android screen – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog Articles and news about Mobile Security, Android, Apps, Social Media and Technology in general. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-psafe_blog_purple-shield-32x32.png android screen – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog 32 32 <![CDATA[Are Taller Screens the Future of Android Phones?]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/taller-screens-future-android-phones/ Sat, 08 Apr 2017 20:00:44 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=9730 Since the introduction of the first iPhone in early in 2007, the smartphone industry has remained relatively consistent with device proportions and shape. However, with the March release date of LG’s new G6 model and the upcoming April release of the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus, Android users are anticipating a potential industry-wide change in the size of future smartphones.

As compared to the normal 16:9 aspect ratio of iPhones and previous Android smartphones, these phones have ratios of 18:9 to 18.5:9, respectively. The switch to a taller screen has been met with varied reactions. Though celebrated by many users, Samsung and LG’s new Android prototypes have sparked online debate over the benefits and weaknesses of a taller screen.

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Andrew Martonik, of androidcentral.com, claims that the narrower, taller screen is an improvement. Although turning the phone for watching videos or playing games leaves black bars on either side of the apps, generally speaking, the taller design allows much more information to fit on the screen. Martonik predicted that this feature will result in higher productivity with the Androids, as you can hold it in your hand and vertically scroll while absorbing more as you read.

Tech Crunch’s Romain Dillet gave the LG G6 similarly positive reviews, saying that, though the screen is not ideal for games, videos, or apps designed for the 16:9 aspect ratio, the taller screens could display more content, thus making it better for real life usage. He even called it a “phablet,” and predicted that Apple would soon follow suit.

Alternatively, some people are claiming that the taller screen is more susceptible to breakage without much benefit. Most apps are still configured for the standard aspect ratio, and despite there being requests for developers to redesign their apps to fit these taller screens, most developers have yet to heed the call. Game designers also complained about the difficulty they had with image resolution and sizing, as formatting to the taller screen is a new issue and thus unchartered territory.

It seems that, in general, the smartphone-reviewing community likes the reduction of the size of bezels (those spaces on the top and bottom of the phone for features like the camera and microphone). If the kinks can be worked out, the overall positive consensus will probably mean that smartphone designs in the coming years will have a different aspect ratio in their future.

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<![CDATA[Is Android Going to Offer Flexible Screens Soon?]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/android-going-offer-flexible-screens-soon/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:49:53 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=5490 Back in May, Samsung showed off a rather radical design for a potential Android display. At SID Display Week in San Francisco, the South Korean tech giant literally rolled out a flexible smartphone interface, a 5.7 inch display that offered 1920 x 1080 resolution that could bend and twist as effortlessly as fabric. This demonstration shows that Android is certainly interested in the technology, and can make superbly performing interfaces using flexible materials. The question, then, is when to expect this type of technology in your next phone?

While it is fairly likely that you will eventually see an Android OS smartphone touting this kind of technology in the near future, it is currently unknown how much more work Samsung’s designers must put into the project until it is ready to hit the commercial market. For one, the display shown at that San Francisco convention was just that — a display, one which was already 0.3mm thick. Were designers to add the touch layer beneath that, it could affect the flexibility and thickness of the screen.

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An additional design problem? The lack of a place to fit the battery. In conventional smartphones that are used today, such as the one you might be using to read this very article, rechargeable batteries are utilized that require protection from the elements — hence the hardened screen. Additionally, that battery takes up considerable space, and the materials that comprise its design are not nearly as flexible as those used to create the SID Display Week demo screen. All of this is a long-winded way of saying, in all likelihood, you won’t be unrolling a smartphone like you would a paper towel or a newspaper for the foreseeable future.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that advances and improvements to the rollable screen design can’t be made to make that future arrive sooner than anticipated. Samsung has also tested the rollable screen out for a prototype television display earlier in 2016, so it isn’t as though the technology is not of serious interest to the company. The more research and development that goes into making displays like that a reality, the more likely solutions will be discovered that can incorporate a practical, cost-effective battery and touch sensor layer into a flexible, rollable smartphone interface. Until then, however, you’ll have to make due using a smartphone that is merely ultra-thin.

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<![CDATA[How to Change the Font Size Displayed on Your Android]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/change-font-size-displayed-android/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 18:50:14 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=3741 Don’t strain your eyes to read the text on your Android phone. The display sizes and font style of text are completely customizable, so you can make them as big or as small as needed. Many Android users feel as though their mobile devices’ screens are too small. People complain of the headaches they get from squinting and straining their eyes to read the text on their 2.5” by 4.5” phone. If you’d like to make the font bigger to read more comfortably, or smaller to fit more text on the screen at once, Android phones will easily accommodate you.

Here is a step-by-step guide to changing your Android phone’s font size.

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The first step is to click the home screen app drawer button and select “Settings.” Next, choose the “Display” option. On the right side, you will now see “Font.” Below that select “Font Size.” You will now be able to choose your font size. You can select from “Tiny,” “Small,” ‘Normal,” “Large,” and “Huge.” When finished selecting, you can exit the “Settings” page. The “Huge” font size setting should be big enough to allow you to read comfortably. If you are an eagle-eyed speed reader, the “Tiny” setting will let you pack as much text onto the screen as possible.

In addition to customizable font sizes, Android phones have various font styles from which to choose. Here’s how you can select your favorite font style.

First, choose the app drawer button and click “Settings.” Once you’re in the “Settings” page, select “Display.” You will now see an area labeled “Font.” Click the “Font style” button located beneath that. You will now be able to choose from a list of desired font styles. There is a somewhat limited selection of font available, so if you want more options, click “Get New Fonts Online.” From here you’ll be able to download compatible fonts from the Internet.

Once satisfied with your choice, you can close out of the settings page. Now that you have the perfect font settings to read comfortably, don’t let your Internet speed slow you down. Avoid the frustration of lag time by using PSafe Total. Their Internet Booster will closes applications that are running in the background on your phone, letting you use data more efficiently.

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