It's all in our blood of us Maldivians to do things manually, write in books when we have the option of clicking a button and get things done. This may sound weird especially when every Maldiviano has a big ass phone tucked in pocket. TBH, all we do with it is play Clash of Clans.

We have computer or smart phone availability and internet penetration like in no other country. Why not utilise this infrastructure for something productive?

1. Go to Settings > Mobile network settings > Access Point Names.2. Now create an new Access Point Name.
3. The only two fields that are required to fill up are "Name" and "APN" fields. Write anything you want, it doesn't matter.
4. Fill them and save the new APN you just created.

Now enable mobile data connection and see if you are receiving any net connection.

The below image shows you how to do Dhiraagu MMS and Internet settings manually. Find the appropriate places and just fill 'em in ☺

And FYI, its a screenshot I took from some website couple months back, but I don't remember where I took it from. So, no referencing and credit awarding :p

Browsing through the internet or tinkering with some WebCode is a daily thing to me. So, every now and then I have to enter some thaana text into some comment box or HTML code via my mobile phone. Therefore, I had to find a way to have a full Thaana keyboard. When I went to find out possible options on the internet, first thing I saw was Multiling O Keyboard which has a lot of foreign language keyboards built in it. It also supports Thaana and especially if you have a thaana font in your phone (which I do), you'll have no issues.

So, first thing first, the proceedure!

1. Install the keyboard from play store HERE
2. When you open the application, you will see steps to follow in order to setup the keyboard.
3. Once the initial setup is done, open the keyboard by going to new messages or any other text box.
4. Now press and host the "space button", you will see languages among other options. Slide your finger over it without lifting your finger. The UI is more of a sliding theme.
5. Among the regions, select "South Asian", you will now see "Dhivehi" in the list. Click it and you are done!!! Unless you see empty buttons on the keyboard where dhivehi letters are supposed to be. That means you don't have dhivehi font installed in your system.

You have two options to resolve this.

1. Install a font pack called MyAlpha HERE
2. Or follow the instructions to install dhivehi font in your phone HERE

When you are done, here is the look of the keyboard ;)

I am a really big fan of antiques and history. And I collect bank notes of different countries, among other things. Here is the newest addition to my collection XD

TOP: MVR 1 (One Rufiyaa) issued on 4 June 1960
BOTTOM: MVR 2 (Two Rufiyaa) issued on 4 June 1960