Android mobiles and smartphone screens go off when there is no activity. The amount of time before the screen goes off can be set easily. We can have the timer go off in like in 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute or longer. It all depends on how long we want the display to stay […]
If you have tried the new home screen and the app drawer in Android Marshmallow, then you can find four apps on top of the alphabetically sorted display list. They are app suggestions that your device thinks that you want to use. To turn off the “app suggestions” in Android Marshmallow phones like the Nexus […]
While installing an app in your Android phone, it is necessary to analyze the permissions it requests in the installation process. You might have over looked the permissions to save you some time, but there have been issues when mobile applications tracks user information and activity secretly. This information can be sold to advertisers and […]
A launcher or home app is an application that activates when you hit the home button on your Android device. This app is responsible for your home screen, app drawer, screen transitions, icons, wallpapers, themes, gestures etc. In Android it is possible to have different launcher applications at once. This way you can choose the […]
“OK Google” is the hotword that you can say to your phone to access Google Search app by voice command. This feature is available from Android 4.1 onwards. Try saying this command to your phone while it is in the home screen. If your Google search app activates then you have this amazing featured turned […]
When Android was updated to the latest version i.e. KitKat, things were moved around. One of the things that got modified is the lock screen widget functionality. Previously, you could add lock screen widgets by swiping to the left or right of your lock screen. The feature still exists but it has to be enabled […]
Android users have noticed that they have little or no worries about file associations. The default app that opens up their files is perfectly capable of handling such files. If you think about it, Android system has been perfectly set up in such a way that you don’t need to take care of file associations. […]
Being one of the first receptors of Android KitKat 4.4 (subsequently 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 with bug fixes), Nexus 4 is one of the first phones which allows us to choose between 2G and 3G mobile networks. This feature is a new one for phones. Normally, mobile devices automatically choose a better network when it is […]
The notification bar or drawer in Android is a really useful feature available in all Android devices. This bar displays notifications related to calendar events, alarms and reminders, new email, messages, app updates, Facebook notifications etc. It keeps you up to date with the happenings of different apps that are present in your phone. The […]
With over a million apps available at the Play Store, you are bound to try a certain number of apps. Some people install them because they really need it; while others install apps just to try them out. After applications are installed, they use disk space available on your phone. The size of the app […]