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AutoData app turns off data connection to save power

A new app has hit Google Play called AutoData that promises to turn your data connection on and off on preset intervals. The point of the app seems to be aimed at saving power by turning off the data modem and saving data by keeping apps from using your data allowance constantly.



AutoData launched on September 14 and is in version 2.0.0 right now. It is 1.1MB in size and Google Play says that it has 5-10 installs right now. The app requires Android 4.0 or higher to operate.


The app has no ads and is free to download. An SD card is required for the app to function properly. The main feature of the app is that it will turn off mobile data connectivity ten minutes after the screen of the phone turns off.


Mobile data will be turned back on every 15 minutes for 1 minute to allow the user to get notifications from apps running on their device. How much time mobile data stays on with the app and the user can control how often the data power is restored in the app settings.


SOURCE: Google Play


HTC Desire 816 Gets Custom ROM, TWRP, and Kernel, Google Adds Android Apps to Chrome OS – XDA Developer TV

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The Moto G on Boost Mobile receives its Android KitKat 4.4.4 release, finally! That and much more news is covered by Jordan when he reviews all the important stories from this weekend. Included in this weekend’s news is the announcement of the HTC Desire gets a custom ROM, recovery and kernel and be sure the check out the article talking about Google adding Android apps to Chrome OS! That’s not all that’s covered in today’s video!


Jordan talks about the other videos released this weekend on XDA Developer TV. XDA Developer TV newcomer droidmodd3rx released a video sort of reviewing OmniROM. Then, rirozizo showed you how to make your GPS lock faster. And if you missed it, be sure to check out Jordan’s Review of the Nvidia SHIELD Tablet. Pull up a chair and check out this video.



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The post HTC Desire 816 Gets Custom ROM, TWRP, and Kernel, Google Adds Android Apps to Chrome OS – XDA Developer TV appeared first on xda-developers.


Heli Hell game lets you blow stuff up

A new game launched on Google Play this month called Heli Hell. As you might guess from the name of the app, it's a helicopter game where players control an attack helicopter as it makes its way over a bunch of enemy ships and bases blowing stuff up.



Players will get to fight a number of different airplanes, warships, tanks, speedboats, and gun turrets. There are also several bosses that players will need to fight through to progress to the next level. Players can choose from four different helicopters during their missions.


Each of the helicopters will have 16 upgradable weapons including mini guns, rockets, and cannons. There are more than 30 enemy forces to destroy. The game has 3D graphics and features destruction effects in the environment.




In all, Heli Hell offers ten different stages. The game launched on September 4 and is 142MB in size. The current version is 1.0.12 and the game needs Android 2.3 or higher to operate. Bulkypix is the developer behind Heli Hell.


SOURCE: Google Play


Report: Google Puts Android Silver On Hold

Report: Google Puts Android Silver On Hold


Google's Android Silver program was first rumored by Android Police back in April as a "premium sale and support" experience for users. In human speak, this means Google wanted to make Nexus-like devices with more manufacturers rather than just its one yearly release. Now that plan may be on hold.


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Galaxy Note 4 OLED screen tested by DisplayMate

One of the most important parts of a smartphone of any size is the screen. If the images we see look bad because of a poorly performing screen, it doesn't matter as much how the rest of the smartphone performs. DisplayMate has recently conducted a test of the OLED screen used on the Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge.



The Note 4 has a 5.7-inch screen with 2560 x 1440 resolution with the Note Edge offering a similarly sized screen with a section that wraps around the edge of the device. DisplayMate says that the Note 4 screen has higher image sharpness than a person with 20/20 vision can resolve. Four different user selectable modes on the Note 4 screen were tested with each offering different results. In Adaptive Display Mode, the Note 4 screen shows 130% of the standard sRGB /Rec. 709 color gamut, which is the highest ever measured for smartphone or tablet displays.


In AMOLED mode, the screen was tested with Adobe RGB color gamut and showed what DisplayMate calls a "very accurate calibration" which is rare in the consumer display market. In Basic Mode, the Note 4 was able to show 101% of the standard sRGB/Rec. 709 gamut making it the best screen ever tested on a smartphone or tablet.


DisplayMate also found in testing that the Note 4 screen has over 400 cd/m2 of luminance making it comparable or higher than other screens in its class. It also has one of the lowest screen reflectance scores around at 4.8%, close to the lowest rating measured. Results for the Note Edge were very similar. the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone will launch in October.


SOURCE: DisplayMate





Google adds four more countries to paid content on Newsstand

Four countries are now the recipients of an advanced birthday gift from Google. Well, that is, if they actually were hankering to be able to access paid content from the Google Newsstand. India, the Netherlands, Russia and Spain were added to the list of countries that can now buy newspapers and magazines from the Newsstand, joining a very “elite” number of countries that can do so.



While the Google Play Newsstand app itself is available for download worldwide, it only acts as a newsfeed reader for the rest of the world, except for the following countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and the United States. And now, the four countries we mentioned earlier have joined that group that can access paid content from selected publishers.


India was the first one to be added, with around 30 publications like Indiatimes, NDTV, the Hindustan Times among those who were offering more specialised (and therefore paid) content. Then users from the Netherlands, Russia and Spain started noticing that they had access to more than just websites when they opened their Google Play Newsstand.


As to why they are still limiting it to just 11 countries for now is still a mystery. But given how other Google services like Books, Movies, Music and All Access slowly rolled out to more regions, we can expect this to expand as well. If you don’t have Newsstand yet on your Android device (some are built-in already), you can download it for free from the Google Play Store. But if you don’t live in any of the aforementioned countries, then just enjoy your news reader.


SOURCE: Google


Amazon Fire TV gets Spotify Connect support for music streaming

The Amazon Fire TV has a new app that music fans will love. The app is Spotify Connect and it launched in the US this week allowing fans of music to stream all the content they want via the Amazon hardware. The app has some cool features that make it easy to listen to your favorite tunes on multiple devices.



Using Spotify connect via the Amazon Fire TV lets users control music they listen to via the mobile app on smartphones or tablets. One of the coolest features of the app on the Fire TV is that users can switch their music from the mobile device to the TV and continue to make phone calls on their mobile device.


When the music is transferred to the TV, smartphone users can use other smartphone apps or go out of WiFi range without interrupting music playback. Spotify Connect does require a Spotify Premium subscription.


If you have somehow missed the Fire TV, the device sells for $99 and supports streaming content at up to 1080p resolution. It works for streaming video from Netflix, Hulu, and lots of other video services and can be used for gaming.


SOURCE: Spotify


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