The unofficial Xposed build for devices running TouchWiz 5.1.1 by wanam now supports the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, along with some under the hood changes. If you’re the owner of a Note 5, make sure to check it out!
This report by the GameBench team displays some interesting results which show that most Android phones from 2015 cannot compete with the iPhone in terms of in-game performance and stability. What are the causes? Is it simply software, faulty hardware? Optimization? Interesting questions are posed, so if you are interested, give it a read and let us know what you think!
Recognized Contributor genesixxbf3 uploaded a build of an AOSP/CM based ROM for the T-Mobile and International variants of the LG G4. Keep in mind, though, that this is a very early stage release, and the key features like bluetooth and the camera are not working properly. Flash at your own risk, but either way, be happy something better is coming!
Apps are at the front and center of any smartphone experience, and with over a million apps on the Google Play Store and new apps being submitted to our forums every day, staying up to date on the latest apps and games can be a hassle. At XDA we don’t discriminate apps – if it’s interesting, innovative, original or useful, we mention them. The XDA Portal Team loves apps too, and here are our top picks for this week.
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That is it for this week. We hope that you might have found some of these apps as interesting, useful or entertaining as we did. Whether you are a student, a developer, a designer or a gamer, Android has you covered. We will try to reflect that each week with a variety of picks to spark your interest, and if you see (or publish!) any new apps that you think are worthy of a feature, be sure to send us a tip and we’ll give it a look. Until next time!
Alongside the launch of the Honor 7 came a new advert flaunting the capabilities of voice wakeup (Google Now, S Voice, Siri, Cortana …). The advert features a man who relies on his lover to achieve most day to day, mundane tasks. It is not until the end of the video that we discover that his lover was actually his phone being misperceived. This video has caused some interest, and not all of it good so far. Take a look and let us know what you think!
With Android Pay coming up soon and Samsung Pay undergoing a U.S. Beta, it seems like mobile payments are picking up across all Android phones (except those without NFC). More stores are bound to adopt the standard, allowing your device to replace your wallet. Moreover, Samsung’s offering seems very solid as well (unless you are rooted). But while mobile payments are nice, they are unnecessary. Will they replace your wallet?
