Finishing up my review of the Galaxy S23+ a week ago and switching to the smaller, extremely lovely Galaxy S23 meant it was time to put more of a personal touch on the Samsung experience. Since I can’t stand the Samsung launcher and its obnoxious horizontal app drawer, the first step in that process for … Continued Read the original post: Still Using a 3rd Party Launcher on Your Android... Read more ›
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The world of Android smartphones doesn’t have many realistic options for those who prefer a smaller phone. That’s not to say that there haven’t been smaller smartphones in recent years, but they often lack in high-end specs or have predictably poor battery life. With the Galaxy S23, Samsung has delivered a small phone without any … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy S23 is the Small Phone King Read more ›
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The Google Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and Pixel 6a are almost always discounted, sort of like Google Nest devices. You should never pay full price for one because if one of those phones isn’t on sale today, there’s a good chance it will be in a couple of days. As an example, I just … Continued Read the original post: Double Storage on Pixel 7 Pro or Pixel 7... Read more ›
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The world of Android smartphones doesn’t have many realistic options for those who prefer a smaller phone. That’s not to say that there haven’t been smaller smartphones in recent years, but they often lack in high-end specs or have predictably poor battery life. With the Galaxy S23, Samsung has delivered a small phone without any … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy S23 is the Small Phone King Read more ›
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Holy craaaap, guys, we’re getting old. 10 years ago, we were still doing a Custom ROM Friday post every single Friday. 10 years ago, on March 8, we posted up the Shiny ROM for the Galaxy Nexus. Written in my post, I noted that Pete Alfonso had left the ROM development scene, and with that … Continued Read the original post: TBT: 10 Years Ago, Your Custom ROM Friday Was... Read more ›
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Google Keep has turned into a really solid note and list keeping app over the years. Google has expanded its feature set to make it one of the best free cross-platform note apps around. A little over a week, Google announced an incoming feature that has weirdly been missing all this time, but that we’ll gladly … Continued Read the original post: Google Keep Gets Its Single Note Widget Read more ›
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Snowman, the developer behind Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey, is providing a sneak peek at its upcoming game, Laya’s Horizon. In the video, we can see a relatively large world filled with obstacles for someone wearing a wingsuit. It’s our assumption that instead of a snowboard like in past titles, we’ll be doing some wingsuiting … Continued Read the original post: Laya’s Horizon, Same Developer as Alto’s Odyssey, Looks Awesome Read more ›
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With the release of a fresh developer preview for Android 14, we’re seeing Google add in a ton of new features, some of which aren’t yet accessible unless you’re handy with the coding. I, personally, am not handy with the coding, but thanks to Mishaal Rahman, who is in fact handy with the coding, we’ve … Continued Read the original post: We Can’t Yet Use Android 14 DP2’s Best Feature:... Read more ›
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In the early days of Android, task killer apps were all the rage. Was your phone being a slow and janky piece of crap? That’s an easy fix, just kill all of the ongoing tasks and it should speed right up, with the task killer designed to free up memory and kill processes. It did … Continued Read the original post: That ‘Task Killer’ App You’re Still Using Will Be... Read more ›
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Moments after Google posted the new Android 14 Developer Preview 2 files, we got it up and running on a Pixel 7 to see if we could find anything new and noteworthy. While Google already described the developer-related changes they made, we want to know if there is anything for you and I to play … Continued Read the original post: What’s New in Android 14 Developer Preview 2? Read more ›
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The next release of the Android 14 Developer Preview is here as Developer Preview 2 (DP2). Since this is still a “developer preview,” there may not be a bunch of fun stuff for you to play with because that’s not the point. For now, Google is very much still getting developers into the new build to … Continued Read the original post: Android 14 Developer Preview 2 Arrives for Pixel... Read more ›
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Telegram has another big update inbound for Android and iOS devices, with the main highlight being a new power saving mode for Android devices, plus performance enhancements for lower tier Android devices to ensure everyone is getting a smooth experience on the messaging service. The power saving mode, accessed via Settings > Power Saving, allows … Continued Read the original post: Telegram Gets New Power Saving Mode, Enhanced Media Playback... Read more ›
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Google One subscribers are getting a new feature today in the form of more secure connections. The VPN by Google One service that has been included in 2TB plans is expanding to all plans starting today. That’s huge news for fans of internet security and also who don’t want to pay Google for 2TB of … Continued Read the original post: Google One’s VPN Expands to All Plans Read more ›
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Google announced today that Google I/O, its annual developer conference, is now scheduled to take place May 10. Hosted next door to its campus at the Shoreline Amphitheater, we expect Google to showcase what’s new in Android 14 and plenty else, but please note that the entire event takes place virtually this year. If you … Continued Read the original post: All-Virtual Google I/O Happens May 10 Read more ›
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Google’s high-end Pixel Buds Pro earbuds are getting a big update this week that brings one of their most highly-anticipated features. Spatial Audio has arrived! When first announced, the Pixel Buds Pro were sold as Spatial Audio-ready, only it wouldn’t come until some point in the future. Once Google pushed Spatial Audio support to Pixel … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Buds Pro Gets Spatial Audio in New Update Read more ›
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Verizon hit a new milestone in its rollout of 5G Ultra Wideband, which is the faster side of the carrier’s 5G network. This week, Big Red announced that 200 million people are now covered by their fastest form of 5G. The target was for Verizon to hit 200 million people by the end of the … Continued Read the original post: Verizon’s Best 5G Reaches 200 Million People Read more ›
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Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the web are getting a fresh look in the coming weeks. Announced this week, Google is tweaking the appearance for the aforementioned services, moving features around, and simplifying the user interface for quicker finding of frequently used actions. While Docs, Sheets, and Slides are getting the same set … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Workspace App Suite Gets Fresh Look and Feel Read more ›
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Marvel Snap launched its latest season of fresh content last night, titled Days of Future Past. That’s the same name as an X-Men film from 2014, the one where Jennifer Lawrence is naked and painted blue to play Mystique, but going back even further, Days of Future Past is from a storyline from the Uncanny … Continued Read the original post: Marvel Snap’s Latest Season, Days of Future Past, is... Read more ›
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We have no idea where the March Google Pixel update is, with its big QPR2 improvements and bug fixes and Pixel Feature Drop goods, but there is another update available. Google has made the February Google Play System Update live for your Pixel phone to keep other parts of your device up-to-date. Again, this is … Continued Read the original post: February Google Play System Update Hits Pixel Phones as... Read more ›
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The running joke is that Sony hasn’t changed the overall appearance of their phones in quite some time. In fact, I don’t think they have drastically changed the look of their smartphones ever. The Xperia line is stuck in a time loop of hardware design, set to repeat itself until the end of days. Funny … Continued Read the original post: Sony Mobile’s Hardware Design Team Has World’s Easiest Job Read more ›
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