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Original Android Logo Was A Truly Frightening Robot

That cute bug-eyed Android logo wasn’t always so adorable.

On Google+ Wednesday, Dan Morrill, a Google employee, posted the first ever Android designs -- and boy are they scary. We're glad the spiral-eyed robots with square teeth and mandible digits didn’t come out with the first Android phones, although it's possible they could have inspired the creepy 2009 Android/Verizon Droid advertisements.

Morrill explains the results by recounting how he was tasked with creating the first Android logos. “See, we were prepping for an internal developer launch (meaning, we were going to ask Googlers to start fooling with the APIs and give us early feedback), and I had no eye candy for the slides we were putting together. Hence these guys,” he wrote on Google Plus.

The original Androids were apparently designed on Inkscape and were momentarily popular before designer Irina Blok presented her design -- which Morrill describes as “the bugdroid we all know and love.”

But Morrill isn’t displeased that his designs were replaced, and his rationale for posting the original Android says as much. “I am doing some spring cleaning on the ole NAS server, and dug these guys up. I figured I'd share them so you can experience a thrill of terror at what might have been, and thank your local patron deity for Irina's incredible home run.”

It’s worth noting that Google isn’t exactly known for its good design, unlike its sleek and savvy rival Apple. The original Google logos were not nearly as sophisticated as the current one, and rumors abound that the company simply “doesn’t take design as seriously” as Apple or other rival tech behemoths.

What do you think? Does Google have a design problem? And do you prefer the current Android robot to Morrill's originals? Let us know in the comments, or tweet us @HuffPostTech.

[h/t The Verge]

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Easily Capture Screenshots in Google Earth for Android

Learn how to quickly capture screenshots of Google Earth and Google Maps images on your Android device with a tap.

The Google Earth app for Android includes a handy screen capture feature that allows you to capture and share screenshot images of the current view inside Earth with a click. You may capture screenshots of aerial imagery as well as 3D buildings.

You may wonder why would anyone need this when Android itself include screen-capture capabilities? Well, compare these two images.

This screenshot was captured using Google Earth – clutter free image.

This screenshot of Google Earth was captured with Android

The big advantage with Google Earth’s built-in screen capture feature is that it adds none of the on-screen clutter to your screenshot.

To get started, navigate to any location inside Google Earth and click the More menu in the upper-right corner. Now choose the Share option from the drop-down and Google Earth will automatically take a screenshot image of the current view.

You can then directly save that screenshot to Dropbox, Gmail, Facebook or any other application that is part of the system-wide Share menu.

Also see: How to Capture Videos of Google Earth

The screen-capture feature is not available inside the Google Maps app for Android but you can use another app called Skitch to capture clean screenshots of your Google Maps.

Open the Skitch app and choose Draw on Map. Now search for a location on Google Maps and tap the “tick” symbol to save a screenshot of the current view.

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How to Use a Song As an Alarm on Android

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Normally, the default Android alarm will just play a standard ringing noise to help you wake up in the morning. But you can change this to any song you want using an app on your Android.

Edit Steps1Hit the "Apps" button in Android.

2Select "Alarm & Timer."

3Select any of your alarms that are already listed in the main screen. You can also add a new one with the "Add Alarm" button at the top.

4Click on the "Sound" option in the "Set Alarm" screen. It will say underneath what the current alarm sound is.

5Select "Music" from the sound menu screen when it appears.

6Click on a music track you want, and then click on the button at the bottom of the screen to add it. "Click "OK" to confirm the alarm. It should come up text telling you how long until the alarm goes off. Done!

Edit TipsIf you would like to play the song partway through, download an application called RingDroid. It will allow you to trim an Audio File.Try to use songs that are good for waking up, like rock or metal. Lullabies aren't likely to help you wake up in the morning.

Edit WarningsYou can only use songs that you've already downloaded on to your Android, so make sure you do that ahead of time.Make sure you check the box next to your alarm time to make it active.

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5 authors | 5 revisions | Last updated: December 17, 2012

ShoreWriter, Genius_knight, Emma, Flickety, ZareenPin ItArticle EditDiscuss

Normally, the default Android alarm will just play a standard ringing noise to help you wake up in the morning. But you can change this to any song you want using an app on your Android.

Edit Steps1Hit the "Apps" button in Android.

2Select "Alarm & Timer."

3Select any of your alarms that are already listed in the main screen. You can also add a new one with the "Add Alarm" button at the top.

4Click on the "Sound" option in the "Set Alarm" screen. It will say underneath what the current alarm sound is.

5Select "Music" from the sound menu screen when it appears.

6Click on a music track you want, and then click on the button at the bottom of the screen to add it. "Click "OK" to confirm the alarm. It should come up text telling you how long until the alarm goes off. Done!

Edit TipsTry to use songs that are good for waking up, like rock or metal. Lullabies aren't likely to help you wake up in the morning.

Edit WarningsYou can only use songs that you've already downloaded on to your Android, so make sure you do that ahead of time.Make sure you check the box next to your alarm time to make it active.

Edit Things You'll NeedAndroidSongs you want to wake up to already installed

Edit Related wikiHowsHow to Set up an AndroidHow to Save Battery Power on an AndroidHow to Transition to an Android Based Phone Using GoogleArticle Info Featured Article

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