If you’re one of the early adopters of the Nexus 5, then lucky you. Want to increase the performance of your new Android? Here are some of the best Nexus 5 tips and tricks we’ve discovered since the phone was released: 5) Access the camera from the lock screen One of the few features I like on the iPhone is the ability to access the camera directly from the lock screen. Finally, we’ve got the same feature on Android…4.4. On the Nexus 5, you can access the camera from the lock screen…
Earlier this year, a bunch of Android manufacturers were found to be manipulating Android benchmark tests. Samsung was the first to be discovered, but after further research, it seemed like just about every Android manufacturer was guilty in some way or another. Call it smart business practice or call it cheating, but whatever you call it: it’s clear to see that we can’t simply trust benchmark tests anymore. Unless, of course, that benchmark is GameBench, which appears to be the…
Usually, people don’t bat their eye when a piece of software goes from ‘4.4’ to ‘4.4.1’. That ‘.1’ added to the end usually means that the update fixes minor bugs and glitches. But when Android 4.4.1 rolls out later this week, it will bring some noticeable improvements to our favorite mobile operating system. Specifically, Android 4.4.1 will improve Android’s camera in a number of different ways. The Verge, which apparently has some inside info about the update and has…
Rooted Android users have been waiting for CyanogenMod 11 for quite some time. CM11 promised to add KitKat-based features to the world’s most popular custom ROM for Android. Now, just weeks after KitKat was officially released, CM11 nightlies are now available for Nexus devices. All the nightlies are based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) 4.4 KitKat operating system. CM11 is currently available for all the following Nexus devices: -Nexus 4 -Nexus 5 -Nexus 7 (2012 and…
You know when you download an app and Android warns you about the permissions that app wants to have? Most of us don’t read those permissions. Instead, we simply hit Accept and hope that the app’s developers are trustworthy. Well, if you ever bothered to read the app permissions for the Android app Brightest Flashlight, then you would know that the app accesses your location and device ID information. “Huh”, you might think. “That’s weird. Why would a flashlight need to know…
The Android 4.3 update has now been pushed out to the majority of Galaxy S3 users around the world. Yes, users are excited about getting an update that was first announced at the beginning of 2013, but they’re already wondering what’s next for the world’s most widely-used Android smartphone. So what’s next for the Galaxy S3? Samsung hasn’t officially announced any plans for the S3, which shouldn’t necessarily be seen as bad news. Some signs point to Android 4.4 being the…
Most people have static Android wallpapers. Maybe it’s a picture you took on vacation or maybe it’s one of the default background Android images. But Android wallpapers can be so much more than that. Android has something called ‘live wallpapers’. Live wallpapers move around and let users interact with them. They’re pretty neat, but most Android users don’t ever get to experience live wallpapers. There are thousands of live wallpapers available for free on the Google Play…
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 often just manually copy and paste music from their iTunes library onto their Android storage units. Well, there’s finally a good solution to your iTunes/Android syncing woes. Unfortunately, it’s only available to Android users in countries…
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. They’re time-consuming and painstaking. You have to manually select each app from the Application Manager and wait several minutes for even the smallest apps to be completely uninstalled. Fortunately, there’s a way to avoid this annoying process…
It’s no secret that app developers prefer iOS over Android. Despite Android having a massive international advantage in market share, many apps continue to be released for iOS before Android and other operating systems. Thanks to data collected by Business Insider, we now officially know why developers prefer iOS over Android. And to the surprise of very few people, the answer comes down to money. Business Insider’s research created the following chart: What does that all mean? In…
