30
Jul
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Multiple User Accounts Are Coming To Android: Miles Of Code Is Already In AOSP, And Some Of It Is Quietly Working On Devices Right Now

Posted by in Android OS, APK Teardown, News
Last Updated: October 8th, 2012

Multi-user support is one of the few remaining things a desktop OS can do that Android can't. The "coffee table tablet" use case would greatly benefit from a multi-user setup, as would an enterprise user who wants to keep work and home separate. It's been a top 20 item on the Android bug tracker since the debut of Honeycomb, so there is certainly demand for it.

As we've seen from my previous experiments in sticking my nose where it doesn't belong, Google likes to leave breadcrumbs in shipping products for the astute observer to find, and the multi-user situation is no different.

29
Jul
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[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (7/22/12-7/29/12)

Posted by in News, Week In Review

It's time for yet another Android Police Week In Review - don't forget to check out these stories and a lot more [off-topic banter] in our weekly podcast, too!

Feature

Weekend Poll

Product Reviews

Carrier 411

22
Jul
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[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (7/15/12-7/22/12)

Posted by in News, Week In Review

Welcome back to the Android Police Week In Review, which is getting published slightly late this week because hey, the matinee screening of The Dark Knight Rises was cheaper. Don't forget, you can hear a lot of this over the course of an hour instead of 10 minutes in our podcast.

Carrier 411

20
Jul
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21 Best (And 2 WTF) New Android Apps And Live Wallpapers From The Last 2 Weeks (7/10/12 - 7/20/12)

Posted by in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, News
Last Updated: August 17th, 2012

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

This is the app roundup.

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.

Featured App

Photo Locker Pro

Today's roundup is sponsored by Handy Apps and their newest app Photo Locker. If the developer's name sounds familiar, it's because they made other popular apps, like EasyMoney and Tasks N Todos.

18
Jul
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31 Best New Android Games From Last Two Weeks (7/7/12 - 7/18/12)

Posted by in Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, Games, News
Last Updated: July 21st, 2012

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous week or so.

This edition focuses only on new games. The app roundup is coming up soon.

If you enjoy this post, feel free to vote for it on Reddit.

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.

Featured App

Petri

This roundup is sponsored by Petri, from developer MobilWerx.

18
Jul
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Getting To Know The Nexus 7: 15 Of The Best Games To Spend That $25 Play Store Credit On

Posted by in Apps/Games, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, Games, Nexus 7

If you've purchased a Nexus 7, you might already be well-aware of the fact that it is literally the perfect size for a touch gaming system. What you may not know is what games are actually worth your time and, more importantly, your money. That $25 Play Store credit is probably burning a hole in your pocket, and you're just itching to figure out how to spend it. I'm going to give you the rundown on which games you should definitely be looking at - old and new. And because everybody has different tastes when it comes to gaming, we're giving you a real list - 15 of our top picks.

17
Jul
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A Feature Cut From Jelly Bean? Google Music Was Supposed To Include A Ringtone Editor

Posted by in APK Teardown, Jelly Bean 4.1, News
Last Updated: October 8th, 2012

Google recently decided to make my life a lot easier by releasing the changelog for Jelly Bean. Cool!

While, of course, I take issue with its thoroughness, it also wasn't all that accurate when it was first published. It's since been corrected, but the internet never forgets. Check out this Google listing:

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Yeah... There isn't actually a ringtone editor in Jelly Bean. Google seems to agree, because, after the initial posting, the mention of the editor was completely removed from the changelog.

So, apparently, the Jelly Bean version of Google Music was supposed to include a ringtone editor, and it was far enough along that it was accidentally included in the changelog.

15
Jul
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[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (7/8/12-7/15/12)

Posted by in News, Week In Review

The Android Police Week In Review is back! And that shouldn't be surprising, because it's Sunday. Unless you have amnesia. Or you're just reading it for the first time. I'm going to guess the latter is probably a little more common. And whether you're an amnesiac or a first-timer, you can catch a lot of these stories on our podcast, too.

Features

Hardware Reviews

Carrier 411

12
Jul
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Getting To Know Android 4.1, Part 3: Project Butter - How It Works And What It Added

Posted by in Features, Getting To Know Android, Jelly Bean 4.1, News
Last Updated: August 10th, 2012

Welcome back to GTKA, everyone's favorite investigative series where we learn all about the newest version of Android (with a heavy emphasis on "all"). The previous two episodes, if you didn't catch them, are here and here.

Today we'll be doing something a little different and looking at something near and dear to everyone's hearts: performance. Jelly Bean is crazy fast. Slap it on a Galaxy Nexus and it'll feel like a brand new phone. Scrolling is faster and smoother, and the touch response is hyper-sensitive. In addition to all the smoothness work, there are new transitions all over the place.

09
Jul
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59 Best (And 3 WTF) New Android Apps And Live Wallpapers From The Last 3 Weeks (6/17/12 - 7/9/12)

Posted by in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, News
Last Updated: July 18th, 2012

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 3 weeks or so.

This is the app roundup. The game roundup from this week can be found here and the tablet app roundup here.

Nobody does app roundups like AP. If you like this post, consider voting for it on Reddit.

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions?

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