If you’re serious about rooting your Android device, then you’re going to have to get used to the Android Debug Bridge (ADB), which is Android’s most widely-used debugging tool. ADB lets users push a file to the /system directory, which is an essential part of rooting. However, installing ADB on Windows isn’t always easy…until now. Usually, you have to download a 100MB file (ADT Bundle + SDK Tools) to install ADB on your Windows PC. Thanks to a clever workaround from an XDA…
As the head of one of the world’s largest tech companies, Google’s Eric Schmidt holds considerable influence over the industry. In spite of that fact, his tech predictions haven’t always come true. One of Schmidt’s most infamous tech predictions was that Google TV would be embedded on the majority of TVs before summer 2012 (that prediction was made at the end of 2011, less than a year before it was supposed to come true). Other infamous Eric Schmidt mis-predictions include…
Android app developers can make a lot of money. But before you make that money, you’ve gotta learn how to program. Learning how to program isn’t easy. But one of the easiest ways to do it is to sign up for a programming course. The University of Maryland – which is a real, legitimate, and public university – recently unveiled a free online Android programming course. The course begins on January 21st 2014 and runs for 8 weeks. It promises to introduce students to “the design and…
Android market share has risen around the world over the past few years. Android smartphones are now more popular than the iPhone in most major markets, while Android tablets and the iPad continue to battle closely. The mobile OS war is far from over, and Android and Apple frequently exchange victories in different categories. But one category where Android has never won is ‘web usage’. Apple fans love to throw around the ‘usage’ statistic which shows that Apple users use their…
Over the past few years, several major car manufacturers have teamed up with Apple to create iPhone-based entertainment systems. That was great news for iPhone owners. But as iPhone’s market share continues to drop – especially in Europe – more and more people are waiting for Android-based in-car entertainment systems. According to the Wall Street Journal, Android users don’t have to wait any longer. Audi and Google have teamed up to create an Android-based in-car entertainment…
Rooting Android is more popular today than it has ever been in the past. Today, some custom ROMs are updated more frequently than stock versions of Android. And of course, there are hundreds of new features and apps to access after rooting your Android. But there are some important things to do before rooting your Android. Today, we’re going to list those things and show you how to have a safe and effective rooting experience: Download only from trusted rooting sources Rooting your…
Android and iOS are fairly closely matched in the American smartphone and tablet markets. While Android generally has a slight edge in smartphone market share, Apple has an edge in tablet market share. If you see those two battles as equal, then the tie breaker has to go to Google due to the number of popular apps they’ve released. Nielsen collected smartphone data between January and October 2013. This data was collected from Android and iOS users 18 years and older in the United States.…
Am I the only one who didn’t know that Google was tracking and saving my every move? Don’t believe me? Check out this link: https://maps.google.com/locationhistory/b/0. That shows everywhere you’ve gone today according to the GPS signal of your Android. It also shows the time you went to each location and the places you stopped. Now look at the calendar in the top right corner. You can use that calendar to scroll back through years of your life (for as long as you’ve had an…
You know when you’re using a chat program and the program reminds you not to send out important personal details or banking information? You should really start listening to that warning. A new Android malware has been discovered that steals your WhatsApp conversations and sells those conversations to the highest bidder. If you’re a WhatsApp user, this is obviously pretty scary. Just think of all the messages you’ve sent on that app over the last few months. This latest Android…
One of the biggest advantages of rooting your Android is that you get to access thousands of exciting new apps and downloads. Today, we’re going to show you 4 more of the best root apps that you can enjoy only after gaining root access to your device: 4) Xposed Framework Android is a remarkably complex mobile operating system. But most users will never ever look under the hood to see the complexity that lies beneath. That’s why I like the Xposed Framework app, which is more of a software…
