Tag: Android
10 Features Apple Borrowed From Android for iOS 14
Apple finally revealed iOS 14 yesterday at their online WWDC 2020 conference and there was an underlying theme in the presentation: We have seen...
Customize Your Android Phone With These Tips and Tricks
The best thing about Android smartphones is the flexibility to customize and personalize the device according to your preferences.
Apple's iOS is slowly catching up...
This Distribution Chart Shows Disappointing Adoption Numbers for Android 10
Google used to show distribution numbers for Android, its mobile operating system and how its various versions have been adopted by devices. The chart...
Are Android Smartphone Manufacturers Being Forced to Advertise Support For Google’s Apps and Services?
Is Google continuing its authoritarian rule on Android smartphone manufacturers? The tech giant recently required all new devices to launch with Android 10 already baked...
Tips to Make Your Android Phone Great Again
Smartphone season is here with us with the local launch of midrange phones like the vivo Y19, Huawei's Nova 5T and the flagship Samsung's...
POCO X2 to Launch Next Week Featuring 64MP Camera and 120Hz Display
POCO recently became an independent brand from Xiaomi and the first phone to be released under the new company will be the POCO X2,...
Facebook OS is the Company’s Bet to Control the Future of its Devices
Facebook really wants to get in the operating system business - remember the Facebook phones built by HTC such as the HTC First phone...
Zone Launcher Makes It Easier to Access Your Apps with One Swipe
If you're on the lookout to experiment with new custom launchers for your Android device, then Zone Launcher is one to download. Android phones...
YouTube Begins Testing New UI, Puts Comments Above ‘Up Next’ Recommendations
Google has been experimenting on its YouTube Android app for a while now and most of its features eventually go live such as revamping...
Here’s Why You Should Strictly Download Apps from the Google Play Store
Malware-ridden apps are everywhere and all of them are bad. You can get them from apps downloaded from the Google Play Store or if...
Android 9 Pie Installed on Nearly a Quarter of All Android Devices as Android 10 Launched
Google has finally released the numbers showing distribution comparisons of its recent operating systems. One number that stands out is that Android 9 Pie...
[UPDATED] Best Android 10 Phones You Can Buy Right Now in Kenya
Android 10 went official late August and there are very few devices that already ship with Android's latest operating system baked in such as...
[UPDATE: It’s back.] WhatsApp For Android Mysteriously Vanishes From the PlayStore
WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps on the PlayStore and it is used by billions of people worldwide. This is why this...
Instagram Begins Testing Dark Mode on its Android App
Dark mode is finally here for both Android 10 and iOS 13. Most apps have been quick to adopt this change but third party...
Google Confirms Huawei Mate 30 Won’t Launch with its Licensed Android Version or its Apps and Services
If you were looking forward to purchasing the Huawei Mate 30, then this news will damp you down. Huawei's flagship phone for this year...
The Next Version of Android is Simply Android 10
We have been waiting for Android Q’s name to drop with an unabated breath. Google, which owns the mobile OS, has been branding its...
Google Removes 85 Adware-Infected Gaming, Camera and Photo Editing Apps from the Play Store
The Google Play Store is the most popular and important app distribution platform on Android and its official nature makes threat actors publish innocent-looking...
Fingerprint Unlock Comes to WhatsApp Beta for Android
WhatsApp has been relatively slow to ship new features that its other rivals already pack such as dark mode. To be fair, WhatsApp for...
The Android Developer Community in Kenya Is Thriving: DroidconKe 2019 Proved It
DroidconKe 2019 ended this past week. The two-day developer conference provided a forum for new, upcoming and expert developers to share their knowledge, learn...
Facebook Begins Working on Dark Mode for its Android App
The dark mode wave is still rising. Slack, Twitter, almost all Google apps and Reddit have some form of dark mode either for its...
Hackers Are Now Embedding Malicious Code on Apps That Come Pre-installed on New Phones
The Play Store has been a haven for malicious apps for Android and Google is always on the lookout but now hackers are now...
Microsoft Outlook for Android Adds Suggested Replies
Microsoft Outlook for Android has recently been getting updates - it will soon get dark mode but one feature that will make everyone happy...
Android and Apple Are Getting New Emojis to Celebrate World Emoji Day
Today is World Emoji Day and to celebrate this day, both Android and Apple's iOS and macOS are sharing details on new emojis coming...
Google Now Lets You Auto-Delete Your Location History and Web Activity Data
This is huge!! For a company that relies on user data, Google letting you auto-delete your web activity and location history data is a...
Gmail Gets Dark Mode That Switches at Random – Official Launch Imminent
Dark mode everything has been the rallying call for a while now - apps have begun including the toggle on their settings while we...
Huawei Shouldn’t Be Cut off from Android – Google Shares Its Fears
Google doesn't want a forked version of Android and wants Huawei back on its official Android version. In a recent report by the Financial...
80 Million Huawei Devices Now Running Android 9 Pie
Huawei just released the stats of the recent phones running Android 9 Pie and it looks like they are pleased with the number -...
238 Android Apps with 440m Installs Dodged Google Play Protect Rendering Devices Unusable
Almost 238 apps with over 440 million installs combined have been found to contain the BeiTaAd, a malware plugin that's been making users phones...
Must Have Android Weather Apps
For the past couple of weeks, we have experienced unpredictable weather that goes from hot sunny mid-mornings to cold, rainy afternoons accompanied by thunderstorms...
Samsung Renews Its Android License Deal with Google
As things crumble for Huawei, Samsung is strengthening its relationship with Google following the search giant company canceling Huawei's Android license. The South Korean...
