[APK] Samsung Galaxy S5 Launcher Ported!

The new Samsung flagship called Galaxy S5 may hasn't even reached the market yet, but we already know how to root it and we also have the launcher ported! It may not be the same but comes with nice animations, original S5 icons and is really fast!

If you like the design of the Samsung TouchWiz, you may actually enjoy this launcher. It's highly customizable, really fast, and considering we don't even have the S5 it's pretty accurate with icons and stuff. It also comes with Android KitKat features such like transparent navigation bars and more.

As you can see on the pictures above, it's really slick and nice-looking due to the transparent bars, along with the icons and wallpapers. It also offers you a smooth animation (which can be customized), that gives the launcher the spirit of the TouchWiz.

I expect it to be updated after the S5 comes out, so be tuned! App is available for free on Google Play:

• DOWNLOAD
• Original XDA Thread

[SM-G900F] How To Root Samsung Galaxy S5?

The new Samsung flaship Galaxy S5 has not even reached the market yet but we offer you a complete walkthrough how to root the SM-G900F version! And as you might (not) expect, it's easy as a pie.

The Galaxy S5, as we all know, is the new Samsung-powered flagship with a stunning performance of 2.5Ghz. And now, you are watching the complete tutorial to root this beast. It's easy. But before you start, ensure you have the European version (SM-G900F), otherwise you can brick your device and the tutorial will not work.

• Rooting voids your warranty and increases your flash counter.
• If you brick your device - don't throw it on me. It's all up to you (of course I'll give you a help hand if you ask me).

Requirements:

• Enable USB debugging in developer options
• Properly install the drivers
• Optionaly backup your files and stuff
• Odin (download newest version)

1. DOWNLOAD the package and extract it.
2. Switch off your SGS5 and get it to download mode. To do this, press Volume down + Home + Power button at once for a few seconds. If you can see the warning triangle, press the Volume Up.
3. Open Odin and connect your device to PC using a USB cable. (Be sure to run Odin in administrator mode)
4. If you can see the COM number with an ID box, you have successfully connected your device and you're ready to root it.
5. Click on the PDA Button and select the package you downloaded in the first step. (CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.tar.md5)
6. Check the PDA, Auto-reboot and F.reset time. Everything except these three boxes are unchecked.
7. Click the start button.
8. Pray.
9. See the PASS message? Good job. You've successfully rooted your SGS5. You may reboot your device now.

Thanks to Chainfire @ XDA Thread

If you have any problems, drop me a comment, I'll try to do my best.

Sailfish OS Release Now Available For Nexus 4

Sailfish OS - The new operating system developer by Jolla which can be seen on some Nokia devices is now available in the new alpha release for Nexus 4!

SailfishOS is a definitely slick and usable OS offering some cool features and a bunch of new stuff.
Check out the video for some more info and video footage of working features:

As you can see, the SailfishOS has a really nice icons, design animation and it could worth a shot to just try it out on your N4. However, the ROM is currently in beta stage (more like alpha), because there's not much features working including WiFi, NFC, gyroscope sensor and more.

If you're curious, though, you can give it a try!


To install the ROM, you have to be running on the CyanogenMod 10.1.3 ROM. After that, just simply download the package, wipe out the data / do the factory reset, and flash the zip.
The entire installation procedure can be found on the XDA thread HERE.

How To Properly Charge Your Phone + Myth & Facts About Charging

Charging is one of the most important process if we want to keep our phones alive. We repeat this process daily, but are we really doing it right? Let's check the next walkthrough called How To Properly Charge Your Phone.

First of all, let's watch and bust some well-known myths about charging and reveal some facts:

Fully charge + fully discharge: Is it right?

Nop. Well, it's not any bad if you do this, but this method is completely unnecessary in newer phones using Lithium batteries. This method was used because of calibration of old batteries with memory effect, such as NiMH or NiCd. If you own a newer phone, you don't have to fully charge and discharge your phone.

However, it's known that newer types of batteries (LiOn/LiPo) don't like extremes - which means 0% discharge and 100% charge. If it's possible, don't let your phone to completely discharge and plug out your charge just before the percentage hits 100%.

Don't keep your phone discharged for a long time

This is bad. If you keep your phone with completely discharged battery for a week or two, your battery will be totaly damaged and you can go and buy a new one. If you know you won't use your phone for a long time, charge it up to 50%. (Again, don't charge it completely.)

Keeping your phone charging overnight

You can wave goodbye to your battery.

Check the original post:

http://androidhackz.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-you-shouldnt-charge-your-phone.html

Is it necessary to use the original charger?

It is. You may use a more powerful charger which will charge up your battery much faster, but this also damages your battery. If you have enough time to charge your battery with the original charger, use the original one.

Enemy #1 - High temperature

Lithium batteries literally hate high temperatures. For instance, if you leave your phone in 40C (104F) for one year, the battery will lose 35% of its capacity. 

One more tip - It's not a bad idea to turn off your phone while charging.

Link Bubble - An Awesome Facebook Chat Head-Styled Browser!

We all know the Facebook Messenger pop-up chat heads, which lets us to chat and do other stuff simultaneously at the same time. Have you ever wondered about a browser made like that? Meet the Link Bubble - A revolution in mobile browsing.

This is just an awesome solution for web browsing on all devices. The app is simply made, with a nice design, animations, UI and everything. I personally don't miss a thing here.

If you want to copy the link adress, or share the page, just flick the bubble and you're done. Moreover, the browser has a favourite chrome-features incognito mode, download manager and more cool stuff.

The app comes in lite version for free, but if you want to use all the features, you have to pay about 5$. I can say it worths a buy.

• DOWNLOAD (Free)
• DOWNLOAD (Paid)

Frequency - How Much Time Do You Spend On Your Apps?

Have you ever thought about how much time do you spend on your apps? Is it Facebook? WhatsApp? Or maybe some game? You could only guess. But now, with Frequency, you get cool statistics about how much time do you excactly spend on your favourite apps.

Can you even imagine the time spent over Facebook? Google+? Or other social apps? Or maybe games? Or our Android Hackz app? You can easily find out now with Frequency!

Frequency has a simple and slick interface, colorful design and many functions - you can sort apps, see the excact time and more.

If you're worried about your battery life, you can easily set the custom refresh interval of measuring the time, which will either improve your battery life but measuring will be less accurate.

The bad thing is, you have to re-lauch this app every time in a free version so if you want to take this app seriously, I suggest you to buy a pro version.

• DOWNLOAD (Free)
• DOWNLOAD (Paid)

[APK] LG G2's 3D Polar Bear Wallpaper Ported for all Android devices

If you are informated about the Android world around us, you probably know the awesome LG G2's 3D Wallpaper called "Polar Bear" that looks like a normal 2D wallpaper, but as soon as you scroll around the homescreens, you can spot an awesome looking 3D effect and the ordinary 2D wallpaper suddenly turns into an amazing 3D live wallpaper.

The wallpaper comes as an APK file and can be installed on any Android device (I guess). It's just a live wallpaper so all you have to do is to download the APK file and then set the live wallpaper called Polar Bear.

• DOWNLOAD (Updated)

[APK] Samsung Galaxy S5 Apps Ported!

It's been a while the new Samsung flasgship Galaxy S5 is introduced and first ported system app from this device are already out and available for other devices. If you want to try them out, just give it a go and see how th new UI of SGS5 looks!

First of all, ensure your device is running on the newest Android version (KitKat), otherwise the apps will not work. Note also, some of the apps might crash sometimes or just don't work at all. It's all kinda experimental now.

 

You may experience problems with S Health application and if you don't own a Gear Fit, don't even install the Gear Fit manager because it useless.

• S note
• Samsung Watch ON
• Galaxy S5 Calculator
• Gear Fit Manager
• S Health
• S Translator

Screen Standby Turns The Screen Off While Also Keeping Your Device Active

This is a well-known problem that annoys the most of the Android fans. If you enjoy listenting songs on YouTube, you certaintly miss the audio playing while screen off. Not only YouTube listeners miss this problem but also Ingress players or streamers. Well, if you want to get this feature - you have an amazing opportunity thanks to Screen Standby app!

IF you often download a huge files over WiFi with keeping screen enabled, you probably know the overheating problems and a high battery drain. Screen Standby does the thing - it just simply turns your display off but also keeps your device active!

Screen Standby also offers remote controller feature, which mirrors your screen activity tou your PC. The app is an open source and the source can be found on the original XDA Thread.

It has a ton of customization and settings, such like Search Plugin, which enables the function using the Google Now gesture or by holding the search key (if your device does not support soft bar).

App is now available for free on Google Play Store, and if you want to try out the beta APKs, you can download them on the XDA thread. You can also find out more info, FAQ, source code and more.