Need to clean up some storage space on your Android phone? You might want to think about moving some apps from main memory to your storage card. If you’re running Android 2.2 and up, many apps include an option that lets you move them manually to the storage card — but other apps do not. […]
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Skyfire 3.0.1 for Android adds minor, but important updates
Skyfire has released version 3.0.1 of its popular web browser for Google Android. As you might suspect from a point release, there aren’t a ton of huge differences between Skyfire 3.0 and Skyfire 3.0.1, but there are a few new features that should make the Skyfire experience a bit better — especially for users running […]
Verizon to roll out second Motorola Droid update: Now with Adobe Flash support
It’s been almost two weeks since Verizon started rolling out an over-the-air update for Motorola Droid customers, upgrading the phones to Google Android 2.2 Froyo. The update brought a faster Java compiler, better security features, the ability to install some apps on an SD card, and other features including persistent phone and web browser icons […]
Google working on a fix for poor Froyo streaming audio quality
Google changed the way it handles streaming audio in Android 2.2 Froyo. Theoretically, the new Stagefright media framework is designed to let you stream high quality codecs over a WiFi connection than it uses when you’re connected to a 2G or 3G network. This sort of makes sense, since you might not want your phone […]
Storing Android apps on an SD card saves less space than you’d think
One of the new features in Google Android 2.2 Froyo is the ability to store applications on an SD card, freeing up space on your phone’s main memory. Developers need to enable this feature in their apps, so not every app available can be stored on an SD card, but I’ve already freed up plenty […]