David Cogen

David opened a cell phone store on his college campus and started TheUnlockr.com as a personal tech blog back in 2009 along side. He gets an unnatural excitement out of showing others new things about their tech that they might not have known. Reach out to him on the following social networks and say hi.

How to Change the Icons/Theme on Your Android Device (Video)

Now that you’ve learned to change your Android device’s home screen launcher, you can take the customizing of Android one step further by adding a custom theme for that launcher to change the icons for apps, skin the device, change the wallpaper, etc. Just like with the custom launcher scene, […]

How to Change the Home Screen Launcher on an Android Device (Video)

As part of my new series on getting the most out of customizing your Android device, I figure a big one is changing the Android Launcher (aka the home screen). The easiest way to think of this is that, essentially, the home screen is its own app. Unlike your normal apps

How to Change the Keyboard on an Android Device (Video)

So it has occurred to me that a lot of people don’t realize the extent of which you can customize an Android device. From the home screen launcher, to the theme, to the phone dialer/messaging/email app, the list is endless. It’s one of the beauties of Android –total freedom to replace

How to Unroot the OnePlus One (Toolkit Method) (Video)

You can use this method to just unroot your OnePlus One and then go back and flash different ROMs or start over with your tinkering, or you can bring it completely back to stock in case you need to send it in for warranty (like I had to do with

How to Unroot the Oppo Find 7a (Video)

Maybe you messed something up, maybe you just want to start from scratch or maybe you need to send your Oppo Find 7a in for warranty? Regardless of the reasoning, unrooting the Find 7a is your solution. When we refer to unrooting generally, we aren’t just talking about removing root

How to Unroot the Oppo Find 7 (Video)

Maybe you messed something up, maybe you just want to start from scratch or maybe you need to send your Oppo Find 7 in for warranty? Regardless of the reasoning, unrooting the Find 7 is your solution. When we refer to unrooting generally, we aren’t just talking about removing root

How to Get iOS 6 Icon Badges in iOS 7 (Video)

Do you grave a bit of the old school style of iOS 6? Want to see how many notifications you have on each app icon in a less flat sort of way? Well then, you are in luck. Thanks to a jailbreak tweak developer, you can actually get those notifications

How to Add Previews When Swiping Between Message Threads in iOS 7 (Video)

Thanks to this handy, free jailbreak tweak from the Cydia store, you can add some fun swiping effects to your message threads. Swipe between each thread and have a message preview popup as well as other little tweaks. Check it out: I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad 1. To do this procedure you

How to Setup the LG G3 for Easier One-Handed Use

Sometimes a large screen can make things a little more difficult on a device. In particular, typing. LG, just like most manufacturers nowadays, has added a way to adjust the keyboard, dial pad, etc. to make it easier to type by sliding it over to one side. Here’s how you

How to Use Gestures on the LG G3

Sometimes tapping just doesn’t cut it. Sometimes you just want to flip the phone over to let it know you really don’t want to take that call from your mom, or maybe silence that alarm that just won’t let you sleep in. LG understands your pain and, just like most manufacturers

How to Setup a Guest Mode for Other Users on the LG G3

If you have a kid or someone who is constantly wanting to use your phone, you probably are pretty weary of handing it over. I mean, it’s your phone. That companion that is always within arm’s reach, that device that has houses all of the people you know, all the photos

How to Disable the LED Notifications on the LG G3

Maybe you’re sensitive to light? Maybe you just had a rough night out and that flashing G3 LED is driving you insane? Or maybe you just don’t want anyone else to know if you’ve received a notification? Regardless of your possibly questionable reasoning, LG does give you the option to

How to Change the Font on the LG G3

Sick of the way the text looks on your LG G3? Well, LG thoughtfully has given you a way to satiate that urge. The LG G3 has an option in the settings to not only change between the pre-loaded fonts LG loaded on the device, but also (depending on the

How to Get Unlimited Skips in iTunes Radio in iOS 7 (Video)

If you get annoyed by the ads and limited number of skips you can use while listening to your favorite stations in iTunes Radio, I feel your pain. Sometimes you don’t want to listen to an entire Adele song and shouldn’t be forced to under any circumstances. Luckily though a