Remember the Firefox Preview “Fenix browser” which we tested nearly 2 months ago? It is now available on the Google Play Store. Firefox Preview is built on the GeckoView engine, and loads pages much faster than the “Fennec” version of Firefox. Mozilla has moved the address bar to the bottom of the screen, where it […]
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Huawei apps pulled from Play Store, future phones won’t get Android Updates and apps as Google prepares to cut ties with OEM
By Ashwin Karthik in Android Updates, Apps, News Tags: Google, Honor, Huawei
Google is about to cut ties with Huawei, according to a report by Reuters. And as a result all Huawei apps have been pulled from the Play Store. The news comes in the wake of the recent announcement by the Trump administration, which issued an executive order effectively blacklisting Huawei Technologies. The Mountain View company […]
Differences between Mozilla Firefox and Fenix browser highlighted
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: Fenix, Firefox, Mozilla, Mozilla Fenix, Mozilla Firefox
You may have heard that Mozilla is planning to replace Firefox for Android (Fennec browser) with the Fenix browser (it’s a codename of the project, not an actual name change). But do you know the differences between Mozilla Firefox and Fenix browser? The non-profit organization has been doing a good job on Android with apps […]
Official YouTube app for Fire TV devices and Prime Video App for Chromecast and Android TVs to launch soon
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: Amazon, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, YouTube
Well, it is finally happening. Amazon and Google are working together for a change, and have announced that they are bringing their streaming services to the other’s platform. The official YouTube app for Fire TV will be launched soon, which will allow users to stream music, videos, movies, live sports, and content from their favorite […]
Nova Launcher 6.1 update brings Undo Bar, Numeric Dots unread notification badges and a Dark theme for Google Now
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: Nova Launcher
The Nova Launcher 6.1 update has been released to the stable channel, and it brings 3 new features to the popular homescreen app. The features had been tested in the beta program for quite a while, before making the transition to the regular version. Undo Bar: The Undo Bar option is available in the Look […]
Cloudflare announces Warp VPN for 1.1.1.1 app
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: 1.1.1.1, Apps, Cloudflare, Warp VPN
Cloudflare has announced a VPN for its 1.1.1.1 app. It’s called Warp VPN. The DNS app which was released last year, has been quite popular across the World. Many Indian users are using it too for bypassing unfair blocking by ISPs. Hathway for some reason blocks reddit, Jio blocks Telegram’s web page, and so on. […]
Firefox Lockbox for Android is now available on Google Play
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: Firefox, Firefox Lockbox, Mozilla
Mozilla has been nailing it with privacy with its browser, and the recently launched encrypted file sharing app, Firefox Send. And now it has brought Firefox Lockbox for Android, a free and open source password manager. This app was originally launched for iOS in September 2018. Though it is a password manager app, it works […]
Firefox Send is a file sharing app with end-to-end encryption; now available on Google Play and desktop browsers
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: Firefox, Firefox Send, Mozilla
Firefox Send is now available on the Google Play Store. It is a file sharing app, which supports end-to-end encryption. Mozilla is known as a defender of user privacy, one of the reasons, why its browser is one of the most popular ones ever. So, it comes as no surprise that the non-profit organization has […]
Xiaomi’s Mint Launcher is now available on Google Play
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: Apps, Mint Launcher, Xiaomi
Xiaomi’s Mint Launcher is now available on Google Play. Don’t confuse it with the Mi Launcher app, or the Poco Launcher. This one is a different listing. Sadly, the app is incompatible with all devices for now. It’s probably exclusive to some device from the company, but we couldn’t download it on any Redmi phone, […]
Google announces YouTube Music in India, along with YouTube Premium
By Ashwin Karthik in Apps, News Tags: Google, YouTube, YouTube Music, YouTube Music Premium, YouTube Premium
Google has officially introduced YouTube Music in India. The service debuts along with YouTube Premium. The announcement comes about a month after Spotify landed on our shores. And just like it, YouTube Music will be available in two flavours: a free ad-supported plan, and a premium plan. In addition to being ad-free, YouTube Music Premium […]