Android
All posts related to Google’s Linux-based, open source mobile operating system Android. For a summary of the most essential Android articles at TechCredo.com, check out Android Basics.
February 9, 2012
A year ago, TechCredo published a tutorial on how to set the “Me” picture on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Without a proper Me picture, Android’s native Messaging app will just display an empty grey box next to your messages. The process for setting the Me picture is fortunately a lot less complicated on Android 4.0 Ice [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, Tutorials | Tagged Android 4.0, Contact photo, Conversation list, Default, Grey, Ice Cream Sandwich, Me contact, Me picture, Messaging app, Native, Tutorial
February 9, 2012
There is naturally an abundance of wallpaper sites on the Internet and it’s easy to find good pictures to use as either desktop or Android backgrounds. Even TechCredo has posted tons of wallpapers and we’ve also compiled a list of the top Android wallpaper apps. However, a comparatively new wallpaper site is so surprisingly good [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, For Fun, Reviews, Wallpapers | Tagged Android, high quality, wallbase hd wallpapers, wallbase.cc, Wallpaper apps, Wallpapers, yotoon
![How to install Chrome Beta for Android from any country, also works with Google Music [Tutorial]](http://www.techcredo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/how-to-download-chrome-for-android-guide-100x100.jpg)
February 7, 2012
Are you dying to check out the brand new Chrome for Android web browser, but the app isn’t available in your country yet? Worry not, Android users in the rest of the world. If you have a rooted Android device, you can easily download Chrome Beta for Android from any country. The browser still requires [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, Guides, Tutorials | Tagged .apk, Any Country, Chrome Beta, Chrome for Android, Download, Google Music, How to, MarketEnabler, Tutorial
September 13, 2011
I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S2 today and the actual rooting process went great. Afterwards I made a complete NANDroid backup with ClockworkMod Recovery and I also did a backup of all my apps with Titanium Backup – since I now enjoyed root access Titanium could also backup all the Market links. However, after I [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, Guides, Tutorials | Tagged Boot, Boot into recovery, ClockworkMod Recovery, CWM Manager, Guide, Recovery, Recovery mode, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy SII, SGS2, Tips
![How to root the Samsung Galaxy S2 [Tutorial]](http://www.techcredo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-sii-100x100.jpg)
September 13, 2011
Here’s a no-frills and fool proof guide to rooting the Samsung Galaxy S2. The SGS2 is a great smartphone and it’s even better with root access. Let’s rock. 1) Download Odin3-v1.85.zip from the xda-developers forum and extract it on your computer to the folder of your choice. 2) Now you need to grab the correct [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, Guides, Tutorials | Tagged CF-Root, CWM, CWM Manager, Guide, Instructions, Odin3 v1.85, Root, Root access, Rooting, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy SII, SGS2, Tutorial
![The best, easiest and safest way to root and S-OFF the HTC Sensation [Tutorial]](http://www.techcredo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/how-to-root-the-htc-sensation-100x100.jpg)
September 10, 2011
To prove that TechCredo isn’t dead and that it just has been hibernating for a few months, here’s a guide to root the HTC Sensation. It also describes how to S-OFF the Sensation and install ClockworkMod Recovery. There are tons of different tutorials on the interwebs for rooting HTC’s flagship Android and it can be [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, Guides, Tutorials | Tagged ClockworkMod, ClockworkMod Recovery, Guide, How to, How to root HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation, Instructions, Root, Root access, su-2.3.6.3-ef-signed.zip, Superuser access, Tutorial
March 26, 2011
By chance, I listened to the Cat Stevens song Don’t Be Shy while watching the hysterical and hilarious “Android on Crack” video with the YouTube sound turned off. With this new musical backdrop, I felt the dance became an inspirational and heartfelt performance piece by a slightly bewildered Android that’s not shy anymore, that’s finally [...]
Posted in Android, For Fun, Videos | Tagged Android on Crack, Cat Stevens, Cat Stevens Remix, Comedy, Dance, Dancing Android, dark32, Don't Be Shy, Humor, Robot
March 24, 2011
I’m not entirely sure what to say about this feverishly dancing Android and its mighty moves, but seeing is believing. The title of the video on YouTube is “Android on crack…lol”, and it’s pretty descriptive. I can’t stop laughing watching this clip – it’s wonderfully offbeat.
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, For Fun, Videos | Tagged Bust a Move, Dancing Android, SE, Videos, Xperia Arc
March 20, 2011
Many people, particularly Android purists, of course, frown upon custom Android user-interfaces. They want the vanilla Android experience – Android the way Google made it, and usually think custom UIs look bad, are bloated, poorly made, and slow down the OS update process. In a way I agree, and I haven’t used HTC’s Sense interface [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts | Tagged Android, Custom UI, HTC Sense, Interfaces, TouchWiz, User-interfaces
March 16, 2011
Unlike HTC, LG is a phone manufacturer that seems to include a different set of wallpapers on most of its handsets. Several of these wallpapers are quite nice as well: both the LG Optimus and the Optimus 2X have a few gems. But the default LG Revolution wallpapers are probably the best ones yet from [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, For Fun, Wallpapers | Tagged Backgrounds, Default, LG Revolution, Official, Preloaded, Standard, Wallpapers
March 15, 2011
I won’t write much about Stellar Escape here: the first game from Swedish newcomer Orange Agenda, because the demo video below does a pretty good job showing what it’s about. What I can say is this: entertaining gameplay, great on-screen controls, excellent graphics using the Unity 3D engine, and OpenFeint integration with online leaderboards. There [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, Games + Emu, Reviews | Tagged Android, Games, OpenFeint, Orange Agenda, Stellar Escape, Unity 3D
March 14, 2011
About two months ago, I contacted Steve Albright – the developer behind the task switcher Clutch. I just wanted to thank him for what I personally thought was a fine app that I had used since it first was released. I also suggested some visual improvements such as additional padding between the app icons, and [...]
Posted in Android, Featured Posts, Reviews | Tagged Android, Button simulation, Clutch, Clutch Pad v1.5, ClutchPad, Emulation, Features, Hardware key simulation, Steve Albright, Task management, Task switchers
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