• What We Use 2014: The Stuff Cody Can't Live Without

  When it came time to think about writing a "What We Use" post last year, I was still somewhat new to the AP team and I had just learned that I was about to be the new Teardown guy, so I took a pass on attempting to compile my entire toolset in a single article. I can't say that I'm any more…

• Halloween App And Game Sales: ROM Toolbox Pro, Botanicula, The Walking Dead Pinball, And More

  A frightful evening to you all, ghouls and goblins. It's Halloween, and even if you don't celebrate, there are plenty of sales in the Play Store for you to take advantage of. Several prolific developers have put almost their entire catalogs on sale, so get your bag ready so we can pile in…

• How to manually make an Auto Awesome in Google+

  Auto Awesome photos and videos are somewhat enigmatic to many, due in large part to the usually random way that they're picked and gussied up by Google. There's animated (Motion) Auto Awesomes, there's collage (Mix) Auto Awesomes, and then there are Movie Auto Awesomes. And while…

• Poll results: Who is running the Lollipop preview?

  Earlier in the week everyone was asked if they were running the Lollipop preview on their phones. We know that availability is very limited, but we also know that Nexus users are over-represented here at AC. I needed to get a feel for just how many of us were excited about what's coming —…

• Battleheart Legacy signals Mika Mobile's return to Android

  Game developer Mika Mobile stopped making games for the Android platform back in 2012 (reasons speculated but unverified). But now two years later they are back with Battleheart Legacy, a … Continue reading

• Lollipop on the Galaxy S5 leaks yet again, TouchWiz gets more Material

  Earlier this month, we were treated to an 8-minute video of Android Lollipop running on a Galaxy S5 thanks to the folks over at SamMobile . Now it looks as though the publication has gotten its hands on yet another version of Google's newest, and it brings Samsung's TouchWiz further in-line…

• Google's Copresence leaked, send content directly between nearby Android and iOS devices

  Hidden inside the latest Google Play Services apk, Google's Copresence sounds awesome. Sending files directly between Android and iOS devices could suddenly become a whole lot easier.

• Samsung Galaxy Note 4 camera tips and tricks

  This handful of tips can help you get the most out of your Note 4's camera Samsung has made strides in improving the quality of its cameras with the Galaxy Note 4 , and we want to help you get the most out of it. As the camera quality has been beefed up the software has scaled back some, and…

• Smash Champs lets you become a legendary trainer

  If you enjoyed Subway Surfers, then you might like this new game from its developer Killoo. The company has just released Smash Champs, a new challenge that lets you battle … Continue reading

• Nexus 6 hands-on – A whole lot of Lollipop

  A new Nexus is always a big deal, but the Nexus 6 is big in every sense. Google and Motorola opted to go large for the latest pure-Android smartphone, giving Lollipop a vast 5.96-inch 2560 x 1440 Quad HD touchscreen in which to ply its "Material Design" wares. In fact, the Moto X stylings…

• Hack and Cast your way to glory in Battleheart Legacy, now available on Google Play

  Craving some more fantasy action on your Android device? You can now get your fantasy RPG on in "Battleheart Legacy," released today as a follow up to the very popular "Battleheart." For anyone not familiar with the original, Battleheart Legacy features an immersive fantasy…

• [Bonus Round] Boulder Dash, Tasty Tower, Escape from Montegrande, And Zombie Gunship Arcade

  Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to…

• Poynt pad tries to be all-in-one payment system for business

  Point-of-sale systems, especially for small businesses, can sometimes be a very expensive pain with technology constantly updating and new payment methods continually cropping up. Former Google wallet chief Osama Bedier … Continue reading

• Motorola DROID Turbo battery life test: nowhere near 2-days, but still pretty great

  We've all heard Motorola and Verizon's claims of 2-day battery life for the DROID Turbo, one of the reasons we rushed out to buy the phone on day 1. But just how true are those claims? Find out in our post!

• Virginia Circuit Court Judge Says Police Can Require Fingerprints To Unlock Smartphones, But Not Passcodes

  Writing for Android Police from my home office in Virginia, it's not every day that I get to report on something somewhat close to home. But here it is. A Virginia Circuit Court judge has ruled that while police officers cannot compel a person to give up their passcode, they can…

• Google's Copresence Looks Like A Contactless, Cross-Platform Version Of Android Beam

  Several months ago, we discussed something called Nearby , a project that - at the time - seemed to be Google's effort to let "people, places, and things" know when a user is, well, nearby. It seems that Google is still hard at work on its effort to connect various devices to each…

• Haunt The House: Terrortown May Be The Perfect Spooky Accessory To Your Halloween Night

  Whoooooooa! Look out! It's a spooky ghost! Did you see it? Aw, man. It was right there in that game. You know the one, Haunt the House: Terrortown. It's a new one that's just out in the Play Store, and it's on sale for Halloween. Seems fitting. In Haunt the House you play the role…

• Truedialer app helps you manage contacts and calls

  If you think there is no need to improve on your contacts and dialer that you've been used to since forever, you're wrong. You see, smart dialers like the Truedialer … Continue reading

• Verizon responds to AT&T by offering more data on $80 & $100 plans, $150 port-in credit

  Need more data for that new Droid Turbo ? Verizon has just announced that it is upping data allotment on its midrange More Everything plans for a limited time. $80 will now score you 10GB of data per month, while $100 will net you 15GB. Perhaps even better, the deal isn't limited to new…

• Virginia judge rules police can order a suspect unlock their phone via fingerprint (but not passcode)

  If you're a privacy nut, it seems it could be more secure to lock down your smartphone with a passcode than a fingerprint. That is, if you're concerned with the police snooping through your phone.