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Dec 31, 2015

For years, we've had to download third-party apps if we wanted to browse or manage the files stored on our Android devices, but Google has finally included a bare-bones file explorer in Android 6.0 Ma ...

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Dec 23, 2015

On all Samsung Galaxy models, certain messaging and social media applications provide red badges on their home screen icons that indicate the number of notifications you've received. If you're like me ...

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Dec 23, 2015

With new messaging services being pushed out constantly, it can be a pain trying to keep track of them all on your Android device. We had previously shown how to stay on top of them all with a unified ...

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Dec 23, 2015

Not that long ago, Google introduced a beta program for their Google Search app on Android. Much like any beta program, testers will get access to new features before they officially debut, but you mi ...

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Dec 21, 2015

Apple just sent out a new update to their iPhones, and while that normally wouldn't have any impact on Android users, the fact that they included 184 new emojis means that the text messages you receiv ...

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Dec 20, 2015

Get rid of google on android phone ...

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Dec 19, 2015

With as much creativity and freedom that we have on Android, it feels a little underwhelming that the only gesture we can perform on the status bar is a downward swipe to expose the notification tray ...

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Dec 18, 2015

NANDroid backups are one of the best reasons to root your Android device and install a custom recovery. They're essentially a snapshot of your phone's entire operating system and all installed apps, s ...

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Dec 18, 2015

I'm trying to install the Xposed Framework, but every time I hit the install/update button, this comes up:Does anyone know what this is? How do I fix it?I'm new to softModding and stuff, so I don't kn ...

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Dec 17, 2015

Google seems to be following Apple's and Microsoft's lead, as the "point" update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow (6.0 -> 6.1) will reportedly allow multi-screen support. Android 6.1 is expected to debut in ...