The default Android battery life indicator is boring. It’s just a green bar or a percentage meter. Nothing too special. If you want your battery life indicator to be a little more colorful, then I recommend installing Energy Bar, which edits…
Most people don’t reboot their phone very often. Personally, the only time my phone restarts is when it runs out of battery life away from the charger or when something catastrophic happens. Neither of those things happens very often. But…
One of the biggest advantages of buying a Nexus 5 is being able to avoid bloatware. It’s a pure Android experience, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you avoid all Android bloatware. You see, Google has plenty of bloatware apps of its own,…
Your Android LED tells you a lot about your notifications. Different colors correspond to different app notifications, making it easy to see which program is trying to get your attention. Snapchat notifications are yellow, for example, while SMS…
For most Android users, motion controls are a gimmick. The only time they get used is when you’re showing your phone off to your friends. But Samsung has invested a lot of time, effort, and money into making its motion controls as intuitive as…
iTunes is one of the world’s most popular music playing software programs. iTunes makes it easy to sync music to your iPod, iPhone, and other i devices. Unfortunately, iTunes does not natively support Android devices. This means Android users…
When I got my first Android smartphone, I downloaded apps like there was no tomorrow. Before long, my hard drive was nearly full with apps I never used. I had to go on an uninstall spree. Uninstall sprees aren’t nearly as fun as they sound.…
Android 4.4 KitKat is officially here. Well, it’s here if you’re a Nexus 5 owner. Nobody knows when the rest of the Android world will be getting the latest update, but let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later. Today, we’re going to…
The Note 3 is already a loud smartphone. But some people would like their songs and videos to be even louder. Today, we’re going to show you exactly how to increase the maximum volume of your Galaxy Note 3 in just a few simple steps. Step 1)…
Android is the world’s most popular mobile operating system. While Android enjoys a small market share advantage in the United States, it’s far more popular overseas, where market share reaches as high as 80% to 90% in some Asian and European…
