Google has flipped the switch and released a new Android N preview update. Considering the fact that first Android N preview build was only officially announced and released about seven days ago, it is kind of surprising that there's already a new update making its way to devices. Google is expected to continually progress Android N over the remainder of this year based on testing and user feedback.
Google has released a new set of design guidelines that could see popular Android apps start to look a little more like they were designed with iOS in mind. Google's updated Android design guidelines now suggest that developers should, where suited, use the bottom of the screen in order to show buttons that allow the user to navigate through different parts of the app instead of hamburger menu.
Here's a guide on how to enroll into Android Beta Program and install Android N preview OTA update on Nexus devices the easy way.
Google has made Android N official now. Here are all the new features and changes coming soon to an Android phone and tablet near you.
If you have in your possession a regular inkjet printer, a certain type of compatible ink, and fifteen minutes of spare time, then you could be well on your way to bypassing the biometric security on a smartphone. A recently conducted research has concluded that using a certain technique, it is in fact possible to gain unofficial access to a smartphone protected by a fingerprint scanner. How? By printing an image that uses a specialized conductive ink. Here's how this trick works.
In a head-to-head video comparison, the 2015-released Apple iPhone 6s Plus with 2GB RAM and dual-core CPU beats 2016-released Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with 4GB RAM and quad-core CPU in real-world speed test.
Rumor has it that Google's 2016 Nexus phone will feature iPhone 6s-like 3D Touch functionality, and will run Android 7.0 N out-of-the-box. Here are the details.
Here's a side-by-side specs comparison between Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Galaxy S7 Edge vs Galaxy S6 vs Galaxy S6 Edge. Should you upgrade?
Report compares security on iOS, the mobile operating system on Apple's iPhone, vs Google's Android. Just how secure is the smartphone in your pocket?
Microsoft has officially announced the closure of its Project Astoria software tool that was originally announced last year. The tool was originally introduced by the software giant as a way for developers to port existing Android apps to the new Windows 10 platform by utilizing the same codebase of the existing apps. Astoria would essentially do some intelligence behind the scenes to bridge the gap between the two platforms, resulting in an enhanced Windows 10 experience. The immediate closure of the project represents a fairly significant setback in the company's efforts to bolster the app offering on Windows 10 Mobile.















