In this episode of Google Developers, learn how to use In App Payments and make more money from your app with ‘Android In App Payment that Works – The Zen of Monetization #1.
With winter storm Jona rolling out across the Northeast, it looks like Google has announced an update for weather-related searches on Android at just the right time. Now, if you do any “weather” related searches by asking things like “will it be cold today,” through the Google app, yo’re get a variety of wide-range answers, such as: […]
It’s being reported by Artem Russakovskii that there are some Android users that are able to install Android apps directly from the mobile version of Google’s search results. Artem was able to capture a screen shot of him installing an app from the mobile search results interface: As any mobile user would tell you, when you click on […]
Recently, Artem Russakovskii found a couple of cool Google search options tests for Android. Google has inserted a “What’s Hot” and a “Nearby” option in the pull-down search menu. Here’s what the options look like: Greg Sterling asked for more information on these new options, and Google responded by saying that “were’re always experiment with the look and […]
Here’s some good news for you Google Maps users on Android devices – you will soon be able to advise users where next to go via the new “Driving Mode” feature. In a report by Venture Beat, the new “Driving Mode” feature will anticipate where a user wants to go, and then advice how to best get […]
Flurry, a mobile analytics, monetization, and advertising company, released their holiday mobile stats showing that Apple devices captured almost half of all device activations over the 2015 holiday season. Following Apple is Samsung with approximately 20%, Nokia with 2% and LG with 1.7%. The difference between Apple and the rest of the competitors is huge. The percentage of […]
Last week, we got a look at the top smartphone apps of 2015 by Nielsen, and surprisingly, or perhaps not, the top ten reflects properties of only three companies – Facebook, Apple and Google. According to Nielsen, smartphone penetration grew to 80 percent in the US at the end of the third quarter. comScore data shows penetration at about […]
Google has made it easier for users to find information on musicians, actors, TV shows and movies on their Android devices by updating its search app. In their announcement, the company said “No matter what music, actors, movies you love, our new update will keep you in the know.” Google says that the search results for things […]
With the situation that’s been going on seems like forever now with European Commission vs Google, it’s nice to see others standing on the side of Google. The commission is currently investigating whether or not Google has violated any antitrust rules with its manage Android. There is a group of about 140 Android developers who coordinate under […]
For users of the Android version of the AdWords app, you might have noticed that there has been some new updates released this week. We’ve got a short breakdown of these updates. One of the updates adds video campaigns, which reflects the change in the AdWords interface. Now, advertisers will be able to see video campaign metrics, […]