The desktop version of Google Chrome has thousands of extensions to supercharge your browsing, from adblocking to grammar correction. Mobile Chrome users aren’t so lucky – the official mobile Chrome browser doesn’t support them. If you want to install and use Chrome extensions on your Android device, there is a workaround that we detail below. Install Kiwi Browser To get started, you’ll need an alternative to the default Chrome browser. Kiwi Browser is based on the Chromium project that Chrome itself is based upon, and it looks a lot like it. While there are a lot of similarities, there are some differences you’ll need to… Read more
How to Get Started with Android Debug Bridge
The Android Debug Bridge, or ADB, is a command-line tool that is part of the Android SDK Bundle. (It is also available separately.) It is used to issue commands to Android phones and tablets when they are connected to a PC by USB. ADB was specifically designed for Android developers, but there are many useful things you, as a regular consumer, can do with ADB. These include sideloading applications, rooting your phone, transferring files between your phone and your computer, creating backups, and recording your screen. Related: 8 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with ADB … Read more
7 of the Best Add-ons for Firefox for Android
Firefox is one of the best browsers you can use. It’s fast, privacy-focused, and comes with a myriad of customization options to help personalize your browsing experience. Android users can also enjoy all the benefits of this browser, thanks to its nifty mobile version. Just like its desktop variant, Firefox’s Android iteration also supports plenty of extensions (or add-ons as Mozilla calls them). While not all desktop add-ons will work on mobile, most of the popular ones will. Check out our list of the seven best add-ons for Firefox for Android. 1. Tap Translate When… Read more
New Malware, Agent Smith, Infected as Many as 25 Million Androids
At some point we seem to have become immune to the shock of large catastrophic events happening to our phone and devices. Sometimes it barely even registers as news. This happens to be one of the times where it is registering as news but perhaps not as much as it should. A new malware, Agent Smith, has infected as many as 25 million Android devices, replacing installed apps with malicious versions of the same software without the user even knowing. Agent Smith Poses as Installed Software Security firm Check Point named the malware Agent Smith… Read more
4 of the Best Grocery Shopping List Apps for Android in 2019
If you’re one of those people who doesn’t happen to have a scribble pad and pen handy each time you head out to shop, then you should probably think about the digital alternative: a shopping list app! These make it nice and easy to quickly enter things you need, cross them off as you collect them, and even save shopping lists so you don’t have to wing it each time you go out. They come with plenty of other features, too, like note-sharing and syncing across devices. Here we’ve gathered the best shopping apps on Android, including one that’s baked right into the operating system!… Read more