1. Search
  2. Images
  3. Maps
  4. Play
  5. YouTube
  6. News
  7. Gmail
  8. Drive
  9. More
    1. Calendar
    2. Translate
    3. Blogger
    4. Photos
    5. Docs
    6. Even more »

Account Options

  1. Sign in
    • Apps
      • My apps
      • Shop
      • Games
      • Family
      • Editors' Choice
    • Account
    • My Play activity
    • My wishlist
    • Parent Guide
      • Android Wear
      • Books & Reference
      • Business
      • Comics
      • Communication
      • Education
      • Entertainment
      • Finance
      • Health & Fitness
      • Libraries & Demo
      • Lifestyle
      • Media & Video
      • Medical
      • Music & Audio
      • News & Magazines
      • Personalization
      • Photography
      • Productivity
      • Shopping
      • Social
      • Sports
      • Tools
      • Transportation
      • Travel & Local
      • Weather
      • Games
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Arcade
      • Board
      • Card
      • Casino
      • Casual
      • Educational
      • Music
      • Puzzle
      • Racing
      • Role Playing
      • Simulation
      • Sports
      • Strategy
      • Trivia
      • Word
      • Family
      • Ages 5 & Under
      • Ages 6-8
      • Ages 9 & Up
      • Action & Adventure
      • Brain Games
      • Creativity
      • Education
      • Music & Video
      • Pretend Play
    Home
    Top Charts
    New Releases
      • Settings
        • Android Device Manager
        Cover art

        AC - Android News, Tips & Apps

        22,760
        Mobile Nations News & Magazines
        PEGI 3 PEGI 3
        Loading device compatibility...
        Item added to wishlist.
        Item removed from wishlist.
        1
          AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail     AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot thumbnail
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot
           AC - Android News, Tips & Apps- screenshot

        The official app for news, apps, tips & tricks from the No. 1 community that writes about Android™ — AndroidCentral.com! This is your home to the latest Android phone and tablet news, tips, reviews, opinions, editorials, podcasts — everything you need from the most trusted source for all things Android. Plus we've got full access to our Android forums. Here's the deal:

        NEW ★ Latest tips & tricks on how to play Pokemon Go

        ★ The latest from the blog. That means news, reviews, editorials - everything you can get from AndroidCentral.com, we've go it it here as well.
        ★ Search for the latest news stories, forum threads and individual posts on anything and everything we've ever published.
        ★ Widgets for the home screen and lock screen.
        ★ Comment on stories. We know you have an opinion. We know you like to point out typos. Now you can do it easily from our app.
        ★ Tip us to news stories. Get a spy shot of an unreleased phone? Have a story you think we need to see? Send it straight to us from the app.
        ★ Full access to the Android Central Forums. This is *the* best place to get fast and friendly help with your Android smartphone, or to discuss the latest news and rumors.
        ★ Videos: Watch every video we've ever uploaded to YouTube. In fact, watch them twice.
        ★ Podcasts: Listen to every episode of the Android Central Podcast right in our app!
        ★ Wallpapers: You've got full access to our user-submitted wallpaper gallery. Download your favorite directly to your phone!
        ★ Shop for accessories: We've teamed up with ShopAndroid.com to make it easier than ever to pick up the latest charger, cable, dock, headset - whatever you need to make the most of your smartphone.
        ★ Mobile Nations Passport: You can sign in with your Mobile Nations Passport account to leave comments or to post in the forums. And we're working hard on making this even easier in future versions. Hang tight!

        WHAT'S (STILL) IN THE WORKS

        ★ Notifications.

        APP PERMISSIONS IN PLAIN ENGLISH

        Here's why this app asks permission for certain things, in plain English:

        First off, we're using the Android 6.x Marshmallow APIs, which means you you might be asked to allow the app to do something — say, access your SD card — while you're using the app. That's a good thing!

        ★Photos/Media/Files & Storage: These two permissions are used so you can upload images and the like to our forums. They're also used for downloading our podcast and from our wallpaper gallery.
        ★Wi-Fi connection: This helps us better serve our award-winning content to you. It's used for analytics and to make sure nothing's going to kill your connection or anything.
        ★Full network access/prevent device from sleeping/view network connections/set wallpaper: Gotta have network access to use the internet. Sleeping has to do with playback, and wallpaper is for setting your wallpaper in the wallpaper gallery.

        Have a concern about a permission? Ask us! We're happy to help. Email [email protected].

        FINALLY ...

        Did you really read this far? Good for you. You rock. Thanks for downloading this app. And stay tuned for the next version, which will be even better than this one. Namaste.

        Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

        My review
        Review from

        Reviews

        4.2
        22,760 total
        5 13,027
        4 5,239
        3 2,209
        2 858
        1 1,427
        Nova Hob
        Keeping my phone awake even with no data connected! Maybe used the app less than 10 mins in last 12 hours but it's keep my phone awake 1h 25m and used 9% of my battery. Going to have to remove and use website if something is not done. Any advice on how to fix? Btw on 6.0.1
        Larry Leggins
        Want to start a account to make comments BUT... Not sure why "Android" Central doesn't have the proper account sign in for Google. I just don't trust any app that makes me put in my Google password to sign in to create a account. Not sure why this is but I won't start a account til it's fixed. Still great Android info, reviews and articles...
        Connor Miller
        Update glitchy.... Won't really open and there's a lot of crashes and sometimes random times of "Android Central has stopped working, want to Close?" Basically unusable and I can't even open new articles
        Bryan Mayes
        Problems updating feed Clearing the cache fixed this problem but it continually recurs. I don't have this problem with the nearly identical Android Authority app, for what it's worth (I prefer the content on this one though).
        Dillan K
        Great app. Great website. This has been a solid, dependable app. I haven't experienced any bugs. I have no complaints. The website content is good. I enjoy both website and app. By the way, I love reading the 'what's new' area here in the app store just for the off the wall comments in the release notes. This week there are the lyrics to 'where is my mind,' by the Pixies. Cool.
        Alex Man
        Battery hog What is it about this app that makes it show up at the top of the list of my battery hogs? Right after screen usage. I like the content but feel like I'm going to have to uninstall. One star for battery hogging, one bonus star for content.

        User reviews

        Nova Hob July 23, 2016
        Keeping my phone awake even with no data connected! Maybe used the app less than 10 mins in last 12 hours but it's keep my phone awake 1h 25m and used 9% of my battery. Going to have to remove and use website if something is not done. Any advice on how to fix? Btw on 6.0.1
        Full Review
        Larry Leggins July 6, 2016
        Want to start a account to make comments BUT... Not sure why "Android" Central doesn't have the proper account sign in for Google. I just don't trust any app that makes me put in my Google password to sign in to create a account. Not sure why this is but I won't start a account til it's fixed. Still great Android info, reviews and articles...
        Full Review
        Connor Miller July 4, 2016
        Update glitchy.... Won't really open and there's a lot of crashes and sometimes random times of "Android Central has stopped working, want to Close?" Basically unusable and I can't even open new articles
        Full Review
        Bryan Mayes July 25, 2016
        Problems updating feed Clearing the cache fixed this problem but it continually recurs. I don't have this problem with the nearly identical Android Authority app, for what it's worth (I prefer the content on this one though).
        Full Review
        Dillan K June 16, 2016
        Great app. Great website. This has been a solid, dependable app. I haven't experienced any bugs. I have no complaints. The website content is good. I enjoy both website and app. By the way, I love reading the 'what's new' area here in the app store just for the off the wall comments in the release notes. This week there are the lyrics to 'where is my mind,' by the Pixies. Cool.
        Full Review
        Alex Man August 4, 2016
        Battery hog What is it about this app that makes it show up at the top of the list of my battery hogs? Right after screen usage. I like the content but feel like I'm going to have to uninstall. One star for battery hogging, one bonus star for content.
        Full Review
        christoph reynolds July 17, 2016
        Great App, Great Community. Love the app and community. One of the few places that I can say that I love reading the comments.
        Full Review
        Anthony G August 5, 2016
        A children's blog about Android. Used to be a quality tech site with good leaks and informative news. Now all they post is children's games, the same info you can get by walking into your local big box retail store, and overpriced phone accessories. Mobile Nations destroyed it all. The 3 richest guys calibrated and sucked it all up for the money, everyone else followed suit. You put you time in, now it's time to get paid. $$$$ or leave and get back to your roots.
        Full Review
        Mobile Nations May 25, 2016
        Hrrrrrm. It definitely shouldn't be doing that, and in fact it *doesn't* do that on our Moto X 2014. You're on the stock OK, right? Weird launcher or Xposed or anything?
        Kievan Al-Hassan July 13, 2016
        Solid app but one small thing It's very hard to swipe the trending news at the top. It starts out swiping fine but part way mistakes the action as a "pull down to refresh" no matter how carefully you do it. Pretty much have to swipe diagonally upwards which doesn't feel very natural :/
        Full Review
        Ace Lucero July 24, 2016
        Extreme Left Wing Politics Android Central used to be the place to come for the latest and greatest Android news. Android Central actually felt like a community that was until a Phil Nickinson decided to inject his left wing, anti republican politics into the mix. Not only did Phil get into the political mix but some of his writers got very nasty and mean with anyone that had an opinion that differed from theirs. The comments sections deteriorated into nothing but arguing and insults. The end result, republicans got banned from A.C.
        Full Review
        Chris Perez July 13, 2016
        Too much Pokemon Time to set this app out to pasture. It's been overtaken by Pokemon articles, which I don't really care about. Well look elsewhere for actual Android news.
        Full Review
        Brian West July 10, 2016
        Keeps phone awake constantly! This app was keeping my phone awake almost constantly. Took me awhile to figure out which app it was and I finally found it! It was this app. It had held my phone awake for 29 minutes and I had only used the app for a minute or so. So I uninstalled. Running 6.0.1
        Full Review
        Jason Cioffi June 27, 2016
        Draining my battery Had a partial wakelock accounting for over an hour and a half of awake time for 'com.androidcentral.app/com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService' after installing this. Uninstalling.
        Full Review
        Zach Marsh August 9, 2016
        WAS a great app... Not sure what happened but this "new direction" lost me. I'm out. Going to the competition for real news
        Full Review
        Mobile Nations May 8, 2014
        Thanks!
        John Stewart July 12, 2016
        Pokemon central I want to know about Android stuff but last few days is nothing but pokemon articles. Time to leave I guess
        Full Review
        Andrew Svet July 19, 2016
        Pokemon Too much Pokémon lately. And I don't understand why I need to disable push notifications each time the app updated. Uninstalled.
        Full Review
        Geneva Adams August 1, 2016
        Redirect to Geneva m Adams all data documents and the rest of my new job at the same time as history result PDF file THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DATA POWER AND WEATHER RIGHT NOW
        Full Review
        Derek Danforth August 8, 2016
        Going in the wrong direction I enjoyed it a lot more in the past.
        Full Review
        Robert Cassman August 10, 2016
        Was Android... Now Pokémon Central I'm uninstalling because it's all about one game. Ridiculous.
        Full Review
        Chau Kha July 12, 2016
        Too much pokemon crap!! Enjoy!!
        Full Review
        alberto z July 5, 2016
        Great redesign Enjoying the new update.
        Full Review
        Mobile Nations February 10, 2016
        Excellent!
        Lóri Szalontai June 27, 2016
        High battery usage Sync interval set to manual, battery usage is still way too high - around 25% without even opening the app
        Full Review
        Marko Maravić June 17, 2016
        Great app! Keep up a good work folks 😊
        Full Review
        Toby Hoffman August 9, 2016
        Used to be great... If you like Pokemon this is the app for you, if you want Android news look elsewhere
        Full Review
        suhrid khan July 11, 2016
        Love the app but hate the new icon... Pls change it.
        Full Review
        Alan Walker June 25, 2016
        Great App Works great on my T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4.
        Full Review
        Norm Chavosky July 28, 2016
        Great App Lots of great info and runs smoothly
        Full Review
        Mizanoor Rahaman July 5, 2016
        Trucker app
        Full Review
        Al Hafidz Akil July 14, 2016
        👍 Nice apps with forum and threads..
        Full Review
        Dwayne Smith July 4, 2016
        🌟🌟🌟🌟
        Full Review
        Timothy Higgins May 16, 2016
        Good content app annoys me The content is the same as on the web site, and is informative and entertaining. But my review is about the Android app, which is annoying. My big gripe is that my preferences are not retained. The font is too small and text contrast insufficient for these old eyes. I must reset it for large text and dark scheme each time I open the app. The latter restarts the app. Slows me down when responding to an article notification. Shouldn't be this way.
        Full Review
        Ehsan Raja August 10, 2016
        Deleted! Got fed up with no updates of android news and if there was something it was related to Pokémon go. Please stop bringing your home life to work.
        Full Review
        Colin Duong August 9, 2016
        Changed for the worse Consistently flooded with Pokemon Go news and info. I love the game too but this is Android news focused...I understand some Pokemon news is fine but it's ridiculous. Other Android news sites and apps are never this bad.
        Full Review
        Aspen Smith June 16, 2016
        Heckle yeah! The best! I love reading about new stuff I can get on my devices , its important and interesting to me and all in one place keep it up guys
        Full Review
        Metodi Tsvetanov May 19, 2016
        MEGA SLOW Very slow loading even at home over strong wifi, when I open the app the circle spins 10+ seconds(last use of app the day before).
        Full Review
        Mobile Nations May 25, 2016
        Odd. We've used it on a number of older devices. Perhaps it's a network issue?
        David Baptista da Silva June 23, 2016
        Dark but not enough I love the dark theme HOWEVER I would suggest using actual black instead of dark greys. Not only it's better for the eyes, it's also much better for those of us with AMOLED screens.
        Full Review
        Jaz F July 12, 2016
        Articles have gotten out of hand I may come back after this whole poke craze is over. I'm sorry but every other article being about poke is just too much. Uninstalling.
        Full Review
        Te Nam Nong July 12, 2016
        Is this Pokemon Central now? You guys are pathetic. Are you really desperate for more clicks? Do you really care about other readers who only want to read news about Android? Pokemon my ass. UNINSTALLING.
        Full Review
        May 15, 2016
        Feedback The staff is constantly patting themselves on the back and taking kickbacks from OEM's for totally biassed reviews.
        Full Review
        Jay Skotcher May 27, 2016
        Takes forever to update Whether on good 4G or fast Wi-Fi it often takes over a minute to update. So my screen blanks and phone locks.
        Full Review
        Mobile Nations November 20, 2015
        That's from us updating the SDK. And it'll be necessary for native login. Glad you're being cautious, but there's nothing to worry about here.
        Review deleted

        What's New

        v2.9.0
        With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
        Try this trick and spin it, yeah
        Your head will collapse
        But there's nothing in it
        And you'll ask yourself
        Where is my mind?
        🚀 New splash screen on cold start.
        🚀 Updated Google Play Services.
        🚀 Moved open in browser and favorite a story into the Action Bar.
        🚀 Added setting to choose which browser to open in.
        🚀 Fixed inaccurate comment counts.
        🚀 Fixed forums crash in Android N.
        Find previous changes at http://phon.es/achange.

        Additional information

        Updated
        June 23, 2016
        Size
        4.9M
        Installs
        1,000,000 - 5,000,000
        Current Version
        2.9.0
        Requires Android
        4.0.3 and up
        Content Rating
        PEGI 3
        Learn more
        Interactive Elements
        Users Interact
        Permissions
        Report
        Flag as inappropriate
        Offered By
        Mobile Nations
        Developer
        Visit website Email [email protected] Privacy Policy
        3151 E. Thomas Road Inverness, FL 34453

        Mobile Nations

        See more
        VR Heads — The App!
        Pre-ordered
        VR Heads — The App!
        Mobile Nations
        1
        Everything VR is what you'll find talked about here. Join the conversation!
        1
        VRHeads Forums
        Pre-ordered
        VRHeads Forums
        Mobile Nations
        1
        Get connected to the friendliest most informed and engaged community for VR fans
        1
        TeslaCentral — The app!
        Pre-ordered
        TeslaCentral — The app!
        Mobile Nations
        1
        TeslaCentral — everything you need to know about the world's greatest vehicle!
        1
        Tesla Central Forums
        Pre-ordered
        Tesla Central Forums
        Mobile Nations
        1
        Get connected to the friendliest, most informed and engaged community for Teslas
        1
        Connectedly — The App!
        Pre-ordered
        Connectedly — The App!
        Mobile Nations
        1
        Connectedly is the No. 1 site for any and all things connected!
        1
        Connectedly Forums
        Pre-ordered
        Connectedly Forums
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The easiest way to take part in the Connectedly Forums at Connectedly.com!
        1
        Windows Central — The app!
        Pre-ordered
        Windows Central — The app!
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The is the Android app for WindowsCentral.com. C'mon, you know you read us.
        1
        CrackBerry — The App!
        Pre-ordered
        CrackBerry — The App!
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The No. 1 source for all things BlackBerry is now on Android and in Google Play!
        1
        Mobile Nations Forums
        Pre-ordered
        Mobile Nations Forums
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The easiest and best way to take part in ANY Mobile Nations Forum!
        1
        Windows Central Forums
        Pre-ordered
        Windows Central Forums
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The easiest and best way to take part in the Windows Central Forums!
        1
        iMore Forums
        Pre-ordered
        iMore Forums
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The easiest and best way to take part in the iMore Forums at iMore.com!
        1
        CrackBerry Forums
        Pre-ordered
        CrackBerry Forums
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The easiest and best way to take part in the BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com
        1
        AC Forums App for Android™
        Pre-ordered
        AC Forums App for Android™
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The easiest and best way to take part in the Android Forums at Android Central.
        1

        Similar See more

        AC Forums App for Android™
        Pre-ordered
        AC Forums App for Android™
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The easiest and best way to take part in the Android Forums at Android Central.
        1
        AA App for Android™
        Pre-ordered
        AA App for Android™
        AndroidAuthority.com
        1
        Stay up to date in the world of Android™ with the AndroidAuthority.com app.
        1
        Updates for Samsung & Android
        Pre-ordered
        Updates for Samsung & Android
        eVeek
        1
        Latest updates for Samsung Android devices, Android tips, guides & how to's
        1
        Podcast Player - Free
        Pre-ordered
        Podcast Player - Free
        Player FM Podcasts
        1
        Podcast perfection! Free podcast app with a million downloads and no ads.
        1
        Poke Radar Find for Pokemon GO
        Pre-ordered
        Poke Radar Find for Pokemon GO
        MusaDroid
        1
        Find nearby Pokemon characters using Poke Radar map.
        1
        News on Android™
        Pre-ordered
        News on Android™
        Pinenuts Android Developers
        1
        All the news from the Android™ world
        1
        Windows Central — The app!
        Pre-ordered
        Windows Central — The app!
        Mobile Nations
        1
        The is the Android app for WindowsCentral.com. C'mon, you know you read us.
        1
        Drippler - Android Tips & Apps
        Pre-ordered
        Drippler - Android Tips & Apps
        Drippler
        1
        💧 "The #1 app for discovering cool tricks, apps & tips for your Android"
        1
        AA App for Android™ (Old)
        Pre-ordered
        AA App for Android™ (Old)
        AndroidAuthority.com
        1
        Stay up to date in the world of Android™ with the AndroidAuthority.com app.
        1
        Geek App Hack Facebook WiFi
        Pre-ordered
        Geek App Hack Facebook WiFi
        Alien Skills
        1
        Highly rated app - To get all the Geek Stuffs - Hacks, Tutorials and News.
        1
        Hatena Bookmark: Save, share
        Pre-ordered
        Hatena Bookmark: Save, share
        Hatena Inc.
        1
        Save, share, and read comments on Japanese news, blogs, and articles, free.
        1
        Appy Geek – Tech news
        Pre-ordered
        Appy Geek – Tech news
        News Republic
        1
        All the Breaking Tech News in one App. Follow only the topics that matter to you
        1
        Talk Android
        Pre-ordered
        Talk Android
        TalkAndroid
        1
        Android news straight to your pocket!
        1
        News on the Android™ world
        Pre-ordered
        News on the Android™ world
        Pinenuts Android Developers
        1
        All the news from the Android™ world
        1
        JC News - Anime & Game Culture
        Pre-ordered
        JC News - Anime & Game Culture
        Akinasista Corporation.
        1
        This application "JC" introduces a Japanese animation and news of manga!
        1
        News Republic – Breaking news
        Pre-ordered
        News Republic – Breaking news
        News Republic
        1
        The complete news on the latest headlines and the stories that matter to you.
        1
        ©2016 Google Site Terms of Service Privacy Developers About Google All prices include VAT.
        By purchasing this item, you are transacting with Google Payments and agreeing to the Google Payments Terms of Service and Privacy Notice .