Posts by svetius- XDA Developers

Help Make the XDA App Better, Join our Beta Team

svetius April 2, 2021

Several months ago, we announced the new XDA app, built from the ground-up to be speedy and support many of the great features present in our new forum software, plus offer a range of personalization options like swipe gesture customization and more. While the new app has a lot of great features that many are really...

An Update on XDA Labs

svetius December 31, 2020

It was five years ago that we launched XDA Labs after hundreds of hours of development. The primary purpose was to create an alternate app distribution platform for developers that couldn’t host on Google Play. Labs had other features such as beta and alpha channels (before Google added the same to Google Play) to enable...

Big Changes To XDA Forums are Here

svetius December 2, 2020

Today we have some news to share: over the coming weeks, we will be launching a ground-up forum redesign, which we’re calling XDA 2020. We’ve outgrown vBulletin (which was never designed to handle a community our size) and are moving to XenForo, a more modern platform that powers some of the biggest and best forum...

Smartphones for Cryptocurrency Owners

svetius August 23, 2018

We expect blockchain and digital currencies to have a significant impact on how we use our phones, including how we make and accept mobile payments. There are now hundreds of utility tokens, typically launched using the ERC-20 standard on the Ethereum blockchain, that provide users access to specific, usually decentralized, networks or services. It’s possible...

XDA Partners with Pocketnow

svetius July 12, 2018

We're super excited to announce that Pocketnow is now a part of XDA. This means that we will join one of our favorite YouTube channels in mobile tech with the most popular Android phone community. The sites will continue to operate separately, but you might see key Pocketnow content on XDA, or Pocketnow video hosts mention...

Win a OnePlus 6! [All countries]

svetius May 16, 2018

We know XDA users love OnePlus devices, so we wanted to give you the chance to win their latest phone. Use the below widget to enter, and good luck! By the way: we'll ship to any country. Win a OnePlus 6!

Get $20 Off of Any Accessory or Gear When You Buy the OnePlus 5T

svetius November 21, 2017

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 5T last week and today they have began open sales for the device. The company also hopes to sell some accessories with orders from today as extra cables, chargers, cases can be quite useful for owners of the new device. A special promotion is helping to encourage this by offering a...

OnePlus 5T Launch Event Ticket Winners

svetius November 14, 2017

Last week we announced our giveaway to help some of our readers attend the (sold out!) OnePlus 5T launch event. Today we have some winners to announce! Everyone else will just have to watch the webcast live at 11AM Eastern on Thursday. These ten lucky dudes are going to see the phone launch live! Winners Muhmmo Javed Carlos Serra Kyle...

OnePlus Event Tickets are Almost Sold Out, but We Have a Secret Stash!

svetius November 8, 2017

Earlier we announced that tickets had gone on sale for the upcoming launch event for OnePlus. The event in Brooklyn, NY on November 16th will feature the new OnePlus 5T. Tickets are almost sold out and if you haven't got yours yet don't worry, we have ten more that we will be giving away! We...

OnePlus is Selling Tickets for the OnePlus 5T Launch Event in Brooklyn, NY! (Includes Free Swag Bag with Valuable Contents)

svetius November 6, 2017

You will have the opportunity to attend the event and see the new OnePlus 5T phone unveiled, including a presentation by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei and other OnePlus team members, alongside members of the press. Tickets are around $40, which grants you access to the event as well as one of their popular backpacks filled...

Win an Honor 9! [Open to All Countries]

svetius August 29, 2017

We're giving away a shiny new Honor 9, a phone which we found to have stellar gaming performance and a terrific camera. This phone is hard to come by currently as it is sold out in many places, so enter the contest below for your chance to win one of these beautiful phones! ...

Win a OnePlus 5 (8GB RAM Model)

svetius August 1, 2017

We've got an 8GB RAM Midnight Black OnePlus 5 to giveaway. That's the top-end model with 128GB of storage for all of your file-saving needs. Just use the below contest widget to enter, or check out our OnePlus 5 forums to see what people are saying about the device. We're giving away the A5000 model,...