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Android M Feature: Auto Backups of Apps to Google Drive, Plus Auto Restoring

Kellen June 1, 2015 52

If you happen to change phones a lot or wipe your device often enough, you probably know that the backup and setup process on Android has been pretty brutal for, well, ever. That should change a bit in Android M thanks to auto backups of all apps installed on...

Android M Feature: Notification Shade on Tablets Moves to Wherever You Swipe From

Kellen May 29, 2015 34

If you have used a tablet running stock Lollipop, then you probably know that the notification shade situation isn't exactly ideal. Before Lollipop, Google was using two separate pulldowns for the notification shade on tablets, one that would show...

Android M Developer Preview Tour!

Kellen May 28, 2015 86

We have now been running the Android M developer preview on a Nexus 6 and Nexus 5 for the better part of the last couple of hours and are now ready to share some of our findings. While there aren't a lot of big, forward-facing UI changes, there are all sorts...

Android M Feature: Google Announces Native Fingerprint Support

Tim May 28, 2015 34

During the Google I/O keynote this morning, alongside the introduction of Android Pay, Google detailed native fingerprint management inside of Android M, a new feature for the OS. With this feature now native to Android, applications and services will be able...

Android M Feature: Settings Now Have Dark, Light, and Automatic Themes

Kellen May 28, 2015 40

We have had the Android M developer previewed flashed on a Nexus 5 for all of five minutes, but we are already noticing fun little tweaks that Google has made since Lollipop. For one, the bright white settings menu on stock Android has been given a "dark"...

Android Feature: USB Type-C Comes to Devices

Kellen May 28, 2015 60

Without a doubt, one of the biggest announcements out of today's Google I/O keynote from a device charging standpoint was the introduction of USB Type-C support for phones and tablets with Android M. USB Type-C, for those not familiar, is a new USB charging...

LG G4: 25+ Tips and Tricks

Tim May 20, 2015 35

We still don't have an official launch date for the LG G4 here in the States, but that won't stop us from continuing to talk about it, and the features it brings to buyers. Because of this, once your shiny new toy finally arrives on your porch, you should be...

Set an Alarm or Send a Note to Your Android Phone Straight From the Desktop

Tim April 27, 2015 9

Google highlighted a few more functions you can perform when your Android device is linked up to a desktop late last week, those being Set a Reminder, Set an Alarm, and Send a Note. Previously, we wrote up how you can send directions and even find your...