YouTube Kids streams content on Chromecast, Apple TV and more
YouTube’s kid-friendly app arrived earlier this year, delivering a library of age-appropriate content for younger viewers. Now, the streaming software is moving beyond mobile devices. YouTube Kids is now available on your television, streaming to Chromecast, Apple TV, game consoles and smart TVs. There’s also new curated playlists from the likes of National Geographic Kids and tools for parents that help you learn the app and tweak the password. Perhaps most importantly, you won’t have to give up your phone or tablet when junior wants to catch up on the latest episodes.
Source: YouTube Blog
How to transfer messages, photos, and contacts from iOS to Android
Apple recently brought its first app to the Play Store, Move to iOS. It’s a simple app — you have both your Android and iOS device on the same WiFi network and you begin transferring all of your Android data to iOS seamlessly!
In the spirit of that, we’ve constructed a handy guide on doing exactly the opposite. We want to help our friends currently stuck on iOS move their data to Android. For those of you that are wanting to make the switch from an iPhone to one of the new Nexus devices or anything other Android device we’ve got you covered!
Apps
First, a quick mention about moving apps from iOS to Android.
As you know, apps on iOS cannot be transferred to Android. In some cases, you won’t be able to find the same applications you have on iOS available on Android, either. If you do by chance find the same applications you use on Android, it’s worth looking through the app’s settings on both iOS and Android. In the case of Clash of Clans, it takes advantage of the cloud so that you can transfer all of your Clash of Clans data from iOS to the Android app using your Google account and other methods.
If that isn’t the case, chances are Android has an app that will do what you need it to do. The scale of the Play Store is massive; it’d be quite surprising if there wasn’t an app available for what you need.
While apps from iOS cannot be transferred to Android, almost all of the rest of your data can be!
Photos
Photos are relatively easy to transfer over to Android. The best and most seamless way is to download Google Photos from the App Store. Open the app to begin configuring it. You can choose whether to save them in High Quality or Full Resolution. High Quality may be your only option depending on how many photos you need to save to the cloud. Google Photos allows unlimited storage for saving in High Quality. Choosing Full Resolution will limit the amount of storage supplied by Google.
Now you can download the Google Photos application on your Android device and access all of the photos that were once only on your iPhone. If you so choose, you can download them directly from the cloud as well.
The alternative option is to plug your iPhone into your computer, open your File Manager on the desktop, select your iPhone and head into Internal Storage > DCIM (the process is very similar on OS X). You can copy all of the folders containing your pictures to your desktop from here. Next, unplug your iPhone and plug in your Android device.
Select and copy all of the photos inside the folder you copied over to your computer. Next, in your File Explorer, select your Android device, and go to Internal Storage > DCIM. Finally, paste all of the copied photos into the Camera folder.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully copied all of your iPhone-taken photos to your Android device. The great thing about this method is that you’re copying your images in their full resolution to your Android device over having a potential serious drop in quality by doing it through Google Photos.
SMS Messages
Text messages are a hit or miss when transferring from iOS to Android. However, there is a method available that’s seen a lot of success, but doesn’t seem to work all of the time. First, plug your iPhone into your computer, open iTunes, and back it up. Once the backup is complete, we’ll need to do some digging in your computer’s File Explorer for the following file:
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Open your computer’s File Explorer and the file will be located in users > username > AppData > Roaming > Apple Computer > Mobile Sync on Windows or user > Library > Application Support > Mobile Sync > Backup on Mac. These easiest way to locate the file is to copy and paste into your File Explorer’s search bar. After that, just copy and paste it to your Android device’s local storage or microSD card — whichever your preference is.
Next, you’ll need to download a handy Android application called iSMS2droid from the Play Store. Open the app, select “iPhone SMS Database.” On the next screen, make sure “All Text Messages” is selected so that everything is converted over to an XML file.
Now, head back into the Play Store and download another app called SMS Backup & Restore. Once installed, open the app and select “Restore.” Finally, locate the XML file created by iSMS2droid and select “Restore All Messages.” Once it finishes the process, all of your iPhone messages have been successfully moved over to your new Android device!
Contacts
The iPhone will let you transfer contacts but only one a time. That can be a time-consuming process if you have a lot of people in your address book. Luckily, there’s an application available in the App Store called My Contacts Backup that will speed up the process.
Once downloaded, open the app and simply select “Backup.” This backs up all of the current contacts on your iPhone. Once the process is finished, select “Email” to attach the newly created VCF file to be sent to your email. Send the email with the file to your Gmail account. Finally, open the email on your Android device and download the VCF file. This will begin importing the contacts into your new phone.
Your Android device should now have all of the pertinent information you had on your old iPhone.
Wrap Up
Even with many applications available to help ease the arduous task of transferring all of your data over to your new Android device, it’s still a time-consuming process. But it’s much quicker than manually entering in all of your old contacts and less disappointing than losing all your text messages and photos.
Are you moving from the iPhone to another Android device? Be sure to let us know which one and why in the comments below!
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‘Vainglory’ opens Autumn 2015 season, improves Android app
The multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Vainglory is launching their 2015 Autumn season of play. With the latest update to the game, taking it to version 1.9, Vainglory will now use a seasonal structure. During the seasons, players will have to do their best to rise up in rank and rack up achievements before the season ends, which is slated to be sometime in early January for the new season. As part of the latest update, developer Super Evil Megacorp put a lot of attention into the Android app version to help expand the audience.
According to Super Evil Megacorp, hardware requirements for Vainglory have been drastically reduced. Users will only need 1GB of memory in their device, down from 2GB, and the title will now run on Android devices with at least a dual-core processor instead of a quad-core. This should open gameplay up to a lot of new devices.
Across all platforms, users will find they have access to a new hero, Phinn, some limited-time seasonal skins and map, and a new Petal with new abilities. Android players will find they can get a free Taka during the month of October. Vainglory also gets support for Guilds which are designed to help players find like-minded gamers to join with in the game. Teams have also been added, with support for up to six members on a team.
You can check out some screenshots and a short video showing gameplay below. If Vainglory looks like a title you might be interested in, use the Play Store link to get it installed on your device.
Click here to view the embedded video.
source: Super Evil Megacorp
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ASUS joins ‘Make in India” initiative with help from Foxconn
As one of the hottest mobile device markets around the world today, India’s government took some steps to capitalize on the interest shown by manufacturers in selling to their citizens. The “Make in India” initiative was created to encourage production of smartphones within the country rather than having them shipped there from other manufacturing plants in other countries. The project appears to be proving successful with several smartphone manufacturers announcing plans to locate production facilities in India. The latest to join the list is ASUS, in partnership with Foxconn, which announced plans to commence production of some of their Zenfone series of devices in India.
According to sources, ASUS will start producing their Zenfone 2 Laser device and the ASUS Zenfone Go smartphone in India. Early indications are that the facility will be capable of producing 150,000 units on a monthly basis. At current levels, this would meet about 80% of demand for ASUS smartphones in India. Peter Chang with ASUS says the manufacturer is hoping to capture 5% of market share in India. Chang added,
“India offers us a huge opportunity as smartphone penetration is just 10%. We are excited to announce our local manufacturing facility that will cater to the growing demands of the market. The Indian government’s focus on ‘Make in India’ has opened a plethora of opportunities for international companies. It is an opportune time to make the announcement as it will enable us to bring our cutting-edge products to consumers who are looking for features and design sensibilities of a high-end smartphone at an economic price.”
To celebrate the announcement, ASUS India released the video below.
Click here to view the embedded video.
source: PhoneRadar
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LG V10 to be available on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
LG’s New York is event is underway, and after unveiling the LG V10 last night ahead of the event, the company has announced that the device will be available through three major US carriers–AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
Interestingly, Sprint was missing from the list, which will certainly disappoint some customers. As a quick refresher, the LG V10 is the first device in LG’s new “V” line of smartphones, sporting dual front-facing cameras and a secondary display.
It has most of the same innards as the LG G4, but the noticeable difference is the main 5.7-inch QHD display and then the secondary 2.1-inch display. It seems to act in a similar fashion as the edge does on the Galaxy S6 Edge series of devices. Some other notable specs include 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a removable 3,000mAh battery. Unfortunately, there’s still no details on carrier pricing and availability.
Anyone plan on picking one up in favor of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ or Note 5?
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Google to reveal more details about ‘Instant Articles’ solution next week
The dust is still settling from Google’s press event this past Tuesday when they announced their lineup of new devices for the fall, including the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P along with the second generation Chromecast and new Chromecast Audio. Nevertheless, Google is already getting back in front of the media, this time with plans to hold a press event next Wednesday to reveal “a new open source initiative for the mobile Web.” The initiative is believed to be their new “Instant Articles” platform that first surfaced a few weeks ago.
The new publishing platform from Google is meant to compete against offerings from Facebook, Snapchat and Apple. To differentiate their solution, Google plans to open source the tool and to use cached content rather than hosting the content. Indications are that Twitter has already partnered with Google on the tool and both The New York Times and The Guardian have agreed to provide content. The press event may provide more details about the business arrangements Google will be undertaking to get content in front of smartphone users and hopefully information about a release schedule.
source: Re/code
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Introducing the AndroidGuys Device Database
If you are a regular visitor to AndroidGuys you may have noticed some subtle changes taking place over the last few weeks. Namely, as we discuss various smartphones and devices, we’re linking to specific pages dedicated to said products. In other words, when we mention the Motorola Moto X Pure Edition, we’ll hand off a link to a page gives readers a number of tools and details.
Depending on the model you might find a short blurb about the phone, a link to its official announcement post, links to tagged articles, a gallery, and buttons to purchase the product. Perhaps the coolest thing you’ll see on the product pages is a handy embedded widget with all of the hardware details for the device.
We’ve worked closely with the wonderful team at Graphiq (FindTheBest) to put together a widget that delivers all of the stuff we think you’ll find most relevant to the phones, tablets, and other devices. Starting with today’s top models and working back a generation or two, we’ll continue to add devices and improve the experience.
If you want an at-a-glance view of things like processor speeds, screens sizes, memory, and connectivity, it’s there. Moreover, you’ll also be able to check whether a product has support for 4K video or features a particular screen technology. And, should you want to dig deeper, there’s a link at the bottom to head out to the full Graphiq listing. Once there you can also pin the phone or two against each other to see how they stack up.
The widgets are dynamic, which means they can and will change over time. As software updates roll out or new details are made more obvious, the widget will adapt. You’ll note that we’re also doing this for unannounced products, too. Indeed, it’s a great way to keep an eye on the growing specifications for rumored products.
We’re extremely happy to bring these pages to you and think they’ll help to better serve our audience. AndroidGuys has transitioned away from being a strictly news and rumors site to one that offers more insight, analysis, and guidance. We have a ways to go before we’re where we want to be but today’s news was a big step for us – and you.
Here are a handful of recently announced devices to check out!
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New Stagefright attack targets Android users with audio files
Android users are under attack again. The Stagefright bug that Google and OEMs scrambled to fix, only to have a second bug discovered, is back. Users are being targeted with faked audio files that exploit the multimedia preview function in Android to gain access to sensitive areas of a users phone or tablet.
The target is sent an mp3 or mp4 file that is encoded with a malicious program and can compromise the Android file system and its security, once opened. More troubling is that an attacker may be able to leverage public Wi-Fi hotspots to infect victims by having them download a file or visit an infected site to infect their phone.
Zimperium Security found the exploit, which isn’t covered by the two rounds of security patches released since July.
Many phone makers like Samsung, LG and HTC have recently committed to begin releasing monthly security updates to their phones but as of yet, this new exploit hasn’t been patched. SMS apps like Textra have recently updated to add Stagefright protection as a feature.
Google is working on fixing the Stagefright exploit in the core code of Android that is distributed to OEMs. A security patch will be available in the October monthly security update that will roll out to Nexus phones on October 5th.
Source: The Verge
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Aaron Sorkin on ‘Steve Jobs’: ‘I Think We Made a Good Movie’
In a new interview with Wired, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin spoke freely on his job of being hired to pen the new Steve Jobs movie and all of the issues he had to face in writing about a person he didn’t know much about. Sorkin’s initial fear of tackling the film — hesitant to use the term “biopic” — was in adapting Walter Isaacson’s comprehensive biography of Jobs into a traditional, three act structure, which he wasn’t entirely comfortable with.
When you’re doing a biopic, it’s very hard to shake the cradle-to-grave structure that audiences are so familiar with. People are going to come into the theater knowing that first we’re going to see a little boy with his father, and he’s looking into the window of the electronics store, and then we’re going to hit these famous signposts along the way in Steve Jobs’ life. Also, I’m not really a screenwriter; I’m a playwright who pretends to be a screenwriter. I’m most comfortable writing in claustrophobic pieces of geography and periods of time.
It was then that Sorkin emailed producer Scott Rudin, and pitched him the idea of taking some factual liberties with three of Jobs’ biggest product launches, and identifying “five or six conflicts in Steve’s life and have those conflicts play themselves out in these scenes backstage—in places where they didn’t take place.” Sorkin also hopes that the fans who are pre-judging the movie give it a chance and see that it won’t be “one big champagne toast to Steve Jobs.”
The screenwriter decided to use Jobs’ daughter Lisa as one of the doors into the former Apple CEO’s life, finding his initial refusal to accept paternity of his daughter hard to get past, but noting its integral quality to the backbone of the movie. Wired also asked Sorkin about his apparent growing reputation in Hollywood as the “go-to guy for the binary system,” thanks to his work on another technology-inspired true-life story The Social Network.
This isn’t an origin story or an invention story. It’s not about how the Mac was invented. And The Social Network wasn’t about the technology that went into creating Facebook. Nonetheless, I knew that there was going to be no way I could write this movie without a lot of tutors. There are lines that I wrote in the movie that I don’t understand.
Ultimately, as the movie grows closer to release, Sorkin knows that Steve Jobs may be a divisive experience for a lot of fans of Apple.
There are going to be people who say we were rough on him, and there are going to be people who say we weren’t rough enough on him. But I think we made a good movie, and I think that if you asked 10 writers to write 10 movies about Steve Jobs, you’d get 10 different movies that wouldn’t resemble one another.
There have been a handful of stories in the news about the soon-to-be-released film, including some new behind-the-scenes footage and cast interviews, a public dispute between Sorkin and Apple CEO Tim Cook, and even the first reactions to the film as it made its debut at film festivals across the country.
The full Wired interview goes more in-depth with Sorkin, touching on topics like the film’s casting drama behind the scenes and even last year’s Sony hack and the repercussions it had for Steve Jobs and its cast and crew.
‘Tweetbot 4’ Debuts With Universal iPad Support, Split-Screen Multitasking and New Activity View
Tapbots today launched its long-awaited Tweetbot 4 update, which brings a slew of important changes to the popular Twitter client. Most notably, today’s update expands support to the iPad, making Tweetbot 4 a universal app for the first time and bringing an updated look to the tablet version of the app.
Tweetbot 4 on iPad, landscape mode
Tweetbot for the iPad has not been updated since June of 2014 and it was never given a refreshed look in line with the design updates introduced in iOS 7, so today’s new iPad app is a welcome change. On the iPad, Tweetbot 4 includes the same clean design that was introduced on the iPhone with Tweetbot 3. Tweetbot 4 includes support for Apple’s newest operating system, iOS 9, and it works with the split-screen multitasking feature on Apple’s newer iPads.
Tweetbot 4 split-screen multitasking
For the first time, Tweetbot 4 introduces a landscape view that’s available on the iPad and the iPhone. In landscape mode on the iPhone 6/6s Plus or iPad, the app is able to display two windows side-by-side, so users can watch their timelines and another section like mentions or lists at the same time.
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