Sunday, June 7, 2015

I bought a $200 Android 'flagship' smartphone and it changed everything

I bought a $200 Android 'flagship' smartphone and it changed everything

A few weeks ago my one-and-a-half-year-old Nexus 5 started to misbehave. Its power button wasn't holding up well, forcing the phone to switch off a dozen times, while also making it a chore to turn the phone back on again. I realized the phone was on its ... Read more

All News Feeds about Android Smartphone - June 7, 2015

  • Why Android's "factory reset" isn't really secure

    The name implies that hitting reset will take your phone back to the clean, data-free state it was in when it left the factory. But that's not quite true, at least on an Android phone. Hitting the reset button is like clicking "empty trash" on a ... Read more
  • Why Android Camera Phones Still Suck

    If you have an Android phone right now, and it isn't the Galaxy S6, it probably has a bummer of a camera. Let's set the scene: you're at the bar and your friends are doing something super cute. You pull out your phone at the same time as your friend ... Read more
  • Buying guide: Which Android smartphone to buy under Rs 7,000?

    The USP of the YU smartphones is CyanogenMod OS, a highly customisable ROM of Android, a long-time favourite of hard-core geeks. Yu Yuphoria is a 4G smartphone; it looks exclusive thanks to the metal frame on the side, a feature no other budget phone offers. Read more
  • Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Rolls Out to Android One Smartphones in India!

    Google seems to be on a rush these days to get the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop rolled out to as many Android phones in the world as possible as the company is actually under pressure from its own announcement during the Google I/O 2015 held on May 28 and 29 at ... Read more
  • Best Android Phones of June 2015

    The battle on the Android smartphone market is hard fought, so if you are planning to buy a new smartphone this month you have plenty of options to choose from. Each smartphone maker aims to attract the customers with their latest and greatest phones. Read more
  • Android M Will Never Ask Users For Permission To Use The Internet, And That's Probably Okay

    The current list of groups includes: Calendar, Camera, Contacts, Location, Microphone, Phone, Sensors, and SMS. As for the specific android.permission.INTERNET permission, it is still mandatory for apps that will access the Internet. If a developer were to ... Read more
  • What is the Best Alternative Keyboard for Android?

    They are all downloadable from the Google Play Store, and you can change it by simply going Settings > Language and Input > Current Keyboard (the exact terminology may vary slightly depending on which version of Android you are running and which phone you ... Read more
  • Motorola to start rolling out Android 5.1 Lollipop update for Droid Turbo smartphone from June 10

    NEW DELHI: Motorola will start rolling out Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the Droid Turbo smartphone beginning on June 10, Android Geeks reported. Some users of the smartphone will be hit sooner, while other users will have to wait a little bit, depending ... Read more
  • LG Watch Urbane review: Is this the best Android Wear device?

    though other Android Wear devices will receive the update in due time. Buying a smartwatch isn't like buying a smartphone. Smartphones have evolved so drastically that you know what you're getting before you buy one. In the case of a device like the G ... Read more
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