Sometimes, an app annoyingly doesn’t allow you to disable its notifications in the app’s settings. Sometimes, an app even gives advertisements through the notifications, which is even more annoying. If you have Jelly Bean 4.1 or higher, you can fortunately disable almost any app’s notifications straight from the device settings. After the break are instructions [...]
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Google+ for Android version 42 features released
May 21st, 2013 
dantekThe most recent post on the Google Plus development blog is showing off the latest version of G+ for android, version 42. The update includes major improvements to photo handling, such as:Auto Backup, to safely and privately store your photos as you snap themAuto Highlight, to browse a selection of top shots from every set [...]
Yahoo announces changes for Flickr, including a new Android app
May 21st, 2013 dantekEDIT: The update is now live in Google Play. Go get it.Yahoo is doing more than buying blog platforms today, and during an event in New York they have announced a complete revamp of Flickr. The interface of the website has changed, and now features content blocks and full bleed images instead of the thumbnail [...]
Get the SwiftKey Android keyboard at half-price, for a limited time!
May 21st, 2013 dantekThe SwiftKey Android keyboard can now be purchased for a discounted price, but only for a limited time only. The app, which offers arguably one of the best third-party keyboards for Android, is now available for you to buy at a 50 percent discount. The keyboard will run you $1.99, £1.49 or €1.99, depending on [...]
Google makes Android easier to use for visually-impaired users with TalkBack and BrailleBack.
May 19th, 2013 dantekGoogle has made some great enhancements to the Android platform with the goal of making their devices more user friendly to people with blindness or low-visibility. Google engineers have simplified the process for developers to augment their code to let Android use its accessibility features for these users. These accessibility features utilize either TalkBack (a spoken [...]
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Leaker: Android 4.2 coming to One soon, “Senseless” edition later this summer?
May 19th, 2013 dantekA source known for providing insider information on HTC devices tweeted that the HTC One could get an update in “2-3 weeks”, while a “Senseless” edition might come in late summer.One of the most popular devices of the moment, the HTC One, is behind the times (and the competition) when it comes to the Android [...]
Google Play Services gives control of Android back to Google
May 18th, 2013 dantekWe didn’t get a new version of Android this year at Google I/O. You can read all the lamenting and gnashing of teeth over this across the web, so I’ll spare you the play by play of how it was supposed to happen (a proverbial lock), but didn’t.Instead, I’ll tell you a little bit about [...]
Android Studio first impressions
May 17th, 2013 dantekDuring the Google I/O 2013 Keynote presentation Hugo Barra announced that Google is working on a new integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app development called Android Studio. Based on the More Details…“>open source version of the already popular IntelliJ, Android Studio aims to resolve some of the difficulties that Android developers face when developing apps.Besides all the sophisticated features like code completion, code analysis, and [...]
Bluetooth Low Energy support coming to future Android version
May 17th, 2013 dantekAs many expected, it’s been announced that Bluetooth Low Energy support — also known as Bluetooth Smart and Smart Ready — will be coming to a future version of Android. Android API level 18 (the current 4.2 Jelly Bean release is API level 17) will introduce support for the feature, which is designed to significantly [...]
Android Studio is what’s new in Android development tools
May 17th, 2013 dantekAfter this morning’s epic three-hour Keynote event, it was just a quick trip next door to see Xavier Ducrohet and Tor Noybe give what is always one of the most popular developer sessions of the conference — What’s New in Android Developer Tools. If you were paying attention during the Keynote, we got a quick look [...]
