All you need to know about using the camera on your Android in one place.

For many people, the camera is one of the deciding factors when buying a new phone. Some phones have better cameras than others, but chances are the Android you have now (as well as the next one you buy) is capable of taking very nice pictures, once you learn a bit about how it works and ways to tweak the performance.

We have a full Android Photography hub filled with great articles about pictures and taking them with your Android, but we also wanted to group the best tips and tricks to get the most out of your camera in one place. You’ve found that place.

Have a look through this great set of tips — from beginner to expert — and get on the path to taking better pictures with your Android.

A few of you have written in to say Touch ID isn’t working to authorize iTunes or App Store purchases, and/or for third party apps, following the iOS 8.3 update.

We’ve not been able to duplicate the problem on any of our devices, but after helping several people, we have come across what looks to be a working Touch ID fix for those affected. Best of all, it’s a simple one!

How to fix Touch ID not working in iOS 8.3

1. Launch Settings on your iPhone or iPad
2. Tap on Touch ID & Passcode
3. Enter your Passcode or Password
4. Toggle iTunes & App Store to OFF
5. Press the Home button to return to the Home screen.
6. Reboot your iPhone or iPad. (Here’s how)
7. Enter your Passcode or Password at the Lock screen
8. Launch Settings on your iPhone or iPad
9. Tap on Touch ID & Passcode
10. Enter your Passcode or Password
11. Toggle iTunes & App Store to ON

That should fix any issues with using Touch ID to authorize App Store or iTunes Store purchases.

For in-app use, remember you may have to enter a password in the specific app before Touch ID will work again in an extension (because your iPhone or iPad rebooted during update). For example, you’ll have to launch the 1Password app and enter your Master Password at least once before the 1Password action extension will work with Touch ID in other apps.

With any luck, that’ll get Touch ID working again for you in iTunes and App Store, and you’ll be happily authorizing away! If you’re having the problem, let me know if this fixed you up!

Share directly via iCloud, Mail, Messages, or AirDrop, or socially with Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, or Flicker.

Either way, you can do it quickly and easily right from Photos for OS X. Simply find the picture or video you want to share — or multiple pictures or videos — choose the way you want to share them, and you’re good to go. Thanks to OS X sharing extensions, other services can plug in as well. It’s the fastest, easiest way to get your pictures and videos from where they are to where you want them to be.

How to share a single image or video with Photos for OS X

1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac running OS X Yosemite or higher.
2. Find the image or video you want to share and open it.
3. Click on the Share button in the upper right hand corner.
4. Choose the method you’d like to use to share it.
5. Fill out any necessary info and send it on its way!

How to share multiple images and videos at once with Photos for OS X

1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac running OS X Yosemite or higher.
2. Select the images and videos you’d like to share. Select multiples by holding down the command key.
3. Click on the Share button in the top menu bar, it’s off to the right.
4. Choose the method you’d like to use to share it.
5. Fill out any necessary info and send it on its way!

Google has announced Chrome Live, an online event that will focus on Chrome in the enterprise.

Chrome Live will take place on Wednesday, April 22, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. EDT. It will focus not only on Chrome, but also Chrome OS devices like Chromebooks and Chromeboxes.

Ever received a FaceTime call, dismissed the notification, and then forgot the email or phone number?

Not every email and phone number we communicate with is always stored in our address books. That’s why features like call history are so important. If you use FaceTime audio and video regularly, you’re already aware that people can use both emails and phone numbers, adding even more contact information to the mix. For this reason, you can easily access a history that only shows FaceTime activity, instead of it being combined with your regular call history.

How to view your FaceTime call history in iOS

1. Launch the FaceTime app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. You will automatically be shown a call rundown.
3. Toggle between audio and video calls in the top menu.

The slow trickle of rumors surrounding iOS support for Android Wear came to a head today, with a report from The Verge stating that Google is a “close to finishing the final technical details” involved with getting its wearables to work with Apple’s phones.

On the face of it, it seems surprising — an unholy union of Apple and Android. The mere possibility of Android Wear support coming to the iPhone with the Apple Watch imminent raises several questions, not least how Apple might react to an Android-branded thing encroaching on its ecosystem. Will Cupertino block the companion app because it’s Android Wear? Will the company throw up roadblocks simply because it’s a competitor?

We’ll examine these questions and more after the break. Read on.

The slow trickle of rumors surrounding iOS support for Android Wear came to a head today, with a report from The Verge stating that Google is a “close to finishing the final technical details” involved with getting its wearables to work with Apple’s phones.

On the face of it, it seems surprising — an unholy union of Apple and Android. The mere possibility of Android Wear support coming to the iPhone with the Apple Watch imminent raises several questions, not least how Apple might react to an Android-branded thing encroaching on its ecosystem. Will Cupertino block the companion app because it’s Android Wear? Will the company throw up roadblocks simply because it’s a competitor?

We’ll examine these questions and more after the break. Read on.

Google on Apple

Android Wear support for iOS, if it is close at hand, hasn’t come out of the blue. Google has an extensive library of iPhone and iPad apps, maintained by a talented team of developers, and the company puts a lot of effort into making it as easy as possible for iOS users to live in the Google world. (A stark contrast to the situation on Windows Phone at present.) This includes apps like Gmail, Chrome and Maps, which compete with Apple’s homegrown offerings, and even Google Voice — though only after a lengthy approval process that eventually dragged in the U.S. Department of Justice and the FCC.

Android Wear on iOS doesn’t come out of nowhere — Google has had a strong iPhone presence for as long as there’s been an iPhone.

A strong presence on the iPhone has been a priority for Google for as long as there’s been an iPhone. As a result, it’s well served by the current Android-iOS smartphone duopoly. iPhone-to-Android switchers are pushed in the direction of Google services by default. Android-to-iPhone switchers can move without going completely off the reservation. By the same token, Google would rather Android Wear owners didn’t automatically junk their watches and go all Apple if they switched to an iPhone.

So in the grand scheme of Google software on Apple hardware, Android Wear support makes a lot of sense for the former. Unlike the Apple Watch, Android Wear is very much an extension of your smartphone rather than a computer unto itself. They’re different products with different feature sets, and wildly divergent pricing structures. At the same time, if Google’s going to dip its toe into the world of luxury watches, supporting the world’s best-selling premium smartphone is a very logical step.

Google doesn’t need privileged access to the OS to make most Android Wear features work, thanks to iOS 8. API hooks already exist to let wearables like Pebble to grab notifications, while Extensibility in iOS 8 would allow Google’s iPhone apps to emulate Android features like replying to a Gmail message over voice on your watch.

Based on the report from The Verge, it sounds like that’s exactly what Android Wear on iOS is doing —

As it does on Android, on the iPhone Android Wear also supports Google Now’s ambient information cards, voice search, and other voice actions. It should also support some more advanced features with Google’s own iOS apps, like replying to Gmail messages.

What’s less clear is the question of third-party apps — just how closely would they be able to hook into a paired Android Wear device on iOS? It’s unlikely Google would be able to recreate the deep integration offered at a platform level through Google Play Services on Android.

Potential roadblocks

Apple surely won’t be thrilled by the prospect of Android Wear landing on the iPhone right as its Watch starts to hit the market, but would it actively oppose such a move by rejecting the companion iPhone app? Assuming it was called “Android Wear,” almost certainly. The App Store review guidelines state:

Apps or metadata that mentions the name of any other mobile platform will be rejected.

That means anything with “Android” in the name or description is out.

Google’s aware of that, of course. And assuming it’s not seeking to poke the bear by submitting a companion app called “Android Wear,” it’s likely a more neutral name will be chosen — something like “Google Wear” or “Wear Companion.” The problem isn’t that Android Wear runs Android — remember, so does Google Glass, which works with iOS — it’s the presence of the Android brand in its name.

It’s should be enough to skirt around both in the app description and the app itself without diminishing the Android Wear brand too much. That said, such a move would come at a time when Google’s pushing the Android brand harder than ever before.

If Google is serious about getting Wear on iOS, you can bet they’ve thought through Android Wear’s ‘Android’ problem.

But if Google is serious about getting Wear on iOS, it’s likely it’s thought this through, and that it’s willing to make this small concession for the sake of opening up Wear to more users.

Apple won’t welcome Google’s wearable platform with open arms, but that doesn’t mean it’ll reject Wear out of hand, especially if Google plays by its rules and nixes “Android” from its App Store listing. That being the case, Wear would be just one more smartwatch platform supported by iOS, and on Android it could continue to exist as Android Wear.

And let’s not forget that competition and choice for consumers is never a bad thing.

Crucial timing

The timing of today’s news, on the eve of Apple Watch pre-order day, is surely no accident. What’s more, if Android Wear support for iOS is a far along as the report suggests, it’ll hit right around the time Apple Watch sales start to open up following the initial rush. The Google I/O developer conference in late May would be a likely timeframe for an official announcement — perhaps along with tools to let developers support Android Wear across both platforms. (Though that depends on just how far Google wants to go with Wear support on iOS.)

Though we’ve been hearing about its impending dominance for years, wearable technology remains in its infancy, and still nobody has really worked out what smartwatches are for yet. The Apple Watch alone promises to make 2015 a pivotal year for this emerging device category, though, and the possibility of Android Wear widening its audience with iOS support will only make things more interesting.

Many of the early Apple Watch reviews paint a picture of a revolutionary but slightly overwhelming product. Perhaps Google will be hoping that a more available, more accessible alternative will sway buyers in the months ahead. Either way, we’ll be watching with interest. Stay tuned to Android Central and iMore for coverage from both sides.