OK Google.

That’s how it all starts. Utter those words, and your Android phone or tablet perks up its ears and gets ready to act.
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A while back, I wrote a post on how screencasting works on an Android device. The technique describe does work, and it does broadcast your phone or tablet’s screen to a nearby TV or monitor. But as I get into a TV-less life, I’ve discovered that other, more common screencasting methods exist.
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The Google Maps app has long been able to save a portion of the map for offline viewing. But what good is that when navigation barely works? Now that issue has been resolved.
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For a while now, I’ve been using thumbprint security on my Android phone. Specifically, it’s my Samsung Galaxy S6. While thumbprint security is an option for Android Marshmallow, my Nexus 5 phone (which was recently updated to Marshmallow) lacks a thumbprint reader. The Galaxy S6 features a thumbprint reader right on the Home button. So I thought that I’d try it out.
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Android Pay is the new name for what was once known as Google Wallet. Now I’m really thankful that I never wrote about Google Wallet.
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Like every Android user on the planet, I didn’t ask for the Android 6.0 “Marshmallow” upgrade; it just appeared! There! On the screen! “A new version of the Android operating system is available.”
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You know the cops or a vicious divorce attorney can do it. How about you? When you want to save a copy of a text message thread, is there a better way to go about it than long-press/copy/paste? You bet there is!
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For those times when my brain becomes too crowded or too unreliable, I use an app. No, it’s not the Boost Your Brain app, which sounds sketchy. No, I’m referring to a simple notepad app.
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The Android mobile operating system keeps getting smarter and smarter. I’m blown away by some of the improvement, and looking forward to Android Marshmallow, coming sometime soon. What I’m eager to find out, however, is whether they’ve fixed the problem of locating email account settings.
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