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Why the GeeksPhone Zero will be the best Android phone
The biggest reason Android users want the newest hardware is that it’s usually coupled with the latest software. For example, how many new devices have Android 2.3? The Nexus phones and anyone running […]
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Sony Ericsson reached out to Android developers, out of desperation or for...
There seems to be this strange sort of back and forth in the underbelly of the Android ecosystem between the hackers and the manufacturers. When HTC was caught locking bootloaders, the hacker community...
View ArticleAndroid Face Lock feature spoofed by photograph
When Google announced Ice Cream Sandwich last month, one of the features that had the most conversation swirling around it was Face Lock. It’s an application designed to make use of a front […]
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CyanogenMod 9 boot animation surfaces
We know that the Android 4.0 version of CyanogenMod, dubbed CM9, is on the way, offering the latest and greatest of customization over the latest version of Android. Based off the Android Open […]
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Google is the least open part of Android
I have been an Android user since the release of the G1. I was a Linux server admin at the time, and the idea of an open source environment on my phone was […]
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CyanogenMod and back again: Why I gave up on stock Android
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was the first device I stood in line to get since the release of the Xbox 360. Android 4.0 wasn’t just the latest version, it was the end of […]
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Android gets a huge performance boost from Linaro
Ever heard of Linaro before? Probably not, but the non-profit software engineering organization specializes in tweaking and optimizing open source code. Linaro’s members include ARM, Texas Instruments,...
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Google releases Android 4.2 source, Nexus 4 is not supported by AOSP (yet)
Google’s release cycle has never been particularly dependable, but there’s usually a pattern: the new version of Android is released, the products supporting that version are released, and the source...
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus jumps to Android 4.2.2, don’t expect another update
The Android update discussion is never a good one. It used to be that as long as you had a Nexus, you were guaranteed timely updates. Then that changed to as long as […]
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Samsung Galaxy S4 ‘Google Edition’ to be announced at Google I/O
The list of phones running the pure Google version of Android is about to increase by one as Samsung prepares the Galaxy S4 “Google Edition”. Google’s big developer conference, I/O, is often the […]
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Sundar Pichai confirms the HTC One Google Edition is real
Despite adamant statements to the contrary, it looks like HTC and Samsung will be competing for the attention of Android fans in an all new arena -- the Google Play Store.
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Don’t panic, Google Play edition devices will get prompt updates
There’s been a lot of confusion surrounding the update mechanism for the new HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition devices. Where do the updates for these phones come from, and […]
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Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition: Taking CM from free time to full-time
How do you go from being a group of developers spending their free time playing with an open source OS aimed at making phones do cool new tricks, to the team responsible for […]
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OmniRom Beta for Android makes for an awesome weekend project
Have you found that perfect comfy spot after the food coma wore off, and now you’re stuck looking for something to do? You might consider giving OmniRom a try, at least if you’re […]
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Advanced Android: Creating your own Google-free Android phone
It's quite possible to leave Google beyond and take your Android experience to the expert level. Here's how we did it.
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