Home Android

9 of the Best DLNA Streaming Apps for Android

DLNA is a convenient moniker for something altogether more scary sounding – Digital Living Network Alliance. What it does, however, is anything but scary, allowing you to connect DLNA-compatible devices to each other and seamlessly stream data between them over the air – photos, videos, your Android homescreen, you name it. It’s a pretty old format, but it’s still going strong, proven by the fact that both Microsoft and Sony tried omitting it from their Xbox One and PS4 respectively, but both ended up adding it back in due to popular demand. Long live DLNA! We’ve sifted through the good and the bad of DLNA… Read more

10 of the Best Music Player Apps for Android

There are plenty of music player apps for Android, but which ones are actually worth using? This article takes a look at some of the best options you should consider if you’re dissatisfied with your phone’s default music player. 1. Musicolet Music Player With no ads or sneaky in-app purchases, and no requirement to connect to the internet, Musicolet is one of the most honest music player apps for Android out there. It’s very good too, with the usual smattering of features including equalizers, sleep timer, embedded lyrics and full granular folder browsing. Its UI is nice and simple, and instead of dabbling with… Read more

How to Autofill Password in Android

Autofill is a framework that manages the communication between apps and the autofill service on your device. Like password managers, which fill out information in other apps with data you provided previously, autofill services take out the time-consuming and error-prone nature of filling out forms. It can be frustrating having to fill out forms all the time on different apps, which is why the autofill framework makes the experience better. On Android, the autofill feature uses Google’s own password management service to enter your username and password into apps, though it will work with other password manager apps as well. It is only available for… Read more

8 of the Best Teleprompter Apps for Android

A teleprompter makes it easy to read the script while recording videos or giving speeches and presentations. However, a professional teleprompter costs you an arm and a leg. Thankfully, you can use your Android smartphone as a teleprompter. Just install any one of the following teleprompter apps, and you’ll have a near professional-grade teleprompter in your hands with little to no cost. 1. Simple Teleprompter Simple Teleprompter is an aptly-named free app that is simple, minimal and straightforward, with all the basic features you’ll ever need. On the main screen you type in or import the text, and tap on the start button to… Read more

How to Block Notifications When Taking a Picture in Android

With how powerful smartphone cameras have gotten, it is so easy to take pictures. But notifications can appear at the wrong time, such as when you’re about to take a picture. Since there is an app for just about everything, there is also an app to prevent notifications from bothering you when you’re taking that perfect picture. It’s a free app and also easy to use. Related: How to Disable and Customize Notifications in Android Oreo How to Block Notifications When Using the Camera App It can be very annoying when you finally get all your friends in the same spot for a picture, and… Read more