3 principles for designing Watch apps users will actually love

For example, for the Avaamo messaging app, we initially tried to replicate our iPhone app on the Watch. It became immediately apparent that this full featured approach took far too long and was frankly intolerable. As a result, we decided to center our ... Read more

All News about Iphone Apps - June 1, 2015

10 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

Today's list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free is our biggest one of the week, but size doesn't always matter. Fortunately, Friday's post also features some of the best apps of the week, and they're only going to be on sale for free ... Read more

Best iPhone Audiobook Apps

If reading isn't your cup of tea, perhaps listening to someone read is more up your alley. Here are the best iPhone audiobook apps. Audiobooks, as you might have guessed, are audio versions of books, and they're perhaps even more convenient than ... Read more

Chase Mobile adds support for Touch ID on Apple's iPhone handsets

Of course, this is much easier; here in England, I've been using a similar feature on bank NatWest's iPhone app, and it makes the process of performing quick balance checks while on the go far, far easier than it previously was. Chase explains ... Read more

Apps spearhead Google's battle with Apple

Applications of AI were among the most eye-catching demonstrations ... the platform has struggled to match the more polished set of services and hardware that Apple has built around the iPhone, such as Apple Pay and, more recently, Watch. Read more

Report: iPhone text bug also hits Snapchat, Twitter

A view of apps on an iPhone 5S smartphone. (Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images) It appears the text message bug that can force a reboot of the iPhone doesn't just work through the device's native messaging app. According to The Guardian, the same string ... Read more

Apple iPhone messaging bug also affects Twitter and Snapchat apps

A messaging bug that crashes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices like iPhones, is also affecting third-party apps like Twitter, Snapchat and WhatsApp. Apple is in the process of fixing the bug that repeatedly causes the device to crash or reboot. A Reddit user ... Read more

5 Things to Know If You Plan to Buy an Apple Watch

Or the Apple Watch itself, for instance, isn't independent; third-party apps actually run on the iPhone and are simply shown on the watch. So what more is there for potential buyers to keep in mind? The Apple Watch Edition in 18-karat gold costs $10,000 ... Read more

Readdle debuts Spark, a highly customizable email app for iPhone & Apple Watch

Readdle today released a new addition to its giant collection of productivity apps for iOS with the debut of Spark. Spark is described in short as "fast and smart email for your iPhone" while its core features include tons of customization options ... Read more

9 paid iPhone and iPad apps that are free downloads for a limited time

Today's lists of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free is a particularly good one, which is great because yesterday's post is a tough act to follow. There were some really nifty paid iOS apps on sale for free on Wednesday — and some of them ... Read more

Android M at Google I/O 2015: App permissions to Android Pay, all the new features

At Google's I/O 2015, the company gave a sneak preview of what's new in Android M. Many of the features had already been predicted in the leaks and rumours. Google showcased the developer Preview of Android M and the final version of the OS will be ... Read more

All Must Read Articles about Android Apps - May 31, 2015

Why an Android addict isn't excited for Android M

Android M isn't exactly revolutionary, but it's promising a lot of interesting features. The Google Now personal assistant will be better with contextual searches (Now On Tap), app permissions will be revamped, and battery life will (allegedly) be better. Read more

New Android NFC Attack Could Steal Money From Credit Cards Anytime Your Phone Is Near

Rodriguez and Jose Vila presented a demo of a real world attack, to which all NFC capable Android phones are vulnerable. This attack, delivered through poisoned apps, exploits the NFC feature allowing unethical hackers to steal money from victims' credit ... Read more

Google, Inc.'s Android Allies Are Teaming Up With Microsoft Corporation (Again)

Back in March, it signed similar agreements with nearly a dozen Android OEMs, including Samsung and Dell, to install those apps on Android smartphones and tablets. Microsoft hopes that offering its ecosystem apps as alternatives to Google apps could tether ... Read more

We get our hands on Android Auto [w/video]

Notifications from other parts of Android Auto always appear at the top. Image Credit: AOL - Jonathon Ramsey Three of the media apps available on Android Auto. At the time of writing there are 16 apps available, others will come online as they are approved ... Read more

Best email apps for Android: 6 to keep your inbox clutter-free

Email is a relative veteran as far as digital modes of communication go, but it remains central to the way most of us keep in contact with one another. However, it's become so popular and convenient that it can be difficult keeping on top of it — and ... Read more

15 of the best new and updated Android apps from May

It's been a busy month for Android apps, with news from big names – Periscope from Twitter lading on the platform for the first time and notable updates to Flickr's mobile apps. Then, of course, there's the black-and-white photography app Lenka ... Read more

App Permissions: The Android M feature that really matters

OPINION: Samantha Loveridge explores how Android M App Permissions affect users and developers after speaking to Android devs at Google I/O. Google I/O last night gave us our first look at Android M, and we're definitely not the only ones thinking the ... Read more

Android M and Lollipop: Google quietly improves password management across devices

Moreover, functionality will be limited at first, as developers will need to integrate Smart Lock Passwords APIs in their apps to enable it. Also interesting is the fact that Smart Lock Passwords will work in older versions of Android, including Lollipop. Read more

Android Pay is Coming — Are You Ready?

With Android Pay, users will be able to pay for transactions simply by using their mobile devices. The company claims you won't even have to open an app. Android Pay will work on NFC-enabled Android phones running on the KitKat (Android 4.4) operating ... Read more

Photo app smackdown: Google, Apple or Yahoo?

FOUR STARS out of FIVE. Apple iCloud: Apple's Photos app interacts with the iCloud service, with 5 GBs of free storage. (Photo: Apple) --Basics: Gathers photos from iPhone and iPad and stores them online at icloud.com. Five gigabytes storage free ... Read more

All Tips & Articles about Iphone Apps - May 31, 2015

10 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

Today's list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free is our biggest one of the week, but size doesn't always matter. Fortunately, Friday's post also features some of the best apps of the week, and they're only going to be on sale for free ... Read more

Best iPhone Audiobook Apps

If reading isn't your cup of tea, perhaps listening to someone read is more up your alley. Here are the best iPhone audiobook apps. Audiobooks, as you might have guessed, are audio versions of books, and they're perhaps even more convenient than ... Read more

Apple iPhone messaging bug also affects Twitter and Snapchat apps

A messaging bug that crashes Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices like iPhones, is also affecting third-party apps like Twitter, Snapchat and WhatsApp. Apple is in the process of fixing the bug that repeatedly causes the device to crash or reboot. A Reddit user ... Read more

Readdle debuts Spark, a highly customizable email app for iPhone & Apple Watch

Readdle today released a new addition to its giant collection of productivity apps for iOS with the debut of Spark. Spark is described in short as "fast and smart email for your iPhone" while its core features include tons of customization options ... Read more

Spark Is a Customizable iPhone Email App with Powerful Smart Filters

iPhone: There's no shortage of email apps for the iPhone, but none of them are perfect. Spark is a new email app that does a lot right. Spark combines a lot of the features of other popular email apps, including Google's Inbox (which it borrows some ... Read more

Powerful Image Editing App 'Pixelmator' Expands to the iPhone

Back in October, popular Mac image editing app Pixelmator was brought to iOS in the form of an iPad app, and as of today, that iOS app is being expanded to the iPhone. Pixelmator for iOS is now a universal app, giving iPhone users a way to edit their ... Read more

IPhone hacked? Here's how to get back into Messages

If you received a strange string of characters that instantly crashed your iPhone, you might have trouble getting back into your Messages app. Apple (AAPL, Tech30) has released a temporary fix while it works on a more permanent solution to the problem. Read more

iPhone vs Android: Why The iPhones Are Better Than Android

In our iPhone vs Android comparison today ... this has been the case for years and it still is the case with a majority of developers. Most recently, apps like Meerkat and Periscope launched first on iOS, taking months to make their way to Android. Read more

The Week in iOS Apps: Google Photos, Pixelmator offer new and improved photo options for iOS

Amazon keeps finding new ways to make the Kindle app more useful for readers. The latest innovation? Bookerly, a new font the company says is crafted for easy, eye-strain-free reading on digital screens like the ones on your iPad and iPhone. Lara Croft ... Read more

The Windows Phone store: Breaking the chicken and egg cycle

The Windows Phone app store is easy to dismiss for users. It has only over 400, 000 apps and lacks some big apps like Snapchat. As a consequence, it is easier to dismiss for developers as well, "there are fewer users" and therefore fewer reasons to ... Read more

All NewsMaker about Windows Phone Apps - May 31, 2015

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

This week is the big annual tech holiday for Android fans (with Google Photos as a present), and Apple enthusiasts big day isn't far behind, but we still got some great apps to talk about amidst the big headlines concerning new OS features and the like. Read more

Windows Phone app update round up: Readit, Overkill 3 and more updated

App updates are always welcomed. They give users a positive sign that developers are active and are willing to make sure their apps are bug-free -- it doesn't really matter if it's a big update with lots of new features, or merely bug fixes. Earlier today ... Read more

Microsoft's Windows 10 phone with Apple, Android apps gets few developers

SEATTLE: Microsoft's plan to make its new version of Windows a mobile hit by letting it accept tweaked Apple and Android apps has met an obstacle: some of the software developers the company needs to woo just aren't interested. Windows phones accounted for ... Read more

WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone Updated with Voice Calling, Finally

the Windows Phone app has been once again left out in the cold, unattended to. But in early April, we brought you a report saying that voice calling for Windows Phone would be coming "soon." We weren't told the exact amount of time we had to wait ... Read more

Microsoft Loves Apple – These Mac and iOS Apps Prove it

The Mono Project has allowed Mac users to build C#, VB.Net and F# applications for a long time already, but there has never been feature parity. Until now. Office Lens is a popular Windows Phone that lets users scan documents, business cards, whiteboards ... Read more

Best podcasts about Microsoft Windows Phone on your Lumia

Your Lumia smartphone with Windows Phone comes with a dedicated Podcasts app that brings you all the best internet radio programming out there. But let's get a little meta for a moment and consider the best podcasts ABOUT Windows Phone on your Lumia. Read more

Microsoft releases How Old face-recognition app for Windows Phone

Enterprise companies tackle mobile marketing automation slightly differently—and that's why they're on top. Register today for this free VB Insight webinar with AEG's VP of Social and Marketing on May 28th. How Old Do You Look?, the experimental web app ... Read more

Google Fixes AdMob Bug Affecting Windows Phone Apps' Ad Revenue For Weeks

A problem that led to Windows Phone app developers seeing declining ad revenue from Google's AdMob ad network has now been resolved, says Google. Earlier this week, news emerged that a number of Windows Phone developers had seen their ad fill rates ... Read more

Volvo Set To Launch Upgraded 'Volvo On Call' Smart App

In fact, Volvo On Call not only includes wearable connectivity for wearable devices such as the Apple Watch and Android Wear, but it also features a full iPad user interface and a unified Windows Phone app with voice control through Cortana - which has ... Read more

Android M and Chrome Will Properly Handle Apps’ Access Permission

Android M and Chrome Will Properly Handle Apps' Access Permission

Android M was announced at yesterday's Google I/O 2015 and one of the big news it brought along is the way the OS, and Chrome browser, will properly handle apps' access permission to user private data. According to tech site Gizmodo, it may appear like ... Read more

All News & Tips about Android Apps - May 30, 2015

15 of the best new and updated Android apps from May

It's been a busy month for Android apps, with news from big names – Periscope from Twitter lading on the platform for the first time and notable updates to Flickr's mobile apps. Then, of course, there's the black-and-white photography app Lenka ... Read more

Google Offers Users More Control Over Sharing Data with Android Apps

Google unveiled a new way for users of Android mobile devices to select what information they want to share with apps, in an effort to be more transparent about the user data being collected. Under the new system, users will be able to download an app ... Read more

We get our hands on Android Auto [w/video]

Notifications from other parts of Android Auto always appear at the top. Image Credit: AOL - Jonathon Ramsey Three of the media apps available on Android Auto. At the time of writing there are 16 apps available, others will come online as they are approved ... Read more

Nexus 5 Lollipop Bugs to be Fixed in Android 6.0 M Update?

We also see tons of reports from Nexus 5 users who are experiencing random bug and glitches after the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Thankfully issues like trouble connecting to WiFi networks, Bluetooth connectivity, charging troubles, applications and ... Read more

Crypto flaws in Blockchain Android app sent Bitcoins to the wrong address

Blockchain, one of the Internet's most widely used Bitcoin wallets, has rushed out an update for its Android app after discovering critical cryptographic and programming flaws that can cause users to send digital coins to the wrong people with no warning. Read more

App Permissions: The Android M feature that really matters

OPINION: Samantha Loveridge explores how Android M App Permissions affect users and developers after speaking to Android devs at Google I/O. Google I/O last night gave us our first look at Android M, and we're definitely not the only ones thinking the ... Read more

The most beautiful Android apps available today, as picked by Google

Last year Google made a big push to improve the overall look of its mobile platform thanks to the addition of Material Design, a slick new design language that added terrific animations and other features to Android. Via 9to5Google, it seems that Google ... Read more

Top Android news of the week: Android Pay, Android M, Office Lens

Microsoft's Office Lens leaves preview mode on Android and is now available as a full, free product. Lens is the app that permits snapping photos of documents, whiteboards, and signs to get them in OneNote and OneDrive. Images of documents and other items ... Read more

New iOS tools help Android developers -- and Google

Google also has been on a mission to have Android apps, which are offered by many independent developers in the Google Play store, work across other platforms, such as iOS. At its annual Google I/O developers conference this week, the company announced ... Read more

Spark Is a Customizable iPhone Email App with Powerful Smart Filters

iPhone: There's no shortage of email apps for the iPhone, but none of them are perfect. Spark is a new email app that does a lot right. Spark combines a lot of the features of other popular email apps, including Google's Inbox (which it borrows some ... Read more

All Top Articles about Iphone Apps - May 30, 2015

10 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

Today's list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free is our biggest one of the week, but size doesn't always matter. Fortunately, Friday's post also features some of the best apps of the week, and they're only going to be on sale for free ... Read more

Best iPhone Audiobook Apps

If reading isn't your cup of tea, perhaps listening to someone read is more up your alley. Here are the best iPhone audiobook apps. Audiobooks, as you might have guessed, are audio versions of books, and they're perhaps even more convenient than ... Read more

Readdle debuts Spark, a highly customizable email app for iPhone & Apple Watch

Readdle today released a new addition to its giant collection of productivity apps for iOS with the debut of Spark. Spark is described in short as "fast and smart email for your iPhone" while its core features include tons of customization options ... Read more

Report: iPhone text bug also hits Snapchat, Twitter

A view of apps on an iPhone 5S smartphone. (Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images) It appears the text message bug that can force a reboot of the iPhone doesn't just work through the device's native messaging app. According to The Guardian, the same string ... Read more

Powerful Image Editing App 'Pixelmator' Expands to the iPhone

Back in October, popular Mac image editing app Pixelmator was brought to iOS in the form of an iPad app, and as of today, that iOS app is being expanded to the iPhone. Pixelmator for iOS is now a universal app, giving iPhone users a way to edit their ... Read more

The Week in iOS Apps: Google Photos, Pixelmator offer new and improved photo options for iOS

Amazon keeps finding new ways to make the Kindle app more useful for readers. The latest innovation? Bookerly, a new font the company says is crafted for easy, eye-strain-free reading on digital screens like the ones on your iPad and iPhone. Lara Croft ... Read more

Google brings VR to the iPhone with its Cardboard app

iPhone users can join the portable virtual reality revolution, thanks to the Google Cardboard app, which was released today in the iOS App Store. Google Cardboard is compatible with the iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It ships ... Read more

6 Calculator Apps for Apple Watch

First, the companion iPhone app does nothing more than allow Calcy Calc to appear on your Apple Watch. Second, the interface seems a little buggy in that sometimes tapping an on-screen button also registers an adjacent button as tapped, too. Calcy Calc ... Read more

The 7 best iPhone and iPad file manager apps

For staying organized, sharing items, and syncing across devices, a file manager is an important tool. Depending on your needs and desired features, there are many options to choose from at varying prices. We have found that these seven apps provide great ... Read more

Start designing Android apps and games with zero coding experience

You don't need experience, stacks of textbooks, or expensive classes to start building your own Android apps and games. You just need this course bundle, now 92% off and just $49 at the BGR Store. This Udemy bundle contains six courses covering every ... Read more

All Must Read Articles about Android Apps - May 29, 2015

How to use Android Pay in Android M [VIDEO]

Not to be confused with Google Wallet, Android Pay is actually a Google-Wallet compatible API that lets developers build a streamlined and trusted payment system directly into their app. For Android users this makes paying for goods – whether at a ... Read more

Android 101: How Udacity Can Help Make Better Apps

Android 101: How Udacity Can Help Make Better Apps Udacity co-founder Sebastian Thrun discusses the company's partnership with Google that gives Android developers a curriculum to help tackle the growing demands of the mobile operating system. Check out ... Read more

An app that passively records your life so you always have a witness

This article, An app that passively records your life so you always have a witness, originally appeared on TechRepublic.com. View photo Alibi is an Android app that passively records your life. Image: Alibi Last year, Ryan Saleh was pulled over in New York ... Read more

Google I/O: Android M comes with improvements such as App Permissions, Android Pay and more

Google has announced the latest version of Android, called Android M, at its annual Google I/O developer conference on May 28. The pre-release version for developers will debut today and the full version will be made available later this year. According to ... Read more

Android M will Back up App Data and Settings by Default

In the next version of Android M, settings and apps data will now be backed automatically to Google Drive every 24 hours. So in case your phone fails or you have to switch to another one, you are covered Another advancement that we're going to witness in ... Read more

Android M detailed: The little things

Yesterday, we talked about the six tentpole features in the new Android M release. But there's a lot more that Google didn't go into during the keynote, which we'll talk about now. It was already easy to share content between apps on Android but with ... Read more

Google Android M focuses on a better user experience

Forging ahead with its bread-and-butter mobile platform, Google is offering a developer preview of its upcoming Android M OS, which focuses on improvements in areas ranging from app permissions to mobile payments. With Android M, Google is focusing on six ... Read more

Google I/O: Android Pay, Photos, App Permissions — Recap

Google released its new Photos app at its annual I/O conference. The search giant also unveiled its answer to Apple Pay and a new way for users of Android devices to select what information they share with apps, among other things. Read more

Google Inc Announces HBO Now App For Android Devices Coming Soon: Google I/O 2015

Google Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) senior vice president, Sundar Pichai made a huge announcement at yesterday's Google I/O 2015 keynote, stating that the HBO Now application will be making its way towards Google Play. However, Mr. Pichai did not mention, when ... Read more

Timepage is the world’s most beautiful and functional iPhone calendar app, and it’s out now

Timepage is the world's most beautiful and functional iPhone calendar app, and it's out now

Just over two months ago, I wrote about how happy I am that Google is taking over my iPhone. The company had just released Google Calendar for iOS, adding yet another crucial piece of the puzzle that I hope will someday completely replace all of the ... Read more

All Popular Blogs about Iphone Apps - May 29, 2015

Hands On: Pixelmator for iPhone 2.0.1

That is the big issue with this new release of the app, the iOS version is now a universal one that runs on both iPhone and iPad. If you already have the iPad version, then the iPhone one is yours for free and what we especially like is that they do just ... Read more

9 paid iPhone and iPad apps that are free downloads for a limited time

Today's lists of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free is a particularly good one, which is great because yesterday's post is a tough act to follow. There were some really nifty paid iOS apps on sale for free on Wednesday — and some of them ... Read more

New Google Photos app offers unlimited uploads

Google Photos product lead David Lieb, with the app on an iPhone, Android and the web. (Photo: Sean Fujiwara) VENICE BEACH, Calif. -- Google is doubling down on photo sharing, with a new app for Apple and Android, and the Web. With Google Photos ... Read more

Entrust AppsChopper With Phenomenal iPhone App Development

It has been 8 years since iPhone was first launched. Over the years, its popularity has only increased. With consistent iPhone model and OS upgrade, iPhone has managed to be on the top of the game. Its popularity can be assessed from the fact that in spite ... Read more

Google's Cardboard VR Now Works (Very Well) With iPhone

A new version released this year works with devices with screen sizes ranging up to 6 inches, but the more exciting news for many might be that it now also works with iPhone. The new Cardboard for iOS app is available in the U.S. store now, and includes ... Read more

Todoist comes to Apple Watch, Moleskine launches Timepage calendar app for Watch & iPhone

Todoist for iOS on Thursday updated with support for the Apple Watch, while notebook maker Moleskine launched a calendar app for both the iPhone and Watch, Timepage. The Todoist Watch app, available to iPhone users, allows voice-based dictation of tasks ... Read more

6 Calculator Apps for Apple Watch

First, the companion iPhone app does nothing more than allow Calcy Calc to appear on your Apple Watch. Second, the interface seems a little buggy in that sometimes tapping an on-screen button also registers an adjacent button as tapped, too. Calcy Calc ... Read more

Hands-on: Pixelmator arrives on the iPhone

The day has finally arrived for Pixelmator fans who have long looked forward to an iPhone version of the app. It is finally here. While Pixelmator wisely decided to tackle an iPad app for its first foray into the mobile space, there was plenty of ... Read more

Readdle Debuts New 'Spark' Email App for iPhone and Apple Watch

Readdle, the company behind popular apps like Scanner Pro and Documents 5, today introduced a new email client for the iPhone and the Apple Watch, called Spark. Spark, which should be going live shortly pending App Store approval, is designed to make it ... Read more

Discuss – Mainstream apps vs Microsoft’s app guidelines – Which apps should be evicted?

Discuss – Mainstream apps vs Microsoft's app guidelines – Which apps should be evicted?

To start off this discussion, I'll focus on three mainstream apps in the Windows Phone store which (to me), fall afoul of Microsoft's guidelines. Tumblr – Tumblr is one of the major apps for content creation on all platforms and today maintains a ... Read more

All Popular Searches about Windows Phone Apps - May 29, 2015

Windows Phone app update round up: Readit, Overkill 3 and more updated

App updates are always welcomed. They give users a positive sign that developers are active and are willing to make sure their apps are bug-free -- it doesn't really matter if it's a big update with lots of new features, or merely bug fixes. Earlier today ... Read more

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

This Thursday we've got apps you're going to want to download on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Microsoft ups its Android app game even further by pushing out Office for Android phones (finally). One of the best and exclusive readers out there gets a ... Read more

Microsoft's Windows 10 phone with Apple, Android apps gets few developers

SEATTLE: Microsoft's plan to make its new version of Windows a mobile hit by letting it accept tweaked Apple and Android apps has met an obstacle: some of the software developers the company needs to woo just aren't interested. Windows phones accounted for ... Read more

Microsoft releases How Old face-recognition app for Windows Phone

Enterprise companies tackle mobile marketing automation slightly differently—and that's why they're on top. Register today for this free VB Insight webinar with AEG's VP of Social and Marketing on May 28th. How Old Do You Look?, the experimental web app ... Read more

Best podcasts about Microsoft Windows Phone on your Lumia

Your Lumia smartphone with Windows Phone comes with a dedicated Podcasts app that brings you all the best internet radio programming out there. But let's get a little meta for a moment and consider the best podcasts ABOUT Windows Phone on your Lumia. Read more

Is It Time To Lose Your Windows Phone?

If you go into the settings now on Windows Phone 10, you can search for settings and you've got headings in here that are really nice. I like that. When you go into the All Apps view, it's got your recent apps at the top when you install them. Read more

An Affordable Windows Phablet

In the apps department, the Windows Phone app store still lags behind Android and iOS in numbers, but it has made some progress. While you can find some popular apps, certain apps are still not available on the Windows Phone platform. Like most of the ... Read more

What's New with the Windows Universal Application Platform

For developers who are familiar with XAML, whether it be Silverlight, WPF or Modern Windows or Windows Phone applications, they will know and understand the power of the Grid, StackPanel and Canvas controls. Most layouts can be achieved using a combination ... Read more

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Welcome to Thursday and another roundup of apps. Oddly, iOS really upped its app game this week with lots of must have apps and additions. Android came in with a few but not nearly as many. But Windows Phone might have been the biggest winner with new ... Read more

These 5 apps will give your Android phone a huge battery boost

How badly do you want to improve your Android phone's battery life? If you're willing to root it, you'll have several options for third-party apps that will give you more control over how your smartphone consumes power than ever before. A forum ... Read more

All Lates Blog about Android Apps - May 28, 2015

Study: Device users more responsive to Android app notifications than iOS

Mobile development services firm Urban Airship on Thursday released a study that found Android users are on average more than two times more responsive to push notifications than iOS device users. Source: Urban Airship Drawing from a data set of almost ... Read more

Google I/O 2015: Android M, new Nexus phones, Google Photos expected to be announced at the event

Android Pay will allow retailers to accept tap-to-pay transactions in-store. It is also expected that its existing Google Wallet app will be reintroduced as a peer-to-peer payments app that consumers could use to send money to each other directly from ... Read more

How to turn your Windows PC into an Android device with AMIDuOS

While Windows is probably the most versatile operating system around for a desktop computer or laptop, Microsoft has struggled recently to get developers to build apps for Windows since most people rely on their Android or iOS smartphones for many of the ... Read more

Security vuln allows Android app tampering through single URL click

A severe security flaw has been discovered within device APIs used to develop Android applications. Apache Cordova, developed by The Apache Software Foundation, is a toolkit of device APIs used by mobile app developers to access native device functions ... Read more

Google app developers see brighter 2015

Yes, the masses prefer Android, but mostly via less expensive phones, which meant that they tended to spend less on apps. While the numbers suggest otherwise, interviews this week with Android developers say the tide is turning — and they're starting to ... Read more

Mobile Apps Mean More For Search Visibility

Now it's an even better idea to have an app available for both Android and iOS users. Google is indexing app content across both platforms, and it's using the implementation of app indexing as a ranking signal for search results. Do mobile apps make ... Read more

Lenka monochrome photo app launches on Android

Lenka, the black-and-white photo app by photographer Kevin Abosch that has taken the monochrome shooting set by storm, has now released an Android version. The app, months in development after its debut on iOS, now runs on devices running Android 4.1 or ... Read more

Microsoft Office apps to come preloaded on Android tablets from LG, Sony, 18 others

The move continues Satya Nadella's 'mobile-first, cloud-first' strategy. Microsoft apps will soon come pre-installed on more Android devices thanks to 20 new partnerships the company has forged with tablet makers around the world. The group of global and ... Read more

Okta Now Can Manage Google Apps, Android, Chromebooks

New functionality includes enhanced provisioning capabilities for Google Apps, support for Android devices and the first-ever integrated Chromebook password sync. Cloud-based enterprise security manager Okta, one of the fastest-rising new-gen companies of ... Read more

Messages bug crashes texts app, reboots iPhone

A view of apps on an iPhone 5S smartphone. (Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images) Apple says it's working to fix a bug in iOS where a specific text message will not only cause the Messages app to crash, but prompt a reboot of the user's iPhone. According ... Read more

All Popular Now about Iphone Apps - May 28, 2015

7 best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

Our lists of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free are always wildly popular, but yesterday's post was a particularly big one. We're not stopping there, of course, and today we have a fresh new list of seven paid iOS apps that are all on sale ... Read more

A new iOS bug is causing iPhone's Messages app to crash

Beware of unknown characters on your Messages app. A newly discovered iOS bug is causing iPhones to crash and deny users to the messaging app. If a user gets a text message with a string of unknown characters—some in Arabic—then their phone will crash. Read more

Pixelmator for the iPhone launching tomorrow, we go hands on

Pixelmator is releasing an update to its iOS app tomorrow, making the app available on the iPhone for the first time ($4.99). The universal app means you can buy once and download Pixelmator on both iPad and iPhone. Existing iOS users of the app ... Read more

Apple Watch To Support Native Apps With New SDK

The Apple Watch is about to get a lot more interesting. A new SDK is on the horizon that will allow developers to write native apps that run entirely on the watch, rather than the iPhone. Apple plans to preview a new Apple Watch SDK during its WWDC event ... Read more

Text Message Bug Causes iPhone Messages App To Crash, iPhone To Reboot

A newly discovered iOS bug causes iMessages to crash when a certain string of text is received via text message. The bug is also capable of rebooting an iPhone if the phone is in locked mode when the message is received. A malicious text message being sent ... Read more

Top iPhone Apps for Arsenal's FA Cup Final Appearance

As another intriguing premier league season draws to a close, the FA Cup final beckons as Arsenal prepare to take on Aston Villa on May 30th. For those lucky ticket holders on their way to Wembley, we've compiled a list of iPhone apps that'll make sure ... Read more

The 7 best outdoors apps for your iPhone

The great outdoors offer a lot of opportunities for adventures, from camping and backpacking to rock climbing and hunting. Whatever your pleasure, you should make your outdoor adventure safer and more fun by arming yourself with the tools and tips these ... Read more

How European tech startups get their apps featured at the top of Apple's App Store

6. Make sure your app makes sense for the device it's on. An Apple Watch app shouldn't try to repeat a miniature version of everything you can do in the iPhone app. The watch is only good for a few core things — notifications, for instance — so ... Read more

Native apps coming to the Apple Watch this fall, thanks to an SDK

Fitness apps are a natural fit for the Apple Watch, since it has an accelerometer and heart rate sensor that work even when the Watch isn't paired with an iPhone. And that makes them a perfect example for how the Watch experience will improve when these ... Read more

Microsoft boosts iOS and Android compatibility with Windows 10

Microsoft has announced it will release new software called Phone Companion for Windows 10, as well as new and mobile apps that will give Android and iPhone owners a better experience when they use their phones with both the new desktop OS (currently in ... Read more

All Today News about Android Apps - May 27, 2015

Personal assistant Cortana is coming to iPhone and Android, Microsoft reveals

Microsoft's mobile, multi-platform vision continues as the company announced that at the end of this year its virtual assistant, Cortana, will be coming to iPhone and to Android phones as early as June. The app will work similar to how it does on a ... Read more

Android Auto makes debut on Hyundai Sonata

You can access the Android operating system through the navigation display. It will integrate with standard Android apps such as messaging, phone calls, Google Play Music, Google Maps and more. The service also integrates Google Now cards, Google Voice ... Read more

Microsoft will release its Cortana voice-control app for iOS and Android, too

Do you have room in your heart for more than one smartphone voice assistant? How about just on your phone? Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will be giving Apple's Siri and Google's, um, Google, some competition on their home turfs by building iOS and ... Read more

Best Android Apps of the Week: MixRadio, Shazam, Telegram, and More

Each week, the developers are launching their latest creations in Google Play Store. Unfortunately, only a handful of them are worth to install on your Android device. As you may already know from our previous Best Android Apps of the Week posts, our list ... Read more

Periscope arrives on Android

Periscope arrives on Android No more wondering when Periscope for Android is coming. The Twitter-owned live streaming app released an Android version on Tuesday, exactly two months after it launched on iOS. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat ... Read more

Microsoft doubles down on Office apps, services for Android tablets

This article, Microsoft doubles down on Office apps, services for Android tablets, originally appeared on CNET.com. View photo The Word app for Android tablets lets you edit text documents, adding photos, tables and other visual extras. Josh Miller/CNET ... Read more

Live Steam Apps Come To Android Devices

SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) – Android users who have been waiting to live stream their life moments on Periscope and Meerkat finally can download the apps. Periscope and Meerkat, which are both apps which utilize the cameras on smart phones to broadcast an ... Read more

Periscope Android app problems reported

The massively popular Periscope app launched back in March for iOS devices, and since that time many people have been waiting for the Periscope Android app. Yesterday the Android version of the app finally appeared on the Google Play Store, gathering ... Read more

Twitter Inc Releases Periscope For Android: Game Changer?

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has finally released popular live streaming app Periscope for Android, allowing users to live-stream special and day-to-day events to their friends/audiences. Previously an independent startup, Periscope was bought out by Twitter ... Read more

8 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time

Monday's list of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free was a great one in celebration of Memorial Day, but the sales don't stop just because the holiday is behind us. We've got either great paid iOS apps to share with you today, and each and ... Read more

All Top Stories about Iphone Apps - May 27, 2015

The Top iPhone and iPad Apps on App Store

4. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 5. Dark Sky - Weather Radar, Hyperlocal Forecasts, and Storm Alerts, Jackadam 1. Facebook Messenger, Facebook, Inc. 2. Facebook, Facebook, Inc. 3. YouTube, Google, Inc. 4. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 5. Snapchat, Snapchat, Inc. 6. Read more

Marriott app adds hotel check-ins from your Apple Watch, PayPal for iPhone gains Touch ID login

Back in March, Marriott Hotels announced that it plans to accept Apple Pay as a payment form at many of its properties this summer, and today the hotel chain has updated its Marriott International app for iPhone to include Apple Watch support. Read more

Meet Myrtle: A Collaborative Photo Sharing iPhone App

Snapping group photos are a popular scene on every special occasion. However, it can be very problematic for individuals if they happen to snap a picture together with 15 different people and each one asking for a copy of their own. Now, that will not be a ... Read more

9 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

Happy Memorial Day, BGR readers! You can celebrate the holiday with beers and a barbecue, or you can celebrate by running around to stores in your area in search of the best sales. Either way, you should also take a few minutes to browse today's list of ... Read more

iOS 9 expected to support Force Touch, just in time for iPhone 6s

New iPhone models will likely see Apple's Force Touch technology ... By adding contextual menus that appear with a hard screen press, Apple can quietly de-clutter its apps by removing option buttons and moving the functions to a pop-up menu accessed ... Read more

Microsoft's voice assistant Cortana will now be available on iPhone, Android

Microsoft announced that its smart voice assistant Cortana will no longer be exclusive to Windows' phones. The Cortana app will be available on Android phones at the end of June and will be released for iOS later this year. Microsoft's Cortana is similar ... Read more

Windows 10 Companion App, Cortana Coming to iPhone and Android

A companion app for Windows 10 will be coming to more than just Windows Phone users, as Microsoft has announced plans to roll out the application to those on iPhone and Android devices, too. "We're announcing a 'Phone Companion' app built-in to ... Read more

Periscope arrives on Android with a few features that you can't get on the iPhone

Exactly two months after debuting on iPhone, the live-streaming app Periscope has finally arrived on Android. There are a few minor yet useful features in the Android version of the app that aren't available in the iOS app just yet. The Android version ... Read more

6 Best iPhone Road Trip Apps

Your iPhone is one of the most important pieces of technology that you can have with you when you're traveling, especially during a road trip, but are you using it to its fullest potential? Here are six of the best iPhone road trip apps that are sure to ... Read more

The Home Depot Windows Phone app picks up an update with voice search, store locator and more

The Home Depot is a big retailer in the US which deals in home improvement and construction products and services. The retailer has a dedicated Windows Phone app and has received a big update, bumping it to version 3.1.2. The app give users the ability to ... Read more

All Today Top News about Windows Phone Apps - May 27, 2015

4 leaked Microsoft apps reveal an exciting, intelligent future for productivity

when Microsoft started showing off the app behind closed doors in Redmond. Revolve, which is in private beta within the Windows Phone app store, is described like so: "Revolve prepares you for every conversation in every meeting. It works in the background ... Read more

Two new Microsoft Windows Phone apps leak

We have been seeing a variety of new Microsoft productivity apps pop up recently and today MicrosoftInsider.es managed to uncover two more. InstaNote lets you take voice notes without losing any detail from the conversation. Through an advanced labelling ... Read more

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

This Thursday we've got apps you're going to want to download on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Microsoft ups its Android app game even further by pushing out Office for Android phones (finally). One of the best and exclusive readers out there gets a ... Read more

Microsoft's Windows 10 phone with Apple, Android apps gets few developers

SEATTLE: Microsoft's plan to make its new version of Windows a mobile hit by letting it accept tweaked Apple and Android apps has met an obstacle: some of the software developers the company needs to woo just aren't interested. Windows phones accounted for ... Read more

Microsoft announces Phone Companion app for Windows 10 and teases Cortana for Android and iOS

If you're not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you're likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in ... Read more

Is It Time To Lose Your Windows Phone?

If you go into the settings now on Windows Phone 10, you can search for settings and you've got headings in here that are really nice. I like that. When you go into the All Apps view, it's got your recent apps at the top when you install them. Read more

People are speculating Google might be trying to kill Windows Phone by cutting off ad revenue to its apps

Mobile app developers on the Windows Phone platform have been reporting a sharp drop-off in ad revenue from Google's AdMob ad network, which has led some to speculate that Google is aggressively trying to kill off the rival operating system by making it ... Read more

Magine TV launches on Windows Phone

Internet TV platform Magine TV is now also available on smartphones with operating system Windows Phone in Germany. The new app gives access more than 90 TV channels as live-streams including ARD, ZDF, RTL, Sat.1 and ProSieben as well as channels from ... Read more

Snapchat Has Plans For An Official Windows Phone App

One of the main reasons why first time smartphone buyers choose iOS or Android over competitors like Windows Phone or BlackBerry is the fact that those platforms have infinitely more applications available as opposed to the ones that are hanging on for ... Read more

Live broadcasting Periscope app comes to Android

NEW YORK—Periscope has just landed on Android. Back in March, when Twitter launched its live-streaming app—which rivaled a similar app called Meerkat—it debuted on iOS only. Twitter fills the void for the Android crowd with Tuesday's announcement ... Read more

All Blog Update about Android Apps - May 26, 2015

Cortana comes to iOS and Android as Microsoft builds a bridge to Windows 10

Microsoft is rolling out a red carpet for iPhone and Android users, giving them a standalone version of Windows Phone's Cortana digital assistant and some help syncing their data to Windows PCs. Cortana will be an installable app for iPhones and Android ... Read more

Twitter finally launches Periscope for Android

Periscope for Android is here. Twitter's new streaming app contains many of the same features found in the iOS version, but with a few Android exclusives. In addition to more granular notification controls than found in the iPhone version, there's a new ... Read more

Microsoft announces Cortana app for Android

Confirming long running rumors, Microsoft announced today its plans to bring its Cortana virtual assistant to devices running Android and iOS. Think of Cortana as the Microsoft equivalent of Google Now. The app is currently only available on Windows Phone ... Read more

Periscope arrives on Android with a few features that you can't get on the iPhone

Exactly two months after debuting on iPhone, the live-streaming app Periscope has finally arrived on Android. There are a few minor yet useful features in the Android version of the app that aren't available in the iOS app just yet. The Android version ... Read more

Phone Companion app coming in new Windows 10 build, Music streaming coming to iOS and Android

Millions of users use devices from different ecosystems. While some users stay within Microsoft, Google, or Apple for every device, it's very normal for someone to use a Windows PC and an Android or iOS phone. To help users on different platforms have a ... Read more

Periscope launches Android app in Google Play

After Meerkat, Twitter-owned live-streaming app Periscope has launched its official Android version in Google Play. The app can be grabbed for free from here. "When we started Periscope, we wanted to build the closest thing to teleportation — by ... Read more

Microsoft to offer Cortana app for Android

Earlier today, Microsoft confirmed what many people had already suspected. That the Windows 10 personal assistant, Cortana, is coming to Android AND iOS by the end of the year. More specifically, Microsoft is trying to make it easy for Windows 10 users to ... Read more

Twitter's live-streaming app Periscope released for Android

Periscope, the live-streaming app/service that was acquired by Twitter earlier this year, has finally debuted on Android with a new app on the Google Play Store. Today's release comes roughly two months after the iOS version, which has become very popular ... Read more

Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant is coming to iPhone and Android

Microsoft has announced that it intends to bring Cortana to iOS and Android devices later this year. Up until now the digital assistant app has been restricted to Windows Phone devices, but, as we already knew, it will also be extending its reach across ... Read more

9 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

Happy Memorial Day, BGR readers! You can celebrate the holiday with beers and a barbecue, or you can celebrate by running around to stores in your area in search of the best sales. Either way, you should also take a few minutes to browse today's list of ... Read more

All News about Iphone Apps - May 26, 2015

iPhone 7, iPad Pro, iOS 9 – Latest Rumors And Leaks

The iPad Pro and iPhone 7 will be significant device releases for Apple Inc ... One central suggestion is thus that Apple will include a new Home app in the iOS 9 platform, which will act as a control center for HomeKit devices. It seems that smart ... Read more

Best new apps of the week: Simple Machines and Sleep Science HQ

Every week, our staff will handpick an app from the past two weeks that we believe is a must-have download for your iPhone or iPad. These apps will always be from various categories, but they are chosen because our own staff members love it and have been ... Read more

6 Best iPhone Road Trip Apps

Your iPhone is one of the most important pieces of technology that you can have with you when you're traveling, especially during a road trip, but are you using it to its fullest potential? Here are six of the best iPhone road trip apps that are sure to ... Read more

8 awesome paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time

It's been quite a week for paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, and yesterday's list was our biggest one yet. There were 10 apps in total in Thursday's sale post, and a few of them can still be downloaded for free if you hurry. Today ... Read more

How the iPhone crippled BlackBerry

Now RIM was forced to play catch-up. Unlike RIM, Apple had an army of outside developers who had already built consumer apps for its computers and iPods and were primed to do the same for the iPhone. By the time BlackBerry launched its app store in 2009 ... Read more

10 Best iPhone and iPad Apps This Week (May 25th)

This week we're bringing back the awesome pixelated arcade games from our childhood right to the iPhone's screen. And while we're at it, why not improve on your productivity mojo by integrating Wunderlists takes with Sunrise Calendar. Talking about this ... Read more

Q: A queer app for all genders is coming

Cervini perfected the app's design over the past year. After graduating from Harvard last summer, he worked with software engineers to create a prototype for iPhone. "The prototype is just the starting point. Q is much more about creating a queer ... Read more

Smart screen protector adds a back button to your iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

iPhone adopters switching from Android may struggle to adapt ... the electrical charge from your finger is transferred to the back button found at the top of most iOS apps. You can see the Halo Back in action in the video below. Halo Back is a Kickstarter ... Read more

Infinite Monkeys Mobile App Of The Week for March 8th - 14th is eLearning Fox

The recently published eLearning Fox mobile app stands out amongst the thousands of iPhone apps, Android apps and HTML5 mobile websites created with the Infinite Monkeys app builder. Infinite Monkeys, has announced today that eLearning Fox is the company ... Read more