A company called KubeSail is introducing a compact network-attached storage device called the PiBox 2 mini which, as the name suggests, is powered by Raspberry Pi hardware. Up for pre-order through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for $250 and up with an expected ship date of March, 2022, it’s designed to work with up to two […]
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What’s new in Android 5.1 Lollipop?
Google began rolling out Android 5.1 Lollipop this week, and while some of the most important updates since Android 5.0 include bug fixes and stability improvements, there are a few new features that are more visible. If you have hardware that supports HD Voice features, Android 5.1 now include support (for T-Mobile and Verizon customers […]
Toggle Android to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, and Flashlight with voice commands
Want to quickly turn WiFi, Bluetooth, or the flashlight on or off on your Android phone? You can pull down from the top of the screen to bring up the Quick Settings panel and tap an icon to toggle the feature. Or if you have a device running Android 5.0 and have the latest version […]
Android 5.0 Quick Settings tricks
Google changed the behavior of the Quick Settings panel in Android 5.0 Lollipop. Now you can swipe down from the top of the screen to view notifications, and then swipe down a second time to reveal Quick Settings with toggles for WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular data, and more. But there are a few things you might […]
Possibly coming to Android L: Quick Torch, customizable Quick Settings
Google may have released a developer preview of Android L this summer, but the operating system won’t officially launch until this fall. So while developers dig into the preview to make sure their apps are ready to take advantage of the new design and other features, developers at Google are busy killing bugs… and adding […]
Paranoid Android keeps making Google’s software better (Quick Settings 3.0)
The developers of Paranoid Android have a habit of taking software developed by Google or other developers and tweaking it by adding another layer or two of awesome. Their latest targets: Immersive mode and the Quick Settings panel in Android 4.4 KitKat. The team has released a third beta of their custom version of Android. […]