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Android 5.0 Lollipop Tips, Tricks and Hidden Features You Need to Know About

Android 5.0 Lollipop is one of the biggest updates released by Google to the Android software. The fifth version of Android has arrived with the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, and is now rolling out to the other Android devices. Android Lollipop comes with a number of new features that provide a big usability boost. While some of these features are pretty straightforward and easily visible, but there are others that only experienced Android users could know that they exist. Here are some Android Lollipop tips, tricks and hidden features you need to know about, so you’re ready for when Lollipop lands on your device. Flappy Bird Clone Easter Egg Google has always slipped in an Easter egg with a new release of Android and Lollipop is no exception. In Android Lollipop, the Easter Egg is a Flappy Bird clone. However, the bird has been replaced with the green Android robot. To play the game , go to Settings -> About Phone and repeatedly tap ‘Android version’ till it changes ...

How to Overclock Android Devices

Mobile devices, especially those within the Android ecosystem, have reached unprecedented levels of performance with their multi-core processors and gigabytes of RAM. However, for various reasons, you may want to increase the performance of your device. Manufacturer customization, heavy multitasking, and other things can slow down the device and adversely affect day-to-day performance. If you are feeling like your device isn’t quite living up to your performance expectations, one way of remedying the problem is to overclock your device’s processor. What is overclocking? Overclocking is increasing the speed of your device’s processor. For Android devices, this requires you to have root access, something you’ll already have if you have a 3rd-party ROM installed or if you are using something like Xposed Framework. It can be dangerous for your device, so if you’re not someone who feels comfortable with terms like “bootloader” or “recovery mode” then this probably isn’t for you. ...