Android Apps News: While you were out – March 14-20 It’s another week come and gone in the official start of spring for those in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what happened in Android Apps News while you were away: Update on the Stagefright Security Flaw Stagefright may not be a

This chart, create by Globalwebindex, shows how many hours we spend online on a mobile devices during a typical day. “Currently, 16-24s are already spending an average of over 3.25 hours per day online on a mobile, representing an increase from just under 2 hours back in 2012. Look instead at the

Starting this week, I’ll review the new and/or updated additions to the Google Play store in terms of apps and games. We want to keep you up to date with what new and cool stuff you should look out for. If you have run across other apps that are not featured here,

Since it’s launch in 2006, non-profit educational organisation Khan Academy has been working towards providing education to everyone with Internet access. Now, after years of anticipation, Khan Academy has released an Android App that allows users to learn on the go, whether you’re in the office or sat on your

Android operating system is now ahead of iOS in all regions, reveals a new study from GlobalWebIndex. “On mobile, its lead peaks in APAC (60%) and LatAm (65%) where it has 5x as many users as iOS. Only in North America, Apple’s home market, do we see this gap shrink. The

“GlobalWebIndex segmented WhatsApp users by operating system in the infographic below, finding that 73 percent of the app’s users connect via Android devices, compared with just 22 percent via iOS on iPhones.” Hat tip: adweek

We’re still finding interesting things in Android M (thanks to all the developers who’ve been playing with it). From a super-smart context-aware search feature across all apps to some new experiments in dark/light modes, Google’s Android M is turning out to be a major step in making smartphones much smarter

Project Ara: Almost Ready for Launch At Google I/O, folks finally put together a true Project Ara phone and turned it on. The project is all about true smartphone customization where you can cherry pick the hardware components (system memory, battery, camera, processor etc.) and assemble your smartphone yourself. Project

Did you know that a factory reset – something we’ve all come to believe is a full wipe/format for our Android phones – does not remove all data? In last week’s news, we found out this and other interesting things. From the possibility of fingerprint tech in Android M to