Silence the Unnecessary Noise: How to Disable the New Facebook App Sounds
Starting in February, Facebook has begun releasing a new update for their smart phone app on both iPhone and Android operating systems. While the update contains some good bug fixes, it also contains...
View ArticleVideo: Make Emojis Personal, How to Turn Yourself into an Emoji
Sometimes the little yellow faces just don’t quite cut it. I mean, sure, sending someone a pointing finger and an “OK” is always a good time, but what if you could make it a little more… personal....
View ArticleVideo: How to Get Rid of Cable
Table of Contents Why It’s Taking Cable So Long Why It’s Finally Happening How to Get Rid of Cable Recap The Future of Cable I’ve been trying to get rid of cable for a while now. And, don’t get me...
View ArticleVideo: How to Unlock a Phone
So because I run a site called TheUNLOCKr, I get asked about unlocking devices quite a bit. I mean, it is in the name after all. The thing is though that, judging by the types of questions, it seems...
View ArticleHow to Change Your Location in Tinder for Free
If you’re one of the millions of people out there using dating apps to meet other singles in your neighborhood, then there’s a good chance that – in addition to the plethora of other dating apps out...
View ArticleGetting the Most from Motion Launch on HTC One M9
It doesn’t take a mid-life crisis to find yourself stuck in a rut. When life loses its sheen, you gotta shake up the humdrum and add some glitter to that old-hat, right? For example, the late...
View ArticleDisable Auto-Updates on Galaxy S6
Automatic Updates: The bane of any power user’s existence. Why should some faceless, mega-corporation decide when we should have our apps updated?! I’m sorry… I thought this was AMERICA. However, all...
View ArticleHow to Use UberEats to Get Lunch Delivered in Minutes
If you haven’t heard, Uber just extended their free lunch delivery in Manhattan for another week to help promote their new UberEats service and this got me curious. How exactly does UberEats, from the...
View ArticleHow to Add Google Calendar Support to the Amazon Echo
It’s getting there… The recently launched Amazon Echo, aka Amazon’s way of trying to become the central, voice-controlled hub in your smart home, is slowly getting support for the major apps and...
View ArticleHow to Root the Sony Xperia GO
Sony Xperia GO was announced back in 2012 and it’s a mid-range smartphone from Sony carrying the taste of latest Ice Cream Sandwich. If you look at the specs–the device boasts a large 3.5″inch screen...
View ArticleHow to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Sony Xperia GO
Once you have gotten root access on your device, getting a custom recovery becomes child’s play. While we already have a rooting guide for the Sony Xperia GO, the following guide shows how you can...
View ArticleHow to Unroot the Sony Xperia GO
Want to reinstate the warranty of your Xperia GO just because you messed up with it and it has to be taken to the service center? No problem, we can help you to do so. The same tool we used to root the...
View ArticleHow to Change the Keyboard on an Android Device (Video)
So it has occurred to me that a lot of people don’t realize the extent of which you can customize an Android device. From the home screen launcher, to the theme, to the phone dialer/messaging/email...
View ArticleHow to Change the Home Screen Launcher on an Android Device (Video)
As part of my new series on getting the most out of customizing your Android device, I figure a big one is changing the Android Launcher (aka the home screen). The easiest way to think of this is that,...
View ArticleHow to Change the Icons/Theme on Your Android Device (Video)
Now that you’ve learned to change your Android device’s home screen launcher, you can take the customizing of Android one step further by adding a custom theme for that launcher to change the icons for...
View ArticleHow to Setup Your Internet/MMS Settings on an Android Phone
If you just had your phone unlocked, or maybe flashed a custom ROM, you might be having an issue connecting to the internet or sending picture messages. This is sometimes due to the fact that the...
View ArticleHow to Change the Camera on Your Android Device (Video)
Continuing with my new series on getting the most out of customizing Android (since it seems most people don’t realize to the extent you can actually customize an Android device), I’m moving on to...
View ArticleHow to Change the Music Player on Your Android Device (Video)
Here we have another part of my series on getting the mort out of customizing Android (since it seems a lot of people don’t realize just how much you can change the Android OS). This time I’m going to...
View ArticleHow to Hide Photos on Android
Your pictures are important. So is your reputation. Sometimes the reputation you want people to see and the photos saved in your phone don’t quite go hand in hand, which is why you need to learn how to...
View ArticleVideo: How to Get the Amazon Appstore on Your Android Device (Allied Content)
So you may not know this but the Play Store isn’t the only major hub where you can get apps from. Amazon has one, too. And, uniquely enough, Amazon has some interesting differentiators to set it apart...
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