February 2017 ~ XDA

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

We Finally Get a Proper Galaxy S8 Leak — Curved Screen, Rounded Corners, Minimal Bezel

We’ve been receiving bite-sized pieces of information about the Galaxy S8 for the past few months, with each new credible rumor and each new solid leak further enhancing our understanding of our new handset....

Google is Not Working on Another Pixel Laptop

Google’s Pixel lineup originally began with the company’s chromebook ambitions — the original Pixels were high-end, well-specced and premium laptops that managed to showcase Chrome OS’ true potential. It wasn’t long before Google decided to use the Pixel branding for other endeavors, including the Pixel...

Latest Xperia Keyboard has been Ported for All Android 4.4+ Devices

Sony’s stock Xperia keyboard has recently been updated to version 8 with performance improvements and support for Android 7.0 devices. XDA Member Shoot-niK has posted a modified APK of this version that can be installed on any Android 4.4+ device. Check it out!...

Island gets an Update with “God Mode” to Freeze any Installed App without Root

Island, XDA Senior Member oasisfeng, is an application sandbox that allows you to clone apps into a sandbox “Island” environment where the cloned app cannot access your personal data even if it has been granted those permissions. You can use this app to clone a permission-hungry app then uninstall the...

InstaWide Helps you Post Wide/Panorama Images to Instagram

Instagram recently updated to let you upload up to 10 photos to a post. InstaWide, from XDA Senior Member alirezaafkar, takes advantage of this new feature and helps you to divide and crop your wide or panorama photos so they can be posted as an album....

Radify is an Internet Radio Application with Over 25,000 Stations

Radify is a curated list of internet radio stations from XDA Senior Member ivan123. The stations are available in over 200 countries and you can pick from 25,000 different stations. You even have the ability to pick your station based on location, genres, moods and themes....

If you’ve recently purchased a Huawei Mate 9 or you’re one of the lucky few to partake in the EMUI 5.0 beta for some Huawei/Honor devices, then you might have heard of the new “App Twin” feature. Evidently,...

Amazon is Reportedly Working on Advanced Voice-Recognition for Alexa

According to a new report coming out of Time, it appears Amazon is internally working on a new technology to further improve the voice recognition capabilities of Alexa. Amazon is reportedly developing a new technology which would allow it to identify and distinguish between individual voices. That...

Google Home is Scheduled to Launch in the UK by June

Google Home might not have impressed everybody when it launched, but it’s still a nice entry product into home assistants for the Mountain View technology giant. Fans of Google Assistant have been pushing Google to focus on it and natural language technology as much as Amazon has been with...

Huawei Missed their Profit Target for 2016, Talks of Possible Layoffs

Huawei is one of the largest smartphone OEMs in the world right now. The company is undoubtedly facing a lot of pressure to meet their sales targets and maintain their lead over their competitors. However, a recent report confirms that Huawei’s mobile division ended up missing their internal...

Google Announces Play Store Changes to Help Promote Great Games

While a lot of Android publications are currently talking about Mobile World Congress 2017 from Barcelona, there’s also another big convention going on right now: The Game Developers Conference is currently happening too, and since Google has their hand in mobile gaming, it makes sense for them...

Spreadtrum to Base an Upcoming Chip on Intel’s Atom Architecture

Intel definitely made a mistake when it came to approaching the mobile chip market. The company refused to focus on things like power efficiency once smartphones started to gain traction and this led to a number of other companies stepping up and filling the void. Then when Intel changed their mind,...

The UMIDIGI Z Pro in the first real dual-camera phone made by the Chinese phone company. It’s being shown at MWC right now. While the pre-sale begins, you can grab an UMIDIGI Z Pro at a special price–$50...

Xiaomi Launches its Own In-House “Surge S1” SoC with the new Xiaomi Mi 5C

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Sailfish OS Port for the Lenovo Zuk Z1

Own a Lenovo Zuk Z1 and want something new to try out? Check out this port of Sailfish OS 2.0.5.8 by XDA Member aki237. It’s based off of a Cyanogenmod 12.1 base, and is considered in an alpha state due to numerous issues. Still, it’s exciting to see new, unique developments for lesser known device...

Hardware Mod to Fix Display Flickering, Overheating, and Reboots on the LG G3

With a little bit of thermal grease and aluminum foil, you can temporarily solve display flickering, overheating, and frequent reboots on your LG G3. XDA Senior Member IngJulian_RVLX has put together a picture guide on opening up your G3 so you can bring it back to life, DIY style!...

Dynamically Manage the Theme on your Windows 10 Mobile with DHTPersonalization

Although the Portal usually covers Android related topics, we still recognize the popularity of Windows 10 Mobile on our forums. If you own a Windows 10 Mobile device that is developer unlocked, then check out DHTCustomization by XDA Senior Member ngame. This application allows you to dynamically set...

Mod to Enable Fingerprint Unlocking after a Reboot on the Moto Z Play

XDA Senior Member S3V3N has posted a guide on how to enable unlocking your device with a fingerprint after a reboot. It involves decompiling your SystemUI.apk file and making a minor edit to KeyguardUpdateMonitor.smali. A flashable zip has been provided for users running on a Deodexed...

ShortCutter lets you Customize your Quick Setting Tiles on Android Nougat

XDA Recognized Developer LeeDroid has created an application that allows you to perform various actions from your quick setting tiles as well as launch applications or websites. If you have root or send an ADB command, you can access additional features such as toggling immersive mode, location...

EMUI 5.1 is in Testing Phases for the Huawei Mate 9, Brings Improved Touch Response and Wifi Throughput

Merely a day after the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus with EMUI 5.1 was officially announced, we now have word that EMUI 5.1 is in testing for the Huawei Mate 9. This is not at all surprising given that the Mate 9 is still Huawei’s phablet flagship. The internal testing build, labeled MHA-AL00C00B202-log,...

XDA Forums Live for MWC 2017 Devices!

This year’s Mobile World Congress was a busy affair — OEMs from all across the world converged under one roof to announce their newest products. We saw devices ranging from dumbphones all the way to premium flagships, giving everyone something to choose from. In order to provide our forum users the...

Suamp is an Audio Player with Support for YouTube Audio Playback

XDA Junior Member Ionut Cristea has created an application that allows you to play local audio files as well as search YouTube to play audio-only from videos or playlists....

How to Copy Desktop Chrome Bookmarks to CAF-based Chromium Browsers

Google recently killed bookmark sync support for third-party Chrome browsers, so there isn’t any way to sync your bookmarks. At the very least, you can manually add all of your desktop bookmarks to your third-party Chrome browser by following the instructions of XDA Member big_edd. These instructions...

Jolla Collaborates with Sony Open Devices to Bring Sailfish OS to Xperia Devices

Jolla’s open source Sailfish OS has been able to grab our attention at XDA over the years. The company’s mobile software platform recently received certification for both government and corporate use in Russia. The company may have had a few stumbles when it came to fulfilling orders...

Lenovo Announces the Tab 4 8, Tab 4 8 Plus, Tab 4 10 and Tab 4 10 Plus at MWC

Lenovo is also at MWC this year and they just announced a slew of new devices in an oft-forgotten category: the Android tablet. There will be four devices in a Lenovo Tab 4 series that include two different versions of 8″ and 10″ models. We have the Lenovo Tab 4 8, the Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus, the Lenovo...

ZTE Debuts the Blade V8 Lite and Blade V8 Mini at MWC 2017

ZTE originally announced the Blade V8 Pro at CES earlier this year and shortly afterwards we started to hear about rumors of the existence of other variants in this series. Along with many other companies in Barcelona for this year’s Mobile World Congress event, ZTE was there to show off a couple of...

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Sony is making its presence felt at Mobile World Congress 2017 by launching not one or two, but four new smartphones. While the phones share a similar design language, these smartphones mark a few key...

Motorola Announces an Alexa Mod, a Gamepad Mod, a Wireless Charging Mod, and More

At Mobile World Congress 2017, Motorola unveiled a plethora of new additions to its Moto Mod family, including an Alexa Mod, a Gamepad Mod, and a Wireless Charging Mod. Motorola also took this time to...

MWC 2017 is on in full swing, and Samsung’s keynote was one of the most anticipated events despite the lack of a new Galaxy flagship. What we got instead was a new Galaxy Tab, a new Gear VR with Controller,...

At MWC 2017, HMD Global is bringing back Nokia to the smartphone market with the international reveal of the new Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and the international launch of the Nokia 6 and the revisited Nokia 3310...

The Moto G Line has been one of the engines driving Motorola’s and Lenovo’s growth, with remarkable success in developing countries and growing markets, including my hometown of Argentina. Now, a design...

Safestrap Recovery for the Verizon Galaxy S5 on Android 6.0.1

Safestrap is a recovery that works on rooted, bootloader locked devices. If you have a rooted Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S5 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, then you can install this Safestrap build made by XDA Senior Member mohammad.afaneh by using Flashfire. Read the thread for detailed instructions,...

Huawei Launches the New Huawei P10 and P10+ At MWC 2017

At MWC 2017, Huawei has launched the Huawei P10 and P10+. These new devices pick up the mantle from the Huawei P9 with updated specifications and yet-more focus on camera performance. The Huawei P10 comes with a 5.1″ FHD display, while the Huawei P10+ comes with a 5.5″ QHD display. Inside, the...

It was the first Huawei Watch that kickstarted a new round of premium Android Wear devices — with an exquisite steel body and a sapphire glass coating on top of a beautiful, fully round AMOLED screen,...

How to Disable System Applications on MIUI 8 without Root

MIUI 8 is a heavily modified skin of Android, and one of its peculiarities is the inability to disable system applications from within the Settings app. To solve this, XDA Senior Member Thri11 has put together a short guide on how to disable pre-installed apps without using root access or ADB....

Google Assistant was one of the main selling points of the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. This software addition from Google formed a key part of the Pixel experience, and the company intended to keep the...

It has now been a full year since the ill-fated launch of the G5, a device that aimed too high yet fell too short of it’ potential. After the device’s launch, it was mired by reports of questionable...

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