Have you ever purchased a Blu smartphone from Amazon? If so, according to some reports, you may have inadvertently accessed spyware. We last heard about Blu phones in November 2016, when security firm Kryptowire discovered spyware on certain unlocked budget Blu Android handsets. Sales were stopped for a month. The news blew over, and we hadn’t heard anything about Blu’s spyware for several months. However, Amazon just announced that it was removing Blu phones from its online store –…
Android O is getting closer to its release date. What do you need to know about the brand new update to our favorite operating system? Here are 5 important things you need to know about the latest update. The Public Release is Coming in August or September We know that the public release of Android O is getting close because there were very few differences between the third and fourth versions of Android O. Typically, when Google has few major changes between updates, it means the company is…
If you own Bluetooth headphones, then the next Android update could be a lifechanging update. Android is finally implementing a feature that shows you how much battery life is remaining in your wireless headphones. The update was spotted by XDA Developers, which checked the latest code for the Android Open Source Project. That code update mentions something about accessing “battery level information” for a “remote device”. It’s assumed that Google is adding Bluetooth device battery…
Have you been dying to try Google’s Daydream VR? If you’re a Galaxy S8 or S8+ user, then you’re in luck: Google just announced that Samsung’s flagship handsets now support Daydream VR. The Daydream VR platform is Google’s open VR platform allowing OEMs to incorporate virtual reality experiences into their devices without a high entry cost. Manufacturers can create VR experiences without forcing customers to buy high-end PCs or VR headsets. Prior to Samsung’s latest…
If you are a person who travels a lot and always utilizes Google Map, there are times when the connection just drops especially when you are in a place where cellular signal is weak. So navigating the place can be quit hard without any map to guide you. Cellular providers often brag about their coverage maps, however, just a reality check; there is no such thing as 100% coverage. And so if you are travelling in an area where connection is intermittent, saving your maps for offline reference is…
What to do when you accidentally deleted your contacts and want to recover them? It is undeniably that one of the most valuable things you can have on your Android device is your list of contacts. It's everything from work, friends, family, business and etc. It’s terribly and horribly frustrating if all of them go missing at the same time, and doesn’t matter whether if you have accidentally deleted your contacts, or if they were lost while you were rooting your Android device or doing…
Google’s Location History helps you remember where you were Can't remember your last activity and where exactly you were last night? No worries, Google helps you remember where you've been. Nowadays, most people should be aware that their smartphone constantly tracks and sends away location data and shares them with third party apps, sadly not everyone knows about this. But of course, this can be avoided by turning location sharing to off mode but this would make many apps…
Files are piled up in our mobile devices, and it's increasing in time. Some data are private and we keep it private as it is as much as we could. We use methods to primarily protect those data especially the private ones. But what if there are some instances, when someone has to use our mobile device for some reasons, and we have to let them use it? One way to protect your valuable data is through adding new user account to your android mobile device. Either on Windows or Mac…
What is Smart Lock? Smart Lock is a feature in Android which allows you to keep your device unlocked when you are on certain trusted situations. So if you enable Smart Lock, your Android phone’s lock screen will be automatically disabled if certain conditions are met; for instance, your device being on your body or at home. So if you find yourself always unlocking your device countless times on a day, then you might want to use the Smart Lock. To use Smart Lock follow the guide…
Recently, over 800 applications on Google Store have been detected with a new Android malware called Xavier. Xavier was discovered by cyber security firm Trend Micro. This malware is not your typical malware since it has a few tricks up its sleeves which make it even more dangerous than your usual Android malware. This malware first emerged way back in September 2016 and is a member of the Ad Down malware family which is known for posing severe threats to many all Android users. Most of…
