Android Archives - Liliputing https://liliputing.com/category/android/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:43:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-lp_icon_1024-e1582423214846-32x32.png Android Archives - Liliputing https://liliputing.com/category/android/ 32 32 4896475 Amazon’s Kindle for Samsung app offers 12 free eBooks per year https://liliputing.com/amazons-kindle-for-samsung-app-offers-12-free-ebooks-per-year-2/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:43:28 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12788 Samsung and Amazon have unveiled a new Kindle app developed specifically for Samsung smartphone and tablet users. Kindle for Samsung is basically a custom version of the Kindle app Amazon already offers for all Android devices, but it includes a special perk called Samsung Book Deals, which lets users snag 12 free eBooks per year. The app […]

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]]> 190669 Amazon’s Kindle for Samsung app offers 12 free eBooks per year https://liliputing.com/amazons-kindle-for-samsung-app-offers-12-free-ebooks-per-year/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:43:28 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12788 Samsung and Amazon have unveiled a new Kindle app developed specifically for Samsung smartphone and tablet users. Kindle for Samsung is basically a custom version of the Kindle app Amazon already offers for all Android devices, but it includes a special perk called Samsung Book Deals, which lets users snag 12 free eBooks per year. The app […]

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]]> 190668 CyanogenMod’s Apollo Music Player available from Google Play Store https://liliputing.com/cyanogenmods-apollo-music-player-available-from-google-play-store/ Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:01:38 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12758 Apollo is the default music player in CyanogenMod 10, a custom version of Android 4.1 which is available for dozens of phones and tablets. But now you can download and install Apollo on any device running Android 2.3 or later, whether you're using CyanogenMod or not. Two versions are now available from the Google Play […]

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]]> 12758 Google releases Android 4.2 software, Nexus 4, Nexus 10 devices https://liliputing.com/google-releases-android-4-2-software-nexus-4-nexus-10-devices/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:11:35 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12755 Google has released the source code and software developer kit for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The company also started selling its latest Nexus devices today including the Nexus 4 smartphone, the Nexus 10 tablet, and new 32GB and 3G-capable Nexus 7 tablets. Hardware sales have been off to a rocky start (demand seems to have […]

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]]> 190655 Google releases Android 4.2 software, Nexus 4, Nexus 10 devices https://liliputing.com/google-releases-android-4-2-software-nexus-4-nexus-10-devices/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:11:35 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12755 Google has released the source code and software developer kit for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The company also started selling its latest Nexus devices today including the Nexus 4 smartphone, the Nexus 10 tablet, and new 32GB and 3G-capable Nexus 7 tablets. Hardware sales have been off to a rocky start (demand seems to have […]

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]]> 12755 Google Play Music adds gapless playback, auto-generated mixes https://liliputing.com/google-play-music-adds-gapless-playback-auto-generated-mixes-2/ Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:28:32 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12752 Google has updated the Play Music app for Android, adding support for gapless playback, the ability to save your thumbs up, last add, and other playlist on your device, and more. One of my favorite changes is that Google will now automatically create mixes for you based on the songs you've played the most. In […]

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]]> 190654 Google Play Music adds gapless playback, auto-generated mixes https://liliputing.com/google-play-music-adds-gapless-playback-auto-generated-mixes/ Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:28:32 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12752 Google has updated the Play Music app for Android, adding support for gapless playback, the ability to save your thumbs up, last add, and other playlist on your device, and more. One of my favorite changes is that Google will now automatically create mixes for you based on the songs you've played the most. In […]

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]]> 12752 Verizon app store is closing in January, 2013 https://liliputing.com/verizon-app-store-is-closing-in-january-2013/ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:12:50 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12748 There's no shortage of app stores for phones and tablets. Most popular mobile operating systems include their own app shops, stores, and marketplaces. But device makers and wireless carriers often decide to load their own stores too... just in case you'd rather download a game from the Verizon Apps store than the Google Play Store […]

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]]> 12748 Amazon expands Cloud Drive with a Photos app https://liliputing.com/amazon-expands-cloud-drive-with-a-photos-app/ Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:59:12 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12742 Amazon Cloud Drive gives users 5GB of free online storage space for any files they'd care to store online. It's also the backbone of the company's Cloud Player app that lets you upload music to the cloud and stream it to any device with a web browser or Cloud Player app. Now Amazon is launching […]

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]]> 12742 AOKP Jelly Bean Build 5 brings more Android tweaks to phones, tablets https://liliputing.com/aokp-jelly-bean-build-5-brings-more-android-tweaks-to-phones-tablets/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:12:33 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12735 The folks behind the popular Android Open Kang Project have released AOKP JB Build 5. That's the fifth major release of the custom ROM for Android phones and tablets to be based on Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Among other things, the latest release incorporates Google's source code for Android 4.1.2, a minor update that […]

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]]> 190652 Dolphin Browser 9 for Android with Jetpack plugin offers even better HTML5 performance https://liliputing.com/dolphin-browser-9-for-android-with-jetpack-plugin-offers-even-better-html5-performance/ Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:46:26 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12727 There's no shortage of web browser apps for Android. But Dolphin Browser has been around longer than most, and the developers say users have now installed Dolphin 50 million times. In the early days of Dolphin, the browser stood out by offering tabs and support for add-ons. Those features aren't unique anymore, but the new […]

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]]> 190649 Firefox 16, Opera 12.1 web browser updates hit Android https://liliputing.com/firefox-16-opera-12-1-web-browser-updates-hit-android/ Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:17:21 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12723 Mozilla and Opera have both released updates to their web browsers for Android phones and tablets today. Opera Mobile 12.1 and Firefox 16 are both available as free downloads from the Google Play Store. The latest version of Firefox features a new Reader Mode which strips away images, sidebars, and other content and lets you […]

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]]> 12723 TomTom Navigation app for Android arrives, doesn’t yet support HD displays https://liliputing.com/tomtom-navigation-app-for-android-arrives-doesnt-yet-support-hd-displays/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:07:11 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12720 GPS provider TomTom now offers a navigation app for Android smartphones. It offers detailed, turn-by-turn driving directions and pretty much lets you use your phone as a full-fledged GPS device. At $38 for the US version, it's kind of expensive for a mobile app. But that's a lot less money than you'd pay for a dedicated GPS […]

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]]> 190648 TouchWiz vulnerability could allow websites to factory reset your phone https://liliputing.com/touchwiz-vulnerability-could-allow-websites-to-factory-reset-your-phone/ Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:58:03 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12716 Samsung's custom user interface for Android smartphones is called TouchWiz. Some folks think the color scheme, custom apps, and other tweaks Samsung makes to Android make the operating system easier to use -- others find it ugly and cumbersome. But it turns out that it could also be dangerous to surf the web using TouchWiz. […]

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]]> 12716 Apple iPhone 5 has been jailbroken https://liliputing.com/apple-iphone-5-has-been-jailbroken/ Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:45:30 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12712 The iPhone 5 runs the iOS 6 operating system and it's the first device to ship with an Apple A6 processor. But neither of those things has stopped hackers from figuring out how to jailbreak the new phone. Grant Paul (@chpwn) has posted a few pictures showing his jailbroken iPhone 5. Jailbreaking an iOS device […]

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]]> 12712 Pocket for Android now lets you listen to saved web pages https://liliputing.com/pocket-for-android-now-lets-you-listen-to-saved-web-pages/ Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:11:05 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12700 Pocket is an app that lets you save web pages to read later, and then view streamlined versions of those sites formatted for a mobile device. The service used to be called "Read it Later," which is more descriptive... but also a bit more of a mouthful. Now Pocket has updated its free Android app […]

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]]> 190647 CyanogenMod 10 to feature Quick Message SMS enhancements https://liliputing.com/cyanogenmod-10-to-feature-quick-message-sms-enhancements/ Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:28:03 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12680 Developer Dan von Tonder is working on a new feature for CyanogenMod 10. It's called Quick Message, and it's a notification tweak that makes it easier to respond quickly to text messages received on a phone running the popular CyanogenMod version of Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Quick Message gives users the option of displaying […]

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]]> 190644 Grooveshark returns to Google Play Store, now with free internet radio https://liliputing.com/grooveshark-returns-to-google-play-store-now-with-free-internet-radio/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:08:41 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12677 Online music service Grooveshark lets you stream pretty much any song at any time... for free. That's because, unlike competitors Spotify and Rdio, Grooveshark has a post-music-first, ask-for-permission-later approach. That's probably why the company faces lawsuits from four major US record labels... and it's also a large part of the reason Grooveshark's mobile apps were […]

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]]> 12677 Amazon expands Android Appstore to Europe https://liliputing.com/amazon-expands-android-appstore-to-europe/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:32:37 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12674 The Amazon Appstore is a place to download apps for Android phones and tablets. It's the primary app store that ships with the Kindle Fire, but you can also install the store manually on most other Android devices in order to keep your apps synchronized between devices, take advantage of sales, download the free app […]

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]]> 190643 CyanogenMod 10 boot animation revealed (video) https://liliputing.com/cyanogenmod-10-boot-animation-revealed-video/ Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:59:06 +0000 https://mobiputing.com/?p=12671 The CyanogenMod team has revealed the new boot animation for CM10, the first version of the custom Android-based operating system to use Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The new animation should start showing up in nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10 soon. The new boot screen has a simple look with the CyanogenMod name in the center […]

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