Monday, July 21, 2025

Google removing Swift Copters clones from the Play Store

Seeing what a success Flappy Bird was, it wasn't particularly surprising when hundreds of Swing Copters clones jumped in the Play Store immediately after the launch...

Google Hangouts adds custom message sounds and ringtones

Google Hangouts has been pushed to version 2.1.223 on Android and the update brings some rather important features. The update adds the option to choose...

Rovio’s Retry takes off on Play Store

While Flappy Bird might not have received much critical acclaim, it certainly did open a new genre of games that only live to torment...

Google Maps gets Material Design and more in the latest update

The latest update for Google Maps is here and as you might have guessed it already, it brings the new Material Design to the...

WhatsApp gets end-to-end encryption on Android making it one of the safest messengers

While the latest update to WhatsApp allows you to hide whether you've read someone's message or not (and that should keep most of the...

Google Maps becomes the second app to cross 1 billion downloads

After Gmail, Google Maps has become the second app on Android to cross 1 billion downloads. Only last month, Gmail became the first app...

YouTube app on Android now supports 1440p playback

Starting only recently, the YouTube app on Android started allowing users to select the resolution of the playback on their Android phone or tablet....

Google lists Best Apps of 2014

Google has published its list of "Best Apps for 2014". The list of course is made of handpicked quality apps in the Play Store...

Gmail and Snapchat pick updates on Android

Snapchat and Gmail have picked recent updates on Android dated 22nd May. Starting with Snapchat, there's no changelog reported and the what's new section...

Viber picks an update on Android

Hot on the heels of an update for WhatsApp, competitor Viber has also pushed an update for the app on Android. The update improves...