The phone rings. I hate that on the best of days, but in particular when I’m in the bathroom. There’s a 50:50 chance of there being a telemarketer on the other end trying to convince me to change my supplier…

ADB (short for Android Debug Bridge) is a tool pretty much everyone should have. Unfortunately, it comes bundled as part of the Android SDK and that’s a several hundred megabyte download (not to mention that the download page itself is…

I often have a need to to copy an URL from my desktop to my Android tablet. Sure, I could use Pushbullet for that, but seriously? Is it really necessary to sign up for an external service and send the…

Amoled screens are a constant source of “fun”. First the manufacturers promise you a phone with a longer battery life since black pixels consume no power. Then suddenly every app must have a dark theme (or it only gets a…

I never really understood why F-Droid went with WordPress. Sure, you can use a blogging platform to build a catalog of apps. You can also use dynamite to get rid of the moles in your garden. Both works, but neither…

Judging by my email folder, Android smart TVs are getting popular. Big problem: Raccoon is unable to find Android TV exclusive apps. That’s not really surprising when you know that Google Play filters search results by device compatibility (among other…