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There is this frequent battle among fanboys on social media about Android being better than iOS or the iPhone being better than Android. Is Android really better than iOS? Maybe. Or maybe not. In my opinion, no.
While setting up an Android smartphone, you go through several steps that are aimed to personalise your experience. Android devices allow more customisation features when compared to iOS devices. While most of these features can be easily accessed and modified, there are several features in Android smartphones that can impact the security and overall performance of the device. These features are usually auto-enabled and may have a negative effect on the device. Here is a list of such features on your Android smartphone that you should change right now.<br />
READ MORE If you miss the days when you could easily use your phone with just one hand then Android 12 may have the ticket for you. It's been reported that the open-sourced version of Android could be getting a new One-Handed mode. This feature can be switched on in the Settings area of Android, and will be ideal for taller phones that typically require two hands to operate. Since Google are adding this feature to the open-sourced version of Android, it means other OEMs who haven't developed their own version of the feature will be able to take advantage of it.
READ MORE And now new photo editing tools can be added to the list of Google One membership benefits. As reported by Android Police, the Android makers are rolling out formerly Pixel exclusive features Portrait Blur, Colour Pop and Portrait Light. Portrait Blur and Colour Pop can be used to tinker with photos that are lacking depth, while Portrait Light can help you dynamically adjust the lighting in existing pictures. This latter feature only launched with the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G which were released late last year. Speaking about these new features Google said: "Starting today, we’re b...
Image Source: Pixabay Google is expected to start the rollout of its Android 12 Developer Preview next month. The codebase for Android 12 isn’t public as of now, however, XDA Developers while digging through Android Open Source Project (AOSP) found some commits that provide hints for the features we will get to see in the next release. Also Read - Google Maps Compass returns for Android users, more new features introduced According to the report, there are a few commits merged to AOSP, describing a new restricted networking mode feature. The new restricted networking mode feature is a...