Are you an Android developer? If you are, there’s a good chance you use Google’s Android Studio, and you use it quite frequently. By default, Android Studio disables some features that you would expect to appear in any modern IDE. Thankfully, Dmytro Danylyk has compiled a short guide on how to configure Android Studio to be more useful for any developer.
Dual Window is LG’s version of multi-window. By default, only certain apps that have implemented a specific flag in the AndroidManifest.xml file support Dual Window. If you’re unrooted and looking to add Dual Window support to an unsupported app, you can follow this guide by a redditor to manually add support. Ideally, you can ask the developer behind your favorite app to update, but this will work regardless.
Samsung just published their quarterly report for Q3 of 2015 with things looking pretty good for the South Korean tech giant. Firstly, revenue was up by 9%(to $45.1 billion) and profits were up 29% compared to last year. While sales were up in their smartphone division, it wasn’t what the company has expected and most of the profit has come up an increase demand in chips and displays.
If your Samsung Galaxy device is reacting slowly to your fingerprint, you might just be able to fix it thanks to a discovery by a redditor on /r/Android. The general idea is that instead of adding multiple fingerprints, you’ll instead set up only one fingerprint profile and mix and match fingerprints. Be warned however that there’s a slight possibility that doing this will make fingerprint unlocking less secure.
A new update to the Google Play Games application will let you record the game you’re currently playing in 720p or 480p. All you’ll have to do is launch the Google Play Games app, find the game and then hit the record button. The front facing camera can record your reactions and then you can edit the footage before uploading it to YouTube.
The Arrow Launcher started as a project from Microsoft’s Garage team and it has been available as a beta since Summer of this year. It looks like Microsoft is confident in the product now because the full application is available for download in the Google Play Store.
There’s a lot you can customize on Android, from changing launchers to using icon packs or fully fledged themes, or even flashing entire ROMs for their look and feel. That being said, one of the oldest and simplest customization options is also one of the most noticeable: changing your wallpaper.
Finding a good wallpaper can be tricky, though. While there’s usually a stock selection included by your vendor or ROM, what if you wanted to pick from other devices’ or ROMs’ wallpapers, or if you want a good selection of material wallpapers?
Walloid is a free and material app by XDA forum members Chirag_Galani and Mr hOaX that will let you do just that. It has over 5000 wallpapers that you can browse by vendor or custom ROM. Want a Samsung wallpaper you liked on a friend’s phone? Or perhaps a wallpaper you’ve seen on iOS? Not a problem, as you can view 29 different vendors’ wallpapers. Just pick the one you want, then further minimize the selection by choosing a specific device or OS version.
Walloid also comes with a bunch of other features, such as the ability to view downloaded wallpapers or previously used ones, set favorite wallpapers or notify you about newly added wallpapers. The latest update (coincidentally released just as Walloid crosses 1,00000 downloads) allows you to customize widget settings, edit wallpapers and view wallpaper resolutions directly while browsing.
You also have the choice of viewing custom ROM wallpapers instead, such as CyanogenMod, Carbon or Paranoid Android wallpapers. Last but not least, you can browse a collection of material wallpapers instead. A huge selection of high quality wallpapers is available, and you can easily download, edit, crop or set any wallpaper you like. More generally, you’ll likely notice some annoying things along the way: the loading screen appears every time you load the app, scrolling feels a bit choppy at times, and back navigation needs some further work. Ignoring these small inconveniences, Walloid excels otherwise.
If you’re not a fan of browsing wallpapers manually, Walloid has got you covered as well. Muzei support is available, letting you use Walloid categories as a source for your random wallpapers. Alternatively, the app comes with a widget you can tap to instantly change your wallpaper to one from your favorite categories.
Check out the Walloid forum thread, try the app and make sure to leave your feedback!
