Facebook has started aggressively pushing its Messenger app. That Messenger app comes with some scary permission requirements. It may be useful for those who chat with Facebook friends all the time, but for many people, it’s just another messaging app that takes up space on your device. Fortunately, there’s a sneaky way to avoid Facebook Messenger completely and continue checking your messages like you normally would. To do that, follow these steps: Step 1) Open the main…
It’s no secret that Android and iPhone are the two most popular smartphone operating systems on the market today. But recent IDC data shows exactly how popular those smartphone operating systems are. The latest IDC data for Q2 2014 shows us that worldwide Android and iOS market share rose to 96%. In other words, for every 1 non-Android/non-Apple smartphone sold, 24 Android/Apple smartphones are sold. That’s a ridiculous stranglehold on market share and consumers should be…
Every day, Android users capture over 235 million photos around the world. I just made that statistic up, but it’s probably not too far off the real total. Anyway – do you want to take better pictures using your Android phone? Of course you do. Here are some of the best ways to improve your smartphone photo-snapping skills: Shoot multiple photos Back in the day, each photo was a valuable item. Camera rolls only had a certain number of frames and there was a certain overhead cost to…
Over the past few years, a number of tech companies have been involved with the NSA spying scandal. Apple has always been at the top of the list of culprits, and many have claimed that the NSA can access a direct backdoor on almost all Apple devices. In other words, if the NSA wants to spy on your iPhone or iPad, it can easily do so – and indeed has done so to catch criminals. Apple has repeatedly denied any links between the company and the NSA, but according to a new report, Apple…
Some Android games are stupidly hard – like Flappy Bird. Others are stupidly simple – like Snake or Solitaire. Freaking Math somehow manages to be both. In Freaking Math, your job is to identify correct math equations. You have two seconds to choose whether a math equation is right or wrong. Two seconds seems like a lot of time to decide whether 2+2 = 5 is correct or incorrect, but it’s harder than it seems. The goal of Freaking Math is to get as many equations right in a row…
Apple announced iOS8 earlier this summer. It wasn’t the biggest iOS update ever, but it introduced a number of popular features – like the ability to add widgets to your notifications tray and revamped app icons. Apple users won’t get iOS8 until the iPhone 6 is available, but Android users can now enjoy access to iOS8 thanks to a new iOS8 Launcher app. That app is an “easy-to-use, no-frills, lightweight launcher” which comes preloaded with iOS8-style wallpapers, icons, and…
A lot of people are calling 2014 the year of the selfie. That’s dumb, because selfies have been around for a long time. But it wasn’t until 2014 that grandparents and probably even great-grandparents heard about the selfie. In any case, HTC is preparing to release a phone that could solidify 2014 as the year of the selfie. According to (now-retired) leaker @EVLeaks, HTC is developing a smartphone codenamed “Eye”. That smartphone is specially designed to be the ultimate…
For years, carriers have been heavily promoting iPhones. iPhones were popular, hip, and easy-to-sell. They also made carriers – and Apple – billions of dollars. Now, things may have changed. While Apple remains popular in the United States, a recent study suggests that the iPhone’s popularity is waning in a key demographic: carrier salespeople. Carrier salespeople are now recommending more Androids than iPhones. According to new research conducted by Kantar Worldpanel, carrier…
Facebook now requires you to use its Messenger app to send and receive messages. Within the next few weeks, you will no longer be able to send and receive messages using the standard Facebook app. That’s why millions of Android users have been downloading Facebook Messenger over the past week. Facebook Messenger is a separate Facebook app that lets you send and receive messages from your Facebook friends. While installing Facebook Messenger, users are greeted with a long list of…
Most Android devices make it difficult to unlock the bootloader. The bootloader, after all, is responsible for booting your device the way it’s meant to be booted. An unlocked bootloader can be tampered with, which means people could brick their devices. LG, however, may be taking a different approach. According to a new letter sent to a customer, LG is preparing to release a bootloader unlocker for the LG G3. That letter was sent by XDA Developers Forum member wolfgart. LG responded…
