Android

Google’s AirDrop Competitor, Nearby Sharing, Shown Off in Video

Tim January 24, 2020

Earlier this month, Google's currently in development competitor to Apple's AirDrop was detailed by XDA, shown to be called Nearby Sharing and scheduled for what we hope is release a little later this year. This morning, a physical hands-on video with the...

What Did You Love in 2019 Tech?

Kellen December 31, 2019

The final countdown has begun to 2020, with hours remaining until you fall asleep early and fail to stay up until midnight to ring in the new year. So to finish on a productive note these last few moments and be able to say that you did something, we have one...

5 Android Stories for 2020 to Get Excited About

Kellen December 30, 2019

Was 2019 a meh sort of year? Probably. We had several solid phone entries from your typical players, though I'm not sure any standout from one another in meaningful ways. Foldables didn't get off to the start we hoped. 5G is not here, no matter what the...

Google Starts Testing New Bubbles in Messages

Kellen December 27, 2019

Part of the initial feature set of Android 10, when Google first introduced it as Android Q earlier in the year, was a feature called Bubbles. Bubbles aren't a new concept to Android, but would be a pretty big change to how notifications and messages work...

RCS is the Future of Android Texting, Tell Your Friends

Kellen December 18, 2019

The story of RCS is a long, multi-year tale filled with early unrealized promises, ounces of hope crushed by wireless carriers, the snakiest of moves by those same carriers, and an eventual power play by Google to help establish the future of text messaging on...

All Google Fi-Supported Android Devices Get Spam Call Warnings, WiFi Calling

Tim December 9, 2019

Customers of Google Fi sometimes receive different feature support, depending purely on which phone they have. It's just one of those Android things, but this week, Google announced that it's bringing additional Fi features that were previously announced to...

FYI: Google’s Opinion Rewards App Now Shows When Your Credit Will Expire

Tim December 9, 2019

In case you're someone who doesn't spend the money they earn inside the Opinion Rewards app from Google, allow this to serve as a heads up that the app now details exactly when the free credit you earn with the app will expire. With the updated app, you'll see...

What Makes Your Phone Great?

Kellen December 6, 2019

What do you love about your phone? We all own the phones that we own for certain reasons. We bought them for the camera. We bought them for the battery life or the high refresh rate display. We wanted frequent software updates or support for years. We wanted...