Sophos recently reported that there are 15 adware apps in Google Play, and more than 1.3 million Android users worldwide have downloaded at least one of them. These apps display unwanted advertisements on your device and collect marketing-type data about you, generating revenue for their operators in the process.
Android tablets are among the most popular devices on the market today. With a wide variety of sizes and designs, users are spoiled for choice. Not only that, there are a lot of apps available on Google Play Store. Unfortunately, cybercriminals also create fake apps with malicious code — and these apps can be hard to spot.
Going mobile is a standard strategy for businesses today. With the heavy adoption of devices like Android tablets, business owners are able to connect with the office from nearly anywhere. This is great news and one of the mains reasons why so many businesses are thinking about integrating Android tablets at work.
When you buy an Android mobile phone, the mobile carrier often installs certain apps onto the device. These apps, commonly referred to as bloatware, are usually tied into a service that the carrier offers. A majority of users, however, don’t want these apps.
The smartphone has become an important part of our lives and is one gadget that many of us carry most of the time. We not only use it to communicate with others, but to store personal information like email, photos, and contacts, as well. So if you plan to sell your phone or give it to someone else, make sure you erase everything that’s stored there.
Your Android phone is your life. It contains business documents, calendar reminders, and contacts you can’t afford to lose, but one unforeseen case of the butterfingers can wipe them out instantly. It's wise to back up your data. Check out this guide to learn how to go about it.
Before there was Google Assistant, there was Google Now. In 2016, it replaced Google Now as the virtual assistant (VA) in the Google app for Android and iOS. The updated VA offers plenty of functionalities to Google device users. Here are a few that you should take advantage of.
Your smartphone and/or tablet are essential to your day-to-day tasks. Should they get infected by viruses, would you know what steps to take? If you're using an Android device, you're in luck. This guide can help you remove viruses on your Android phone or tablet.
Your precious Android tablet is a handy tool for you to get work done and communicate on the go. But like all electronic gadgets, your Android tablet can severely disrupt your sleep patterns. For business owners like you, not getting enough sleep can dramatically affect the success and growth of your company.
If your Android device has too many apps cluttering the homepage, finding the app you want to use can become difficult. Organize them by putting them in folders that make sense to you. Here’s how you can do it.
Creating and naming folders
On most devices, when you install a new app, the icon will be automatically added to your home screen, or to a screen where there is space.