Android Beginners Guide and Tips

How to: Connect to Google Home Over Bluetooth

Kellen August 18, 2017 16

Back at Google I/O, Google announced that Bluetooth pairing was on the way to Google Home, leading way to more flexible music control. Rather than needing Google's built-in Chromecast support or for your favorite apps to get onboard, you could instead just...

Google Home Calling: Everything You Need to Know

Kellen August 16, 2017 16

You now know that Google Home calling is starting to rollout and should be on your units within a week if it isn't already. As fun as that sounds, blasting out Google Home calls to friends, family, and random businesses after an evening full of drinking, I'm...

How to: Setup Google Allo on Web

Kellen August 15, 2017 43

Need the quick and easy instructions on how to setup Google Allo for Web on your Android phone and Chrome browser? It's super simple and I'm sure you can do this on your own, but for those who need some visual aides, we've got them. Let's walk you through it!...

Tip: When Setting Up a New Android TV, Use the Android TV Remote for Quicker Logins

Kellen January 19, 2017 19

If you've ever used an Android TV-equipped box, like the new SHIELD, Nexus Player, or Mi Box, you have probably had to go through the painful process of logging in to all of your apps using an included control. Depending on the app, there is a chance that you...

Tip: Save Yourself 2 Minutes of Hell by Skipping the Android Wear Intro Tour

Kellen June 17, 2015 34

If you own an Android Wear device, you know how finicky the device can be, especially if you have even considered switching it to a new phone. In fact, every time I try to attach an Android Wear watch to another phone (or attempt to trick it into pulling an...

Tip: If Your Galaxy S6 is Unresponsive or Frozen, Do This

Kellen April 15, 2015 97

Because you can't pull the battery if something goes wrong with your Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 Edge and it freezes, you should probably know how to fix it. Well, you should at least know how to reboot it and unfreeze the little guy. Thankfully, Samsung is here to...

Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All in Android 5.0 “Lollipop” [Beginners Guide]

Kellen February 2, 2015 41

Over the weekend, as I was slaving away in the kitchen doing my breakfast chef thang, my wife sat playing with our son on the floor, trying to figure out how to copy an RMLS listing number from an email into a web browser on her Nexus 5. Since I do tasks like...

How to: Sign a PDF on Android Without Printing a Thing

Kellen January 13, 2015 48

Now that it is 2015 - hell, even dating back to 2012 - you should know how to sign a PDF document without having to print a piece of paper. If you don't yet, that's OK, because the inspiration behind this post is the fact that almost the entire Droid Life team...