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Extensive coverage of the Android Ecosystem including the latest Google Android News, Devices, Apps, Deals, Comparisons & Opinion

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Droid Turf Will Be Back: Future Plans, Upcoming Changes and a New Direction

To the new readers we get every day and the thousands of you who have been with us since our very beginning, we are so grateful and can’t thank you enough for all your support. Droid Turf wouldn’t be able to exist without you as viewers and the last 2+ years have been an amazing journey. Time flies and it has been a living dream to serve you new and extensive coverage of the Android ecosystem…

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Droid Updates Weekly 7/16 - 7/20: Which Android devices were updated this week?

Droid Updates Weekly 7/16 - 7/20: Which Android devices were updated this week? #GalaxyS6 #GalaxyS6Edge+ #Samsung

Our guess is that most of you have a smartphone if you’re reading this. Being smartphone owners ourselves, we’re always interested in knowing when a smartphone gets updated. Wouldn’t it be convenient to have this all in one place? That’s why we created our ‘Droid Updates’ Weekly Series.

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Google Pay app adds boarding pass support and a whole lot more

Google Pay app adds boarding pass support and a whole lot more #Google #GooglePay #GooglePaySend #GoogleWallet

Two weeks ago, Google Pay for web received a revamp with a refreshed design. More recently, the mobile app was treated to a major update with loads of new features that improve the end-user experience in many ways.

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Weekly Poll: Do you play puzzle games?

Weekly Poll: Do you play puzzle games? #Alto'sAdventure #Alto'sOdyssey #Fracter #Google #PlayStore #poll

There are so many games available on Google’s Play Store, you would have to spend your whole life to try every one for yourself. But it wasn’t always like it is now. Mobile games perform much better than they used to thanks to better hardware, engineering and improvements on Android. There has grown to be such a variety of games, some good some bad, but truly something for everyone. We all have…

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LG is already preparing to launch another flagship in V40 ThinQ

LG is already preparing to launch another flagship in V40 ThinQ #LG #V40ThinQ

Like Sony, LG seems to think releasing more smartphones is the way to profit. The South Korean company looks to preparing yet another high-end “flagship” device to launch before year’s end. LG has been struggling to earn a profit from its mobile sector, and will need to do something substantially different, and I mean substantially, if it is to get fans excited, turn things around and keep…

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Alto’s Odyssey for Android is coming July 26

Alto’s Odyssey for Android coming July 26 #Alto'sAdventure #Alto'sOdyssey

You may remember Alto’s Adventure. It was a super popular game that topped all lists on Google’s Play Store and remained there for several months. The puzzle game had achieved remarkable success after releasing for Android devices, and a sequel taking after the first version has been announced by the developer team.

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The Sony Xperia XZ3's price and spec sheet leak

The Sony Xperia XZ3's price and spec sheet leak #Sony #XperiaXZ3

Sony seems to believe that more phones means better performance. Coming out with a new phone that makes the older outdated every four or so months is not a good strategy IMO since value depreciates quickly after launch, but some companies have made a six-month cycle work. Earlier this week amidst continued financial struggles, an unconfirmed flagship smartphone was listed by a UK retailer. The…

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Google fined $5 billion by the EU Commission

Google fined $5 billion by the EU Commission #Google #PlayStore

Google received the bad news many of us saw coming from thousands of miles away. The search giant has been charged by the European Union Commission once again, but for a record high $5 billion fine.

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Instagram now allows users to see when friends are online

Instagram now allows users to see when friends are online #Instagram

Instagram has a lot of projects it has been working on, but the social media giant’s priority has remained on the Instagram app itself. More than a billion people use the mobile app between Android and iOS, and both platforms are getting a new feature announced this week that will have good use to it.

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Huawei introduces new TalkBand B5 wearable

Huawei introduces new TalkBand B5 wearable #huawei #TalkBandB5

Huawei has some big goals for 2018 and they’re not all for smartphones. Huawei also makes wearables and smartwatches, which together add to the company’s overall earnings. Huawei has made some memorable watches in the past, and just a few days ago, the company introduced a new timepiece in the fourth-gen TalkBand B5.

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Gorilla Glass 6 announced, coming in the "next few months"

Gorilla Glass 6 announced, coming in the "next few months" #Corning #GorillaGlass6

Gorilla Glass 5 has comprised mobile device screens and smartphone rear panels for over two years. The product has given hundreds of millions of device owners the latest protection against accidental drops, scratches and dangers of the environment. Following a good run of Gorilla Glass 5, Corning announced in full detail what Gorilla Glass 6 is all about.

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Samsung's next smartwatch will be 'Galaxy Watch' and it won't run Wear OS

Samsung's next smartwatch will be 'Galaxy Watch' and it won't run Wear OS #GalaxyWatch #GearS4 #Samsung #Tizen

The unconfirmed Samsung wearable we’ve been hearing about over the last few weeks has been mentioned in yet another report. According to latest word from SamMobile, Samsung’s very next smartwatch will be called the Galaxy Watch and there will be no Gear S4 this year. The tech blog is confident in this and goes even further to clarify what more to expect from the upcoming timepiece.

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Sony introduces new mid-range Xperia XA2 Plus

Sony introduces new mid-range Xperia XA2 Plus #Sony #XperiaXA2Plus

This week, Sony announced yet another Android smartphone. Xperia XA2 Plus is an upper mid-range device with many qualities of a flagship and will be sold alongside Sony’s more premium handsets: Xperia XZ2, Xperia XZ2 Premium and Xperia XZ2 Compact.

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T-Mobile will soon offer a daily International Pass with 512MB of LTE data

T-Mobile will soon offer a daily International Pass with 512MB of LTE data #InternationalPass #T-Mobile

T-Mobile announced earlier this week that will start offering a splendid little plan. The International Pass is something other carriers don’t currently offer but will surely become available for Sprint subscribers once the upcoming T-Mobile mergeris complete. Starting August 1, T-Mobile customers will be able to walk into a store or go online and purchase an International Pass with 512MB of LTE…

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Google celebrates World Emoji Day by bringing back the blob faces

Google celebrates World Emoji Day by bringing back the blob faces #Emoji #Google

Tuesday was World Emoji Day. It was a day to remember the coming of the emoji faces and symbols we’ve become so accustomed to over the years throughout various communications apps. How the holiday came about, we don’t know, but companies including Google actually celebrated the emoji holiday.

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Verizon is no longer activating 3G phones

Verizon is no longer activating 3G phones #Verizon

According to a report, Verizon will be the first US carrier to shut down its 3G cellular network. The network will clearly be replaced by 4G LTE as well as 5G once it arrives. This is said to happen at the end of 2019, so there is still time to upgrade from your 3G smartphone.

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New speed test app measures your handset's speeds in real-time

New speed test app measures your handset's speeds in real-time #Fast.com #Netflix

Netflix, the video streaming service, owns the rights to Fast.com. You may never had thought given what Netflix does and the difference between it and Fast.com. Fast.com is capable of testing various connection speeds on your device in essentially real-time, and that’s what we’re here to talk about.

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