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Are you satisfied by OEMs promising 3 years of Android updates?

Tushar Mehta April 11, 2021

Smartphones are getting more powerful, and the performance gap between a flagship and a mid-ranger is getting shorter. With fewer hardware features to stake their claims, OEMs are now turning their attention towards software updates. The latest trend in this area is to promise a certain number of Android generational upgrades and use it as...

Rocket League Sideswipe is a new free-to-play game coming to iOS and Android

Brandon Russell March 24, 2021

Psyonix, the team behind the immensely popular Rocket League, has announced a new game called Rocket League Sideswipe, and it's coming to iOS and Android later this year. The new standalone title adapts the formula that made Rocket League such a worldwide sensation. Instead of a third-person perspective, matches unfold from a side-scroller view. The rules of...

Texas detective says the data encryption of modern Android phones is superior to iPhones

Pranob Mehrotra January 30, 2020

The US government has been trying to pressure companies like Apple to create a backdoor in its smartphones to help law enforcement agencies access encrypted data when needed. Such a backdoor could help agencies gather crucial information about a detainee, which can then be used as evidence in a court of law. However, critics have...

HMD Global’s Nokia 400 could be the first feature phone with Android

Tushar Mehta January 29, 2020

Android was originally designed to be used with keys but the introduction of the iPhone tipped the balance of the smartphone industry towards touchscreens. So, since its launch in 2008, Android devices has relied on touchscreens. With the growing demand to be online, smartphone companies have previously launched super-affordable Android Go edition smartphones and even...

Google Chrome is getting a grid tab layout, tab hover previews, in-search answers, and themes

Jack Price September 19, 2019

With Made by Google 2019 just around the corner, you would expect all the announcements coming out of the tech giant to be hardware-related. But the latest news from the company is that Google Chrome is getting some pretty significant updates this Fall. And it's not just to the desktop browser, we're seeing changes to...

The History of Printing on Android and how the Mopria Alliance made it better

Kyle Wiggers May 7, 2018

Prior to the debut of Android 8.0 Oreo's Default Print Service, printing documents on Android was easier said than done. Google's mobile operating system didn't gain native printer support until Android 4.4 KitKat, and with the exception of third-party solutions from the likes of Samsung, setting up a printer required vendor-specific plugins and drivers. But...

Google’s Former Head of Android Platform Security is now working on Fuchsia

Mishaal Rahman February 23, 2018

While most of us are focused on Google's Android operating system, Google has quietly been working on another operating system called Fuchsia. We've seen it slowly progress over the years to the point where it can actually be installed on existing hardware—namely, the Google Pixelbook. We have a lot to learn about the fledgling OS...

Textto lets you send Text Messages through your PC without changing your SMS app

Doug Lynch February 22, 2018

Tight integration between the devices you use every day contributes to a great overall user experience. While SMS might not be as popular in many countries around the world, it's still extremely popular in the United States. That's why many Americans were pleased at the news that Google might bring Android Messages to the web....

Chrome OS and Android Integration may go beyond SMS according to the latest commits

Mishaal Rahman February 19, 2018

When the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were released, there was a rather interesting system app that was pre-installed on the two devices. Called "SMS Connect," the app will presumably help you sync your SMS with a Chromebook. While the app is currently non-functional, its setup activity can be accessed which allows us...

Opinion: Android is a Mess, But the Solution is Simpler Than You Think

Jackson Hayes December 13, 2017

Android is a mess. Don’t get me wrong -- there are definitely wonderful and beautiful things about Google’s mobile operating system. However, the amount of fragmentation between stock Android and OEM skins has gotten out of hand. Depending on whether you use a phone from Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Lenovo, ZTE, or OnePlus, you’re guaranteed to get...

Tips on Making a Killer Game: Interview with the Creators of Trivia Crack

egzthunder1 September 4, 2017

The world of mobile development is filled with the ingenuity of coders from all over the globe. In their quest to contribute to what is already out there, sometimes you can come across something so unusual and unique that it takes the world by storm. It happened with Angry Birds, Pokemon Go, Temple Run, Trivia...

Making a Wrong into a Right: After Violating GPL and Filing for Bankruptcy, Chinese OEM IUNI Releases Source Code

egzthunder1 August 26, 2017

There are times in life when making the wrong decisions can have major repercussions in all the spheres that surround you. These repercussions can be so severe that they can literally turn your life upside down and nothing you say or do can change the self-consuming spiral that they set you on. Smartphone company IUNI...