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Google Play Beta Tests Will Soon be Easier Than Ever to Join

Kellen May 18, 2016 3

Joining a group to a beta version of an app on Android hasn't exactly been the simplest of tasks. It typically involves finding out or knowing about a Google+ group or Google Group that hosts the beta, then clicking through a special link in that group to opt-...

SoundHound’s Hound Personal Assistant Leaves Beta, Open to All

Kellen March 1, 2016 5

Hound, the personal assistant app that launched last June out of music search service SoundHound, has moved out of its beta phase and is available to all on Google Play. I don't know that the beta was all that difficult to be a part of it, seeing as the app...

Join the WhatsApp Beta for Android

Tim February 23, 2016 25

WhatsApp, the messaging service with 1 billion monthly users, now has a beta program available to Android users. Downloadable via Google Play, joining does not appear to be limited or private, with all a potential tester needing to do is enter from a...

Nova Launcher Beta Update Adds Gestures for Double-Tap-to-Lock, Google Now, More

Kellen December 2, 2015 44

Nova Launcher beta just received a fantastic update that adds a bunch of new features that a number of you have likely been hoping would arrive one day. We're talking about double-tap-to-lock, a gesture option for opening Google Now, options to make the app...

Google Opens Beta for Google Search App on Android

Kellen October 19, 2015 17

You know how you hate staged rollouts because they drastically limit your chance to ever receive an app update when it first goes live? I have good news that may help increase your chances of winning the app update lottery! Google has opened a public beta for...

Nova Launcher Beta Update Normalizes Odd Icon Sizes, Adds Marshmallow Search Bar

Kellen September 15, 2015 37

An update rolling out now to Nova Launcher Beta attempts to make your desktops look much more uniform should you have an icon or two that stick out in weird, shapely ways. It also includes a new Marshmallow-esque grayscale search bar, incase (like most of us)...

Android Developers Get Two New Ways to Beta Test Apps

Kellen July 30, 2015 9

Two years ago, Google introduced beta testing for Android app developers that allowed them to open new features and versions of their apps to users through closed groups on Google+. That beta testing method, even though it can be quite finicky, has apparently...

Swiftkey Introduces Clarity Keyboard Beta (Updated)

Kellen April 27, 2015 42

Swiftkey announced a new keyboard this morning as a part of its new Greenhouse arm, which is a hub for them to test experimental software. The keyboard is called Clarity and it aims to be a distraction free typing experience that helps you focus on "what you'...