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Android L Preview Hits AOSP for Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 10 (Updated)

Kellen July 2, 2014 50

When Google released the Android L Developer Preview last week to the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013), I can imagine that a number of you were disappointed - namely those with a Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2012) or Nexus 10. While Google still hasn't released flashable...

Google Acquires Songza to Make Google Music Better, Other Products Too

Kellen July 1, 2014 44

Google announced this afternoon - oddly at the same time that the USA's World Cup match started - that they had acquired Songza, a music service that uses "contextual expert-curated playlists to give you the right music at the right time." The goal for the...

Android L Features: New Quick Settings Panel is Mostly Improved

Kellen July 1, 2014 56

Our coverage of Android L features continues this afternoon with a look at the newly restyled Quick Settings Panel (QSP). For those not familiar, the Quick Settings Panel was previously accessed as a secondary pulldown from the notification shade that gave you...

Android L Features: Notification Manager Introduced in “Sound & Notifications”

Kellen June 30, 2014 28

In the past, if you didn't want an app showing notifications on your Android device, you had to either long-press on a notification from the app, then head into the app's specific info page, and disable notifications or take the longer route to unchecking its...

Android L Features: Heads-Up Notifications Will Eventually be Awesome

Kellen June 30, 2014 87

One of the more iOS-like features introduced by Google for Android L during last week's I/O, were Heads-Up notifications. Think of them as floating notifications that appear at the top of the screen no matter what you are up to. Not only do they allow you to...

Google Music Update 5.6.1608P Moves “Downloaded Only” Toggle to Slideout Menu

Kellen June 30, 2014 70

A new update to Google Music is rolling out today as build 5.6.1608P. The update isn't massive by any means, but does include a couple of tweaks here and there to the layout. First, in the slideout navigation menu, you will see a new toggle for "Downloaded...

Android L Features: Android Beam Now a Part of Share Menu

Kellen June 30, 2014 30

In Android L, Google has included Android Beam in the sharing menu, making it arguably easier to share items using NFC. When you go to share an item now in the L version of Android, you will see an icon for Android Beam, along with your icons for Drive or Box...

Google Aims for Consistent UX With Android Wear, TV, and Auto

Tim June 30, 2014 71

Last week at Google I/O in San Francisco, Google laid out plans for three new and separate platforms; Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto. What differentiates these platforms from past iterations we have seen, such as Google TV or any smartwatch...