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

Artem Russakovskii — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:16:44 +0000

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 ...

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

Artem Russakovskii — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:38:30 +0000

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"

Aaron Gingrich — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:26:35 +0000

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:

hectormoi
Gracjan
James Ebby
rolltidedad
Antonio Chillaron Barahona

Congratulations, guys

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

Artem Russakovskii — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:06:00 +0000

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:

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).
Browse them all, but be prepared to clear your schedule for a couple of hours.

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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'

Cameron Summerson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0000

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

David Ruddock — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0000

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

Artem Russakovskii — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:09:33 +0000

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.

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

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

Brandon Lancaster — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:13:31 +0000

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

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

Artem Russakovskii — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:22:00 +0000

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 ...

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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

Artem Russakovskii — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:17:14 +0000

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.

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