Archive : Guides

This option has long been available to those who have been running Cyanogen and many of the other ROMs available for their devices. However some have yet to experience the convenience of this option, and Xperia X10 now gets it’s turn. The developer infrastructure that is XDA has spit out this new...

Good news for those users on a GSM based network wanting a Samsung Galaxy S 4G, your wish has been granted.  XDA member sanfranx415 has discovered a method for finding the unlock code for these devices. Of course the method requires that the phone be rooted and lots of patience with a hex editor. The...

I downloaded Desktop VisualizeR a couple weeks ago because the idea of the application seemed great. The description states “Desktop VisualizeR(DVR) makes shortcuts or widgets with the image specified or the icon of another application for the Home screen.” Sounded good. After playing with...

Again, our good friend ritalin, has tipped me off to some more amazing tricks. You can actually use Picasa 3.8 to sync video files to your Android phone and stream them over 3G, 4G or WiFi. I must say it is pretty amazing and works extremely well. He has even informed me that it works great on older...

Thanks to a very generous individual, ritalin, we have acquired a PSD template file for correct wallpaper sizing to fit our beloved Galaxy S devices. The template has guides in place and a shape for creating rounded edges. Ritalin is also an active xda-developer member who has written an amazing guide...

Keyboard Manager I love Swype, at the same time, it is not as effective as some other keyboards in landscape mode.  I know that I have been looking for a way to change my keyboard depending on the orientation of my phone.  I found the answer.  There are a few caveats to this – you must be...

Jwtyler has just released a YouTube video that demonstrates how you can make your own greeting card using Google’s App Inventor. This comes at a perfect time since Google has just released the App Inventor program to the general public. I think this is a fantastic idea! Who likes using snail mail...

Thanksgiving is, understandably, one of the busiest travel times of the year and coordinating travel schedules can become rather overwhelming. The good news is that Android and Google Latitude have provided simple ways to liberate us from some of the holiday pressures. Whether is 1621 or 2010, a cluster...

Like the rest of the T-Mobile Vibrant owners out there, I find myself getting quite impatient as I hear rumor after rumor about Android 2.2 Froyo for the Samsung Galaxy S family of devices. Samsung has made numerous promises to Galaxy S users worldwide that everyone will have 2.2 Froyo before the end...

An easy-to-access button on the front of the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide and the myTouch 4G allows the use of voice commands to control the phone. Users can say an entire command in just one shot, making it faster and easier to use their favorite applications and services. Messaging command, contact...

Here is where we left off. We created a Class (book.java) then we created a book object inside (Store.java). Then we took the Object (book1) in the Store.java file and invoked it inside the book.java file. So the Main class (book) referenced the book1 object to run the application and deliver to us...

Train with a trainee: Week 1 part D, Introduction to Java and Variables. First and foremost, and I can’t stress this enough, I am not a developer. I want to be though and that’s what counts. If any of the information provided in this 12 week series is incorrect or can be made simpler, please let...

If you’re considering developing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung has made it a little easier as they have now opened a developers forum for Galaxy Tab devs. The developers forum goes over a few things assuring that Android developers can adjust their apps accordingly for the larger screen size. Along...

Motorola will be kicking off their live streaming DROID does Flash event tomorrow evening at 6:30pm Pacific time and all attendees whether in person or viewing are urged to sign up via the MotoDev blog. All of you Flash designers & developers and Android developers are encouraged to attend. If you...

So you’ve rooted your shiny new Samsung Vibrant, messed around with mounting the system partition, installed a few themes or updates, and, for some reason or another, it won’t boot or is stuck in a boot loop. You’ve been staring at the “Samsung Vibrant” screen for ten minutes...