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Google Android Blog : Sprint switching to 4G LTE beginning in 2012

Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:36:42 +0000

no, LTE requires a certain hardware. you might get better network performance because Sprint offloads some traffic to other formats, but you won't be on LTE.

Google Android Blog : HTC sales uncharacteristically down, Samsung phone sales way up

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:07:05 +0000

iPhone 4S was a huge seller and the decline came around the same time as the release. Plus you have to remember the difference in audience size. A 1% gain for Apple is still a boatload of phones compared to what HTC, a smaller manufacturer, does. There's a lot of room in that 1% for people who might have bought an HTC phone but went with an iPhone instead. It's not the sole contributor, but combined with Samsung's rise, it hurt HTC's growth (they still made money, just not at the massive rate they'd been doing previously).

Google Android Blog : The Androinica.com Android Census: answer it and you could win a FREE NVIDIA Tegra 2 tablet

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:14:02 +0000

It's already open. Follow the survey link and you can enter.

Google Android Blog : The Androinica.com Android Census: answer it and you could win a FREE NVIDIA Tegra 2 tablet

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:13:34 +0000

It's open to everyone, so there are no restrictions.

Google Android Blog : The Androinica.com Android Census: answer it and you could win a FREE NVIDIA Tegra 2 tablet

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:13:14 +0000

I can see the person's name on Twitter and compare it to the name/address on the polling software. If someone doesn't have a real name listed, I send that person a DM requesting confirmation and then email them.

Google Android Blog : The Androinica.com Android Census: answer it and you could win a FREE NVIDIA Tegra 2 tablet

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:51:33 +0000

Thanks for catching that. It's been updated.

Google Android Blog : 11 biggest Android disappointments of 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:14:41 +0000

Hardware makers MAKE the Android phones. This article isn't just about the Android OS as evidenced by the list. It's about all the missteps that affected Android users this year.

Google Android Blog : 11 biggest Android disappointments of 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:13:35 +0000

Verizon's 4g network supports practically only Android phones. 90% of its customers are Android users. It's not a problem with the OS directly but it is Android related.

Google Android Blog : Galaxy Nexus Camera Review and Samples Shots

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:37:47 +0000

true. i included some front-facing pics but will add a video shortly.

Google Android Blog : Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Review: Honeycomb's cute little sister

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:47:42 +0000

It's metal (aluminum)

Google Android Blog : Verizon Galaxy Nexus Review: the dream phone that can't stay awake

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:22:53 +0000

if you want to use it as an alarm, just put the phone face down when you go to sleep. the volume is only an issue when on its back.

Google Android Blog : Verizon Galaxy Nexus Review: the dream phone that can't stay awake

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:32:37 +0000

At "heavy" use, no phone would make it through an entire day, but under the same usage patterns, it would last longer.

Google Android Blog : Sprint Google Voice number porting now available

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:42:48 +0000

You need to port it to Google Voice rather than integrate. Consult the settings/help menu on Google.com/voice because those are two separate issues.

Google Android Blog : Tips: How to install Android beta apps and .apk files

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:31:42 +0000

Hi, Aqib. Skype does charge for video calls on 3G, but it does use your monthly data plan.

Google Android Blog : Samsung Galaxy Nexus first impressions - 24 hours later [VIDEO]

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:39:42 +0000

I have large hands so it's not an issue, but someone with really small hands may have issues reaching across the screen or the top/bottom, you may have to stretch more than you're accustom.

Google Android Blog : Google Android UI lead not troubled by skins, but hopes ICS lessens changes to stock Android [Audio]

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:49:47 +0000

In that context, he meant that Amazon is carving its own subsection of Android targeting a specific audience, which is a niche in the grand scheme of things. Android's on 220-260 million devices, the Fire is only on 3-5 million.

Google Android Blog : Android's most popular app is also one of its most-criticized. [App popularity by age group]

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:55:31 +0000

I mention in the post that I don't really consider that an "app" because it's a given that people use that to get apps. It's more of a distribution point.

Google Android Blog : Go SMS Pro is a better Android app for texting [App Reviews]

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:02:43 +0000

Go SMS is just an app for reading/sending on your device. Texts are sent from your standard number and use your standard messaging plan/rates.

Google Android Blog : Verizon Galaxy Nexus will not support Google Wallet [The Death of "Pure Google" Experience]

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 16:02:45 +0000

Wallet is US only for now. Verizon is blocking it, but if and when Google decides to release Wallet in other countries, that will be a different story.

Google Android Blog : Android Apps Alert #81: FedEx, NBA, ex.fm, Path, and more

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 17:49:25 +0000

Took me a second to get the reference, but you have just shared the best comment I've read in this young month. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytc9-wGCHW0