Who’s Android Central?
Led by a group of consultants and backed by an engaged group of know-how fanatics and tastemakers, Android Central navigates the aggressive — and sometimes complicated — world of know-how! Android Central is likely one of the oldest and most trusted Android websites on the net, and our writers and editors are true professionals who worth accuracy and editorial independence in every part we do, by no means receiving compensation for protection and by no means pulling punches.
Our Mission and Core Values
Android Central supplies in-depth patrons guides you’ll be able to belief, for Android telephones, sensible watches and wearables, tablets, the Android OS and wider Google ecosystem. We offer detailed assist and how-to guides readers can belief.
All the things we do is sincere, expert-led, and incorporates recommendation that may improve the expertise and data of any Android consumer. Our mission is to curate and clearly clarify what’s essential, fascinating, and informative on this planet of Android units and apps.
How we check units
We’re passionate in regards to the services and products we assessment, dedicating numerous hours to testing every part from smartphones to sensible house units. Our purpose is to share this enthusiasm with our readers, conveying our experience and authority. We take our accountability to supply correct, sincere, and dependable evaluations very significantly.
We don’t obtain compensation for evaluations, nor can we enable manufacturers to have pre-publication entry or enter into our assessment course of except particularly marked as SPONSORED CONTENT.
You possibly can learn extra in-depth about how we check units and why you’ll be able to belief us.
Who owns Android Central?
Android Central is a part of Future US Inc, a global media group and main digital writer.
The place else can I discover Android Central?
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Meet the Android Central Employees
Content material Director
After 25 years overlaying the know-how {industry}, Jeremy Kaplan is a well-known face within the media world. He’s at the moment Content material Director for Android Central, the place he oversees product improvement and high quality for the positioning.
Earlier than becoming a member of Future, Jeremy was Editor in Chief of Digital Tendencies, the place he reworked the area of interest writer into one of many quickest rising properties in digital media, rating on the annual Inc 5,000 for 3 years operating. The writer gained a number of awards throughout his tenure, together with a sought-after Digiday Content material Advertising and marketing Award in 2019. The identical yr, Jeremy was named to the FOLIO: 100, which honors publishing professionals making an industry-wide impression.
Editor-in-Chief
Shruti Shekar is Android Central’s editor-in-chief. She was born in India, introduced up in Singapore, however now lives in Toronto and could not be happier. She began her journalism profession as a political reporter in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, after which made her foray into tech journalism at MobileSyrup and, most not too long ago, Yahoo Finance Canada. When work is not on her thoughts, she loves understanding, studying, watching all types of TV reveals, and planning what she’s going to eat the following day.
Managing Editor
Derrek resides on the Finest Coast, initially from San Diego, and now residing in Seattle. He is a long-time cellular tech fanatic, beginning with an obsession with Nokia that started on the age of 12. Since then, he is been lovingly identified by most of his mates because the “Cellphone Man.” When he isn’t speaking tech, he is both understanding, mountain climbing, taking part in video video games (Ps), or making movies.
Senior Editor — Google Ecosystem
Jerry Hildenbrand is a Linux Skilled, getting older hippie, and recovering engineer who would at all times moderately be fishing. Whereas not fishing, he is the editor in control of touching issues till they break, making an attempt to determine stuff out, and the consummate Android skilled. Jerry thinks the black jelly beans are the very best and wears sneakers he purchased in 1996. Born and raised in South Florida, Jerry now resides in a bunker someplace within the mountains of West Virginia.
Senior Editor — Smartphones (North America), AR/VR
Nick began with DOS and NES and makes use of these fond recollections of floppy disks and cartridges to gasoline his opinions on trendy tech. Whether or not it is VR, sensible house devices, or one thing else that beeps and boops, he is been writing about it since 2011.
Senior Editor — Smartphones (Asia, Europe)
Harish Jonnalagadda tries to make sense of the befuddling maze that’s the Asian smartphone {industry}. Earlier than switching to telephones, he used to write down about PC {hardware}, overlaying motherboards and video playing cards. When he isn’t taking part in with the most recent telephones, he is both studying on his Kindle or making an attempt to clear his backlog of video games on Steam. He can be discovered shouting on the TV over the weekends at Arsenal and McLaren’s continued woes.
Senior Editor — Wearables, AR/VR
Michael is a former e-book dev turned tech author whose profession arc took him from VR to wearables, rising tech to cellular, earlier than arriving on the world of Android. Exterior of labor he loves sports activities groups that disappoint him (Go Sharks, A’s and Golden Bears!), D&D and Star Wars RPG campaigns, SFF novels, lengthy runs, gaming on consoles and PC, and baking. Throughout work, he’ll do his finest to verify he does not suggest any product except he’d repeatedly use it himself.
Senior Editor — Chromebooks and Tablets
Andrew is a contributor with Android Central and is prepared and prepared to speak about all issues Ravens, Caps, Orioles, UFC, and no matter new tech is being launched on the time. Andrew drinks approach an excessive amount of espresso, but it surely’s what retains the motor going each day. Yow will discover him lurking on Twitter infrequently, however normally, he is simply rewatching Star Wars for the umpteenth time, even when it is simply on within the background.
Senior Editor, Equipment
Namerah Saud Fatmi is an Editor and Author for Android Central. She has a ardour for all issues tech & gaming and has been an honorary Goodreads librarian since 2011. When she is not writing, she could be discovered chasing stray cats and canine within the streets of Dhaka or slaying dragons within the land of Skyrim.
Information Editor
Nandika Ravi is the information editor at Android Central. Primarily based in Toronto, after rocking the information scene as a multimedia reporter and editor at Rogers Sports activities and Media, she now brings her experience into the tech ecosystem. When not breaking tech information, you’ll be able to catch her sipping espresso at cozy cafes, exploring new trails together with her boxer canine, or leveling up within the gaming universe.
Android Central Contributors
Tshaka Armstrong, Contributor
Tshaka Armstrong is a nerd. Co-Founding father of the non-profit digital literacy group, Digital Shepherds, he is additionally been a broadcast know-how reporter, author, and producer. Along with being an award-winning broadcast storyteller, he is additionally coated tech on-line and in print for every part from paintball gear know-how, to parenting devices, movie {industry} tech for Rotten Tomatoes, and basic client know-how. He blathers on about his many curiosities on his personal web site, tshakaexplainsitall.com.
Jay Bonggolto, Contributor
Jay Bonggolto is a contract information author for Android Central. A Philippine-based tech journalist, he has been writing about client know-how for the previous six years and has been utilizing varied Android telephones since falling in love with Jelly Bean. When he isn’t writing, he spends a little bit of time within the nice outside stealing scenes along with his cellphone digital camera.
Nickolas Diaz, Contributor
Nickolas is a contract information author for Android Central who’s at all times discovered pleasure within the newest cellphone or function. Writing for him can range from speaking in regards to the newest Android cellphone leak or launch to no matter new function Google or an app is making an attempt to roll out for customers. He seems to be at issues by means of the eyes of the buyer (being one himself, in fact). When Nickolas is not hitting a narrative, he could be discovered grinding away at a sport, studying a guide, or scribbling in his journal.
Ted Kritsonis, Contributor
Ted is a contributor with Android Central and due to that, constantly has earbuds and headphones plugging his ears. He retains tabs on all types of recent tech popping out, and retains a digital camera or smartphone useful to snap some pictures when the chance presents itself. When he isn’t taking part in pool, studying comics, or smoking a cigar, he could also be taking in a sporting or world occasion and presumably tweeting about it.
Vishnu Sarangapurkar, Contributor
Vishnu relies out of India and works as a contract information author overlaying Google’s ecosystem. He’s captivated with exploring the most recent developments in cellular know-how. With a deep understanding of the Android working system and its associated units, he’s dedicated to offering readers with up-to-date info and evaluation on the most recent developments, improvements, and product releases.
Rajat Sharma, Contributor
When Rajat received his first laptop (a Pentium III machine with 128MB of RAM) again in 2001, he had little concept it could mark the start of a lifelong love affair with devices. He has been analyzing and writing in regards to the ever-changing world of know-how since 2013. Aside from that, Rajat can be obsessive about wrist-worn timepieces, and appreciates a Casio simply as a lot (maybe much more) as a Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Samuel Tolbert, Contributor
Samuel Tolbert is a contract write at Android Central. Whereas he primarily assists with PlayStation protection, he is additionally overlaying cellular video games on Android. If he is not taking part in or writing about one thing, he is off studying, exercising, taking part in along with his pets or making an attempt to sketch one thing. He not solely welcomes however encourages you to yell at him on Twitter.
Charlie Wacholz, Contributor
Charlie’s a freelancer for Android Central primarily based in Chicago, IL. When he isn’t overlaying the most recent in VR and gaming, yow will discover him competing in Tremendous Smash Bros. tournaments all through the Midwest, taking part in the most recent and biggest indie video games, making new cocktail specs or engaged on his podcast, Consolation Meals.
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