Some Nexus 6P users are reporting what is being termed a battery failure after updating to Android 7.0 Nougat. Neither Google nor Huawei have yet acknowledged the issue, which appears to be software related. A Reddit thread started by YouTuber TheRedy Tedy demonstrates an issue where the Nexus 6P has ... Read More »
Phones are very big but not all humans or human hands are very big, and that presents some problems for some people trying to navigate a phone one-handed, especially when interface elements are located near the very top of a phone’s display. This is a problem I encounter day in ... Read More »
It’s been more than two years since we originally ran Ron’s epic 40,000-word history of the Android operating system, and in that time Android has continued to evolve and add version numbers. Ron has updated the piece with almost 11,000 additional words, bringing the history up to date with info ... Read More »
Quick! Open your Android device, go to the App Drawer, and count the number of apps you no longer use that are still installed. Now go back through that list of apps you no longer use and find out which ones are no longer maintained or which suffer from long-standing ... Read More »
Android owners often pride themselves in having the latest and greatest in terms of both phones and apps. Ever since the creation of the Andy Assistant for Android (which predated the ever popular Siri iOS assistant), both developers and users alike have sought to find the best AI helper, with ... Read More »
Cloud storage is becoming more accessible by the day. Some cloud storage services are offering great deals for those of you who have fast internet connections and want to store your files online so that you can access them from any device, at any time. There are tons of cloud ... Read More »
Android has had some exciting new additions to its device line-up this year. From Google’s new Pixel phones to Kodak’s first moveinto the smartphone market, Android is continuing its dominance as a leading OS. Android does, however, seem to have a security problem – even if its reputation isn’t entirely ... Read More »
Just over three months ago, I was having a casual conversation with an acquaintance about a few rumors surrounding Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 7. At the time, Samsung’s sixth-generation phablet was one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones of the summer. He knew what I did for a living and asked if I ... Read More »
There’s no denying that our smartphones have made our lives so much easier, putting our contacts and schedules, our driving directions, the whole internet, right at our fingertips. But if you’re using an Android phone you might be leaving even more convenience on the table. There are a bunch of ... Read More »
It seems that Google’s next version of Android Wear is shaping up to be rather controversial. In addition to being delayed to 2017, affecting sales of devices and confidence in the platform, tiny details about Android Wear 2.0 are starting to pop up, causing some developers no small amount of ... Read More »
