Android OS Story Initially Created Not for Smartphones

Android is now a popular smartphone operating system, with a market share of 88 percent worldwide. But there is a surprising fact behind the creation of Android. Apparently at first, the Android OS was not created for smartphone devices, but digital cameras.

The initial prototype of the Android OS allows a camera to be connected to a computer device, and is connected to the data center owned by Android. Thus, users do not require large storage for their photos.

Based on a statement from Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, this discovery was presented in front of investors in 2004. However, the function of the system seems to be reviewed. The reason, at that time the digital camera market began to fade.

As a result, Android must also be redesigned as a handset operating system. It comes with a new mission. No longer as a system that is only for digital cameras, but mobile devices are designed to better understand the owner.

How to Enable Tethering, Make WiFi Hotspot with Smartphone

Not all places provide Wi-Fi connection for free or free. So, what if you're in need of a Wi-Fi connection?

The answer is to use a smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, or the term is tethering. Indeed this way is commonly used by many people, but some are not yet know how to activate tethering, especially if the user has just changed from feature phone to smartphone.

For that, this time KompasTekno will review how to enable personal Wi-Fi or hotspot tethering via smartphone device.

As quoted from Digital Trends, Wednesday (3/1/2017) smartphones that use the Android operating system and iOS have different settings. For Android users, you can enable it in the following ways:

1. Go to Settings.

2. Press the Network & Internet (Internet and network) option. Then will appear several options. Press the hotspot & Tethering menu.

3. After the menu opens, will appear several options, one of which is a Wi-Fi hotspot. Drag the button next to the option to the right for
enable Wi-Fi hotspot mode.

Google Launches File Go App

After launching the beta, Google finally officially released the data manager application on smartphone, File Go. This application will help users in managing and managing the data, which is in android-based smartphone. This app can already be downloaded for free on the Google Play Store.

One of the excellent features offered by this application, its ability to be able to help users delete data that are considered not important and rarely accessed. Thus, the smartphone users have wider storage space.

In addition, this application can be set according to the wishes of its users and provide an assessment of what data can be deleted, ranging from unused applications, to data that is rarely accessed.

'' This application helps users to backup data on online storage media, such as Google Drive. This application also allows users to exchange data with others, without having to use internet data services on their smartphones, '' wrote a review uploaded by UberGizmo page.

Previously, in the last month, Google has released a beta version of this app. Along with the existing development, Google finally officially launched the full version of this application. The Go Files app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, and has a size of about 3.6 megabytes (MB).