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Facebook For Android Updated To V1.8.2 With No Official Changelog - Here Is What's New

Posted by in Applications, News

The Facebook app received an update to v1.8.2 today, but since its developers neglected to include a changelog, millions of users found themselves wondering what exactly this version brought to the table. Thankfully, the Facebook for Android page on Facebook (you still with me?) released the following blurb:

We just released Facebook for Android 1.8.2 with better memory management, and all kinds of bug fixes. Please download it and post your feedback!

So, no major changes (a nice tablet interface would be great), but fixes to "all kinds of bugs" and a smaller memory footprint are always welcomed. You can ...

01
Feb
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Google's Chrome To Phone Android App Finally Updated (To v2.3) For The First Time In Over A Year

Posted by in Applications, News

It seemed like Google completely abandoned one of its most useful Android apps - Chrome to Phone, which I personally use almost every day, but an unexpected update that showed up in the Market today shows us they still care about it, even if only a little bit.

The new version 2.3 comes over a year after 2.2 hit the Market back in December 2010 and brings a few improvements, the most important one being a crash fix after receiving copied text. This bug has plagued Honeycomb users for as long as I can remember (Honeycomb tablets didn't even exist ...

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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Book Giveaway #13: Kick Your Developing Game Up A Notch: We're Giving Away 5 Copies Of "Application Security For The Android Platform"

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Dev
Last Updated: February 5th, 2012

Thanks to our two-dozen (or so) previous book giveaways, you probably now know how to develop for Android. If so, it's probably time to kick your game up to the next level by mastering application security. Luckily for you, O'Reilly Media recently published a new book on the topic, titled "Application Security for the Android Platform: Processes, Permissions, and Other Safeguards." Written by Jeff Six, the book is a concise (112 page) treatise on the subject.

This contest is now over. Here are our winners, selected at random:
  1. hectormoi
  2. Gracjan
  3. James Ebby
  4. rolltidedad
  5. Antonio Chillaron Barahona

Congratulations, guys

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28
Dec
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Want Some Android Apps? Check Out All Android Police App Roundups From 2011 + Bonus: Tablet Apps

Posted by in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week

As a follow-up to the mother of all game roundups I posted the other day, today let's take a look at all the app roundups posted throughout this past year.

As before, everyone should find something of interest in the lists below (if you don't, I don't believe you). Use one of the two strategies:

  1. Browse the top of each post for the cream of the crop selection (I think I started sorting by quality towards the end of the first half of the year).
  2. Browse them all, but be prepared to clear your schedule for a couple of hours.

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Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] InformIT Holiday Book Giveaway #4: Win One Of Ten Copies Of 'Building Applications With The Android SDK' Or 'Android For Programmers: An App-Driven Approach'

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Dev
Last Updated: December 29th, 2011

Who's ready for another developer book giveaway? This go around you'll have a chance to win one of two different books: The Android Developer's Cookbook: Building Applications with the Android SDK, or Android for Programmers: An App Driven Approach, both of which are coming from our friends at InformIT.

This contest is now over. Here are our winners, selected at random:

The Android Developer's Cookbook:

  • phill henry
  • Tristan
  • Frederic Müller
  • Ben Bw*
  • Siva
  • Kiran
  • Milind
  • Tori
  • Daev
  • Svinkall

Android For Programmers:

  • John Ex*
  • Schubatis1
  • Dennis F. Heffernan
  • D Law*
  • Greg Back*
  • Dharmin Kansara
  • JonathanWardRogers
  • Clayton REEVES
  • Gregg

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17
Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] InformIT Holiday Book Giveaway #3: Win One Of Ten Copies Of Teach Yourself Android Application Development In 24 Hours

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Dev
Last Updated: December 29th, 2011

This afternoon we have yet another developer book giveaway, this time you'll be entering to win one of ten copies of Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours (2d Edition) by Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder, thanks to our friends at InformIT.

This contest is now over. Here are our winners, selected at random:
  • christopher Woodward
  • D.L. Wall
  • jayavignesh reddy
  • Cory JB*
  • Lucan
  • Alex Vidrean
  • gwood
  • wyngo
  • daroz
  • skmpowdjy

Congratulations, guys - all of you will be contacted for your information in the near future!

Everyone else - keep participating and stay tuned to Android Police so that

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14
Dec
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[Video] Upcoming TSF Shell Pro 3D Android Launcher Takes Launcher UI To A Whole New Level - Tie Your Jaw To Your Mouth Before Watching

Posted by in Applications, News, Videos

There is no shortage of launcher replacements for Android, but once in a while a new one comes along and takes the launcher experience to a new level. Such is the case with TSF Shell Pro, a new launcher currently in development by a team of developers who call themselves C3D. TSF, their brand, stands for The Special Forces, and special they are - just take a look at what the team cooked up.

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TSF Shell Pro has a UI so polished that your favorite launcher will feel like it was designed in 1999. How about 3D widgets ...

06
Dec
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Aldiko Book Reader Gets Huge Update, Shows Love For Tablet Book Fanatics

Posted by in Applications, News, Tablets

If you're getting tired of reading eBooks on a tiny phone screen or looking for a new eReader application for that shiny new tablet, check out Aldiko Book Reader. This popular eBook application just received a huge update geared toward tablet users. It has an entirely new tablet-optimized user interface, which means reading books on your device will look much better than before. In addition to the user interface overhaul, here's everything else the update includes:

  • Support for opening and importing files into the app directly from the browser, email attachments, and third-party apps like Dropbox.
  • Support for opening PDF

    • ...

06
Dec
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[Download] Highly NSFW - "Dick" Returns As A Downloadable APK After Android Market Ban

Posted by in Applications

First things first - if you're easily offended or recently had your appendix removed, with stitches that could come apart from excessive laugher, stop reading right now, hit the Back button, and erase the title from your memory. Cool? Alright.

So, a few weeks back, an app called "Dick" showed up in the Market, only to be quickly banned by Google (what a dick move, eh?). We called it the most WTF app to ever hit Android, and Google seems to be in agreement. Since there's a sexual connotation (who would have thought?), the Market's ToS are pretty clear ...

01
Dec
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Dolphin HD v7.2 Update Now In The Market, Brings Double-Tap Back To Exit, Encrypted Backups, Privacy-Friendly Webzine Opt-In, And More

Posted by in Applications, News

Dolphin HD, one of the most popular Android browsers, was updated in the Market today to version 7.2. The updated app contains a toggle to enable the Webzine functionality, which following the privacy fiasco is now opt-in rather than opt-out.

UI-wise, the Exit popup can now be turned off and replaced with a simple back button double-tap, which finally lets you easily exit the browser by interacting with just a single button. As before, you can also hold the back button to exit at any point, which is probably my favorite featured compared to the stock browser.

I'm glad to ...

26
Nov
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[New Game] Invictus Releases The Long-Awaited Race Of Champions For Android - Gorgeous, Polished, And Free

Posted by in Games, News, Videos

The official Race Of Champions game of unbelievable quality that Invictus has been teasing us with since October was just released in the Android Market. First organized in 1988, RoC is a real annual motorsport event "where stars from Formula One, World Rally Championship, NASCAR, sportscars and touring cars compete against each other, going head-to-head in identical cars" (per Wikipedia).

The Android version has stunning graphics and the level of detail you would regularly expect from a console game. Championship races, 4 different control schemes, highly-detailed real cars and tracks, replays, leadership boards, achievements along with excellent music ...

24
Nov
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[Download] Latest Android Wi-Fi Tether 3.1 Update Finally Brings Inactivity Shutdown, Stops Turning Off Bluetooth On Start

Posted by in Applications, News

In the last couple of days, I've been closely interacting with Harald Mueller, the developer behind Android Wi-Fi Tether for root users, a free and open source tethering app for Android. Android Wi-Fi Tether is pretty much a de-facto app when when it comes to tethering on Android devices that have native Wi-Fi tethering disabled (thanks, carriers), and is what I consider one of the most important apps in our supposedly open ecosystem.

In my correspondence with Harald, I have brought up 2 specific issues that have been on my mind for a while now, and to my surprise, ...

16
Nov
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[Update: Download Mirrors] Google Music 4.0.9 App Now Live On The Android Market

Posted by in Applications, Google, News

The Google Music 4.0.9 update (remember the pre-release version 4.0.1 we leaked last month?) is live in the Android Market. The app now integrates with the new Music-enabled Market and has a brand new, much improved ICS-like UI.

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Update: For those outside the U.S., here are some download mirrors:

Note: If you are using the leaked Music v4.0.1, you will need to uninstall it first, as it was signed with a different Google key.

Grab Google Music v4.0.9 from the Market using the widget below.

Google Music

Download Google Music from the Android Market
QR code for https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music

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10
Nov
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Get Into The Holiday Spirit With Christmas HD Live Wallpaper - Possibly The Most Well Thought-Out LWP Yet

Posted by in Applications, News

The creators of such marvels as My Beach and Celtic Garden, DualBoot Games, have outdone themselves this holiday season with Christmas HD - what I believe to be the most intricate live wallpaper I've seen on Android in a long time (ever?).

Customizable lights, gifts, tree topper, snowflakes, garlands, and a Christmas countdown are just the tip of the iceberg. Wait till you see your own photo above the fireplace, your family's names embroiled on the stockings, and a note to Santa signed by the same guy or gal who's looking back at you in the mirror every morning. ...

10
Nov
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[New App] Any.DO From The Creators Of Taskos Is The Cleanest Task List App For Android Yet, With Emphasis On Sharing And Simplicity

Posted by in Applications, News, Videos

How many task managers that keep track of To-Do items can we need on Android? The creators of Taskos, which in itself is a task list manager, thought we were in such dire need for one more that they had to one-up even themselves and create Any.DO.

Any.DO has a completely new interface that is so slick that you will find yourself wondering whether you're running an Android app at all. In fact, it's kind of reminiscent of a style Windows Phone 7 uses, but don't freak out - that's actually a good thing. Fresh, fluid, and extremely clean ...

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