New chat app Supersonic Messenger turns off language Emojis

The new Supersonic Fun Voice Messenger chat app from Google turns language into text and emojis. With the application, words are displayed almost in real time as text and icons on the Android smartphone.

Google's latest chat app Supersonic Fun Voice Messenger combines voice input with Emojis. To use the app, you must install it on the Android smartphone together with a conversation partner, press the microphone button and say its message. The words are then converted into text almost in real time. Words, which could be represented as emojis, are recognized by the app as such and appear as emojis on the display.

Up to now only in English

For example, in the sentence "Do you want to go out for coffee later?" The coffee as coffee cup Emoji represented. "Do you want" is supplemented by a thumb up and at the beginning of the question a waving hand appears, which is to draw attention to the question. So far the app supports only an English language input.

New Messenger comes from Area 120 team

The Supersonic Messenger was developed by Google's Area 120 team. With the Area 120 concept, Google responds to the problem that the best employees often leave the company to start their own company. Google grants each employee 20 percent of their working time to work on their own ideas. If they create a business plan, employees in Area 120 can apply. Whoever is accepted may build his product in the period of a few months. In the end, the teams can apply for financial support from Google and start their own business. The iOS app Uptime emerged recently.

Android smartphone with broken display: How to unlock it

Once not watched and the Android smartphone crashes on the hard asphalt. An impact that the display may not survive. However, if the screen does not work, it does not mean the end of your data stored on the device. With our tips, you can unlock the smartphone even if the touch screen fails the service.

With the right preparations, you can also access an Android smartphone with display damage (© 20017 TECHTECH)

Access via web tool

There are several methods to get access to an Android smartphone with broken display. However, you must take precautions for most of the solutions before your screen blesses the temporal. For the simplest method, you need a computer. Go to the "Android Device Manager" website and sign in with your Google account.

Join now your Android smartphone for the service. However, in most cases, your device is already registered automatically, so you do not need to take any further steps. If the GPS is enabled on the smartphone, it is detected by the web tool. Click on "Lock" and select "Unlock". Even with a broken display, you are able to gain access to the device. If you now connect it to the computer, you can transfer and back up all required data.

Display on computer display

A second method of accessing a smartphone with a broken display is remote control from a computer. However, a few steps are necessary for the setup, for which the smartphone must still be fully functional. In our example, we use "Vysor". The program can be downloaded free of charge from the Google Play Store for Android.

After the installation of "Vysor" you have to activate "USB Debugging" on your smartphone. Go to your "Settings" under "My device" and type the "Build version" seven times. This makes the developer options visible. Then follow the path "Settings | Developer Options | USB Debugging | On".

Download "Vysor" on the computer as an extension for the Google Chrome browser. Executes a search for devices in the application and selects your smartphone. Your Android device asks if you want to allow "USB Debugging". Activate the "Always Allow" check box and confirm with "Ok". As soon as the connection between the two devices is established, you confirm again with "Ok". Then you can unlock and control your smartphone from the PC - even if your display is broken. This requires a connection via USB, which then also allows the copying of data.

Many ways lead to the homescreen

Let us not forget that there are other possibilities. If your Android device does not have a lock code, you can connect a mouse via OTG cable, for example, and unblock the smartphone via this device with a click and a wipe movement to the right. There is also another comfortable remote software in the XDA-Entwicklerforum, which is, however, much more complicated to set up.

Summary:

• To unlock an Android smartphone despite a broken display, you need to make preparations as long as the device is still working
• You can use the "Android Device Manager" web tool to locate the smartphone and also to unlock it with the "Lock" button if GPS is activated on the device
• Then you can connect the smartphone via USB to a computer and copy all important data
• Set up a remote software such as "Vysor" to access your Android device and copy important data from the computer
• For remote access, you may need to enable "USB Debugging" in the developer options
• The corresponding menu is visible in the settings, if you under "My device" seven times on the entry "build version" tippt
• Depending on the manufacturer of the Android smartphone, the exact names of the menu items may differ

In iOS, Android and Windows Phone make a screenshot

You want to make a screenshot with your smartphone - so create a photo of the contents of the screen? This is no problem with the current operating systems and smartphone models. Both now under iOS as well as with Android and Windows Phone or Windows 10 Mobile the function is fixed.

Many people do not see the screenshot function until they are asked to send a screenshot to show a particular product from an online store. Screenshots are very easy to create with iOS, Android and Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile, but there are certain differences between the operating system variants.

Make a screenshot on the iPhone or any other iOS device

Taking a screenshot on iOS devices has been very easy for a long time. This also applies to the current iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and the iPad Pro, as well as all other iOS devices. And so you can make a screenshot:

1. You call up the screen from which you want to take the photo.
2. Press the Power button and the Home button at the same time. The screen flickers briefly and you hear a click sound with switched - on sounds - the screenshot was made
3. You can find the picture in the Photos app in the "Screen photos" or "All photos" section. From there you can share it and send it or continue to edit it.

There are also other ways to make screenshots with the iPhone 7, for example via Assistive Touch. However, you must remember that a lot of screenshots can fill the tight memory of the smartphone and you should also delete the pictures, which you no longer need.

Screenshots in Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile

As with iOS, it's similar to the screenshots on a Windows Phone, ie the Lumia devices or other smartphones with the mobile operating system from Microsoft. On Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile it works like this:

1. Re-enter the screen to be photographed.
2. Then press the power button and the volume button.
3. The screen photo is now automatically saved in the screenshots section of the Photos Hub.

If your phone still runs Windows Phone 8, then you have to use the Windows button under the display instead of the Lauter button. That would be the combination of Windows plus Power.

Make a screenshot under Android - something more complicated

Under Android a screenshot to make is however already somewhat more complicated. This is mainly due to the fact that there is no uniform method. In the early days of Android it was even very complicated to make screenshots at all. This is why there are also some screenshot apps that are here to help.

The official Google method to make screenshots in Android works like this:

1. You reopen the screen you want to record.
2. Hold down the power button and the quieter button for several seconds at the same time.
3. The screen space is saved and a small screenshot symbol appears at the top of the screen. The picture itself is in the gallery.

So you can make screenshots with a Samsung device

As far as the theory: For different large manufacturers such as Samsung it works quite different, even depending on the model different. The Samsung Galaxy series is like this:

1. Display the corresponding screen.
2. Press and hold the Power and Home buttons for about two seconds. The display flickers and there is a click sound.
3. You can find the screenshot in the screenshots section in the photo folder.

The normal Google method described above is used for Samsung smartphones without a home button. On many Samsung devices, gestures can also be used, for example by stroking the display with the hand edge. Whether it works with your smartphone, you can check under "Settings> Movements and gestures".

Sony, HTC and LG: Here are some screenshots

In addition to the Google method, Sony also has its own option. This allows you to start the Active Clips app, which allows you to make a screen photo. Or you hold down the power button for about a second and then select "Take Screenshot" in the next window.

The Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is also using Google's method. It is however somewhat complicated, since the keys on the different Smartphone models are always somewhat differently arranged. There is also in the Quick Settings a way to make screen photos.

LG has the buttons but on the back of its current devices, but it does not work quite well with the Koreans: Here, too, you can make a photo of the screen with the combination of Power and Quieter button.

Summary

1. Screen photos can be made with all major smartphone operating systems such as iOS, Android and Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile
2. There are uniform methods for iOS and Windows Phone
3. Under Android, the process may vary by manufacturer

Nokia promises fast updates for Android smartphones

Updates for Android smartphones are a two-edged sword and always depend on the commitment of the manufacturers. Nokia at least promises for its upcoming mobile phones always timely software updates.

Nokia - or the new parent company HMD Global - promises to deliver fast updates to the latest OS versions for its new Android smartphones. At a request from Nokiapoweruser, HMD said, "Our goal is to provide the latest and safest Android versions, including timely updates." Further information on this topic will follow in the first half of 2017.

Nokia plans several Android smartphones for 2017

HMD Global recently unveiled the Nokia 6, the first Android smartphone with Nokia branding. The mobile, so far only available in China, has pre-installed Android 7.0 nougat. At the Mobile World Congress 2017, Nokia is likely to introduce more Android smartphones. These could also run with Android 7 nougat or even with the latest version of Android 7.1.1. For Android 7.1.2, a release of Nokia smartphones in the spring is expected to be a little early.

It remains to be seen whether HMD Global is actually holding its announcement. It is possible that the company like many other manufacturers of Android smartphones moves and only the latest models also equipped with the latest Android version. Older devices are often neglected in such an update policy and receive software updates very late or not at all.

Huawei is working on its own mobile operating system

The Chinese Huawei Group wants his operating system emotion UI to adapt to the needs of western customers. The android skin should therefore after the update in autumn clearly from the previous Apple look move away. According to the latest rumors Huawei also works in parallel to their own operating system for its smartphones.

Apparently, Huawei through the development of an own OS independent of Android, Google one day the support for third-party set or introduce restrictions. Also Samsung had already taken care with Tizen OS and the step to own software for its devices daring. According GSM Arena officer Huawei to this end is now an own developer team in Scandinavia, which earlier in the services from Nokia.

Big update for emotion UI in autumn

For the time being run Huawei devices but still with Android in the look of the emotion UI, also called EMUI. In the autumn of 2016 is now according to Android Authority an update for Huawei skin appear visually, which above all as a great step forward. The previous design of EMUI was primarily due to the Asian market, where they seem to be as simple as possible usability and high contrast colors are preferred. Huawei is behind Apple and Samsung is the largest smartphone manufacturer and now wants the sales figures in the west huge boost.

Apple designer recruited

This is the emotion UI again more on Android, which remind the user more flexibility and adaptation possibilities. Already in the last year, Huawei therefore the former apple designer Abigail Brody, which already at iOS collaborated. The new look is Android features with a special flair and thus connect Huawei a completely new smartphone experience.

As long as you have a Nexus gets more Android updates

Google has released a list of update periods for Nexus devices. This indicates how long at least not yet received Nexus phones and tablets Android updates. The Nexus 6 is not listed, but the update time also can be calculated.

The Nexus 6P receives at least until September 2017 updates.

The Google Nexus devices are known for two things: They occur other smartphones and tablets with the latest version of Android on the market. And you will get a guaranteed period Android updates, which is often longer than the other devices. The latest Nexus smartphones are the 5.2-inch Nexus 5X and the 5.7-inch Nexus 6P. This condition, according to Google until September 2017 guarantees Android updates. The Nexus 9 and Nexus 5 will nevertheless still supplied to October 2016th

The Nexus updates according to Google.

Google Nexus devices get for at least two years after their first appearance in the Google Store Android updates. However, there are still more security updates, namely for three years after the Google Store has sold the respective device for the last time.

Currently the rumor mill mulling over who produces the next Google Nexus. Huawei, the manufacturer of the Nexus 6P has been confirmed to work on one of the next Nexus smartphone. Presumably it is the successor to the Nexus phablets 6P. Also allegedly HTC potter based on the HTC 10 on a successor to the Nexus 5X. The Nexus 6 should still get updates 2015 to November, even if it is not explicitly listed in Google's list.

In our test, the Nexus has proven to be the best 6P Nexus smartphone. The Nexus 5X is a decent smartphone from the middle class, but suffers from a non-expandable internal memory.

Android N: If the new name is a real tongue twister?

Once Google had called in the last week the user to submit proposals for which the candy N is on the new version of Android, the vote is making waves worldwide. It could be a real tongue twisters, coming out when looking at the end.

Some Android fans in India now advertise that Android N is to be named after a local candy: Android 7.0 Neyyappam. The tongue-breaking term designates a dessert from the southern Indian state of Kerala, now reported Mashable.

Gets the Indian donuts the most votes?
All eleven previous versions of Android have gotten in alphabetical order to distinguish names additives inscribedable sweets. Among the last versions were about cupcake, lollipop and marshmallow. And with each year uses Google finding a name more and more as a marketing tool to for the latest version of the mobile operating system to advertise. During a visit to India, the Google CEO Sundar Pichai had quipped in, the last year that you could organize an online survey for the name. Because in India very many people live and use Android, there should be many votes for an Indian concept. In the last week then Google has launched this survey, you can still join until June 9.

For some years now has Neyyappam, developed a deep-fried sweet made of rice and Indian cane sugar, a kind of donut to be a hit in the multiethnic state. Neyyappam comes from Kerala, which is the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, from the Google CEO Pichai comes. Therefore, there should be at the top of the group no language problems at least.

In India is currently running a campaign will be promoted with the unusual sounding name. So calls about the tourism authority in Kerala via Twitter this on to vote for Neyyappam. And also via Twitter to Arathi Mohan as many votes for the Indian candy wishes.

Study: Android smartphones rush often from as iPhones

According to a new study, it is much more common in Android smartphones to crash than iPhones. In particular, some Samsung smartphones running not very stable. Apps plummeted to 74 percent of the examined Android devices. but can Reclining Also Apple not.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 crashes, according to a new study from relatively common. (© 2015 Samsung)

Google's Android operating system has a failure rate of 44 percent, while Apple's iOS has a crash rate of only 25 percent. These are the findings the Blanco Technology Group, which investigated the crash of Android and iPhone smartphones in the first quarter 2016th The website Business Insider has summarized the results. This mainly affected Asian Android devices, which are responsible for 55 percent of global crashes. This is an increase of five percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. In Europe, the crash rate is 35 percent and in North America 27 percent.

Galaxy S5 and S6 plunge you up
The Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S5 had seven or eight percent, the highest failure rate in the Android camp. This was followed by the Lenovo K3 Note, the Motorola Moto G and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. In 74 percent of the examined Android smartphones crashed Apps. Among the iPhones the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 5s were the most affected.

Business Insider explains the Android crashes among others, the high fragmentation of the operating system, which makes security and app development more difficult. 282.5 million smartphones running Android and only 47.3 million with iOS. Applications for communication and social apps were the most responsible for the app crashes, so Business Insider. As consumers but would increasingly rely on their smartphones in their daily lives, crashes would be an important factor in brand choice.

Google Play Store is apparently for Chromebooks

The Google Play Store and other Android apps could soon run on Chrome OS. Apparently Google plans a speedy implementation of the App Store in the laptop operating system.

The Google Play Store is obviously for Chrome OS.

Chomebooks could soon get a small but extremely important update. So the developer Google seems currently working on it, to make Google Play Store also available on computers with the operating system Chrome OS. This clearly reveals the code of Chrome OS version 51, as some users report according to Ars Technica at Reddit.

Google Play Store for laptops?
Users of Chromebooks should be happy about this prospect finally is the Google Play Store to the currently largest app store at all. With the ability to use Android apps on computers running Chrome OS, the operating system might also become more attractive compared to Windows and Co.. However, should programmers their Apps then also to the operator on the laptop to adjust. How good Android apps can work on the desktop, but now shows the open source operating system Remix OS, which is, in principle, is a desktop version of Android.

Getting information could the Google I / O supply
Google itself has not released any information on whether and when the Google Play Store might be available for Chrome OS. However, further information there is probably already in just under a month. On May 18 start in Mountain View namely the developer conference Google I / O 2016th

Survey: Teens love iPhones more than Android devices

For teenagers in the US iPhones are apparently in demand as Android devices. In a survey, 75 percent of teens to wish for next smartphone again an iPhone.

What like American teenagers? The investment firm Piper Jaffray asks this question for 16 years every six months and interviewed teens about their favorite brands, the most popular TV shows and things like that. The question of the most popular smartphone is thereby provided regularly. Here, according to CNET, that 69 percent of 6,500 young people surveyed own an iPhone. Compared to the last survey six months ago, the value actually increased by one percentage point.


Teens show conservatively with equipment selection
But not only that. Most teens show apparently also extremely conservative in terms of future election

For teens, the iPhone is extremely popular.

of its smartphones. According to the study Thus, 75 percent of these teens to want to put back on an iPhone also at their next smartphone. This also represents an increase of one percentage point. Android devices reached only a value of 19 percent.

For tablets, it does not look much different. Here reported 48 percent of the teens to own an iPad. This is one percentage point less than in the survey six months ago. 16 percent have claims to an iPad Mini. After all, 50 percent of teens said they want to put back on an iPad and the next tablet, while 13 percent want an iPad Mini. Only 14 percent want an Android tablet and 19 percent of those who want to buy a tablet, indicated that they would prefer a Windows tablet. Six months ago the value was still here at 23 percent.

Also smartwatches there seems to be among teenagers. Of those who already own such a wearable, reported 72 percent, an Apple Watch intrinsically to call her. However, only 12 percent of surveyed teens had ever a smart watch.

General trend shows a different direction
Interestingly, the overall development in the US is likely having an opposite trend - at least as regards the relationship between iPhones and Android smartphones. According to an analysis by market researcher Kantar Android alone could rise by 11.5 percent in market share between the end of 2014 and the end of 2015, while it was 8.6 percent down for iOS and therefore the iPhone. Interesting will be seen whether this trend will continue in the coming years or whether the teenagers of today will reverse the trend again.

Google wants to Apple's programming language Swift for Android

Google could use in future Apple programming language Swift for Android. With the new language the developer Java would turn his back and takes account of the open source nature of Swift no royalties to pay Apple.

Android and iOS could be similar in the future - at least as regards the programming languages ​​used. If you believe a recent report from TheNextWeb, then there is Google currently serious thought to use the Apple developer language Swift in future also for Android. Initial discussions this should have already performed with renowned app developers such as Facebook and Google Uber.


Google is relentlessly pragmatic
Behind the considerations seems it stuck to merciless pragmatism. After all, Swift has already proven

Android apps can be programmed in future in Swift.

itself as a programming language for apps on iOS. however, probably much more important to weigh the fact that Swift is officially open source since last summer and can be practically used by any programmer without paying royalties.

Especially this point is likely to be relevant to Google. After all, there is the group for years in a legal dispute with Oracle, its Java programming language is used to date for Android. It concerns the allegation of license infringement by Google. Oracle calls from the Android developers billions of dollars in damages.

Switching from Java to Swift would be complicated but rewarding
A change from Java to Swift would for Google and app developers, however, not a walk. So would Android apps will probably rewritten in the new programming. The operating system itself would have to be maintained for a long time support for both languages, there would certainly not be assumed that even comes close all apps are immediately rewritten in Swift.

In the long run could be a switch to Swift, however, make things for programmers much easier. After all, apps for Android and iOS would then be written directly to the same language. However, Swift is not the only candidate of a new programming language that is currently envisaged of Google. So to be a potential candidate for future Android apps also Kotlin language.

Android Update for April 6 solves critical problems

A new security update for Android includes six critical vulnerabilities in the operating system. Google rolled out the update since Monday for its Nexus devices from other manufacturers are expected to follow soon.


As usual, the beginning of the month Google began on Monday in order to distribute the latest security patch for its Android operating system to different smartphones and tablets. With the update six critical vulnerabilities in Android to be closed according to Droid Life. 13 more gaps are also patched.

New patch for Nexus devices and pixel C

A new security patch fixes six vulnerabilities in Android.

The security patch is provided for smartphones Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6 and Nexus. 5 In addition, the tablet Nexus 7, Nexus 10 received, Nexus 9 and pixel C the patch, as well as the Nexus Player. As always, Google Update also for other manufacturers of Android devices available so that they can publish the patch for their devices. At least in the US which is already partially done. On Friday, Samsung had there begun to distribute the update to its smartphone Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Normally, the new security patches from manufacturers such as Samsung and LG seem to the middle of the month, that is, with two to three weeks delay from Google.


If you own a Nexus device and do not want to wait for the patch is deployed by Google, can also manually mount a current Factory Image on the smartphone. The files, including instructions supplied by the developer, as usual, ready on the site Google Developers.

OnePlus 3: data leaked - coming release but later

After rumors doing the rounds that OnePlus its new "flagship killer" OnePlus 3 already could imagine on 7 April, the Chinese manufacturer denies this date now. On April 7, it is to go specifically to the Chinese market - the information about the new smartphones are still leaked.

A few days ago it looked at least rumors like this, as if the new OnePlus 3 can celebrate release already on April 7 - instead of initially adopted only in June. According Gizmo China OnePlus has the early appointment now clearly denied. Then should only special products for the Chinese market are presented. The OnePlus 3 should then, as originally planned, to celebrate release in early summer.

surfaced Technical Details for OnePlus 3

At the same time but also technical details about the new OnePlus 3 on the AnTuTu benchmark page have emerged: After the new smartphone with the official type designation OnePlus A3000 should have a Snapdragon 820-Prozesser, the Adreno 530 graphics unit and 4GB of RAM. An internal memory 32 GB can be installed, but if this is expandable via external memory card, remains unclear. But the display should have 5.5 inch and a HD resolution of 1080p. The cameras are equipped with 16 and 8 megapixels, and the operating system is Oxygen OS, which is based on Android 6.0.1 marshmallow.

And what will happen then to see on April 7? OnePlus reveals only that there should be an exciting product. Perhaps another smartphone in low-range, a wearable or Power Bank - One can only speculate. Maybe it's only the new version of Oxygen OS.

Better Apple Music for Android to update as iOS: Bravo

After a software update the Android version of Apple Music is at least partially better than the iOS version. The reason: There is an Android widget, which allows you to use the app from the homescreen prima.

This has the iOS version of Apple Music not: The iPhone has consolidated its music app for Android donated a so-called widget that you can dock on the homescreen. This means that the app can even operate fine from there, without having to call them now. The feature has been around since an

update that Apple now distributed worldwide, writes Android Authority. Users of iOS to refrain because there is no such functionality there on the home screen so far.

Widget can be docked on the homescreen

After the Android app has felt long for Apple MusicZeit bit unfinished, that is since the latest update definitely different: the widget for the Google operating system works well, you can dock on homescreen and thus quickly see just played what song becomes. There is also a button for play and pause and the possibility in the songs before and to jump back. Who really like the currently playing music, tapping on the heart icon.

The update of streaming app also supports the use of iTunes gift cards in the settings menu, with which you can shell out his monthly fees for the service. Other improvements in the Music app concern the possibility to see what is played on beats 1 - without actually listen to the station. If you tap on a song, full album is displayed, and additionally shows Apple Music, which songs are most popular in a particular album.

The update for Apple Music for Android is now available on Google Play. The fact that Apple created its own app for Android and even maintains, quite deserves praise. Apple has apparently realized that Android users are too numerous to renounce it can.

Android devices more error-prone than iPhones - or not?

According to a new statistics come 85 percent of all problems with smartphones on Android devices, and only 15 percent on iOS devices. However, this distribution is likely to result primarily from the respective market share of the platforms. Interestingly, the study but in other respects.

Android smartphones are more prone to problems than iPhones - which says at least a new report Blancco Technology Group, which examines the performance of smartphones. 85 percent of all problems that have been reported in the fourth quarter 2015 from smartphone users, thus came from Android devices. Only 15 percent came from iPhones.

The market share perspective, most numbers

Looking at these statistics regardless of the market share of each producer, then it looks as if Android smartphones generally much more prone to errors than iPhones. However, this observation into perspective almost completely once the market share of operating systems and manufacturers is included in the calculation. So Android has had, according to Gartner in the fourth quarter 2015, a global market share of 80.7 percent, while iOS and therefore the iPhone came to 17.7 percent.

Substituting the market share and the error messages into consideration, then turns out that with Android smartphones statistically only minimally more problems than with iPhones. However, this is also hardly surprising, since iPhones in each case are high-end devices, while Android devices will be sold at price below 100 euros and then, of course, also with much leaner hardware. Bottom line, it is likely problems on Android and iOS devices so enter with similar frequency.

Poor mobile networks in Europe?

It is interesting, rather, what problems are reported by the customers from the various regions. So the statistics in Europe has clearly led to problems with the network operator. Whopping 42 percent of all reported errors were therefore due to the signal of the network operator. In second place then followed with 14 percent call problems. In the third, fourth and five eventually followed problems with the camera, advanced camera problems and Error Wi-Fi coverage area.

In North America and Asia, the mobile networks seem to be much more developed than in Europe. In both regions, namely our problems with the network operator and call problems not among the top five of the most common problems. Instead, the statistics are cited in both North America and in Asia to problems with the performance of the smartphone. On the places two, three, four and five then follow problems in both regions with camera, battery, headphones and the microphone.

Android N: Growing evidence of elimination of APP Drawers

What distinguishes Android from iOS? One of the first points that come to mind in response to include inter alia the App Drawer. Android devices do not have him, iPhones and iPads. This could be under Android N, the marshmallow successor, however, change.

Paints Google one of the most famous Android features with the update to the next version? How Android Authority has heard from several sources, the typical App Drawer with Android 7.0 or Android N could disappear. The now at MWC 2016 newly launched smartphones reinforce this assumption. Both the LG G5 and the HTC One X9 refrains in this overview of all installed apps. An indication of the Android-future?

LG G5 and HTC One X9 waive App Launcher

Although other Android smartphones at MWC continue to rely on the App Drawer, the new Sony Xperia X series or the Samsung Galaxy S7, for example. However, the software featured Sony model is not yet final and Samsung has a hidden option to remove the app launcher. make Via Galaxy Labs, the Galaxy owners to beta testers for new features, the option can be "All apps on the home screen display" option. It enables users to the App Drawer off quasi.

Samsung fans could decide on App Drawer Future

In addition to this option is Samsung a survey among the testers by: her Finds the helpful - yes or no? Although the manufacturer can not decide which way Google will go with the pure Android 7.0 N. Allen smartphone producer who rely on Android, but still remains the possibility of having their own user interface greatly customize the OS. If Samsung really prefer a solution other than Google, which could still influence the OS developer. After all, Samsung is still the largest provider of Android smartphones. Everything Samsung changes to the operating system is therefore, interesting to Google.

Presented is Android N on 18 May. On this day starts the Google I / O, the developer conference of Internet Group. will become even speculated hardworking About the suffix until then. Perhaps lets Google even its users vote on which sugary candy will follow marshmallow.

Android 6.0 update for the Galaxy marshmallow S6 is finally here!

The wait is over: Android 6.0 marshmallow is for the Samsung Galaxy S6 models arrived in Europa. First, Vodafone customers can look forward to the update, others will probably follow soon.

The update to Android 6.0 marshmallow for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge has not only enabled for Europa. Vodafone has at the same time, other countries blessed with the update, such as the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, reports all about Samsung. In South Korea, the new operating software is already longer available. For the larger Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + there's currently however no new Android software.

Update on Android 6.0 Marsha Mallow brings new features

The current update is 1.35 GB in size and brings several new features with it. For example, the Android integration of fingerprint scanner, Anpassungen of TouchWiz and the new edge functions for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. The sub-version, now distributes the Vodafone, has the number 6.0.1 and has compared to its predecessor some new emoji, and other new features in the luggage. So also the monthly security update from Google has integrated this time directly in the Android version. That makes a lot of sense, finally saves Google in this way not only itself, but also provide users with a more update cycle.

When the other Samsung devices will receive the update, still is not certain. It is planned that, according to Samsung, however, that the Galaxy S5 models will come 6.0 marshmallow to benefit from Android. If it lasts as long as the Galaxy S6, you will probably have to wait a while.

This Android smartphone you can buy for 3,29 Euro

An Android smartphone for 3.29 euros? Sounds crazy, but with the new Freedom 251 reality. The 4-inch device with quad-core processor costs less than a lunch. For sale there is the smartphone, but only in India.

How much would you spend on a smartphone? 200, 500 or even 800 euros? How about 3.29 euros? The new mobile phone Freedom 251 should in any case be available for this ridiculous price as PhoneArena reports. will come on the market, the Android smartphone, but only in India, where it is sold for a price of 251 rupees. Converted representing nearly 3.29 euros precisely once.

Entry-level device for the price of a frozen pizza

For the money, buyers get a 4-inch device with a screen resolution of at least 960p. Inside work ELT a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, supported by 1GB RAM of memory. The internal memory is 8 GB and can be expanded via microSD card by as much as 32 GB. Both cameras offer resolutions of 3 megapixels and 0.3 megapixels. The Freedom 251 is delivered with Android 5.1 and thus at least has a more modern operating system than many other low-cost mobile phones. A binding contract is not exist on the purchase of smart phones the way. Anyone who buys the device for converted 3.29 euro, it has thus been fully paid off.

Low income in India

The price for the Freedom 251 course is based first of all on the lower income in India. Average earned an Indian about 1263 euros per year. A smartphone that costs several hundred euros, so is unaffordable for many Indians. With devices such as the Freedom 251 on the other hand will also get low-income people for the first time have access to modern communication channels.

Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z3 +: Update on Android marshmallow comes

Again and again, the update has been delayed on Android 6 marshmallow for Xperia Z5 and Co., but now it seems finally ready. From the beginning of March, the date in Europe is to be rolled out.

At least in the UK, the Xperia Z5, the Xperia Z3 + and the Xperia Z4 Tablet from 7 March with the update to Android to 6 Marshmallow be supplied. The announced Sony Xperia GB via Twitter. The Z5 offshoot Xperia Z5 Premium and Xperia Z5 Compact obtain the software update. Whether the beginning of March may be the general European launch date for the release of Android 6 marshmallow, but remains unclear.

announced Android update since the end of December 2015
Actually in late December 2015 it was reported about an imminent rollout of the latest version of Android for current Xperia devices. Most recently, Android was 6 at Sony but only in an extended beta phase that seems but finally finished. But beware: Various Sony divisions had already been mentioned in the past, release data on various topics via social media, which were not complied with.

Besides the mentioned Xperia devices also smartphones and tablets may 6 marshmallow hope for the update to Android: these are the Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Also be updated Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet, Xperia M5, C5 Xperia Ultra, Xperia M4 Aqua and Xperia C4. Xperia devices should benefit from a longer battery life with Android 6 Marshmallow - especially the snooze mode is to provide more efficient power management in standby. What new features you should know 6.0 necessarily in Android, we have put together in a separate guide.

Apple Music: Android users can save songs to SD card

The Android apps from Apple are born only out of necessity? Not even close! When streaming service Apple Music Android users their iOS counterparts have now even a great feature ahead: You may after an update immediately save songs for offline listening on SD cards.

Apple Music for Android has received an update on Wednesday, thanks to the user songs can now also save for offline listening on SD cards. The songs will be stored as a copy-protected MP4 files on the external memory card and can not be used elsewhere. When using microSD cards with up to 128GB Android users should therefore in future store significantly more songs than any iPhone or iPad owners. Other features of the update to the version number 0.9.5 are a complete schedule of the radio station Beats 1 and the ability to browse music even after composers and compilations.

Apple Music for Android is still in the beta phase
Apple Music for iOS launched in late June 2015. The Android version followed in November 2015 and is to this day still officially in beta status with slightly limited features. So are features such as music videos or family Arrivals Android is not yet available. The new storage option on SD cards may play a wish many iOS users.

Since the launch of more than half a year ago Apple Music has steadily gained new users. While Apple itself does not issue figures on paid subscription customers, reported the Financial Times in early January 2016 that already have a paid monthly subscription at Apple Music 10 million users. How many of them use the streaming service on Android, however, is not known.