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Android Q to warn users running apps targeting Android Lollipop or older

Android Q to warn users running apps targeting Android Lollipop or older

September 3, 2018
It's usually in the best interests of a developer to update their apps to support the latest Android platform features. Each new Android versions offers new APIs and features that earlier versions of Android don't offer. However, each new Android version also adds new restrictions to what apps can do, which some application developers aren't...
Organize Your Apps Better with JINA

Organize Your Apps Better with JINA

November 29, 2014
We've all been there at one point or another. You take out your device to open an app to look for something and you find yourself wasting about a minute fumbling through hundreds of installed apps in your device while frantically swiping up, down, left, and right in order to find the app you set...
Be the Last Man Standing in Last Bird Standing

Be the Last Man Standing in Last Bird Standing

June 13, 2014
The craze over birds in the mobile gaming world just won't go away. Every time we feel that we have gotten over Angry Birds or the ever so infuriating Flappy Birds, we seem to stumble into the madness that involves feathered creatures once again. This is where XDA Forum Member [email protected] comes in, with his latest creation, Last Bird...
Greenify Keeps Your Android Running Smoothly

Greenify Keeps Your Android Running Smoothly

February 25, 2013
For most people, this is an old tune, one to which they have danced before: the eternal promise of extending battery life, making your device smooth and silky as the time it was taken out of the box. We have had these programs such as task managers, app killers, RAM savers, and so on for...
Minimalistic Text Editor for Android

Minimalistic Text Editor for Android

January 18, 2013
As mobile devices have evolved, so have the tools for performing every day tasks. What used to require Microsoft Office on a standard computer can now be accomplished with various mobile applications that can create, edit, and view Office documents (because Microsoft still can't figure out how to mobilize their mammoth, memory-hungry, piece of... oh...
FaceLock Face Recognition App Locking for Gingerbread

FaceLock Face Recognition App Locking for Gingerbread

May 26, 2012
With the introduction of Android 4.0, came the facial recognition unlock feature (or gimmick to some). While far from being a secure way of preventing unwanted access to your device, it adds an extra layer of security that requires less effort to use than traditional methods. Inspired by this, XDA member adnanahmad1786 has developed FaceLock for...
Alt Mounter Simulates USB Mass Storage Back on Ice Cream Sandwich

Alt Mounter Simulates USB Mass Storage Back on Ice Cream Sandwich

May 1, 2012
For those running the latest and greatest Android has to offer, you may have noticed that USB Mass Storage has gone missing on many devices. For years, USB Mass Storage was the de facto way for users to connect their devices to their computers and transfer just about anything. Opting instead to go with MTP, many devices...
Android 3.2+ Code (Inadvertently?) Preventing Write Access to External Storage

Android 3.2+ Code (Inadvertently?) Preventing Write Access to External Storage

April 12, 2012
It would seem that Google has a bug in their AOSP code that was introduced around Android 3.2, which affects how the OS handles USB Storage and can prevent write access to SD cards and USB sticks. XDA Elite Recognized Developer, Senior Moderator, and News Writer Chainfire sums up the issue in his blog post: In the past, an...
Change Your Call Screen with Ultimate Call Screen HD

Change Your Call Screen with Ultimate Call Screen HD

April 7, 2012
Do you wear glasses? Is your vision not as good as it could be? Do you like seeing huge pictures of your friends so you are reminded of what they look like when they call? Do you have “friends” who use iPhones and brag about their awesome answer screen? Well, XDA Senior Member lowveld has...
Gesture Control Gives Tablet Users Control Via Multi-Touch

Gesture Control Gives Tablet Users Control Via Multi-Touch

March 11, 2012
Multi-touch has become increasingly ubiquitous ever since pinch-to-zoom was added to Android's web browser and photo gallery. It has even been incorporated into several launchers, starting with the home screen previews in HTC Sense. Now you can incorporate even more multi-touch gestures on your Honeycomb tablet with Gesture Control. Developed by XDA Forum Member StupidIdea, the...
Enjoy your Favorite Anti-Root Apps Without Losing Root Completely

Enjoy your Favorite Anti-Root Apps Without Losing Root Completely

March 8, 2012
Normal development efforts around these parts tend to include hours upon hours of people trying to bypass securities added to our devices. The exploits found are normally turned into either temp or permanent roots for Android devices, and this happens to grant people with added functionality on their devices, the ability to run several apps...
Iconia Tab A200 Gets Previously Promised 4.0.3 OTA Update; A500 Next?

Iconia Tab A200 Gets Previously Promised 4.0.3 OTA Update; A500 Next?

February 15, 2012
Acer Iconia Tab A200 owners have been reporting OTA updates this week bringing the device up to date with Android 4.0.3. The Iconia A500's younger brother shipped with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) and an impressive spec list, including a 10.1 inch screen, a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, full size USB 2.0 port and a 2mp front-facing...