Articles by Damien Wilde

The landscape of affordable Android tablets is littered with unbranded options and many poor-quality options. However, HMD Global wants to change that with the newly unveiled Nokia T20 Android tablet, which at under $250 could be a nice everyday compa…

After limited testing in selected regions earlier in the year, Netflix has now rolled out the “Play Something” shuffle mode to all Android users globally.
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According to some rumors, Android 12 is set to arrive today but while it is not technically official yet, we asked you what Android version you were running on your device and now we have the results.
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Android 12 has been almost a year in the making, but not all smartphones are eligible to get updated when it arrives. Which has us wondering just which Android version you’re currently running on your device.
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As smartphone charge speeds have increased, so have our charging habits. Which is why we had some interesting responses when we asked you how often you charge your smartphone.
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Smartphone fast charging should have completely altered the way in which we charge our Android devices, but it’s not clear just if that is the case.
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Foldable smartphones are starting to build up a head of steam, and with a new form factor there are bound to be some teething problems. Luckily, apps like the popular third-party launch Niagara are now slowly adding support for foldable smartphones li…

After being announced as coming by EA earlier this year, Battlefield Mobile will arrive on Android in a limited region beta.
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Hot on the heels of the OnePlus Nord 2, the Poco F3 GT has launched in India with a package that might turn a few heads.
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Thanks to Project Mainline (now just Mainline), updates directly from Google can be sent via Google Play System OTA updates. It looks like with the latest Google Play System update, some users have spotted an enhanced boot animation that displays the …