Chrome to Phone vs. Link Push

One of my favorite relatively new Android functions is the ability to send web pages to your phone from your computer’s web browser. AppBrain added some new functionality yesterday that allows you to send links or wallpapers to your phone from their website (in...

500-Follower Celebration Giveaway #2

We started this series of 3 giveaways to celebrate finally exceeding 500 @droidwomen followers on Twitter, but we’re already up to 554 followers! Wow, thanks everyone! This time our prize is from another etsy seller you’ve seen on Women With Droids before,...

500-Follower Celebration Giveaway #1

To celebrate finally exceeding 500 @droidwomen followers on Twitter (yay! thanks, everyone!), we are going to be doing a few giveaways over the next week or so, starting with a case in the fabric of your choice from Tha Meow Designs. Tha Meow Designs is an Etsy shop...

For Ellie

You may have noticed a lull in our posts lately as we recover and regroup after the loss of our dear friend and Women With Droids contributor Elmyra Jemison, whom we knew as Ellie. We learned a little over a week ago from her siblings online that Ellie suddenly and...

I Won’t Root for the Home Team

You’ll see a lot of Android blogs touting the wonders of rooting your phone, and as a programmer and open-source proponent, I know that reducing bloatware can make a big impact on the speed of your device and your ability to customize it. However, I’m not...

App Suggestions for College Students

College kids are moving back to school and starting classes here in Virginia, and I thought it would be fun to look up what Android apps are available that could help make the college transition a little simpler and more organized. I am super-jealous of kids that have...

Froyo Alarm Shortcut with LauncherPro

I’ve heard some people lamenting that they can’t get a shortcut to the standard Alarm in Froyo/Android 2.2, and they have to click through the Clock app to get to the alarm settings. However, if you have LauncherPro, there’s a workaround!...

WomenWithDroids Must-Have Apps

I am often asked in real life and on twitter what Android apps everyone should have. So, we did a little experiment here at Women With Droids to see which apps were found most often on our contributors’ phones, and we wanted to share the results with you!...
Renee’s Homescreen Makeover: Apps Organizer

Renee’s Homescreen Makeover: Apps Organizer

This is Part 3 of the “Renee’s Homescreen Makeover” Series. Click here for Part 2, “Wallpaper Sync”, if you missed it. The next app that I used to improve my phone’s home interface is Apps Organizer. Apps Organizer allows you to add tags to your apps,...

How To: Filter Contacts to Phone Numbers Only

The first “wow” moment I had when I bought my Droid was when I turned it on for the first time, logged into my Google account, and all of my GMail contacts all showed up on my phone automatically. (I had never had a smartphone before and I had been looking...

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