There are a lot of apps out there right now for Android. Not all of them are even on the Android market. These are mostly beta apps or community made, which everyone always wants to test out. For some people though, the prospect of downloading the app, copying it to your sd card, then finding it with a folder app to install it seems a little too … [Read more...]
We're loving everything about the HTC Thunderbolt, and for the most part the boot animation is no different. Other than the stupid music they have, it looks awesome and we want it. Luckily for needy people like me, P3Droid got his hands on a leaked Thunderbolt system dump and found the boot animation just waiting for him to port to us! It works … [Read more...]
Use your Android Smart-phone to create online Google Spreadsheets, Word Documents and much more. Google Docs has many useful features to choose from and can easily be done on your Android as well as your PC. All you need is a Google Gmail account. Gdocs allow a simple way to create, share, and store online spreadsheet documents & forms … [Read more...]
Have you noticed how difficult Motorola is making updates for the DROID X and DROID 2, especially for rooted users? Added to the fact that anyone can make simple mistakes while rooting their device, and you could have a bricked phone with nothing to do. Luckily we have these things called .sbf files. A lot of you have probably heard of this before, … [Read more...]
I recently posted about some great modified transparent widgets, but there may not be a transparent version of the app you are looking for. If you have the guts and the time, check out these instructions made by ilangoadigal on how to change any widgets you would like to be transparent. They aren't the easiest, but how great would it be to have … [Read more...]
If you love not only Android but also Andy, that little Android figure that represents the entire Android platform, this how to can help to show your love in the notification bar. I have to give hacku the credits over at XDA for not only making the images but also the step-by-step instructions that make it easy for you to have a little android in … [Read more...]
Update: Get the app that does this for you! Go here for more info I can't believe that I haven't seen this until now. Team Black Hat, a great dev team that has made some amazing contributions to the DROID X/2 rooting development, has created a simple set of instructions to change the boot logo of your DROID X/2 to whatever you want. Just so you … [Read more...]
Has anyone else been checking out the newest way to layout your home screen lately? It's basically a spin-off of Windows Phone 7, where you have images that open up an app for you. I've gotta say, I'm loving it. The guys over at XDA Developers were nice enough to share how to set up your screen like the one above, and even gave us all the pics to … [Read more...]
Probably the most important thing to know about when rooting is what a nandroid is. If you look through any instructions, almost all of them have somewhere in them to make a nandroid backup. So this edition of Rooting 101 will be all about what "nandroid" is, why it's important, and how to make a nandroid backup. Nandroid A nandroid backup … [Read more...]
The DROID X has been rooted and you can get a custom ROM running on it. So much for Motorola's locked bootloader. It looks like the Android community has won again, right? Well, it doesn't look like Motorola is going down without a fight. a member from the Motorola Owners' Forum posted this recently: WARNING: Do NOT load the leaked 2.2 upgrade … [Read more...]
