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Google released the fourth developer preview of Android O a few days ago with some minor tweaks and changes. But there was also one which has kept everyone in confusion. The DP4 of Android O came with a new easter egg which shows an Octopus on clicking the traditional O logo and then holding it. The question arises that will Google really change the name scheme of Android from bakery sweets to animals? There are many people out saying yes for this. As the word octopus starts from O. Also an octopus has 8 legs which shows the Android version 8.0. Is this just a co-incidence or the same is happening what you are thinking? I don't think so. I still believe it is going to be called Android Oreo. If you notice, many other have already noticed, that the head of the octopus given in the easter egg looks like an Oreo. See that black biscuit with white cream filled inside. Isn't it? I think Google is having making us fool☺☺☺? What are your thoughts? Do you think abou...

There are many cool keyboards out there right now. But everyone have their own choice. To know about the best keyboard, we are having a poll for you. You can tell us your favourite   keyboard by voting down below. Which keyboard app are you using right now on your phone? (You can have more than one answer) G-Board SwiftKey Flesky Go Keyboard Any Other (Comment Below)

Allo and Duo were released about at the same time. But Duo from the starting was more loved by the people than Allo. Today, Duo has crossed 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. Duo from starting was a great app whereas Allo had great features but missed some small ones. Duo had a great experience, good quality, support for voice calls was added recently. High quality video with simple design is resonating with users. Pleased to see #GoogleDuo hit 100M, 11 months since launch. Lots more to do — Amit Fulay (@amitfulay) July 15, 2017 These numbers include the pre-installed and downloaded from the Play store.

Samsung's most recent flagship Galaxy S8 is already one of the best flagship smartphones in the smartphone market right now. And the Note8, one of the most highly anticipated smartphone is going to be announced on August 23rd. Rumors said that Samsung has confirmed the release date. It can be unboxed in an event in New York. Here are some specifications and features leak of the Note8 : - 6.3in 3840x2160 Super AMOLED curved Infinity Display with 18.5:9 ratio - S Pen support - Improved iris scanner - Screen embedded fingerprint scanner - Built-in 'Bixby' AI assistant with voice support - Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip, 6GB RAM - Vertical dual lens rear-facing camera - USB-C connectivity, 3.5mm headphone jack - Android 7.0 Nougat - IP68 certification  - 64GB build-in storage, microSD expansion - Fast charging, wireless charging support

You might have read blogs telling about how to customize your home screen. But today, I will be telling about the customization of your lock screen. Sounds interesting, let's get started! So, firstly we would have to get an app. For that, I would recommend Next Lock Screen by Microsoft . It is completely free and also doesn't contains any type of ads. The app will need your notification access for displaying them on the lock screen. Now, let's get on to the features. This app permits you to choose a different wallpaper from the one on the home screen. Also, you can do a Bing search from the screen. Notifications are also very clean. You can directly access any of your favorite apps from there. There are contacts too there on the lock screen. Some extra features are also there in the app. Here are some screenshots of the app...   You can download this app from Play Store and try a different type of lock screen. You can tell us if you want...

A great application application with mind blowing features but lacking some common features. Yes, I am talking about Google Allo which set fire in the start but slowing down in a small amount of time. This doesn't mean that Google will leave the app alone but features are being added to it very consistantly. Amit Fulay, Head of Product for Google Allo and Duo, tweeted yesterday that the desktop client is still a few weeks away. This feature was noticed a few months ago. On it ... few more weeks — Amit Fulay (@amitfulay) July 8, 2017 We should wait and see what happens next? 

Chrome, one of the fastest and the most user-friendly browser available​ for our smartphones and PCs. Many of you will also be reading this on Chrome. Almost all of us use it in our day to day life but do you know that there are so many more ways to make it's use more efficient. So, let's get an eye on all those cool tips and tricks without making no more waste of time. Shortcut Keys I use shortcut keys most of the times and some of them are really time saving. 1. Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it : Ctrl + Shift + t 2. Jump to a specific tab : Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 9 (1..9 is the no. of tab) 3. Open the Clear Browsing Data options : Ctrl + Shift + Delete 4. Open a link in new background tab : Ctrl + Click a link 5. Display your browsing history : Right-click Back key or  Next key, or click & hold Back key or Next key You can find many more shortcut keys on https://support.google...

The Android Platform Distribution Numbers has been updated by Google for July 2017 and the news is that Nougat has finally crossed 10 % user base which means it is now on more than 10% of the Android smartphones. Nougat has just increased 2% than last month's records which can only be explained as okay. Marshmallow is still on the most of our Android phones (approx. 31.8%) while the older ones have only decreased which is great for the company and the newer versions. Lollipop has decreased with 0.7% and KitKat has decreased with 1% ( Why users are still using such older versions while there are great improvements in the new ones).  Guess what? Android O can also arrive the next month. If so, we can only imagine what can happen? Let's see will Nougat be able to get a big jump in the next month?