Although Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is undoubtedly Google's strongest mobile OS iteration to date, the length of time it has taken to trickle out to the many hundreds of Android devices has shrouded the release. With quite a few improvements plus a beautiful visual makeover, it was supposed to bridge the gap between tablet and smartphone, but with the majority of devices still awaiting that elusive OTA update, the release - if not the OS itself - has to go down as a fail.
Weather apps are not usually that interesting, and we're usually no more interested than the majority of you guys, but this particular weather app piqued our interest, if only because it uses fancy-looking radar images. We're suckers for the shiny, you know!
With such huge storage capacities available for Android smartphones and tablets, it figures users of said devices would want a decent file manager in order to move documents, music files and whatnot with ease. If you happen to be running Google's mobile OS, you'll be aware that there are plenty available for this very purpose, although very few boast the vast array of features offered by File Expert.
This App For Android Customizes Your Lock Screen Automatically Depending On Time Of Day Or Situation
The Android home screen and whether you love or hate it will depend on a few things. Firstly, there is the device you have chosen because, let's be honest, manufacturers and carriers tend to try and put their own slant on the device and the home screen is a great place for them to do it. Or at least, that's what they believe.
The ever popular Flipboard has finally seen an Android app break out of the company, but as many will know, as yet it is an exclusive piece of software for the Samsung Galaxy S III. By all accounts, and according to those who gave the app a whirl at the aforementioned phone's unveiling, the app itself is pretty great. But what about everyone who isn't rushing out to pick up Samsung's shiny new smartphone?
If there are two things that Android has over its iOS competition, they are both personified by the app we are about to tell you about. It is an app that would never see the light of day in Apple's App Store, and shows just how useful having a wide open app development playing field can be.
Whilst sharing files between Android devices is nowhere near as tedious as Apple appears to be making it for iOS users, that doesn't mean to say apps facilitating and promoting file sharing between smartphones and tablets are not welcome. Despite the stance of the vendors, consumers love apps which aid easy miscellaneous file transfer between devices, and AnySend is a wonderful example of how such a utility should look, behave and perform.
If you're a power-downloader of apps, you may find that all those icons can be difficult to manage. Folders are helpful in keeping things tidy, but given that they aren't automated, it can still be a trying task keeping everything in a prim and proper category.
Custom widgets are a significant aspect of Android, and one of the pull factors as to why somebody would purchase a device running Google's mobile operating system. Thus, most people have widgets on their home screens, and although the range of widgets available is pretty broad, as anybody who likes to perfect the look of their device can vouch - there are always those occasions where you're left wishing you could create a specific one that hasn't already been made and released.
Regardless of your opinion on the Android operating system, it sometimes really doesn't matter what side of the great divide you rest your head at night and you just have to give credit where credit is due. There is a lot to be said for the power and beauty of Apple's iOS as well as the gorgeous Metro stylings of the Windows Phone OS, however, it is extremely hard to beat the customization abilities that exist within Android, something that developers use to their full advantage.
