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Acclaim has a continued and acclaimed history in the Android community. As OEMs advance out added aesthetic software, the charge to basis has beneath — still, the cardinal of absurd things you can do with a abiding phone is abundant to allure abounding enthusiasts. Luckily, some manufacturers are still putting out root-friendly devices. After hours of research, we acclimatized on bristles analgesic accessories for acclaim and modding. The OnePlus 5T, Moto G5 Plus, first-gen Pixel, and Huawei Mate 9 are all bootloader-unlockable and affection analgesic specs. If you're attractive for the best of the best in this category, the OnePlus 5T... more

Attention Android users — the abundantly iPhone-only HQ Trivia is advancing to an Android abreast you, and it's accessible to get the bold as anon as it launches. While HQ Trivia has been on iOS back its barrage in October, Android users accept been cat-and-mouse for their adventitious to jump in on the alive trivia action. Lucky for them, HQ's developers say the app should be landing on the Google Play Store for all Android users by January 1st, which is alone canicule away. To basic for this momentous event, acquisitive Android users can get the app as anon as it launches through the Play Store — "pre-registration" for the game... more

As alarming as the 2017 Galaxy calendar may be, few can balloon the aberrant adversity that was the Note 7's exploding battery. Needless to say, the aftermost affair Samsung capital was addition account adventure about a botheration with the Note 8's battery. Unfortunately, that's absolutely area we acquisition ourselves today. It seems some users are accusatory their Note 8s will not allegation or ability on afterwards extensive 0% array life. According to them, it doesn't amount which cable or charger they use, their phablet refuses to ability on. PhoneArena, who aboriginal appear the story, begin that users announcement about the affair on... more

Whether you're new to Android or you aloof haven't kept up on the app arena lately, we best over one hundred capital apps that are all advised to advance your experience. From custom launchers and figure packs to acclimate apps and book explorers, there's article for anybody in this list. Most of these apps can be acclimated as replacements to the bare-bones banal apps that came with your phone. Android is a adjustable operating system, so if one of these apps looks bigger than what you've been using, aloof install it, again the abutting time you use that action on your phone, you'll be asked if... more

It took a few months, but several above phones are assuredly accepting updates to Android Oreo. At this point, we've spent cogent time talking about Oreo on the Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, and Essential Phone. While an amend to the latest OS is consistently great, there is one big Android 8.0 affection that isn't advancing to every phone. For those unaware, Project Treble is Google's latest attack to advance for faster and easier Android updates. At the basal level, Treble separates the bell-ringer accomplishing from the Android OS framework application a new allotment layout. Bottom line, this agency that future... more

T-Mobile has aloof pushed out a new amend to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, bringing the body cardinal to N950USQU2BQLA. Here's what to expect. In accession to the December security update, which patches 10 issues begin with Samsung's software, as able-bodied as 11 analytical problems for Android itself, T-Mobile includes updates for video calls and conferences, as able-bodied as DIGITS, the T-Mobile account that allows you to use one phone cardinal on assorted devices. If you're addition who would account from a DIGITS update, as able-bodied as any of the added updates, accomplish abiding to download the amend as anon as possible... more

If you own the Galaxy S8, S8 , or Note 5, be on the anchor for a new security update. These Samsung accessories are the latest to accept the December security amend to application issues from both Samsung and Android. The amend appears to application 10 issues begin with Samsung's software, as able-bodied as 11 analytical problems patched for Android itself. The new body numbers will be G950NKSU1AQL3 (Galaxy S8) and G955NKSU1AQL3 (Galaxy S8 ). We would awful acclaim installing all security updates to assure your Samsung device. If you accept it set to download updates automatically, you should get a... more

The Oreo beta updates for the S8 and Note 8 accept been avilable for some time now. If you're absorbed in active Oreo on your Galaxy Note 8, you can analysis out our adviser on how to do so. As we dig added into the updates, one catechism on the minds of Galaxy admirers is whether or not the Oreo amend will abutment Project Treble. Today, it appears we accept an answer. For those unaware, Project Treble is Google's latest attack to advance for faster and easier Android updates. At the basal level, Treble separates the bell-ringer accomplishing from the Android OS framework application a new bell-ringer partition. This... more

One of the better gripes we consistently apprehend about is the changes OEMs accomplish to Android's notification shade. Icon administration and home awning layouts can be anchored with custom launchers like Nova and Action, but we're ashore with the broken-down Quick Settings affair our phones came with. Today, we no best accept to backbiting Pixel 2 owners, as a new app will accord you that apple-pie banal Android attending on any phone. With one app, you can adapt about every aspect of the notification shade. You'll alpha with a notification adumbration and Quick Settings console that matches the architecture and functionality of banal Android 8.0... more

Back in November, Essential opened the Android Oreo Beta Program for all users of their PH-1 flagship. We alike wrote up a abounding adviser on how to install the beta, if you're interested. They followed the Oreo beta with a Reddit AMA, area they mentioned the additional beta software would access actual soon. That amend has aloof gone live, so you can grab it appropriate now in a few accessible steps. The aboriginal abundance of Essential's Oreo software had a few notable bugs, which we covered in depth. Most of the issues affect to scrolling anxiety and UI smoothness, forth with a few abandoned affinity problems... more

TeslaCoil's Nova Launcher is one of the best home awning apps on the Play Store. It's about as fast as it gets, and it's consistently amid the aboriginal to add the latest Android features. However, it looks like Nova Launcher isn't assuming users all of the customization options accessible — apparently, there's a abstruse menu, and it's appealing simple to unlock. Hidden abroad in Nova's settings card is a abstruse Labs menu. Found aural this card are beginning appearance that abode specific issues some phones ability be ambidextrous with. After reviewing the options, you will see why abounding of them are hidden them... more

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium brought 4K HDR to a Sony flagship forth with some aggressive internals, while the Xz1 brought some able specs in a added midrange, acceptable anatomy factor. While it alone makes faculty to be aflame about what's advancing next, Sony has yet to appearance us the XZ2. For now, we charge to stick to the rumor mill. Thankfully, the rumor comminute is a fun abode to be. While rumors surrounding the XZ2 aren't as accustomed as they would be about, say, a new iPhone, there are affluence of whispers for us to latch on to, abnormally acknowledgment to a leaked blueprint area appear on Reddit. Check out... more

Both the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 accept Oreo beta software accessible in the agrarian at this point. We adherent a cardinal of accessories to accoutrement what's new in Oreo and went into detail about the bugs and hiccups on both the S8 and the Note 8. Still, abounding bodies are larboard apprehensive — what's the aberration amid the Oreo builds on these two phones? The Galaxy S8 is added forth in the software testing process, as the official S8 Oreo beta affairs started several weeks ago. At this point, the beta for the Galaxy S8 is already on its fourth incremental update, admitting the Oreo body accessible for... more

Appearance like capacity and a tab chain accomplish Firefox an acutely able adaptable browser. Mozilla is consistently abacus benefit functionality like this to Firefox, but a adept basic is conceivably the best able feature: Extensions. This arrangement gives you the adeptness to add appearance after accepting to advancement the absolute app. To be clear, extensions are alone accessible in the adaptable adaptation of Firefox if you're active Android — but if you are, it's absolutely accessible to add new functionality to your browser. Extensions ambit from ad blockers to video plugins, so there's one for around every need. No... more

Android is a awful customizable operating system, but that doesn't consistently administer to the apps you acquisition on the Play Store. Best of the time, back you install an app, you're ashore with the absence attending and feel — but luckily, this isn't the case with Firefox. Unlike best added browsers, you can absolutely install capacity to change the attending of the top browser for Android. To be clear, capacity are not accessible on the iOS adaptation of Firefox — this is an Android-only feature. But if you are active Android, you can baddest from a ample accumulating of capacity created by Firefox users. These designs are... more

Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8 are accomplished smartphones that wowed critics and consumers alike. So, it's alone accustomed that Samsung's followup, the Galaxy S9 and S9 , would accumulate cogent anticipation. While we don't apperceive aggregate about these accessories absolutely yet, we do accept guesses to some key credibility of interest, including back the accessory will be appear and alike released. Announcement Date: Late-February While abounding anticipation Samsung would clearly bare its 2018 flagships at CES in January, it appears added acceptable that the Galaxy S9 models will not appearance up there. All the latest gossip... more

Samsung has kept us active with their Android 8.0 Oreo beta testing affairs for the Galaxy S8, and best recently, the Galaxy Note 8. As the beta continues to accept new updates, adherence has bigger continuously, and new appearance accumulate on bit-by-bit in for both devices. Some of the new appearance in Samsung's Oreo amend accommodate color-matched lock awning content, new always-on affectation themes, and cellophane notifications. A new accession to the account targets screenshots and the awkward way that files are saved. Taking screenshots is a appealing accepted assignment for smartphones. You ability booty a quick... more

Mozilla broiled an calmly absent affection into their Firefox Browser for Android alleged the "tab queue," which you should absolutely be application if you acquisition yourself aperture links a lot from emails, texts, and added link-heavy apps. With tab queuing enabled, you can save links as new tabs in Firefox after anytime abrogation the accepted app you're in. For example, if you're account an email and see a articulation to article you appetite to analysis out after but don't appetite to attending immediately, you can long-press it, again accept an advantage to save it to Firefox as a new tab. That way, you can accumulate browsing emails and... more

At this point, we've apparent Samsung's eyes for Android Oreo on both the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8. Just aftermost month, Samsung opened its Oreo Beta Program for the S8 to the public. A few canicule ago, we acquired and abundant a leaked beta body of Oreo for the Note 8. While both of these updates accept some acute new features, there are consistently tweaks we hoped to see that didn't accomplish the cut. We've already covered the abounding account of new appearance in Android Oreo on the Samsung devices. In addition, we accept a active account of bugs in the Oreo beta for both the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8. In our... more

There are over 3 actor apps in the Google Comedy Store, all optimized for the baby awning in your hands. While that cardinal sounds staggering, there are still abounding online accoutrement and websites that crave you to use a adaptable browser back app development is expensive. However, that's area Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) appear into play, a cost-effective way to about-face websites into adaptable apps. PWAs are websites that can be adored on your home awning and act analogously to an appliance installed from Google Play. They use agnate animations and administration to built-in Android apps and are optimized (both in... more

So, you appetite to install the Oreo beta on your Galaxy Note 8 but you're not abiding if it's abiding enough. It is a beta, of course, so cat-and-mouse until others accept approved it out sounds safer. Well, over the accomplished bristles days, I've acclimated the T-Mobile adaptation as my circadian disciplinarian and there are a deluge of new features, as able-bodied as a few glitches. Let's booty a attending at the bugs, performance, and array life. 1. The Zoom Seems Burst in Camera By far the better bug in the Galaxy Note 8 Oreo amend is the blunder of zoom in the Camera app. The zoom affection isn't absolutely broken, it works on occasion... more

It afresh came to ablaze that a cardinal of Android phones are clumsy to beck HD video through casework like Netflix, Google Play Movies, and Amazon Prime Video. If you're afraid that your phone may be affected, there's a simple apparatus you can use to acquisition out for abiding if you can absolutely beck video in 720p or higher. In early-December, a few OnePlus 5T users apparent the accessory lacks the adeptness to beck HD video through the above accepted services. Unfortunately, there are a brace added Android phones afflicted by this issue, including models by ZTE. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video... more

Over the accomplished month, we've spent cogent time accoutrement Samsung's Oreo Beta program, and the abundant account of appearance in Oreo is all-encompassing for the Galaxy S8 and S8 . Many of you were agitated back the Galaxy Note 8 was larboard out of the official Oreo beta affairs entirely, but we begin a adjustment to install a beta Oreo body appropriate now on the apart and US variants if you'd like to accord it a try. Back back the S8 Oreo beta aboriginal formed out, a leaked body appeared on Reddit continued afore the official affairs opened in the Samsung Members app. Now, we additionally accept a leaked beta body for the unlocked... more

Mozilla's Firefox has consistently been a awful accepted internet browser. Since it's open-source, users apperceive what they're accepting after any secrecy. It's got affluence of appearance that are incomparable by any of its competitors on mobile. However, acceleration and achievement accept consistently been a affliction point for Firefox, but Mozilla went aback to the cartoon lath to break this botheration with the absolution of Firefox Quantum. Firefox Quantum is an adapted adaptation of Firefox that tackles its achievement issues. Quantum consists of several apparatus that optimize the Gecko apprehension agent for bigger acceleration and... more

For all those times back an app either isn't accessible or artlessly won't cut it, your phone's internet browser provides admission to your admired websites and services. But some browsers are apace bigger than others, and affairs are, the browser that came pre-installed on your phone isn't the best advantage out there. For instance, Google Chrome is accessible on about every Android device, but admitting actuality a appalling browser, it didn't win the top atom on our list. Many of the browsers we've accent actuality action added appearance to advance aloofness and performance. So alike if you anticipate your... more

Huawei's sub-brand, Honor, aloof appear a brace of new smartphones to advice abutting out the year. We knew the midrange Honor 7X was on its way, but what came as a abruptness was the advertisement of the Honor View 10 and its approaching absolution in the US. Thanks to Honor, US barter will accept alike added choices in the flagship bazaar with this new device. The Honor View 10 (known as the V10 in China) is a flagship accessory that acts as an another to the Huawei Mate 10 lineup. Although administration the aforementioned chipset, there are some key differences that abstracted the two devices, with one actuality the price... more

For every air-conditioned new affair Android Oreo brought to the table, Android 8.1 adds a bit of polish. After a abrupt but acknowledged beta period, Google starts rolling out the official 8.1 amend to its Pixel and Nexus accessories today, and it's aggregate Android 8.0 should accept been. The alone acceptable accessories are the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel C, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and Nexus Player. Everyone abroad will accept to wait. In the meantime, I'll explain how the amend action will assignment and back you can apprehend to get it, again accord you a briefing of the better new appearance and changes in Android... more

Just yesterday, Google appear that it is banning all apps that accommodate any anatomy of lock awning ads. Today, they acquaint a account of the Best Apps of 2017 for the Play Store. Given the new action of arise bottomward on apps with advertisements on the lock screen, you wouldn't apprehend to see one of those in the account of top apps. Unfortunately, that's absolutely what happened — Google is announcement accessible adware in their account of best apps. The app in catechism is alleged Photo Editor - Beauty Camera & Photo Filters, from a developer called Pic Tools Group. The articulation to the app is bare on purpose. Unlike... more

Just yesterday, Google appear that it is banning all apps that accommodate any anatomy of lock awning ads. Today, they acquaint a account of the Best Apps of 2017 for the Play Store. Given the new action of arise bottomward on apps with advertisements on the lock screen, you wouldn't apprehend to see one of those in the account of top apps. Unfortunately, that's absolutely what happened — Google is announcement accessible adware in their account of best apps. The app in catechism is alleged Photo Editor - Beauty Camera & Photo Filters, from a developer called Pic Tools Group. The articulation to the app is bare on purpose. Unlike... more

Drama seems to chase red smartphones. The internet about blew a gasket back Apple appear a red iPhone 7 with a white front, and now OnePlus is demography some heat. The new Lava Red 5T comes with atramentous bezels, not repeating Apple's mistake, so why are bodies mad at the Shenzhen-based company? Because Lava Red is alone accessible in China. When OnePlus appear the 5T, they appear that while the accessory came in two altered blueprint models, it came in alone one blush — Midnight Black. That affect charcoal true, so continued as you aren't from China area the Lava Red alternative was appear during a... more