Android

When thinking of building an Android app, we often think of something with a screen and a contained function. It could be a game, or a tool to perform a common task. But apps can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. You could build a service that runs in …

Forbes Android Circuit: Galaxy S9 To Launch 25 February, On Sale During March, Powerful New Features LeakForbesAndroid Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many things that have happened around Android in the last week (and you can find the weekly Apple news digest here). Significant …

Following the rollout of Android Wear 2.0, Google has been pushing more frequent updates to its wearable platform. An upcoming version adds a default notification indicator to all watch faces, with developers able to customize the look. Nintendo Switch Android Wear 2.8 rolled out with a number of new features …

Locked out of your phone? Don’t panic! If you’ve forgotten your pattern, pin, or password and can’t get into your phone – don’t worry, all is not lost. While lock screens are deliberately hard to get into by design, we’ve got a couple of potential ways you can get around …

Use Wine 3.0 to get the classic shooter Quake II on your Android device (Souce: Steam) There are literally millions of Android apps to choose from, but if you’re looking to go beyond what Google Play has to offer then you’re in luck. Thanks to a recent update, you can …

Digital Trends Google’s lightweight Gboard Go app is rolling out to low-RAM Android devicesDigital TrendsGoogle has slowly but surely been introducing “Go” versions of its apps to phones that lack the processing prowess to handle its full offerings. The latest of these? Apparently, it’s Gboard. According to a report from …

The ZTE Axon 7 launched nearly two years ago and was viewed as a direct competitor against the OnePlus 3 in terms of value for money. Sporting flagship specifications at a lower price, some saw it to be the better of the two with its front-facing speakers and higher resolution …

GoPro launched a 360-degree 5.2K camera called the Fusion last year. It looks like the companys’ Hero action cameras but offers different functionality. The camera launched in November 2017 to good reviews but there was a catch. It wasn’t compatible with Android devices at launch. That finally changes today. The …

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Google started producing a television operating system based on its successful Android OS in 2010. It was first called Google TV, now it’s Android TV, but few people have bought it. Instead, Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) has emerged as the dominant television operating system despite waiting until 2014 to start licensing its software. …