the image you want to project. If you want to tell users that you’re whacky, pick a photo that shows your funny side. On the other hand, if you create fashion-related content, make sure your photo gives off a stylish vibe.


2. Fill Out Your Bio Completely

Your bio is one of the first things people will see when they come to your profile, so you want to make sure it is complete and engaging. Tell people who you are, what you do, and why they should follow you. Use keywords that describe your content so that people can fluently find you when they are searching for something specific.

Tiktok bio


3. Consistently Produce High-Quality Content

If you want to be verified, you need to show that you are consistently producing high-quality content. That means posting regularly and making sure each post is interesting and engaging. If your content is boring or unoriginal, people are not going to want to follow you. No one gets verified on day one—you have to prove that you’re worthy. So put together a TikTok content strategy and start creating a lot of content on a regular schedule.

Another reason that consistent content creation is so important is that TikTok wants to see consistent follower growth as well.
Demonstrate your ability to keep up with TikTok’s constant influx of trends and produce creative videos that have the potential to go viral.


4. Engage With Other Users

One of the best ways to get noticed on TikTok is to engage with other users. Like and comment on other people’s videos, and follow users who produce content similar to yours. By interacting with others, you will increase your chances of being seen by more people.

Go beyond posting and ghosting — you’ve got to actually engage with your community.
That means showing up in the comments section, following similar accounts, and interacting with users on the app
Spending 10-15 minutes every day engaging with your community can make a huge difference

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5. Create a viral video

If you want to get verified on TikTok, it helps to go viral. Going viral on TikTok means creating a video that shows up on many users’ “For You” page, generating hundreds of thousands of likes and views. This not only helps grow your account but also lets TikTok know that you’re creating great content that users love.

And if you regularly land a coveted spot on the For You Page, it can signal to the TikTok team that you’re one to watch.
Most accounts typically have at least one viral moment before they reach verification status.
 Focus on creating content that gets a lot of likes and consider hopping on popular trends and participating in challenges as a way to increase your chances for a viral video.

There’s no specific method for going viral. For the most part, it’s about getting lucky or putting out the right piece of content at the right time. If you remain consistent with quality content, you should get your own viral video in no time.

6. Use Relevant Hashtags

Hashtags ensure that your content can be seen by more people. When you use applicable TikTok hashtags, people who are searching for that content will be able to find your videos. Use a blend of popular and niche hashtags to reach the widest audience possible.

7. Collaborate with Other Verified Users

If you're looking to get verified on TikTok, one of the best ways to do it is to collaborate with other verified users. Not only will this help you get more exposure, but it will also show TikTok that you're a valuable member of the community. 

In addition, collaborating with other verified users can help you build relationships and learn from each other. So if you're serious about getting verified on TikTok, start reaching out to other verified users and see what opportunities arise.

8. Get verified on other social media platforms

Having a blue checkmark next to your username on other platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter will help prove that you’re an account worth awarding verification status.
TikTok wants to make sure it’s being smart about its verification process, so they’ll often look to users’ other social media profiles to see if they’ve already been verified there. This means you want to start the verification process on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter before moving on to TikTok.

If you’ve already gotten verified on any/all of your other platforms, you have a much better chance of TikTok granting you that same status. 


9. Get Featured in the Media

TikTok is no place to be shy about your accomplishments — it’ll actually strengthen your authority and establish your account as a thought leader.
Getting your TikTok account featured in an online publication is a surefire way to let the platform know that your account is worthy of verification.

Whether it’s a magazine mention, a YouTube clip, or a guest appearance on a podcast, spotlighting your achievements can legitimize your reputation.


10. Follow TikTok’s community guidelines

Our second to the last tip is simple: follow the rules. If you’re continuously having videos removed for violating community guidelines, you’re much less likely to reach verification status. So make sure you stay aware of what types of content you are and aren’t allowed to post and you abide by those rules.


11. Be Patient

Getting verified on TikTok takes time and there is no guarantee that you will succeed. It's important to understand that the TikTok verification process is designed to be difficult. The social media platform wants to make sure that only the most popular and influential users are verified. That means they're not just going to hand out verification badges just like that.

However, if you follow these tips and produce quality content, you will improve your chances of being noticed by the powers that be. Be patient and don’t give up – your verification could come at any time!

Can You Buy TikTok Verification?

The quick answer is NO. The only way to become verified on TikTok is to be an influencer with a large following who creates quality content.

There are multiple websites that say you can buy fake followers. And you can inflate your numbers with it. But your engagement will still stay low.


Now that you know how to get verified on TikTok, there's just one more thing you need to do: be worthy of that verification badge. 

Create videos that are creative, entertaining, and informative, and make sure to engage with your audience. If you can do all of that, you'll be well on your way to becoming a TikTok verified user in no time! 

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What is AAB file and How to Install it on Android Smartphone

 What is AAB file and how to install it on Android smartphone 


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Google is now doing away with APK files. As of August 2021, Google mandated developers to upload new Android apps to the Google Play Store in AAB format. 


Since the launch of Android over a decade ago, APK files have been the universal format for apps. Whether developers or users, whether it is on the Google Play Store, APKMirror, APKPure or APKMod - it was always APKs that were offered. For developers, AABs will now become mandatory and for Android users, APKs will become a more complicated affair.

AABs has become mandatory for all new apps since August 2021. Updates for existing apps can still be uploaded by developers in APK format, so nothing will change in this department for now.

What is an AAB file actually?

"AAB" stands for Android App Bundle. The AAB file contains the entire program code of the Android app. As soon as app development is complete, the developer uploads the app to the Google Play Store in AAB format, with the user (you) downloading it from Google Play store to your smartphone just like before.

Why did Google introduce AAB over APK?

You may be wondering why Google introduced AAB file after many years of using APK, well here are some few reasons:

AAB files are custom-made
The difference between APK and AAB files lies in what we call resources. In an app, resources are everything else that is not programming code, such as images, language files, or music. If you select the "Install" button for an app in the Play Store, Google will then send you an APK file tailored from the AAB file for your device with the necessary resources required.
If your smartphone only has Full HD+ resolution, then you'll receive an APK without 4K material. You've selected English and German as the device language? You probably won't need the Swahili language pack. By the way, with the help of Google's bundletool tool, AAB files can also be locally converted into APKs.

AAB files are smaller in size than APK
The first major advantage of AAB files is therefore obvious: The APKs generated in this manner are smaller. On average, you should be able to see a 35 percent reduction in this manner, based on what Google wrote in October 2018. 

Better protection for apps
Another benefit that developers will find useful would be increased security. It will probably be more difficult to modify apps in the future, and the mod scene might not be very happy about that. Who knows, maybe this will reduce the number of cheaters available.
By the way, with the AABs, the Lite and Pro app versions in the Play Store should no longer exist. It used to be possible to install a paid Pro version over the Lite version after a purchase thanks to the same signature, so to speak, as an update. With AABs and Google signing, that's no longer possible. Instead, developers will have to switch to in-app purchases.

How To Install AAB Files on Android smartphone?

Now that you've learnt about AAB files and it's advantages, let's dive into how you can install these AAB files if you get to have their raw files.

Normally, with the inception of AAB files, users will have to install apps and games through Google Play store only and not from any 3rd party Android app store. But if paradventure you get hold of an AAB raw file and you want to manually install it on your android smartphone, this next section is for you. 

To install an AAB files, you will be needing an AAB installer; this is an app that helps in installing an AAB files into your android smartphone.

How does it work?
With the help of your data turned on, the AAB installer converts the AAB file into an APK files and then install it in your phone. 

For this tutorial, we will be making use of an AAB installer app called "App Bundle Installer"

  • Step 1: Download and install App Bundle Installer from Google playstore.

  • Step 2: Launch the app and select AAB to pick an AAB file from your folder

  • Step 3: click on the AAB file in your folder that which to install.
The file will be uploaded automatically, converted to APK file, downloads back to the phone and then request to be installed.
Accept the installation request and the file [whatever it may be: App or game] will be installed to your phone.

That's all on how to install AAB files on your Android phones.

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₦2.9 Billion Hacked From Flutterwave Accounts

₦2.9 Billion Hacked From Flutterwave Accounts

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The sum of ₦2,949,557,867 has been illegally transferred from the accounts of Nigerian owned African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave.


On February 19, 2023, Flutterwave’s legal counsel, Albert Onimole, reported the case to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos.

Per Onimole’s letter, the hack on Flutterwave’s accounts occurred about 2 weeks ago from February 13. It was said that the money was initially transferred to 28 accounts in 63 transactions. While the incident was reported to the police on February 13, 2023, with the list of accounts that had received the money, the police could not freeze the funds.

According to Flutterwave, some commercial banks allowed the money to be moved to other accounts, widespreading the money trail.

To investigate accounts holding the stolen funds across various financial institutions in Nigeria, S.A. Adedesin, Legal Officer, State CID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, filed a suit in the Magistrate Court of Lagos (Yaba Magisterial District sitting at Yaba) to support Flutterwave’s claims.

The suit is between the Commissioner of Police and the following financial institutions:

  • Access Bank
  • Providus Bank
  • Union Bank
  • Keystone Bank
  • PalmPay
  • First City Monument Bank (FCMB)
  • Kuda Bank
  • Zenith Bank
  • First Bank of Nigeria
  • Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)
  • United Bank for Africa (UBA)
  • Polaris Bank
  • Wema Bank
  • Union Bank
  • Sterling Bank
  • Ecobank
  • Paycom
  • Fidelity Bank
  • Eyowo
  • Stanbic IBTC Bank
  • Opay
  • VFD Microfinance Bank
  • Carbon
  • Moniepoint
  • Al-Hayat Microfinance Bank
  • PiggyVest
  • Nomba (previously Kudi)

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While there are no documents to confirm if the court has ruled in favour of Inspector Micheal’s motion, some people have confirmed that their accounts have been frozen in connection to the hack.

A Twitter user said, “I got a mail from my bank saying I’m a 4th beneficiary to this acclaimed fraud money. This was after over five days after a successful trade. My account is locked can’t access fund inside. Pls is this right? It’s unfair I have zero business with flutter wave or the hack.”

Per the motion filed by Adebesin, 107 accounts, including fifth beneficiaries of those accounts, are to be placed on lien/Post-No-Debit (PND).

With the stolen funds distributed across several accounts, which, according to tweets, may or may not have anything to do with the hack, it is not clear at this time who hacked Flutterwave.

Questions about how hackers got past Flutterwave’s security and what this means for the unicorn’s customers remain unanswered.

Funny enough, Flutterwave has denied the hack through a statement. it said, “we identified an unusual trend of transactions on some users’ profiles. Our team immediately launched a review (inline with our standard operating procedure), which revealed that some users who had not activated some of our recommended security settings might have been susceptible.”

The statement added that Flutterwave was able to address the issue before any harm was done to its users.

However, some Twitter users claim thier accounts were locked as a result of the hack on Flutterwave.

The company said, "We want to reassure you that Flutterwave
has not been hacked. As a financial institution, we monitor transactions through our transaction monitoring systems and 24 hour fraud desk and review any suspicious activity. We collaborate with other financial institutions and law enforcement agencies to keep our ecosystem safe and secure"

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Ten (10) Metrics To Measure Your Blog's Effectiveness

 Ten (10) Metrics To Measure Your Blog's Effectiveness 


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When it comes to your blog, success can come in many different forms. Regardless of your website’s niche, gathering certain data can help you determine whether your readers are enjoying the content you’re putting out or if you need to make some alterations to increase engagement. 


While collecting data about your blog might seem overwhelming at first, rest assured that there are plenty awesome tools to help you! Google itself offers several highly-valuable resources for data gathering, and once you know what to look for, finding it isn’t too tricky. 

Constant assessment of progress is the only way to make sure you’ll achieve your blog goals.

To help you take control of the evaluation process, here are 10 essential metrics you should look at:

1. Page views

A “page view” is a measure of any time a user views a page on your website. This includes multiple visits and page refreshes as well. That means you’ll need to look deeper into the numbers to find out specifics about who’s visiting your blog.

Page views can often be tracked through your hosting provider. Alternatively, you can leverage Google’s page views tracking tool.
You can use Google Analytics to create a custom metric that uses other elements, such as session data, to provide deeper insights into audience behavior. Plus, some filters will be able to help you quickly sort out and view the most important details.

There is no one correct number when it comes to page views. It will differ radically depending on your goals, audience, niche, and so on. However, in a general sense, you should be looking for a slow but steady increase over time. If you’re not getting the numbers you expect, you may want to look into some of your other traffic metrics to fully understand where the problem lies.

Study the overall number of visitors or concentrate on every single article you have. This way you’ll be able to see the trends and understand the type of content that your audience enjoys reading.


2. Leads

Lead generation is a process that fuels the development and growth of your business. It’s equally important to assess the general number of leads you are getting and the visitors-to-leads conversion rate.


3. Subscribers

Another factor that signals whether you demonstrate effective blog writing is the number of people who decide to subscribe to your newsletter. You may use email or RSS subscription for this.

Tracking your blog-subscriber growth is the single, most-important KPI for telling us that we are truly delivering value for our intended audience. If subscriber growth is slow or non-existent, then you have work to do. If you’re seeing a positive trend in growth month over month, you still have work to do, but at least you know the effort is paying off.


4. Backlinks

This is one of the most significant metrics.
Backlinks are simply links found on other websites that links to your blog or website.

 Track the number of backlinks in order to understand how to blog effectively and produce the content that readers will price and value.


5. Social media shares

Social media shares are a great chance to get an exposure to a large audience if your content is of high quality. Always compare the data of social shares you’ve got with the data of fresh traffic coming to your blog.

A social media share shows that someone actually likes your blog content enough to share it with their own friends.

Social media can help to drive traffic to your site in the short-term. It can also help you to grow your following and audience in the long-term. Finding the type of content that gets the most engagement on social media is an important factor in growing your brand online.

This isn’t always an indication of your best and most relevant content. Sometimes mediocre content with an eye-catching image and tempting headline can attract more shares than your best content. It’s important to try and identify exactly why certain posts are getting more shares than others so you can try to replicate this strategy for future content.


6. Comments

This is probably one of the most expressive blog metrics demonstrating the success of your blogging activity. Comments not only evaluate the numerical level of audience engagement but also allow you to find out what exactly the readers enjoyed about it.


7. CTA clicks

Add several concise CTAs and track their performance. You may notice that some work better than others and it will help you identify useful content, see readers circle of interest and preferences.

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8. Traffic

It’s the most obvious metric you can track, but also one of the most important to understand blog content effectiveness.

 However, it’s important that you go beyond simply recording a figure for the traffic your website is receiving each month. You’ll want to dig further into exactly where that traffic is coming from and where it’s going.

To start with, in addition to the overall traffic for your site, you should be looking at traffic on an individual post level. These traffic numbers enable you to identify your most successful and least successful posts.

Once you’ve figured out which of your posts are getting the most traffic, you can look into where this traffic is coming from.

 A few things to evaluate:

Is it organic search traffic? – If so, what keywords are you ranking for? Maybe you can look at creating more content around similar topics.

Are you getting a lot of referrals from a particular website? It might be worth investigating if you can get some more links from that site to your other posts.
Getting a lot of traffic from social media? It’s important to analyze exactly why that post is so attractive so you can use your insights to create more appealing social media posts in the future.

Your posts with the most traffic are not necessarily the ones that are converting the most leads. But they can be effective for boosting your SEO and increasing brand awareness and authority if these are important goals for you.


9. Time on Page / Bounce Rate

Your blog’s “bounce rate” is a measurement of how many viewers came to your site, took a look, had no interaction with your blog post, and then left.
If you’re measuring site and page traffic as a performance indicator, you also must take note of what’s happening to this traffic when it lands on your blog content.

Getting a lot of traffic to a particular blog post is great, but if these users aren’t actually sticking around long enough to read it, it’s probably not doing you much good.


Bounce rate can be a much more effective measure of reader interest than traffic stats. While a count of aggregate page views might tell you how many people visited your website, it doesn’t tell you how many stayed and explored further.

A high bounce rate may indicate that your content isn’t resonating with your audience. Alternatively, it could also be an indication that your traffic sources aren’t very good. If you’re blogging about health and your traffic is coming from sites about entertainment and gossips, for example, you may have high traffic, but it’s unlikely to be traffic that is meaningful in terms of true audience building.

A low bounce rate combined with a high time spent on site is an indication that your blog content effectiveness is high and your posts are relevant to your audience. However, other factors such as time taken to load a page can also influence these metrics.
A bounce rate in the range of 25 percent to 40 percent is considered excellent. Anything higher than 70 percent probably indicates that your audience-building approach requires changing.


10. Number of Blog Posts Published

Experts tend to advise new bloggers to view their content plan as a marathon, not a sprint. This means you don’t have to do it all in one day, and it can take a while to build up a meaningful collection of content. 

With that being said, there are some things you can do to start collecting the data that will tell you whether your blog is making an impact. This includes sticking to a consistent publishing schedule, as well as keeping an eye on how much content your blog has in total.

Depending on your industry and topic, you’ll often start to see your audience grow when you amass between 75 and 215 blog posts. However, quality plays a significant role as well. So while the overall output is important, you shouldn’t prioritize this number over the quality of your blog posts.


Once you figure out the most significant components of your blog’s success, use them and track continuously to improve the results and income you get from blogging.

After going through this post, I guess you have known how blog metrics are measured.

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Check Out 7 New Features Added to the Latest Whatsapp Update You Did Not Know About in 2023

 Check Out 7 New Features Added to the Latest Whatsapp Update You Did Not Know About in 2023


Check Out 7 New Features Added to the Latest Whatsapp Update You Did Not Know About in 2023

Over the years, just like every other apps, WhatsApp has always been rolling out new updates to their apps.


 Why do they do this?

If you are having this question in your mind, the answers is that they roll out new updates to their app whenever they fix bugs or issues on the app or whenever they want to add new features or upgrade existing features to enhance user's experience on the app.

The latest WhatsApp update version 2.23.3.79 (updated in February 2023) comes with great new features that are very interesting. 
Most of this new features are not really noticeable because of the fact that they are upgrades of already existing features on the app, while there are very few noticeable features that arrived on the WhatsApp app for the first time.


I'll be focusing on seven (7) of these features that are very important in your daily WhatsApp usage.

Join me to the end as I list out these features and how to access them.

FEATURES:

1. You can now add captions when sending documents.

In this updated version of WhatsApp, sending of documents with captions has been enabled. Previously, you could only add captions to photos and videos but now, you can also add captions to documents before sending them to your contacts or posting in groups. This Is new feature.
Adding caption to WhatsApp documents



2. Added support for longer group subjects and descriptions to better describe your group.

Group subjects also known as group name, is the part where the title of a group is seen.
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Previously, group subjects only had 30 character spaces for text and emoji when creating or updating a group, but now, it has been extended to 100 character spaces.

This is a great news for group owners that have or intend to use long group subjects.
Updating WhatsApp group subjects and description


3. You can now send up to 100 photos / videos at once.

Previously on WhatsApp, Aside GB WhatsApp and every other modded WhatsApp, you are only allowed to send or post 30 photos/image at once.
In this new WhatsApp update, this feature has been upgraded as you can now send upto 100 photos/videos at once. Wonderful, isn't it?


4. You can now create personalized avatars and use them as stickers and profile photos.

If you wish not to use any of your pictures as WhatsApp profile photo, there is an option on WhatsApp that allows you to create and use a personalised avatar of your choice.
 The avatar can also be used as stickers.

To gain access to this new feature,
 Go to Settings > Avatar to get started.

Accessing WhatsApp avatar


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5. Voice Status update.

This a very interesting, long awaited feature that WhatsApp just added to it's update. Voice Status update allows users to record and post voice notes on their status. Just like other status update, the voice Status will also delete automatically after 24hrs.

Recording WhatsApp voice status update


How to use WhatsApp voice status?
  • Swipe left to the status tab
  • Click on the pen icon as if you want to type something,
  • Instead of typing, just press and hold the mic icon which is located at the right side of your screen.
  • The recording will start automatically.
WhatsApp voice status update mic icon


The maximum duration for the recording is 30 seconds.
In the coming updates, there will be better enhancement and options to this voice status update such as voice filter etc.


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6. Deleting selected Images/Photos select for status update by just touching them.

Previously, after selecting Images/photos you wish to upload on your WhatsApp status and you feel like removing some, you would have to go back and unselect them or alternatively tap on the particular image you don't want and them tap the delete icon at the top right of the screen. 

In this latest WhatsApp update, a slight upgrade has been made as you can now delete unwanted selected photos/videos by just tapping on them at the preview panel and it will be removed immediately. See image below.

Deleting selected images on WhatsApp status


This feature is only available for WhatsApp Business users as at when this post was made. It might be made available for normal WhatsApp users in subsequent updates.


7. Polls.

This feature that has been on Telegram for long has now been added to WhatsApp.

WhatsApp poll allows you to send polls to contacts and groups of your choice. Once sent, others users will be allowed to vote on the polls you sent by selecting an option from the multiple options created by you.
As of now, multiple answers can't be selected by others users, unlike on Telegram where you can set whether to allow multiple answers or not.

We hope WhatsApp adds this option to Polls in subsequent updates.
WhatsApp poll option


Hope you learnt something new today?

If you aren't seeing any of these features in your WhatsApp application, kindly rush to Google play store (for Android users) or iOS App store (for iPhone users) and update your WhatsApp to the latest version so that you can start enjoying these awesome features on WhatsApp.

Note that your mobile data needs to be turned or connected to a WiFi with active internet subscription before the update can be successful.

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