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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2013
Anytime you see folks discussing the virtues of Android, you hear the word custom being thrown around in one form or another. We're not talking about ROMs or kernels or anything like that, we me...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 20, 2012
Looking to gain better control of your LED notifications? If so, Rage Consulting has now released the latest update to their popular Light Flow LED control app. We reviewed it not all that long ago ...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 15, 2012
As much as some cried foul on the Samsung Galaxy Note because of its size and, of course, the stylus, it is in my opinion one of the best Android devices out there. I could have chosen from any numb...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 01, 2012
The other night on the Android Central podcast a great idea was born. Someone, and forgive me for not remembering who, wanted to know how our phones are set-up. I promised to kick off a series from ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 30, 2012
Samsung's Galaxy Note publicity machine continues to churn, with the manufacturer now hoping to win over consumers in its native South Korea a unique personalization option. According to Samsung...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 23, 2011
One of the best things about toting around an Android phone is the way you can make it yours. Wallpapers, widgets, icon sets, even system apps can all be customized just about any darn way you...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2011
We dig Honeycomb apps around these parts, and when they're done well we can't wait to tell you guys about them. HD Widgets looks like it certainly fits that bill, offering up a set of great...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 02, 2011
Lloyd gets around, and now Android Central member Benny879 has him strutting his stuff in his very own Launcher Pro theme. Besides the calendar above, the skinnable widgets in this theme include...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 14, 2011
Around here we love Lloyd as well as Andy but we often have late night thoughts of what we, ourselves would look like as Android mascots. OK, maybe just some of us think that way but we're certain we...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 14, 2011
Whether your tastes run from the eclectic, cutesy, or insane (guilty!), Android Central Forums member Cyber Warrior has you covered when looking for a wallpaper for your Android phone. This gent...
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by Dieter Bohn
Oct 07, 2010
The top of Sprint's three CTIA Sprint ID phones is most definitely the Samsung Transform. For us it's sort of the spiritual successor to the Samsung Moment, but don't let that association mar y...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 06, 2010
Sprint, in partnership with big names like Notre Dame, Oprah and MTV, announced its Sprint ID service for Android today at the carrier's CTIA press event (see the liveblog here). Sprint ID take...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 14, 2010
Many Android users are intrigued by a darker looking theme with a dark status bar, dark launcher, dark wallpapers, dark application backgrounds, or whatever else they can change. Over at WJD Desi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 14, 2010
For many of us, the best part of having an Android phone is the user customization it allows. It's odd then, that there is no easy method to change the theme on your phone like there is with oth...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 08, 2010
Everyone knows that the best thing about Android is the fact that it's so darn customizable. As the adage goes, you can never have too much of a good thing -- provided you don't get overwhelmed...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 16, 2010
Hey everybody! Welcome to another week of Inside Android. This week we're gonna look at the things most everybody will change on their phones -- wallpaper and ringtones. There ...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 26, 2009
T-Mobile will soon be launching a huge ad campaign for the myTouch 3G, one they claim to be "the largest product launch advertising campaign in T-Mobile history". Stars such as Whoopi Goldbe...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
Huawei Technologies has just announced that they'll be bringing an Android-powered device in the first half of 2009. Huawei has typically focused on cheaper, lower-end phones but have realigned their ...













































