By all accounts, the OnePlus One is a fantastic smartphone. But some people believe a phone isn’t truly fantastic until they root it. How do you root the OnePlus One? Can you root the OnePlus One? As you probably guessed from the title of this article, yes you can root the One and today, I’m going to show you exactly how. Contrary to what some people believe, the OnePlus One does not come pre-rooted. It does, however, run CyanogenMod directly out of the box, which is where a lot of…
With evolving Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G speeds available across mobile networks worldwide, it is quintessential for you to pick the right connection to keep up with the rest of the world. Along with a strong internet connection, it is equally important to empower your smartphone or tablet with the right set of tools to perfectly optimize your device’s browsing, download and upload speeds. Even with regular mobile browsers, a user must have the right tools in his device to help bring out maximum…
Android L is being (unofficially) released for more and more Android devices. If you’re one of the lucky few to get the Android L update, then you’re probably wondering what, exactly, is so different and cool about it. Well, today, we’re making things easier for you. Here are the top 6 most important changes you’ll encounter with Android L: 6) New navigation buttons This may be the smallest but most obvious change with Android L. From the moment you boot up your device, you’ll…
You may have heard about a crazy new smartphone called the Blackphone. The Blackphone is calling itself the most secure Android smartphone ever built. And by all accounts, that claim seems accurate. The Blackphone is made by Geeksphone and Silent Circle and uses a heavily modified version of Android KitKat called PrivatOS. The Blackphone started accepting preorders back in February. However, it took until the start of July for those preorders to start shipping. It’s not cheap: it…
When something is called a “lock” screen, you expect it to be locked. Unfortunately, the recent Google Now update removes two critical locks from your lock screen and exposes a potential security hole in Android. Specifically, enabling the OK Google Everywhere function lets anyone place calls directly from the lockscreen. You can simply say “OK Google, Call ” from the locked phone screen to place a call. There are some restrictions: the contact has to be in your contact book,…
Back in March 2013, I told you about a new Facebook experiment called Facebook Home. Facebook Home was the long-awaited Facebook Phone. It was essentially a UI overlay that replaced your existing UI with a Facebook-centric UI. One phone, the HTC First, even came with Facebook Home pre-installed, which made the HTC First the unofficial “Facebook Phone” that had been rumored for so long. Anyways, to cut a long story short, Facebook home was not what the consumers wanted. In a…
Booking a taxi had never been hassle-free and you never can’t seem to catch one when you really need it. Apart from this, there are so many things to take into consideration in order for the service to be reliable. Sometimes the taxis are just a no-show! However, all that is about to change with a nifty Android app named Taxi Beat that’s going to revolutionize the way you book a cab and make the process easy and user friendly so you no longer have to fret about it. It allows you to…
Floating notifications have been around Android for a few years. However, you’ve always had to root Android in order to access them. Today, I’m pleased to tell you that’s no longer the case. Thanks to a free app called Floatify, anyone can install floating notifications just like the ones you see in Android L. You can download Floatify for free from the Google Play Store here. The app is easy to setup and customize. After installing the app, your incoming notifications will…
At the end of June, Google released the Android L Developer Preview. The preview was only officially released on the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. However, that didn’t stop Android fans from porting Android L to their favorite devices. Today, we’re proud to tell you how to download Android L for your Nexus 4. Thanks to XDA Developers Forum members sykopompos and defconoi, you can easily download the new Android L preview for your Nexus 4. Apparently, those two developers have been working…
It’s easy to hate auto-correct. Nobody has ever tried to spell “ducking” intentionally, but auto-correct remains a driving force in our texting lives. As much as you hate auto-correct, it does help us avoid common texting mistakes. Sometimes, it’s useful. And in other cases, it’s awful. That’s why you need an auto-correct toggle button. Thanks to a member of the XDA Developers Forum named theknut, you can easily install that button. Theknut’s toggle is very simple: you…
