Rithvik, Author at Droid Life

Maps Measure for Android Lets You Measure Distances and Areas in Google Maps

Rithvik March 22, 2014 29

If you've ever wanted to quickly check distances, Google Maps hasn't had the most streamlined of approaches. And don't even think about areas, as Google has yet to implement this feature in both the desktop and mobile versions of Maps. Maps Measure is a handy...

New Google Search Voice Command for Android Allows Users to Start Play Music’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” Feature

Rithvik March 21, 2014 28

Earlier this week, Google added the ability to open your phone's Camera with a simple "take a picture" or "record a video" voice command in the Google Search app. Now, functionality has been added allowing users to instantly start Google Play Music's "I'm...

Friday App Sales: Osmos HD, PVSTAR+ PRO, franco.Kernel Updater and More

Rithvik March 21, 2014 11

In case you're low on cash, but still need a weekend app or game to keep you company, look no further than today's app sales list. This week's rendition is quite short, even when compared to last week's show of modesty, but among the sale apps are some jewels....

Pocket Creates Developer SDK for Android Wear, Save Content Directly From Your Watch

Rithvik March 21, 2014 12

Ever since the recent launch of Android Wear, most of the buzz surrounding it has been of the upcoming hardware, LG's G Watch and Motorola's Moto 360. Almost forgotten is the fact that soon after the Android Wear announcement, a preview SDK was also released...

IFTTT Adds Pushbullet Notifications Integration, Get Alerted Whenever Something Happens

Rithvik March 20, 2014 10

If This Then That, or IFTTT as it is better known, is a service that lets users create actions for triggers throughout the web. One example would be getting a text message every time something new was listed on your local Craigslist for a certain search term....

Link Bubble Released to Google Play, a Nifty Way To Manage Links From the Developer of Action Launcher

Rithvik March 20, 2014 23

Most of us have experienced Android's management of links in various apps. One example is scrolling through Twitter and finding a link to an Instagram photo that you'd like to view. Clicking on it will take you to Chrome, where you will face the short wait for...

Cubed Snowboarding is a Retro Downhill Game, Flip From Cliffs and Crash Into Snowmen to Beat Your Friends

Rithvik March 19, 2014 2

Folks on the hunt for mid-week entertainment, give Cubed Snowboarding a try. Navigating a retro-looking snowboarder through cliffs, around snowmen, and into flips, you must try to beat your friends' high scores while simultaneously having fun. A set of very...

Google Adds “Take a Picture” and “Take a Video” Voice Actions to Search

Rithvik March 19, 2014 35

Many Android fans have been waiting for Google to integrate more system options and controls into Voice Search. While turning off WiFi with your voice is still unsupported (we wish it was), a new update for the official Google Search app has us one step closer...