Our Google Play Gift Card giveaway continues today!

By Phil Nickinson  | Dec 26 2012 | 1:04 pm  | 1090 Comments

Android Central Stocking StuffersOh, my. So ... full. Can't ... hardly ... type. But the giving must go on. We're marching toward the final round of our month-long (ish) Google Play Gift Card giveaway, in which we're giving 31 lucky winners $10 to spend on Android apps, movies, music, magazines or TV shows from Google Play.

Oh, and by the way -- all 31 winners (one for each day in December) will be entered to win a shiny new Nexus 4, still in its box, sitting here on our desk. (In case you had any concern for our ability to snag what remains an unsnaggable device.)

So ... for today's entries: Leave a comment on this post and tell us the top Android-related feature you're hoping for in 2013. One entry per person, yadda yadda yadda.

Good luck!

Phil Nickinson

Phil Nickinson Editor in Chief

"Phil is a recovering print journalist, editor of Android Central, subtitles and street signs."

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projektorboy says:

The biggest feature I'd like from Android is to see if it can finally coerce device OEM's into being more diligent about source code releases so more work is done on more parts of the OS for the sake of stability and performance.

bunkerz says:

I just want a new phone. My HTC legend is on the verge of its deathbed.

marceln says:

Well, if I were to wish for something:
1. Switch to kernel 3.6 or newer, for the new hybrid sleep feature.
2. Extend merchant support to multiple countries (ability to publish paid apps). There are many countries out there, mine included, where this would be welcome.
3. Extensions/add-ins support in Chrome.

That's about it.

Lulubinx says:

Better integration between the OS and hardware, especially in terms of updates. Such a pain having to wait for manufacturers to release updates.

Mr. Creeper says:

Google Now on my DROID RAZR. Got yanked before I could download it on Christmas, of all days.

Sandra Juarez says:

Wireless charging would b great.

15israellai says:

c'mon.

chris2busy says:

Merry Christmas everyone :)
But i really hope i win, over you^^

kain00 says:

Improving battery life & more updates for older devices.

yankeesusa says:

Battery life as good as the note 2 on all android devices and google wallet that actually works on all nfc capable phones

hunter_87 says:

i'd like a merged app of gtalk and g+ messenger!

lyingfromyou says:

I wouldn't mind seeing multi window on my GS3...!

CyberThreat says:

Re-launch and overhaul of the AppInventor system to stimulate student interest, lower the barrier to entry in the marketplace, and ultimately further the worldwide entrepreneurial dream!

Nikhil Patil says:

A very tightly integrated and offline available Google Now. It is the future, for sure. Its awesome already, but its still an app in the OS. Not immersed as a core of the OS. Would love to see that!
And secondly, Efficient Use of Processors - Project Butter improved the UX of Android by a great deal! iOS is monotonous, but at the same time its smooth - smoother than Android and mind you, it was smoother even with the single core < 1Ghz processors and that, is impressive! That's one thing I see being neglected in Android. With the latest beasts powered by humongous amount of processing capability, I would love Android to be zippiest and smoothest. So much so, that tomorrow we need not have to pay extra bucks just because of the processor. Come on its already Quad core, I wouldn't want a octa core cpu in my phone! I don't care if the cpu is single, quad or octa core, as long as the UX is smooth.
Crossing my fingers to win! <3 u android central! :)

GreyGhostRos says:

I think android needs better power management..

Rasgol says:

less lag on the wife's razr m...it will be better for everyone ;) trust me

Crimson says:

I'd like Android to embrace the mod community and make all phones have an option for s-off and root.

kerjani says:

Revoke permissions by type and by apps too

wvpv says:

Better battery life would be my first choice.

christine king says:

I want a calculator with formulas on it with a back in fourth to the formulas, it's good for helping my kids in school... I would also like to enhance the quality of sound on my lg motion :-) longer battery life too..

taadow1030 says:

Google Now... for Gingerbread devices.

Gmanmonster says:

Universal Touchstone charging

bikerbob1789 says:

ICS for my Thunderbolt.

Carlos Goncalves says:

I sure miss a good physical keyboard :\

rawdeadfish says:

I would love to see theming, wireless charging, and for developers, better support for the open webOs enyo development platform.

oxidax says:

what i want is moar photoapps to merge from the ios store so i could do my instababs again. if u kno what those are ull get what im trying to say. i kno that 2013 will be the year that developers will understand that they must merge their apps to android. :D

VoltaicShock says:

I would like the phones and tablets to connect better. Palm has something where you could get text messages on your TouchPad and Palm Pre without a third party app.

colortheorydeveloper says:

One of the new features that I would like to see in Android for the forseeable future is the capability to apply color profiles to the display. That way, while I am working with a picture on the device, I'll hopefully know (more or less) what it will look like when I pass it along or print it out on photo paper afterwards.

azwegie says:

All I want is Jelly Bean!

azwegie says:

All I want is Jelly Bean!

zimme71 says:

Looking forward to JB for my Galaxy S2 (hopefully), and especially if it includes multi-window!!

masterlange says:

please and thank you! there are some cool apps I would like to buy.

Adam Quimby says:

How about a projector built in to your phone's LED light so you can use Sixth Sense technology!

Devlyn16 says:

Miracast!

Denis Howe says:

A newbie hint a day app.

kaotik_187 says:

Apple crumbles and begins to use Android OS on their phones because they cannot innovate and change IOS enough!!! lol

Kevin Adams says:

A camera that snaps the picture a second or two after you say CHEESE!!!!!

Kaderious says:

I would love for a greater prevalence of Google Now. A greater variety of cards/aspects it can track and stronger integration of it's data into the operating system/UI. I love the service, but it feels like a separate element from the rest of the interface (you must physically input a swipe gesture to even see most of the information it's collecting). Perhaps a widgets would help.

Nick8539 says:

I'd love to see Google Talk and Google+ Messages finally integrated! Or somehow to be able to text straight from Chrome extension. Come on Google!

bha70 says:

Better battery life

KrsWon says:

Messenger apps to be more streamlined. GTALK, +G messenger, and text to be integrated better. Having a N7 and not having to go get my phone every text message gets old.

cnrhernandez says:

Free redbox from Verizon

schale01 says:

I'd like to see an easier way to gift apps to your friends.

xQuencher says:

An option to root your device in the android settings page.

gary keels says:

31 chances, those are pretty good odds. I'd like to see use of other app gift cards usable on google play as regular play money.

tmaze says:

I'd like the ability to lock my volume so it doesn't change when I accidentally hit the volume buttons on my Nexus 7. (It would also be nice not to be warned about raising the volume when I'm going from 20% to 35%).

jbreakfield says:

Improved camera app on my Nexus 4...

JulioGM says:

An official (and hence legal) option to have root access on our devices, that could be very interesting :D

Flamenova says:

I am hoping for more tablet optimized apps, it is a sore spot for the Android ecosystem (there is still a lot of catching up to do to Apple in this regard, but I can see great progress nowadays). Also more cloud data sync - save games, app settings, etc.

urbangeek says:

I'd love to see android shipped on phones as stock android (minus the nexus lineup), then have the OEM Skins (Senese, touchwiz, etc) available as a download and flashable or sell the phone as 2 different flavors, one with Skinz already installed and one w/o.

Ableblock says:

I hope that Google updates nexus 7 to get rid of lag. sometimes, it gets ridiculously slow.

Also home that my epic touch gets JB but not holding my breath.

Ableblock says:

I hope that Google updates nexus 7 to get rid of lag. sometimes, it gets ridiculously slow.

Also home that my epic touch gets JB but not holding my breath.

deluxe92 says:

Longer battery life for sure =D

gatecity336 says:

I would like to get daydream mode on my sprint GNex

fickej#AC says:

How about some integrated dnla support for Google music this third party stuff sux a bag of dicks, come on google ...

chevyac says:

An update system that gives every Android phone (that has the minimum requirements established by Google) the latest versions of the OS and its features at [almost] the same time, still giving the manufacturers and carriers the option to add their features with independent updates, but also giving users the option to delete the manufacturers and carries apps.
Thanks :)

vanvike1 says:

A new player among android device manufacturers maybe like nokia?.

jklive2001 says:

I just loving apps that sync with my dropbox account

opsx says:

in it to win it

Rachel Travis says:

I want a calendar that will sync with my gmail calendar!

NeuroMan42 says:

The biggest pet-peeve of mine with App Developers is this... Apps need to function off the SD card. Pretty simple really, I see it as a sloppy programming to make an app not function on SD storage, and it limits the amount of possible users, purchases, and devices for your app.

eeshas says:

Multi window feature in Stock Android and a Nexus TV device

wajd says:

Id love the photosphere,and lockscreen wodgets and something new and exciting and amazing from key lime pie .

Murci3lago says:

I would like to see the Nexus Q make a return

image89 says:

screen timeout time to be longer so I don't have to download apps for it

lilrob429 says:

Am I the only one who misses some type of track ball? I really hope to see a Samsung or motorola or google phone with a track ball or optical trackpad or anything similar to that

palmcrash says:

Unrestricted apps for Note II multi-window.

H185eqp says:

Hi, happy new year.
I would like to see further improvement to the Siri like or S voice feature done by Google it self.wouldn't mind to win a Nexus 4 super phone.
Thanks
Guy

phrostbyte says:

I want Street Fighter to come out for all Android devices.. not just the LG Nitro HD or whatever... FU CAPCOM!

txhockeyman says:

I'd like to see a true built in voice assistant better than Siri that can control every aspect of your device including settings.

Stefanybaez says:

Photoshpeeeeere!! :D

blp72 says:

I'd like to have the ability to build and purchase a device to my request. Exactly how HP and Dell allow customized PCs, it would be wonderful to "build" a mobile device with the exact processor/ camera/ battery/ screen size/ resolution/ memory/ OS/ Skin/ Casing combination specific to MY needs. There are so many device with great features but no single devices with every feature important to me...Just a thought!

Stuart Peterson says:

I'm looking forward to photosphere and the dual-app screen.

stoney991 says:

New line of Galaxy's

Raine Lovy says:

Loving all the apps but would love a flash player for Samsung galaxy s3 plz. Thx:)

Raine Lovy says:

I would like to see much better data service from a certain carrier. 4g and 4glte service from them as well. I love the unlimited date but without a good connection what's the point? Help

cduran1983 says:

I would love to see a full feature multi-user environment for all devices.

ailima says:

Mostly I want a REAL flagship product in each class. For instance the N10 has awesome resolution but crap for storage. The N7 is nice but not flagship and again crap for storage and 1G of RAM is practically useless for a power user.

Everybody talks about how good the GC system is but truly ... it takes CPU power to unload and reload apps that are background killed. CPU power = lag/FCs. So 2GB+ of RAM is a must.

Looking forward to what comes out of the X-Phone rumors!

sweetredvoice says:

Stock customizable network toggles.

raghuhn87 says:

Something similar to Siri(iPhone) should be given as a feature in Android. And yea, please support adhoc network connectivity on android devices.

SpriteGF#AC says:

More improved Google Now access with intelligent handling of emails, contacts and birthdays!

overclockthesun says:

"Google Maps synchronisation"... that is my top hope for a new feature in Android this year. You know how people and businesses have google maps up on their website showing you ht way to their offices etc.... well it should have the ability to be saved so that I can savie it directly to my account.

That way I can open it with Google Maps and get directions without having to open up the web pages again. It would be a life saver.... especially since many a times I do use the Google maps on websites to get to the places.

androidwilkerson says:

I would app data backup on the cloud.

Quinny898 says:

That redesign of the Play Store that got leaked back in the summer. Looked nice IMHO

Kris Gualtier says:

I am so freaking happy with my Nexus.....the only thing I would like is a slide out keyboard......I guess I'm old lol but I really miss that. :-)

robin housley says:

This is a thought as you can see so u pick the card j
ust for me

Brad N Diane says:

Battery life....did i mention battery life :-)

Brad N Diane says:

Battery life....did i mention battery life :-)

Carlise Jones says:

I need more free movies and TV episodes. Also more tricks and tips bout my galaxy nexus. Though I am very new to this phone and its taking some time to really figure it out.

Nia Chic says:

The google play is awesome