Android Beginners Guide and Tips - Page 5 of 7

How to: Apply Icon Packs With a 3rd Party Launcher [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 26, 2012 31

One of the cool things we can do with our Android devices straight out of the box is download a custom launcher and then apply icon packs that will drastically change the way an application's icon appears. Take the above screenshot for example - I have Nova ...

Managing Notifications in Jelly Bean [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 25, 2012 30

When Google introduced Jelly Bean at this year's Google I/O event in San Francisco, one of the features that struck as us as really cool was Jelly Bean's new notifications. With Jelly Bean, some applications are able to show interactive notifications and also...

How to: Resize Widgets on Jelly Bean [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 21, 2012 251

Some time ago, back when Honeycomb 3.1 was released, Google enabled the re-sizing of some widgets on Android. It wasn't very good and many widgets were unsupported. But as time goes by, the feature has grown and has become one of the many reasons Android...

How to: Quickly Share Photos on Android [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 20, 2012 17

Why else would we be taking tons of pictures if not to share them with the people we love? Today's smartphones are coming equipped with powerful cameras that can capture some stunning images with the quick press of a button. The one above is certainly not "...

How to: Setting Up a Third Party Keyboard on Android [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 14, 2012 32

One of the features that we tend to overlook is the ability to install custom 3rd party keyboards on our Android phones. They allow for different methods of inputting text such as swiping, pecking, speed pecking, or simply speaking into our device. The means...

How to: Add Multiple Google Accounts to Your Android Device [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 13, 2012 16

Like many others, I have a few Google accounts. One which was my personal before I came to Droid Life and of course my business one that I use now. With Google allowing me to sync multiple accounts on one device, it allows me to receive emails from both...

Google Chrome’s Other Device Feature [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 11, 2012 147

My life revolves around the web. From the time I start work to the time I drag myself outside to walk my dogs, I am constantly surfing, reading, and all of the other descriptive words I could use to get the point across that I use the Internet a whole lot. One...

How to: Edit Contacts on Android [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 10, 2012 104

One of the more heavily received requests for the Beginners' Guide we have gotten is for a quick guide to editing contacts on an Android device. Unfortunately, we realize it may not be as straight forward as one would hope, so hopefully this little guide can...