Articles by Android Dissected from September 2013

Alright… Maybe I should stick to my day job. Anyway. If you caught the post on G+ yesterday, life at the Hebert household has not been fun. Friday, my wife......

Modifying Icons on Android is probably one of my favorite things to do. I always think it is fun to change icons to match your mood and or theme you......

The impending gaming expectation bubble reaches its grand finale when GTAs come out. This was particularly true when the fifth iteration of the game came out mid September this year.......

As most of you know, I have been on the hunt for the best phone holder for the car. I found Tackform and Bracketron offerings well up to par and......

This article addresses all of those things you had as a kid, that you wish you could bring back now. We all have them. For me, its TMNT, The A-Team,......

The 2013 Nexus 7 is a beautiful device. Its sleek lines and bold display are a marvel of portable technological engineering. Have we ever seen as gorgeous a piece of......

Android gives you so much information about all your data – your emails, tasks, hangouts, and other day to day personal information, that’s important to you – such as missed......

For a very long time, I have had an array of different security apps on my Android devices. I started with various “Find My Phone” apps but none of them......

Hi guys, I hope you enjoyed the last tutorial about Ellipsize property, so today I present to you yet another simple but very useful tutorial. In this short tutorial we will......

I wouldn’t say I’m a huge “case guy,” but I need one because of the dangers of my job. I’m on telephone poles, in crawl spaces, attics and many other......

I have an old friend who uses parables in conversations so often that I nicknamed the prophet. This person once said, Too good to be true, is too good to......

As you may have guessed from my previous article aboutMighty Dungeons, I have been playing a lot of Mighty Dungeons lately. Like, a lot. However, when Im not in the......

For a while, now, I have been attempting to consolidate all of my devices into one. My phone has become my MP3 player, it has become my pedometer, and it......

What? Are you serious? It’s now been over 2 weeks since I last did an icon review post? Something just isn’t right if that’s the case because as you all......

So Im sitting here on a Friday night thinking about what widgets Ive chosen to feature this week, and my reflection period for these posts start. Its crazy to think......

In the year 1745, a publication Travels of Three English Gentlemen mentioned the term vampyre. Since then it has been included in the Oxford Dictionary and taken the world by......

In the first part, we have discussed the importance of the (mostly) un-subsudized emerging markets. Now, we will use the Indian smartphone market as a proxy to better understand the......

One of the biggest barriers to gaming on a mobile phone is the jump from a physical control scheme to that of a touchscreen interface. As gamers (at least those......

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In an attempt to turn change its fortunes HTC streamlined their flagship offering and released one of the most critically acclaimed smartphones ever but why are they still struggling? A......

Before I begin, I’d like to share with you the thoughts of an elderly man I met on the bus who was very impressed by my headphones. Nice headphones! Love......

Last week, I reviewed an icon pack by the name of Stock UI. In that review, I partially explained my addiction to icon packs that I use on all of......

If you remember just a short time ago, we had a little survey on the site about which legs you thought were the best looking at ADDITS HQ. Some folks......

You may not believe this, but as a person with a certain reputation about being an Android guy and a tech geek, people like to send me random videos that......

Hi guys, today we will be going over a very short tutorial over a simple TextView property of Android. Quite a lot of times, developers tend to neglect the User......

Over the past year or so, we’ve done many interviews with many developers along the way. It’s a great way to get to know the guys and girls behind the......

It’s been awhile since I took a look at one of the great StealthyChief icon packs. The last one that was reviewed here on Android Dissected was Viper. Those icons......

Because it may all be included in this theme. While this isn’t my normal style, what I do appreciate is thinking out of the box and the work involved in......

Don’t get too excited… It’s for kids. I know, I know, who among us isn’t a kid at heart that wants to play with Legos? But no, it’s for really......

So there are a lot of guides out there already, so I will keep this short and get to the point. System Requirements (Stuff you need before you can even......

Especially when I heard, this summer, that Android 4.3 would include Bluetooth Low-Energy I’ve been systematically cutting the cords in my life in favor of Bluetooth solutions. In the effort......

  We wanted to throw a little midday poll together to get your thoughts on the announcement of CyanogenMod Inc that was brought to life this morning. You can see......

Season come and seasons go. The soap opera that we Android fan live, seems to be a constant ebb and flow of shiny new things. Things like new phones, new......

Alright ADDITS readers, time to put you to work. We have been working behind the scenes with a “Mystery” partner to bring you something special, but first, we need you......

If I were to say mobile gaming, youd automatically think of stuff like Asphalt, Angry Birds, or if youve got some serious problems in life, Candy Crush. No one would......

Oh my God, Good that they dont show you killing the civilians when you crash into them! my European friend yelled, when I tried to explain why this game is......

Last week we started a little something new here at the ADDITS HQ called World Of Wallpaper. What is WoW all about you ask? It’s just a simple way for......

Its Monday and you all should know what that means. Its time for the newest edition of Widgets Of The Week. If this is your first time visiting Android Dissected......

Hi guys, as you all know we here at the ADDITS HQ are always up to something new and exciting. Speaking of which have you seen our recent Leg’s Post?......

We’re all looking for a great case for our device. Some of us want one that looks nice, while others want a case that offers the best protection possible from......

Hi, my name is Andrew, and I have an icon pack addiction. I HAVE to try out any icon packs that even look remotely decent and more times than not,......

Before we even begin reviewing this application, I would like to apologise for my noticeable absence from the website. Its been what, two weeks since we last spoke? Sincere apologies.......

As some of you know, all of the writers here at the ADDITS HQ have a special Hangout that we’re all a part of and that’s used for the entire......

It happens every year. For Christmas, my mom will gather a bunch of family photos, head out to the local Kinkos store and have a calendar made for the following......

I am constantly on the lookout for a decent camera app. I’ve tried out apps as simple as the MotoX camera, to apps like Camera JB+ which are so full......

ADDITS headquarters received some upsetting news this week, so in response to that news, we are going to give one of our favorite themers a bit of a Theme Of......

There’s no doubt the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 is a very large tablet phablet phone that is nothing but screen really. It’s just barely under an inch smaller than my......

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And believe me; It’s not going to be easy. Any way… Time for a new Icon pack: Yoma! This is actually the first set of icons, ever, fromJohn Xionidis. We’ve......

I have told the story of me starting with Android a lot. In 2009 I got a Droid 1, it was great, Stock android how it was intended, however, by......

More and more we’re looking for better ways to charge our phone while we’re riding the bus or train on the way to or from work. Portable chargers are becoming......

We all love wallpapers and are always on the look out for new ones to add to our collection and then to show them off to everyone in various screenshots.......

You all should know by now that I mainly keep my eye out for new icons or new UCCW/Zooper widgets to feature on Android Dissected, but I never really take......

Are you sick of having to connect a cable to every time you want to connect your smartphone to any device ? Bored of how many steps you have to......

Season’s greetings! Of course, the season I am referring to is American football season! I look around quite frequently and see that most people use ESPN’s ScoreCenter app because everyone...

Monday, Monday, Monday. Its that time of the week again girls and boys. Time for the latest Edition of Android Dissecteds Widgets Of The Week. Last week we took at......

As you may know, I love games. I not-so-recently stumbled acrossMighty Dungeonsand played it a bit, bought the full game, and then promptly forgot about it because life happens while......

After nearly a month long break, Screenshot Sunday is back and it’s bigger than ever before this time around. Bigger how, you ask? First and foremost, we have a ton......

Recently I have been making all of my widgets with Zooper Pro instead of UCCW for once. It’s a nice change of pace and I actually find Zooper quite easier......

A few short weeks ago, I wrote an article on how I felt about the Moto X after Motorola’s big announcement. I was excited and was honestly curious how the......

Icons, icons, icons. That’s the name of the game today, and I’m here to bring you folks another awesome set of icons from Mckblee Studios and Bobby McKenzie. Keeping up......

Yet another week in the books. And what a week it has been! Android Dissected’s birthday was on Monday, and then on Tuesday we became Google Plus verified! Wow! So......

I’m addicted to icons. So seriously addicted that I often spend $20 – $30 per week on various icon packs for my devices. And here y’all thought I’ve been joking......

How important is a first impression? Well, I think it may be just about the most important thing. Don’t give me that “Don’t judge a book by its cover” crap.......

We all know how important saving and backing up your various bits of data is. If you don’t know how important it is, just think about losing all of your......

News broke late Monday evening that Microsoft had announced that they would be purchasing Nokia for $7.17 Billion. While it may be a lot of money, I don’t think people......

Hey folks! ADDITS is ONE year old today! And we’re celebrating by giving away a few things! One of those things is the leather Noreve case (valued at around $65)......

So, this week there has only been one piece of news all over the internet: Hugo Barra! Every other site has a different explanation as to why Hugo left Google.......

Alright guys and gals, it’s Monday, which means it’s time for another Episode of Widgets Of The Week. Not only is it time for our regularly scheduled episode, but today......

One year ago today, September 2nd, 2012, AndroidDissected, or as we’ve grown to become known as, ADDITS, was launched for the world to lay their eyes on. While I wasn’t......