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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition starts receiving Android 4 4 KitKat update
Google and Samsung have finally released the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition, soon after the HTC One Google Play Edition received the update on Monday.The search engine giant announced the news via its official Android Google+page and said, "Starting today, Samsung GS4 and HTC One Google Play edition devices are getting an update to Android 4.4!"
After detailing Android 4.4 KitKat along with the Nexus 5 launch, Google had promised that the update would land on Google Play editions of Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One in the coming weeks and it seems the company has indeed kept its promise.
The Android 4.4 KitKat iteration brings some new features such as the translucent menu bar, which is located at the bottom of the screen; new dialler and caller ID; unified Hangouts messaging app; smarter Google Now integration; step counter and detector, and support for screen recording.
Smartphone manufacturers such as HTC, Motorola and Sony have already revealed plans for the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade. HTC was one of the first handset manufacturers who announced the Android 4.4 KitKat rollout plans for its flagship smartphone, the HTC One. The company confirmed that Android 4.4 KitKat update for HTC One for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) countries would commence by the end of January 2014.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Google Fit app lands in the Play Store
Google Fit has arrived in the Play Store. The app is meant to be the central repository for all your fitness-related data. It automatically detects whether you’re walking, biking, or running.
It lets you set and monitor fitness goals based on your activity levels, and it can be connected to other apps too – Strava, Withings, Runtastic, Runkeeper, and Noom Coach being name dropped by Google in its official announcement.
All of the information from those apps will be available inside Google Fit too, so you won’t need to check a few different apps for different types of data. Google Fit will also give you performance-based recommendations for your activity goals.
Google Fit is compatible with Android Wear smartwatches, and there’s a Web-based version of the app atgoogle.com/fit. On Android, it works regardless of device, on phones and tablets alike.
Google Play may offer trials of Android apps
Google is reportedly planning to offer portions of paid applications for free in order to encourage Android users to part with cash on the Google Play Store.
The company is considering a trial program, which would offer ‘micro apps,’ for free, so users can see what they’re getting for their cash before committing to buying the full app.
The scheme, reported by The Information website, would be akin to a console game demo, or the limited amount of articles often offered by a website before the paywall kicks in.
Wednesday’s report comes as Google continues its attempts to replicate the success of iTunes and the App Store on its Android platform.
Although Google has surpassed Apple in terms of operating system market share, that dominance hasn’t been replicated in sales of apps, movies, music and more.
Apple leads the way in what it pays out to developers (and thus leads the way in the cut it pockets) and also does a roaring trade in in-app purchases. Android users tend to prefer their free apps.
The goal of the try-before-you-buy scheme would be to give users enough of a taste they’ll then commit to buying.
The trial would also users to save their data allowance by only downloading a portion of an app rather than the full fat version.
Would such a trial, that enabled you to fall in love with a slice of an app, convince you to open up your wallet more often on the Google Play Store? Let us know below.
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The company is considering a trial program, which would offer ‘micro apps,’ for free, so users can see what they’re getting for their cash before committing to buying the full app.
The scheme, reported by The Information website, would be akin to a console game demo, or the limited amount of articles often offered by a website before the paywall kicks in.
Wednesday’s report comes as Google continues its attempts to replicate the success of iTunes and the App Store on its Android platform.
Although Google has surpassed Apple in terms of operating system market share, that dominance hasn’t been replicated in sales of apps, movies, music and more.
Apple leads the way in what it pays out to developers (and thus leads the way in the cut it pockets) and also does a roaring trade in in-app purchases. Android users tend to prefer their free apps.
The goal of the try-before-you-buy scheme would be to give users enough of a taste they’ll then commit to buying.
The trial would also users to save their data allowance by only downloading a portion of an app rather than the full fat version.
Would such a trial, that enabled you to fall in love with a slice of an app, convince you to open up your wallet more often on the Google Play Store? Let us know below.
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