Android Confidential: The Android phones and features that flew and flopped in 2018
There were extremely many awesome phones in 2018, it's nearly impossible to pick a favorite. extremely for the last Android Confidential column of the year, I decided to tackle the best and worse phones of the year from a different angle. Runner-up: We heard a lot about artificial intelligence and augmented fact in 2018, but aside from Google Assistant, nothing really stood out on Android phones. Best phone in 2018 that refused to follow trendsWinner: Samsung Galaxy Note 9Christopher Hebert/IDGIt didn't come as a surpheight that nearly eextremely Android phone rushed to copy the iPhone X's notch in 2018. (Seriously, Verizon calls it the Palm Palm.)
From Nexus to Android One: a brief history of purist Android phones
As it stated in From the evolution of Google's Nexus phone range (and their successors, the improving Google Pixel phones) to the simultaneous innovation of Android One, pure Android devices have carved out more than one niche for themselves. The Nexus genesisThe 'pure Android' project began in 2009 the time Google confirmed it had begun internal Analyzing on a new device it envisioned as offering a true Android experience. The end for Nexus, and the birth of Android OneThe following year, Google kept its partnership by LG going to produce the next iteration in the Nexus line: the Nexus 5. extremely we come to the most recent chapter in Google's pure Android journey: the Pixel 3. Debuting in 2018 by Android Pie via the Pixel Launcher, the Pixel 3 phones offer the best method yet to experience Android in its pure form.How to root Android phones and tablets
It's important to understand that the average Android phone consumer probably isn't going to root their phone; much like the average PC consumer isn't going to overclock the components in their system. Regardless, if you do plan on rooting your phone you must make sure you back up your phone's software before you begain tinkering in case the worse ought happen. How to root your Android deviceConsidering the amount of power and control that is available by rooting your phone, is it surprisingly easy to do. You'll be able to find guides for each specific piece of software on the developer's website, such as here for dr.phone's root software. How to unroot your Android deviceYou may hope to unroot your device at some point, and once again, there going to always be an app for that too.
WhatsApp testing fingerprint authentication on Android phones
WhatsApp doesn't require a password or PIN in order to be opened, that means anyone can access your account if your phone is unlocked. According to reliable website WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is Analyzing fingerprint authentication on the Android version of the app. It's worth noting that fingerprint authentication in WhatsApp seems to be a blanket option. Editor's Pick If WhatsApp's co-founder had got10 his way, you'd have had to pay for messages Would you pay to send and receive messages via WhatsApp? If you can't wait until then, you might be glad to know that multi phone brands alavailiable allow you to hide an app behind a fingerprint.collected by :Maya Tony
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