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Conan Troutman
Conan Troutman

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Enable Heads Up Notifications For The Sprint Galaxy S3

Enable Heads Up Notifications For The Sprint Galaxy S3

September 15, 2014
Heads up notifications, in case you didn't already know, are an experimental type of notification that can be found in 4.4.x versions of Android. They aren't openly available to use on an unmodified ROM, but many custom ROMs will have this feature enabled by default. As always, the Xposed Framework can be used to enable the...
Enable Call Recording on Your Samsung Galaxy S5

Enable Call Recording on Your Samsung Galaxy S5

September 13, 2014
Call Recording is a feature used by a lot of people for a variety of different reasons. Unfortunately for users of certain devices, the feature isn't always available by default. This is true in the case of the Samsung Galaxy S5. And although the feature is there, it's not accessible without a little modification by the end...
Help Protect and Secure Your Sensitive Data With Droid Protector

Help Protect and Secure Your Sensitive Data With Droid Protector

September 13, 2014
Privacy and security are always a concern when it comes to mobile devices, and many of us probably have something or other stored or installed that we'd like to protect and keep from prying eyes or curious children. This can take the form of a certain app or set of applications that you don't want just anyone...
Jazz Up Your Recovery with TWRP Theme Manager

Jazz Up Your Recovery with TWRP Theme Manager

May 30, 2014
Team Win Recovery Project, or TWRP for short, is one of the most popular custom recovery options available. It offers support for a wide variety of devices both new and old. It has all the features that you would expect to find in a recovery, as well as a whole lot more. One such not...
In App Translator Lets You Conveniently Translate Text in Nearly Any Application without Leaving the App

In App Translator Lets You Conveniently Translate Text in Nearly Any Application without Leaving the App

May 25, 2014
These days, it's relatively simple to take something in one language and translate to another. Whether it's via a dedicated translation site, mobile application, or through your browser, we rarely find ourselves struggling to discern the meaning of an unfamiliar language these days. However, it can still be a little cumbersome to find a translation when...
Scroll Launcher is a Simple Yet Slick Homescreen Replacement

Scroll Launcher is a Simple Yet Slick Homescreen Replacement

May 24, 2014
Nobody can claim that there is a shortage of launchers replacements available on Android. Some of you probably stick to the same one fanatically (I know I do), but there are plenty of people who are always on the prowl for new options. With the continual advances in device specifications and capabilities, many of the newer launchers take...
Force Activities to Open as New Tasks with Xposed Module

Force Activities to Open as New Tasks with Xposed Module

March 15, 2014
The ability to launch one application from within another is certainly not a new feature. It is, however, incredibly useful and something so matter of fact that many of us probably rarely acknowledge it. While this might be a very useful feature, it isn't exactly perfect and still has a little room for improvement. You...
Keep Your Travel Expenses Under Control With TripBudget

Keep Your Travel Expenses Under Control With TripBudget

February 17, 2014
For anyone who travels regularly, keeping track of expenses can be a real chore and often detract from the overall experience. Whether you need to keep the pen pushers in the accounts department off your back or are simply holidaying on a shoestring budget, anything that can help to simplify the costs involved with travelling...
Fenix – A Simple and Efficient Twitter Client

Fenix – A Simple and Efficient Twitter Client

February 15, 2014
If there's one social network that's certainly not short of third party applications, it's Twitter. That's not necessarily a bad thing, given that unofficial Twitter clients are effectively limited to a maximum of 100,000 users. While that might sound like a huge number, if you consider the size of Twitter's user base and just how quickly...
RecoverX Goes Mobile

RecoverX Goes Mobile

February 7, 2014
A custom recovery is one of those things that you will undoubtedly need if you wish to modify your device conveniently. While installing the recovery itself is not an overly complicated process, seeking out the appropriate version of your chosen recovery and the actual installation process can definitely be streamlined. RecoverX is a utility by XDA Recognized Developer...
How to (Finally) Alter a Samsung Keyboard’s Swipe Trail Color

How to (Finally) Alter a Samsung Keyboard’s Swipe Trail Color

December 20, 2013
Custom-themed Google keyboards are all well and good, as the first-party Google keyboard has really come leaps and bounds with the last few iterations of Android. Some devices though, the Galaxy Note II for example, come with a pre-installed keyboard that is perfectly suited to the device and gives users multiple reasons to stick with...
Crunch Numbers in Style with aCalculator

Crunch Numbers in Style with aCalculator

November 24, 2013
Although a calculator is one of those taken for granted pre-installed apps that you are likely to find on most devices, the bundled apps are often quite simplistic and useful only for simple calculations. Those of you who might need something a little more heavy duty are certainly not short of choice when it comes...