I understand that Jony wanted to make iOS 7 as clean as possible, but the Now Playing symbol on the top right in iOS 6 when music was playing actually served a useful purpose. It let us know that music was playing, even if we thought we paused of stopped […]
Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device. Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do. Once you have root access on your Sony Xperia Mini Pro, you’ll be able to:
Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Android device? Regardless of the reason, it’s usually pretty easy to unroot your device and go back to the stock firmware. Some of the reasons for unrooting your Sony Xperia Mini are: Sending in the device for warranty (most, but
Every Android device has, what is called, a recovery image on it. This is basically a part of the Android operating system that you or the manufacturer can access if your device becomes unresponsive and then use it to restore your device. A custom recovery image, however, is a recovery
Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device. Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do. Once you have root access on your Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2, you’ll be able to:
NoteCreator lets you bring up a window where you can type down a note and save it automatically to your iPhone’s Notes app. As added convenience, you can choose where and how the window appears. For example, you can set NoteCreator to only appear from the home screen or on
Every Android device has, what is called, a recovery image on it. This is basically a part of the Android operating system that you or the manufacturer can access if your device becomes unresponsive and then use it to restore your device. A custom recovery image, however, is a recovery
iOS 7’s Music app is already great, but your own customizations can make it even better. MusicAppMods is a tweak that lets you customize certain aspects of the Music app, such as how much space artist/song/playlist cells take up. For those with music libraries that weren’t bought from iTunes, you
Everyone should have a pass code on their phone’s lock screens to prevent unwelcome eyes from prying into sensitive data or using particular apps. For the ultra security and privacy conscious, iAppLock lets you lock certain apps with a pass code for an added layer of security. I wish I
I don’t really have a problem with friends and family accessing my phone. However, I don’t like having to say my lock screen pass code out loud or tap in the code myself when trusted others want to use it. GuestMode is a great tweak that gives guest an option
Ever wish you could wake up your phone and open apps right from the lock screen? AppBox adds app shortcuts to the lock screen, eliminating the need to unlock your phone. It might not seem worth it just to bypass the lock screen, but once you try it for often-used
One of the things I loved about the Galaxy Note 3’s default keyboard is its extra row with numbers above the letters, thus eliminating the need to switch back and forth between the number and letter keyboards. Apple tweaker Hiraku wasn’t about to let Samsung users have all the functionality,
Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device. Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do. Once you have root access on your Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″, you’ll be able
Every Android device has, what is called, a recovery image on it. This is basically a part of the Android operating system that you or the manufacturer can access if your device becomes unresponsive and then use it to restore your device. A custom recovery image, however, is a recovery
This tweak is called SimplePasscodeButtons and it’s a free jailbreak tweak available in the Cydia store. It’s simple in that it’s only function is to remove all the numbers/letters from your pin code lock screen. If you’re thinking this is for security reasons, I’m pretty sure it’s not. Anyone watching over
