Saturday, February 28, 2015
AP newsflash # 9: Galaxy S6 photos, silent mode returns and Android for Work – Android Planet
Android Planet provides you seven days a week from the best and most current news, but it can happen that you are missing an important development now and then. Therefore, there is every Saturday the AP newsflash with Android news!
Last week was mainly dominated by the Mobile World Congress, which officially begins in two days . In addition, Android for Work was launched, and it was announced that Google Play is about to show ads. We also found out that returns silent mode in Android 5.1 (Lollipop).
This week was also announced that the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9 can be followed live. Read more about the Samsung Galaxy S6 livestream, and find out how you look at the HTC One M9 presentation tomorrow.
Leaked Galaxy S6 pictures betray design
Confirmed:.. Android 5.1 Lollipop brings silent mode back
Android for Work is separate work and personal on your device
Google Play is about to show ads in search results
New Motorola Moto E with 4G and larger battery comes in March
Well the battery of the new Moto E has been upgraded. This has now 2390 i nstead of 1980 mAh. The budget device must therefore at least a day ahead on a single charge. The suggested retail price of the device is 129 euros in the Netherlands.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Why I did not get my newspaper on Android or Windows tablet? Questions and … – nrc.nl
Subscribers nrc.next or TVNZ read through an Android or Windows device could their newspaper as a result of two successive failures since Tuesday to stop downloading. That problem is solved Friday morning. What was going on?
1. What exactly happened?
We have had two failures.
Tuesday, hackers have made an attack on the company Twipe Mobile, that publishes NRC digital editions of nrc.next and TVNZ in the apps for Android and Windows. The hackers have a lot of damage, so infrastructure rehabilitation lasted long. Only in the course of Thursday could nrc.next and TVNZ are disseminated through Twipe.
On Friday morning was a new failure, this time at Microsoft, which provides part of the infrastructure of Twipe. As a result, Friday nrc.next could also not be downloaded for several hours. This second failure was completely different from the burglary at Twipe and has been fixed.
Both failures surpassed only digital edition for Android and Windows. Readers who receive nrc.next or TVNZ on an iPad or iPhone did not affect the problems. Those apps are not operated by Twipe.
Not only NRC is affected by the problems in Twipe. Also some newspapers in France and Belgium, including Standard and Antwerp Gazette , suffered the failure.
It is still unclear who is responsible for the hack.
2. Are there in the burglary captured personal information?
There are currently no indications that passwords of our readers may be in the hands of hackers. Obviously we close eye on whether we still keep finding evidence of abuse. Once we signals that indicate that there is still receive data may have come into unauthorized hands, we will provide the customers that use the Android or Windows app about this.
3. What alternative is there for the Android and Windows apps?
Users had during the failure or simply access the web version of the digital newspapers through digitaleeditie.nrc.nl /.
4. Subscribers who receive compensation are affected by this failure?
Subscribers who use the Android or Windows app to be offset by an extension of their subscription with the number of editions that are missed by the fault.
5. Who can I contact if I have more or have other questions? You can use this link
contact the customer service of the NRC, we will contact you immediately.
Skype for Android downloaded over 500 million times – NU.nl
Exact figures are not known, but since the download counter is tonight at Skype shifted 500,000 to 1 million. Figures on the iOS app are not known.
According to Androidpolice.com only three companies were Microsoft, the owner of Skype for. Google has several apps like Maps, Gmail and search engine that have been downloaded over 500 million times. Many Google apps are even above the 1 billion downloads.
Some Google Apps comes by default on Android phones installed because the search giant is developing the operating system itself. Manufacturers like HTC and Samsung are required to include these apps if they want to use the Google Play store.
The application of social network Facebook has been downloaded more than 1 billion times on Android and Facebook also has also with Messenger, Whatsapp, exceeded 500 million. The third company with such popular Android app Samsung, but this the only unknown app Samsung High Quality Services is supplied as standard with Samsung phones.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Android for Work officially launched, Android is ready for the workplace – Android World
Android for Work that more business options, features and safety brings to Android, has been officially launched by Google. Here, among other profiles made possible with business and private data can be separated but also updating applications within a company can go through the Play Store.
Android for Work officially
A large group of people use their smartphone for business and private and Android for Work plays include this in. During the developer conference, Google I / O, Google announced the initiative last year, and leave through a blog post that Android for Work now is ready.
The new addition to Android provides additional options for deploying Android devices safer, more efficient and easier to do especially in the business market. Android for Work consists of several parts.
Work profiles, separate business and private
Android 5.0 built his work profiles, making business data as it were isolated from other information. This we saw back in example Samsung KNOX. Indeed, these possibilities are partly from KNOX: Samsung has a portion of the business opportunities that the company had developed ‘donated’ to Android
The separation of work and home life has great benefits for the employee. The employer only has access to the business area and therefore has nothing to do with the private photos, files and other information. The following, somewhat technical video tells more about the separation of work and home life with Android for Work.
Android app for Work and other business apps
Devices running Android 4.0 to and with Android 4.4, use the special Android for Work-app to use job profiles. In this example the business agenda apps and business email separated from the incoming e-mail and calendar of the employee.
Android for Work are also built in productivity tools, such as a special e- mail app, contacts, calendar, and Office apps. The Android app is tested for Work under the name Divide Productivity Preview since November, by a number of companies. The name ‘Devide’ takes this app to the company with the same name that Google acquired last year. Business apps can be identified by the special Android for Work logo displayed on app icons.
Google Play for Work
Google Play for Workgroups is not new, but now included in the Android Work program. Businesses that use Google Apps for Work can offer a private, screened version of the Play Store. This special version of the Play Store is to bring the companies easy updates and new versions of its own apps for devices of employees. It is also possible to purchase apps that can be installed within the company.
Many support
Of course, you do not have much to these new business opportunities as there are no companies that support the system. Therefore, they have in recent months worked hard to get to as many companies offer support for Android for Work.
Android for Work does not have to be operated from a new environment, but is supported by a whole range of Mobile Device Managment solutions like SAP, SOTI, Citrix, and obviously BlackBery Google Apps for Work.
According to the blog post from Google over Android for Work there are several manufacturers who develop new devices with corporate form factors and Android for Work Permit support. The listed manufacturers are Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC, Lenovo, Motorola, Huawei, Dell and HP. In addition, there are several companies that provide specific apps for Android work, such as SAP, Salesforce, Box and Adobe.
Android for Work
Android for Work is for businesses so easily and especially safer for the devices, including managing the private aircraft, their employees, and updated with the latest information, with custom apps and options. More information is available on the Android for Work site.
Android dominates, but smartphone makers deserve no redheaded penny to – z24
Photos Karlis Dambrans, Flickr 
Android is by far the most popular operating system among makers of smartphones But. that angle is not earned big money: Apple’s iOS strokes with that honor
At first glance, the figures are overwhelming. According to figures where market analyst IDC Tuesday came with Android had a whopping 81.5 percent of the smartphone market in the hands of Apple’s operating system, iOS, there came far behind: only 14.8 percent of Windows Phone did not go beyond 2.7 percent
But that also translates into significant operational profit..? Well, no.
11 percent of the profits
Two days after IDC, another large market researcher Strategy Analytics, with an estimate of the gains that were made in the smartphone industry in 2014. What? Manufacturers of Android phones took only 11 percent of global profits in the fourth quarter on their behalf. In total, the sector accounted for $ 21.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014
So little Android makers never deserved:. In the same period in 2013 they won almost 30 percent within. This list is indeed iOS captain: 88.7 percent of the profits went to Apple. In 2013, that figure was 71 percent.
Samsung pressurized
Apple’s strategy of prestigious products and low cost is very successful. Actually, only Samsung managed to turn a profit on Android phone. But the gains are at Samsung under pressure. The company has suffered from a strong won and throat competition in China and Europe.
Sony, which also makes Android phones last year was still forced to write down heavily on the mobile branch, which is the expected net loss chased down. In the Chinese market do local producers as Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo fine. But their cheap models are such low margins, they make no revolutionary gains. It is the demand for cheap smartphones pushing the Android market share.
The question is what 2015 will bring. “Now with Apple iPhones with large screens has come, there are few more new opportunities for the company,” said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas. “Meanwhile, the growth of Samsung flattened in 2014, making Android smaller producers must rely on to increase sales.”
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Popular write iA Writer app released for Android – NU.nl
The app can be downloaded for 4.99 euros in Google Play. iA Writer is known for its minimalist design, whereby the focus is on what the user writes.
So does iA Writer few features, making the instance is not possible with the font or size of letters to pass. However, the app provides a font that is “optimized for write” and a special focus mode, in which the sentence is written in detail and blurs the rest of the letters.
iA Writer can synchronize text files with Dropbox, allowing users via different devices on the same documents to work
T-Mobile goes Airbnb to install on Android devices – NU.nl
Customers who through Deutsche Telekom (or a subsidiary) register with Airbnb Airbnb also receive a voucher worth thirty euros.
It is the first time that Airbnb concludes such promotion deal with a telecom provider. In addition to the Netherlands, the deal in Albania, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
Google announces Android-business platform – NU.nl
Android for Work is available for all devices running Android 5.0 lollipop.
The business platform was at Google’s developer conference announced in June of 2014 and is in addition to Google Apps for Work again an important business platform within Google.
Android for Work makes Google’s mobile operating system more suitable for business use. For example, Google offers Android for Work include job profiles, where there is a special section with business apps activated.
The employer by Android for Work no access to private apps, allowing the employee his or her personal smartphone also can use business. Further, Google does a series of business apps for include managing email, contacts and calendar. These apps support Microsoft Exchange.
Google Play for Work
Google also comes with Google Play for Work, where employers apps from their business to be able to upload those employees with their work email address then download. For example, a company can update its own apps and make quick changes to the technical department apps.
Finally comes a special Android app available for Work, which the business platform for devices with Android version 4.4 Kitkat and brings lower versions. This app provides access to email, contacts, documents and a browser, all of which can be managed by the employer.
Encrypted
All data is stored encrypted on the device and can be deleted remotely. Additionally Android for Work gets improved support for VPN connections, allowing users to secure their Internet connection.
Google works for Android for Work include along with Blackberry, Citrix, Samsung, Adobe, Box, LG, HTC, Sony and Motorola. Besides
What’s new in Android Lollipop
HTC One M7: Lollipop Android 5.0 update starts – Android World
The HTC One M7 is the next device where the update will come on to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The rollout has started today in the Netherlands and Belgium.
HTC One M7
The first HTC One smartphone gets from today the update to Android 5.0. Here many changes have been made, such as the new notifications from the lock screen can be accessed, but also the whole has become faster by using ART. The design is partly transformed into Material Design, coupled with HTC Sense, the graphical interface of the manufacturer. This latest update is to ensure that the device is all the way at the time and can perform better.
Availability
The update to Android 5.0 for the HTC One Lollipop M7 is currently being rolled out in the Netherlands and Belgium and can be downloaded via WiFi, directly to the unit and has a size of 837.83MB. No data is lost with this update, you got it all inside?
Ruud Caris
Founder Androidworld.nl, gadget lover , Redbull drinker and Android enthusiast. Started with the ADP1 now include Nexus 5 Nexus 7, Nexus and Google Glass.
Android continues to dominate the smartphone market – Telegraaf.nl
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Android is still the most popular operating system for tablets and smartphones. In 2014, Android’s market share rose by 2.8% percentage points to 81.5 percent. This emerges from figures published by research firm IDC
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In 2014, nearly 1.06 million Android devices were shipped. In 2013 this there were 802 million. Which amounts to an increase of as much as 32 percent. Apple also sold more devices, but despite record sales of the iPhone 6 market share declined over 2014 by 0.3% percentage points to 14.8 percent.
The two together have a large share of the smartphone market in hands. Windows Phone and Blackberry follow distance
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Android strengthens position in the smartphone and tablet market – NU.nl
Tuesday, according to figures published by IDC. There were 2014 total shipped 1.05 billion Android devices, tenopzichte from 802 million in 2013; an increase of 32 percent
Apple also sold more iOS devices:. There were 192.7 million units shipped in 2014, up by a quarter compared with a year earlier. Despite record sales of the iPhone’s market share fell 6 iOS throughout 2014, however, by 0.3 percentage point to 14.8 percent.
Apple and Android have thus almost the entire smartphone market. Windows Phone (3.3 percent) and Blackberry (1.9 percent) find it difficult to compete with the OSes on Apple and Google
Android 5.1: these five things are new – Android World
Android 5.1 is the first major update after launching Lollipop and includes some much needed improvements and additional features. In this survey show a number of new cases in Android 5.1, the official changelog is not yet available.
Android 5.1
Android 5.1 is primarily a bug fix update, but there are nevertheless find some minor improvements and useful new features in this latest Android version. Thus we see among other things that the memory usage is tackled on the Nexus 5, this will this unit (and all others) run better. These and other bug fixes under the hood are accompanied by a number of useful, subtle changes that Android again just to make something better.
Android 5.1 also provides new options for developers, but which is not yet known. That new options, we can deduce from the fact that Android 5.1 has called API level 22, where Android 5.0 API level is 21. When there were only bug fixes, Google would keep this version number to 21.
1. Heads-up notifications
Android 5.0 were called heads-up notifications introduced. This is one of important messages is a notification on top of each screen regardless of which app or game is open. So can we look directly what messages it receives, even if the notification bar is not visible. In the first version of Lollipop could this be wiped up or to the side. Both gave the same result: the notification disappeared and was no longer visible in the notification bar. In Android 5.1, this subtly addressed, sweeping up the message makes this one simply remains in the notification bar, but the heads-up message will disappear. Small but mighty …
Read also: Android 5.1 tackles minor irritation heads-up notifications to
2. Build In car rotate’ option
If we then talk about small changes in Android 5.1, this might be a huge hit. In the quick settings that can be reached via the notification bar, it is possible to automatically turn the screen on and off. In itself this is not earth shattering, it is already time. But before there was an animation displayed when this was the case, but this was removed in Android 5.0. After a number of users pleas put online, this option returns to Android 5.1, jihaaaa.
3. Screen pinning clearer
Securing a screen was also introduced in Android 5.0 Lollipop. This was done one particular screen to call, which remains standard on the screen. Want to go to another screen, you should see a pattern or code to be entered. In this way it is easy to borrow a phone briefly, to be used in a kiosk or to have a child with them ‘play’. Android 5.1 Screen pinning has become clearer and clearer. Also remember options like using a PIN, where this had to be previously entered every time.
4. Animations in “clock app
The app is used to set the alarm, or start the stopwatch, Google has also added new animations. All tabs have new animations, which naturally fits with the Material Design, where we see a lot of animations. Even a very small change, but in this way the unit is in Android 5.1 greater.
5. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Settings
The Quick settings of Android provide quick access to all kinds of commonly used settings, such as WiFi and Bluetooth. For example, changing WiFi network, first had to be through the Quick Settings open the settings menu. In Android 5.1, it is possible to switch for both WiFi and Bluetooth through a window that opens directly into the Quick settings. In this way, changing network easier and especially become faster: no new, additional screen need not be opened
More
There are of course many more minor changes. implemented. Thus we see that the check after a manual application installation is the correct color and the glitch is adjusted in the design with Wi-Fi passwords. Google has at the time of writing, no official changelog released Android 5.1, so perhaps there are even more new features that have not been discovered. This information comes from the One Android devices that shipped with the latest version of Lollipop, without any notice, the Googles so.
Twitter now shows on Android ‘missed tweets – NU.nl
That’s Twitter let you know.
At the end of January, the new function has been rolled out on the iOS app. The update of the Android app now ensures that Twitter members on that platform to see a summary of missed tweets get when they open the app.
Later, the summary function must also go to the web version of Twitter to come. The block will be in people Twittering much less often than people who appear occasionally open the app.
Only the most tweets, for example, many retweets will be displayed. How often made such statement is and how long been a user must have at least absent is unknown
Monday, February 23, 2015
Mobile payment service Google on US Android phones – NU.nl
This was reported by Recode Monday night.
Previously reported the Wall Street Journal all that Google would want to revamp its Wallet payment service new life to Pay compete with Apple.
Because of the complex ecosystem of Android smartphones, Google would previously have to work with various stakeholders such as banks, telecom providers and smartphone manufacturers. Google is reportedly working hard to achieve those collaborations
The agreement with Verizon, AT & amp;. T and T-Mobile seems to be part of this alleged initiative. It just comes to Android devices with version 4.4 or higher.
In addition, Google has given technology of mobile payment SoftCard purchased to improve Google Wallet. SoftCard was founded by Verizon, AT & amp; T and T-Mobile and facilitates mobile payments via NFC technology, such as Apple Pay
So you really turn on Android Windows – Computerworld.nl
Background – Do you want to get started with Android apps on a Windows tablet or PC? DUOS-M allows and provides deep integration between the two operating systems.
Have a favorite app that you already times would want to run Windows? Or are you just very curious about the operation of Android and want to test things before deciding to purchase a smartphone or tablet with the Google operating system? AMI (American Megatrends), known from the BIOS chips for PCs, has recently Duos-M, an app to install a full Android 4.4.2 KitKat environment on your computer
Duos-M is a few steps beyond Bluestacks that a few years Android apps on Windows could virtualize. Where BlueStacks works slow and unstable, and for many apps can not provide hardware support, Duos-M allows the virtual Android installation even think there is a GPS chip is present, even if you have that are not in your laptop or tablet. Moreover, it offers the complete multi-touch experience, support for audio, landscape and portrait mode, screen orientation, 3D hardware acceleration, SD emulation and a full software keyboard. (And much more besides.)
Install Google Play manually
The integration between the two systems is so far that you can just copy and paste things and from Android and Windows. Unfortunately, the installation of the large 2.5MB executable (which downloads the rest of the installation files during installation) after placement within your Windows 7/8 / 8.1 environment is not easy. So DUOS-M comes standard with the Amazon App Store and not with Google Play. To install you need from the support page a Google Apps & amp; Services package download and install. After logging in with a Google Account, you can use all the available apps.
Once configured running duos-M as a sun, which is because the software as much as possible on the Intel x86 instruction operates only when necessary ARM emulates. The app has its own window, and operates as a separate Windows application, but you can bring it to any full screen. The interface is as you know that Android, with three buttons at the bottom, the home screen and the screen apps; everything works exactly like the regular version of Android.
Mouse control confronts you with limitations
If you no touchscreen have at your disposal, you can Duos-M Android also with a mouse control, but unfortunately you can thus many apps do not take full advantage as those prepared for multitouch finger-touch.
The app is fantastic as Android developer to test your apps on your desktop. Obviously, the technology is interesting for hobbyists, professionals and gamers will be happy with it. For example, some games and apps sold in the Windows Store for many euros in Android a lot cheaper or even free. Duos-M 30 day free and then costs 10 dollars. In March, an update of the software is expected to Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Android 5.1 tackles minor irritation heads-up notifications to – Android World
Android 5.0 Lollipop were called heads-up notifications introduced. These messages appear on top of each screen and disappear over time. Android 5.1 makes it just a little smarter with a small but very useful change.
Heads up notifications
Imagine, you’re playing a game and gets a Hangouts message inside, then the top of the screen, a message appears. This can be swept to the side or top, the notification is then no longer displayed, even after the game has ended. There is only one way in Android 5.0 in order to ensure that they are, even after playing the game in this example, and which is waiting until it is resolved spontaneously after a few seconds. This can be quite annoying, the heads-up notification nevertheless taking a portion of the screen.
swipe
Android 5.1, this is addressed by implementing a simple but effective change. Notification may still upwards and be swept aside, however, the outcome is slightly different. Skip to swipe over the message will disappear immediately, but later viewing or even in the notification bar. Problem solved!
Ruud Caris
Founder Androidworld.nl, gadget lover, Redbull drinker and Android enthusiast. Started with the ADP1 now include Nexus 5 Nexus 7, Nexus and Google Glass.
Wear Android works, sort of, with iPhone – Android World
Android Wear is specially designed for wearables and currently only works with Android. An ambitious developer has to by partly for each other messages indicate an iPhone on Android Wear.
Wear Android and iPhone
Although Google or rather indirectly indicated that Android Wear also would work with an iPhone that is not yet the case. Meanwhile, we are almost a year later after the introduction of the wearable operating system and there are still no signs that smart watches with Android Wear work with the iPhone. The well-known developer Mohammad Abu-Garbeyyeh is thus went to work and got it done by iOS notifications to indicate an Android Wear smart watch, other options are not yet available. This use is of course quite limited, but in video below shows that it works anyway.
No download
It uses ANCS ( Apple Notification Center Service) where eg Pebble also uses to accomplish this. This must be an APK installed on the smart watch to activate these features. There is no root or jailbreak required to make this work, but there is need an Android device to initially set the smart watch and install the APK. For now, the Android APK Wear is not yet available, but Mohammad Abu-Garbeyyeh thinks about this open sourcing. The whole would work on all iPhones running on iOS7 or higher.
Ruud Caris
Founder Androidworld.nl, gadget lover, Redbull drinker and Android enthusiast. Started with the ADP1 now include Nexus 5 Nexus 7, Nexus and Google Glass.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Android 5.0 settings can be operated by voice – NU.nl
This was discovered by Android Police recently.
It is possible that the option is already longer in Android 5.0, but this was not observed recently.
The operation of the settings via voice commands is still limited to the on and off WiFi, Bluetooth and torch function.
In volume, airplane mode, screen brightness and location data, users are still redirected to the settings menu as they try to adjust it using voice control.
Whether the additional voice control also comes earlier versions of Android, is not known. That seems possible, since Google implements the new functionality via its Google Search app and not through updates of Android in general.
What’s new in Android 5.0
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