Android

Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 App Makes Your Phone’s Internet Faster and Private

Kellen November 12, 2018

Cloudflare, the company that makes a whole chunk of the internet faster and more stable, released an Android app today called 1.1.1.1 you might want to consider installing. It's goal is to make your internet connection faster and more private, for free. Sound...

Google Admits White is Bad for Battery Life After Making All of Its Apps White

Kellen November 9, 2018

"We kind of shot ourselves in the foot slightly in terms of power." Google's Android Dev Summit has been going on since Wednesday morning and was the site for Google's acknowledgement that foldable displays are coming and that Android will support them. But...

Google Announces Android Support for Foldable Devices

Kellen November 7, 2018

Before Samsung could announce its first foldable device, Google took the stage today at its Android Dev Summit and announced Android support for Foldables. Foldables is the official device type, by the way. Google's Dave Burke described the experience as both...

Chrome 71 is Going Further to Block More Bad Ad Experiences

Kellen November 5, 2018

At the beginning of this year, Google added protections to Chrome that helped protect users against abusive experiences. "Abusive experiences" was basically in reference to all of the super obnoxious ads across the web that open new tabs or windows and...

Android Distribution Updated for October: Where Pie At?

Kellen October 29, 2018

Android Pie has been available since early August, so that's meant we have had three separate updates to the Android Distribution numbers since its arrival. In those three, the newest version of Android has failed to make its debut appearance. The latest set...

Samsung Still Seems Confused on Its Foldable Phone, But It’ll Run Special Android

Kellen October 26, 2018

Samsung is planning big things for its next round of phones, that much has been made clear by rumors and on-the-record interviews from executives. A new report today adds additional clarity into what we can expect from the Galaxy S10 when it arrives in 2019,...

Google Agreement Threatens to Withhold Device Approval if OEMs Don’t Push Updates

Kellen October 24, 2018

A new Google licensing agreement for the European Union that was obtained by The Verge may detail a stricter update schedule for Android devices that are released here in the near future. The agreement appears to be strict enough that Google will hold the...

Google Play Movies Hands Out Free 4K Upgrades, Drops 4K Pricing Too

Kellen October 23, 2018

Guys, Google is doing it! After code hinted at the move, Google is handing out free 4K movie upgrades to past purchases on Google Play Movies & TV. Not only that, they will also start selling 4K movies at lower prices. Yesssss! The news dropped this...