Android Advisor — Issue 45 2017

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FEATURE

O

ne of the best reasons to buy an Android

phone is the sheer number of ways you can

manipulate it to your liking. Even without

rooting, there are hundreds of apps that add,

enhance, and tweak functionality to make the Android

experience that much better. But a change coming to

Google’s Play Store terms could put an end to it.

At the time of writing, Google is preparing to shut

down universal access to its accessibility services

APIs within the next 30 days. According to letters

Google cracking down

on accessibility services

If you like Universal Copy, you’ll hate this, writes MICHAEL SIMON