Overriding and Overloading: What’s the Difference? When programming for Android (or anything) writing custom methods isn’t optional. If you don’t know what it means to write a method, then I recommend you check out Phonlab’s video tutorials. And if you do, then don’t tune out yet! Methods are like icebergs (90% of their functionality is unseen at first glimpse). And …
Duplex Makes its Debut At Google I/O 2018 we saw a breathtaking performance on the center stage. The world watched as Google Assistant placed a call to a hair salon and booked an appointment. This new feature known as Duplex has been marketed as your new secretary, but unfortunately up until now it’s just been an exciting video to watch. …
Smartphone features lost over the years Of all the things in this world, smartphones are one of the most used devices in the world and have seen many changes over the past few years. Only in about 5 years, smartphones went from being only 4 to 5 inches in dimensions to 6 to 7 inches. Furthermore, the OS and other …
Unbelievable features on todays flagships If you head over into your wardrobe and dish out your old favorite smartphone or feature phone you’ll realize that while the basic premise of what makes a phone tick is same (processor, RAM, display and battery), a lot of features have seen massive upgrades. Displays on today’s smartphones are much larger and higher resolution …
Android Isn’t Going Anywhere There’s been a buzz going around this week that Android is dead. Well dying actually, but everyone is claiming that Android’s reign is coming to an end and Google is moving forward. If we take a few moments to look at the bigger picture then we’ll see Android has a long way to go before it’s …