There are many ways to launch an app. Of course, the most common method is to launch it from your app drawer. You could also use shortcuts to launch your most widely used apps straight off your home screen. If you want, you could ...
Believe it or not, Android puts an emphasis on multitasking. In other words, the platform offers a very easy way for you to run multiple apps side-by-side, but that’s pretty much true of all mobile platforms. Even though the...
There are so many launchers and quick setting type apps for Android it’s not even funny. One of the benefits of the platform is the extensive personalization options that are afforded to users. Here at dotTech, I must have reviewe...
The Android market is completely saturated with launchers, sidebar apps and more. It’s no secret, but Android users love to customize their devices, so no one is complaining. While there are a lot of mini launchers and sidebar app...
With Android, it’s so easy to get a lot of apps but it’s still not easy to switch from one app to another. This is because even the task manager won’t show your entire list of apps. It will only show your recently used apps. So if...
Recently I reviewed Taskbar- Windows 8 Style for Android. It essentially adds a Windows style taskbar and start menu to Android, which acts as a semi-customizable quick launcher. Personally, I’m not fond of bringing the Start Menu...
The Start Menu and taskbar are invaluable tools that mobile devices do not take advantage of. In fact, Windows Phone devices don’t even use the iconic Start Menu. In some ways, it makes sense that Microsoft bucked the tradition. S...
As I’m sure you already know, the ultimate beauty and convenience of the Android platform can be attributed to the incredible customization options you have at your fingertips. Unlike the other mobile platforms, you can truly chan...
Do you ever have those times where you just need to multitask? For example, as a writer sometimes it’s necessary to have a browser window open and a writing tool open simultaneously. I can read content and then translate the infor...
There are so many launchers available for Android that it’s not even funny, not that it ever was in the first place. It’s to be expected though, especially considering the open nature of the OS. Android is about customization, usa...
Multitasking is a large part of the Android OS. A lot of the system is specifically optimized to run multiple apps simultaneously and let you to switch between them quickly. I’ve always felt that it would be cool if you could jump...
Sometime you just need to switch to another app, immediately, and there’s just not enough room on your home screen to put every last app you might need in a day. There are already plenty of features in place help deal with t...
