How To’s

How to Quickly Get to Favorite Contacts in iOS 8

Apple’s newest iteration of their mobile platform, iOS 8, adds a lot of functionality. While iOS 7 brought in the visual update Apple wanted, iOS 8 brings in the powerful features we’ve been asking for. One of those features is a quick way to access your favorite contacts, and it […]

How to Unlock the Samsung Galaxy Alpha

When a grand event is around the corner, what we do is look for some of the great deals our carriers have to offer. Unfortunately, some people just have to let go of these deals, as their phones are locked and can’t be used on a carrier other than the

Samsung Galaxy S5 Unboxing

How to Use ‘Find My Mobile’ on the Samsung Galaxy S5

We’ve all been there; the lost smartphone panic. You can’t find your phone, and someone may be trying to reach you. Who has it? What are they doing with it? Even worse, what if they see those pics in your gallery? This is urgent — what can you do?! Before

How to Set Gesture Shortcuts on the OnePlus One

The idea of a Gesture based interface isn’t an entirely new concept, just look at the Leap Motion controller that allows you to wave your fingers around in the air and control your computer.  The Pebble watch lets you flick your wrist to turn on the screen while the Moto X

How to Unlock the Samsung Galaxy Mega

More often than not, you miss out on some of the amazing carrier deals just because your device is locked to a particular carrier. If Samsung Galaxy Mega is what you use, you’d be glad to know that it can be unlocked to work with any carrier in the world.

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

It seems Towelroot doesn’t work well on the newer builds of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. So we thought we’d find a new way to gain root on this device and we actually succeeded in it. We now have Chainfire’s easy root method to root the Galaxy S5 Active, that

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

Maybe you don’t like to have root-access on your Samsung Galaxy S5 Active anymore? Maybe you just want to get back the stock feeling on your device? Either way, this guide should help you. It teaches how you can unroot your Galaxy S5 Active and get it back to stock.

How to Customize the Notification Center in iOS 8

Notification center for iOS used to be pretty stagnant. It fed you what Apple thought you needed to know, but that’s all changed with iOS 8. Now you can get updates and notifications on a variety of topics under the “Today” header. Here, we’ll show you just how to that.

How to Set Quiet Hours on the OnePlus One

Let’s be honest, we all charge our cell phones on our night stands.  It’s there, it’s ready to tweet, and for most people it’s a flash light.  But some nights you don’t want to know who’s posting on Facebook at 3AM or get a drunk dial at 4AM (or do

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime

Whether you’re looking to send in your device for warranty purposes or you just want to get rid of root-only apps, you will need to unroot your device. Unrooting the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime is quite easier than you think. A few clicks here and there, and your device will

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime

A rooted device offers a number of great features that your unrooted one can’t. Some of them being the ability to install root-only apps, remove system apps, and so on. If these things lure you and you have a Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime, you’re good to go and root your

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (China)

Think root isn’t something for you? Want to unroot your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and get it back to stock? No worries, here’s how you can do that. While rooting gives you power to do almost everything on your device, some users just prefer being under limit so they don’t

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (China)

Every year we see a new Android device being launched under the Note series by Samsung. This year, we have the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, that’ the successor of the last year’s Note 3. While some are planning to get this beast, others have already got it for themselves. If

How to Unlock the HTC One Mini

Maybe you’re sick and tired of the same deals that your carrier has to offer you? Maybe you want to switch to a new carrier to get some new deals? If so, you first need to unlock your HTC One Mini as that’s the only way it’ll work with the carriers other

How to Change the Cyanogenmod Theme on the OnePlus One

The One Plus One ‘s native install of CyanogenMod is one of it’s biggest advantages and benefits .  CyanogenMod’s philosophy of increased customization has lead them to create a theme gallery where you can purchase themes that change the way your Android phone looks system wide. 1. Pull down the notification shade and