With its uncanny ability to guess your next word before you even type it, SwiftKey makes for an impressive iOS typing app. On Android, though, SwiftKey is even better—much better, actually. For one thing, SwiftKey’s word-predicting keypad can be used anywhere...
One of the more intriguing new iOS 8 goodies coming to iPhones and iPads this fall is QuickType, a “predictive” typing feature that pops up a trio of buttons above the standard keyboard with suggestions for your next word. Nice, but here’s the thing:...
Did you know you can set an “out of office” message for Gmail directly from your Android phone, or that you can silence an annoying Gmail thread? Read on for six nifty Gmail tricks that your Android phone can do, from an easier way to sift through recent...
Ever feel like it takes a million taps to perform the most simple iPhone tasks? (OK, maybe not a million, but you know what I mean). Well, here’s the thing: once you know a few secret shortcuts, you’ll be flying around your iPhone’s interface like a...
Wish there were an easy way to sync all the photos and videos on your Android phone with your Google account, à la Photo Stream for iOS devices? Well, there is, so long as you’re comfortable with your snapshots and video clips getting uploaded automatically to...
Ever feel like your music playlist needs a shuffle, or that your current shuffle needs a do-over? Sure you have—but maybe you don’t feel like swiping to the music app and tapping the tiny “Shuffle” button. Well, there’s an easier way to shuffle...
So, you just squeezed off a series of art shots on your trusty iPhone and you’re dying to send them to your friends, but you’re not looking forward to tediously pasting each of photo into an email or picture message, one at a time. Well, here’s the thing: it’s...
Wish there were a faster way to switch your Android phone to “airplane mode,” toggle Bluetooth on and off, crank up your screen brightness, or tweak your Wi-Fi settings? Well, you could always pin a shortcut to the main Settings app for Android to your...
It’s a well-known—and highly annoying—fact that you can’t buy Kindle books directly from the iOS Kindle app. Sure, there is a way to buy Kindle books on an iPhone or iPad by navigating to the Kindle store from the Safari web browser, but it’s a...
Sure, you can close your browser tabs on an iPhone in iOS 7 by tapping the tiny little “x” in the corner of the tab, but there’s actually an easier—and more fun—way. Oh, and did you know you can reorder the Safari tabs on your iPhone, just like you...
