If you’re running a device with Android 2.1 or higher, but not Android 4.2, you might be missing what 4.2′s new notification toggles have to offer. Maybe you think it’s a more elegant system than whatever your manufacturer made. Fear not, because a new app called AntTek Quick Settings will allow you to use a similar system on your phone without root…. Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MUATeqKzIJ4 Here is an interesting feature: HTC decided to put a notification LED on the back of their new DROID DNA. It’s something I never really thought about, but how useful is that? Notification LEDs are useless when the phone is face down, so they threw another one on the back. There is not… Read more
Google launched many devices today, and their unifying factor was the new Android 4.2. Thought it’s still called Jelly Bean, it comes with plenty improvements and new features. This isn’t a small update. Here are a few new features: Photo Sphere http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0poff-mHQ4Q Photo Sphere is an awesome new… Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ybzSAyFvAXA Android Police has their hands on an Android 4.2 system dump, and they’ve been tearing it apart. Here is the first bit of info they’ve shared with us. Quick settings in the notification area. Except unlike Samsung’s method, it requires a second swipe down to activate. Out pops a big image… Read more
Samsung has patented another system for a phone that releases scents. This system contains a sponge filled with aromatic fluids. When triggered (assuming by a phone call), the sponge is heated to release the scents. And the docking station not only charges the phone, but also charges the sponge. I don’t quite get the appeal of smelling my phone calls,… Read more
For those of you who didn’t know, whenever you plug headphones into the Verizon Galaxy S III, you get what you see in the screenshot. A giant notification saying “Earphones connected to the device” and a seemingly random list of apps that are earphone compatible. From the screenshot, it seems to work really badly. Google Talk is in there… doesn’t seem… Read more
If you have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III, you know what I’m talking about. We’re not just talking about a something in the notification bar or the drop down, it’s a pop-up letting you know there is WiFi available in the area. Sounds harmless, and we know that it saves battery to be on WiFi versus not. Also with these new shared plans it may be… Read more
The Big Jambox debuted the Android Jawbone Companion app, along with support for audible notifications through the speaker. These are not only great features, but necessary to an extent. Unfortunately, those features were exclusive to the Big Jambox, while original Jambox owners were left out. Luckily, Jawbone is providing an update to the original… Read more
StatusBar+ is an app with both free and paid variants that allows you to change the notification bar without root access. Pretty nifty! Keep in mind this app is very early in development and that can definitely be perceived during everyday use. If you want to try this out, the free version is linked above. If you’re convinced this is the app for you,… Read more
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