Don’t sweat it: The latest Android update is more of a maintenance release than anything else. If it’s available for your mobile device, then you’ll see an update notification, otherwise it’s nothing to worry about.
Android 4.4.4 upgrade screen.
June 26, 2014June 11, 2014Android 4.4.3 is HereRelax: It’s not a major update. The point-three part of the release number isn’t even considered a minor release. This update fixes some bugs and addresses other issues. It’s still Android version KitKat.
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May 19, 2014May These Phones Rest in PeaceA new era dawns. Mourn with me the flip phones, once ubiquitous and, nay, a sign of status. And while you’re at it, mourn with me phones with a physical keyboard. They be gone as well.
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May 16, 2014Android File Transfer DetailsI frequently get asked this question: “How can I find a file after I’ve copied it from my PC to my phone?”
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May 2, 2014Changing Android Account PasswordsAs you and your Android phone or tablet wander this weary Earth, you carry with you various accounts and online personas. Keeping those accounts and their information synchronized should be effortless — unless something changes.
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April 30, 2014Have You Been Hacked Yet?I hope you haven’t suffered the indignity of being hacked. Easy passwords are easy to steal. It doesn’t surprise me when I see some spam email from a friend’s account, but it does surprise me when that friend is someone I figure should know better. April 23, 2014Exploring Android Storage with ASTROUnlike a computer, your Android device is app-oriented. The notion of a file manager app is really an example of forcing computer-think onto a mobile device. File management is possible, but it’s rather clunky.
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March 26, 2014Image Mass SeletionMass image manipulation best takes place in the Gallery app on your Android phone or tablet. And the best way to remove a swath of images is to view them all in an album. This is a far superior approach to sharing or deleting individual images one a time.
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March 20, 2014More Orders for Google NowGoogle has recently added two new commands to the list of orders you can bark at Google Voice: OK Google Take a Picture and OK Google, Record a Video These commands start the Camera app in the proper mode. You still need to touch the screen to manipulate the Camera app.
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March 19, 2014Copying Images From an Android Device to Your PCIn my Android For Dummies titles, I discuss how music can be copied from a Windows PC to an Android tablet. You can use the same techniques to copy images and videos from your tablet to the PC. It’s probably the easiest way to get those images from one device to another.
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