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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 09, 2011
Android phones are inherently connected. Google allows for excellent contact management, syncing across devices and platforms, and chock full 'o options. Sometimes, the easy ones can get l...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 07, 2011
Here's one that should be a little simpler than it is. In a basic e-mail in the most recent version of the gmail app, the options to reply all and forward e-mails are somewhat hidden. You've got to...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2011
This tip is one that seems counter-intuitive, but you can save a lot of wear and tear on your Android phone's battery if you tell it to keep the Wifi radio turned on and connected while the phone is s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2011
A little headache in Gmail is that embedded images don't show up by default. That actually makes sense, as that can be data-intensive. Until recently, there was no way to force images to always load. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 26, 2011
One of the best perks of having an Android phone is Google Maps and free turn by turn navigation for Android. A part of Google Maps that we often forget about is the Labs section. I...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 26, 2011
Here's a quick no-brainer or two from your hurricane-prone pals at Android Central for those of you in the path of Hurricane Irene, scheduled to make landfall along the North Carolina coast on Saturda...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2011
Sometimes, your Android phone is the best (or only) way to get your computer on the Internet. Since version 2.2, native tethering has been built into Android, and as long as the folks tha...
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by Kevin O'Quinn
Aug 23, 2011
Performing a factory data reset can be useful. Maybe you're going to sell your phone or send it back in for warranty work. It's simple to do. Here's how. Go to Settings. then Privacy, then Factory...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 22, 2011
Ever wonder what it is that's draining your battery? Is it a rogue app, or are you just using your phone a lot? Let's find out. There are a couple of easy ways to see what's been usin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2011
Another one of those things that's just too hard to get to, and buried about three levels deep in Android's settings, is manually closing an app that may be stuck or misbehaving. It happens, eve...
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by Sean Brunett
Aug 19, 2011
The shocking news yesterday that HP was halting development of webOS forced us to call an emergency Mobile Nations podcast. The news is sad to us but devastating to the many devoted fans of webOS out ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 12, 2011
Here's another simple one that's buried too far down in Gmail's settings. You can change the size of Gmail's text, if you're so inclined. Just hit the menu button, the choose More, then Settings. Then...
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by Jared DiPane
Aug 10, 2011
Installing applications from the market is one thing, but keeping them up to date with the most current version is a whole other piece. Most developers are constantly working behind the scenes...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 09, 2011
Nothing worse than losing your tablet, right? And you want to do anything you can to get it back, right? Here's a simple little tip: In Honeycomb, go to Settings>Location and Security. Yo...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 08, 2011
Have you ever tried silencing all notifications, noises, beeps and pings on your Honeycomb tablet? You can try the volume buttons all you want, but sometimes, sounds still slip through. In fact, if y...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 05, 2011
As if using a 10-inch tablet wasn't glorious enough, did you know you can make the browser take up the entire screen? The image above features the browser's "Quick controls", which extend f...
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by Jared DiPane
Aug 04, 2011
So you downloaded an application that you thought would be so cool, you know one of those hundreds of fart apps, but then you realized it wasn't so cool and wanted to get rid of it? Luckily Android ma...
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by Jared DiPane
Aug 01, 2011
Rather have a 24-hour clock instead of a 12-hour clock? Or have the day appear before the month? Changing time and date options are very easy, and can be done on the fly. By default these options are ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 30, 2011
Read Part 1 of our Motorola Photon 4G review The best part about having the best Android community around? Easy answer to stupid problems. See, as Android Central Forums member Quis points out, ...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 27, 2011
Cupcake, Gingerbread, Froyo, Android 2.3, Android 3.1, oh man it can be so confusing to know what OS you are running with all these different names and references. Luckily, checking out what OS&n...
