Android | - Part 6

Apple Begs Android Users to Switch to iPhone

Apple is ramping up its efforts to entice Android users over to the dark side. Or, to put it slightly less melodramatically, from Android to iOS. The company has launched a new website prodding Android users to wake up and smell the coffee Siri is brewing like a digital hipster. Android and iOS are the… read more »

7 Distraction-Free Text Editors for Android Compared: Which Is Best?

Android devices may be at the bottom of your “Ways I’d Prefer to Edit Text” list, but perhaps that’s only because you haven’t found the right text editing app yet. With the right setup, an Android device can be quite productive (and far more convenient than lugging around a laptop). Enter the distraction-free text editor… read more »

Amazon FreeTime Is Now Available on Android

Parents now have a new way of keeping their kids entertained using their phones. This is thanks to Amazon launching its FreeTime app on Android. FreeTime has previously only been available on Amazon devices such as Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Kindles, but it’s now newly available on Android. With everyone and their dog now… read more »

If You Have a Samsung Android Phone, You Need to Try These Features

You probably know that Samsung phones come with a truckload of features. Sometimes they’re duplicates of what Google already bundles with every Android phone (like Bixby on the Galaxy S8), but that doesn’t mean they’re all useless. Below are some of the great features that anyone who has a Samsung Android smartphone ought to try. Some… read more »

How to Control Your Android Using Your Computer’s Mouse and Keyboard

These days, smartphones and tablets are just as important as your main computer from a productivity standpoint. You can download apps for all the major office suites, access data you’ve saved in cloud storage services, edit photos and videos on-the-go, and even log into all your financial accounts. Obviously, the vast majority of Android devices… read more »

The Smartest Android Charging Tricks You’re Not Using

Having to charge your phone constantly is frustrating. If your usage is above average, it’s unlikely your handset can make it throughout the day without a top-up of power in the early evening. Sadly, the twice-daily charging routine shows no sign of dying off anytime soon. As battery capacity increases, so does the power draw from… read more »

3 Ways to Get Your Rooted Android Phone Back to Stock

There are many reasons you might need to get your phone back to stock. Selling it or making a warranty claim are among the most important. But you also need to do it if you want to install an over-the-air system update. Or perhaps you’ve installed so many tweaks and mods that you just want… read more »

Learn To Make An Android App This Weekend

Right now, you can name your own price on this bundle of Android development courses and learn to make an app before you know it! If you spend at least $ 1, you’ll get one course that’ll cover the basics of creating an app and launching it on Google Play. If you beat the average,… read more »

Fall Asleep Fast: 10 Drowsy Android Apps

According to NPR, approximately 30 million Americans (about 10 percent) suffered from insomnia in 2008. The CDC then reported that roughly 1-in-3 American adults weren’t getting enough sleep in 2016. Cited causes include unhealthy lifestyles and too much time spent in front of screens. That’s right: if you have trouble falling asleep at night, it might… read more »

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