If you are running a custom ROM and don’t want to update to the latest OTA Froyo then you are probably being bothered a regular basis with the notification to update. Unfortunately there is no “No Thanks” option just a “Install Later” which means the same notification will pop up a few minutes later. Luckily [...]

In certain cases Android has a problem synchronizing your Google contact pictures with the corresponding friends on Facebook. This seems to happen regularly when you add new contacts to Google, or new Facebook friends that may already be contacts in your Google account. Simply forcing both your Google account and your Facebook account to re-sync [...]

Many websites provide a mobile version which can be helpful if you happen to be using a mobile device that couldn’t otherwise access the internet. Todays Android devices are basically small computers with large screens and more powerful browsers that don’t have a need for a watered-down mobile version. Instead, the full desktop version is [...]

On Android creating a new ringtone from any audio file is fairly straightforward but adding a notification tone is not. To add a custom tone do the following.
1. Create a “notifications” directory at the root of your sdcard. You can do this with Astro or by connecting your Android phone to your PC over USB. [...]

The ESC or Escape key is basically a requirement to successfully operate many common Linux applications. At first glance the Droid keyboard lacks this functionality. This can be frustrating in VIM for example because you cannot exit insert mode once you have entered it.
Thankfully Motorola has included an ESC key, but its location is [...]

We have recently added a new section to the site in order to track and link to various custom Android ROMs that are available. These ROMs include Cyanogen as well as many others you may or may not have heard of. The list will be updated and will include the latest ROM versions will be [...]

So you have the powerful Motorola Droid with a great open source Android OS. Unfortunately the openness stops there. You are at the mercy of the carriers who ultimately decide what version you will run and when and if you will receive updates. If a device doesn’t allow access the bootloader and root without [...]

When the next Android 2.2 release (Froyo) is eventually released it will be packing USB tethering by default. What is tethering you ask? Basically it allows your phone to act as a modem and share its wireless data connection with a laptop. The bad news is that even after it is released you will have [...]

Streaming all your music and podcasts wirelessly over Bluetooth from your Android phone to your car stereo is very handy as well as pretty amazing. But if your car doesn’t support Bluetooth devices there are a couple things you can do to have the same experience and stay untethered.
A little background first. The Android operating [...]

Welcome to the new version of AndroidNexus! A lot of time has been devoted to the development and fine tuning of this new design. The most obvious change is the new look and feel of the site which should be a big improvement over the old design.
Aside from the cosmetic changes there are some new [...]