Ara Wagoner is a Writer at Android Central. She themes phones and pokes Google Play Music with a stick. When she's not writing help and how-to's, she's off dreaming about Disney and singing show tunes. If you see her without headphones, RUN. You can follow her on Twitter at @arawagco.
Google Assistant comes on many platforms, and for much of its 18-month lifespan, that experience was drastically different on phones as opposed to Google Home. At long last, Google Assistant is equal on both! (Almost
Chromecasts are cheap, easy to set up, and almost too easy to use. So why can’t it quite break our addiction to the remote?
Google Play Music might be getting replaced at Google I/O, or it may be on the precipice of the greatest overhaul it’s seen since 2013. Either way, here’s what we’re hoping to see!!
Spotify is rolling out a new app update that features a new layout for Free users. There's a lot to love and a lot to hate, and not a lot in between.
Our home screens are toolboxes, meant to showcase the apps and widgets we use and rely on most. Here’s what we at Android Central are keeping in our toolboxes.
Spring is here, and that means spring cleaning! Oh, don’t worry, I’m not gonna make you go through your nest of a closet. No, no, no, I’m just gonna make you go through your home screen.
Photos hold precious, precious memories of pivotal moments, and trivial selfies of every outfit we’ve worn out with our friends this year. No matter how big or small your photos, you should back them up. Here’s how.
Amazon Music is going to sunset its personal music hosting service, so users will need to look elsewhere for hosting and streaming their music library. Here are some of the options we have.
Theming on an Android device is more than just setting a wallpaper and calling it a day. Take a look at some of the widgets, icons, and other elements that go into making your Android your own.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a nicely-sized screen that can fit a lot of text on it at one time, but that font can be a little small for those of us without perfect eyes. Here’s how to make the screen on your S9 or S9+ fit your vision and your life.
Spring has sprung, the flowers are in bloom and- ACHOO! Ugh, I’ll be inside until summer comes and this pollen is gone, but if you need to go outside, here’s some apps to track pollen and allergies.
Apple Music on Android gets a good many things wrong, but there are a few things that Apple Music does absolutely right, and they are things all music apps should do.
Spring is upon us, Easter is here, and it's time to do some spring cleaning on your home screen. Grab a fresh, new springtime wallpaper to help brighten your days through the April showers outside.
Samsung’s theme engine is currently the best available without dabbling in root, substratum, or settling for a Sony. That said, it’s far from perfect and here are the biggest flaws that need fixing.
Gestures have always been an essential part of the mobile UI experience. Slide to Unlock. Double-tap to wake. Shake to open the camera. Swipe and pulls can open up new worlds when customizing your home screen experience. Here's how.
March Madness is here, and whether you care about basketball the rest of the year, there's probably a team or two you'll care about at the NCAA tournament. Here's how to get the games and scores you're looking for from Google Assistant.
Wear green or get pinched! Well, if you don't have any green in your wardrobe, you can save yourself with a green wallpaper! Wear green wallpapers!
Spotify gives its users a lot of ways to find new and exciting music, but what if you want a radio station that knows your moods, your tastes, and can cater to them with precision? Well, that’s where Spotify’s secret weapon comes in.
We all can’t have unlimited plans, and so long as that’s true, offline modes for music apps matter. And the Spotify one is far too bad to be a mistake.
How people choose to carry their technology has always been something distinctive and divisive. A shoulder holster like my Phonster X exemplifies this. Here's why I carry it every day anyway.