Google Now has already established itself as an extremely efficient voice-controlled virtual assistant. If we take into account that its main competitors are Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, it’s clear that Google has a huge advantage because it uses search history to optimize ads and create better products. Something that is not advertised by the […]
How to Save Your Parking Spot in Google Maps
It’s good that Google Maps is doing something about making our parking a less of a concern. Shortly after it added a parking availability feature, Google is doubling down with a parking reminder feature. Google Now was equipped with a parking reminder of a while now, but people never got to use it because it was […]
How to Read Web Pages Offline with Chrome on Android
Google Chrome added some offline functionality last year, but with this latest update has made it even easier to cache and read pages when you don’t have access to the internet. If you already updated Chrome to the latest version you should be able to save a local copy of a web article. But since […]
How to Record Calls on Your Android Phone
Recording your calls on Android might make sense for a number of innocent reasons. Journalists use it all the time so that they can provide accurate quotes and business persons use it as a backup evidence to a verbal agreement. Regardless of your reasons, you should know that recording a phone call might be illegal […]
How to Back Up WhatsApp Photos to Google Drive
It’s scary how much information flows through our Whatsapp chats. Let’s say you break your Android phone beyond repair. You can still recover some data from your Google account, but all your Whatsapp data will be lost, right? I don’t know about you but I would be absolutely furious if I lost my WhatsApp pictures. […]
How to Fake a Call on Android
The rapid phase in which we live our lives guarantees a fair number of awkward situations. And don’t even get me started with those boring situations where you would do anything just to get out of them. Luckily, the world is full of excuses if you’re smart enough to pull it off. My number one method […]
How to Block a Phone Number on Samsung Smartphones
Because we rely increasingly more on instant messaging apps, making calls becomes a rarity for more and more smartphone users. However, there are still cases where you get unwanted calls. Pesky strangers, annoying relatives, and telemarketers are just a few examples that can ruin your day. But there’s no reason why you have to endure it. Android […]
Why is SafetyNet a Good Thing for the Android Community
The number one reason why a huge armada of loyal fans gathered around Android is the fact that it’s wide open by design. Users chose Android over another mobile OS simply because they can explore and exploit almost every layer of it. As you can imagine, the thought that an end-user can penetrate almost every layer […]
How to Add/Remove a Second Google Account in Android
Regardless if you own one or multiple Android devices, it’s much easier to keep track of all your stuff if you have all your Google accounts into one place. Android makes it easier to add and sync accounts across multiple devices as well as remove them. This way you will never miss an important email or […]
How to Restrict Content in Google Play Store
Kids are getting extremely good with technology these days. You’d be surprised with the things a toddler can do with Android phone or tablet. But letting our young ones navigate freely can be troublesome because they can easily run into explicit content. You can avoid this entirely by limiting the content available on Google Play. […]
