Posts From Zachary Wander

Zachary Wander
Zachary Wander 21 posts

I write articles and develop apps for XDA. I'm also the developer of SystemUI Tuner.

Skip the wait: The T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro’s bootloader can be unlocked by flashing Android Q

Skip the wait: The T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro’s bootloader can be unlocked by flashing Android Q

July 23, 2019
Last fall, OnePlus made its official debut into the US market with the T-Mobile-branded OnePlus 6T. It was essentially the same as the international variant, save for a few defining differences. The most notable changes were the SIM tray which only held one nanoSIM card and the lack of an immediate bootloader unlock option. Customers...
Honor 20 Review — A Fairly Decent Budget Flagship Behind A Flashy Exterior

Honor 20 Review — A Fairly Decent Budget Flagship Behind A Flashy Exterior

June 26, 2019
If you've been following the smartphone industry for a while, chances are you've heard of Honor, the online sub-brand of Huawei that aims to compete in the mid-range and budget flagship segments. The brand released the flashy Honor View20 smartphone at the beginning of this year, boasting that they were among the first with a...
Navigation Gestures 1.11.7 adds Anchored Pill, pill fade, crash handler, and more

Navigation Gestures 1.11.7 adds Anchored Pill, pill fade, crash handler, and more

May 6, 2019
Another day, another update. Actually, It's been a while since the last stable update of Navigation Gestures, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy. On the beta channel, there have been quite a few new features, changes, and fixes. There's a full list of changes below, but long story short, performance has been greatly improved...
Android Studio 3.3 stable release is now available, Google announces an update to Project Marble

Android Studio 3.3 stable release is now available, Google announces an update to Project Marble

January 14, 2019
Since 2015, Android Studio has been Google's recommended program for creating Android apps. Android Studio is based heavily on JetBrains' IntelliJ, with slight changes. The main difference is that it ships with all the Android tools pre-installed. While Android Studio an incredibly useful program, it can be frustrating to use at times. It can hog system...
libRootJava – Integrating root with application development

libRootJava – Integrating root with application development

January 10, 2019
Libraries are great. No, I'm not talking about the buildings full of books (although those are pretty great too). This is a tech site so I'm talking about Android libraries. If you've ever developed an app before, you've probably used a library. In this context, a library is a sort of plugin for an app...
Square announces their In-App Payments SDK for Android, Flutter, and iOS

Square announces their In-App Payments SDK for Android, Flutter, and iOS

January 9, 2019
Many of you have probably heard of Square Inc. They're a company that specializes in financial services, especially when concerning mobile payments and point-of-sale systems. You've probably seen their card readers at restaurants, retail stores, or even outdoor events. However, managing payments isn't the only thing Square does. The company also has an entire website dedicated...
GitHub now offers unlimited free private repositories with up to 3 collaborators

GitHub now offers unlimited free private repositories with up to 3 collaborators

January 8, 2019
GitHub is one of the most popular ways out there for developers to host and share source code. It's not uncommon to see a link to a GitHub project in a custom kernel thread on the XDA Forums, for example. Many apps hosted on XDA Labs also have their source code hosted on GitHub. This...
How to Give Feedback for XDA’s Navigation Gestures App

How to Give Feedback for XDA’s Navigation Gestures App

January 6, 2019
XDA's Navigation Gestures app is about six months old now. In that time, we've added many new actions, gestures, and even a whole new mode that replicates the functionality of OnePlus' gestures in OxygenOS. But this isn't a simple app, and it doesn't have a simple goal. There are always bugs to be fixed. We've...
Kernel Assisted Superuser (KernelSU) – The Final Frontier for SafetyNet and an Essential Developer Tool

Kernel Assisted Superuser (KernelSU) – The Final Frontier for SafetyNet and an Essential Developer Tool

December 10, 2018
Root is very special to us at XDA. It allows users to take control of their devices and add features that aren’t always available, such as call recording, themes and advanced battery monitoring. There have been a few root implementations through the years, with the most-popular likely being SuperSU. Recently though, with the introduction of...