There is no doubt that the entire world is split on two when it comes to choosing a smartphone OS. It is either Android or iOS powered device (iPhone). There are other players in the field, but their market share is too small as of now. So, users either pick an Android phone or an […]
The recent Lollipop update on my Nexus 4 phone removed the Gallery app and it just so happens that Photos is now the default one for accessing photos and videos of my phone. While the app itself is not so bad, it is integrated with Google Plus and it might not be the best choice […]
While smartphones have made us a lot unsocial, there are a few possibilities that we might actually meet new people with the help of smartphones. There are dating apps and social apps in Android which connect us with new random people. Those people are usually nearby. That means if you are able to make friends […]
The Google Play Store is one amazing place. It is a place from where most of us install and upgrade all the apps on our Android device. Since the store is maintained by Google, it works fast and is quite reliable. But sometimes you hear about some app and when you search Play Store for […]
Ever since someone came up with the idea of putting Android in a USB like device to connect it to large HDTVs, essentially powering big screens with Android software; they have seen quite a boom in the market. Today wide ranges of Android media players and mini PCs are found everywhere. They have grown to […]
File managers are quite useful applications for Android devices. They let you access all files and folders in an explorer like format. That means you can browse files in your storage partitions and devices easily. You will be able to access files in your internal storage as well as external storage in a tree like […]
When your root your phone to install apps that require root access, you get a lot of free apps that are enough to do things that normal apps cannot do. But it should be understood that there are paid apps as well which provide functionality way beyond free apps. Some people might want to try […]
One of the main reason why we root our phones is to be able to install apps that require super user access. These root requiring apps have additional features that other normal apps do not have. They can back up your entire phone along with your apps and app data, record your phone screenshots as […]
After posting about why one should root their Android phones, I thought it would be a great idea to provide users the other side of the story. Many people including me believe that the benefits of rooting a phone outweighs the benefits of not rooting a phone. But that might not be the case for […]
Rooting Android phones provide users with additional permissions in their phones. They will be granted what is known as “superuser privileges” that allows them to perform operations which relate to altering, modifying or accessing system settings and features that phones with normal privileges can’t. What it means for the normal user is that rooting Android […]