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It feels as thought the quest for better GPS reception and faster GPS locks has been ongoing for a very long time. However, Android users can actually do something about it, as fixes and tweaks to improve GPS have been forthcoming on virtually every rooted Android plagued by GPS woes. While not strictly having any GPS issues to begin with, the HTC One S now joins the fray with a few tweaks to help improve GPS for users.
The tweak, originally seen on the Desire HD and One X, comes from XDA Senior Member MacroHD. It is available in the . . . READ ON »
Pretty much anyone who spends enough time on XDA will eventually run into one of XDA Recognized Contributor qbking77′s videos. A member of the Android Creative Syndicate, qbking77 has become sort of an unofficial the YouTube guru for XDA, posting videos on a variety of topics for a number of devices. Subjects vary from ROM reviews, guides on flashing various ROMs, root methods, and the list goes on. Qbking77, who has over 600 videos to date, now brings Sprint Galaxy Nexus owners some video love.
With the recent release of the Galaxy Nexus on the “Now Network,” Sprint users on XDA . . . READ ON »
For many devices, getting a custom recovery installed can be tricky business. Sometimes you have to flash it in the bootloader, other times you have to flash it over ODIN, and other times yet you download a recovery-flashable update.zip. While none of these are inherently difficult, it would be nice to have an easier way. Thankfully T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II owners now have an app to make recovery switching easy.
Easy Recovery Switcher by XDA Recognized Developer starskyrob is actually as easy to use as the name implies. Users are given two options. The first is a Windows application . . . READ ON »
As many of our readers are aware, the much lauded Samsung S-Voice application from the Samsung Galaxy S III was ripped two days ago and made available for the world (and most of XDA) to ravenously consume. Many users today, however, are reporting that the application is no longer functioning.
When the app is opened and a command issued, the application comes back with, “Network error. Please try again.” Users across several device forums have confirmed this error as well. At the time of this writing the issue is still occuring on this writer’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
One can . . . READ ON »
Historically, the officially sanctioned Nexus line has come from just one manufacturer. While the manufacturer has changed through the passing iterations, there has never been more than one for any particular generation.According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Google plans to allow 5 manufacturer the ability to produce the Nexus development platform.
Google plans to give multiple mobile-device makers early access to new releases of Android and to sell those devices directly to consumers, said people familiar with the matter. That is a shift from Google’s previous practice, when it joined with with only one hardware
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HTC Sense 4.0 seems to be a love-it or hate-it affair for most users. For those who enjoy its take on the Android UI, it is now available for the Desire and Desire HD thanks to a couple of ported ROMs. Both ports are based on Android 4.0.3 and originally come from the HTC One V, which comes preloaded with HTC Sense 4.0. These releases will thus give you the latest Sense experience, if you are so inclined.
The port for Desire was made by Recognized Contributor shaky156. And even though it has a long way to go . . . READ ON »
The last time we mentioned the Samsung Epic 4G and the MTD partition map, we talked about how you could turn your favorite ROM into an MTD ROM using a tutorial that was a little complicated, but not too difficult. However, as time goes by, things like this often become easier and it’s only a matter of time before it becomes so simple that even an amateur flasher can do it. That time is now. XDA Recognized Developer RandomKing has released a recovery-flashable update.zip that completely automates the MTD conversion process for users who are still having trouble getting this . . . READ ON »
Recently, we voiced our opinion lambasting Apple and their substitution of litigation in place of innovation. However, it appears as if Apple isn’t the only company trying to prevent others from releasing their products to the public. Motorola was dealt a decisive blow by the International Trade Commission on Friday. The Commission banned the import into the U.S. of 18 Motorola devices running Android. This ban includes Motoblur and Google Experience devices.
This decision comes via a 2010 complaint filed by Microsoft claiming that Motorola was in violation of nine of it’s patents. Of Course, Motorola was quick to comment that . . . READ ON »
Now that Motorola has confirmed that it will not release an Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Droid X2 (much to the dismay of many X2 users), it stands to reason that some clever developer would whip together an ICS build for the device. XDA Recognized Developer dragonzkiller has done just that, and released an extremely experimental ICS build for the snubbed device. Even without an official Motorola ICS kernel, the build is on it’s way to being totally functional. From the release thread:
Working:
- WIFI
- Bluetooth
- Data/3G (see known issues)
- *Maybe* tethering, but I doubt it (turns on,
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Wow, what an exciting time for all prospective Samsung Galaxy S III owners. Ever since the rumor mill was started, we all knew the Galaxy S III would be big. Then when we attended Samsung Unpacked 2012 and tried it for ourselves ourselves thanks to some up close and personal hands-on time with the device, we knew Samsung’s next flagship would be a hit. Then, before the device was even released, XDA Elite Recognized Developer Chainfire rooted the device. Not too long after that, the stock, official firmware was leaked, which naturally lead to the porting of . . . READ ON »
It’s almost assumed that when the stock firmware is released for a highly anticipated device, developers will jump through hoops to make it work for their devices. As is the case with the Samsung Galaxy S III firmware, which was leaked yesterday. Developers have been getting their hands on it to give the users of their phone some SGS III love. Of course, it is assumed that the first thing to start making its rounds around the forum would be Samsung’s S Voice.
Originally posted for the International Galaxy Note by XDA Senior Member Zanr Zij, which showed . . . READ ON »
XDA Forum Member necro_ may be new to Android development, but don’t be fooled by this inexperience—he is a professional software engineer with experience in Symbian OS and Windows development. After rooting his first Android phone less than a month ago, he found the whole process, in his words, to be a “pain in the asre.” Surprised with no easy solution for creating or editing YAFFS2 images, he set out to remedy this.
Necro_ started to working with the unyaffs code, and put together a GUI app that listed an images contents. Once he got that working, he kept developing . . . READ ON »
Most users load an AOSP ROM to get away from the OEM experience. Many users who like HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and LG hardware sometimes do not like the software that comes with them. HTC Sense has always been a little too bloated, and some have even considered TouchWiz bloatware from the start. Due to these common complaints, users often end up flashing AOSP ROMs like AOKP or CyanogenMod to free their phones and run vanilla Android. However, many users would be remiss if they didn’t admit that there’s always those one or two features that they loved about the OEM . . . READ ON »
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