android 6 marshmallow screenshot
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How to install Android 6 Marshmallow on Nexus 5

In this post I will show you how to install Android 6 Marshmallow on Nexus 5. The tutorial should also work on any other Nexus devices that support Marshmallow such as Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player.

Google officially released Android 6 Marshmallow in October 5th. It comes to bring new features such as Google Now on Tap, Fingerprint support, USB type-C, Battery life improvement and more. So it is worth to upgrade to Android Marshmallow for all Android users.

Enable transparent status bar in GT-P1000 with Android 4.4.1
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Enable transparent status bar in GT-P1000 with Android 4.4.1

Android 4.4 KitKat comes with a ton of new features that make it interesting to use. One of the new features is the transparent / translucent status bar in Home / LockScreen. Basically there is a thread here that already talks about how to make the status bar transparent with a step-by-step you need to do. The guide is based-on Android 4.4. In Android 4.4.1 you don’t need to follow all the steps.

Galaxy Tab P1000 Android 4.4
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Update Galaxy Tab P1000 to Android 4.4 Kitkat

Just visited the XDA developer website forums and found that a custom ROM for Galaxy Tab P1000 already available. The CyanogenMod 11.0 custom ROM, built and compiled by terenceng, I just downloaded the ROM and flashed to my Galaxy Tab P1000 via CWM Recovery.

UPDATE: There is unofficial release of CyanogenMod 13 which is based-on Android 6.0 Marshmallow available to download. You can follow our tutorial on how to install CyanogenMod 13 on Galaxy Tab P1000.

Take Screenshot Android 4.3 / 4.4
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How to take screenshot on CM 10.2 / 11 (Android 4.3 / 4.4)

In a previous article I have shown you how to update Galaxy Tab P1000 to Android 4.3 using CyanogenMod 10.2 custom ROM. One cool stuff that I like is how easy it is to take screenshot on CM 10.2. This is also available on CM 11 (Android 4.4 KitKat)

People say that to take screenshot on Android 4.0 and up, by default, just press and hod the Power button + Volume Down but it doesn’t work on Galaxy Tab P1000.