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This modder built an iPhone 13 Pro Max "Ultra" with more ports, more battery, and cooling fans
Tired of Apple's refusal to offer USB Type-C ports on iPhones, this modder created a custom iPhone 13 Pro Max with more ports, more battery, and cooling fans!
Tired with Apple's refusal to switch to USB Type-C ports on iPhones, a DIY YouTuber took matters into their own hands and installed a USB Type-C port on an iPhone X late last year. Inspired by their efforts, a modder has now built a custom iPhone 13 Pro Max, featuring a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, dual cooling fans, and a larger battery.
This is what you get if you clip the Wings off the LG Wing
A hardware modder has clipped the wings off the LG Wing, turning the secondary display into a functional phone on its own.
Irrespective of whether you liked LG or not, one cannot deny that they did make innovative smartphones. From capacitive touchscreens to ultra-wide-angle cameras, LG pioneered several smartphone trends that others ended up copying. And these trends came through LG did not shun away from risks and experiments. One of its last smartphones, the LG Wing, featured a crazy swivel design that incorporated two displays into one smartphone in a rather unique form factor. With LG's exit from the smartphone business, there will not be another official take at this smartphone lineup. But if you have ever wondered what it would be like if LG kept on experimenting, a modder shows us what a wingless LG Wing would look and function like.
How to get an animated GIF as your home button on Android [Root]
XDA Recognized Themer Ticklefish created a way to add a little animated GIF to the home button on the software navigation bar.
Many of us Android enthusiasts are simply bored with the basic software experience OEMs put on our smartphones and tablets. This is why so many of us flash custom kernels, custom ROMs, and various mods to change the look and functionality of the devices that cost us hundreds of dollars. XDA Recognized Themer Ticklefish felt the same way and wanted to add a little animated GIF to the home button on the software navigation bar. Now, this guide does require you to have root access to the phone, and it also requires you to decompile the SystemUI.apk, make some changes, and then recompile the same file before putting it back where it belongs.
Android 4.4 KitKat was released two months ago, and it brought a lot interesting changes like a transparent status bar. But not many of you know that you can get a very similar effect on any ROM, even Gingerbread, and all you need to do is to visit the thread we're going to describe below. With APK tool and good text editor like Notepad++, Gedit, or any UNIX-based notepads, you can easily make your status bar use a gradient background.
Feeling that there are some settings missing in the settings of your device? Or do you think some settings are a bit too tedious to reach? Perhaps the overall layout is just bugging you a little? You've seen it done in custom ROMs, but never really knew how to do it yourself. Well, good news, because with the help of XDA Recognized Contributor Quinny899's tutorial, you can now switch up the settings layout to your heart's content.
It's fair to say that unless you've spent some time digging around inside APK files and making some heavy duty modifications to apps or the Android OS itself, you probably haven't come face-to-face with a .smali file in its natural environment. They are a common component in many of the most popular Android tweaks and hacks out there such as adding toggles, extending the power menu, and adding CRT screen off animation.