Jerry HildenbrandSenior Editor — Google EcosystemJerry is an amateur woodworker and struggling shade tree mechanic. There's nothing he can't take apart, but many things he can't reassemble. You'll find him writing and speaking his loud opinion on Android Central and occasionally on Twitter. Grid List Latest articles by Jerry Hildenbrand These Android phones support wireless charging By Jerry Hildenbrand, Namerah Saud Fatmi published 4 December 22 You can transmit power wirelessly to these Android phones. All tech has flaws so the important thing is how they are handled By Jerry Hildenbrand published 3 December 22 Nothing that's connected is flawless. When those flaws come to light, companies need to do the right thing. Cyber Monday is the right time to buy the HELM Audio Bolt - my favorite smartphone DAC/Amp combo By Jerry Hildenbrand published 28 November 22 If you want to use wired headphones like some sort of crazy audiophile, you need a DAC/Amp combo for your phone. You should buy this one. Grab the ASUS Chromebox 4 while it's on sale for Cyber Monday and build the best streaming device ever By Jerry Hildenbrand published 28 November 22 If you want to stream all content at 4K plus have a full desktop web experience from your couch, get this. This APC battery backup deal brings you peace of mind and saves you $100 By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 November 22 You need a UPS as part of any desktop computer setup. It's great for console gaming, too. Save $210 on the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus with this Cyber Monday deal By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 November 22 The Galaxy Chromebook Plus is 42% off and that means you should take a look at it. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go is the one I would buy this Cyber Monday By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 November 22 If i were buying a Chromebook for the holidays, I'd pick the light and portable Galaxy Chromebook Go. The Acer Chromebook 512 is the $100 Chromebook you should buy this Black Friday By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 Black Friday is the day to buy a Chromebook. If you're looking for a cheap one you should look at the Acer 512 Save $100 on a Chromebook even your kid won't break By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 The ASUS C203XA has a horrible name but it's a tough Chromebook. It's perfect for the kids. This is the best price you'll find on a pair of incredible Sennheiser HD 650 headphones By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 While not for everyone, Sennheiser HD 650 headphones are perfect if you want to hear music the way it is supposed to sound. The ASUS Chromebook Flip M3 is a smart Black Friday buy By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 You can buy a Chromebook you actually want to use for less than $200 Which Amazon Fire TV devices work with hearing aids? By Jerry Hildenbrand published 24 November 22 Amazon's 2nd gen. Fire TV Cube and the Fire TV Omni series devices can pair with compatible hearing aids via Bluetooth. Best external hard drives & SSDs for Chromebox 2022 By Jerry Hildenbrand, Harish Jonnalagadda, Samuel Contreras published 23 November 22 Why try to get by when adding storage is as easy as plugging it in? Here are some of the best external hard drives and SSDs for Chromebox. AI writing bots are like 1,000 monkeys with 1,000 typewriters By Jerry Hildenbrand published 19 November 22 There are many services where one can use an AI-powered bot to write blog posts and you've probably read the output more than once. And hated it. How to set language preferences per app in Android 13 By Jerry Hildenbrand published 18 November 22 Android 13 lets you choose the language an app will use if the developer supports it. Here's how to do it. Best speakers for Chromebooks 2022 By Jerry Hildenbrand published 17 November 22 Laptop speakers suck. Here are a few easy ways to go from 'aww' to 'aww yeah' when listening to your Chromebook. Dear Elon - if you really want to kill Twitter you should sell it to Google By Jerry Hildenbrand published 12 November 22 I'm convinced that Musk wants Twitter to die. He should sell it to Google so he doesn't have to spend $44 billion to do it. How to enable flags in Chrome By Jerry Hildenbrand published 10 November 22 Chrome allows you to experiment with all kinds of new features or little-used tweaks if you want, and they're all kept in one easy-to-search page to keep them straight as you tinker. I told Google about an app with the most disruptive ads I've ever seen and was told to fix it myself By Jerry Hildenbrand published 9 November 22 There are policies in place to make the Play Store worth using. Google should enforce them. Abusive ad practices have killed mobile gaming for me By Jerry Hildenbrand published 5 November 22 Game developers need to be paid, but using terrible ads is not the way to make it happen. How to set up and run a proxy Signal server By Jerry Hildenbrand published 3 November 22 Setting up a Signal TLS proxy is simple. Having a way to host one, not so much. Android security updates: Everything you need to know By Jerry Hildenbrand published 1 November 22 The October 2022 security patch has arrived! Here's what to keep an eye out for. We'll never have digital privacy until we all care about digital privacy By Jerry Hildenbrand published 29 October 22 Digital privacy is a serious issue that most people just aren't concerned about. How to send and request money using GPay By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 October 22 Learn all about how to send and receive money or even set up split billing within the newly redesigned GPay app. Bugs in your phone's software: Better the devil you know By Jerry Hildenbrand published 22 October 22 All software is riddled with bugs and exploits. Open source means talking about them. 123456789Archives Android Central Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Android Central. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.
These Android phones support wireless charging By Jerry Hildenbrand, Namerah Saud Fatmi published 4 December 22 You can transmit power wirelessly to these Android phones.
All tech has flaws so the important thing is how they are handled By Jerry Hildenbrand published 3 December 22 Nothing that's connected is flawless. When those flaws come to light, companies need to do the right thing.
Cyber Monday is the right time to buy the HELM Audio Bolt - my favorite smartphone DAC/Amp combo By Jerry Hildenbrand published 28 November 22 If you want to use wired headphones like some sort of crazy audiophile, you need a DAC/Amp combo for your phone. You should buy this one.
Grab the ASUS Chromebox 4 while it's on sale for Cyber Monday and build the best streaming device ever By Jerry Hildenbrand published 28 November 22 If you want to stream all content at 4K plus have a full desktop web experience from your couch, get this.
This APC battery backup deal brings you peace of mind and saves you $100 By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 November 22 You need a UPS as part of any desktop computer setup. It's great for console gaming, too.
Save $210 on the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus with this Cyber Monday deal By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 November 22 The Galaxy Chromebook Plus is 42% off and that means you should take a look at it.
The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go is the one I would buy this Cyber Monday By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 November 22 If i were buying a Chromebook for the holidays, I'd pick the light and portable Galaxy Chromebook Go.
The Acer Chromebook 512 is the $100 Chromebook you should buy this Black Friday By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 Black Friday is the day to buy a Chromebook. If you're looking for a cheap one you should look at the Acer 512
Save $100 on a Chromebook even your kid won't break By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 The ASUS C203XA has a horrible name but it's a tough Chromebook. It's perfect for the kids.
This is the best price you'll find on a pair of incredible Sennheiser HD 650 headphones By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 While not for everyone, Sennheiser HD 650 headphones are perfect if you want to hear music the way it is supposed to sound.
The ASUS Chromebook Flip M3 is a smart Black Friday buy By Jerry Hildenbrand published 25 November 22 You can buy a Chromebook you actually want to use for less than $200
Which Amazon Fire TV devices work with hearing aids? By Jerry Hildenbrand published 24 November 22 Amazon's 2nd gen. Fire TV Cube and the Fire TV Omni series devices can pair with compatible hearing aids via Bluetooth.
Best external hard drives & SSDs for Chromebox 2022 By Jerry Hildenbrand, Harish Jonnalagadda, Samuel Contreras published 23 November 22 Why try to get by when adding storage is as easy as plugging it in? Here are some of the best external hard drives and SSDs for Chromebox.
AI writing bots are like 1,000 monkeys with 1,000 typewriters By Jerry Hildenbrand published 19 November 22 There are many services where one can use an AI-powered bot to write blog posts and you've probably read the output more than once. And hated it.
How to set language preferences per app in Android 13 By Jerry Hildenbrand published 18 November 22 Android 13 lets you choose the language an app will use if the developer supports it. Here's how to do it.
Best speakers for Chromebooks 2022 By Jerry Hildenbrand published 17 November 22 Laptop speakers suck. Here are a few easy ways to go from 'aww' to 'aww yeah' when listening to your Chromebook.
Dear Elon - if you really want to kill Twitter you should sell it to Google By Jerry Hildenbrand published 12 November 22 I'm convinced that Musk wants Twitter to die. He should sell it to Google so he doesn't have to spend $44 billion to do it.
How to enable flags in Chrome By Jerry Hildenbrand published 10 November 22 Chrome allows you to experiment with all kinds of new features or little-used tweaks if you want, and they're all kept in one easy-to-search page to keep them straight as you tinker.
I told Google about an app with the most disruptive ads I've ever seen and was told to fix it myself By Jerry Hildenbrand published 9 November 22 There are policies in place to make the Play Store worth using. Google should enforce them.
Abusive ad practices have killed mobile gaming for me By Jerry Hildenbrand published 5 November 22 Game developers need to be paid, but using terrible ads is not the way to make it happen.
How to set up and run a proxy Signal server By Jerry Hildenbrand published 3 November 22 Setting up a Signal TLS proxy is simple. Having a way to host one, not so much.
Android security updates: Everything you need to know By Jerry Hildenbrand published 1 November 22 The October 2022 security patch has arrived! Here's what to keep an eye out for.
We'll never have digital privacy until we all care about digital privacy By Jerry Hildenbrand published 29 October 22 Digital privacy is a serious issue that most people just aren't concerned about.
How to send and request money using GPay By Jerry Hildenbrand published 27 October 22 Learn all about how to send and receive money or even set up split billing within the newly redesigned GPay app.
Bugs in your phone's software: Better the devil you know By Jerry Hildenbrand published 22 October 22 All software is riddled with bugs and exploits. Open source means talking about them.
