- Send Anywhere (File Transfer)
- APK File • The copyright of applications sent through Send Anywhere belong to the application’s developer. If sharing an APK file conflicts with current copyright laws then all responsibility falls upon the user. • Typically, you will not be able to share APK files between OS and Android.
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- Smart Lens - Text Scanner OCR
- Smart Lens - Text Scanner OCR help you easy to convert image to text: scan and translate document, scan and detect phone number, email, website url, business card, etc… with very high accuracy in few seconds !!!
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- Google’s customizable search bar is rolling out more widely in latest update
- A couple of weeks ago we revealed that Google was bringing an interesting new feature to its search widget — the ability to customize it. At first, this was a pretty limited rollout, but in the latest version of the Google app, the functionality has rolled out more widely.
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- ownCloud Beta
- Welcome to the ownCloud Android App Beta version– Add an ownCloud server, have your private file sync and share cloud up and running in no time. With this beta version you can try features before they are included in the stable release.
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- Try out the new Android 2.5.1 Beta App now!
- Apart from the 10.0.4 release which will come soon, we also need testers for the new version of the Android app. You have the chance to try out fresh features, and at the same time, you can help other ownCloud users, by contributing to the quality of the ownCloud software with your bug reports.
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- Unroll.Me
- With Unroll.Me you can declutter your inbox by unsubscribing from unwanted emails and consolidating important but incessant emails into a daily digest.
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- Google Assistant redesigning ‘Explore’ w/ subcategories, adding speaker to phone transfers, daily updates, more
- With last week’s redesign, the Google Assistant gained an updated interface on Android. Today, a refreshed look that we previously activated is also coming to the Explore tab, along with a number of other changes to improve both Assistant app discovery and functionality.
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- How to Get the Most Out of Google Drive for Android
- You may already be aware how to get the most out of Google Drive on your computer. But what about using Google Drive to the fullest on your Android device? Since our phones are always on and ready, it’s also good to know how to maximize Google Drive usage on your Android device.
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- Call Blocker
- No more unwanted calls and messages! Blocker is the most effective call-blocking app Fully-featured Call Blocker, Blacklist app and Whitelist app. Easily block anyone from calling, sending MMS or texting you. Block unwanted calls, MMS messages and text messages in a snap, with Blocker.
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- Truecaller: Caller ID & Dialer
- Millions of users trust Truecaller for their communication needs, whether it’s identifying unknown calls or blocking spam SMS. It filters out the unwanted, and lets you connect with people who matter.
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- blocker : Android Apps on Google Play
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- Replace Your Dialer with Truecaller
- The Truecaller phone app has added a Built-in dialer so you can make all your calls directly with Truecaller! We help take care of your contact book, your dialer, and helping you make calls all in one app!
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- Ghost - Professional Blogging
- Ghost (https://ghost.org) is a simple, powerful blogging platform that allows you to share your stories with the world. Our native Android app is simple, beautiful, and fast, with full offline support.
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- Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets
- Like most phones these days, the Huawei nova 2 and nova 2 plus were pretty heavily leaked before they were announced. However, leaks don't tell the whole story, and the nova 2 and its larger plus sibling are now official.
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- How to Block Robocalls and Get Your Sanity Back
- You’re waiting for an important phone call, and when the phone finally rings, you reach for it. When you see who it is, you only see that it’s from an unknown number. Since you never know if the call might be urgent, you go ahead and answer the call.
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- Unroll.me app arrives on Android to save you from a cluttered inbox
- Most of us collect email subscriptions over time, but we seldom get around to digging around in our inboxes to unsubscribe from them. Unroll.me is a service that does the hard work for you. It's been available on the web and iOS for a while, but now the app has come to Android.
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- Hands-on: Google opens up smart ‘Files Go’ app w/ wireless transfer to more users on Play Store
- On Monday, Google was revealed to be developing a storage manager with smart features like delete suggestions and wireless file transfer. Given the popularity of this neat app, Google has expanded the availability of the beta on the Play Store.
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- How to get “Turn on WiFi Automatically” for the Nexus 5X/6P on Android Oreo
- Android Oreo introduces a new feature that lets you turn on WiFi automatically when you’re near a “high-quality saved network,” like one from work or home. This feature can be found on the official builds of Android 8.
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- "OK Google" Voice Detection | Issue FIX and Setup
- Sometimes when you update the software, some apps have issues. Here is the fix for OK Google voice detection and also setup.Galaxy S8/S8+ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...Thumbs Up! Subscribe!!Follow me!:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jimmy-Is-Pro...Twitter: https://twitter.com/
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- Run-down: All of Android Oreo's superpowers
- Android Oreo—the newest version of Android, is even smarter, faster, and super powerful. In reccent years, super heroes have reached new levels of popularity, and it’s no different in the Android world.
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- One Handed Mode App Updated With New Ways To Use Your Phone With One Hand!
- Last week, we unveiled a project we’ve been quietly working on for some time: the One-Handed Mode app by XDA-Developers. It is the first and only app that emulates Reachability from iOS without needing root access, a custom ROM, or the Xposed Framework.
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- How to unlock your Chromebook with an Android smartphone
- One of the newest features to come to Chrome OS is the ability to unlock your computer using your Android smartphone. Setting it up is pretty straightforward, only requiring that you have both devices in hand.
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- Google Clock 5.2 update adds new icon & tweaked world clocks list w/ online city search
- Following an update in July that added a darker theme, new icon, and Android Oreo support, the latest version of Google Clock is now rolling out. Version 5.2 revamps the app icon and makes significant changes to the world clocks feature.
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- Amazon’s Fire OS updated to Nougat with introduction of version 6
- Amazon’s Fire OS, which runs on all of its Fire tablets and Fire streaming sticks/boxes, is finally getting an upgrade to 7.1.2 Nougat.
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- 10 Best Android Apps - October 2017
- Welcome to my top 10 MUST HAVE Best Android Apps (October - November 2017):Airconsole: https://goo.gl/9MHNt8Split Screen Creator: https://goo.gl/yDDkfKNotification Shade: https://goo.gl/DssGGQTinycards: https://goo.gl/qbCjPEFloating Tube: https://goo.gl/vyaXy4Naptime: https://goo.gl/8FfVMXWhatsfake:
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- How to Remove a Virus from Your Android Phone
- Viruses and malware are out there for every system. Don’t delude yourself into thinking otherwise, especially on Android, where just a few years ago it was reported by F-Secure that 97% of all mobile malware was based on the Google-owned platform.
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- Pocket adds continuous text-to-speech playback, beta version adds highlighting
- If you've never used it before, Pocket is a storage place for all the articles you want to read later. You can use the browser extensions to add articles, then read them later through the site or mobile app.
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- Get the Google Pixel 2’s Product Sans Font from Android Oreo 8.1
- This week Google released the first developer preview of their upcoming Android Oreo 8.1 update and with it came a new font they’re calling Product Sans.
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- Tip: Get the ding sound after your "OK Google" command by enabling one accessibility service
- Oh Google, all the mysterious ways in which you work will continue to elude us, but now we shall shed the light on one very important puzzle that's been making us scratch our heads for months, nay years.
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- Authy adds fingerprint support for app protection in latest beta
- The internet is a dangerous place, and two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the best ways to keep your accounts secure. It's a real pain to manage, though. Authy makes 2FA slightly less annoying, and it's getting a long-awaited feature today in the beta.
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- Manything home security camera
- Welcome to Manything for Android! Monitor anything with Manything. What is Manything? Our free app turns your spare phone or tablet into a sophisticated home security camera in seconds.
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- f0lio - Cryptocurrency Portfolio Management
- f0lio is created to enable the every day cryptocurrency user to keep track of their altcoin portfolio in a beautifully designed, easy to use interface.
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- Test out new Virtual Reality Features in Google Chrome with this Flag
- Basic virtual reality using a Google Daydream VR headset was added to Chrome 61 in the stable branch a few weeks ago without needing to enable any hidden toggles or flags.
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- Google app’s link bookmarking feature, ‘Saved’ section now widely rolling out on Android
- Last month, Google began testing a “Save” feature in the Google app that allows users to add and organize URLs to a new “Saved” section of the Android app. This evening, that feature is now widely rolling out.
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- You can now install the Pixel 2’s Pixel Launcher w/ bottom Google Search bar, At A Glance
- One of the more unique features about the Pixel Launcher on the Pixel 2 is its bottom Google bar. While odd, it is quite clever given how on large phones — like the XL — it is harder to reach the top of the screen to perform a Search.
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- VLC Updated With New UI, Android Auto Support & PiP Mode
- New features and an improved user interface are included in the latest version of VLC (2.5) for Android. Picture-in-picture mode is now supported in this version of the app, allowing videos to be played in a smaller window on top of another application.
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- How to Get Android Oreo Features on Older Devices
- Google has officially launched the Android 8.0 Oreo version which has already been rolled out to a few devices. This version of Android has some very good features that everyone would like to have, but unfortunately cannot on their old devices.
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- Install Keybase
- Docs > The Keybase app
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- Google Authenticator 5.0 adds USB security key support to Chrome and makes copying codes easier [APK Download]
- Google Authenticator is one of many two-factor authentication apps available for Android. While Google's attention is more focused on phone login prompts, Authenticator remains a popular choice for having all your 2FA codes for all your accounts in one place. The app has now been updated to v5.
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- [Neat] "OK Google send voice message" records and sends WhatsApp audio clips
- You know what has puzzled me for months? You can say, "OK Google, send a message," and it will listen and transcribe everything you say, but in apps that already have a voice/audio messaging feature, why go through all the trouble? Or at least why not offer the option to just send the audio clip
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- Emogi Animated Stickers Available For Google’s Gboard Now
- Google’s Gboard keyboard now has some new ways for users to express themselves as of September 19, thanks to a brand new add-on sticker pack from Emogi.
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- [Revolutionary] Google Assistant now lets you search through first and third-party services
- There are times when Google completely baffles us by adding a feature that we didn't even remotely think could be possible, or needed, or useful. Like now for example, there's a new Search bar when you visit the list of Assistant actions. How groundbreaking!
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- QR Code Reader PRO
- ** If you are looking for a powerful QR code reader and barcode scanner that supports all major barcode formats such as ISBN, EAN, UPC and others, QR Code Reader is the one. ** This is ad-free version of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.
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- Setting and managing Reminders finally coming to Google Home
- Since launch, Google Home has been missing one seemingly straightforward feature: reminders. Fortunately, the functionality appears to be launching soon according to a new Google support document. “Set and manage reminders on Google Home” was published earlier today and details the feature.
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- First look at redesigned Google Lens in Google Assistant, new male Assistant voice [Video]
- Since I/O 2017, Google has been working on adding Google Lens to Assistant. With version 7.12 of the Google app, we’ve been able to activate Lens and demonstrate what it looks like. Additionally, we were able to initiate the new male Assistant voice that we spotted last week.
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- 7 Android Apps that Can Save Your Life in an Emergency
- With the devastation wrought by hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida, it is a sobering reminder of the power and ruthlessness of Mother Nature. Disasters, natural or otherwise, don’t discriminate, so it is important for everyone to be sufficiently prepared.
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- Google to Make its Dialer App More Useful with Notification Actions
- Google has slowly been adding more features to its dialer application over the last few years and many have appreciated the work they’ve done.
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- This open-source Android app is designed to detect nearby credit card skimmers
- Protecting our data is a constant battle, especially as technology continues to advance. A recent trend that has popped up is the installation of credit card skimmers, especially at locations such as gas pumps.
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- Woot
- Shop hundreds of deals on electronics, home goods, sports, fashion, and more! Choose your own deal destiny: You can sort and filter by category or browse with reckless abandon.
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- Easily Speed Up Chrome On Your Android Device With This Simple Trick
- Web browsing is undoubtedly one of the most used features of smartphones, and if you use an Android device there’s a good chance that you use Google Chrome for all your web needs.
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- BlueBorne Vulnerability Scanner by Armis
- Check to see if your device - or those around you - is vulnerable to BlueBorne. Armis discovered BlueBorne, a new attack vector, endangering major mobile, desktop, and IoT operating systems, including Android, iOS, Windows, and Linux, and the devices using them.
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- Chrome Beta 62 tweaks Chrome Home UI, enables new APIs, and more [APK Download]
- Chrome 61 was a huge update. Not only did the long-awaited Chrome Home UI (the bottom URL bar layout) finally start rolling out, but it also improved the Google Translate bar and file picker.
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- Google is Updating AOSP Dialer with Floating In-Call Buttons and More
- Google has been working on adding some more features to the Google Dialer application but hasn’t yet decided to flip the switch and make the features public just yet.
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- Fix battery drain problems on Pixel or Nexus
- To remove any processes on your device that may be causing the issue, you can reset your device to factory settings. IMPORTANT: A factory data reset will remove all data from your device.
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- Right Relevance : Influencers, Articles and Conversations
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- Google Play Protect: Android’s New Security System Explained
- With so many viruses and other dangers out there, it’s not unusual that users look for ways to protect themselves. You may already have an app to prevent your Android device from getting infected, but Google has a little something extra for you.
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- Google Assistant is gaining mysterious new smart home control features, software update inbound
- The Google Assistant has seen a host of new features and capabilities added since launch, and as demoed at Google Developer Days earlier this week, there are a lot more new goodies to look forward to in the near future.
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- Link2SD
- Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More » Description Link2SD is an application manager that makes it easy for Android 2.0+ users on their device to move applications to the SD card. It enables you to manage your apps and storage easily.
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- Nine Email updated to v4.0.0 with IMAP/Gmail support, shared calendars, and a whole lot more
- Most people are happy to use the Gmail app on Android, but some swear by Nine Email. This enterprise-focused email client has been on Android for ages, but it's been updated consistently with new features and user interfaces as Android has evolved. Today, v4.0.
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- How to Use a Custom Launcher With Widgets on Amazon Fire OS
- Amazon’s Fire OS, aside from having an Android backbone, can be considered quite a different beast from stock Android or even heavy skins like MIUI or Samsung Experience.
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- How to Run iOS Apps on an Android Device
- There are many applications available for Android, iOS or the Windows operating systems for mobile devices. However, you might find yourself in a situation where you would like to run a particular iOS application but only have an Android device.
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- How to: Decompile Android APKs and enable in-development features in some apps
- If you’ve followed us (or our friends at a couple of Android blogs), you’re probably aware of a little thing we do called APK Teardowns.
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- Google Search on the mobile web adds navigation drawer & new unified ‘Saved’ page
- Over the past few weeks, Google Search has been testing some interface changes on the mobile web. While that particular change is not yet live for most users, Google is now rolling out a navigation drawer for its mobile site and a new centralized “Saved” page.
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- How to Run Android Apps on Ubuntu Linux with Anbox
- For a long time people have been trying to get Android apps running on Linux. After all, it makes a whole lot of sense. Android does use the Linux kernel. So why has it been so hard then? Aside from the Linux kernel, Linux and Android are radically different systems.
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- KDE Connect – Access Files And Notifications From Android Devices
- Looking for some applications to access files and notifications from Android devices on your Linux desktop? Meet KDE Connect, a community project from KDE to communicate across all your devices.
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- 5 of the Best Camera Apps for Android You Should Try
- Some of us are content to stick with whatever stock app is thrown at us with our given Android device, and there’s no question that the default offerings from the Android big boys like Samsung, HTC and Google itself are top-shelf stuff. But sometimes you need a change.
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- Featured: Top 10 Best Call Blocker Apps for Android
- We all have those people that call us and we never want to talk to them. Whether they call and never answer when we do, or call the wrong number and don’t want to admit it’s the wrong number. We’ve all been there.
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- CleanUp Master 2017, Antivirus, Booster
- CleanUp Master is your ultimate solution to clean and optimize your android phone. It is a complete cleaner for your device. It lets you clean all the junk files such as temp files, cache files, etc. present on your device and recover space.
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- The Scary Prospects of the Android Virus “GhostCtrl”
- Getting a virus on your phone used to be nothing more than a novel idea. These days, however, a phone-based virus is a very real threat. As more and more people purchase and use smartphones in their daily lives, they’ve become more alluring targets for hackers to breach and create malware for.
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- 10 Tips to Help You Master Google’s Gboard for Android
- When it comes to choosing a keyboard to write with, you have quite a few to choose from. Just type the word “keyboard” into the Google Play Store search bar, and you’ll get an extensive list of options.
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- Samsung’s surprisingly decent mobile browser is now available as a Google Chrome alternative
- Samsung’s mobile browser has previously been available primarily for Samsung phones (with the exception of a few other devices like the Pixel and Pixel XL) and while the main version of the app will remain this way, the beta version of the Samsung Internet Browser can now be downloaded for use on
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- Smart Measure
- Smart Measure is a tool in the 2nd set of the Smart Tools collection. This rangefinder (telemeter) measures the distance and height of a target using trigonometry. Usage is simple : Stand up and press the shutter. The important point is that you must aim your camera at the GROUND, NOT the object.
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- AutoBoy Dash Cam - BlackBox
- Black Boxes are a necessity these days. Have you hesitated to get a black box app for your phone because of the high prices? Now available at Android Market, you can get the Autoboy Blackbox for free.
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- Google Maps Offline Just Got Easier to Use! (Tutorial)
- Sometimes the coverage from our cell phone companies is not the best. If you happen to be or plan to be in an area with terrible cellular service, Google Maps offline feature can sure come in handy. It used to be pain to save the offline data, but it has become a lot easier lately. In this quick tut
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- 13 Android Settings You Should Change Now!
- Those default settings are no good! Here's what to change...More Top Lists ▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...Subscribe Here ▶ https://www.youtube.com/user/ThioJoe?...Android has a lot of default settings that might be OK for most people, but there are some that really everyone should ch
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- Codeanywhere
- Featured in TechCrunch, PandoDaily and TheNextWeb. Codeanywhere is a Mobile IDE which includes a text, code also a markup editor and SSH terminal console, that has been redesigned and reengineered to be light, fast, and mobile-friendly.
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- How to take photos at night with your smartphone
- Smartphone cameras have a problem: the Image sensors are extremely small. At night, it is especially difficult to have sufficient light for a nice photo, which often makes your photos come out full of noise or blurry.
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- How to Use Your Phone as a WiFi Hotspot (iPhone and Android)
- Long gone are the days when we needed to scour the App Store and Play Store in search of dubious third-party apps that let us turn our iPhones and Androids into WiFi hotspots.
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- ShortKeys - Custom Keyboard
- Shortkeys is an amazing app that gives some relaxation to your finger via managing a lot of tasks you do in your day to day life. It helps you organize your mobile applications, text replacement, speed dial, addresses and more.
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- Google Phone v10 enables post-call messages for failed calls, prepares for enhanced incoming calls on RCS and voicemail backup [APK Teardown + Download]
- With the dust settling after the deluge caused by I/O 2017, it's time to take a closer look at some of the many other things that came with out last week. Some interesting changes came with a brand new version of the Google Phone app included with Android O Developer Preview 2.
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- Fast Finder
- Tired of scrolling through long list of apps? Tired of looking for a particular file through thousands of files? Fast Finder offers a simple solution to these problems. Just enter the app name or file name and the app will search those files for you.
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- Blacklist Plus - Call Blocker
- Call blocker. Calls blocking is now simple and effective! Blacklist Plus is an easy to use call blocker. You can add to the blacklist not only any contact or number from the calls and messages logs, but also the whole range of any phone numbers that begin with certain digits.
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- 10 Popular Android Apps You Should Uninstall Right Now
- At some point or another you’ve probably noticed your phone taking longer to load apps, content or just being all around sluggish. One of your first steps to fix this is uninstalling apps you don’t use anymore. But what if after you do a massive uninstall your phone is still lagging?
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- How To Use Linux Terminal In Android
- Did you know that Android is based on Linux kernel? I bet you didn’t. Although many Linux users know it and no matter how hard Google denies it, they still have to accept it that what they modified and used in Android was Linux Kernel. But we are not here to fight on some unsolvable problems.
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- SoundSeeder Music Player
- Main Features: • Stream and spread your music at home or on your party to multiple devices in different rooms. (Multi Room audio system) • Connect your phones via Wi-Fi direct or start the portable hotspot to share your music with SoundSeeder wherever you want.
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- Google Duo adds video calling support to Truecaller
- For a few years now, Truecaller has been the go-to app for people wanting to take their Android dialer/caller ID beyond what Google’s stock option has to offer. Truecaller is currently a one-stop shop for contact information, SMS messaging, caller ID, and features for blocking spam calls.
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- Google Clock update adds darker theme, new icon, and Android O support
- The last major version of Google Clock in February added easier navigation and bolder fonts to the app. An update rolling out today introduces a new darker theme and icon, while adding support for Android O.
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- How to Turn Your Android Phone into a Security Camera
- These days it’s very easy to switch phones, and as a result you probably have at least one phone sitting in a drawer. Instead of having your old Android phone collecting dust, turn it into a useful security camera.
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- Main Page
- Termux is a terminal emulator for Android. It uses APT to manage installed packages. Termux also provides an API to interact with phone functions (sending a text-message for instance). Some packages are troublesome to get working or configure in Termux.
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- 12 Best WiFi Hacking Apps For Android Smartphones | 2017 Edition
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- How to Transfer Apps between Android Mobiles via Bluetooth
- The number of apps available through the Google Play store are growing at an exponential rate. There’s an app for just about everything you can think of, from mapping, to social media, to weather, travel and so on. One catch is that you usually need a reliable data connection to download an app.
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- Nova Launcher’s Google Now integration now works on Lollipop devices
- Just last week the talented developers behind Nova Launcher finally solved one of the biggest pain points of almost every third-party launcher by including native Google Now integration. The feature is clean and works great, but it does involve a bit of a workaround to activate.
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- What happens to the content I have on phantom.me after I cancel my subscription?
- phantom is a private zone hidden inside your mobile device, only you know exists. Inside phantom you can browse, chat, capture and store your sensitive stuff in complete encrypted and private incognito mode.
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- 10 Best Free And Open Source Android Apps Every User Should Try
- Short Bytes: You can find a lot of open source apps for Android OS. The benefit using open source apps is they are mostly free of cost and if you want you can modify the app according to your needs.
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- Mozilla Releases Its Private Browser, “Firefox Focus” to Android
- Last year, Mozilla introduced a new, private browser for the Apple devices called Firefox Focus. After a successful period on the App Store and averaging 4.6 rating, the company decided to bring the browser to Android as well.
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- Gboard for Android tips and tricks
- Gboard is definitely one - if not the best Keyboard app for Android out there.
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- How to update your Android firmware
- One of the things that interests most Android users is whether or not their handset will be getting updates, whether you own a Galaxy S3 , Nexus 5 or original HTC One.
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- 5 of the Best Launchers for Android Ranked
- I wear my Android bias like a War Hero medal, and one of the things I love most about the versatile OS is its customizability. Whether your device is rooted or not, there are a ton of tweaks you can make to the OS, one of the simplest and most noticeable ones being your Launcher.
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- Brush up on Gboard’s latest tips and tricks
- Today Gboard for Android is getting an upgrade. In addition to our continued efforts to improve typing quality with machine intelligence, this update brings new ways to get creative and cut down text time.
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- Exclusive: Hands-on with Google’s Visual Search for Android
- With so much information out there in the world, Internet search engines are crucial for acquiring knowledge.
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- Samsung has added its Secure Folder app and file encryption tool to the Play Store
- The march of Samsung apps moving to Google Play continues. This time it's Secure Folder that has made its way over to every Android Police reader's favorite app store. Whatever it is you might need to keep hidden from prying eyes, now you have one more way to keep the app up-to-date.
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- How to Only Show Lock Screen Notification Content at Home
- Google introduced lock screen notifications in Android Lollipop and has allowed users to decide whether or not they want their notifications to show on the lock screen.
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- Hands-on: A fully functional Pixel Launcher that works w/ any Android phone [Video]
- Getting quick access to your Google Now feed directly from the home screen can be a little tricky. Apps using the Google Now API aren’t allowed to be published in the Play Store, so some developers have had to get a little crafty with workarounds.
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- Hands-on with native Google Now integration in Nova Launcher [Video]
- Google Now Launcher has long been one of the only ways to access your Google Now feed directly from the home screen, thanks to a rule restricting apps on the Play Store from using the service’s API.
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- VLC for Android adds picture-in-picture support for Android O in latest beta update
- Android O’s catalog of new user-facing features is a bit limited, but one of the notable ones is support for picture-in-picture video playback. So far a handful of apps like YouTube and Duo offer support, but that’s about it.
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- Developers, take note: Alarm.com's latest update is the best example of app shortcut configuration we've ever seen
- If you are into home security as well as technology, Alarm.com is a popular choice to fill that niche. It is a smart home solution that, as you would expect, allows you to control your security system as well as things like cameras, lights, doors, and thermostats.
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- Gboard 6.3 enters stable w/ emoji drawing, phrase suggestions, multiple search results
- After launching in beta at the end of last month, Gboard 6.3 is now in stable with a number of new features. Besides being able to search for emoji by drawing, Gboard now includes phrase suggestions and is adding more langauge support. Going to the emoji pane in Gboard 6.
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- Google Voice 5.2 adds useful widgets, including a miniature inbox, and call screening
- Since its relaunch in January, Google Voice has seen a major update approximately every two months. Version 5.2 is beginning to rollout and along with it are a number of very useful widgets and other minor features.
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- Google Voice updated to 5.2, adds new widgets and call screening [APK Download]
- Today Google started rolling out another update to Google Voice, bringing things up to 5.2 The new version of the app brings widgets in three new sizes. It also provides a new setting in the app for the 7-year-old call screening feature.
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- How to Easily Customise Android’s Share Menu
- The Sharing function in Android is a very useful feature that makes sharing files and content a breeze. However, the stock share menu in Android is pretty basic and doesn’t come with any customization option.
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- 10 Android Developer Options Hidden Features For Advanced Users
- Short Bytes: At some point, you would have owned an Android device, but have you ever managed to scratch the surface of its capabilities? Probably not, and that is where Android Developer options come into play. Here, I’m going to tell you about the 10 Android Developer options hidden features.
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- Chrome Beta 60 adds new search widget, limits the Vibration API to combat malware ads, and more [APK Download]
- Chrome 59 was just released, which means Chrome 60 has graduated to beta status. This version includes a few interface changes, like a new context menu and file picker, as well as a new search widget. The Vibration API also has some new limitations to combat malware ads. Let's take a look.
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- Nova Launcher v5.2 Brings Android O Style Notification Badges and More to the Stable Channel
- Nova Launcher has become the go-to aftermarket launcher for many Android users, and for good reason too. With a wide range of customization options and a focus on performance, Nova Launcher has come out on top against stock launchers and even other replacements on the Play Store.
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- Enable the Rotate-to-fullscreen Gesture in Chrome to Quickly Enter and Exit Fullscreen
- If you’re like me and use Chrome to browse most sites rather than install dozens of individual apps, then you are likely familiar with Chrome’s full screen video viewer.
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- Set a Separate Volume Level for Google Assistant with this Free App
- Google Assistant on Android smartphones is available officially on all Android Marshmallow devices on select languages in a handful of markets. The smart assistant can be accessed by voice or by text input, though spoken feedback is only given when queries are sent to Assistant through your voice.
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- Glass Lets You Try Out Google Lens-like Image Recognition on Your Android Device
- At Google I/O 2017, Google showed off Google Lens — a means to utilize computer vision and AI technology to allow your phone to understand what it sees.
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- Google Contacts 2.0 for Android redesigns the people view, account switcher, more
- Google Contacts for Android received its last major update in August, with the web app only reaching visual parity earlier this year. Version 2.0 of the mobile app is now rolling out with a number of changes, including a better account switcher and a redesigned people view.
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- Gboard 6.3 beta improves search w/ new card design, multiple results, faster GIF lookup
- The latest Gboard beta is now rolling out and with it are a number of improvements to the marquee search feature. Built-in search gets a revamp with more actions on cards, multiple search results, and quicker access to GIF search. Searches within Gboard will now yield multiple results.
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- An Useful Android App To Browse Arch User Repository(AUR)
- Howdy Arch Linux users! I’ve got an exciting news for you all. Today, I have stumbled upon an useful Android app that helps you to browse the AUR from your Android devices. As you may already know, AUR (Arch User Repository) is the largest community-driven repository for Arch Linux users.
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- Google I/O: What about Android on Chrome OS?
- The hottest tech-show ticket these days is Google I/O. In the just-finished 2017 conference, Google announced lots of great stuff, including a lightweight version of Android, Android Go; a first look at the next version of Android, Android O; and a major upgrade to Google Home.
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- How to Send Encrypted Email on Android
- For the most part, encryption sounds like the reserve of government agencies, criminal court cases and movies about hackers trying to break into big businesses and banks. But encryption operates in all areas of our online experience – from website forms to Google Drive documents.
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- How to Add Custom Gestures on Android
- Creating custom gestures on your Android device is a great way for you to save time. By creating these custom gestures, you can customize your device to use the movements you’re most comfortable with to execute a particular task such as opening a new tab.
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- YouTube v12.19 includes the first signs of a new "reel" feature and an option to quickly clear the Watch Later list of videos you've already seen [APK Teardown]
- Updates to the YouTube app have been rolling in at a pretty rapid pace lately, with version 12.19 being the most recent to land on devices. There weren't any notable changes to be seen in the apps, but an examination of the apk did turn up a couple of things to get excited about.
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- Here’s how to get Google Assistant on Android 5.0+ Tablets WITHOUT Root
- Google Assistant is Google’s answer to Amazon’s Alexa – a smart, personal service that has evolved in numerous ways and has expanded to multiple new platforms since its initial unveiling during last year’s Google I/O.
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- FastHub is an Open-Source GitHub Client Application Built From Scratch
- Many of us here are familiar with GitHub, but some of us have been looking for a good, open-source client application for the platform. This is where XDA Senior Member yakov116 stepped up and created FastHub.
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- How to change Android notification settings
- Are you getting fed up with your phone buzzing and beeping due to a constant flow of notifications? Not only from your contacts on Facebook, text messages, WhatsApp and whatever other social media botherers, but also from your apps? Well now is the time to prioritize, and do some cleaning.
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- Whoscall - Caller ID & Block
- Whoscall is the best app for identifying and blocking calls. With Whoscall, you can instantly identify the calls and SMS text messages not in your contact list. Whoscall also helps you block unwanted numbers and texts like spam, scams, telemarketers, robocalls and more.
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- Widgets are now officially available for both Android and iOS
- I’m excited to share widgets are now officially available for both Android and iOS (learn more about Flow mobile here). Flow widgets are button shortcuts which provide you an easier & faster way for button triggering.
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- How to Scan APK Files and Check If They Have a Virus
- Sideloading apps on an Android device is often used as a way to bypass restrictions (such as when an app is not available in your region) or get updates quicker, and sometimes it’s the only option when a desired app is not available in the Play Store for some reason.
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- How to Organise Your Contacts on Any Android Device
- It’s entirely natural that you have a long list of contacts on your Android phone. The problem is that it’s easy to get your contacts all mixed up if you don’t organize them from the start. You have contacts from work, family, friends, acquaintances, etc.
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- How to Cast Your Android Screen onto Your Linux Desktop
- It may not be every day, but there will be times when you need to mirror your Android screen to your Linux PC.
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- How to Send and Receive SMS on Linux with KDE Connect
- KDE Connect is an amazing application that bridges the gap between your Linux desktop and your Android phone. It allows you to view the notifications from your Android phone on your desktop. It also lets you respond to text messages through your Linux PC. KDE Connect also has other useful features.
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- Indicator KDE Connect 0.9.0 Lets You Send Files to Multiple Android Devices
- Indicator KDE Connect 0.9.0 adds some small features that make the tool a little bit niftier to use. Take the new mini-settings panel. This gives you quick toggles to show or hide untrusted or unpaired devices, and delete any synced Google Contacts.
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- Google 7.3 adds app shortcuts on Android 7.1+, Google Lens icon, and more [APK Teardown]
- Google Lens was one of most exciting announcements of I/O 2017, but we unfortunately have to wait until later this year for it go live. However, signs of it are beginning to show up in the latest Google beta, along with app shortcuts and other minor changes.
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- Google Photos rolling out Archive feature to hide images in the main feed
- While a number of exciting features are in store for Google Photos in the coming months, the service is currently rolling out a simple, but very useful addition. With Archive, you can remove images from the main Photos tab without deleting them from your library.
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- Hands-on with 5 Android apps and games you should download in May 2017 [Video]
- There are nearly 1.5 million applications currently on Google Play and with so many choices, finding new worthwhile apps can be a hassle.
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- Chrome for Android adds option to auto-suggest links you’ve copied to the clipboard
- Google is constantly working on new features for its various services, and Chrome is one of the apps it plays around with most frequently.
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- Hangouts for Android loses SMS support today, these are the best alternatives
- Hangouts was once Google’s go-to platform for all things messaging, but now, the company seems to announce another new messaging platform every few months.
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- PayPal integration in Android Pay is going live
- PayPal integration in Android Pay has been a long time coming. We first spotted it in a teardown back in January, and an official announcement came last month. Now the feature appears to be going live, at least for some users.
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- What is Wi-Fi Direct and how do I use it on Android?
- The list of settings and features on our Android smartphones is quite extensive and most of them either just fly by unnoticed when we see them, or we willfully ignore them.
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- Three lightweight Android browsers that may speed up your old smartphone or tablet
- There are plenty of great choices for web browsers on Android, but if you have a cheaper (or older) device, you may find the top picks unsatisfactory. For example, Chrome can slow down quite a bit on low-end phones and tablets, and Firefox isn't much different.
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- The Best Language Exchange Apps for Android to Easily Master Another Language
- Learning a new language can be a real challenge. Depending on what language you’re learning, things can either be a little harder or a little easier. For example, if you already speak Spanish and you’re learning Italian, you won’t have such a hard time since the two languages are similar.
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- [APP][4.1+] Joey for Reddit-Fresh new Reddit app with many exclusive feature[AD-FREE]
- xda-developers Android Development and Hacking Android Apps and Games [APP][4.1+] Joey for Reddit-Fresh new Reddit app with many exclusive feature[AD-FREE] by codesforliving ');}else if(xda_ad_choice=="sortable"){document.write('\\x3Cscript src="//tags-cdn.deployads.com/a/xda-developers.com.
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- How to Convert Your Favorite Websites into Lite Apps on Android
- Apps are wonderful. They’re pretty much the reason smartphones have become the crucial facet of modern existence that they are today, expanding our devices’ functionality into areas we’d have thought unimaginable just ten years ago.
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- How to Use Android Guest Mode to Share Your Device Without Compromising Privacy
- Suppose you want to show off a new feature on your Android device or just lend it to a friend for a while; you may not want him or her to view your text messages or private photos while using your device.
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- [APP][4.4+] Speaki - Voice Notifications
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- 5 of the Best Panorama Apps for Android that Take Stunning Photos
- Believe it or not, there was a time when you had to wait to see how your pictures came out. You had to choose wisely as to what you were going to take a picture of. When the pictures were ready, you practically ran to pick them up to see how they came out.
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- Hands-on: Firefox Focus is being ported to Android, and it shows promise
- As unfortunate as it might be, it's a given that using the internet extensively may compromise your privacy. Tracking codes that can follow you across sites have become incredibly common, often used to create targeted advertisements for users.
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- 5 apps that are absolutely worth your while
- The huge number of apps available on the Google Play Store means that you often skip past some of the more useful apps because you don’t know what they are.
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- Security firm Check Point says millions infected with botnet malware via Play Store
- The conventional wisdom is that limiting your app downloads to the Play Store will help you avoid malware. That's true for the most part, but every now and then we hear about something sketchy that fell through the cracks.
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- Google is looking into longstanding issues with Smart Lock's Trusted Places feature
- This particular issue seems to have been plaguing users for quite a while now. Trusted Places, a method of unlocking your Android device more easily in certain locations, has been either working intermittently, inaccurately, or not at all for some folks.
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- How to customize Chrome's terrible New Tab page
- Back in Chrome 54, Google replaced Chrome for Android's New Tab page with a new design that prominently featured suggested content - much like Google Now's feed. To quote Douglas Adams, "This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
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- 10 Android features you’ve never heard of
- As smartphones are becoming more and more powerful, so are their features: checking out social media, sending emails and even taking calls! In all seriousness, though, there are secret features that you can take full advantage of on your Android smartphone.
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- Slack for Android updated with new shortcuts for file uploads, mentions, slash commands
- Slack’s Android app is generally pretty good at keeping up with new Android features, and in its latest update, the app has picked up on a recent Android design trend, the bottom bar.
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- How to Limit WhatsApp Data Usage And Save Your Mobile Data
- Mobile data is something that everyone is always trying to save. Some users have unlimited plans, but not everyone is lucky enough to have one. Mobile data does have restrictions and saving it can be a difficult task, especially when you’re using WhatsApp.
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- How can I communicate with an Android device via SSH? [closed]
- How can I communicate with an android device from my pc with the help of SSH? Normally, on a network, if one knows the user id and password of a Linux machine (with an SSF server enabled), one can connect from another device.
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- FolderMount Magisk Module Lets You Mount Internal SD Card Folders to External SD Folders
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- How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication for Instagram on Android
- All the major social networks on the Internet have already had two-factor authentication enabled for their user accounts for quite a while now. Instagram has also recently joined the club. They recently updated their mobile apps with the two-factor authentication feature.
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- Nexus and Pixel Devices Migrate to SDCardFS in Android O
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- Nav Bar Customization was Hidden in Stock Nougat All Along...and it never needed Root
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- How to calibrate the compass on your Android phone
- It's happened to almost everyone. You're trying to find your way around, and the arrow in your navigation app doesn't point in the right direction, moves around arbitrarily or doesn't move at all.
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- How to Automatically Change your Keyboard on a Per-App Basis
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- How to Remove Bloatware from Your Android Device without Rooting
- Many Android devices are bundled with bloatware in one form or another which tends to take up storage space and slow down your device’s performance for no good reason. If you have a rooted device, getting rid of pre-installed system apps is trivial.
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- Anbox lets you run Android apps natively in Ubuntu, other GNU/Linux distros
- Want to run Android apps on a PC? Developers have been offering emulators like BlueStacks and Genymotion for years. But for the most part those applications set up a virtual machine that isolates your entire Android experience from the rest of your operating system.
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- Avoiding “Juice Jacking” Attacks on Your Phone
- Being caught out in public with a dead phone battery can be a hassle. Thankfully, some public places (such as airports) have set up charging stations which allow you to give juice to your dying device. Just plug in your charger cable, attach your phone, and you’ll be charging in no time.
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- JotterPad Writer 12 beta brings a modern interface and multiple account support to the best text writing app on Android
- JotterPad ranks high on my priority list of apps to install on any device I use and has been occupying that place for at least 3 years. It's an amazing text writer and editor that does everything I've wanted: .
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- GBoard v6.2 adds a Text Editor tool for fine cursor control, resizing the one-handed keyboard, new languages, and much more [APK Teardown + Download]
- A new version of Gboard hit the stage late Wednesday night, and this one is absolutely packed with great improvements. The toolbar is now configurable, making space for an entirely new tool for editing text and navigating the cursor.
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- Maps v9.50 beta restores the feature to save and share parking locations [APK Download]
- The Maps team made quite a few people happy with the launch of a long-awaited location sharing feature that actually meets the rigorous expectations of even the most demanding users. However, around the same time that location sharing was added, v9.
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- How to Sync your Desktop Chrome Bookmarks with Third-Party Chrome Browsers on Android
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- PSA: Google Allo’s new Assistant button is now rolling out for everyone
- This button allows you to quickly use Google Assistant in a conversation as shown bellow. The Google Assistant can help you share lots of information and content right in your chats, like movie showtimes, YouTube videos, or even pics of cats in hats (because why not?).
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- Here’s how to make polls in Google Allo
- If you’re a user of Google Allo, you probably want to get as much as you can out of the still-fairly-rudimentary messaging app.
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- 5 Useful NFC Apps for Android to Make Good Use of NFC
- Did you know that the NFC (Near Field Communication) feature on your Android device can be used for more than just Android and Samsung Pay? It’s true! Near-field communication technology has been around long before Google, Apple and Samsung decided to start making use of the technology.
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- Gboard 6.2 for Android features a draggable keyboard, rounded key borders, and more
- The latest beta of Gboard for Android is rolling out with several new features and minor aesthetic tweaks. Key boarders are now rounded in version 6.2, while there is more freedom to drag the keyboard around the screen.
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- Tool to Partition your micro-SD Card for Adoptable Storage
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- How Termux saved my ass
- Looxie, my location-based photo request app, sends push notifications. That’s not the secret: lots of apps do that. Still not a secret: Looxie uses Google Cloud Messaging (now renamed into Firebase Cloud Messaging) to send the notifications.
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- `PB For Desktop`: Cross-Platform Desktop App For Pushbullet (Supports Android Notification Mirroring On Linux Desktops)
- KDE Connect (with KDE Connect Indicator for Unity and other desktops that support AppIndicators) is great for integrating Android devices with your desktop. However, KDE Connect depends on quite a few KDE packages, which some users don't want to install on their GTK-based desktops.
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- Decompile and Modify APKs on the go with APKTool for Android [XDA Spotlight]
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- New shortcuts in Search help keep you in the know
- These days, you expect information at your fingertips. Starting today, we’re making it easier than ever to stay in the know and get the information you need quickly and easily. Starting today in the U.S., we’re introducing tappable shortcuts on the Google app for Android and iOS and Google.
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- The Best Features of Google Assistant on Android
- There’s a Google assistant that wants to give all the other assistants a run for their money. The name is pretty self-explanatory since it is called Google Assistant. It wants to blow Alexa, Siri, and Cortana right out of the water.
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- 8 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with ADB
- ADB (Android Debug Bridge) is a debugging tool for Android developers. A developer can use it to perform many programming actions and can check the behavior of the system when the app is running.
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- How to Easily Move the Cursor While Typing in Android
- Especially when you’re in a hurry, the idea of having to go back and fix a typo can be irritating. It’s such a simple task, yet it can be torture for those who just can’t seem to get that little cursor in the right place.
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- Hands-on with 5 Android apps you should download in March 2017
- There are nearly 1.5 million applications currently on Google Play and with so many choices, finding new worthwhile apps can be a hassle. As we have the last several months now, today we’ll be showing you another 5 Android apps that you should definitely give a shot…
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- How to Automatically Find Beta Updates for All Installed Apps
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- The new Google Maps location sharing can share your location via links
- Google started rolling out the new location sharing feature in Google Maps today, which is vastly more streamlined than the old method. You can share your location with a contact, of course, but there's more to it.
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- Inbox v1.43 prepares to give users more control over notification frequency by looking for high priority messages [APK Teardown]
- Everybody tackles email in their own way. Some people want to deal with every message that rolls in while others only really care about a couple of key messages. But it's not just about which messages you're going to look at, timing can also matter quite a bit.
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- 10 new and notable Android apps from the last 2 weeks (3/14/17 - 3/27/17)
- Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so. Today's roundup is presented by Accu Battery from Digibites.
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- Android Auto v2.2 finally enables swiping away notifications from the feed, adjusts messaging notifications [APK Download]
- There's a new version of Android Auto rolling out and this one is definitely worth the download. Version 2.2 brings one of the most requested features to the Auto interface since it was launched: Notifications can now be swiped away from the overview screen.
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- How to Take Android Screenshots without an App
- From funny tweets to work-related matters, taking a picture of your phone’s screen can be useful. As such, you may find it tempting to turn to apps in order to take pictures of your device’s screen.
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- Google app’s ‘Recent’ feature provides a visual layout of your search history, rolling out now
- Over the past few months, the Google app on Android has been testing a ‘Recent’ section to provide a visual interface to browse through previous searches. This feature now appears to be live and widely rolling out to users.
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- Internal and external storage
- There are three main types of storage in Termux: App-private storage: Files put in $HOME, available from inside Termux (or when explictly picked, when e.g. attaching a file to a mail). Shared internal storage: Storage in the device available to all apps. On Android 6.
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- How to Convert an Image to Text Using OCR on Android
- The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology has improved quite a lot in recent years. We can now scan text from images more precisely.
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- How To Install Kali Linux On Android Using Linux Deploy
- Kali Linux for Android: Kali Linux is best operating system for Ethical hackers. It is used by white hat hackers, security researchers and pentesters. Kali Linux come up with the advance features which is beneficial for security purposes . Kali Linux is high software and cannot run in all devices.
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- Brave Software ceases development on Link Bubble, removes it from the Play Store
- Link Bubble, originally released in 2014, is a web browser that displays pages in floating windows. Tabs were replaced by free-floating 'bubbles', which would expand and collapse the page content with a tap. Think Facebook Messenger, but with web browsing.
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- Termux on Twitter
- Thanks to @vishalbiswas there is now a nginx (@nginxorg: open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy) package available!
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- 4 of the Best Android Apps for WiFi File Transfer
- Have you ever wanted to transfer a file to (or from) your PC from an Android device but don’t have time to fiddle around with cables and the like? If so, you may want to check out some of the Android apps on this list.
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- Here's how to use split screen mode in Android
- As we're already aware, Android Nougat comes jam-packed with a range of features make the user experience as seamless as possible.
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- The Android Elephant – Laravel on your Android Phone?
- It was not that long ago that Christopher Pitt wrote an excellent article about writing and running PHP code on an iPad.
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- termux/termux-apt-repo
- Script to create simple Termux apt repositories. It can be used to publish cross-compiled packages created using the Termux build setup, or with packages created on-device with termux-create-package.
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- Termux - The Ultimate Linux Terminal Emulator for Android [XDA Spotlight]
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- 11 tips and tricks to improve your Chrome experience
- Google Chrome is now one of the most used browsers in the world on both computers and smartphones, especially those running Android.
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- Google Voice update brings Gboard GIF support and Do not disturb mode
- The first update to Google Voice since its relaunch back in January is now rolling out. While the update doesn’t bring any significant new features, there are some welcome additions, including support for sending GIFs in Gboard and a new Do not disturb mode.
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- Why do some people refuse to use Google Assistant?
- If you haven’t heard about this yet then you’ve been living under a rock: Google Assistant is on its way to all devices running Android Marshmallow and up. While the personal assistant seems to draw in crowds, some people are still resistant to Google’s AI.
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- Chrome 57 for Android gives Custom Tabs full page controls, deep system access for web apps
- Following a Mac, Windows, and Linux release last week, Chrome 57 is now rolling out to Android with a number of user-facing and developer features.
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- 5 Cool Android Mods that Don't Require Root
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- View Saved WiFi Passwords on Your Rooted Device with WiFi Password Viewer
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- Solid Explorer 2.2.7 updated with app shortcuts to most recent cloud locations and more
- Solid Explorer is one of the first things I install on most of my devices when I get them. The file manager is packed full of features, updated regularly, and offers plenty of stuff for any level of user. The latest update, v2.2.
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- Hangouts Meet app is out for Android [APK Download]
- One of the many announcements for G Suite customers today was the split of Hangouts into two new apps - Hangouts Meet and Hangouts Chat. Meet is a video conferencing app, designed to be as easy to use as possible.
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- Google officially splits Hangouts into 'Meet' and 'Chat,' new apps and @meet chat bot coming soon
- After the announcement of Duo and Allo, the newest in a long line of Google messaging apps, Google made it clear that Hangouts would be re-positioned for corporate use.
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- Google Assistant on phones can finally read and interact with text messages
- In the midst of Assistant rolling out to Android devices running Marshmallow and Nougat, Google has finally added one long-requested feature. Rolling out now, Google Assistant on phones can finally read and interact with SMS text messages.
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- [Update: Emoji suggestions] Gboard 6.1 includes revamped voice typing, GIF suggestions, and even Google Doodles
- We already wrote about Gboard 6.1 Beta, which adds a few notable features including Google Translate integration and an improved theme picker. Since that post, we've received tips about more changes in the update, so let's take a look at a few of them.
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- How to change the notification sound on your Android phone
- Are you bored of the boring, standard notification sounds on your phone? Want to brighten it up with something more fun? Then you've come to the right place! Here's our guide on how to change the notification tones on your Android smartphone. Want to skip ahead? Jump to:
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- Google Assistant tips and tricks: beginner to expert
- Now that Google Assistant is available for any smartphone with at least Android Marshmallow, more people can take advantage of its ability to help optimize daily life.
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- Gboard Update Brings Emoji and GIF Suggestions, Improved Voice Typing, Google Translate Access, and Improved RTL Features
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- Best VPN for Android (and PC) in 2017
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- Express yourself with Gboard for Android’s newest features
- Today, Gboard for Android is getting a bunch of fresh new features. You’ll get access to emoji and GIF suggestions while you type, improved voice typing, more keyboard themes, as well as access to Google Translate.
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- Everything You Need to Know About LineageOS
- The long-running king of open-source operating systems for Android, CyanogenMod, came to an end at the end of 2016 after spending seven years offering its services for free to fifty-million Android users who’d rooted their phones to gain more control over their operating systems.
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- How to Fix Your Android When It Has a Weak GPS Signal
- Just about every device has GPS included. It’s almost a standard feature that you expect every device to have. But, some factors are going to influence the quality of the GPS signal – things such as ROM, how the device is made, the configuration, and the software play an important role.
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- How to Cast Your Android Screen onto Your Linux Desktop
- It may not be every day, but there will be times when you need to mirror your Android screen to your Linux PC.
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- 10 Coolest Free Android Apps You Need Right Now!
- Here are 10 really cool free Android apps you'll want to get!More Top Lists ▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...Subscribe Here ▶ https://www.youtube.com/user/ThioJoe?...There are so many free android apps out there that it's hard to find the best ones, but I've compiled a list of free app
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- How to Recalibrate Android Battery and Improve Its Battery Life
- Battery life is one of the most important things with any phone or tablet. If you have to reach for a charger by the time it gets to midday, it might be time to recalibrate your Android battery.
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- Freeing my tablet (Android hacking, SW and HW)
- For the TL;DR crowd: I wanted to run a Debian chroot in my tablet; and there was no open-source rooting process for it. That triggered me enough to have a deeper look at Android, and eventually completely dominate my tablet.Caveat - a long read... involving both HW and SW; ...
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- Forget desktop Linux, build your own $40 Android PC
- Pine 64 is a single board computer that is more powerful than the $35 Raspberry Pi 3. I had backed the project on Kickstarter and received a 512MB version of the board that costs $15. But I liked the board so much that I ordered the most powerful board they have: the 2GB RAM version for $29.
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- Need Flashcards? 5 of the Best Flashcards Apps for Android Users
- For the average student, a proper flashcards app is an indispensable part of school life. They’re a key part of learning material quickly and easily. Instead of pages of notes, these apps guide you through difficult materials using an effective memorization hack known as spaced repetition.
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- MeisterTask - Task Management
- MeisterTask is an intuitive multi-platform task management tool created by the collaboration experts behind the award-winning online tool MindMeister. With its beautiful interface, this app makes task management not only efficient, but even ENJOYABLE.
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- QuickTile Quick Settings 7.+
- QuickTile enhances your Android 7 Nougat Quick Settings with custom tiles and lots of cool new features. You can choose from over 50 activities and combine multiple activities for powerful automation tasks. It´s the ultimative Power-Up for your Android 7 Nougat Quick Setting screen.
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- HelloTalk Language Exchange - Learn English Chinese Mandarin Korean Japanese Spanish German French Italian Russian Arabic App
- Finally, learning and practicing another language is easy. Finally, learning and practicing a new language is easier and more intuitive than ever. Introducing HelloTalk for iOS and Android, the language app where your teachers are native language speakers from around the world.
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- Google ‘In Apps’ search on Android will now include results for Drive files
- The Google app’s on-device search functionality was upgraded last year to allow third-party apps to display content snippets right in results. Google Drive is the latest app to take advantage of this functionality with files now searchable from ‘In Apps.’
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- Gmail 7.2 adds app shortcuts for inboxes, Exchange Tasks support
- When Android 7.1 initially rolled out, app shortcuts were quite lacking and basic, even on Google’s first-party apps. Over time, developers began adding more useful ones. Gmail 7.2 now features app shortcuts that take users directly to an account’s inbox.
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- Gboard 6.1 adds quick access to Google Translate, redesigned theme picker, more
- In its first update since being rebranded back in January, Gboard for Android is adding a number of new features and customization. Version 6.1.59 is currently in beta, but users can easily sign-up for the newest version and get access to the new functionality now.
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- Shortcutter
- Designed and developed to make your life easier, by taking advantage of the excellent TileService API in android N.
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- Huawei and GoPro have joined forces for the Quik app
- One of the highlights of Huawei's press conference this Sunday during the presentation of the new Huawei P10 and P10 Plus was the formalization of a partnership with GoPro.
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- VLC beta version 2.1 adds Android Auto compatibility, plus big interface and engine tweaks
- VLC, the desktop favorite of local video enthusiasts for more than a decade, doesn’t have quite the same kind of universal acclaim on Android. But the developers are still hard at work making improvements. According to a blog post from Geoffrey Metais, the 2.1.
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- Inbox v1.41 prepares to intelligently choose snippets from emails and allow sorting [APK Teardown]
- The Gmail team put artificial intelligence to task with Inbox. Its usefulness as an email client is punctuated by how effective it is at organizing and determining the importance of incoming mail.
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- Gmail v7.2 adds your accounts to app shortcuts
- A new version of Gmail started rolling out recently, but there were no obvious changes. However, Google just posted an updated changelog that reveals the addition of account links in the app shortcut menu. This could be really handy if you have multiple accounts.
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- 6 Smartphone Camera Tricks You Probably Are Not Aware Of
- Believe it or not, so-called “camera phones” were once derided as little more than a novelty. Fast forward a few years and high-quality camera sensors are a staple of smartphones. In fact, smartphone cameras have all but completely replaced traditional point and shoot cameras.
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- How to Easily Fix Your Android Camera Crashes
- No app is exempt to failing, and that includes the camera app that comes by default on every Android device. There will come a time when the Android camera crashes and will give us some kind of problem, but the good news is that there are methods you can try to fix it.
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- 4 of the Best Android WiFi Manager Apps to Better Manage Your WiFi Connection
- How often do you use WiFi connections on your Android phone? For many, it’s a way to keep the phone bills down when you don’t have to use mobile internet. It’s also perfect if you have a mobile data plan and want to stream media to your device.
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- Hands-on with 5 Android apps you should download in February 2017
- There are nearly 1.5 million applications currently on Google Play and with so many choices, finding new worthwhile apps can be a hassle. As we have the last several months now, today we’ll be showing you another 5 Android apps that you should definitely give a shot…
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- WiMinder Lets you Create Reminders when you Connect to WiFi Networks
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- Jide Announces Remix Singularity: The Continuum Alternative for Android
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- Google Pushes for RCS Messaging with "Android Messages", New Partners and Business Integration
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- Turn your phone into a Google Pixel
- For many of us who haven't been able to upgrade to the Google Pixel, we've been working on the assumption that exclusive features like Google Assistant were out of our reach. Happily, that doesn't appear to be the case.
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- ConnectBot SSH client gets its first update since 2015, adds Material Design UI and other features
- SSH clients are commonly used for connecting to remote Linux/Mac computers, and there are a few good choices for Android. While JuiceSSH is more feature-packed, ConnectBot has always been fast and functional enough for my needs.
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- Google Camera v4.3 adds a new zoom bar control, tweaks exposure control behavior, and allows muting camera sounds [APK Download]
- Google is rolling out an update to its Camera app for Nexus and Pixel devices. The latest version isn't sporting any major new improvements, but it's not without a few refinements.
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- Bank of America update adds sending or receiving money with almost anyone, using your phone's address book
- The Bank of America Android app had its material overhaul last year, so it already looks better than a ton of banking apps. However, today it's getting better, with the new ability to send, receive, or request money from almost anyone in your contacts. Left: before. Right: after.
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- "Insufficient storage available" error: how to fix it
- You have all the space in the world on your SD card, and yet your Android refuses to download applications because your smartphone's memory is full. We explain why you're getting the "insufficient storage available" error, and how to remedy it.
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- 6 Reasons Why I Love Using KDE Connect on Ubuntu
- I love using KDE Connect on Ubuntu with the app’s indicator applet. It’s the easiest way to connect my Android phone to my Linux desktop. That goes double now that it (once again) has a nifty Unity indicator, Nautilus integration, and other cool features.
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- How to opt-in and use Android Instant Apps, currently rolling out to select devices
- Back at Google I/O last summer, we got our first look at Android Instant Apps. Instead of taking the time to download and install a full application, Instant Apps allows users to quickly test out applications straight from the web.
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- Amazon launches Chime, a video meeting service for Android, Windows, Mac, iOS [Video]
- There’s no shortage of options for virtual meetings these days, from Skype and WebEx through Facebook, WhatsApp and many others. But Amazon believes that there’s room for one more, aiming Chime specifically at businesses looking for an easier and more manageable way to host video meetings.
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- Google Clock app updated w/ easier nagivation, bolder font, seconds in ‘Digital’ style
- The clock app is a basic, but fundamental and frequently used function on any device. From waking up to setting cooking timers, it’s important for a clock app to be intuitive. An update now rolling out to Google’s Clock app brings some minor tweaks makes the jump to version 5.0…
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- Android privacy assistant seeks to stop unwanted data collection
- Not sure what your phone is collecting about you? A free Android app is promising to simplify the privacy settings on your smartphone, and stop any unwanted data collection.
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- Tip: Use voice commands to quickly check your Google account, privacy, and search history
- Google knows a whole lot of things about you, from the apps you use to the searches you make, emails you get, and more. So the company has been working for a while to make it easier for you to check all your Google data and manage it from one place.
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- 'Email' is an Inbox-like mail app from EasilyDo with a few neat tricks
- Have you always wanted to try Google's Inbox email application, but don't have or use a Gmail address? EasilyDo, developer of EasilyDo Assistant, has released the appropriately-named 'Email.
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- PSPDFKit, the PDF Framework used in Dropbox and Evernote, is now Available in a Standalone App [XDA Spotlight]
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- How to Force 'OK Google' Hotword Detection to work when the Screen is Off on any Device [Root]
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- PSA: Starting Google Maps Navigation via Voice Can Randomly Start it Later Too
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- Google Phone v8.0 makes voicemail shareable, fixes a mismatched icon, and begins work on an RCS-based calling feature [APK Download + Teardown]
- An update to the Google Phone app came out a few days ago, but left many people wondering what the changes were. This version doesn't have a whole lot to show off, but a close examination does reveal a couple of interesting things both active and hidden inside the apk.
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- [Update : May enable Google Assistant on non-Pixels] Google App v6.13 "alpha" appears with support for Payments on Google Assistant, and prepares enhanced Offline Search, Lite Mode, Recent page, and much more [APK Teardown + Download]
- Some users signed up to the Google app beta channel have been receiving an unusual "alpha" release of v6.13 update. It's not entirely clear if this was meant to find its way into the wild, and judging by many inoperable and buggy issues, I suspect it wasn't.
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- Box update adds fingerprint authentication support
- Cloud storage is all the rage these days. So is fingerprint security on mobiles. Box, a cloud storage provider, has caused these two to collide, adding fingerprint authentication support to its Android app.
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- Allo v6 prepares to introduce a vote bot, notifications on Android Auto, animated emoji, and new drawing tools [APK Teardown]
- Last week was pretty busy with some big app updates and even bigger product announcements. One update that slipped through the cracks was Allo v6. There aren't any obvious new features, but there's plenty for a teardown.
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- Google Assistant in Allo can now share personal data in chat, if you allow it
- Google Assistant in Allo isn't quite as feature-packed as Assistant on other platforms, but it's still one of Allo's most compelling features. It can quickly perform a web search, tell a joke, set reminders, and more - all by just tagging it in the middle of conversations.
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- How to Watch YouTube Offline on Your Android Phone
- Google recently announced YouTube Go, an app that will allow you to easily save your favorite videos for offline viewing.
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- Google's Verify Apps now shows apps that it has recently scanned
- Google rolled out the Verify Apps framework many years ago to scan apps as they were installed. Then, in 2014 it added the ability to constantly scan apps to watch for malicious behavior.
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- 12 new and notable (and 2 WTF) Android apps from the last 2 weeks (1/31/17 - 2/13/17)
- Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so. YouTube is a fun place to watch online videos. But sometimes you want to watch videos without the online part.
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- Chrome Beta 57 adds full tab controls to Chrome Custom Tabs
- Chrome Custom Tabs were introduced back in 2015, as a way for applications to open pages in Chrome without the slow process of actually opening the Chrome app. Custom Tabs load quickly, retains the color of the host app, and can open the page in the full Chrome browser easily.
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- Instant Tethering for Android Nougat goes official, available only for Pixel and Nexus devices
- First spotted in testing last month, Instant Tethering automatically and seamlessly shares a cellular data connection through Wi-Fi. The feature is now more widely rolling out, but at the moment exclusive to the Pixel line and recent Nexus phones and tablets.
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- Team and project management app Trello now works offline in the latest v4 update
- Project management is a difficult thing, as is coordinating teams (our fearless leaders keep us in line here at AP). Trello is, by no means, a new name in this space. We have covered the app from time to time, especially when it gets notable new features.
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- MobiSave
- No need to change where you shop. Any store that provides an itemized receipt is covered. Never wait more than 24 hours for your savings. We drop it right into your PayPal account.
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- Google Patches 58 Android Vulnerabilities in February Security Update
- Once again, Stagefright Android mediaserver flaws are being patched by Google to help protect Android users from potential security risks.
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- 5 Huge Updates Coming to Android Devices
- You can’t imagine there ever being a dull day within the playground offices of Google, as some of the brightest minds in tech discuss the future of the Internet giant while playing on swings and knocking back NutriBullets.
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- YouTube Go makes its debut on Android with offline-centric viewing experience
- In the latter half of 2016, YouTube announced plans for a new app, YouTube Go. Designed to minimize cellular data usage, the app was destined for a debut in India and today, it’s finally available. YouTube Go was designed with developing countries in mind that have less access to the internet.
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- How to add a Google Now gesture to Nova Launcher
- With the death of the Google Now Launcher just weeks away, many are looking for alternate options. Thankfully, there are several great ones available.
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- These are the four best alternatives to the Google Now Launcher
- One of Android’s greatest strengths is the ability to customize the experience in essentially any way you would like. One of the easiest, though, is with a custom launcher.
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- Flipboard releases v4.0, a massive update that hones in on personalization with smart magazines
- I have a weird relationship with news apps, constantly switching between different things and never really feeling comfortable with anything. Flipboard was one of the first apps I tried for this purpose, and while I haven't used it in ages, I still like it.
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- Tip: To copy a URL in Chrome, tap the (i) button, then long press the URL shown
- Copying and pasting text on any mobile operating system is kind of a pain, and Android is no different in this regard. Though text selection on our beloved OS has improved over the years, it's still just not an enjoyable experience.
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- Google is trying to make AMP pages less confusing, will change how links are handled
- Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project is a decent idea, with not-so-great execution. AMP pages are designed to be extremely lightweight and load almost instantly, as a solution to mobile web sites being generally terrible.
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- Train wreck revealed by car crash
- A since-deleted tweet published by former Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster - whom, I will note with great sadness, has apparently unblocked me on Twitter - shows an image of a damaged building and a thoroughly deformed Tesla.
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- Chrome Beta 57 adds WebAssembly support, improved media notifications, and more [APK Download]
- Two days ago, Chrome 56 was released for Android with several major changes to both to the app itself and the web features it supports. As always, a new stable release means the next version - Chrome 57 - has entered the beta stage. Let's dig into the new features that Chrome 57 brings.
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- Wikipedia 2.5 gets a proper beta program, two-factor authentication coming soon
- Today brings a new step for Wikipedia. Its Android app is finally getting a proper beta program after years of juggling dual apps, which is fantastic. Even better, two-factor authentication for our accounts is on the horizon.
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- Cortana learns how to keep you on track, even if you forget to ask
- We've all forgotten to do things that we promised to do. Luckily, we have this fancy personal assistants to help stay on course. Cortana, Microsoft's offering (and whose name is way cooler than the actual product), is learning via machine learning to remind you of things... without you even asking.
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- How to activate Night Mode on Android
- Popularized by iOS 9.3, the Night Mode function is now available on many Android smartphones. This function allows you to apply a filter to the screen to minimize eye strain and reduce the blue light emitted by your smartphone screen.
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- Security tip: WhatsApp now has two-step verification
- WhatsApp has begun rolling out a two-step verification feature for users of its Android, iOS and Windows Phone apps. The security feature has been available to beta users for some time now, but now its officially here for everyone.
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- How to Fix “com.google.process.gapps has stopped” on Android
- Of all the errors to occur on Android devices, this is one of the most egregious. Google Apps crashing doesn’t feel like it should have a crippling effect on your entire device, but it really does, and when you see the dreaded “com.google.process.
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- Google Docs update adds image resizing and moving, drag and drop text, and more [APK Download]
- Most people associate editing documents and presentations on mobile with being a pain, but Google constantly aims to change that by adding new features to its Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps on Android.
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- Google is rolling out offline search to help counter spotty connections
- The power of Google searches has always had an Achilles heel: terrible connections. Whether you have little to no mobile signal or less than stellar WiFi connectivity, you know the frustration when you're trying to look something up.
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- Google Now Launcher to be unpublished from Play Store
- Launched in 2013 with the Nexus 5 and later made available to all Android devices, the Google Now Launcher is being discontinued in the coming weeks, according to an email sent by a tipster to Android Police.
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- Android 7.1.2 brings the Pixel’s fingerprint gesture to the Nexus 5X and likely 6P
- Announced on Monday, the Android 7.1.2 OTA is now rolling out to the Google Pixel and Nexus 5X. On the latest developer preview, the latter device is receiving a much desired feature: a swipe down on the fingerprint sensor to reveal notifications…
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- Starbucks’ new virtual barista AI will soon let you order via voice or message on Android, Amazon Alexa devices
- Starbucks is rolling out a new feature in its mobile app called My Starbucks barista that will let customers order drinks with voice commands by speaking to a virtual AI barista, the company announced today in a press release.
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- How to enable Daydream VR on any Android Nougat smartphone
- Daydream is Google’s virtual reality platform that is only supported on a handful of phones. While this number will increase in time, not everyone has the money to purchase a brand new phone that fits Google’s strict requirements to be Daydream compatible.
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- 4 of the Best Voice Recorder Apps for Android
- If, for any reason, you need to use voice recording apps for Android, chances are you want to be using one of the best. A poor app may not utilize your phone’s hardware properly or may be prone to crashes.
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- 5 of the best CyanogenMod Alternatives For Android
- Cyanogenmod Inc. was a company that worked on and developed CyanogenMod, an aftermarket Android ROM that centered around adding new features to Android. CM was based on Android and was beloved by the Android community. It kept the stock base of Android but added a lot of useful features on top.
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- 5 of the Best PDF Readers for Android
- PDF files can be a pain in the neck, but they are a necessity for many businesses. As such, PDF readers are commonplace on the PC, with most folks having at least one program that can handle viewing them.
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- Hands-on with 5 Android apps you should download in January 2017 [Video]
- There are nearly 1.5 million applications currently on Google Play and with so many choices, finding new worthwhile apps can be a hassle. As we have the last several months now, today we’ll be showing you another 5 Android apps that you should definitely give a shot…
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- Android Basics: How to customize quick settings tiles on Google Pixel
- Quick Settings can be helpful, but sometimes there are some buttons sitting around that you just don’t use all that often. Thankfully, the latest version of Android, which the Google Pixel ships with, conveniently allows you to rearrange your Quick Settings tiles from the notification shade…
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- Android Instant Apps starts initial live testing
- Android Instant Apps was previewed at Google I/O last year as a new way to run Android apps without requiring installation. Instant Apps is an important part of our effort to help users discover and run apps with minimal friction.
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- How to Change Download and App Locations on Android
- Even after all these years of being the most widely used mobile platform in the world, Android still remains a bit patchy when it comes to customizing download locations.
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- PSA: Moving Chrome's Address Bar to the Bottom no Longer Causes Visual Bug
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- RAW Smartphone Photography: A Look at The Difference RAW Editing Makes (Ft. OnePlus 3T)
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- Periscope adds multi-window support to the Android app
- After Periscope's full functionality was added to the Twitter mobile apps, Twitter promised users that the Periscope app would continue to be a hub for discovering livestreams, as well as serve users that don't want to use Twitter.
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- Google posts direct download links to adb and fastboot tools for faster sideloading, flashing
- The pre-requisite step in any guide to sideloading an OTA or flashing a factory image is installing the Android Device Bridge. Previously, the official way to get adb or fastboot was by downloading the entire set of Android Studio development tools.
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- Powerful home automation app Stringify comes to Android and adds IFTTT integration
- Ever since I got my Wink Hub 2, one of the services I kept seeing in conversations when trying to bridge together different smart appliances and services was Stringify.
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- Walmart finally rolls out its Scan & Go app to Android
- Attention, Walmart shoppers (on Android): the Scan & Go app is finally here. Back in 2013, the giant retailer began testing a new way to shop. Basically, you wander as normal through Walmart, placing items in your cart as you go.
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- VNC Viewer for Android adds support for VNC Connect in the latest update
- Here's an update that really should have happened a bit sooner. VNC Viewer is the official VNC client from RealVNC, the company that makes and maintains the Virtual Network Client protocol for remote computer access.
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- How to wirelessly manage, control, and access your Android phone from Linux using Airdroid
- Urban Airship: The #1 push notification platform for top brands. There's little doubt that computers and smartphones have become two of the most used electronic gadgets today.
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- 5 Android Apps You Should Download - December 2016
- Download links: https://9to5google.com/2016/12/22/bes...
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- Google Officially Launches Gboard For Android
- Google today officially announced the availability of Gboard on Android following what has been an iOS exclusivity up until now. Of course, it did become clear earlier in the week that Gboard was about to land for Android, as the APK became available to download on Monday.
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- How to Keep Your Screen On While You Are Reading [Android]
- The auto-screen-dimming feature on your Android mobile is designed to save you battery life, but it can be quite annoying while you’re trying read something. The Keep Screen On app saves you from this hassle through clever use of the phone’s gyroscope.
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- How To Install KDE Connect on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Updated)
- KDE Connect is an awesome way to get Android notifications on your Linux desktop, send files to and from your phone, and a whole lot more. But you might not fancy switching to a Plasma desktop to use it.
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- 10 reasons to root your smartphone today
- Whether you have a Galaxy S7, a Pixel or an LG V20, there are 1001 reasons to root your smartphone: getting official Android updates after the device is no longer supported, security updates, suppressing bloatware for developer apps, overclocking, backing up information or even improving battery
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- How to view and manage app permissions
- Android requires that apps let you know what kind of permissions they’re asking to authorize whenever you install one from the Google Play Store. Some may pay close attention to these while others just glance over them on their way to hitting the “Install” button.
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- Google app v6.10 beta prepares to add a "search gesture" and enable keyboard input for Google assistant [APK Teardown]
- We're barely into the new year and Google isn't wasting any time getting updates out to some of its apps. A new beta for the Google app turned up on Tuesday, but like the last few versions, there aren't any apparent new features jumping off the screen.
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- Android Basics: How to send an alert to your Google Trusted Contacts
- With the debut of Google’s latest application, Trusted Contacts, users can now share their exact GPS coordinates with friends and family members in case they are ever in danger or need assistance.
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- Android Basics: How to share your exact location for 24 hours in Google’s Trusted Contacts
- One of the best features found in Google’s brand new Trusted Contacts application is the ability to share your exact location with others.
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- Android Basics: How to add contacts to Google’s Trusted Contacts
- This morning Google introduced a new location sharing application called Trusted Contacts that allows you to share your exact GPS location to friends and family. Before you can share your location, though, you first have to go through the process of adding contacts to the application…
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- How to Make Your Android Device Look and Work Like a Google Pixel
- The Pixel and Pixel XL were released last month with a number of exclusive features which will not be coming to other Android devices anytime soon. Nonetheless, if you’re so inclined, there are ways to get some of these exclusive features on your non-Pixel device right now.
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- A sweet update to Nougat: Android 7.1.1
- When we launched Android Nougat, we were excited to deliver even more ways to make Android your own. Today we’re rolling out Android 7.1.1, an update to Nougat that showcases more ways to express yourself, along with a handful of other sweet features and improvements to stability and performance.
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- Actions add 3rd-party features to Google Assistant, first partners launching soon for Home
- At the moment, Google Assistant on Pixel and Home is still very much limited in what it can do. With the launch of Actions on Google, the company is finally opening up its Assistant to third-party developers and services.
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- Google Drive now allows users to manage Android device backups
- In recent versions of Android, Google’s built-in backup & restore functionality has been enhanced to take care of not only contacts and calendar data, but also a list of apps, app data, and even some device settings (such as launcher layout).
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- Comment: Google has finally made ‘Ambient Display’ useful
- Just the other day, Google officially kicked off the rollout of the latest version of Android, 7.1.1 Nougat, to both Nexus and Pixel devices.
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- Google app officially rolling out new ‘Upcoming’ tab for personalized cards
- In light of Google Assistant, Google Now has undergone several changes in the past few months. The latest has been in testing since October, but is now officially rolling out. A new ‘Upcoming’ tab shows more personalized cards, while more general items will remain under ‘Feed.’
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- Google debuts ‘Trusted Contacts,’ a location sharing app to let your friends and family know you’re safe
- The world we live in today is a dangerous one, so keeping tabs on friends and family can be important in a lot of situations, such as walking home at night, going out on a hike, or in the worst of cases, natural disasters.
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- New Shooting Modes in Google Camera
- Google Camera received an update that added new shooting modes. These modes will adjust your camera for the appropriate lighting situations. This update will push to the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel and Pixel XL. I tried installing the APK on other devices with no success.
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- Actions on Google opens to the public, developers now free to create custom voice actions for Google assistant
- The Google assistant makes for a pretty awesome companion on the Pixel phones and Google Home, but it's still young and feels constrained by the very limited number of things it can do outside of Google's sandbox of supported services.
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- Explore in Google Docs gets new quick source citations
- As a student, I have written a lot of papers. Considering that I still have a long way to go until my education is complete, research papers and essays are not going away any time soon.
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- How to Choose the Correct microSD Card for Your Android Device
- Fandroids and Apple enthusiasts love to compare their devices. While the pros and cons are debatable, one feature that Android fans love to brag about is the ability to expand the storage of their device with a microSD card.
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- What Is HDR and How to Use It on Android
- Smartphone photography has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years. Most of us have totally abandoned traditional digital cameras in favor of the convenience of our smartphones. This transition has been made possible with better hardware and software being implemented in our phones.
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- Microsoft's Clip Layer Makes It Easy to Copy Text From Any Screen
- Android: Some apps in Android allow you to copy text, but not all of them. The ones that do might make it harder than it needs to be. Microsoft’s new Clip Layer simplifies the task to make your research way easier.
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- Google updates Docs, Sheets, & Slides with new features on iOS and Android
- Google announced in a blog post today that it is rolling out a handful of new features to the mobile apps of its Docs, Sheets, and Slides. For iOS, there’s anew trash view, while Android users gain the ability insert GIFs with Google Docs.
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- New Android malware ‘Gooligan’ has breached over 1 million Google accounts
- Revealed today by Check Point Research, there’s seemingly another Android malware campaign in the wild. This one goes by the name of Gooligan, and, according to Check Point, it’s already breached as many as 1 million Google accounts.
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- Google Docs update adds GIF insertion to documents, not yet live on the Play Store
- While not as fully featured as Microsoft Word, the Google Docs Android app is good for quick and easy document editing, if you use the Docs cloud storage. Google's adding one feature in the version 1.6.442.22: GIF insertion into documents.
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- The Google On app gets a UI revamp and becomes Google WiFi in latest update [APK Download]
- Google released the Google On app last year alongside the OnHub, but the OnHub is yesterday's news. The hot new router in town is Google WiFi. Devices are going to be hitting virtual and physical store shelves in a few days, and the On Hub app is being updated to prepare.
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- SwiftKey makes all of its premium keyboard themes free
- More than 2 years ago, SwiftKey decided to take its paid keyboard app and make it free. The alternate revenue stream proposed was a theme store for different keyboard looks where some of the options would be paid. That has been going on since then, but it changes today.
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- Google updates the Santa Tracker app with new Pokemon Go-like AR game
- It’s that time of the year again, and with Christmas approaching, people are starting to freak out over what presents to buy to friends and family. So of course Google is looking to joining the ritual, and to do so it updated its Santa Tracker app with a couple of nice additions…
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- Google On app for Android updated to ‘Google Wifi’ ahead of hardware release
- Ahead of Google Wifi units shipping out to buyers, Google has today released an update to the “Google On” app for Android which rebrands the app as “Google Wifi” and prepares it for use with Google’s latest routers.
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- Android Auto is finally getting support for “Ok Google” hotword detection
- The great thing about Android Auto is that now, thanks to a simple app, anyone can have a good infotainment system that adapts nicely to the relatively in-car environment.
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- SwiftKey for Android updated with Clipboard, Incognito Mode, new shortcuts
- SwiftKey is a popular choice for many Android users when it comes to a third-party keyboard, and for good reason. The excellent gesture typing and predictions on SwiftKey make it a fantastic option, and now, it’s getting even better with a big new update.
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- The $50 NOOK tablet features Android’s adoptable storage, here’s how to set it up
- Earlier today we showed you the Barnes and Noble NOOK 7″, a new competitor to Amazon’s popular $50 Fire Tablet.
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- NOOK 7″ first impressions: This is probably the $50 Google Play tablet you’ll want to gift this year
- Over the past couple of years, tablets have become less and less relevant. The form factor which once offered a great entry point into the world of Android has since been replaced with fantastic smartphones which are getting larger and much, much cheaper.
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- Google Keep v3.4 adds 'Grab image text' to Drawing mode and prepares some new tools for crafting better images [APK Teardown + Download]
- There's a new version of Google Keep rolling out to Android devices, but it's not going to look very different unless you are looking in exactly the right spot. The screen for drawing notes is now equipped with the "Grab image text" function.
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