According to the latest Google Play Distribution data for seven-day period ended on August 1, Android Marshmallow is now running on 15.2% of active devices. This depicts a rise of 1.9% in a month when compared to July, which was 13.3%. In June, the data was 10.1%. Android Lollipop 5.1 version still dominates the share with its distribution found on 21.4% devices. Lollipop 5.0 version is found on 14.1% active... Read More
As a solution to the increasing number of spam callers, Google has updated its phone app with spam detection. From today, a new version of the Phone app is rolling out to Nexus and Android One devices with built-in spam warning capability. In 2013, Android phone app received its first major update by adding caller ID for incoming calls from businesses as part of the launch of Android KitKat. The... Read More
Android OS has been supporting verified boot system since the launch of KitKat version (Android 4.4). However, Android 7.0 Nougat is going to enforce the verification system much strongly than the previous Android versions. Google calls it as a security measure to protect the device from malware. The aim of this feature is to notify the user about malware. It alerts the user whenever the virus makes its way to... Read More
The devices running Android 6.0 Marshmallow has increased to 13.3%, reveals the latest Google Play distribution data. Last month, this count was only 10.1%, meaning there has been an increase of 3.2%. However, with Android Nougat coming soon, experts wonder if this rate of penetration is fast enough for Marshmallow OS. Meanwhile, Android Lollipop 5.0 is running on 14.3% devices, and Android Lollipop 5.1 is running on 20.8%. It takes... Read More
Google is updating the Android version of Google Maps with Multiple Destinations feature that exists on its desktop version. To be precise, users will start seeing a new plus icon underneath the directions field in Maps. The users can hit that plus icon to add a third destination to stop at. After the third, users can still add a fourth destination, fifth, and so on. According to Android Police and... Read More
Google is working pretty hard to make its search results as relevant and efficient as possible. The search engine giant is currently rolling out a new feature for the users in India. This new feature allows users to switch easily between English and Hindi even when the search term is in the English language. For example - If you search 'Samachar', you will be offered another tab containing news stories... Read More
Google is trying to declutter its search engine by collaborating with a lyric licensing service, LyricFind. This partnership will result in a speedy search for lyrics. It means that from now on Google will display the entire song lyric in the search result. Google will be adding Lyrics from more than 4,000 publishers to its search engine and Play Music. The feature is now live in most of the countries... Read More
Google launched its much-talked about Gboard in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the UK, recently. The app has been made available to the iOS users in India, today. Gboard is a keyboard with Google search button within. Not just the Google search button but it also has a host of other features that allow users to search and send GIFs, emojis, and much more. With Gboard, you are no more required... Read More
Google's upcoming Android version, dubbed as Android N is making news for its moniker. This time around, Google turned to users for the name suggestion. Following the "sweet" legacy that Android versions are known for, right from Froyo to Marshmallow. You won't believe, but the name that's topping the charts for suggestions is the Indian dessert, Neyyappam. It is a famous south Indian dessert made from rice and jaggery. Well,... Read More
Getting phone makers and carriers to update to the latest version of Android has been a challenge for the Google. In the sense, many times, Google releases updated versions of Android, but many of the Android devices will not see changes of the new revision of Android for at least a year of its release. The issue of different smartphones running outdated software lacking the latest security and features has... Read More
Mobile apps provide a better user experience than browser-based web apps. However, users have to hunt for them on app stores, download them, and importantly, remember to install them. Google simplifies this to a much lower level through its new ‘Instant Apps’, announced at its I/O developer conference. Instant Apps allows the users to use native apps almost instantly — even when the user hasn’t previously installed them — simply by... Read More
Well, here comes a good news for the iOS users. Google has launched Gboard, a keyboard with Google search button within. Not just the Google search button but it also has a host of other features that allow users to search and send GIFs, emojis, and much more. With Gboard, you are no more required to Google for anything by leaving the app you're using. Now, you can search right... Read More
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