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PUBG Mobile banned: Here are the alternate options available in India
The immensely popular gaming app PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) was banned by the government of India on Wednesday, among 118 Chinese mobile applications. The banned apps include PUBG MOBILE LITE, PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, Ludo, WeChat Work, and other editing and gaming platforms.
The online multiplayer game PUBG is a battle-royale style shooter game, in which players fight to stay alive. It has gained a massive following in India from players of all ages.
Two of PUBG’s alternatives – Rules of Survival and Knives Out – developed by China-based NetEase games have also been banned by the government.
Best PUBG Mobile Alternatives
Here’s a list of games that are similar to PUBG, now that the app has been banned:
Fortnite: Online game
Fortnite puts players in an open-world environment to battle amongst other players or characters within the world itself. It includes both single-player as well as co-operative modes, in which groups of friends can play. There is also a Fortnite Battle Royale version in which up to 100 players can join a game online to compete as part of teams or individually. The Battle Royale version was released in response to the worldwide popularity of PUBG, which was released in 2017.
Fortnite is developed by Epic Games, an American video game maker based in North Carolina. Tim Sweeney, who founded the company, is the majority shareholder. Tencent acquired a 40% stake in Epic Games in 2012.
Garena Free Fire
The game that has drawn the closest comparisons to PUBG, Garena Free Fire is a survival shooter game. Much like PUBG, players enter a battlefield and the last player standing is the winner. It is developed by 111 Dots Studio and published by Garena, an online game developer based in Singapore. The publisher Garena is currently working on releasing an enhanced version of Free Fire which will be called Free Fire Max.
Similar to PUBG, players land on an island and must go looking for weapons and utility items. The last remaining survivor is declared the winner.
Call of Duty: Mobile
Drawing on the popular console video game series ‘Call of Duty’, the shooter video game ‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ has amassed a huge following. The game can be played for free, though there are in-game currencies (credits and COD points) that can be purchased to level up your game with characters and weapon skins. It includes multiplayer modes as well as a battle royale mode that can feature up to 100 players. You can choose to play alone or in two or four-person squads. Reports suggest that Call of Duty: Mobile season 10 could be released this month. However, the game was developed by TiMi Studios, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, which also which partly owns PUBG.
Last day on Earth
A zombie survival shooter game – Last day on Earth – is set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players in the game aim to kill zombies and be the last person surviving. It also allows players to construct houses, hunt animals, and make weapons to survive. Despite its fledgling graphic quality, it is still popular among players as an out-of-the-box alternative to straightforward battle royale games.
In a previous article, I shared with you the method or you can say the trick to watch Netflix ₹199 (now ₹149) mobile plan on Laptop, Desktop, TV using Scrcpy. But that method required you to keep your PC connected with your phone using a USB data cable while watching or while casting your screen. I know that was a little odd in the WiFi decade.
So here I am back with another method, obviously, a wireless one, to watch Netflix ₹199 (now ₹149) mobile plan on Laptop, Desktop, TV using Scrcpy. I know you must be wondering that if the Netflix mobile plan can be cast wirelessly then why did I share a wired method, but wait! let me introduce Netflix to those who have read till here and still wondering what this is all about!
Netflix is a streaming service that allows us to watch a wide variety of award-winning television shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and much more. By paying a monthly subscription fee, we can stream the shows on a wide variety of devices like laptops computers, desktop computers (Windows PC or Mac), mobile phones, etc.
When Netflix launched its services in India. They knew that to compete with Amazon Prime and Disney+ Hotstar, they need to make an affordable plan. So they launched the 199 (now ₹149) Indian Rupee Netflix mobile plan that allows subscribers to watch all Netflix content on either phone or a tablet. But the downside of the mobile plan is that you can’t use it on a TV or a computer.
Now coming back to our topic, how to watch Netflix mobile plan on Laptop, Desktop, TV using Scrcpy wirelessly, you must be familiar with the wired method to get the wireless method working. So, please check out the previous article or this YouTube video.
The steps for the wireless method comes into play only after you have successfully connected your phone with your PC using SCRCPy via USB. So, here I am assuming that the Netflix videos are being cast flawlessly on your computer device.
If your answer is yes, then follow the steps mentioned below:
Things you require to use Netflix mobile plan to watch content on Laptop or Desktop wirelessly:
- Mobile Phone (Most Realme, Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus devices won’t work but you can try)
- Active Netflix mobile plan
- Data cable
- Laptop, desktop computer (Windows PC or Mac)
- ADB and Scrcpy software for computer (Download links in this article)
- Mobile hotspot or Wifi router (UPnP and DMZ enabled)
If you have all the prerequisites mentioned above, then you are good to follow the steps mentioned below. You need to follow the mentioned steps after successfully connecting SCRCPY with USB (refer to this article).
- Keep your USB connected and launch the scrcpy application to check if it is working properly.
- Connect your mobile device to the same Wi-Fi network as your computer.
- Get the local IP of your mobile device, in Settings → About phone → Status.
Mobile device local IP
- Open command prompt as administrator and locate the scrcpy directory. (I have put the scrcpy folder in C drive, you can locate wherever you have put the scrcpy folder on your computer or you can refer to this YouTube video).
SCRCPY directory in CMD
- Type
adb tcpip 5555in the cmd, once you are inside the scrcpy directory, to enable ADB over TCP/IP on your device. - Unplug the USB data cable device.
- Now type
adb connect DEVICE_IP:5555(replaceDEVICE_IPwith your local IP – refer step 3). - Type
scrcpy -b2 -m1280in cmd. - Badhiya! you have successfully connected your mobile device to watch Netflix mobile plan on PC wirelessly.
Please restart your mobile and computer if you get a device not found error.
Download links for SCRCPY and ADB are in the previous article.
Note: Audio will not be routed to your computer. You can hear the audio directly on your phone speakers, else you can connect a sound system or a pair of headphones to your phone using Bluetooth or a 3.5mm jack. To watch on your TV, kindly connect your TV to your computer using an HDMI cable or Wireless Projection feature.
Scrcpy Credits: Github and XDA Developers
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Netflix is a streaming service that allows us to watch a wide variety of award-winning television shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and much more. By paying a monthly subscription fee, we can stream the shows on a wide variety of devices like laptops computers, desktop computers (Windows PC or Mac), mobile phones, etc.
When Netflix launched its services in India. They knew that to compete with Amazon Prime and Disney+ Hotstar, they need to make an affordable plan. So they launched the 199 (now ₹149 ) Indian Rupee Netflix mobile plan that allows subscribers to watch all Netflix content on either phone or a tablet.
But the downside of the mobile plan is that you can’t use it on a TV or a computer. If you have a Netflix mobile plan and you are curious about How to use Netflix mobile plan to watch on Laptop, Desktop, PC, or even on your TV then you are at the right place.
Many people suggest using Bluestacks or other emulators but those tricks are not working anymore. But here, I have shared a 100% working method to use Netflix mobile plan to watch content on Laptop, Desktop(PC or Mac), or TV. If you read and follow every step of this article carefully, then you don’t need to make another search anywhere about this.
Note: This video is in the Hindi language.
Things you require to use Netflix mobile plan to watch content on Laptop or Desktop:
- Mobile Phone
- Active Netflix mobile plan
- Data cable
- Laptop, desktop computer (Windows PC or Mac)
- ADB and Scrcpy software for computer (Download links below)
If you have all the prerequisites mentioned above, then you are good to follow the steps mentioned below. You need to follow the mentioned steps on your phone as well as your computer.
On your phone
Steps to follow on mobile
- Open Settings on your Android phone and select the about phone option.
- Look for the Build number and tap on it six to eight times. Enter your Pin or passcode if you have set one, then a message “You are now a developer”.will appear.
- Go back to settings and look for a new menu item “Developer options”. You can find it on the main settings menu or inside the system settings.
- Open developer options and look for USB debugging and enable it.
On your Computer
- Download the ADB and Scrcpy software and extract them using WinRAR.
Step 1 on Computer
- Run the ADB setup and input ‘Y’ then press enter inside the ADB setup window. You need to input ‘Y’ three times unless you get the message “All done”.
- Connect your phone to your computer with the USB cable, select transfer files or FTP mode, and let the drivers install automatically(if any).
- Now run the scrcpy application as shown in the image.
- A dialog box will appear on your phone asking permission to allow USB debugging. Select “always allow” and click OK.
- Close the scrcpy application on your computer and run it again.
- If you have done everything correctly, then you’ll see your mobile phone screen appear on your computer.
- Launch the Netflix app on your phone, play something, watch the magic happen.
- Hurray! now you can use your Netflix mobile plan to watch shows on your Laptop or desktop computer.
Note: Audio will not be routed to your computer. You can hear the audio directly on your phone speakers, else you can connect a sound system or a pair of headphones to your phone using Bluetooth or a 3.5mm jack. To watch on your TV, kindly connect your TV to your computer using an HDMI cable or Wireless Projection feature.
Wireless method to watch Netflix mobile plan on Laptop, Desktop, PC, TV please refer to this article.
Google Drive Download link for Windows 64Bit: DOWNLOAD | Password: openit
If you are getting a black screen problem then please try the older version of SCRCPY below.
Scrcpy old version download link for Windows 64Bit: DOWNLOAD | Password: openit
Scrcpy 32Bit version download link for Windows 32Bit: DOWNLOAD | Password: openit
We’ll be adding a download link for Mac soon.
Digital payment solutions provider Paypal will shut down its domestic payments business within India from April 1. The company will instead focus more on the international payments business. which means global customers will still be able to pay Indian merchants using Paypal.
“We will continue to invest in product development that enables Indian businesses to reach nearly 350 million PayPal consumers worldwide, increase their sales internationally, and help the Indian economy return to growth,” a PayPal spokesperson said in a statement.
“From April 1, 2021, we will focus all our attention on enabling more international sales for Indian businesses, and shift focus away from our domestic products in India,” the spokesperson added.
“This means we will no longer offer domestic payment services within India from 1 April.”
PayPal was one of the payment options on many Indian online platforms like Swiggy, MakeMyTrip, BookMyShow, etc.
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