Let's go forward with road navigation. I have picked Navigon for today's trip. It looks very promising on paper, but how did it turn out?+ Very good user interface where destination or POI is selected.+ Nice summary of destination/weather/traffic before navigation starts.+ Smooth activity.- Non intuitive switching off voice guidance.- Sticking icons (Enter an address, My…
After I publish navigation review some days ago, I got some questions if I want to test some other applications. I simply can't say no to that kind of questions and I will publish new reviews in next weeks. The first is Garmin StreetPilot.+ Very good maps with individual buildings.+ Pleasant and transparent graphical user…
I travel a lot and I have very good orientation in my nature. Besides that, I often took a map and check different approaches to some destination, watch roads and relief on map, check where I can drive… So living with retro maps isn’t hard for me. In some situations I really love it.But I…
Here is ratings table for Android navigations I have tested. A rating is composed from many factors. The most important factors are: navigation field trial, quality of maps, behavior on the road, user interface...Comparison table is updated every time when I publish a new review. If two or more applications get the same rating, alphabetical…
Direct Dial feature is one of the best way to call someone. It allows you to directly dial a contact simply by tapping on the shortcut. Without searching for contact, using history... It is really annoying to repeat the same gestures over and over again.Here is a little trick that will help you.1. Long press…
Almost every week I have to answer to this question.The answer is very simple if you are using Android version 4.0 or above.All you have to do, is press Volume Down and Power buttons at the same time and hold them for a while (maybe second).Volume Down + Power buttons on Nexus 5 (source: Google.com)You…
Users of modern phones search for tips to improve battery life of their phones. Modern smartphones are phones with small computers under the cover. Battery consumption is high and this is one of main disadvantages of modern phones. Before we list suggestions, you have to check what has been using your battery. Simplest way is…
I have used Android for three years and I really like it. I won’t say that Android is the best operating system for smart phones, but I can say that phones with Android are very adaptive. And I like that. Besides that, we can pick a cheap or expensive phone from a set of Android…