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The Chromecast is for sharing and isn't secure by design

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 12 Aug 2013 1:59 pm
Chromecast
Aslowe writes in the Android Central forums, Is anyone aware if there are any plans to add security to this? Either by Google or maybe a developer working something? I am using some of these for information monitor purposes at a restaurant I do IT work for. One of the employees "accidentally" started broadcasting YouTube videos to the TV overriding the computer feed. Even something as simple...

The best alarm sound in the world

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 11 Aug 2013 12:18 pm
Get up
This came from one of LG's original Android phones (I forget which one exactly). I've been using it every morning for a couple years, and have realized it is the best alarm in the world. On a good morning, it's cheerful and makes me smile while I reach over to shut things down. On a bad (and very possibly hungover) morning, it makes me want to kick things and I can't get up fast enough to shut...

How the Android Central editors rock their home screens

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 29 Jul 2013 6:28 pm
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We Android users love to set up our devices just right, with everything we want or need within easy reach right from our home screens. We also like to share and compare with each other, and enjoy looking at some of the more exotic setups some folks have going on. Someone asked the other day, wondering what the AC staff's home screens looked like. I sent a shout out to the forum mods and blog...

From the Forums: Independence Day through the eye of an Android phone

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 7 Jul 2013 8:06 am
Fireworks
Show off your best Fourth of July fireworks pictures We recently set up brand spanking new photography forums to discuss all things related to Android and photos, and we wanted to get the discussion going with photos you took of fireworks this Fourth of July. Smart phones have drastically improved their low-light performance over the years, but there's a certain touch (and bit of luck)...

Don't try this at home: Overclocking all 8 cores of the GT-I9500

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 5 Jul 2013 4:50 pm
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File this under "Things that go BOOM" Want to know a really cool way to ruin your octa-core Samsung Galaxy S4? Fiddling with the kernel so that all eight cores are active and overclocking (technically, underclocking as well) things to reach 2.8Ghz will do it. Android hacker DSWR managed to do just this, and he has the burnt board to show for it. Yes, it's a bit crazy to purposefully do things...

The new Android Central Photography forums are open and feature Photosphere embedding

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 3 Jul 2013 6:26 pm
Photo spheres!
A great place to talk about the camera on your Android phone, and share the great pictures you take with it The new Android Central Photography forums are now open for business! Our Android phones are for more than calling and texting, and taking photos to share with friends and family is now a great reason to have one. Cameras are advancing, and while their probably never going to be as good...

From the Forums: What else can you do with the NVIDIA Shield?

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 5 Jun 2013 10:05 pm
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We all knew the controls were great for games, but did you know they're also a really cool way to navigate the UI? As release day for the NVIDIA Shield gets closer, I know plenty of us are thinking of the games we're going to download and play on the Tegra-powered clamshell. I know I am, and so is Forums Moderator Team Leader Kevin O'Quinn. Hell, half of what we talk about is about the Shield...

The Hisense Sero 7 Pro gets reviewed in the forums

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 28 May 2013 5:57 pm
Sero 7 Pro
Users seem to be loving the new $149 Hisense Sero 7 Pro tablet, be sure to join the discussion with questions or comments Last week we told you about a new line of inexpensive Android tablets coming to Walmart from Hisense. The price looked marvelous, and the $149 Sero 7 Pro had some pretty nice specs -- besting the crowd favorite Nexus 7 in most ways. At that price you knew Android fans were...

From the Android Forums: Importing contacts and Nexus updates

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 16 Feb 2013 8:09 pm
Importing contacts
LolUmad asks in the Android Central Forums: Hello. I just sold my Nokia 920 and got a Nexus 4. I have two questions for the aware: All of my contacts had to be imported in from my microsoft.live account. How do I add them all to my Google account (so that next time I get another android phone I can just have them imported in automatically)? How do software updates work?...

Take full advantage of your new 4.2 ROM [From the Forums]

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 27 Nov 2012 4:14 pm
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Now that Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is the new cool thing, lots of different developers (and weekend warriors) out there have started tinkering around with the code to make something great of it. One of our forum members, Waza_Be, has put up a couple small apps in the forums that he made to add things to the lockscreen and daydream functions of your new Android 4.2 ROMs. They're simple but useful,...

Nexus 4 camera shots, Preferred web browser? [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 26 Nov 2012 10:33 pm
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While you get yourself caught up on the blog posts from today, don't forget that in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about as well. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - Photos taken with your Nexus 4 Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums - Any way to root...

Nexus 4 posts you will want to read [From the Forums]

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 24 Nov 2012 9:43 pm
Nexus 4
Half the fun of getting a new Android phone like the Nexus 4 is talking about it with others who got one as well. This is where forums come into play. A place where like minded folks can share tips and tricks, complain about the inevitable bugs, and generally chat it up about their new toy tool. Since it's pretty slow today, I spent the afternoon trawling through the Nexus 4 forums and ran...

HSPA+ 42 data speeds, Nexus 10 back in stock [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 20 Nov 2012 11:15 pm
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While you get yourself caught up on the blog posts from today, don't forget that in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about as well. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - HSPA+ 42 data speed on T-Mobile Galaxy Nexus Forums - 4.2 for yakju model...

Nexus 4 shipping notifications, Data signal concerns on 4.2 [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 19 Nov 2012 10:37 pm
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While you get yourself caught up on the blog posts from today, don't forget that in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about as well. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - More shipping notifications gone out Galaxy Nexus Forums - Major 4.2...

Droid DNA goodness, 4.2 upgrade Bluetooth issues [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 15 Nov 2012 11:42 pm
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While you get yourself caught up on the blog posts from today, don't forget that in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about as well. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - What temporary phone are you using while you wait Galaxy Nexus Forums - 4....

Comic book apps, Getting a failed OTA update back [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 14 Nov 2012 11:11 pm
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While you get yourself caught up on the blog posts from today, don't forget that in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about as well. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - For those impatient... Don't buy on Ebay! Galaxy Nexus Forums - OTA Update...

Nexus 4 ordering process, Droid DNA Q&A [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 13 Nov 2012 11:59 pm
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While you get yourself caught up on the blog posts from today, don't forget that in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about as well. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - Did you settle for the 8GB version? Galaxy Nexus Forums - Just received...

Nexus 4 orders, Is 3G important to you on a tablet? [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 12 Nov 2012 10:53 pm
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While you get yourself caught up on the blog posts from today, don't forget that in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about as well. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - OMG!! I ordered my nexus 4. Did you? Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums - Samsung...

I want a white Nexus 4, Waiting on the DNA [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 7 Nov 2012 9:39 pm
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Just in case you missed out on some of the Android news today, now is the time to go ahead and get yourself fully caught up. Here on the blogs and in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - White version...

Tablet options for kids, Droid DNA discussion [From the Forums]

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Posted by Bla1ze on 6 Nov 2012 9:49 pm
Android Central
Just in case you missed out on some of the Android news today, now is the time to go ahead and get yourself fully caught up. Here on the blogs and in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started. Google Nexus 4 Forums - Nexus 4 8GB - How...

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