Facebook will allow us to log in Android apps with your phone number

Facebook developed a new feature with which we want to facilitate logging into our social network profiles. That tool is now part of the latest version of Android apps Kit tool for developers. Thanks to him, users will have the option of signing in as introduce only your phone number. So you will not have to write username and password and additional code SMS. The feature will be quite useful for smartphone owners and those who use several accounts on the social network.

Once you introduce your phone number special algorithm will automatically check the database on Facebook, to connect with the profile of that user, forward VentureBeat. That ‘s possible if you first logged into your account on the social network. The new alternative method can be used for other mobile applications that use a smartphone with android. Facebook believe that this will facilitate our maximum. Unless it finds a match the phone number will still receive SMS messages smartphone with a code to use for authentication.

Previous tests have shown 97 percent efficiency in finding the right phone numbers of consumers. We remind you that Google Android apps are also experimenting with alternative methods to facilitate logging in applications for the most popular mobile platform. Instead, telephone number company tested ways with which to enter them only with the username of login us at Google. Before we see how long it will take on Facebook to present the new system for authentication of all users.

http://nsmartphone.com/facebook-android-apps/

Google reduces the amount of updates for Android applications with more 65%

During the summer, Google released a new compression algorithm, which reduces the number of new updates for Android apps by approximately 47%. Thus the company is trying to help consumers reduce the consumption on the Internet when updating large games or mobile applications on smartphones. In certain situations, such updates can spend more gigabyte of traffic that affects your monthly bill. The company continues to pay special attention to this problem.

Google engineers have made serious progress in this area with the premiere of a new software that it says File-by-File patching, forward Mashable. Thanks to his updates on mobile new updates for Android apps will be on average 65% smaller than current algorithms used by the company. Google data shows that so every day will save about 6 petabytes of all owners of devices with Android. The previous update on the implementation of the company had a size of 17.5 MB, but because of File-by-File patching is now 9.6 MB.

Developers do not need to modify the code of your applications. Initially, the function will be limited to automatic updates and updates in the background on smartphones. Google pledged to continue to work hard to reduce even more their size. Interestingly, the more powerful devices become us the easier it will be for the company to achieve this goal. The function File-by-File patching is already used by the company for all applications to Google Play.

http://nsmartphone.com/new-updates-for-android-apps/