Today’s Android mascot is a ubiquitous symbol that appears in TV advertisements and the banner of just about every Android website – including One Click Root. But that cute green alien might never have existed if one designer had his way. Google’s Dan Morrill recently released a couple pictures of the first Android avatars. They were the first mascots used in early discussions for Google’s flagship mobile operating system way back in 2007. And apparently, the two robots were quite…
#10 SQUARE WALLET Square Wallet is an ingenious Android app that allows you to make payments in the fastest and most hassle-free way ever with one-touch access on your smartphone. You can charge transactions directly to your credit and debit cards without having to shuffle around and search for them in your overstuffed wallet. You can also use Square Wallet to pay using your name, sending gifts to family and friends, and to discover new shops and restaurants to visit. To get…
If you do a lot of web browsing on your Android device, then you undoubtedly noticed that websites look different on your phone than they do on your computer. And we’re not just talking about screen size. That’s right: as you probably know, almost every website has a desktop version as well as a mobile version. If the website notices the internet user is coming from a mobile source – like a smartphone or tablet – then it will send you to the mobile version of that site without even…
Ubuntu is the world’s most popular Linux distro. Over the past few years, Ubuntu has increasingly solidified its position as a user-friendly and accessible way for average users to gain access to the powerful Linux operating system. But the team behind Ubuntu wasn’t going to stop at desktop and laptop PCs. Canonical recently announced a new mobile Ubuntu OS that is designed for today’s superphones. But will Ubuntu Phone OS be a legitimate challenger to the well-entrenched positions…
Most people don’t like seeing advertisements when they’re browsing the internet or looking through their favorite apps. But unfortunately, advertisements are an inescapable part of the internet. In fact, advertisements are an inescapable part of the entire world. Our world runs on advertisements. But if you want to really mess up the system, you can prevent yourself from seeing 99% of all Android advertisements ever again. How is such a thing possible? Keep reading to find out! Step…
Mobile operating systems generally don’t like Flash. Apple’s iOS was the first major operating system to shun Flash due to security concerns and its lack of usefulness, opting instead for HTML5 support and other formats. However, Android soon followed suit. And that means that Android users cannot play Flash videos and games by default on Android. If you want to add Flash support to your Android tablet or smartphone, then you’ll need to take the following steps: Step 1) Enable…
Although Samsung hasn’t officially said anything so far, there’s no doubt that the Galaxy S IV is currently in development – most likely the final stages of development. Rumors about the device are found across the internet, but one site decided to take rumors a step further by creating its own promotional video for the GS4. That website is called Rozetked, and it compiled all of the rumors about the GS4 thus far and condensed them into a single mockup video. That video can be seen…
If you’re a Galaxy Note owner, then you may be receiving the Android 4.1.2 update at some point over the coming days. Although Android 4.1.2 may look like an incremental upgrade, it’s the first Jelly Bean update for Galaxy Note devices, so there are several important changes that Note users should be aware of. Here are the updates the Galaxy Note users will get thanks to the Android 4.1.2 upgrade package: -Project Butter improvements that make the Android OS experience as smooth as…
