Google Android

When it comes to Google Android mobile devices, there are plenty of applications and networks that present new content for smartphones and tablets. We’ll be covering the news related to this operating system, updates, reviews, features, and guides.

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Use qrSend to send files from your PC to your Android device

How do you transfer files between your PC and your Android smartphone or tablet? Do you connect the device via USB to your computer to transfer the files? Use a file synchronization […]

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Shuffle My Life for Android gives you tasks that may improve your life

Life can be quite challenging at times, especially when it comes to new experiences. If you like to experience new things, or at least want to try it to see how you […]

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Twitch! Contacts Formatter brings order into Android's contacts database

When I look at the contacts database of my Android phone I notice that it uses several different number formats when it comes to the telephone number. Some numbers include the country […]

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Swype improves your typing speed on Android devices

How do you review an alternate software keyboard for Android efficiently? By taking it for a test drive of course. I`m typing this article on my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 phone right […]

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eBay app update for Android introduces Shopping Cart, single-payment feature

Having a shopping app at hand can be quite useful at times. Say you are in town shopping and want to compare prices to make sure you get a good deal at […]

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Google Play welcomes Archie comics, offers introductory discount

Comic books have long been popular with the "geek" crowd, and were around long before the personal computer. One of the oldest is the Archie series, founded in 1939, which I read […]

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Walk me up! Alarm Clock for Android forces you to walk around to stop the alarm

I'm not evaluating unique alarm clock apps for Android even though it may seem that I do right now. I reviewed Puzzle Alarm Clock two days ago which forced you to solve […]

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Puzzle Alarm Clock makes sure you are really awake before it stops the alarm in the morning

Waking up in the morning has never been a real problem for me. While I'm usually tired when I know I have to get up at a specific time, and not tired […]

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Wakey keeps your Android phone awake when activated

Most Android devices are set to turn off the screen after a certain time of inactivity. This is done to increase the battery life of the phone or tablet, and while that […]

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AppWererabbit is a versatile app manager for Android with auto-backup functionality

Not all applications that you install on your Android phone can be installed on or moved to a SD card that you have added as additional storage to your smartphone, tablet or […]

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Regularly for Android: Keep track of tasks without fixed calendar schedule

There are tasks in life that follow no regular schedule. Think about cleaning the computer keyboard, mopping the floor, going to the dentist for your check-up or changing your car's oil. With […]

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Camera360 4.0 for Android adds many new features

I have a minor obsession with Android camera apps -- I seem to collect them, but there are only a handful that I really use on a regular basis. One of my […]

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Dropbox app for Android updated: view all photos now

Dropbox was one of the applications that my Galaxy Note II phone shipped with by default. It was installed by default and all I had to do was sign in to my […]

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Check your HP ink levels from Android

In 2012 I made the move from an Epson printer and Canon scanner to an HP all-in-one. I would love to tell you how I carefully researched and compared devices, but the truth […]

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Filtr Gaming is a game news monitoring app for Android

I'm usually not a fan of apps or programs that monitor news for you as I prefer to use an RSS reader for that as it provides me with customization options that […]

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Twilight for Android makes your screen eye-friendly for the night

Remember F.lux, the cross-platform application that adds a filter to your computer screen as the day passes to make the screen more eye-friendly and help you sleep better at night if you […]

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RedReader for Android: Open Source Reddit application

There is certainly no shortage in regards to apps for Reddit on Google Play. In fact, if you search for Reddit apps in the store you end up with more than 1000 […]

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3DMark is a cross-platform mobile benchmark app

Back when Futuremark released their first benchmark for Windows PCs I was more interested in watching all the great effects and graphics that it shipped with than at my score. While it […]

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WhatsApp: use WCleaner to free up space

WhatsApp is a messaging application for various mobile operating systems that users of said systems can use to communicate with each other without having to pay the exorbitant fees that phone providers […]

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My Purchases lists all your Android app purchases

If you are purchasing Android apps regularly, for instance to reward authors for creating great apps, getting rid of ads in apps you use often, or simply because there is no free […]

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Android: Free up space with App Cache Cleaner

Most Android apps use a caching feature to store temporary data on the device. A basic example is a web browser that saves visited web pages to the cache to open them […]

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Automatically set Android's ringer based on the surrounding noise level

Whenever I leave home, I tend to set my phone to vibrate only as I dislike it highly when it is going off in a crowded place or in a situation that […]

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Google independent Adblock Plus for Android released

Less than a week ago Google started to block ad blocker apps from its Play Store. Ad blockers are used for a variety of purposes on mobile devices, including blocking advertisement in […]

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Google bans Ad Blockers from its Play Store

After retiring Google Reader, a highly unpopular move by the reactions on the Internet, Google made another move that is infuriating part of the company's user base. According to first hand sources, […]

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Shady Contacts: Hide communication with contacts in Android

You have certainly a couple of options at hand if you want to protect the data on your phone from being accessed by third parties. The pin code to unlock it is […]

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Battery Doctor: make the most out of your Android's phone battery

The more powerful phones get the more you can do with them while on the go. From browsing the Internet to using cool features such as GPS to listening to music or […]

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How to enable Chrome for Android's data compression proxy

Google is currently working on an Opera Turbo like feature for Google Chrome for Android to speed up web browsing by redirecting data through a proxy that is compressing it before it […]

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Photo sharing service 500px updates its Android app

500px is a popular photo sharing web site and mobile app -- its not Instagram or Flickr, but it is loved by many professional photographers. That is a fact that actually got […]

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Podkeeper: search, download and listen to podcasts on Android

Maybe it is just my feeling but podcasts never seem to have really taken off beyond a small tech audience that enjoys this talkshow-like format very much. One of the things that […]

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Assign custom vibrations to your Android contacts

My Samsung Android phone is set to vibrate throughout most of the day regardless of whether I'm at home or on the way. I may be a bit old fashioned in this […]

HTC Settlement could reduce Android fragmentation

Unlike desktop computer systems, mobile phones usually do not receive that many updates in regards to new functionality, security and privacy. Many manufacturers are more interested in creating and releasing a new […]

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GDriveSync is a Google Drive alternative for Android

Google Drive is one of the more useful storage solutions for Android smartphones and tablets, but the app is not flashy, or even pretty. There are are others you can use -- […]

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DriveDroid: use your phone to boot ISO images

With storage size increasing every year, smartphones are finally reaching levels that make them interesting for other applications as well. My Galaxy Note II ships with 16 Gigabyte of storage which can […]

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Silence for Android lets you change sound and system settings on schedule

If you take your smartphone with you wherever you go, you probably encounter several situations in a week where it may be appropriate to change some of the phone's settings. Say you […]

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Notable is an unobtrusive elegant Android reminder app

What do you do if you need to be reminded of something? Do you use a note taking application on your smartphone, a notepad or calendar that you carry around with you […]

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Dropsync adds two-way syncing of Dropbox data on Android

My Samsung Galaxy Note II phone came with Dropbox preinstalled, and I even got 50 additional Gigabytes of storage space for free as part of a cooperation between Samsung and Dropbox. The […]

A purchase on Google Play may leak your email address to developers

I use several email addresses for a variety of purposes. One for my Internet business, others for family matters, friends and online purchases. What I'm trying to do is limit the exposure […]

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Listen to Hype Machine tracks on Android

I have to admit that I have not really explored many audio streaming options on my Galaxy Note II. The core reason for that is that I'm on a plan that limits […]

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Game show Wipeout gets its own Android game

While it may not be familiar to readers around the world, U.S. folks will likely recognize the name Wipeout. If you are not familiar with it then let me explain. It is […]

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Free up disk space on Android with Image Optimizer

If your Android phone or tablet is running out of storage space, you may want to free up disk space on the device. While you can uninstall apps, delete a couple of […]


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