If there’s one thing we really love about Android, it’s the ability to replace just about every part of Android. The stock apps for messaging, dialing, internet browsing, and playing music aren’t bad. They’re just not that great for the power user who wants more out of his phone. That’s the real beauty of Android. If you don’t like an app, replace it. That’s why we started our Beat the Stock series. It’s ...

One of Android's advantage over the iPhone is of course file management system. Well, compared to the non-jailbroken iPhone, Android gives you full control of what's in your device's internal and external storage via a super file management system. Though the default file management app is pretty good, even better are the third-party apps which lets you manage files on your Android devices. Here, we give you some of the best alternative file management apps for your Android. Most, if not all, of these apps are free ...

One of the unquestioned advantages of Android over iOS is the constant option of widgets. Sure, jailbreakers might have one or two options, but when it comes down to who has more widgets of better quality, Android wins. There’s just no competing with the huge selection of customizable free and paid widgets available in the Market. These days, it’s considered a little weird if an app doesn’t ...

With Android phones and tablets already featuring advanced, high-resolution cameras, it’s not surprising that camera apps are one of the most popular type of Android apps. Like the other apps we’ve covered with default version built-in on Android, there’s nothing wrong with the stock Android camera. It’s fully functional and take decent photos. What it lacks are some advanced photo editing features which the apps listed here have. Take a pick at some of the best camera apps for Android that we’ve reviewed for inclusion to ...

One of the traditional staples of science fiction is video chat. Any sci-fi flick worth its salt tells us how technology in the future will allow for effortless and easy communication. And, while we still don’t have Star Wars-style holograms, we do have video chat. Not only that, but modern video chat is totally free. I guess we’re getting a bit closer to the future. Cell phone companies like Google and Apple are well aware of this. Android and iOS both come packaged ...

Instant messaging has long been one of the staples of the internet. The ability to instantly trade messages of text or pictures between people from any distance is pretty neat. Whether it’s friends, people from high school you haven’t see in forever, or family in a different state, instant messaging is an easy way to keep in touch with them. The best part is that it’s only gotten easier over the past few years. What was once the sole province of AOL and AIM ...

Today’s modern smart phone can do just about everything, and that is related to media. Music, movies, and comics are all expected to be included in any competent smart phone. If you’ve got the storage space, that handy smart phone can double as a personal music player. You can take your favorite songs on the road with you. The stock music player app that comes with most Android phones is… like all other stock apps, reasonably competent. However, there is a great ...

Undoubtedly, one of the most used apps on an Android device, or for that matter any smartphone, would be the mobile web browser. Thankfully, the stock Android browser is a pretty good and useful app. But this shouldn’t stop you from trying out other alternative browsers on Android. Third-party, alternative browsers on Android offer more functionality, better features, and great user interface that could make you forget the stock browser app. Here, we’ve rounded up some ...

It’s odd how easy this is to forget, but modern smart phones can actually call people. It’s so easy to get caught up in rooting, custom ROMs, games, apps, tethering, and all that other fun stuff that sometimes you lose sight of the fact that your special device is still at its core a telephone. You know, something that you use ...

One major difference between a feature phone and smartphone is that the latter is capable of using messaging apps which are a lot more functional and feature rich when compared to the default stock app that comes with the Android OS. The stock messaging apps in general, are pretty basic and don't offer anything more than just sending, receiving, replying and reading SMSes. Another issue is that more often than not, you’re stuck with the same boring theme or skin that comes with stock app. ...