Nov 13, 2015
For some reason, there is a popular belief among the Android community that installing and setting up ADB and Fastboot on a Mac is a very cumbersome process. The truth, however, is the exact opposite.
Oct 31, 2015
One of the advantages of owning a Nexus device is that they are pretty straightforward to tinker around with. This also makes them a favorite among the third-party Android development community, and with the
Oct 30, 2015
If you ever plan on rooting your new Nexus 5X, the smart thing to do will be to unlock its bootloader straight away before setting it up. This is because unlocking the bootloader will wipe
Oct 17, 2015
One of the advantages of owning the OnePlus 2 is that it is very easy to root and has a flourishing developer community surrounding it. The handset is almost as easy to root as a
Oct 11, 2015
Android OEMs have included an option to show the battery percentage on the status bar in their skins right from the Gingerbread (or FroYo) era. However, stock Android despite having received two major updates over
Oct 6, 2015
Google has started the staged roll out of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA update for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), and the Nexus 9. The OTA update will not be available
Oct 5, 2015
Earlier today, Google released the Android 6.0 Marshmallow factory images for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 2013), and the Nexus 9. While the company will soon roll out OTA updates for these
Oct 1, 2015
Recently, Facebook made a server side change that makes any video in your timeline auto play when you come across it. On a smartphone, where data is at a premium, auto playing videos can be
Sep 2, 2015
Earlier this week, the CyanogenMod team released the first stable build of CM12.1, which is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. The latest release of CyanogenMod comes with quite a number of new
Aug 26, 2015
Earlier today, the Cyanogen OS 12.1/Android 5.1.1 update for OnePlus One started rolling out. The update brings with it a handful of new features and performance improvements and should also fix
Aug 25, 2015
Yesterday, Xiaomi released the first beta of MIUI 7 for a bunch of its devices that are sold in India. The company had unveiled the latest version of its skin at an event in India
Aug 12, 2015
Before you can proceed to gain root access on your Moto G, you will need to unlock its bootloader using Motorola's web based unlock tool. If you are running Windows, you will need to
Jul 23, 2015
With the LG G3 last year, the Korean company gave its UX a major overhaul and it less of an eye sore. This year, building on the new aesthetics of its UI, LG went ahead
Jul 22, 2015
LG is the only major Android OEM in the smartphone industry that ships its devices with Volume and Power keys located at the back. The company argues that placing the buttons at the rear makes
Jul 20, 2015
The LG G4 is the only major flagship released this year so far that features a 3,000mAh battery. While HTC went with a 2,840mAh battery on the One M9, Samsung went with a
Jul 15, 2015
Despite coming with screen resolution that is significantly higher than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, most high-end Android devices display a similar or even lesser amount of information on their screen compared
Jul 10, 2015
Google today released the second developer preview build of Android M for its supported Nexus devices. The latest build of Android M Developer Preview comes with some minor and major tweaks to the UI and
Jul 8, 2015
MIUI, the default OS on all Xiaomi phones like the Mi 4, Mi4i and Mi Note, has evolved a lot from its initial days of being an iOS clone. While some resemblance to Apple's
