Now that more people are starting to get their hands on Android 6.0, we’re starting to see some interesting apps and modifications that take advantage of Marshmallow’s new features. One in particular comes to us from XDA Member p0isonra1n, called Doze Settings Editor. With DSE, you can tweak the various rules that Doze follows to completely customize how it functions on your device.
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The Xperia SP has a beautiful LED bar on the device. Now, with XDA Senior Member Raienryu‘s help in the form of this guide, you can modify the illumination sequence of this LED bar during boot, allowing a greater level of personalization for the device!
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Oppo has released a stable version of ColorOS ROM for the Find 7 and Find 7a. This update, marked as v2.1.5i, will the last ColorOS update for the Find 7 phones, with the team now shifting focus towards AOSP development.
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Google has just quietly released a new social application into the Google Play Store called Who’s Down. This is a simple concept where you can instantly check to see if any of your friends are ‘down’ to do something. It does this with an on and off switch, but you can also customize it to say you are down to study, get lunch, etc.
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XDA Senior Member Xmister has put together a guide on restoring the IMEI, Wifi MAC and Bluetooth MAC on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. Take a look and keep yourself prepared for any eventualities that may befall your device, or fix any that may have already!
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If you purchased a Moto X 2013 from Sprint, but used it unlocked on a different carrier, you may have received a recent update which SIM locks your device. To help such issues, XDA Member flopadmi has posted a guide based on his experiences which should help you to re-unlock the device and stop such PRL updates in the future.
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Sony’s Xperia Z5, Z5 Dual and Z5 Compact have received a new firmware update which provides the full set of Stagefright fixes. The updates is ~281 MB in size, and also contains fixes for camera performance, heat management and increased accuracy from the fingerprint sensor.
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To help promote the OnePlus X, the Chinese OEM has just released a photography application called Reflexion for both Android and iOS. The application lets you take two photographs, one with the front camera and one with the back, and then it compiles the two photos into one single image with an ‘X’ type reflection effect.
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Fabric, Twitter’s mobile development platform, allows developers to easily integrate third-party frameworks and libraries into their application. Although most commonly used for its Crashlytics support, Fabric maintains and updates a whole host of SDKs for use by mobile app developers. Fabric recently announced the introduction of 8 new SDKs to join the developer toolset. If you’re looking to develop an app and haven’t used Fabric before, check out their webpage to get started.
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Material Design, Google’s newer UI introduced in Lollipop, features colorful icons and beautiful animations. It’s a great design language for any developer to implement without having to spend much effort developing your own UI. But how do you implement Material Design for your app? Code-Labs has written up an excellent guide that will fill you in on all the basics and should only take around 2 hours of your time.
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2015 just has not been a great year for the Taiwanese handset maker HTC. Quarterly financial reports have been going out lately and HTC has just joined in with their numbers. In the third quarter of this year, HTC ended up losing $137 million dollars. This, compared to the $18.5 million in profit they had in Q3 of last year, is just not a good sign at all.
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If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer and you’ve been wanting to get the LG V10, then wait no more. The V10 is available on Verizon’s website as well as in most of their retail stores, and it is available in both Black or White color options. You can pick this device up for either $28 per month, with 0% APR financing, or you can pay $672 up front.
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Yesterday there was a report from the WSJ that said Google had plans to merge Chrome OS with Android. This was independently confirmed by both re/code as well as The Verge but the newly appointed head of Android and Chrome, Hiroshi Lockheimer, sent out a Tweet late last night saying they are still very committed to Chrome OS.
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If you have ever rooted a device, then chances are very good that you may have heard of Chainfire, XDA Senior Moderator and Senior Recognized Developer. In case you haven’t, Chainfire is the developer behind popular works like SuperSU, CF Auto Root, TriangleAway and CF.lumen, making him one of the most influential developer in the Android modding community.
We recently had reported on Chainfire’s decision to hand over SuperSU to Coding Code Mobile Technology LLC (CCMT), but noted that Chainfire will continue on SuperSU, eventually phasing himself out over the course of two years.
To have root on modern Android versions, we need our files to be executable and our daemon to be started on boot. We normally do this by making modifications to /system, tapping into binaries and scripts executed by init. If we’re also modifying the boot image, then we should be able to do all this without modifying system at all.
So what benefits can we expect from a systemless root? We reached out to Chainfire, and the benefits of this over the traditional SuperSU include:
A cleaner approach and design
Easier unroot
An unlittered /system partition
Excludes things like “sugote”, which are not needed on Android 6.0 Marshmallow
OTA’s are slightly easier now, as reflashing boot image is usually a lesser hassle than reflashing an entire /system.
Most importantly, this does not soft brick your device if you do not have the correct kernel installation. Previous methods to root Android 6.0 required a SELinux policy patch in the kernel, without which, the device would not boot. With this method, if the supporting kernel is absent, you won’t have root but the device will boot.
This new method, as expected, does not work in cooperation with older root methods as the new method does not clean up old root files. Because of this, you need to reflash your stock /system partition to make sure you have a clean slate before starting off.
For downloads, please head on over to the forum post. The dev requests that discussions should happen over at the SuperSU Beta thread, so head on over there for general talk. Keep in mind this is experimental, and there will likely be bugs, so proceed at your own risk.
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Those who carefully plan a purchase often end up loving it. And those who are convinced they received the best bang for their buck, or the best experience, often want to share that, especially with those they deem worthy. How would you recommend your phone to other enthusiasts or to casual users? And to who would you recommend it?
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Jordan talks about the other videos released this week on XDA TV. XDA TV Producer TK released an interviews with Swappa, Vinli and Chainfire with IonVR from the Big Android BBQ 2015. Then TK gave us a quick recap of the whole event. Also, Jordan gave us the next video in our Best Phones Under $100 series, this time talking about performance. Pull up a chair and check out this video.
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To celebrate Honor’s 2nd birthday in China, they are inviting two members of XDA to fly out to a fan party! The event will feature a showcase from Honor, fans and official partners, however also on the itinerary is a concert and extreme sports show! Winners, will fly out on the 11th of December and return on the 14th (subject to minor alterations), flights and accommodation are included and entrants must be from the UK. To enter simply fill out the form below.
App Standby was introduced alongside Doze to improve user’s battery life. The feature intelligently restricts battery intensive background syncs and radios whenever an app is not in use. However, in contrast to Doze mode, App Standby still honors an app’s wakelocks and alarms. How is the feature triggered? The Android Developers Google+ page has laid out a general flowchart of when your app will enter standby and why you shouldn’t worry.
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The release of Marshmallow brought with it the ability to use fingerprints to authenticate a user’s identity. If you’re a developer making an application that features online purchasing, then you might be interested in learning how to implement an asymmetric keypair in order to grab a public key to store in your server’s backend, allowing you to authenticate future purchases using only the customer’s fingerprint.
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Multiple sources have told the Wall Street Journal that Google is planning on absorbing Chrome OS into Android and only having one operating system before the end of 2017. Microsoft has been doing something similar when it released Windows 10 that runs on both mobile and desktop device. This means that Chromebooks, which will get a new name, will eventually run Android out of the box.
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OnePlus is in business to make more than just smartphones. We’ve seen the company create a power bank, cases, their own cables and today we learn about a new accessory product. The OnePlus Icons are to be sold for €49.99 and they are said to bring a lot of value for your money with the build and audio quality of the product.
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Low budget devices tend to not receive much developer love due to their generally low adoption amongst developers. However, if you own a Samsung Galaxy Star Pro or Plus, you are in some luck as XDA Member FireLord has posted a working build of TWRP for these devices. This should open the device to receive some custom ROM love!
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Amazon is known for giving away lots of Android game and applications for free as long as you are willing to manually install their AppStore application. This holiday season we have a select of over $70 worth of apps and games including LEGO Star Wars Microfighters, Photo Lab PRO, Halloweenistry, Bloons TD 5, Runtastic PRO and more.
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If you are amongst those that wish to get their hands on Samsung’s massive tablet, you’d be pleased to know that it has now got its own forum at XDA. Check out the forums and discuss various use cases for the tablet with fellow buyers!
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The Blackberry Priv is an interesting phone with an expensive price line. To hopefully sway the people who are having second thoughts on plopping down so much cash, Blackberry is highlighting the features of the Priv in this video, including the Blackberry Hub and DTEK.
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Apple ex-employee Abigail Sarah Brody hasn’t worked for the company since 2011, but she was one of the key designers of the original iPhone. She also helped make applications like Aperture and Final Cut Pro what they are today. Huawei wants to put her talent to work for them as she has just been made their new Chief Designer Of User Experience.
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Motorola’s Moto X Force is scheduled to reach Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific (including India) in November. The Moto X Force is the international variant of the Droid Turbo 2, which is a Verizon-exclusive in USA, featuring a shatterproof display.
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In today’s reveal events, OnePlus made the OnePlus X official, a smartphone aimed at one of the key areas that the original OnePlus One aimed at, that cheap can be good. But is it good?
Design wise, the OnePlus X takes a leave from the design language we’ve seen from previous OnePlus devices. Instead, it adopts the metal and glass approach making it appear closer to the Nexus 4, iPhone 4 and the Xperia Z lineup than to its OnePlus brethren. For the frame, you have anodized metal making an appearance in brushed form, with two variants dictating the other shareholder of the body. There is a glass variant, called OnePlus X Onyx, which is fashioned from black glass and boasts of a smooth and glossy finish. The other is the ceramic variant, called the OnePlus X Ceramic, is made out of ceramic. It boasts of being scratch-resistant, but is expectedly heavier at 160 gms compared to the 138 gms for the Onyx variant.
Apart from their build materials, price and availability, the rest of the specs and features remain same across both variants. Occupying most of the front is the 5″ AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, with capacitive buttons below it. For the rest of the design, you have the volume rockers and power button on the right of the device, with the Notification Slider on the left, an addition carried over from the OnePlus 2. However, the OnePlus X does not sport a fingerprint reader anywhere on the device, a decision that is most likely to be attributed to keeping the price of the device down.
For the specs, the OnePlus X sits firmly in the mid range. The phone sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, clocked at 2.3 GHz along with Adreno 330 GPU. This is a very interesting choice as the processor is a slightly underclocked version of the same one found in the OnePlus One. The Snapdragon 801 continues to hold its own ground in current phones as it is perfectly capable of doing most smartphone tasks without breaking a sweat. Flanking the processor is 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The phone also features expandable storage of up to 128GB as long as you do not mind losing dual-SIM capabilities as the device gives you an option of either using a second SIM or a microSD card.
For the camera, the rear setup comprises of a 13MP ISOCELL CMOSsensor with a f/2.2aperture and PDAF, capable of 1080p video recording and slow-mo 720p at 120fps, along with a single LED flash. The front camera is a 8MP OV8858 sensor with a f/2.4 aperture.
The OnePlus X runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Oxygen OS on top of it. NFC continues to be missing from this device as well, but it is pardonable in this instance as the phone targets the mid segment of spec sheet. There is also a multi-colored notification LED on the device. The X is powered by a 2,525 LiPo (non removable) battery, which is quite good when taking into account the smaller 5″ AMOLED display and a power efficient SD801 chipset. The device also trades in the USB Type-C port for the traditional micro-usb slot, capable of charging at 2A current.
The OnePlus X will cost $249 for the Onyx variant and will be available on November 19th in the USA. Europe will receive the OnePlus X from November 5th for €269 ($295), with the limited edition Ceramic variant to cost €369 ($405) and will be available from November 24th. India will receive the OnePlus X Onyx on November 5th as well, for a price of Rs. 16,999 ($260) with the Ceramic variant being available from November 24th for a price of Rs. 22,999 ($350).
The OnePlus X ticks a lot of boxes, but it has the inevitable “But” attached to it, as most devices in 2015 have had. The OnePlus X follows along the OnePlus invite system, albeit only for the first month. After that, the device can be purchased without invites through open sales in the same fashion as the OnePlus 2 was. If you are looking to get your hands on the Ceramic variant, there is another “But” with it as purchasing this variant will require a specific Ceramic-only invite. The OnePlus X will also be available in limited invite-free sales at Pop-Up stores.
The OnePlus X (Onyx) offers a very decent package at a very decent price, aiming to be the OnePlus One’s spiritual successor. When looking from OPO to OPX, you get a newer device with a smaller yet adequate display, something which a lot of people want. Granted there are a few subtractions too, but the OnePlus X is aimed at the market segment that is occupied by the likes of the Moto G 3rd Gen. But can it succeed at providing a better experience? Stay tuned for our hands-on, coming soon!
What do you think about the OnePlus X? Did OnePlus finally manage to deliver a device that stands up to where it aims? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Sony’s latest quarterly reports show a modest profit of $230 million, down from $780 million in the previous quarter. While it doesn’t seem like much compared to other corporations, it is a great sign considering they saw a $1.5 billion loss last year. Sony Mobile’s revenue saw a drop of 15% down to $231 million with divisions like gaming, semiconductor and image sensors helping to prop up their overall profit.
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iFixit had a lot of nice things to say about the Nexus 5X, but the same cannot be said about the Nexus 6P. With a score of 2 out of 10, iFixit says the external construction helps its durability but it also makes it difficult to open. Once the “arduous opening procedure is complete”, the battery is right there, but it is also held in by some “tough adhesive”.
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OnePlus unveiled their latest device today, the OnePlus X. OnePlus devices tend to have very good community support, and the OnePlus X seems to follow along the same path. Catch up with other forum members while you wait to receive your invite for this mid-ranger!
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In the 3rd quarter of 2015, LG’s mobile division saw it’s first operating loss in over a year. The company’s smartphone business lost $68 million dollars even though they were able to sell 15 million devices. Their overall revenue also dropped by 48% compared to last year coming in at just over $127 million. Most of LG’s profit came from home appliances, but their TV division also helped out too.
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Are you an Android developer? If you are, there’s a good chance you use Google’s Android Studio, and you use it quite frequently. By default, Android Studio disables some features that you would expect to appear in any modern IDE. Thankfully, Dmytro Danylyk has compiled a short guide on how to configure Android Studio to be more useful for any developer.
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Dual Window is LG’s version of multi-window. By default, only certain apps that have implemented a specific flag in the AndroidManifest.xml file support Dual Window. If you’re unrooted and looking to add Dual Window support to an unsupported app, you can follow this guide by a redditor to manually add support. Ideally, you can ask the developer behind your favorite app to update, but this will work regardless.
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Samsung just published their quarterly report for Q3 of 2015 with things looking pretty good for the South Korean tech giant. Firstly, revenue was up by 9%(to $45.1 billion) and profits were up 29% compared to last year. While sales were up in their smartphone division, it wasn’t what the company has expected and most of the profit has come up an increase demand in chips and displays.
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If your Samsung Galaxy device is reacting slowly to your fingerprint, you might just be able to fix it thanks to a discovery by a redditor on /r/Android. The general idea is that instead of adding multiple fingerprints, you’ll instead set up only one fingerprint profile and mix and match fingerprints. Be warned however that there’s a slight possibility that doing this will make fingerprint unlocking less secure.
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A new update to the Google Play Games application will let you record the game you’re currently playing in 720p or 480p. All you’ll have to do is launch the Google Play Games app, find the game and then hit the record button. The front facing camera can record your reactions and then you can edit the footage before uploading it to YouTube.
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The Arrow Launcher started as a project from Microsoft’s Garage team and it has been available as a beta since Summer of this year. It looks like Microsoft is confident in the product now because the full application is available for download in the Google Play Store.
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We’re always on the lookout for apps made by active XDA community members! If you’ve made such an app, let us know by contacting any portal writer.
There’s a lot you can customize on Android, from changing launchers to using icon packs or fully fledged themes, or even flashing entire ROMs for their look and feel. That being said, one of the oldest and simplest customization options is also one of the most noticeable: changing your wallpaper.
Finding a good wallpaper can be tricky, though. While there’s usually a stock selection included by your vendor or ROM, what if you wanted to pick from other devices’ or ROMs’ wallpapers, or if you want a good selection of material wallpapers?
Walloid is a free and material app by XDA forum members Chirag_Galani and Mr hOaX that will let you do just that. It has over 5000 wallpapers that you can browse by vendor or custom ROM. Want a Samsung wallpaper you liked on a friend’s phone? Or perhaps a wallpaper you’ve seen on iOS? Not a problem, as you can view 29 different vendors’ wallpapers. Just pick the one you want, then further minimize the selection by choosing a specific device or OS version.
Walloid also comes with a bunch of other features, such as the ability to view downloaded wallpapers or previously used ones, set favorite wallpapers or notify you about newly added wallpapers. The latest update (coincidentally released just as Walloid crosses 1,00000 downloads) allows you to customize widget settings, edit wallpapers and view wallpaper resolutions directly while browsing.
You also have the choice of viewing custom ROM wallpapers instead, such as CyanogenMod, Carbon or Paranoid Android wallpapers. Last but not least, you can browse a collection of material wallpapers instead. A huge selection of high quality wallpapers is available, and you can easily download, edit, crop or set any wallpaper you like. More generally, you’ll likely notice some annoying things along the way: the loading screen appears every time you load the app, scrolling feels a bit choppy at times, and back navigation needs some further work. Ignoring these small inconveniences, Walloid excels otherwise.
If you’re not a fan of browsing wallpapers manually, Walloid has got you covered as well. Muzei support is available, letting you use Walloid categories as a source for your random wallpapers. Alternatively, the app comes with a widget you can tap to instantly change your wallpaper to one from your favorite categories.
Check out the Walloid forum thread, try the app and make sure to leave your feedback!
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Design wise, the OnePlus X takes a leave from the design language we’ve seen from previous OnePlus devices. Instead, it adopts the metal and glass approach making it appear closer to the Nexus 4, iPhone 4 and the Xperia Z lineup than to its OnePlus brethren. For the frame, you have anodized metal making an appearance in brushed form, with two variants dictating the other shareholder of the body. There is a glass variant, called OnePlus X Onyx, which is fashioned from black glass and boasts of a smooth and glossy finish. The other is the ceramic variant, called the OnePlus X Ceramic, is made out of ceramic. It boasts of being scratch-resistant, but is expectedly heavier at 160 gms compared to the 138 gms for the Onyx variant.
