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.
There are a lot of really great music players out there. Unfortunately the widgets those players come with are often clunky, don’t re-size well, and clash with just about every home screen you throw at them. Here’s what to use instead.
Want to get a media subscription? Get the best bang for your buck with Google’s three-in-one subscription: Google Play Music, YouTube Red, and YouTube Music.
Google Play Music is full of tons of great music, but you might be a bit overwhelmed the first time you try to use it. No worries, though, we're here to help you get your groove on with Google Play Music
Merry Christmas! You just received a gift card to a digital store you don’t use! Here’s how to use it up or trade it for something you will use.
Some people break out the same ornaments and garlands every year. Android Central's resident themer breaks out the same icon pack and wallpaper and decks Android in holiday cheer. Get the theme she's spent years refining.
Before you head to the airport for that winter vacation in Bali or your trek home to the family, make sure you and your tech are ready to fly.
Looking for a widget to bring together your theme but finding yourself let down by off-the-shelf widgets? Never fear! KWGT is here to help you Kustom-ize your home screen.
It’s the spirit of the season, you can feel it in the air! On your smartphones you can hear it, everywhere, holiday fare, mixed with care…
Nova Launcher is one of the best launchers on Android, and that awesome launcher has turned six this week. To celebrate, we've got 50 codes for Nova Launcher Prime to give away!
It’s the holiday season, and Santa Lloyd is comin’ round. When ol’ Santa gets into to town, he’ll be bringing new wallpapers down!
Curves on tall home screens and sleek Samsung headphones… Match-three emoji that tempt with cute challenges... Movies that play on kinds of smart things… These are a few of my favorite things!
Action Launcher is turning 5 years old, and for this milestone anniversary, it decided to give us all a present: the first sale the launcher's Plus upgrade has seen in three years.
Giving physical gifts is traditional, but this is the digital age and we all have enough crap cluttering our homes. Give them something that takes no space and can be used anywhere: a streaming subscription.
Be a developer's hero and support their work. Support one of the best launchers on the market so that we can all be sure that Action Launcher stays as sharp, fresh and dependable.
A good launcher is like a magic trick, letting you seamlessly hide and extract what you want. And Action Launcher is a great magic trick.
The Pixel 2 is a cool phone with an even cooler home screen. For those of us who can't go buy a new phone, we can still get the Pixel 2's awesomeness on our home screens easily.
As Android grows and evolves, launchers rise to fame and fall into obscurity. They have continued to grow and evolve, too, and none more openly than Action Launcher.
Action Launcher implemented a Google Now page months ago, leaving users with a big decision — use Google Now or their beloved Quickdrawer.
Nova Launcher is one of the most popular, customizable, and reliable launchers on the market. Whether you’ve used it for years or are just discovering its awesomeness, here’s what you need to know!
Nova Launcher is a launcher with a feature list as long as my arm and the settings menu to match. Here are the diamonds hiding in the rough of Nova settings.