How to use Daydream in Android Phones

Daydream feature in Android

Flipboard, magazine app for Android, updated its features by including Daydream mode in it. To use this Daydream feature, do the following:

Click Settings in Android (works only in Jelly Bean 4.2 for now) --> Click "Display" settings --> Click "Daydream" --> Choose either "Clock", "Colors", "Google Currents", "Flipboard", "Photo Frame", or, "Photo Table" (Among these only Colors and Google Currents have no further settings) --> Click "Start Now" from the Menu

If you chose Flipboard from the above settings, you will see the Daydream feature with various news updates on the screen.

You can also set Daydream to start when charging or when the device is docked by clicking the "When to Daydream" setting in Menu.

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Get Flipboard App for Android

Flipboard, a popular magazine app for iOS, is coming soon for Android. It is currently available in new Samsung phones but not for other Android phones. There are some Flipboard.apk software available in some Android forums, I was able to download from one of them, it works just like the ones of iPad and iPhone. 

If you have an Android device and want to download the Flipboard Android app, sign up at Flipboard site here. They will soon make it available for everyone, till that time, you can beta test the software at the above link. Also, check out Google Currents, it is similar to Flipboard but has more features than the latter and ability to connect with your Google Reader subscriptions.

If you don't want to wait until the app is released by Flipboard, then you can download the Flipboard app from this Dropbox link here.

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Google Currents - Great Magazine and Newspaper Reader for iPad, Android and iPhone Smartphones

Google had a terrific magazine app for browsers called "Fast Flip" but earlier this year they discontinued after Google co-founder Larry Page became CEO. If you are used to that app then you would see lots of similarities in Google Currents, but only Currents is optimized for Tablets, iPad, Android Smartphones and iPhone.

All you need is a single Google account and it syncs across multiple platforms via the cloud. Google Currents is comparable to Flipboard for iPad app or Flipboard for iPhone app, but has more features and options in Google Currents. It is one of the must-have apps for Android OS or Apple's iOS.

For Android, you can download Google Currents from this Android Market link and for iPad, you can download it from this iTunes link.

I tested it in Droid Incredible and iPad2, works great in both. It is ideally suited for big screens but works nice in mobile also. It is much better than Flipboard in iPad in my opinion.

Don't expect it to be smooth after you install it, it takes some time to download magazine data from the servers, which depends on the speed of your data provider. For now only free magazine versions are available, later paid versions will be added.

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