Advertisements Google will take the wraps off its next Android version at Google I/O later today rather than waiting for the fall when it has traditionally introduced the major Android releases, reports Bloomberg. As per the publication, Google’s Sundar Pichai wants the world to know what has been going on the Android front. “I want […]
Advertisements With Android 4.4 getting older, the rumours about the next major Android version are in full swing. Likely to be dubbed as Android 5.0 “Lollypop,” this upcoming iteration of Android will bring “kill switch” functionality, which is aimed to deter the theft of Android smartphones, revealed Google in a statement. Already included in the […]
Advertisements CyanogenMod team has rolled-out a new milestone release of the 11.0 branch for the supported devices. Carrying the moniker CyanogenMod 11.0 M7, the updated builds can be grabbed from CM Updater on your CM running device or directly from CyanogenMod website for manual flashing. According to the team, the new release runs on Android […]
Advertisements In, what is probably the first instance, an Indian smartphone vendor has decided to release kernel source code for one of its smartphones. XOLO has posted the kernel source for its Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor powered Q1100 smartphone on Source Forge. This source code will be of great help to the Android developers trying […]
Advertisements Within a week of Moto E going on sale, all three key elements necessary for modding an Android smartphone have become available for the phone. The Moto E has not only got official bootloader unlock support from Motorola but has also gained root access and unofficial TWRP recovery, thanks to some fine work by […]
Advertisements Google has announced that it is buying a device management start-up called “Divide.” Formally known as Enterproid, the start-up was founded four years ago by former Morgan Stanley executives to help users in effectively managing their mobile devices for personal and work-use. The Divide team will be joining Google and work with the Android […]
Advertisements CyanogenMod team has released the CM 11.0 M6 builds today for the supported devices and also revealed that there won’t be any builds titled “stable” from now on. If you have been waiting for CyanogenMod 11.0 Stable, install the M-builds like the current one, which according to the CM team are as stable as […]
Advertisements Google has expanded the Google Wallet Merchant registration support to eight new countries, in turn allowing the app developers in these markets to list paid apps in Google Play. Google Wallet Merchant registration is a necessity for selling paid apps via Google Play. Even after the latest expansion, the merchant registration is only available […]