Europol warns of Android tap-and-go thefts – BBC N…
Europol warns of Android tap-and-go thefts - BBC News #Android #MobilePayments bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Google gearing up for Pixel smartphone launch – Mo…
Google gearing up for Pixel smartphone launch - Mobile World Live #Google #Pixel #Android mobileworldlive.com/devices/news-d…
Android Nougat – new features and enhancements – P…
Android Nougat - new features and enhancements - Pat Walsh IT Services #Android #AndroidNougat #Nougat #Android7 patwalsh.co.uk/android-nougat/
Android Nougat
Android 7.0 - known as Android Nougat - was officially released on 22 August 2016, initially available on the latest Nexus devices. Here are some of the new features, enhancements and changes: Multi-window view - run two apps side by side Multi-lingual typing Updated and new emoji [...]
New version of Android crowned ‘Nougat’ – Yahoo Fi…
New version of Android crowned 'Nougat' - Yahoo Finance UK #Google #Android #AndroidNougat #Nougat uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/version-a…
Google’s Android Pay now available in the UK | The…
Google's Android Pay now available in the UK | The Verge #AndroidPay #MobilePayments #Android theverge.com/2016/5/18/1169…
Apple Pay vs Android Pay: What’s the difference? |…
Apple Pay vs Android Pay: What's the difference? | IT PRO #ApplePay #AndroidPay #NFC #MobilePayments itpro.co.uk/android/24705/…
Google IO 2016: dates, news and keynote prediction…
Google IO 2016: dates, news and keynote predictions | TechRadar #GoogleIO2016 #AndroidN #AndroidVR techradar.com/news/world-of-…
Samsung sets out stall with 2016 flagships – Mobil…
Samsung sets out stall with 2016 flagships - Mobile World Live #SamsungGalaxyS7 #SamsungGalaxyS7Edge #Android #S7 mobileworldlive.com/mwc16-articles…
Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart – Feb 2016
Update - the latest version of the Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart will now always be at https://www.patwalsh.co.uk/mobile-device-quick-comparison-chart/ It can be difficult keeping track of all the different mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - and the differences between them. With each new version of the [...]
Testing projects so far in 2016
2016 has been busy so far, I’ve worked on lots of different testing projects, with a brief outline of some of them below: Property crowdfunding website testing: mobile device testing Coastal ecosystem website testing Cinema info and booking website testing Cinema iOS 9 app testing Cinema [...]
2015 – Overview of my projects and training
2015 was a busy year for me, with a wide range of projects worked on and also some excellent training and education completed, including the Rapid Software Testing Applied course run by James Bach, which I completed in July. And to give a flavour of the [...]
Android Marshmallow – new features
Android 6 - Android Marshmallow - is now being released to certain Android devices - mainly Nexus devices so far - and is also pre-installed on some new Android devices, such as the new Nexus 5X and 6P. The new features in Android Marshmallow include: Now [...]
Google takes on Apple with Android Pay – BBC News…
Google takes on Apple with Android Pay - BBC News #AndroidPay #NFC bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
A-Z of tech used in Projects
Over the course of the last 3 years, I've worked with many different clients of all sectors and sizes, and have used an amazing array of different technologies, apps, websites, applications, test tools and platforms. I thought I'd compile an A-Z of them and will add [...]
Android M’s name is Marshmallow, and it’s version…
Android M's name is Marshmallow, and it's version 6.0 | The Verge #Android #Marshmallow theverge.com/2015/8/17/9165…
All Android operating systems infringe Java API pa…
All Android operating systems infringe Java API packages, Oracle says | Ars Technica #Android #Java #Google #Oracle arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/20…
‘Biggest update ever’ to fix Android flaw – BBC Ne…
'Biggest update ever' to fix Android flaw - BBC News #Android #hackers #security bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
GPS / Geolocation App Testing tips
Last Friday, the 31st July 2015, I was out and about, doing some GPS / Geolocation App Testing, for both iOS and Android apps, for one of my clients. The general idea was to supply a list of locations to the developers, then test that the [...]
Android bug: MMS attack affects ‘one billion’ phon…
Android bug: MMS attack affects 'one billion' phones - BBC News #Android #bugs #blimey bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Just started on an NFC Android App Testing project…
Just started on an NFC Android App Testing project… at Test Plan stage… #apptest #testing #Android #NFC patwalsh.co.uk/freelance/andr…
Quick Intro to NFC
As I've recently added blog posts on Mobile Payments, Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay - all which use NFC - I thought I'd add a post for NFC itself. What is NFC? Firstly, NFC is Near Field Communication - a technology more catchily known as [...]
Google I/O 2015
A recent post detailed what went on at Apple's WWDC 2015, so in the interest of balance here's the main news from Google's I/O 2015, which was in San Francisco on the 28 & 29 May 2015. Main updates at Google I/O 2015 Android M Android [...]
Mobile Payments: Quick intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay GalleryMobile Payments: Quick intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay
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Mobile Payments: Quick intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay
Quick Intro to Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay All the major mobile manufacturer's are desperately trying to stake their claim for a slice of the potentially massive Mobile Payments market - with a slice of every transaction/payment their aim. As of June 2015, Apple Pay [...]
Mobile Payments: Samsung Pay
Samsung Pay - Overview Samsung introduces Samsung Pay as "a groundbreaking Mobile Payment Service" and it allows you to make contactless payments in stores. It uses a combination of Near Field Communication (NFC) and its own proprietary Magnetic Secure Transmission technology. Samsung Pay - Technology Uses Contactless payment technology Unique [...]
Mobile Payments: Android Pay
Android Pay - Overview Google bills Android Pay as "Pay your way. Shop how you want" and it allows you to make payments both in stores and in apps, similar to Apple Pay. It uses a combination of Near Field Communication (NFC), plus one of a PIN code, password [...]
Instashare – even better with the extension
I've used Instashare for some time to send screenshots when testing on both iOS and Android devices. The fact it works on both iOS and Android platforms means its better than anything built into those systems. You can also download and install Instashare apps on your [...]
More info on Android Lollipop
Announced on October 15 2014, Android L / Android 5.0 is officially called Android Lollipop. It brings a new design - called Material Design - and Android Runtime (ART) replaces Dalvik, for improved app performance and battery usage. Other features include: updated notification system new lockscreen [...]
Using LastPass for password management
I'm currently giving LastPass a trial run across my mobile devices and desktop systems, having had yet another email about a possible security breach on one of the site's I have an account with. LastPass is pretty impressive so far, working across iOS, Android and all [...]
iOS 7 App Testing Toolkit
During some recent iOS 7 App Testing projects, I've managed to refine the process to make things run smoother and this has included establishing an iOS 7 App Testing Toolkit. On my iOS device - such as iPad Air - I have a folder set up [...]