‘Tis the season of leaks and launches. The Moto G 2015 LTE has been leaked by an insider, confirming its design, pattern as well as Android version 5.1.1 on release. The device pictured may be an early prototype, but the images are consistent with all other leaks so far, so the final device should not vary too much.
Unlike iOS users, Android fans have access to hundreds of interesting launchers that can easily replace the default home application. A quite innovative idea was presented by XDA Recognized Developer doga.ozkaraca, who created a RotaryHome launcher. Head over to the application thread to check it out!
One feature of Android that doesn’t get a whole lot of love is Live Wallpapers. Oppo has wallpapers that change based on the position of the sun in your region. Other live wallpapers just move around when you switch screens. Most people turn them off to get more battery life. However, what if you could get some useful information out of your live wallpaper? Would it be worth the small battery hit?
XDA Senior Member frankmonza offers up an application that will help you make your own custom live wallpapers. In this video, XDA TV Producer TK reviews Kustom Live Wallpaper (KLWP). TK shows off the application and shares his thoughts, so check out this app review.
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As we get closer to the launch of the OnePlus 2, more details are being made official. This time, Carl details the changes in the new invite system, which now includes physical invite cards as well as increased flow of invites through larger launch inventory, faster shareable invites as well as a reservation list.
HTC’s Jeff Gordon claims that, according to what Qualcomm tells him, all OEMs that announced Snapdragon 810 devices currently use the v2.1 “revision” that was recently issued to fix some heat and performance complications. The M9 allegedly uses the revised chip already. Damage control, smoke and mirrors?
Snapchat periodically messes up updates by bringing sudden battery drain and data-consumption, and the latest update is draining more than it should. XDA Senior Member Wiltron has put up a guide on how to disable Discover, which may help with the problem as background syncing is cut down.
Pushbullet has been on quite the update tear lately. Today’s most recent update shows full SMS threads when texting on your computer. Texting from Pushbullet previously only allowed replying to individual messages. Check out their blog post on the feature.
