Yesterday Google published the updated Android Distribution numbers for October, stats that show which Android versions are the most popular among active devices. The numbers are compiled based on the Android devices that visited the Play Store in the seven days ending October 5th. Since last month, Android Lollipop –…
Sony to allow 10k users to download and beta-test its Android 6.0 Marshmallow build
The latest build of Google’s mobile operating system — Android 6.0 Marshmallow — is just around the corner. It has already started rolling out to miscellaneous Android One handsets and will be hitting the Nexus 6 and Nexus 5 very soon. As we know, various manufacturers do take their time…
Google’s Translate about to get a whole lot more useful… on Android 6 Marshmallow devices
Google has definitely been making strides with its Translate app, steadily growing it to a tool that gets more and more useful by the day. The app can not only translate written texts, but also listen to spoken word and then reproduce it via the phone’s text-to-speech, or use your…
Every Phone That’s Getting Updated To Android Marshmallow
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Android Marshmallow arrives today. Of course, some phones may still take months or years to get an update. We’ve collected all the information we can on which devices will get updates and when. Below, you’ll find a non-comprehensive list of all…
Android phone users warned of latest hacktest hacking threat
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Independent reports that all Android phones are vulnerable to a huge hack that could allow people to take over phones if people just watch one ‘innocent’ video. The bug has been called Stagefright 2 and is similar to a bug…
Debloater App Helps User To Remove All Bloater From Android Devices
Get rid of the annoying bloatware on Android devices by using the Debloater App from XDA The whole Android community has been fighting against the bloatware that comes on board with the new Android devices. These pre-installed applications can be loaded either by the device manufacturer or by the carrier…
Android 6.0 rollout announced and factory images live for Nexus 5, 6, 7, 9, and Nexus Player
Today is the day that Google promised the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to start rolling out to Nexus users and while we have yet to hear about over-the-air (OTA) updates hitting devices, Google has posted a number of factory images for various Nexus devices. If you’re the type of person…
LG G2 benchmarked with Android 6.0; will this former flagship be updated?
Yesterday, we told you that LG’s own LGWorld website indicated that only the LG G3 and LG G4 would be updated to Android 6.0. We already know of one more LG handset that will receive the Marshmallow update early next year. The newly unveiled LG V10 will launch with Android…
5 good reasons to try HERE Maps on your iPhone or Android device
Initially available only on Windows Phone devices, HERE Maps (formerly known as Ovi Maps and Nokia Maps) can now be downloaded on Android and iOS, thus being accessible to most smartphone users around the world. Android was the first major platform to get HERE Maps (in the second half of…
Data indicates that Android picked up global market share from iOS last month
Tracking mobile web traffic, NetMarketShare computes the market share for mobile operating systems. Based on the data from last month, Android was able to widen its gap over iOS globally. Considering that the Apple iPhone 6s and Apple iPhone 6s Plus weren’t launched until September 25th, the recently released phones…