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Xposed Framework is known as the golden ticket of customization on Android! This allows you to have pretty much every customization available for rom users without actually having to install a rom to your device. All you need for Xposed to work on your phone is root! Just a few weeks ago Xposed...

In coolest ideas for apps of 2015 news the new "KeyMe" app allows you to take a picture of your key to make a physical copy! No longer do you have to find time to run to Lowes or Walmart to have a human copy your keys. It's always a good idea to have a few spare keys around anyhow just in case...

Do you need another game to ruin your life? We all remember the viral game that was Flappy Bird. It was so addictive that kids were dropping out of college, moms were disowning their kids, and crazed lunatics were out to get the game's creator "Dong Nguyen". The pressure was so intense that Dong...

A few months after Chainfire said that he would be taking a step back from supersu development his work on the app has seemingly not missed a beat. The last few updates install SuperSU without modifying the system since boot.img is being modified anyhow. The latest update to v2.61 will work with...

If you want to root your Nexus 6P you will have to forfeit the use of Android Pay. At least that used to be the case. There is now a custom rom that allows you to be both rooted and use Android Pay! The Chroma Rom gives you a mostly stock AOSP experience with some custom mods which help with the...

The latest update for Nexus devices is now available in the form of factory images from Google. There are a few downsides to flashing the stock images directly from Google. The fact that doing so wipes your data can be a huge drag. Also the flash-all.bat included with the stock images won't...

As promised Google is getting pretty serious about security on Android. After some major bugs (ie Stagefright) Google decided they would put out monthly updates to patch any security holes that may be present in Android. We have an all new version of Android 6.0.1! This new build does include...

Instagram just published an update for their app to their Beta community. The new version of the app brings a new 3D Touch like feature to Instagram for Android. This is obviously not the same as pressure sensitivity in iPhone's 3D Touch. The Peek mode instead uses long press to allow you to...

One of the main reasons to use an Android Wear Watch vs a traditional watch is the ability to change the look of your watchface whenever you like. You could change your watchface several times a day to match what you are doing (ie traditional watchface for work, fun watchface for home)...

Apple updated their unicode with new emoji about a month ago. Android enthusiasts have cried about this enough that Google has decided to update emoji starting with Nexus devices starting next week. Hiroshi Lockheimer tweeted an example of some of the new emoji. The new emoji include food items...

Every good Android modder needs a good root file browser. This allows you to access system files which can be altered to customize your device. With a good root file browser you can change a boot image, boot animation, or change your battery percentage indicator. One of the best file browsers in...

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday you can find all kinds of deals on electronics, appliances, and clothes. You can also find deals in places you wouldn't ordinarily expect. Vertumus is having a half off sale on every paid icon pack they sell! If you love to customize your device chances are you...

In the early days of Social Media I was a bit creeped out by the whole idea of sharing all of my most personal information with family, friends, and the rest of the world. I can remember sharing only sparingly on myspace. At that time I had decided that once you get a facebook account you have...

I can remember a time when all I wanted for Christmas was a Fossil watch! They were all the rage in school and all the cool kids had one. Now you can get one for $20 at the local outlet mall. However Fossil watches still hold a place in my heart. If I actually wore a watch on a regular basis it...

Dear all, I am here asking for help !!! Today I made a big mistake that I deleted a few photos that very important for me. It's just by accident. Right now, I am looking for a solid solution to help me recover the deleted photos, preferably do it free. Paid is OK if necessary. I already tested...

It seems that older versions of Android which do not use full disk encryption can be remotely accessed by Google. The passcodes can also be bypassed using any of a variety of forensic techniques. Google is even able to reset passcodes remotely. This can be done if Google is court ordered. This...

Here is a not so surprising leak. Google is already hard at work perfecting the next versions of Android. It looks like we will have another incremental build of Marshmallow sometime in the coming months and possibly a whole new version of Android sometime next year. According to leaker...

The Xposed Framework for Marshmallow was just released a few days ago, and we already have a module to use with it. One of the most popular modules ever, GravityBox, has just been released for Marshmallow. Gravity box is pretty much a one stop shop for tweaks and mods on rooted devices. It...

For most Android super users taking a phone out of the box and setting it up for the first time also means grabbing a 3rd party launcher to get rid of the OEM launcher. 3rd party launchers were all the rage back in the day when touchwiz and sense were super laggy. These days stock launchers are...

The BlackBerry Priv has finally launched with much fan fare. It quickly sold out on Amazon! I am actually shocked by how well this device has done at launch. I think the main reason it stands out is because it is doing something totally different. So much of Android is painstakingly the same...