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Adobe Reader gets major redesign, now called Acrobat DC

You've been using the PDF format for decades now, and when mobile devices started getting smarter, you eventually got an app as well. But it's been some years since anything major happened to the Adobe Reader app, but now they're making up for almost 5 years of inactivity by redesigning the entire Android app, and renaming it to Acrobat DC. No, the company has not been bought by a comic book publisher, but it stands for Document Cloud.



Adobe and all its products part of the Creative Cloud have been pushing for users to save their documents, photos, and projects onto their cloud server so that you can access them, whether you're on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop. With the conversion of Adobe Reader to Acrobat Document Cloud, you'll now be able to access features on your mobile device that were just previously found for desktop clients.


But the major change is also more on the user interface for the Android app, which is the first big update since 2010. The new Tools menu is easier to use and you can even see there the tasks that you frequently use. You can also now organize the pages in your PDF file, and even rotate and delete pages as well. Another update is that you can now use Adobe Fill & Sign to fill up, send and sign forms, if your device is on Android 5 and up.


The app itself is still free to download from the Google Play Store, but if you'd like to do more, you'd have to pay up through in-app purchases or sign up for a monthly subscription. For example, for the feature to create PDF files from scratch, you need to cough up $9.99. To export PDF files, you need to pay $1.99 a month. To be able to do use all the features, you can sign up for a Pro Document Cloud subscription for $24.99.


VIA: Android Police


Instagram’s first Android-first update brings Color and Fade tools

Usually, photo sharing juggernaut Instagram brings its updates to that other platform first before rolling it out to Android users. But for some reason, they chose to go Android first with their newest update. And not only does it have the usual bug fixes and improvements, it comes with two new tools that you can use to make your pictures prettier, all without having to use a third-party app to touch them up.



While Instagram continues to be one of the biggest social networks in terms of photo-sharing, its limited photo editing capabilities has led other people to seek out other photo editing apps to enhance the photos they take of their food, their travels, and of course, the ever-important selfies. VSCO Cam, Afterlight and even Photoshop are just some of the go-to apps for mobile photo enthusiasts. But Instagram is listening to its users and has been adding and enhancing features so that they won't need to go outside the app anymore.


The latest update, version 6.19.0 for Android, brings two new tools to the plate. Color allows you to tint the highlights and shadows of your photos to various colors like yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, cyan or green. Meanwhile, the Fade tool is for when you want your photos to have a quieter, calmer tone, perfect for the contemplative, emo kind of pictures.


Instagram still has a long way to go to be able to catch up to other mobile photo editing apps, but with a network like theirs, they need not be too worried. But it will be great to have more editing features, and maybe that constantly requested re-gram/re-post capability will arrive someday soon.


SOURCE: Instagram





MultiROM arrives for the Nexus 6

It’s been a while since we talked about MultiROM – that wonderful Android tweak that allows you to boot off different custom ROMs each time. We’ve mentioned that the development team of MultiROM has made it available for a good number of devices, including Sony Xperia devices, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S4, even the HTC One M8. Now, MultiROM makes its way to Google’s flagship smartphone, the Nexus 6.



MultiROM, now at v32, supports the Motorola-made Nexus 6, codename “Shamu”. If you’re a user who likes to tweak, and if you've ever thought about being able to boot from multiple Android ROMs on your Nexus 6 – or even Ubuntu Touch firmware – this hack is for you. MultiROM features a boot manager that asks you on startup to choose which OS to run for your device. You can add and managing your available ROMs through a built-in ROM manager app.



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As you may imagine, the possibilities from MultiROM are seemingly infinite, and the only thing that would give you pause is how much storage you have left. MultiROM also does not work with data encryption – for the obvious reason that you will most likely be changing from one ROM to another on a regular basis.


Also, have we told you? Smartphones ARE NOT designed to run multiple OS’s like this – so you better be knowledgeable about bringing bricked phones back to life if you want to try this. It’s pretty stable, but still it’s one big giant hack – and as tweakers always have to know, crap happens. Make sure you have a working backup of your phone if you want to try this. Other than that, head on to the source link for more information and complete instructions.


SOURCE: XDA





Enter to win The Chromebook Pixel Giveaway [DEALS]

You could win a brand new, high powered laptop computer when you enter The Chromebook Pixel Giveaway, brought to you by Android Community Deals. Chromebooks by Google entered the portable computer scene a few years ago and have grown in popularity since. They come in a range of styles and price points, but their big selling feature is just how efficiently they run. They boot up quickly and handle operations just as fast thanks to its ultra streamlined Google Chrome operating system, which come preinstalled on all systems.



The Pixel is king among Chromebooks. It comes with a hearty 2.2Ghz of processing power, a massive 8GB of memory, and a battery that can last up to 12 hours of constant use on a single charge - which is pretty rare in the notebook computer class, especially with these kind of specifications. Best of all, you can download a huge amount of Chrome apps to handle all of your entertainment and productivity needs.


For a chance to win this incredible machine, merely go to The Chromebook Pixel Giveaway contest page at Android Community Deals. Register with your email address and, then, click on ‘Enter Now’. That’s all there is to it. You could also earn additional entries by sharing the contest on Twitter. The more your followers enter, the more bonus entries you could receive.


With the Chromebook Pixel, you can easily surf the web and stay in touch with your colleagues, friends, and more. Plus there’s a wide array of productivity apps available to you, including the MS Office Suite as well as Adobe products such as Photoshop.


Hop on the Chromebook train. Enter to win The Chromebook Pixel Giveaway, presented by Android Community Deals. Hurry, this contest closes on May 6, 2015.


Android Community Deals is brought to you in cooperation with StackSocial. Generated revenue helps fund this site. Deals are curated by StackSocial and are not representative of the opinions of the Android Community staff.


Samsung to reportedly release their first round-faced smartwatch

Round-faced smartwatches used to be a big deal, if only because there were only very few in the market. Back then it was just the LG G Watch R and the Moto 360 competing in the Android Wear market. But now there are other players like Huawei and LG has released other models as well, trying to get a piece of the pie and attracting those who would like a wearable that looked like a normal watch but had the functionality of a gadget.



Now, Samsung will reportedly be releasing their very first round-faced wearable. Despite their numerous wearables in the market, the Korean OEM has yet to release something in a different shape. But according to SAM Mobile, the upcoming Samsung Gear A will be round-faced. And aside from that, it will also have WiFi, 3G and calling support, apart from the smartphone that will be tethered to it. They say that the wearable will come in two main models, the SM-R720 or the SM-R730.


But since erstwhile rival Apple will be unleashing a whole slew of different models of the Apple Watch soon, expect Samsung to up the ante by coming up with different models and variants as well. After all, they've been releasing one smartwatch after the other, and on different platforms as well. We've had the Samsung Galaxy Gear (the first modern one), the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, the Samsung Gear Live (their first on Android Wear and actually the first of two wearalbes in that platform), and the Samsung Gear S (their first to have its own SIM card).


Now as to which platform the Samsung Gear A will be running on, that is still a huge question. Will it be on the Android Wear platform, which a lot of OEMs have been using, or will it be on Tizen, Samsung's platform for most of its smartwatches? Let's wait and see what other details will be rumored and leaked over the next few days.


SOURCE: SlashGear


Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge teardown shows difficult repair process

The teardown specialists at iFixit recently showed us the difficult process of repairing Samsung’s newest flagship, the Galaxy S6. Now they have a go at the flagship’s quirkier brother, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and it seems like it’s bad news for repair guys if ever one of the internal parts give out. The new edgy phone seems quite difficult to tear down, much less have parts replaced.




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The back panel of the Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge was dealt with some force and a prying tool. At that point, the teardown team was hoping that the battery would be easily accessible, but that was not the case. A middle frame – screwed to the rest of the body – was blocking the access to the battery. Once the screws were off, it was easy enough to see the battery under the frame.



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The team noticed the Galaxy S6 Edge’s modular components – those would make replacement a bit tolerable. But the main problem was getting into the smartphone where it would be possible to even replace parts. The teardown showed that that the Galaxy S6 Edge's battery is "tightly adhered" to the device's innards – tough to replace.



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Lastly, the problem with the “edgy” screen is that it seemed like taking off the glass screen somehow resulted in partially destroying the Super AMOLED display. Tsk tsk. That, and all the other difficulties, earned the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge a measly 3 out of 10 rating from the iFixit team. Not only is the Galaxy S6 Edge more expensive, you probably wouldn’t want to screw up any of its internal parts as well. For the full teardown, check the source link below.


SOURCE: iFixit





Endless Fun With Furious Run

Furious Run

Looking for an endless game where the goal is to avoid or gun obstacles with your car to keep going? Endless Fun lets you do that with stylish moves, fun power-ups and easy controls. It also has leaderboards to challenge your friends, so check it out!


The post Endless Fun With Furious Run appeared first on xda-developers.


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