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How to Add OS X Battery Icon in iOS 7 (Video)

Changing your phone’s battery icon might seem trivial, but why not? If you ever wanted to make iOS 7 look a little more like OS X, then MacBattery has you covered. It’s extremely easy to install, and lets you chose between three different battery icon designs, one of which is inspired by the OS X battery icon. Check out the instructions and video below and enjoy! I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can head to our Jailbreak How To’s section and pick the jailbreak for your version of iOS (currently at the […]

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How to Change Your Home Screen Icon Shapes in iOS 7 (Video)

One of the main complaints from iPhone users is that iOS 7, while a fairly substantial overhaul from iOS 6, just “looks the same.” Icon Masks is a great tweak that lets you customize and refresh your home screen by letting you change the shape of app icons. To select icon shapes, you’ll need an app called WinterBoard, which should instal with Icon Masks. If it doesn’t instal automatically, click on the link below for the procedure to download and instal WinterBoard manually. I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can

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How to Add Swiping Gestures to Switch Between Apps in iOS 7 (Video)

To multitask on your iPhone, you need to double-press the home button to bring up the app switcher. Doing this repeatedly could get frustrating, especially if you mis-hit the home button and end up back at the home screen. Thankfully, the aptly named MultitaskingGestures tweak lets you swipe from the edge of your iPhone’s screen to switch between apps, which makes multitasking easier and faster. Swiping up from the bottom  of the screen will close an open app, or bring up the app switcher if you’re on the home screen.  What about the Control Center, you cleverly ask. You can

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How to Give Your iPhone a Dark Theme in iOS 7 (Video)

Apple’s recent iOS 7 design overhaul is very bright, and the only way to darken the display without jailbreaking is by adjusting the brightness settings. Eclipse is a paid ($0.99) tweak that lets you replace iOS 7’s bright theme with a dark theme, giving apps a sleek look, while making the display less harsh on your eyes when using your iPhone in a dark environment. Eclipse also lets you change the font color within apps from white to orange, which works really well against a dark theme. It’s a very easy tweak to download and use, so give it a

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How to Respond to Texts from Any App in iOS 7 (Video)

Couria is a tweak that lets you quickly open a messaging box using any combination of actions from anywhere on your phone, including from within apps. It acts very similarly to your iPhone’s Messages app, showing you your messages and conversations, also giving you the ability to type messages. At the moment, there doesn’t appear to be a way to create a new message. However, this tweak is still in beta and by no means perfect, but hopefully could be getting that functionality soon. I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you

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How to Add a Blur Effect to Your Wallpaper in iOS 7 (Video)

Some iPhone/iPad wallpapers look great on Apple’s ultra-crisp Retina display, but it can look even better with a blurred, frosted glass effect. The Blurpaper tweak lets you blur your wallpaper on the lock screen, home screen, dock, and even works with the Paralax effect. It’s a little different to install this tweak as you need to download the developer’s repository, but it’s just as easy to install and use as any other tweak. I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can head to our Jailbreak How To’s section and pick the jailbreak for

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Root an Android Device using MotoChopper Tool

How to Root an Android Device Using the MotoChopper Tool (Universal Rooting Method)

MotoChopper was originally developed to root Motorola devices but it seems it’s able to root some of the non-Motorola devices as well. It is a one-click root method that roots your device, installs SuperSU and Busybox, and lets you have all the fun that can only be enjoyed on a rooted device. Here’s how you can root your device using MotoChopper: I. Before You Begin: 1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available. 2. You should have appropriate drivers installed on your PC

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Root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0"

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0″

Have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0″ tablet and want to gain root-access on it? No worries, this guide should help you do that. Rooting the Samsung devices have always been easier as Odin helps out in the rooting process and the same is true for the Tab 2. Here’s how you can root your device: I. Before You Begin: 1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available. 2. This procedure will install a custom recovery as well. II. Downloading Required Files: 1.

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Flash Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy 5

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy 5

If you’re having issues flashing a custom recovery on your Galaxy 5 using the ROM Manager app, this manual method should do the trick for you. Once the recovery is flashed, you should be able to flash custom ROMs and Mods, backup your ROM and so on. Here’s how: I. Before You Begin: 1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please check out our How to Root the Samsung Galaxy 5 procedure to learn how you can root your device. 2. This will install the famous CWM Recovery on your device. II. Downloading Required Files: 1.

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Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Verizon)

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Verizon)

Have you had enough playing with your rooted Galaxy Note 10.1 and now want to unroot it? No worries, this guide should help you do that. Once unrooted, you’ll have your lost warranty back thus making it service center friendly. Here’s how: I. Before You Begin: 1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here. 2. Your device should have at least 70% of battery life left. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the Stock Firmware and save it to your desktop. Stock Firmware (Type in “SCH-I925” in the search box on the site and the firmware

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Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Verizon)

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Verizon)

If you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 from Verizon and are interested in rooting it, you’re at the right place. The guide below shows how you can gain root-access on your device and then flash a custom recovery on it. So go ahead and do it right away: I. Before You Begin: 1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available. 2. This should work on all the platforms, including Windows, Mac and Linux. 3. You must have Java installed on your PC.

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Flash Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim

If you’ve rooted your Samsung Galaxy Proclaim smartphone, then the next obvious step would be to flash a custom recovery on it. Doing so will enable you to flash custom ROMs, custom mods, create backups and restore backups, etc. Here’s how to flash a custom recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim. I. Before You Begin: 1. You must be rooted before you can do this procedure. Please head to our How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim procedure first, finish it, then return to this procedure and continue. 2. This should only work on Windows based PCs. II. Downloading Required Files:

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Root the Alcatel One Touch T'Pop OT-4010A

How to Root the Alcatel One Touch T’Pop OT-4010A

Got a brand new Alcatel One Touch T’Pop OT-4010A smartphone as a gift this Christmas? Want to root it to get access to a number of root-only apps? No problem. This guide should help you do just that. I. Before You Begin: 1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available. 2. This should only work on Windows based PCs. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Download the rooting file and save it to your desktop: Ishuaji Root III. Rooting the Alcatel One Touch T’Pop OT-4010A: 1.

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Unroot the Alcatel One Touch T'Pop OT-4010A

How to Unroot the Alcatel One Touch T’Pop OT-4010A

Need to send in your device for warranty reasons? Make sure you unroot it first to reinstate its warranty and make it service center friendly. Unrooting your Alcatel One Touch T’Pop OT-4010A is as easy as pie and here’s how you can do that: I. Before You Begin: 1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here. 2. Make sure your device has at least 30% battery life left. II. Downloading Required Files: Download the Unroot APK and save it to your desktop. 1. Unroot APK (Download link’s available in the first post) III. Unrooting the Alcatel One Touch

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Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Build MJE) (Verizon)

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon)(Build MJE)

Have you updated your Verizon Galaxy Note 3 to the Build MJE? Want to root your device on this new version of firmware? No problem, this guide should help you do that. I. Before You Begin: 1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available. 2. Your device must be running on the Build MJE. 3. This only works on Windows based PCs. II. Downloading Required Files: 1. Downlaod the rooting program, Kingo, and save it to your desktop. Kingo III. Rooting the Samsung

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