When we talk about Android alternatives at One Click Root, we talk a lot about the iPhone and Windows Phone. In fact, that’s basically all we talk about. But there are other viable Android alternatives out there. Today, we’re going to highlight some of the best Android alternatives that have nothing to do with Microsoft, Apple, or Google. Ubuntu Ubuntu is arguably the world’s most popular Linux operating system for desktops. But the creators of Ubuntu weren’t satisfied with…
Facebook Messenger is a popular application that – as you probably already know – allows users to send messages to their Facebook friends. But Facebook Messenger recently received a powerful upgrade that allows users to send both SMS text messages and standard Facebook messages through the app. Accessing the SMS feature on Facebook Messenger is really simple. In fact, users barely have to do anything. Already, Android users around the world have been prompted to import their text…
How many times have you been in a quiet classroom when your “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” ringtone goes off at an embarrassingly loud volume? If that’s never happened to you, count yourself as lucky. Because all it takes is one slip-up before you’re known as the biggest Beyoncé fan in the class. If you want to protect yourself against such a devastating accident, then you’ll be interested in today’s Android how-to lesson. Today, we’re going to show you how to set your…
In this economy, one can never be too careful about spending money. And when it comes to electricity bills, even the smallest electronic devices can add up to several dollars’ worth of extra charges over the course of a year. That’s why one website decided to compare the costs of charging an iPhone 5 over the course of a year versus the costs of charging a Samsung Galaxy SIII. Sure, an extra few dollars may not topple an annual budget, but it’s an interesting comparison…
We finally have a T-Mobile US release date for the Samsung Galaxy S4. On May 1, 2013, T-Mobile will begin carrying the latest model of the world’s most popular Android smartphone. So far, T-Mobile is the first US carrier to announce the sales date for the Galaxy S4. All other major carriers are keeping customers in the dark until further notice. T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 specs T-Mobile released the specs of the Galaxy S4 that would be sold through its network. Those specs…
I risk turning the One Click Root blog into a TMZ.org style website with this post, but here goes nothing: The Guardian recently caught Eric Schmidt on camera using a BlackBerry. And it’s not the first time Google’s world-famous Chairman has been caught playing around on his BlackBerry. In fact, Schmidt freely admits that he is addicted to his BlackBerry. Which is weird because, as you may know, Google actively develops Android, the world’s most popular mobile operating…
Game of Thrones is a complicated TV show – especially for those who haven’t already read The Song of Ice and Fire books off which it is based. But fortunately, app developers have taken note. When watching the TV show, apps like HBO Go keep viewers updated on the complex relationships between characters. And now, for those who are reading the books for the first time, a new Android app aims to prevent confusion, avoid spoilers, and tell visitors exactly what’s going on in the pages…
Google Reader is dead. And in its place are a bunch of good Reader alternatives for Android. But Google wasn’t going to just abandon its legions of Reader fans and throw them into the arms of third-party services. That’s why Google is currently developing something called ‘Babble’. Although details of the project are hazy at this point, Babble aims to unify a number of different Google services, including various messaging platforms. Why does Google need a unified messaging…
5) Google Keep It’s big news anytime Google releases a new app. Google Keep isn’t anything revolutionary. In fact, it’s basically a copy of cloud-memory service apps like Evernote. Google Keep allows users to save notes through text and voice and then access those notes on any other internet-connected device over the cloud. Notes are saved on Google’s servers and can be color-coded for clarity. If you have trouble remembering things and never liked Evernote, then Google Keep is…
CyanogenMod is the world’s most popular custom ROM for Android. Hundreds of thousands of Android users have rooted Android and installed CM onto their systems in order to make them faster and more functional than ever before. While CyanogenMod currently supports the world’s most popular Android smartphone – the Galaxy S3 – it may not support that device’s successor, the Galaxy S4. In a surprising turn of events, the team behind CyanogenMod has expressed no desire to develop an…
