Android Tips and Tricks, the Ultimate Guide

Verizon Adjusts Return Policy For the Holidays, Will Give You Til January 9 to Return Phones Purchased on or After November 15

Kellen November 14, 2011 163

Verizon has been operating on a 14-day return policy for most of the year. Since this went live, we have seen a variety of devices get spaced out by 14 days to help decrease the number of returned devices. With new top tier Android smartphones coming out...

New Verizon Phones Have Auto-WiFi Notification System Built-in to Help You Conserve Mobile Data

Kellen November 10, 2011 163

Within the first couple of minutes with both the DROID RAZR and HTC Rezound, I noticed something that I had never seen before on an Android smartphone. Every time I opened up certain apps, like say the Android Market or Google Voice, I was being told that...

DROID RAZR Bloatware: More Than Ever Can Be Removed, the Rest Easily Hidden

Kellen November 10, 2011 163

When you pick up your DROID RAZR tomorrow (or if your pre-order arrives today), you'll probably notice that Verizon has slightly changed their stance on the bloatware that will come preloaded. It still has a boatload of it, but after long pressing on a...

Tip: Make Your Phone Look Like It’s Running Ice Cream Sandwich

Kellen October 17, 2011 163

Want a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich a little ahead of tomorrow night's announcement? An XDA member took the time to piece together a whole bunch of ICS work that developers have released and then we threw together a quick step-by-step guide on how to make your...

Want 4G LTE Service on Your Upgraded XOOM? Use the SIM Card From Your 4G LTE Phone

Kellen October 14, 2011 163

If you upgraded your XOOM over the past week to 4G but were not interested in adding on a data package to it, feel free to give it a go by using the 4G LTE SIM out of your current 4G phone. That's right, if you have a Bionic, Thunderbolt, Charge, etc. you can...

Tip: Load the DROID Bionic Boot Menu for Stock Recovery, SBF Flashing, and More

Kellen September 20, 2011 163

If you ever need to flash an SBF file for the DROID Bionic or you for some reason need to get into recovery, we wanted to share this trick with you to make the process seamless. Like almost any other Android device, a simple key combination while the phone is...

DIY Hack Brings DROID Bionic Webtop and HDMI Mirroring to Your Car

Kellen September 19, 2011 163

A crafty DL reader with a new DROID Bionic and car dock decided he wanted webtop and Netflix from anywhere. So what did he do? Hacked the s.o.b. to work through his car's entertainment system. He now has webtop and HDMI mirroring throughout his entire car....

Tip: Saving Power With the PenTile Display on Your DROID Bionic, DROID3 or DROIDX2

Kellen September 13, 2011 163

Ahh yes, PenTile RGBW displays again - boy do we love talking about these. Instead of voicing our strong opinions on the use of these screens though, we wanted to try and stay positive this afternoon and pass along a tip that may help those of you with...