Tag: Android

New Delhi: In an attempt to take on Chinese smartphone brands in India, Samsung is set to launch two new smartphones — Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+ — in India this week. Both the smartphones are likely to be priced between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000, industry sources told IANS. The Galaxy J6+ is expected […]

San Francisco: Google has rolled out new features for Android users to make it easier for them to navigate their accounts and review security and privacy options. “The new experience is available today for all Android users and will launch on iOS and web later this year,” Jan Hannemann, Product Manager, Google Account, announced in […]

San Francisco: Maintaining your Gmail account is set to become all the more easier for Android users as Google has started rolling out new gesture features that allow you to perform different actions, including deleting an email or archiving it, by simply swiping the email in different directions. The swipe actions, that come as part […]

San Francisco: Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out its “Restrict Group” for all iOS, Android and Windows Phone users — a feature that gives the group administrator powers to restrict other members from sending text messages, photographs, videos, GIFs, documents or voice messages in case the admin thinks so. According to WABetaInfo, a popular fan site […]

San Francisco: After increasing the character count in a tweet, Twitter has found a new way to let people express themselves more by making it simple for them to string several tweets together. “We’ve made it easy to create a thread by adding a plus button in the composer, so you can connect your thoughts […]

New Delhi: To increase Internet adoption in the country, Google has unveiled its lightweight operating system (OS) as Android Oreo (Go Edition) for smartphones with lower specifications. Android Oreo (Go) is essentially made for entry-level Android smartphones with less than 1GB RAM and hence uses less storage space, less memory and still runs smoothly. Originally […]

San Francisco: Microsoft has officially released its Edge browser for Android and iOS devices, a month after unveiling its beta version. “Edge browser was available exclusively to ‘Windows Insiders’ and required a PC running Windows 10 in order to sign up. But starting today, any iOS and Android users can download Microsoft Edge for their […]

San Francisco: After a successful trial in the Philippines, Twitter is rolling out its data-friendly “Lite” Android version in 24 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Available in Google Play Store, Twitter “Lite” (under 3MB size) loads quickly on 2G and 3G networks and offers offline support in case users […]

New Delhi: Google launched an app on Thursday which is made to help Android phone users understand, control and save on their expensive mobile data. This app, called Datally, allows users to track their data usage in real time, and get personalised recommendations on saving data along with notifications of public Wi-Fi spots available nearby. The […]

San Francisco:  Google has started publishing its latest developer preview Android Oreo 8.1 much before the scheduled date of software release in December, informed sources. The recently released developer preview is only compatible with the devices Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel C, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL. The developer preview can […]

San Francisco: The newest Beta version of WhatsApp for Android has several updates, including a smaller app size and a feature that would notify the contacts when you change your number, a media report said. According to technology website Teknepolis, the latest package 2.17.375 takes up less space when downloading and installing. The decrease — […]

San Francisco: Google’s parental control app for Android devices “Family Link” has completed the beta testing period and is now available to public to download for free in the US. The app, which lets parents manage apps, set screen time limits and more, can be used from either an iOS or Android device, but is designed […]

San Francisco: In a bid to increase its monthly active users (MAU) in the developing markets where internet connectivity is poor, Twitter has started testing an Android app called ‘Twitter Lite’ that uses less mobile data to work. Twitter, which has over 328 million total monthly active users — 68 million MAU in the US […]

San Francisco: An update to Gmail app for Android devices is being rolled out that brings some minor but visually distinct changes to the service. Swiping to archive an email is now presented in a different way, giving users access to an undo button located at the bottom of the screen. This placement makes it […]

San Francisco: Already available on iPhone and Android apps, Twitter has now rolled out its dark-toned “Night Mode” interface theme to desktop users that will help users monitor key real-time information without straining the eyes. “You can now enable night mode on https://twitter.com ! ?? Also available on Twitter for iOS and Android,” a post […]