February 2011 -- XDA Developers

All You Need To Root And More In The HTC Inspire Hack Kit

mic_888 February 28, 2011

For HTC Inspire owners, XDA forum member attn1 has put together an 'HTC Inspire Hack Kit' that contains everything an XDA member needs to root and Radio S-OFF the Android device. The kit also provides the means to flash back the stock radio. S-OFF generally means a full permanent root including the fact that the NAND...

Windows Phone 7 Lockscreen Wallpaper Repository

orb3000 February 28, 2011

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-. As always, the the...

Wired Tether For Samsung Epic (EB13 Froyo)

mic_888 February 28, 2011

If you're a Samsung Epic owner running EB13 (Froyo) on your Android device, you might have been one of the many folks experiencing issues with the built-in tethering. Issues reported include only being able to tether to WiFi and attempts to tether to 3G results in error. This modded Wired Tether client by XDA forum member...

Xoom Gets Overclocked!

egzthunder1 February 28, 2011

If you have seen any videos regarding the Motorola Xoom, you know that it already is quite fast and that its dual core processor packs quite a punch. As we have a bad tendency to make fast things even faster, you will be happy to hear that your Xoom is just about to go warp...

Will My Phone Get Gingerbread? A (Very) Rough Guide to Official Updates

Ben Elliott February 28, 2011

We all know that, for a lot of existing Android phones, ports of Gingerbread are readily available in the form of unofficial ROMs such as CyanogenMod 7. However, there are many who are reluctant to root their phones and would rather wait and see if their device will be receiving an official update from the...

Install Multiple APKs with AUTO-APK Installer

Ben Elliott February 28, 2011

Installing several apps in one go can be quite a daunting task if you have to go through the installation process with each one manually. For this reason, XDA member Stickman89 has developed a very useful tool, AUTO-APK Installer, which is capable of carrying out the installations of batches of APKs without requiring any further input...

Control your PS3 with BlueputDroid for Android

Ben Elliott February 27, 2011

While the PlayStation 3's integrated Bluetooth radio is great for connecting controllers and headsets, it also allows for control using an Android device if the drivers have been created. Using XDA member berserker_devel's BlueputDroid application, which is currently available in the Market as a free public beta, it is possible to establish a connection between your...

WIP: Lockscreen Honeycomb Style

orb3000 February 26, 2011

XDA member bizdady presents this lock screen for your Android device that will give you the Honeycomb style. Initially, this lock screen is a mod for Cm7 Rc1 frameworks but more versions are being added constantly and you´ll find a Rotary Style system that can be adjusted to your liking. The developer recommends to use...

Status Bar Am/Pm Toggle Mod

mic_888 February 26, 2011

If like some Android owners, you'd like the option to be able to toggle the AM/PM on your status bar clock, then look no further. XDA forum member s0niqu3 (with a little help from untermensch) has built a user-selectable option to toggle the AM/PM flag in the status bar clock! The mod will not affect those...

Enjoy Fluid Dynamics In Your Phone With Fleya for Android

egzthunder1 February 25, 2011

If you enjoy physics simulation apps, you may want to try out what XDA member mirceanis has brought to the table. Many scientists and engineers use CFD (computational fluid dynamics) to model and predict behavior of certain fluids under certain conditions. These simulations normally end up being used as important data to determine the feasibility...

How to Port Honeycomb to Your Favorite Device

egzthunder1 February 25, 2011

The excitement of Honeycomb has been spilling all over XDA for the last couple of weeks. We have seen many regular devices sporting this OS, which is specifically designed for tablet devices. However, not every device out there can have the privilege of running this. In an attempt to make more people happy and possibly...

Make Calls Via T-Mobile Wifi on Your Nexus One with CM7

egzthunder1 February 25, 2011

One of the thing that plagued Nexus One owners wanting to use CM7 was the fact that they could not use Internet calling via Wifi. Due to the fact that his girlfriend wanted to have this feature running in her Nexus One, XDA member unforgiven512 took matter into his own hands and started working on...