Trevor Dobrygoski, Author at Make Tech Easier

How to Configure Android 7 Notification to Ensure Only Apps You Want Appear

One of the features in Android 7 is the notification priority level. Here’s how you can configure Android 7 notification to show only the apps you allowed.

5 Android Apps to Become a Great Photographer

While most smartphone cameras are good, the default camera app is often lacking in features. Here is a mix of different Android apps to improve your photography.

6 Augmented Reality Apps You Need to Have On Your Android Phone

Augmented reality apps is a a pretty cool thing. You can get tons of real-time information on these apps without wearing a Google Glasses. Here are 6 useful ones for you.

Customize and Select Which Notifications You Want To See In Android

The Android notification area can be too messy at times. NotifyClean allows you to customize and select which notifications you want to see.

What Is The Xposed Framework And How Can It Benefit You [Android]

Instead of switching to a custom ROM, you can make use of Xposed Framework to add additional features to your Android phone. And it doesn’t require you to be technically competent.

Switchr Task Switcher: “Alt + Tab” For Your Android Phone

Desktop users can press “Alt + Tab” to switch apps. Switchr Task Switcher for Android gives you the “Alt + Tab” feel on your Android phone.

Use TOR On Android to Protect Your Privacy

It is easy to connect to TOR network on the desktop, but what about Android? How can you run Tor on Android and protect your privacy? We’ll show you how.

Get Your Android to Read Out SMS For A Total Hands-free Experience

It can be a distraction to view your SMS while driving. ReadItToMe for Android can read out SMS so you can have a total hands-free experience.

Everything Home Changes the Homescreen Automatically When You Do a Search [Android]

Fancy an intelligent Android home launcher that can automatically modify your phone to suit your needs when you need it? Everything Home is a dynamic Android Home launcher that changes your homescreen instantly when you do a search.

Using Google Now Like a Pro

Most Android users don’t even know the existence of Google Now, nor are using them to the fullest. Check these tricks out to use Google Now like a pro.

Pocket Casts: Easily the Best Podcast App For Android

Most of the existing podcast apps are either lacking in features or too complicated to use. Pocket Casts is the best Android podcast app you can get.

Make Your Android Look Like A Windows Phone 8

The good thing about Android is that you can customize everything to your liking. If you own an Android phone, but love the Windows Phone 8 interface, here’s how you can make Android look like Windows Phone 8.

5 Useful Android Apps to Lock Down Your Text Messages And Images

If you are looking to keep your sms private from a snooping coworker or a nosey boyfriend or girlfriend, here are 5 useful Android apps to help.

Use Hi App Lock to Lock Android Apps For Better Privacy

There are tons of information in your Android phone that you don’t want others to know. Hi App Lock is a useful app that allows you to lock Android apps and provide added security to your phone.

Use F-Droid to Install Open Source Android Apps

If you have a passion for free and open source (FOSS) software, F-Droid is a marketplace for you to find all the FOSS Android apps.

Turn Your Android Tablet into a Sketchbook

If you want to make full of your digital devices for your creative art, but are not keen to invest in some outrageously priced software, here is how you can turn your Android tablet into a sketchbook.

How to Run Android Apps In Full Screen Mode

Have you ever use an app and wish it could run in full screen mode? Here is an app that allows you to do just that – run Android apps in full screen mode

Automate Your Android Phone with Android Bot Maker

The best thing about Android is the great number of ways you can customize it. Be it with rooting, automation or something as simple as a home screen launcher, you can customize almost anything to your liking. Android Bot Maker is one useful automation app that you don’t see often. It is kind of a macros app to automate your Android phone or tablet.

Apply Others’ Homescreens to Your Android Phone With Buzz Launcher

The good thing about Android phone is that you can customize the home screen to your liking and add widgets, shortcuts and a lot of cool custom designs. Buzz Launcher brings it further by allowing you to share your homescreen with others, or implement other’s homescreen on your phone.

An Alternative Way to Back Up Your Android Without Root

If you are looking for a way to backup your Android app data without rooting your phone, this Carbon app could be the one for you.

Compressing and Extracting Files on Android

Your Android device don’t support extracting archive files by default, especially when they are in the rar or 7z format. Here is how you can compress and extract files in Android.

How to Rename APK Files for Better Organization [Android]

If you have plenty of apk files in your Android phone and you don’t know which is which, here is how you can rename the apk files to something more recognizable.

Google Keep: The New Note App Google Developed to Compete With Evernote

Google Keep is a new Android note-taking app developed by Google. It is simple enough and doesn’t come with many features. Will it be enough to compete against Evernote? Let check it out.

5 Useful Android Apps That Work With A Stylus

If you have a stylus and are wondering which apps allow you to make full of it, here are 7 useful Android apps that are made to be used with a stylus.

How to Install Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 7

If you have heard of the new Ubuntu Touch mobile OS and are keen to try on your Nexus device, here are the instructions for you to install Ubuntu Touch on Nexus 7, and also to restore back to Android.

How To Set The Default Apps In Android

When you click on a link or try to open a file on your Android phone, your phone will always use the default app to complete the action. What if you install a new app and want to set it as the default app? The following article will explain how you can do so.

Tips and Tricks to Using the S-Pen Stylus For Samsung Note 2

Do you have an Android that came with a stylus like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2? Do you see the pen as more of a novelty than a tool? You’ll be glad to know it’s not an expensive accessory sent with the phone simply to lose; the S-Pen stylus can do some useful things.

Giving Your Android The Ubuntu Look

Have you heard there is a Ubuntu phone heading to the market soon? If you are a big fan of Linux, you can give your Android the Ubuntu look and feel right now.

Using Gestures to Quickly Launch Apps on Android

To open apps in Android, the typical way is to go to the app drawer and select the app you want to run. This may not be an efficient method. Using gestures to quickly launch your favorite app is perhaps one of the better way to be productive.

Add More Features to Your Phone Dialer [Android]

The dialer feature for Android is often simple and usable, but often leaves much to desire. In this article, we show you a variety of ways you can add additional features to the dialer and make it even more useful.

4 More Useful Apps to Automate Your Android Phone

Tasker is one of the most well known and also most complicated apps out there to automate actions on your Android. In light of that, we are going to talk about some other Android apps to automate some of redundant tasks and actions on your phone.

Maximizing Your Android Home Screen: Using Less Widgets to Access More Apps

The problem is with most Android widgets – they are either too small or take up a ton of space on the home screen. What we are going to talk about today is a solution to gain access to more applications using less widgets. This way you’ll have more space on your home screen to do whatever you like.

How to Shrink Images To Save Space On Your Android

If you love to take photos with your Android phone, you will probably run out of storage space very soon. Here is one way you can the optimize the images in your phone and make out more space for other apps.

How To Create Your Own Android Widget

Most of the widget in Android are tied to the applications you install. If you are looking to create your own Android widget, here is one way you can get it done without any coding and programming.

The Tablet Buying Guide (For Those Who Are Not Into iPad)

The iPad is a pretty nice tablet. It has a lot of features that tie into the Apple ecosystem really well. But what if you aren’t part of the Mac cult? The long list of alternative tablets can make a person go nuts trying to get an idea of which ones are worth your money.

Android Lock Screens, Which Option Has the Best Security?

Securing your Android phone or tablet is quite easy. Android OS actually offers a few different options for you to secure your phone. The only question is, which option provides the best security without compromising the ease of use? Let check it out.

How to Create an Minimalist Look On Your Android

The Android OS is the most customizable mobile OS, even without any rooting or hacking. In this article, we will show you how to create a minimalist look on your Android.

How to Remote Wipe your Android Phone When It Is Stolen

You lost your Android phone and it isi filled with all your confidential data. What should you do? In the extremem cases, you might want to remote wipe the data in your phone. Here are some ways that allow you to do so.

Enable Parental Control on Android Devices

Even though a kid might be technically capable of using an Android phone or tablet, there’s still some things out there on the web that kids shouldn’t see at that age. Here is how you can setup parental control on Android devices.

How To Remove Most Of The Ads On Your Android

Ads, while they pay the bills for site owners and app developers, can sometime annoy the end user. Luckily, eliminating the majority of the ads on your Android is a lot easier than you might think. Here is how you can do so.

How To Integrate Evernote Into Your WordPress Site

Evernote is really good, why not integrate it to your WordPress site as well? Here are two different methods to integrate Evernote into your WordPress site. Here we’re gonna talk about two different types of Evernote plugins for WordPress. One lets you share information as a blog post, and the other is a Evernote clipping tool for your readers.

6 Useful Locale Plugins to Fully Automate Your Android Phone

If you have ever wanted to automate your Android phone based on location, Locale is one great automation app you should use, and here are 6 useful plugins that make Locale even better. Check them out.

How to Broadcast And Record Your Google+ Hangout

Google+ Hangout is useful for running a webinar, but its limitation of 10 people per session prevented you from sharing to more people. Here is how you can broadcast your Google+ Hangout to a larger group of people and record the session to Youtube.

How-To Automate Dropbox Synchronization In Android

Dropbox for Android is great, but it is lacking the synchronization feature found in desktop. You can download and upload files to Dropbox, but it does perform auto-sync. Here is how you can automate Dropbox synchronization in Android.

Restore MIssing Features In Gmail For Android With These 4 Add-ons

Gmail for Android might be the best email app, but it is lacking some features found in the web app. Now you can restore these missing features with 4 addons.

How To Add Flash To Your 4.1+ Android Devices

The Adobe flash app is no longer available for device running Android 4.1 and up. Here is how you can restore and use flash on your Android device.

Tips To Efficiently Use Lastpass For Android

For those who are using LastPass on Android, here are some tips to help you get the most out of Lastpass while using it from your Android device.

How To Add Multiple User Profiles To Android Devices

Privacy is always an issue when sharing a tablet with others. Here is how you can create multiple user profiles for your Android tablet and get rid of the privacy problem.

How to Integrate Instagram Into WordPress

Instagram is really popular, but it is mostly restricted to your mobile devices. What if you want to view it online or add it to your WordPress blog? Here is how you can do it.

How To Add A Different Wallpaper To Each Android Home Screen

Android devices have a lot of different home screens. The problem is, when you choose an image as the background wallpaper, it spans across all 3 – 7 screens. Sometimes that’s okay. Most of the time, the part of the image you want to see is right on the crack between the screens. Here is how you can set a different wallpaper for each home screen.