Google Play is cracking down on fake reviews and fraudulent install numbers
Google is announcing several new steps to ensure that app discovery and ratings can’t be manipulated. Check out this article posted in PCWorld.com
4 Security Reasons Why You Should Never Root Your Android
Some manufacturers are making it more and more difficult to root your Android device (and some carriers are making it impossible), but there are still a lot of people who enjoy nothing more than shaking off the shackles and customizing their phones. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
These iOS Apps Will Make You Want an iPhone Over an Android
While many big-name apps are available on both Android and iOS, there are still quite a few that you’ll only find on your iPhone or iPad. Sometimes it’s for technical reasons, like audio latency. Sometimes it’s for Retina-level graphics. And, of course, there are times when it just seems like platform exclusivity for its own sake. Check out more of this article from MakeUseOf.com
How to Free Storage Space on Your Android Device
The sizes of apps, photos, and operating systems are getting larger. The Facebook app alone now takes up a whopping 250 MB. If you also use Pages Manager and Messenger, you’re looking at well over half a gigabyte of storage space. Games, videos, images, and back-ups will also eat through your memory. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
Google Messenger gets a new icon, interface cleanup, and preps for RCS messaging
Google Messenger’s leap to version 2.0 brings a number of changes that tidy up the interface and prepare for a world of better messaging.
The first thing you’ll notice is that the icon has been revamped, with a white message bubble inside of a dark blue circle. You’ll get the circular icon regardless of whether or not you have a Pixel. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Google Keep adds app shortcuts, pinned messages in update
Now you really can stick a pin in it.
Google Keep now lets you save important messages to the top of the app with a handy, little pin icon. And if you have a Pixel or Android 7.1, you’ll be able to jump to a specific action through app shortcuts. Just touch and hold on the new, circular icon and you’ll have several options to choose from. Check out how on this article in PCWorld.com
How to Disable Read Receipts in WhatsApp
While SMS was once the most popular messaging platform, it’s safe to say that honor might belong to WhatsApp now. Now that it’s completely free for all, encrypted for security, and full of hidden tricks, a lot of people are drawn to it. Check out this article in MakeUseOf.com