YouTube now plays in portrait. Screenshots: Android Police
If you want to enjoy a YouTube video in fullscreen on Android, you have to watch it in landscape mode, which makes watching videos recorded in portrait an even more horrifying experience. But thanks to the app’s latest update, portrait videos are ever so slightly more bearable.
Have you ever wanted to take your flat screen TV off the wall and stick it in your pocket? If so, this giveaway is for you.
No, we’re not giving away a foldable pocket TV, but we are giving away the next best thing – a top of the line Android phablet. There are too many good phablets on the market for us to choose just one, so we’re going to let you choose. But you need to enter NOW, because this giveaway ends tonight!
The Asus ZenWatch is more affordable than ever. Photo: Asus.
Google has slashed $70 off the original Asus ZenWatch, bringing its price tag down to just $129.99 in the Google Store. The device has already received Google’s big Android Wear 5.1.1 update with flick gestures and always-on apps, and it boasts the same internals as devices like the G Watch R and the Moto 360.
Google fixes Play Music’s vanishing bug. Photo: Google
Google has rolled out an update for its Play Music app for Android that prevents songs from vanishing from your microSD card. The frustrating bug was introduced several weeks ago, and it left users unable to find tracks they had stored locally for offline listening.
App Store continues to rule in revenue.
Android’s massive lead in market share is translating into a staggering number of app downloads, with Google Play serving 85 percent more apps than the App Store during the second quarter of 2015. But despite that, iOS is holding onto a significant lead where it matters most — in revenue.
