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by: FoFa Active Indicator LED Icon 17 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Aug 1, '14 12:22pm  
1. The malware threat nearly vanishes if you stick to Google’s Play store.The Play Store is most likely to promptly remove nefarious applications, so malware encountered there tends to have a short shelf life.2. Chrome can impersonate a desktop browser.Tap the menu button in Chrome (the stack of three dots at the top-right corner), scroll down the menu and tap Request desktop site, and Chrome on an Android device will fetch a desktop version of the page.3. GPS still works in Airplane Mode. Unlike iOS, Android doesn’t shut down a phone’s GPS receiver in Airplane Mode. One neat trick this makes possible: If you’re on a plane, you can run an app like the free FlyoverGPS to detect your position and then plot your aircraft’s position, altitude, and speed. 4. You can take “Photo Sphere” panoramas.In about a minute, you can use Google’s camera app to assemble a 3D interactive panorama that viewers can then pan around not just left and right, but up and down. 5. You can’t banish bloatware, but you can bury it.You can’t uninstall most of the unwanted apps bolted to a phone by its manufacturer or your carrier without “rooting” the device (not recommended for the uninitiated), but you can recover much of the space they waste and then hide them permanently: Open the Settings app, select Apps, select the unwanted bloatware, tap Uninstall updates, and then tap Disable.6. NFC may not be useful for buying stuff, but it can help your phone talk to other gadgets.The NFC (near field communication) chips in many Android phones were supposed to have us all tapping our phones on special tags to buy everything from sodas to subway tickets, but that’s yet to take off. You’re more likely to find that NFC helps your phone talk to other devices — for instance, you can use it to automatically configure wireless picture transfer to a “real” camera.7. Google Wallet can store loyalty cards.Like NFC, this app was supposed to shine in mobile payments. In practice, however, I’ve found it more helpful as a way to replace frequent-customer cards and apps.8. When in doubt, swipe from the sides.Android often uses swipes into the screen as shortcuts. For example, swipe from the bottom on Nexus and some other phones to invoke Google Now; to get to the Play store’s menu, swipe from the left edge across; for quicker adjustments to things like WiFi and Bluetooth, swipe down with two fingers from the top.  4951
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fcabanski Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 9 years ago   Aug 1, '14 12:58pm  
I stopped reading at 1.  There have been cases of malware in aps purchased on Google Play.  Sticking to Google's sandbox and control isn't an assurance of safety. 4951
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