Nick Gray, Author at Phandroid

I'm a life-long tech enthusiast who has a soft spot for HTC. After writing about tech for more than a decade, I jumped at the opportunity to take on the role of Editor in Chief at Phandroid. Please contact me at [email protected].

Apps

How to disable Google Now On Tap

Google Now On Tap is enabled by default on all phones running on Android Marshmallow. Follow these instructions to disable the feature and ...

By Nick GrayMay 13, 20160

Handsets

Honor V8 unveiled with QHD display, 12-megapixel dual-camera

Huawei's Honor sub-brand has unveiled the V8. The phone is powered by a Kirin 955, but highlight features are its dual-camera setup on ...

By Nick GrayMay 12, 20160

News

Former Sun CEO backs up Google’s claim, Java was ‘free and open to use’

Former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz testified in the Oracle versus Google trial. Schwarts agreed that there were no issues with Google's use ...

By Nick GrayMay 12, 20160

News

Android’s market share grows in Q1 as iOS loses its footing

Android continues its dominance during Q1 of 2016 with significant market share growth in China, Europe and the US.

By Nick GrayMay 12, 20160

Featured

How to Install Android N developer preview on your Nexus phone or tablet

If you want to check out the latest build of Android N, we've pulled together step-by-step instruction on how to get the developer ...

By Nick GrayMay 11, 20160

Uncategorized

Nexus owners can now download Android OTA files directly from Google

Google is now hosting Android OTA files for its supported Nexus phones. The next time Google pushed out an Android update, just download ...

By Nick GrayMay 11, 20160

News

PayPal turns a cold shoulder to backers of failed crowdfunding campaigns

PayPal has updated its customer purchase protection policy, cutting out purchases made by its customers on crowdfunding sites. If the crowdfunding campaign doesn't ...

By Nick GrayMay 10, 20160