Motorola has long had one of the worst Android skins. It was ugly, slow and offered little in the way of legitimate added functionality. With each big Android revision in the last 18-24 months, many hoped that Motorola would tone things down and possibly even move towards releasing phones with stock Android. While such a dream is just that, a dream, a newly leaked, near-final build of the launcher formerly known as MOTOBLUR has surfaced. “RockoDev” over at XDA...
You won’t have to go through too many Android posts to know that we really hate Android skins created and forced upon us by manufacturers and/or carriers. That said, Motorola may have finally gotten the hint as new screenshots of an unreleased Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich build reportedly for the RAZR have leaked. As you can see, ICS looks mostly stock save for a few minor changes here and there (lockscreen, icons, etc.). We have to say, we’re pretty stoked...
As the saying goes: The greatest things in life aren’t easy, require hard work, and don’t come cheap. In the world of smartphone hacking, their really isn’t any price to be spoken of, save for the cost of the hardware itself. However, some hard work is often in order. On that note, the Android rooting scene is alive and full of talent, pushing the platform a head. Part of that talent makes sure that aging hardware receives its rightful share of new...
Originally, tears of sorrow and words of sadness oozed forth from potential Android buyers over Motorola’s decision to lock up their devices as tight as possible. Horror stories of bricked devices spread around the web (yes, I helped) with tasks such as flashing ROMS all but impossible. But never fear for the fine folks at XDA-Forums can and always will find a way to prevail. Ladies and gents: Droid 2 haz root. A mere 2 weeks after release sounds pretty awesome. ...
If the wait for official DROID 2 announcements and images is starting to get to you, you’re in luck. Droid-Life has scored the official DROID 2 owners manual for the world to partake. Not wasting any time, it’s evident that the re-worked Moto BLUR that is featured on the DROID X is front and center, as are the Swype and multi-touch keyboards, and yes — Froyo! Speaking of that multi-touch keyboard, I’m hoping some talented dev can rip it out and...
