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Here are some good themes for your Facebook application on your Android device. XDA member adam2010 presents four themes for your delight, including Windows phone 7, Blue Minimal, Demo, and Orange styles. Installation is quite easy, just unzip on your computer, place the apk file in a SD card, and install. There are still some minor bugs to fix but no doubt it´s nice to have other options to personalize.
We would like to see more work on dialers for Android as the default one is quite simple. So, XDA member -=(Kad)=- presents Smart CallerID for your Android device. The app allows you to use a high resolution image to give that touch of personal style to your dialer, features notifications after the end of an outgoing call with the contact information and call duration, notify the loss / finding the network, as well as the inclusion of flight mode, and full screen callerID.
It´s almost impossible not to miss a great app published on our big community, and because of that, from time to time we bring you an article that may not be so new but sure will be of interest for some of us. XDA member MixToMax presents AnimeWatch, which allows you to catch up with your favorite English subbed animes on your Android device, check the latest releases, and also provides you with a database of over 1200 series to go through.
A few months ago, XDA member a2ha told us that Tap Tap Revenge for Android was on it´s way, and now it´s here. Tap and shake to the beat of 100's of your favorite artists scoring points for accuracy and timing. You can add in multiple difficulty levels. Features include: Chat with TTR players around the world, global leader boards with up-to-the-minute scores, battle other players on line, customize your avatar, weekly contests with new music, amongst many more.
Ok Galaxy owners, heres a great tip! XDA member hubix presents an interesting tutorial on how to upgrade and root your Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. A full guide that will lead you through every step to successfully upgrade your device, including a list of the necessary files, preparing your phone, flashing and rooting, all explained on a very easy language and including all the necessary files.
For those of you always looking for new ways to personalize your device, XDA member sonnysekhon presents these mods themes for your Android using Swiftkey and Swype. If you are bored with the same design on your keyboard, then you may want to try these five different themes including Android default, Windows Phone 7, and more.
XDA member convolution presents a well known game for your Android device or your PC: Pokemon Tower Defense, when a pack of wild Rattata attack Professor Oak's lab, it is up to you to stop them. Set out on your own Pokemon journey, to catch and train all pokemon and try to solve the mystery behind these attacks. Featuring the original 151 pokemon, capture the enemy Pokemon and add them to your team, level up your team and bring them into battle, everything in the classic Tower defense game play. Pokemon will learn moves and evolve just like the real game!
Who doesn´t remember LEGO building blocks? Certainly, most of us had them when younger or still have them somewhere in your basement. XDA member bad pixel built an adjustable mobile stand (cradle) using LEGO pieces. Originally created for the Nexus One but can fit almost any device, this original cradle will let you place your device with style and originality. The viewing angle can be adjusted according to preference or situation for your gaming pleasure. It is a good and sturdy all-around stand for any mobile on landscape and portrait modes. You can see a video of the cradle holding a N1 as well in the thread.
Are you a follower of the MIUI ROM´s on your Android device? If so, this application created by XDA member MishFdM will be of your liking. It allows you to keep your favorite rom up to date by directly downloading it through this easy to use app. The latest version includes added support for Samsung Nexus S, Motorola Droid 1 and fixed gesture line on images. In addition, the developer also mentions that you can easily update your ROM in recovery mode after downloading the deoexed roms and language packs directly from your sd card.
Here's a good tool for cleaning your Android device. XDA member Dark3n presents SD Maid, a simple tool that will let you delete all unnecessary files left when installing or uninstalling an application as sometimes they leave data behind. The apps tend to create logs, crash reports, and debug files you don't really need, and this is particularly true for the market as it often leaves temporary files of downloaded apps behind.
XDA member TheSkepticalGuy presents this nice boot animation for your android device. Resident Evil Umbrella is an animated welcome screen, where you have the option to place user name, access code and security key to make your device more. The developer included a desc.txt file for older devices so that you just modify the resolution values based on your device screen size.
If you use the nice MIUI weather application on your Android device, this how-to-guide prepared by XDA member TechnoLover will be of your interest. It includes a good tutorial on how to add your city to the application via your PC. You will need to download the database of your desired location and SQLite Database Browser, the process is not complicated and it´s clearly explained. No more problems to find and sync your city, specially for those of us who do not live in the big cities included in the default data base. Be sure of what you are doing before proceeding to avoid unwanted results.
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XDA moderators NeoS2007 and Madnish30 presents this fantastic application. I-Spy will let your Android device pick up the radio waves from other devices nearby (approx. 15 feet) to access the users' device storage, or simply listen into their phone call. The app decrypts the GSM access codes to get access to the data stream. Then, it cloaks itself to blend into the data stream and simply monitor all communication between the devices.
Heres a good application for your Windows Phone 7. XDA member amaric presents GPS Speedometer, with it you will be able to determine your current speed in Kilometers or Miles per hour, altitude in Meters or Feet and the distance made from point to point while recording your max speed. The free version will work for an unlimited time with all the features but it will show ads.
Do you want to change your home screen look? Here's another icon set for your Android device. This time, XDA member plugged_in_now presents a complete Cyanogen Style Icon Pack with more than 250 great designed icons for use with tablets -256 x 256 pixels-, HDPI, MDPI and LDPI resolution devices. The developer is open for requests to create more icons and recommends using Adao File Manager to successfully unzip the whole icon pack. Some of the icons you can find on this collection are:
How about having some new clocks on your Android home screen? XDA member jerryex presents ClockQ widget for your Android devices. Featuring the option to choose between 13 fonts, 4x2 and 2x1 widgets, choose your custom color, add transparency, rotation, scale and shadow effect, among many more. The latest version includes English, Russian, and Czech languages and won´t need you to have a rooted device, working on Android 1.6 and above.
Perhaps you have a Samsung device and want to try an alternative to the default Task Manager, if so this application presented by XDA member elnoxvie maybe of your liking. Active Apps features tracking applications on standby and running mode, easy switch tasks for active app, the option to view available RAM, and a free RAM function. It also includes a widget to show the number of active apps on your home screen. A good option to consider if you are looking for a more powerful app than the stock one.
What about a place where you can share and get some great images to change the lock screen wallpaper on your new shinny Windows 7 device? XDA member Scrtcwlvl presents this repository thread to fill this purpose. This thread is presented as a specialized place to get this kind of images -wallpapers-.
If you have a Windows phone 7 and played Nintendo when younger, this may be of your liking. XDA member fiinix presents this super smooth NES emulator, for those not familiar with the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) emulator, it is a rather neat invention that lets you play games from a particular gaming console without actually having to have the system itself.