Microsoft updates the implementation of Yammer for Android

Yammer platform private social networks for professional environments which was purchased by Microsoft in 2012, just updated its mobile application for the Android platform, pointing through its list of features incorporating eleven new languages ​​in addition to languages ​​currently supported, including Spanish, in addition to settlement of the problems encountered.

According to Android Police , the new version of Yammer for Android also improves integration with devices under Android Wear, noting that although from these devices and could display notifications issued from Yammer now also be possible to dial via voice messages and reply . In addition, it also points to improvements in the experience of notifications in the application, which is now also offered for wireless conversations, being accompanied by warnings by the LED blinks the devices themselves.

Yammer for Android devices is available for installation or free upgrade via Google Play Store , available for both smartphones and tablets to the designated mobile OS, existing versions for different devices, as follows from the own profile application.

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YouTube for Android sidebar shows blank for some users, without any updating

Google is one of the tech companies in recent weeks, is working hard to adapt their mobile applications to new visual style Material Desing, although this does not mean that all applications currently already using this new style, such as the YouTube app for Android, which has not yet received the new style or even those users who already enjoy Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Still, it appears that will soon have new visual style, all because a number of users have seen a number of visual changes in the YouTube app for Android on their devices, being even more curious by the fact that no have received any updates.

As discussed from Android Police , these users have encountered the sidebar now have it in white instead of dark gray, featuring on top your own avatar with a colorful background behind. This does indicate that a matter of time that other users also see these changes in the aforementioned application, but do not know if there will be updating through or changes will be made ​​more transparent.

As often happens in this world, will be a matter of time, and therefore, will have to wait for these changes, which do not know if you come alone or come accompanied by other features occur.

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Google Changes searches implementation for Android

Google has published the news that will bring version 4.0 of its application searches for the Android platform where, obviously, will feature the new visual style Material Design, including brightly colored, smooth animations and simplified designs, but yes, in Initially, this change will be available on devices that have the latest version of Android, known as Lollipop.

Google also notes that users of a Nexus 6, 9 or Samsung Nexus Galaxy Note 4 may configure your phone so that when you tell them via voice "Ok Google", they can react even if they have switched off and are screens. On the other hand, the application can now get the possible plans from GMail, allowing users to add these plans to the calendar to then later receive the corresponding reminders. It will also help maintain a relationship of trips made, pending tasks to perform, and more by using individual cards Now.

Another interesting point is the fact that the application will now help users find what they need, even if it is available in other applications, leading to them to show the contents sought. Google puts eg a search for a specific content on Tumblr, but notes that also works with other applications, allowing searches on TripAdvisor, listen to music on TuneIn, Trulia find a house, or even find cooking tips on YouTube.

Finally, it is noteworthy that this new version also works as a virtual currency for decision making, so no longer need to take a physical currency and indicate toss for each option among which you pick.

Currently it is not available to all users at the moment, although there are .APKs for those who want to risk waiting before it available to its own devices.

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Google launches Messenger to send SMS and MMS in android

Without wanting to replace the application hangouts (which is compatible with SMS), and offering the ability to manage separately received messages in mobile, Google officially launches Messenger for android, now available on Google Play .

Allows sharing audio and video, block numbers, search content and send and receive messages in a pleasant way, unmixed conversations with those received in google chat, which many prefer.

And replaces the existing SMS application in mobile and allows having an independent evolution to Google Hangouts, which helps to better separate functionality.

The application already appeared in social networks on October 15 , but only now appears in google play, but google has not yet published any official press release explaining why they have decided to separate tools.

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Google has already released the source code for Android 5.0 Lollipop

It has finally released the Android 5.0 source code Lollipop, ie have been loaded files due newest and latest version of Android, which we have already spoken of his many innovations , the Android Open Source Project , free project that enables any developer or manufacturer can have direct access to Android in their custom creations.

Yes, at Android Police confirm what many expected to see soon launching ROMs Android 5.0 Lollipop created by compatible third and more devices than those offered by the last segment of phones and tablets high end, in particular, what offer the Nexus and Motorola online because all the work of Google on Android during the last year will be available for full use by the "chefs" and their brand new customizations.

Similarly, the possibility that the manufacturer is opened, or at least the few who are given the task of quickly adapt to new versions of Android to the products they offer, configure and launch their official due downloadable updates directly from their devices with only a touch (OTA).

As for technical details, lollipop-release is the name that will reference the relevant page Git Google , its label is android-5.0_r1 and version code is LRX21M . There is even talk of a new pair of repositories, the ATV for regarding Android TV, and x86_64, useful adaptations to new architectures. Anyway, for more information, spare not be aware of the proper updates to the repository Android Open Source Project

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available GMail .APK For Android version 5.0

Weeks ago, we did echo the version 5.0 of Android GMail would support other email providers, allowing us to use our accounts from different providers under a single mobile application. The truth is that there are solutions for Android mobile client with support for multiple mail providers, but perhaps the official Gmail client for Android offers more guarantees.

Well, as often happens in each new update of Google mobile applications for Android, the top usually appears on the network's .APK the same for those who do not want to wait even a minute to Google drives these updates directly from Google Play, and the new version of Gmail for Android is no exception.

From today is available the new .APK Android GMail belongs to version 5.0, which effectively gives support for other vendors, just for Exchange accounts. As expected, and was also expected, this new version also wears Material Design, offering a visual aspect renovated according to its new line of sight.

Obviously, after downloading .APK , installation should allow enabling installations from unknown sources, taking into account that this new version will replace the existing mobile devices. For everyone's safety, this is the .APK officially signed by Google and featuring the cryptographic signature ensures that the application is safe to install.

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How to block advertising on Android

One of the things that has always bothered me about Android , the applications are put banner ads . You are quietly playing a game and suddenly stops, a banner, which unintentionally cliques and takes you to an ad page that do not normally appear interested. Or you may be using any other application and has a bottom banner that puts you off of what you do, or half hidden banner looks like a normal application button.

Many Android apps developers offer a free version of its ad loaded application, with which they make money, in order that you buy one that carries the suffix PRO version, which is just the same but without ads. And that is fine, provided they are not intrusive ads . The problem comes when sometimes you find apps that appear in the wild just clicking ads unintentionally. Having fallen by treachery fourth consecutive ads in an application, I entered rage and I have started to look for solutions. The result has been fantastic and I managed to block advertising on both Android Internet browsing, and applications , except in YouTube. But in this case we can use FREEdi , that trick down it runs out of advertising and can also play videos in the background.

Blessed be Adblock Plus

I do not know if you've noticed, but Google has been blocking Google Play applications whose function is to stop advertising . No silly this is Google, since its form of business is based precisely on those ads display. So do not expect to find the famous Adblock Plus in your app store. This time we will transit through other paths to be able to bring down our advertising Android.

Option 1 - Block advertising only in our browser .

If you are a charitable and altruistic soul may not seem right to you block ads in apps you use, you are merciful to the developers and that's fine, but can not stand the ads on the Internet. If this is your case you communicate that in Firefox for Android have the capability of putting on accessories and one of them is Adblock Plus , which can add to your browser from this link just by clicking download now . By default allows non-intrusive ads , but if one day you walk into a rage because you clicked on an ad you did not want, remember that you can disable all ads on your configuration.

Option 2 - Block Internet advertising and applications .

If you are tired of the business model of advertising this is the option you want. With this application does not need to use Firefox but you can install it if you want. To block Internet advertising and applications we'll install the Adblock Plus application does not require root on our device. We have two ways to do it, you can download the installation file apk directly from this link (remember that safety must allow installation of third party applications), or we can search F-Droid , a fantastic application used to download free apps or Open source. Once the ad blocker installed, see the Adblock Plus icon in the taskbar and make click observe a switch to activate or deactivate it at will. The setup of this tool varies from device to device, depending on the version of Android will one way or another, in my case it worked straight when installed.

If you have been helpful and let the hype, remember to donate a little to Adblock Plus project.Free software is accessible to all, but instead stays on the good will of the people.

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Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, is removed from Google to keep their startup incubator

The most popular co-founder of Android, Andy Rubin, who in 2003 became famous for leading the project said now the most popular mobile OS land Google definitely abandons efforts and resources to devote to your new startup incubator related the world of hardware.

In December 2013 The New York Times shared a story about the new role of Rubin spearheading acquisitions starting with the purchase of Boston Dynamics - Robotics and promoting projects funded by Google. Well, he has finally decided to step aside to get to drive the ideas of the other dreamers like him working in print's future to be useful from us already.

The announcement is published in the article by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by Larry Page, CEO of Google, for TC :

I want to wish Andy all the best with what’s next. With Android he created something truly remarkable with a billion plus happy users. Thank you.

His place will be taken by James Kuffner, research scientist at the company and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, as highlighted in The Verge . They also mention that its output is not as surprising as some time ago had retired from the group responsible for working Android to cede space to the far honcho Sundar Pichai in both Google Android and Chrome and other important services such as Google Maps and Google+ .

By the way, Andy Rubin played significant work on Google Android since the project was acquired by the "big G" in 2005; His attempt to work in other business areas had materialized Danger , device manufacturer, but had to withdraw when the startup was acquired by Microsoft.

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Now available the new design guide for Android

In the blog Android Developers today published a guide which helps define the bases before starting to design our new application.

Always thinking about the new Android 5.0, grow a new generation of applications (similar to the new Inbox or new Tumblr) to take advantage of the features and power of this new OS and it has already been disclosed templates Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketch Today though the material goes beyond focusing on recommendations for the design of components.

We can a section that talks about layers (how they should be designed and used taking advantage of the shadows and priority levels in the display), the other with colors, icons, spaces and typography as protagonists, the other with the importance of movements within applications and another that discusses techniques for designs fit different screens for each customer.

In the guide there are links to dozens of resources to assist both programmers and designers to take advantage of new features, allowing the new version of their apps is modern, intuitive and practical for its users.

Link: Design guide for new android apps

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Google Drive for Android updated to Material Design and adds several enhancements

We read in the official blog of Google Drive that Google has updated the Google Drive app for Android in order to adapt to the new Design Material, as well as adding new and useful features.

These improvements focus on improving the system searches for the application, which from now on will be updated in real time as we write, showing the possible search results before you finish the sentence , as we can see in the picture accompanying this article, a measure that can help you save some time if we are regular users of Google Drive. The next new feature is that when you share a file from your application, we will now have the ability to send a message to the recipient a brief message explaining why you are sharing a file with it. In addition, we enable sharing of the file, allowing the link to it is public to anyone who receives it can view, annotate or edit the document. The PDF viewer is also improved as they now allow us to select and copy text from PDFs without opening another application .

For now, these new features will be available only in the Android version. You can download the application from Google Play .

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Google launches Google Fit fitness tracking application for Android 4.0+ devices

With the rise of devices wearables (wearable), one of the ways in which technology is putting focus is on monitoring physical activity. And Google does not want to be left behind in this aspect.

Starting today , users who want to record the physical activities performed regularly check their progress and compare them with the personal goals that have market may download free mobile application Google Fit on Android mobile devices and tablets , as long as they have version 4.0 onwards.

Fit the sensors will use Google Android devices themselves to automatically detect when users are walking, riding a bicycle or running, and allow them to set personal goals and let them know if they are progressing towards them.

It also serves as a unified application since it can display all relevant data of physical activities through the ability to connect to other devices both as specialized applications like Strava, Withings, Runtastic, Runkeeper and Noom Coach, among others. With this, Google Fit prevent users using different applications to meet data each.

In addition to its mobile app, Google Fit is also available through the web via the address: www.google.com/fit .

On the other hand, developers who want to search based on Google Fit applications as are available to the SDK service. In the web developers.google.com/fit have all the information they need, and they may also be part of the Google developer community Fit, where you can contribute ideas and be inspired. Google notes that many of its members are already working on new experiences, which will be released in the coming weeks.

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Google launches open source project, YouTube WatchMe for Android

Those developers of applications for the Android platform who want to integrate the possibility of live video broadcasts on the same, now have it easier thanks to the project YouTube WatchMe  for Android that Google has just released an open source project and hosted GitHub where developers will find the code for a simple application by reference to the Android system, which under a simple interface, it will have a button to start the live video broadcast and one for completion.

Google says in the YouTube API blog YouTube WatchMe Android third version uses the YouTube Data API, YouTube API Live Streaming, Play Services and Google Plus API. To start using the application, developers will have to synchronize with the GitHub repository, and from the Google Developer Console to enable the third version of the APi Youtube Data API and Google+, and then create a client ID for Android . Then they will have to choose between two cross-platform libraries compiled for dissemination.

Therefore, application developers for Android can now add this possibility, if they wish, within their own applications, being useful for example in applications related events, among other possibilities.

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Android Lollipop would be very difficult to root, as Chainfire

At this point in the month, with the introduction of Android 5.0 Lollipop and new devices Nexus back on our calendars, you could say that we know almost everything there is to know about the new Google , from the new features of Android Lollipop until new specifications phabletand tablet Nexus family. However, everything seems to have been announced loudly by the Mountain View company, and in particular, this news we see on XDA is not quite good for those who love the flexibility enjoyed by Android.

With this, the root might not be easy for everyone, and you may lose relevance. In particular, we refer to the root access . For almost its appearance in 2009, Android and root access have been always holding hands, giving the user the ability to access all files and data available on the terminal to modify key elements of it, thus allowing for greater customization and some improvement in performance, which could not get stock Android. But time has passed and now with Android Lollipop, performance and flow is excellent , so maybe Google thinks that root access is not as necessary in the interests of greater safety.

The renowned master of rooteo Chainfire has put us who tipped off about this issue and explaining that Android Lollipop disables root access and also prevent the script used for rooting your device can not be executed during the boot sequence. Instead, this script would SELinux within a bounded system Linux known for their safety. As a consequence of this, if you want to be root should be at the level of kernel or kernel level, and you can not install a custom kernel unless you count with root access, so that it becomes a paradox in which you lose root access.

And here is where the debate comes in: ? is it still necessary or not root Android Personally, for me it is a crossroads, because I want Android even safer than it is already, but not sure I want to sacrifice to change my terminal will to get this added security.

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Starting today, smart watches under Android Wear will be more independent of other devices

The many smart watches have to rely too much on mobile devices is perhaps one of the aspects that users can see as a negative, because in case you have to perform certain activities, such as running in open spaces, having these devices over It can be quite annoying, not to have made ​​such smart watches are barely functional. Well, Android Wear just had its first major update in which it intends to be more independent of mobile devices.

And is that from today, the new update of Android Wear has support for GPS watches with sensors, making it less necessary the use of GPS in mobile devices. Also about playing songs, allowing the new update the possibility of storing the items in the same smart watches. And one more point, it also supports Bluetooth headsets. What does this mean? Well, it is no longer necessary to always have over mobile devices. And what about the current smart watches? Well, says Google, LG G Watch, Gear Live Samsung, and Moto 360 will be updated over the next few days that will include the new features brought to Android Wear.

Google leverages the inclusion of these new possibilities indicating who want to listen to songs on their watches under Android Wear, just have to have the latest version of Google Play Music. Continuing with the theme of the applications, in order to help users find apps for their smart watches, have created eight new collections of applications on Google Play, so that users can browse the collection of fitness and health, or browse the collection of travel, for applications that may be useful to them.

The ad also features the Sony SmartWatch 3, which may pre-order on Verizon Wireless, and soon, also via Google Play.

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Photomath, the application that solves mathematical calculations taking pictures with mobile

There are many web applications that solve problems and mathematical formulas (we made ​​a list a few months ago in this article ), but few are created for mobile devices.

The problem of creating systems that solve formulas mobile is capturing data, why inphotomath ( photomath.net ) have chosen to use the camera, recognize the characters and symbols in general formula for the result.

Available for iOS and Windows, with android version scheduled for 2015, scans various formulas and leaves available within the application itself, where it's always possible to access the latest captured. You can view the step by step solution, and the result on the captured image.

The developers explain that magic does, so do not expect even a power as awesome as the one offered by Wolfram Alpha and the ability to understand handwritten numbers or extremely complex formulas.

It's actually more of a curiosity that shows an increasing trend to recognize mathematical symbols to provide automated solutions, a headache for all teachers who strive to make the calculations are the result of a "movement of neurons," not a photo from a mobile.

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