Receive call and message notifications from select Android contacts only
Before I go to sleep each night I switch my Android device to silent mode so that my sleep is not disrupted by calls, messages or notifications on the device. I'm a […]
Use personalDNSfilter to block advertisement on Android
Android device owners have a couple of options when it comes to blocking ads on their devices. One of the better options, as it is application independent and does not require root, […]
Google locks out users on uncertified Android devices from Google Apps
Android device users who run Google apps on devices that are not certified by Google receive "Device is not certified by Google" messages when they attempt to open Google applications such as […]
List the trackers that apps use on Google Play
Google Play is the primary application store for Android applications. Most Android devices ship with Google Play installed by default and most Android users use it to browse, find and install applications […]
Lumen Privacy Monitor monitors Android apps tracking
Lumen Privacy Monitor is a free application for Google Android that monitors connections that applications make on a device it runs on to uncover communication with tracking servers and data collecting. Created […]
Addons Detector for Android review
Addons Detector is a free application for Google's Android operating system that reveals which addon packages installed applications use among other things. You may use it to find out which apps include […]
Chrome 64 for Android cuts URLs automatically when you share them
Links are the lifeblood of the Internet. They point from one site to another and are often used to connect similar resources with each other, for attribution, or research. Links can be […]
Video Background Play Fix for Firefox Mobile
Some video hosting sites like YouTube block playback the moment you switch to another tab in the browser that you are using. This may not be desirable, for example, when you play […]
Why I won't use YouTube Go
After launching YouTube Go in India about a year ago, Google is in the process of rolling out YouTube Go to more than 130 countries. While the app may not yet be […]
Google's Location History tracking is creepier than thought
Research by online magazine Quartz suggests that Android's Location History feature tracks more data than initially thought. Location History "helps you get better results and recommendations on Google products" according to Google. […]
ProtonVPN Android promises free bandwidth unrestricted service without ads
Proton Technologies, best known for the secure email service ProtonMail launched ProtonVPN for Android today. The company launched ProtonVPN to the public last year but had to shut down registration soon after […]
Measure your WiFi Throughput with Fritz!App WLAN
Depending on where you live, setting up a wireless network may be as easy as plugging in the router and connecting your devices to the network. If you are unlucky, however, you […]
Haven turns old Android phones into privacy-respecting home security systems
Haven is a free application for Google's Android operating system that turns any Android device into a privacy-respecting home security system endorsed by Edward Snowden, the Guardian Project and Freedom of the […]
Open mobile OS eelo by Mandrake Linux creator on Kickstarter
The creator of Mandrake Linux runs a campaign for the open, free mobile operating system eelo on the crowd funding site Kickstarter right now. Designed to break the dominance of Apple's and […]
Microsoft Garage releases Outings travel discovery app
Microsoft Garage released Outings a new travel discovery application for Google Android and Apple iOS devices recently. Outings: Discover Beautiful Places serves two main purposes: first, as a travel discovery app to […]
Google launches Datally data saving app for Android
Google launched its new data saving app Datally: mobile data-saving & WiFi app for the Android operating system today. Datally requires a device running Android 5.0 or higher, and is available globally. […]
Google tests Files Go file manager for Android
Files Go is an unreleased (at this point in time) file manager by Google for Android whose primary purpose is freeing up storage space on Android devices, and managing files. The application […]
Chrome 62 for Android shows passwords (finally)
Google Chrome 62 for Android comes with a set of new features that Google announced on the official Chrome releases blog a couple of days ago. The most important feature of the […]