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Bluestacks App Player hacked for root and Google Play Store access

By Michael Crider
on 5 Apr, 2012

The Bluetstacks Android app player is already a pretty cool little service: after its recent upgrade to Beta status, it can handle just about any Android app on a Windows PC. The beta can sync apps from your Android phone or tablet, or download them directly from third-party apps stores, but like Steve Austin, it can be so much more. Like any Android "device", if you want to make it better, stronger, faster, then you've got to root that sucker. XDA member xRepinsSporx did just that, and he's kindly showed the world how to follow suit. And yes, you can install the Google Play Store.

ICS mod gives Nexus phones Windows Phone 7-style multitasking

By Michael Crider
on 29 Mar, 2012

While we at Android Community are understandably loyal to the little green guy, that doesn't mean we don't take notice of the competition. And it must be said, some of the phones coming out running Windows Phone 7 (especially those made by Nokia) are real head-turners. While a full WP7 port or popular Android devices is unlikely, various modders have ported elements of the MetroUI to Android. The latest is XDA member "evilisto" (never change, guys) who's added WP7-style multitasking to stock Ice Cream Sandwich.

MAXXimize your DROID RAZR with a $110 kit

By Michael Crider
on 27 Mar, 2012

The Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX is one of our favorite Android devices released this year. One of the only problems we had with it was that it was released so early this year... just a few weeks after those who had bought the DROID RAZR on day one were ineligible for a return. While the MAXX is an admittedly awesome long-haul machine, Moto and Verizon didn't win any fans with the timing. Now there appears to be an admittedly expensive cure for that particular flavor of buyer's remorse, in the form of an aftermarket kit that can transform a standard DROID RAZR into a DROID RAZR MAXX, massive 3300mAh battery and all.

Nokia N9 gets Ice Cream Sandwich and Meego dual-boot hack

By Michael Crider
on 22 Mar, 2012

What's more fun than modding an Android smartphone? Well, lots of things, but one of them is modding a competing smartphone to run Android. There are many who admire Nokia's beautiful hardware and industrial design, but lament its home-grown software (or the Windows Phone 7 platform they're now stuck with). A group of like-minded modders at the NITDroid forums dedicated to bringing Android to Nokia hardware have shown off their latest and certainly greatest project: fully functional Android 4.0 on the MeeGo-powered Nokia N9.

HTC Sensation mod adds uncompressed video recording

By Michael Crider
on 20 Mar, 2012

We all want a better camera and better video recording. Most of the time the abilities of your smartphone's camera are limited by its hardware, but in one case, some good old-fashioned hackery makes 1080p recordings on the reliable HTC Sensation much, much higher in quality by easing the compression standard and giving them double the mbps rating. If you're running an Ice Cream Sandwich ROM on your Sensation (and if you're considering this, odds are overwhelming that this is the case) then XDA user NODO-GT has a tweak that you'll certainly want to try.

Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update mod posted for all international models

By Michael Crider
on 14 Mar, 2012

You know this one was coming. The recently released Ice Cream Sandwich update for Samsung Galaxy S II owners in several European countries and South Korea is for the I9000 model of the phone, which is basically identical in almost all areas of the world, save a few localization files. This being the case, a public-spirited modder from Tech Splurge has posted a quick guide on flashing the software package to any GSII-I9000, saving plenty of folks weeks of waiting while their local carrier gets around to sending out the update.

Galaxy Nexus gets modded tablet UI for custom ROMs

By Michael Crider
on 13 Mar, 2012

Say, this looks familiar. Just days after the Verizon Galaxy Nexus launched, Android Community tried an experiment to force it to go into Android 4.0's tablet interface. We were only partially successful (hey, we're bloggers, not developers) but it looks like someone has taken a similar idea all the way to its conclusion. A RootzWiki user named CurrentWeb has developed a ZIP package that makes your Samsung Galaxy Nexus use the full Ice Cream Sandwich tablet user interface, bottom action bar and all.

AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note LTE modded for T-Mobile 4G

By Michael Crider
on 13 Mar, 2012

Ah, here's a familiar tune. Cross-network phone mods in the United States have declined somewhat since the various carriers' data bands have become so different, it's still a popular pastime - though mostly among iPhone users who want a little T-Mobile freedom. That practice has now spread to the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note, which recently had an LTE-flavored release on AT&T. Naturally this comes from XDA developers, via a user calling himself tomin.fhl.

ReloadedICS brings a host of tweaks to CyanogenMod 9′s status bar

By Michael Crider
on 12 Mar, 2012

One of the best features of the CyanogenMod family of ROMs is its integrated power menu that hangs out in the status bar. It's so handy that it's downright difficult to adjust to a ROM that doesn't have it after you've used it, which is probably why all the other ROMs that didn't have a similar feature already are adding it in. If you want even more options when it comes to your Ice Cream Sandwich experience (And if you're reading this, then yes you do) try out ReloadedICS, from a team of developers over at XDA.

Add Beats audio to any Gingerbread ROM [UPDATE]

By Michael Crider
on 1 Mar, 2012

Jealous of HTC's partnership with the Beats audio company, coming to an HTC One phone near you? If you know your way around a custom recovery, you needn't be. Like Sense UI before it, HTC's proprietary audio technology has made its way to other phones thanks to XDA Developers member fuss123 (never change, guys). He's reverse-engineered the Beats application, which is basically an advanced equalizer, and wrapped it up in a flashable package that works on any ROM based on Android Gingerbread, stock or custom. As if you needed more confirmation that Android modders know how to rock.