Android Apps

Now that Christmas is over we’re all preparing to say farewell to 2018. To say the least it’s been an incredible year in terms of what Android technology had to offer. In last year’s blog “Happy New Year!: Best themes to bid farewell to 2017” it …

A recent update on Instagram introduced in the direct messaging (DM) section of Instagram something that we’re all familiar with on Facebook Messenger a ¨monitoring¨ like tool that gives information on a users status. You’re able to see when a user is online, even…

Are you one of those people who like to do things the hard way?  Or maybe you’re just looking for a great challenge? Well, for sure, if you’re a native speaker of English learning Arabic isn’t going to be as easy as learning Spanish or German!  But, I think …

Christmas 2018 is just around the corner and I hope you’re getting into the holiday spirit by now.  I’ve got something a bit different for you today…a collection of apps that will either help get you into a Christmas mood or will help you handle the hectic h…

WhatsApp allows users to delete sent messages if they do it within 7 minutes of the time it was sent. However, did you know you can delete messages that are up to 5 days old? Yes, and that’s what I’m going to show you how to do today. The process is a bit involved…

Sure, there are lots of alternatives out there to WhatsApp. Have you ever heard anyone saying they prefer another messaging service to WhatsApp? I haven’t. All I see are friends and family freaking out whenever there’s a glitch in the service! So, what do you do w…

You never know when you might need it so…today I’m going to show you a neat little trick with Android: How to hide your files, photos, and videos to keep them away from prying eyes. They won’t be visible in your file browser. That means you can hand your pho…

I’m sure that we’ve all had this experience. Someone adds us to a Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp group without asking. If we leave, everyone will notice! However, we sure don’t want to stay either! So, is there a solution to this common dilemma? There is! An…

Three weeks ago WhatsApp rolled out support for stickers. You know what stickers are…those little png images that everyone loves to share. They’re a fun and easy way to say ‘wow’ without saying the words. Know what I mean? Ok, so WhatsApp comes with it…

Sure, Instagram only allows you to record 15-second videos.  You probably already know that. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t record a longer video. You see, Instagram just divides the video up into segments that are each 15 seconds long. That’s it!…

It’s just about impossible these days to keep kids away from smartphones or tablets. Sure, there’s a lot of bad stuff online that we don’t want them exposed to. However, the fact that they’re online isn’t all bad. Kids today are developing an ins…

Can you believe that Christmas is less than a month away? I swear, it feels like I just took down last year’s Christmas tree only yesterday. Totally weird how time flies! Anyway, here we are at the end of the month and you know what that means… It’s time to …