I don’t get out much. But when I do, I like to charge my phone before I leave. If I’m heading to a bar or nightclub and plan to stay out until 3am, then my Android can’t always keep up – especially if I unplugged my phone at 8am that morning. If I don’t plug my phone in, it will die when I need it most – when I need to call a cab or a friend at 2am and my Android isn’t there, it makes me mad. But when charging isn’t an option, I need to start implementing battery optimization…
Good news for HTC One S users today: many devices across all networks have been upgraded to the latest version of Android. That version is Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, and it offers a smoother UI, faster app navigation, and all sorts of other neat perks, like Google Now. Users around the world are reporting that the HTC One S Jelly Bean upgrade rolled out to their devices earlier this morning. Although the update rollout hasn’t been pinpointed to any geographic region, it seems like more HTC…
Just like Windows, Android has a feature called ‘safe mode’. Does that surprise you? Android’s safe mode can be used to troubleshoot app problems and prevent bricking and other issues. Accessing Safe Mode is very easy to do. If you’re like most Android users (including me) who never even knew safe mode existed on Android, then read through this helpful guide to discover how to boot into safe mode today: Ice Cream Sandwich devices (Android 4.0) Step 1) Power your Android…
Last week, millions of Instagram users realized that the company was not running a charity: it was running a business. And businesses need to make money in order to stay alive. As a result, Instagram tweaked its privacy policy ever so slightly in order to allow it to use user photos in advertisements. Instagram users were devastated – even if most of them didn’t understand what was going on. But in any case, if you want to switch your pictures from Instagram to Flickr, here’s a quick…
Whether you got an Android for Christmas or purchased one as a gift for yourself, thousands of new Android users activate their devices every day. If your Android experience is just beginning, here are some useful tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your hot new device. Sign in with your existing Google account Most people have a Google account. In their efforts to take over the internet, Google has linked everything from YouTube to Picasa accounts with a single Google…
Alternative Android keyboards are a dime a dozen. And new keyboards are being released every day. But sometimes, a new Android keyboard will offer a few surprises and tweaks that make it a step above the average keyboard. The Kii Keyboard is one such keyboard. Here’s our review. What is the Kii Keyboard? Kii Keyboard is an alternative keyboard app for Android that gives users an extensive array of customization options and features. Unlike other keyboard arrangements, it doesn’t…
Android is the world’s most popular mobile operating system. However, in the United States, Apple remains closely tied with Android in both market share and cultural influence. But we think that will change. Android sales have been rising sharply over the past few years, and unless Apple includes a killer feature on the iPhone 6 (instead of just making it thinner), then Android should overtake Apple once again in the near future. But Android manufacturers and Google will need to keep…
Online poker is serious business. But Android users never really had a lot of options for good online poker apps – particularly when it came to gambling real money. That recently changed, as PartyPoker finally got around to releasing an Android app. Although the new PartyPoker Mobile App is still in beta, it has all of the features you know and love from the desktop version, including: -Play for real cash in Texas Hold’em games -FastForward Poker -A quick seat lobby that matches…
This is one of the most bizarre news stories coming out of the Android community this week. The Interesting Engineering page on Google+ posted a picture of a smartphone airbag concept. The idea is best described through the picture posted above. Basically, your Android smartphone (or iPhone, like the one in the picture) would be able to monitor sudden changes in trajectory or motion that would suggest the phone was being thrown or dropped onto the ground. When the phone registered these…
AndroidAuthority is one of the most influential websites in the Android community. And the website recently chose its top Android smartphone of the year for 2012. In results that should surprise nobody, the Samsung Galaxy S3 came out on top. The specific name of the AndroidAuthority award is “the most important Android smartphone of the year.” That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best, but it does mean a smartphone has achieved a unique blend of popularity, performance, style, and…
