Recently, GO Keyboard, a well-known and widely used keyboard app for Android, was caught monitoring its users and collecting their data. The keyboard apps have over 200 million users who prefer to customize their texts using various GIFs and emojis. And it looks like these numbers of users are being monitored on to collect their information. What is GO Keyboard? GO Keyboard is a keyboard application that replaces the typical and traditional keyboard on Android with a newer one which is easier…
While it is very easy to take a screenshot of an encrypted Telegram chat thread while you are using an iPhone, it is a completely different story on Android phones. Telegram does not allow screenshots by default on Android, and it is not even the slightest bit obvious how you would go about enabling screenshot features. That is because it is hidden inside of another setting, one you would never think to look in. So, you might be wondering what setting the screenshot option hiding is…
ANDROID users who are not still upgrading to Android Oreo have been receiving a warning about a terrifying new malware threat that lets hackers take control of a victim’s phone. As launched last month, Android Oreo is currently available on selected devices. It includes a set of tweaks and minor improvements to the smartphone and tablet operating system. The eighth major software iteration includes notification dots on app icons, picture-in-picture video playback, and auto fill to quickly…
Android users could soon have a way to return to the safety of their home screen as soon as possible if their phone locks up for any reason. We have all experienced this stuff. Perhaps you have downloaded a suspicious app or come across a particularly pop-up that will not quit popping, and when you try to back out, your phone becomes unresponsive and you do not know what to do. In these situations, it would be nice to have some kind of “panic button,” where you could instantly…
Google has made Android 8.0 Oreo official via live stream in New York. Most of the features are available for testing right now, thanks to the developer preview. If you haven't heard about the development preview, you might be wondering what this Oreo update is all about. Here are the three most important things coming to your phone in Android 8.0. Background Limits Android 8.0 will change the way it treats background processes, which could mean some apps work differently.…
According to Google, Android Nougat is now on 15.8 percent of devices as recently published to the public. The latest Android distribution numbers of smartphone users who upgraded to Nougat continues to climb up the ladder making it finally past 10 percent of adoption back in July when it comes to adoption on user devices. Marshmallow has increased as well, though just not as much as Nougat, and understandably so given that Oreo is now the newest version of software and will start making…
Qualcomm took a nostalgic look back at some of the innovations it made that helped to make Android Operating System have its firsts and also a brief look into its future ventures and goals as the leading provider of SoCs and answers to the problems for the mobile world at the newsroom blog today. The company, Qualcomm, would like to share a list of its past accomplishments in the mobile arena. The company has been a key foundational player in Android, through its partnerships with OEMs over…
The new Adaptive Icons system is one of the best features of the new Android. Developers can now make a single icon for their apps, then your launcher can customize those icons in a massive range of shapes to match your system theme. Most home screen apps have not added support for this feature yet, but Nova Launcher had the head start. This new system was conceptualized and created to bring some uniformity to Android's main UI. Each icon can now have the same basic background shape to…
Developer Julian Klode has an app that you'll definitely want to check out if you are in the world of non-root ad-blocker. It uses Android's VPN system in a similar manner to alternative apps like NetGuard and AdGuard but it has a new twist that will save you lots of battery life in the process. Klode's ad-blocking app works at the DNS level, unlike its competitors. It only filters traffic for a brief moment when connections are first made, which is where all of the battery saving comes…
September Craze! Android has a lot of games, and new ones are released each month. Knowing which ones are any good can be a little tricky. So here is a list of the best games for the month of September. Shadow Skate Do not be deceived by its strange name because this is a great game. You play as a skateboarder, or rather, his shadow. As you skate along, you do different tricks. While the occasional ads can get on one's nerves quickly, you will find yourself entertained and addicted for…
