Android News and Tips
The demand for water-resistance and more premium-feeling materials has forced manufacturers to essentially stop producing high-end smartphones with a removable battery, creating a massive void in the market. Fortunately, there are still smartphones like the LG V20, which still holds up great and offers excellent value for money. Pros: Removable battery Dual-camera setup Wide-angle lens
There are not that many solid Android One smartphones to choose from, and there are even fewer smartphones with a removable battery, which is why the Nokia 2.2 is so worth taking a closer look at. Pros: Likable design Solid performance Removable battery Dedicated Google Assistant button Stock Android experience Regular software updates Cons: Average
If you are looking for the best way to install iOS the operating system onto your Android phone, then you will probably be disappointed since it has not been done publicly. The claims in the past have been debunked or even removed all together. The ideal solution to get the best iOS experience on your
Recently, we received this message from a user who seems to be experiencing a Samsung Galaxy S4 ascending ringtone volume issue. His message reads, “I am experiencing a Galaxy S4 problem wherein my ringtone starts very low and then it jumps up to high. Is there a way to fix this?” Possible Ways to Fix
We will help you how to effectively locate a missing Galaxy S4 using the native features of your Samsung Smartphone. To do this, simply follow the steps below: A. Enable the “Remote Controls” Feature This portion requires you to set up a Samsung account first. You can find the option to do it in the
Recently, #Verizon rolled out a minor update for #GalaxyS5 and other #SamsungGalaxy devices to address #Stagefright, which affects many Android devices as it is embedded deep in the firmware. It’s an Android 5.0 Lollipop update with build number G900VVRU2BOG5 and is around 300+ MB in size. More often, users are notified upon the availability of
According to a report from Strategy Analytics which covers the first quarter of 2015, Samsung has yet again claimed the top smartphone OEM spot this year. Apple overtook Samsung late last year with the launch of devices like the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus, but the Korean manufacturer will be glad that the run didn’t
The Moto G is no doubt one of the best value-for-money devices out there. Motorola made it immediately obvious that it wants to sell the device in large numbers in order to remain competitive in the midrange segment. The manufacturer has now announced that the smartphone is officially its most successful smartphone. This is a
A new email came in from one of our readers named Dave suggesting more effective battery calibration techniques which can be used to solve various issues related to the inaccurate battery reading of Smartphone or tablet devices. Here are the battery calibration techniques shared to us via The Droid Guy Mailbag: 1. Completely Drain the
If you do not find the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 huge yet, then, the extended battery pack released by ZeroLemon will definitely further add to its size. According to Android Police, the Note 3 extended battery pack houses an enormous 10,000mAh power supply. This is also carries an NFC support for the device. When combined
There is a new sighting of a mysterious Samsung Smartphone that appears to be the Galaxy S5 in another benchmark test. According to TechRadar, the new phone carries a slightly different model this time. Last week, the model which was revealed in a benchmark test revealed SM-G900S while the most recent test showed SM-G900F. The
The world’s first curved smartphone display is official: The Samsung Galaxy Round. Looking at comments on the new odd looking new design, I realized how little some people understand why these flexible OLED displays are truly innovative. The Samsung Galaxy Round has a flexible OLED display which cannot be bent by the user. Samsung bent
A particularly interesting discussion started today on Google+ about smartphone innovation. One thing often forgotten is the real heroes of smartphone innovation are the component manufacturers. Apple is often credited with having invented the modern smartphone. Credit should be given credit to two companies: Apple and LG. Back in December 2006, LG unveiled its KE850 Prada
The LG G2 design story has been detailed in a video. It reveals the reasons why it opted for a design that moves the buttons to the rear, a decision which has received mixed reactions from consumers. In the video, LG reiterates the message that it gave before and during the launch of the flagship
The past five years will one day be described as the golden age of apps. Over one million applications were developed in this period. In the first part of this series, I explained why further growth in the smartphone market was based on converting feature phone users to smartphone users. Large growth in the market
In the first part of this article, I wrote that the biggest increase in the smartphone market will come from pushing the feature phone to the brink of extinction. The tool: cheap smartphones. Cheap smartphones have been rolling off the productions lines, and will continue to do so at lower and lower prices. With two
Android manufacturers have often been panned for engaging in a “race to the bottom” of producing a large number of handsets with small margins. What many are just starting to realize is being the winner in the mobile phone game, is being able to race to the bottom successfully. In the last week you have
The HTC Butterfly S Hello Kitty Edition has just been unveiled in Taiwan, giving fans of the famous feline a special treat. Only 3,100 units of this device are available of the limited-edition handset, according to an earlier report. The HTC Butterfly S Hello Kitty Edition features a pearly white polycarbonate shell with an image
Almost four years ago, GSMArena wrote this about their impressions of the 4.3-inch HTC HD2. But with touch smartphones getting screens that large sooner or later ergonomics had to be sacrificed. We somehow thought that the original Touch HD had almost crossed the line, but the HD2 has definitely crossed over. Reaching your thumb to
The Xperia Z1 Mini is an exciting device, even though the main item will be the 5.2-inch Xperia Z1, the mini version may not be the underrated mid-range device we are used to seeing from ‘mini’ Android smartphones. Sony may add all the features on the Xperia Z1 to the Xperia Z1 Mini, making them