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State of the Android Central Survey: Help us help you (and win a free phone!)

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 25 Nov 2016 7:00 am
Take a survey, win a phone! Android Central is a living thing, always evolving to meet the needs of our user base. The past year has been one of transition, and many of you have seen a number of big changes happen to the way we deliver news, reviews, editorials and product recommendations, and how we operate on YouTube and social media. That's why we thought it was the right time to ask you...

Here's the new Android N Wallpaper

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Posted by Russell Holly on 9 Mar 2016 2:48 pm
Android N Wallpaper
If you're anything like us, when new wallpapers hit from Google you like to share the love across your devices that don't have the update yet. The Android N Developer Preview is no exception, and so while we're busy taking a peek at all of the new features Google is playing with we figured you'd like to look through the wallpapers in the preview image. The bad news is there's only one new...

Nextbit Robin unboxing

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 12 Feb 2016 9:01 am
Nextbit Robin
I don't usually do unboxings. I have nothing against people who do them, but they aren't my thing. Usually, it's a box with a phone, a charger and USB cable inside it. Maybe some user manuals that nobody will read are in there. Or maybe — if you're lucky — some earbuds. Nothing will be inside a box that gets me excited. That all changed when the Nextbit Robin showed up in the coolest box ever...

About Android Central

Posted by Daniel Bader on 1 Jan 2016 4:15 pm
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Android for everyone! Led by a team of experts and backed by an engaged community of technology enthusiasts and tastemakers, Android Central navigates the competitive — and often confusing — world of Android! Android Central provides in-depth buyers guides you can trust and detailed help guides you can count on! Android Central on Facebook Android Central on Twitter Android Central on...

Android Central app gets a new coat of paint, needed bugfixes

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 24 Nov 2015 7:22 pm
A quick heads up for those of you using the Android Central app. We've pushed an update today that most importantly fixes a nagging issue in our forums, and you should now be able to post images again. We've also done a little rebranding, with colors looking a little less like what you might have found in the seminal Batman movie from 1989. (How good was Jack Nicholson, right?) Full changelog...

Coming soon: The Android Central App in Material Design!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 19 Sep 2015 9:23 am
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We'll be the first to admit this has taken far longer than we would have liked, but it's finally happening. The Android Central App (erm, AC App for Android) — all the Mobile Nations Android apps, actually — is finally getting a Material Design refresh. That's all the news and reviews and opinions and podcasts and videos you've come to love in our current app, but with a fresh coat of paint....

More ways to read more stories at Android Central!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 18 Aug 2015 6:33 pm
Android Central
We've got new ways for you to find the best stories on our front page. A quick heads up for those of you who frequent the front page of our fair site. As we've done once or twice in the past, we've tweaked the homepage a bit, giving you more choice of the stories you see. We've got two sections — "recent," and "featured." Recent is the firehose. It's everything that gets published, period. It...

FYI: We've cleaned up our header a tad!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 30 Jul 2015 2:25 pm
A quick heads up from our Making Things Easier Department: We've tweaked our header a tad to make things faster, better, and faster. (And also better.) One side-effect of this is that we've moved our log-in button behind the hamburger menu, which has itself moved to the left-hand side of the site. (Where all good hamburgers spend their days.) If you need it — and I do recommend signing up and...

We're giving away more Android Central swag!

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Posted by Michelle Haag on 9 Jul 2015 5:20 pm
Mystery box!
It's time once again to give away some sweet Android Central goodies to our favorite readers — that's you! There may be a T-shirt, there may be stickers, there may be a coffee mug, pens, sticky notes or any manner of great AC stuff crammed into a box and sent to your door. We've got a big pile of it, and the best thing to do when you have a pile of cool stuff is to share some of it. Want to...

Watch Phil live tonight on TWiT's All About Android show!

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 26 May 2015 3:00 pm
TWiT All About Android
Coming up live tonight starting at 5 p.m. PDT — that's 8 p.m. on the east coast — our own Phil Nickinson is back in California ahead of this year's Google I/O developer conference but first is making a stop at the TWiT studios for All About Android! Expect a whole bunch of Google I/O previewing as everyone gets set for the annual conference Plus, the latest in other Android news, and plenty of...

The Android Central App is back in action, starting with a new update today!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 7 May 2015 11:03 am
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A quick update, folks, on the state of the official Android Central app: We are still here! We've taken a little bit of time away to break in a new developer, which is why we've been a little absent for the past few months. But we're happy to report that we're once again back in the development process. And that starts today with a new update that fixes a longstanding crash that would occur...

Android Central RSS feeds

Posted by Phil Nickinson on 17 Feb 2015 12:02 pm
If you're looking to follow us via RSS, we've got you covered. In fact, we've got several RSS feeds we recommend you check out. Click a link below to subscribe to a feed. Android Central Main Feed This is where you'll find all the latest news, reviews, rumors, hands-ons — everything Android. All in one convenient feed. Subscribe here. You can also find us in Feedly. Android Central Podcast...

Android Central makes the list of Google's top news sources of 2014!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 11 Dec 2014 10:05 am
Google: The Year in Entertainment
Candy Crush Saga is the No. 1 game, Frozen the top movie and album What do the Walking Dead, Frozen, Candy Crush Saga, Pandora and Android Central all have in common? Today we're all listed on Google's "2014: The Year in Entertainment" infographic. Candy Crush, unsurprisingly, leads the year's top games, followed by Don't Tap the White Tile, Farm Heroes Saga, Subway Surfers and Clash of Clans...

We've rolled out an update to the official Android Central app!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 6 Nov 2014 8:54 am
Android Central app
It's been a little while since we've talked about the official Android Central app (aka the AC app). Let's rectify that, as we've pushed out a new build today. First, the changelog:

Watch our Samsung Galaxy Note 4 video review!

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 19 Oct 2014 1:33 pm
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Our full review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is here and ready for your enjoyment, and to accompany it we also have a comprehensive video review of the device. With a new aluminum frame, great QHD screen and improvements all around, there's a lot to like with the Note 4 — be sure to watch our video review and then dive into the full review for more impressions.

Android Central app gets a few fixes, one new forum feature

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Aug 2014 9:43 pm
Android Central App
A quick heads up, folks, that an update's on the way for the official Android Central app. Bugfixes, mostly, but we've also added deep linking for our forums. There's good news and bad news with that. The basic deep linking means that if you tap a link that goes to a forum or thread from or app, or an e-mail, or somewhere else (Twitter and Facebook are still a pain because they shorten links...

Allow ourselves to introduce ... ourselves

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 11 Jun 2014 2:56 am
Android Central Preview
We're sprucing up the joint, and we're starting at the top with a new header Hi. How's it going? We're Android Central. And we're still Android Central. We just look a little, well, different today. Not grossly so — just a new 'do up top is all. If you're reading this article in a web browser on your desktop, tablet or phone, look up — OK, it's kind of hard to miss — and you'll notice we've...

This week's sidebar poll: What version of Android are you using?

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 11 Apr 2014 11:23 am
Sweet sweet Android
It's that time again. Right around the beginning of this year I decided we were going to start a little bit of quarterly fun and poll you, the readers of Android Central, about what version of Android you were using. It's by no means scientific, and there's not much we can't find out other ways — like checking the website stats — but it is a great way to get a discussion going. And that's what...

Results of the Android Central Semi-Annual Survey

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Posted by Simon Sage on 8 Apr 2014 1:41 pm
Android Central semi-annual survey
We’ve wrapped up our Android Central semi-annual survey, which managed to field about four thousand responses across a wide range of questions. With the information we’ve collected, we got a good feel for who you guys are and what you want. That data will shape the kind of content you’ll be seeing here on Android Central. Of course, we’re happy to take feedback year-round, so always feel free...

Our YouTube channel has a new look — subscribe now!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 5 Apr 2014 11:16 am
If you've not swung by our YouTube channel lately, now would be a good time to do so. We've got a new look, new videos — and, most important, even more on the way. We'd recommend starting with a few playlists — especially the Android Central Podcast, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8. And while you're there, be sure to subscribe! We've got more coming in every week. Thanks!

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