How to use Android Device Manager to find a missing device

With the sometimes astronomical prices of today's Android devices, it is important to have security in place - a plan to find and secure your device should it go missing. There are many great tools out there for this, including Cerberus, Lookout and more. Today, we want to look at the Google developed option, Android Device Manager.

As is usually the case around here, I've put the entire tutorial over on my Android customization series on Android Authority. Be sure to check it out for the full step by step to enabling Android Device Manager.

While you're here, let's discuss how you might use the tools of Android Device Manager.

Lenovo to launch a 6-inch Android phone on Augus 5th, look out for the K920, or Vibe Z2 Pro

Here's the thing, Lenovo is not yet selling phones in North America, and their purchase of Motorola hasn't exactly seen Lenovo style gear hit stores either, but they still have a flagship competitor in the works that could make a stir in the Asian markets.

The K920, which will likely be named the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro when it ships to consumers, is a monstrous 6-inch device rocking the same sort of QHD display, Snapdragon 801 with 3GB of RAM and 16MP camera that many current flagships possess.

Heads Up! brings Android L style floating Notifications to your device

After Google introduced Android L at their Google I/O developer conference last week, Android users have been excited about getting their hands on the new release for their devices. As excited as we are to install the yet un-named "L___" release, most of us will have to wait until later this fall for the official release. However, small features of the release can be had today!

Android 4.4.4 is rolling out

If you are keeping tabs, you know that Android 4.4.3 is still in the stages of rolling out to phones around the globe. Why, then, would Google push out Android 4.4.4 so soon? In one word, security.

That's right, Android 4.4.4 KitKat is in the midst of pushing out, the major changes revolve around a security flaw related to that nasty HeartBleed debacle in OpenSSL that we are still cleaning up from. You have changed all of your passwords lately, right?!?