Always wanted a Google Now-flavoured Android experience? Google has now released its Google Now Launcher on the Play Store. The catch, however, is that the launcher will work only on a Nexus or Google Play edition phone or tablet running Android 4.4 KitKat. You can get the launcher from the Google Play Store.The launcher released officially by Google will give you quick access to Google Now, right on the home screen. You will only need to swipe right to enter Google Now from your first home screen and view your cards. The...
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
Posted by Arslan Ahmad on 12:24 PM
Jolla’s Sailfish OS isn’t Android – not even an Amazon-style fork – but it can run Android apps and manufacturers can put it on the same hardware they use for Android devices. So after a pretty small-scale start, what would be the smart way for the plucky Finnish mobile upstart to make sure as many people as possible play with its software?
Yup. On Friday, Jolla announced the first complete version of Sailfish OS and said users themselves would later this year be able to install it on many Android devices – according...
Friday, February 21, 2014
Posted by Arslan Ahmad on 5:36 AM
From March those of you with Android handsets – and there’s quite a lot of you out there, according to recent stats – will be able to download and install the SailfishOS “experience” on your smartphone. What you’re downloading isn’t the OS per se – it’s more like a launcher. But once installed users will get the full SailfishOS experience including support for platform-native apps, its gesture-based UX and regular updates.SailfishOS is an open-source platform that began life in Finland. The first handsets...
Posted by Arslan Ahmad on 5:14 AM
There's a certain glamor to new mobile platforms that offer something different from established players, but nobody wants to spend hundreds on a new device just for a dabble. For those intrigued by the MeeGo-derived Sailfish OS specifically, Jolla hopes to lead you into temptation soon with a launcher for Android that mimics the Sailfish UI. Also during the first half of this year, Jolla plans to offer full firmware downloads for your handsets if you want to end it with Android altogether. The community around open-source Sailfish...
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