Recent content by mahers

I am kind of annoyed that HTC (or maybe Verizon) has blocked our ability to customize the Quick Settings window. Marshmallow allows it by opening the notification shade all the way and holding the gear icon to add System UI Tuner to the Settings options list, but nothing happens when I try it...

:confused: Is anyone having an issue with GPS or Location Access turning itself off? I have GPS on for weather and other apps, and once in a while I will go to the forecast and it tells me my location access is turned off. When I look, sure enough, both Location Access and GPS are off and I...

Hi All!! I know Comcast has a deal right now for $100 rebate card on any Verizon smartphone (or $10/mo off for a year if you are a subscriber), but my question is this: For anyone who ordered through this deal on an eligible line (dumbphone, preferably), but activated the phone on their...

Ok, so my wife insisted on a phone with a physical keyboard so I got her the Strat 2. She likes it and it's pretty smooth, but lately, the keyboard doesn't respond. The default keyboard is set to SwiftKey, which I love on my Razr Maxx. Even if she switches from the virtual one to the physical...

Hi All!! I got my Razr Maxx 2 weeks ago and have had the worst battery life ever. I came from a Droid X with an extended battery that lasted much longer than the Maxx's, which is ridiculous. I have the same apps running, but for some reason, my Maxx is getting nowhere near what it's supposed...

I was rooted until the latest .621 update, and had TB installed with regularly scheduled backups. Now I am no longer rooted, yet, TB still runs the backup as scheduled. I can't turn it off because as soon as I open the app, it tells me SU permission was denied and I can't really do much at that...

Hi All-Knowing Android Experts! I have an issue and it's killing me. I took the latest DX update to .621 and can't re-root my phone. :mad: I've tried the Motofail, Droid 4 and Droid 3 methods and I encounter an error on each one. Apparently, if you were rooted before, these methods see...

Looks like another update is about to roll out for the beloved Droid X. What is it? No one knows, and it's doubtful it will be ICS (but we can dream, right?). Anyway, I saw the news about a new soak on a couple of forums and thought I'd link them here in case you hadn't heard yet. At the very...

Looks like the laggy keyboard should be getting fixed (for those that are experiencing it w/stock keyboard - but who uses that anyway :)), but looking at the size of this update, 113MB, I hope the root exploit isn't getting "fixed" along with it, as mentioned in the article. I have seen where...

Ok, so I initially rooted Froyo on my X with Z4 just so I could use AdFree, Titanium Backup and get access to certain folders on my phone. Can I live without it? Yes. Would I like to have it again? Absolutely. By unrooting with Z4 and taking the 2.3.3 OTA , am I being naive that because...

So I have my Gmail account set up to come in via the phone's stock Email client (versus using the gmail app) and last week I got some validation error that said my password was wrong. I fixed that by resetting everything. Over the weekend however, I am no longer getting my emails pushed to the...

Hey Everyone! I have a Droid X and get notifications at all hours for texts, emails, alarms, etc, regardless of the state it's in...but I got my wife the Droid Pro and it doesn't seem to work the same way. If she wakes it up and/or puts in her PIN, all of a sudden everything comes flooding...

Is it possible to pull images from an apk? I have one with icons I like that I want to use as dock icons, but since they are currently in an apk, I am not able to. The images must exist, and there has to be a way. I tried to use a file explorerer to get into the apk, and it asked me if I wanted...

Whenver there is mention of replacing the stock boot animation for our phones, I see the following instrcuctions: You never needed root to change the boot animation, just push to /data/local My question is how do I get to /data/local??? Do I need a particular app? I recently rooted and am...

Ok, so I finally took the plunge and rooted my phone this past weekend solely to get rid of the freaking ads on the games my kids play. I can't tell you how frustrating it is for them to keep hitting the ads, opening the market and buying stuff I don't want or need. I know the developers get...