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Pixel devices are known for pure android experience and Google has introduced Pixel launcher exclusive for Pixel devices which is very straightforward and has the simple design. Due to its simplicity Android enthusiasts around the globe wanted this launcher on their devices. For a while, though it was not possible to access all of Pixel launcher features like Google Now panel and without root access. However, a developer called Amir Zaidi had taken the inspiration form Paranoid Android developers and figured out how to get all features of Pixel launcher without root. He had done this possible by reverse engineering the Pixel Launcher from the original Pixel and migrating those features into the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) launcher, though few features are dependent on Android version such as adaptive icon feature needs Android Oreo. Key features: Simple app suggestions (app shortcuts) Icon pack support (Calander icon changes with the date. Use ...

App Name: MusixMatch Version: 7.0.2 Platform: Android (Editor's choice) Developer: MusixMatch, Italy There are tons of Music players available in the play store, hence picking one isn't that easy though you can obviously choose them based on the rating. For all sort of preferences, there should be a single solution which could make the process quite easier.This where I believe MusixMatch stands out among the thousands of apps. Musixmatch has a simple menu which includes Home, Music, Contribute, Identify, and Search. Home shows Floating lyrics tile and this is a quite useful feature since it fetches lyrics of almost every song that you play on and a tap can fetch you lyrics of an unknown song playing around you. Music tab shows up all the album titles and whereas the contribute tab lets you modify or translate the lyrics. As mentioned earlier the Identify tab can be used to identify lyrics of the song playing.   Key Features: Instant ident...

Apple's latest software updates causing the slowdown in certain older phones. According to Apple, there's a good reason to do this, by nature the Lithium-ion batteries degrade over time, stores less and less of a charge. This happens very quickly on a device as the devices being used quite often every day.  Hence it's not a bad idea to limit the speeds on the older phones. According to a Reddit post, People who owned iPhone 6, 6s, and 6s Plus devices reported   earlier this year that they were spontaneously shutting down, even though they had sufficient battery. This was usually happening during “peak current demands,” when you’d be doing something on your phone that required a burst of power — like in the middle of a game, or downloading an app. Those users had to plug in and recharge their phones in order to be back online. Apple acknowledged this bug and introduced a fix in an update to its operating system software, iOS 10.2.1. Phones no longer shut do...

Qualcomm had announced its latest smartphone flagship SoC " Snapdragon 845 (SD 845) ". This chip is said to be 30%  faster than the Snapdragon 835 which is equipped with 2017 Android flagships. This SoC has improvements across the board, from a new processing technology to an improved modem. The press release mainly emphasized on multimedia, Virtual Reality (VR), and security. SD 845 is built on Samsung's 10nm LPP FinFET with a new Kyro 385 CPU architecture and comes with an upgraded Adreno 630 GPU . This SoC is built on ARM's Cortex technology like the SD 835 and this is capable of delivering 25-30% performance uplift compared to SD 835. As expected, this new design is based on ARM' s DynamIQ Technology and latest Cortex-A75 and A55 CPU designs . The bonus is the newly introduced 2MB shared L3 cache which improves memory sharing capabilities between different core types in the shared cluster. The all-new Adreno  630 GPU supports displays up to...

The Smartphone Industry is rapidly growing every year, an industry report identifies that likes of Apple, Samsung, Huawei, OPPO, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Vivo, LG Electronics, Sony, and ZTE are the key OEMs in the Global Smartphone market. Global Smartphone Unit Shipments from 2012 to 2017: (Data Source: Statista) Choosing an Android Smartphone is quite a difficult task as this platform provides a wide variety of options, this ranges from Low-end to High-end Smartphones. Key Points to remember while buying an Android Smartphone: Choosing a right phone with a right SoC or CPU is an important decision. The current smartphone industry is mainly dominated by Qualcomm (Snapdragon Processors). Samsung's Exynos, MediaTek and Huawei's Kirin are other key players. Snapdragon Processors are the quite efficient chipsets which provide great performance, power efficient. SD 400 series is used in entry-level smartphones, SD 600 Series is used in Mid-Range Smartphones and the SD 800 se...

If you don't like the stock Android messaging app, this App Review should help you out! App Name: SMS Organizer Version: 1.0.45 (Beta Version) Platform: Android Developer: Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Garage Project) SMS Organizer is a simplistic messaging app and more importantly its AD free. This app automatically categorizes all the messages viz., Personal, Transactional, and Promotional, thus this app cleans up all the spam quite effectively. Apart from this it has two more tabs namely Archive and Block. All the unread messages are just one tap away, with the SMS swipe feature is customization. This app supports Dark theme also.   SMART REMINDERS is another feature makes this app quite useful. It reminds all the bills, Bus or Train Tickets, Flight Tickets and Movie tickets as well. SMS Organizer comes with a smart OTP feature, shows only OTP with copy and delete option. This is pretty useful while doing transactions. The Backup and Restore of the mess...

App Name: SpaceUp Version: 1.12 Platform: Android Have you ever frustrated with a Low Internal storage? or Unable to install new exiting apps? There is an interesting and quite useful solution to save internal storage of a device. SpaceUp compresses all the selected apps and creates a backup, this allows the increase in a phone's internal storage. Due to this device feels smoother and pretty responsive. It is easier to reuse those compressed apps whenever needed, no need of internet. This app makes the uninstallation process of an app a step longer as it prompts a compress option before uninstall. Features: Quick Compression (saves up to 80% space) Creates smart folder for a quick access Advanced Compression (saves up to 90-95% space) Uncompression Smart Listing of unused apps 1 Tap Spaceup   Benefits: NO lag  Performance Boost Increased Battery Life Data Saving Lesse heating issues Note: The previous version was so bug...