Clik here to view.
SlimKat and CyanogenMod – Two Best of Breed Android ROMs
Today we’ll be looking at my two favourite custom ROMs for Android. Okay, to be honest CyanogenMod isn’t really my favourite, but it’s the one I always end up flashing when something invevitably goes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The OnePlus One: A New Hope for Android Modders
So I guess no one caught my enigmatic reference to the OnePlus One in the replies to yesterday’s post? Fine, I’ll spell it out for you. For Android modders seeking a sub-$500 device to hack on, your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Koodo’s Invasive and Unnecessary Data Proxy Strikes Again
This post will only be of immediate value to the incredibly small subset of forum users who (1) flash ROMs on their Android devices and (2) subscribe to the Koodo network. So why even bother? Because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Towards Better File Management on Android
When I first tried Android in 2010, I was surprised to find that there wasn’t a native file browser on my Nexus One. There was a “Downloads” folder, sure, but I wanted full access to the directory...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Android L Exploits, Insights and News
First, the bad news: If reputable sources prove to be correct then the Android 5.0 “Lollipop” OTA update has been delayed, and won’t be rolling out to Nexus devices until Wednesday, November 12th....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Behind the Bluster: Fact-Checking Mozilla’s Anti-Android (and iOS) Tirade
Yesterday The Guardian ran a piece on Firefox’s 10th birthday, in which Mozilla CTO Andreas Gal seized upon an opportunity to promote the foundation’s fledgling mobile OS. Now I happen to know a thing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Android L is Taking Over Your Screen – Here’s How to Take It Back
Came across an interesting post on r/Android last weekend, wherein a redditor compared the screen real estate on his 2014 Moto X to his girlfriend’s iPhone 6. The results were surprising: not only...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Modder’s Thoughts on the New Sony Flagships
The other night a friend complimented me on my red Nexus 5, and went a bit further to say that she found her iPhone “boring”. I wound up for my sales pitch about the many and varied benefits of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
(Not) Hacking the Sony Z3 Compact
This pretty much sums up my weekend of l33t Android h4xx0ring… Howard was kind enough to lend me his locked-to-Bell Z3 Compact—by odd coincidence, at a Sony briefing for the company’s Christmas 2014...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My 2014 Year-End Review
That was the year that was… in mobile. Usually bloggers post these things some time between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, when the Boxing Day sales have come and gone and there’s literally no tech...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hell Freezes Over, Currie Gets a Moto Nexus.
No, of course I didn’t buy one… are you high? Howard was kind enough to let me borrow his unlocked, 32 GB space grey—sorry, “Midnight Blue” Nexus 6, to see if it really is as despicable as I’ve made...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Modder’s Guide to Android 5
Huh, that’s new… Unless I’m mistaken, the Nexus 6 is still the only Android phone currently shipping with Android 5.0 “Lollipop”. Similarly, the N6, along with the Nexus 9 tablet, is one of only a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ubuntu on Android (and more) with MultiROM
Up until this week the only way to experience Ubuntu on a mobile phone or tablet was to flash it yourself, a fairly non-trivial process—or so Ubuntu would have you believe. But thanks to a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ubuntu and Sailfish and Who Cares?
Call it a cop-out if you want, but after spending the better part of an evening futzing around with two Linux-based smartphone operating systems—Ubuntu for Phones and Jolla’s SailfishOS—all I can say...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Got Root? Here’s What To Do if Your OnePlus OTA Update Fails…
What’s that saying, “with great power comes great responsibility”…? If, like me, you’ve rooted your OnePlus One, you may experience issues with the latest over-the-air software update from Cyanogen....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Work in Progress: Xposed Alpha for Android L
This time last year I was still waiting on a good KitKat-based custom ROM for my Nexus 5. Filling in the gap was something I hadn’t tried on previous rooted devices, the Xposed Framework. For this...
View Article
