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Confirmed phones: Google: Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013 edition), Nexus 9 and Nexus Player. Sorry, Nexus 4 owners: You’re getting left behind now. HTC: The One M9 and One M8 are slated to get Marshmallow by the end of…
If you’re getting swamped with unnecessary notifications, Android Lollipop has a built-in shortcut to cut down on that spam.Newly-installed apps love to enable notifications by default, but Lollipop has a helpful fix in place: when you get a notification from…
Set up home screen shortcuts Just one for the Android users this, as you might have guessed, in case you want quick access to your most frequently used conversations from the home screen. You need to go into the chat…
Back up your chats on your old phone. Go to WhatsApp > Menu Button > Settings > Chat settings > Backup conversations. Transfer your External microSD card to your new phone if your WhatsApp/Database folder is located in your external…
Doze will activate when a phone or tablet is unplugged, stationary and has the screen off to conserve battery life. The feature basically forces apps to stay asleep, as Android M will prevent them from accessing the network and sync functionality, among other…
Buried in the newly-located Google settings is a curious area called “Smart Lock Passwords.” While it doesn’t make its function very clear, once you try to sign in with one of the supported apps, it gets much more obvious. Take,…
Bummer. I heavily rely on SMS notifications for important reminders. SMS makes my phone vibrate while regular calendar notifications are silent. Starting on June 27th, 2015, SMS notifications from Google Calendar will no longer be sent. SMS notifications launched before…
Google announced that Maps will soon provide turn-by-turn navigation for routes saved for offline use (or when you completely lose your connection in the middle of nowhere). That’s a boon for those traveling off the beaten path or visiting countries…
Google has been trying to ignore the existence of SD cards for years, with no Nexus device even including the option since the Nexus S. Part of the reason for this, the company claims, is because it makes file management…