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Material and Material Dark Hit Samsung’s Theme Store

Material and Material Dark Hit Samsung’s Theme Store

July 2, 2015
The latest version of Touchwiz, launched alongside the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, was aimed at providing a vastly improved software experience in lieu of the bad reputation its predecessors had gained. While this iteration turned out to be a vast improvement in terms of lack of bloatware, fluidity and user experience, Samsung's OEM skin...
Swappa’s New App Helps You Value Your Device

Swappa’s New App Helps You Value Your Device

July 2, 2015
There comes a sad time in everyone's life where you must part ways with your gadgets. Perhaps they are dropped from a height, carelessly hardbricked, or simply stashed in a drawer in favor of a shinier upgrade. Alternatively they might enter the world of the second-hand market, and become someone else's daily driver. Swappa is especially popular...
Floating Apps with Rovers – XDA App Review

Floating Apps with Rovers – XDA App Review

July 2, 2015
There are a lot of great launchers to help customize your phone. Some Launchers allow you to apply different color themes. Others offer many great automated features. Some make your most used apps easy to locate by putting them in prominent positions. There is a launcher that will let you do just about anything you want. XDA Senior Member roshga...
What Features Do You Look for in a Gallery App?

What Features Do You Look for in a Gallery App?

July 1, 2015
With so many different options to choose from, finding the right Gallery app may be a tough thing to do. Google Photos is the latest cloud service/gallery app to attempt to meet all your needs, but is it the best? Let us know what features you look for in a Gallery app, and which one is...
Google Photos ‘Unlimited’ Storage Reportedly Being Capped

Google Photos ‘Unlimited’ Storage Reportedly Being Capped

July 1, 2015
When Google Photos was announced, many of us thought very highly of the idea. It seemed like Google had taken what they learned from G+ Photos and added some extra touches to polish the experience, making it something that more people were likely to actually utilize. Now however, the much-lauded 'Unlimited Storage' element may not...
Sprint Moves to Lift Video Streaming Limit for All-In

Sprint Moves to Lift Video Streaming Limit for All-In

July 1, 2015
Yesterday, Sprint announced a new unlimited scheme that offered customers an $80 bundle, which included a $60 plan for unlimited talk, text and high speed data and a $20 payments towards towards a 24 month phone lease, However, a footnote in the plan stated that video streaming would be limited to 600Kbps for users, and this...
Xiaomi Releases Kernel Source Code For Mi4i

Xiaomi Releases Kernel Source Code For Mi4i

July 1, 2015
If you've been following the XDA News Portal lately, you might have noticed an increased (but unintentional) focus on new devices being released by Chinese OEMs. This is because a lot of these devices are actually great pieces of tech for the average price-conscious consumer, someone who focuses on features as much as the "bling factor"...
How to Listen to Beats 1 on Android Right Now

How to Listen to Beats 1 on Android Right Now

July 1, 2015
If you felt a bit left out by Apple launching their own online radio station Beats 1 yesterday, Twitter user Benji R has an answer for you, at least temporarily. Beats 1 is Apple's proprietary competitor to established online radio stations like BBC Radio 1, featuring a number of popular DJs curating their favorite tracks, led by Zane Lowe. Bucking their...
NVidia SHIELD TV – XDA TV Device Review

NVidia SHIELD TV – XDA TV Device Review

July 1, 2015
The SHIELD TV is a not an Android smartphone device. However, that doesn't mean it is not an awesome device in its own right. Bringing the Power of the Tegra X1 processor to Android TV, the SHIELD TV is an Android based console with unlimited capabilities. Is the SHIELD TV powerful and feature packed enough to...
PSA: Having cellular connectivity or texting issues tonight?

PSA: Having cellular connectivity or texting issues tonight?

July 1, 2015
You're not alone... Tonight, many users are experiencing a myriad of problems related to their wireless carrier, be it with LTE connectivity, text messages not being received, delivered, or coming in late, or times of cellular outage. A look at downdetector.com shows spikes of reported problems at every major US carrier, all starting around the same time...