The default Android battery life indicator is boring. It’s just a green bar or a percentage meter. Nothing too special. If you want your battery life indicator to be a little more colorful, then I recommend installing Energy Bar, which edits your battery bar color to one of dozens of different colors. But the real magic starts to happen as your battery life drains. As it drains, the bar will pulse with every 1% reduction in battery life. The color also changes at every 20% battery…
Have you ever seen a random person the street and thought, “I’d really like to see where that person went on her last vacation”? Well, then you’ll like the new NameTag app, which scans peoples’ faces and searches for their facial information on dating sites and social media networks. Scary? Yes. Useful? Probably. Along with scanning through social media sites, the NameTag app looks through the National Sex Offender Registry. That’s useful if you frequently date people you…
Greenify is widely recognized as one of the best root-only apps in the Android community. At least, it USED to be recognized as one of the best root-only Android apps. A few days ago, the team behind Greenify updated the app to include non-rooted Android users. That’s right, you unrooted normal people: you too can join in on the fun of Greenify. For those who don’t know, Greenify is one of the most effective ways to save battery life. You can “Greenify” an app, which means you…
Take a quick look at the Google Play Store. Open up a random app. Now look at the star ratings. Are there a bunch of four and five star reviews and then a cluster of one star reviews? A lot of apps are developing this trend. And it’s not for the reasons you think. Usually, people give one star reviews to punish apps they don’t like. That’s the point of the five star review system. But someone took a closer look at some of the one star ratings that have been appearing on the…
Most people don’t reboot their phone very often. Personally, the only time my phone restarts is when it runs out of battery life away from the charger or when something catastrophic happens. Neither of those things happens very often. But should people like me and you reboot their Android devices more frequently? Or is it an absolutely pointless function that does nothing to help Android? Let’s find out! Reasons to restart: -Installing important Android updates (not just app…
CES 2014 has come and gone, but the memories will last forever. Or something like that. It was a big year for Android, particularly in the automotive and wearable computing fields. However, we saw all sorts of crazy Android devices revealed across the industry. Today, we’re going to share the craziest Android devices of CES 2014 with you: 1) Keecker – the Android robot that does a lot of cool stuff At first glance, Keecker looks like something from Wall-E. But it’s not. It’s a…
Final Fantasy is one of the most beloved video game franchises of all time. With fans around the world, everybody knew that Android versions of Final Fantasy would eventually be released. That day is now – at least for Final Fantasy VI. Final Fantasy VI was released today for Android. It costs $16 from the Google Play Store and has already attracted a fair share of positive reviews. Here’s the need-to-know about Final Fantasy VI for Android: -First released in 1994 for…
Everybody these days should have some sort of mobile communication with them at all times. If you enjoy being able to have your loved ones one click away, what better choice than mobile phones? There are plenty of different options to consider when it comes to choosing your personal phone, sometimes it can be hard to differentiate between different types. If you're the kind of person who enjoys being able to communicate with your friends and family efficiently, you probably already own a mobile…
Sing The singing club welcomes you to join forces with the precious nightingales with blissful voices and bathroom singers with mediocre voices across the planet. Say hello to Sing – a karaoke app for Android devices by Smule that has got all it takes to get you set on a singing journey that you may never want to leave once you’re on board. Karaoke, the new age practice that has been carried forward form the old ages has taken over the new age night clubs like lights on the streets of…
Remember those early morning school wake-up calls your mum had to make by shouting out your name from the kitchen or better yet, pulling the blankets off you if you ignored her and continued to snooze. or then there was the technological and digital substitute to the ever-so empowered ‘Mother alarm’, the actual alarm clock. The Android space brings to you the same features wrapped in the form of an alarm clock only taking the task of waking up in the morning to the next level. While the…
