Feb 10, 2012 : Comments
Samsung Vibrant back on official CyanogenMod list, 911 issues fixed
Customization
Tour of my Nexus Setup [Video]
This is the second in a continued series of video tours of various products, mostly Android related. Today is a tour of my Galaxy Nexus homescreens. This is the kind of thing that changes all the time, based on various inspirations and newly available tweaks. My bootloader is unlocked, but my Nexus is not rooted. This is the stock launcher, the stock ROM and a... Read more » MKB Reviews: StatusBar+ [Video]
StatusBar+ is an app with both free and paid variants that allows you to change the notification bar without root access. Pretty nifty! Keep in mind this app is very early in development and that can definitely be perceived during everyday use. If you want to try this out, the free version is linked above. If you're convinced this is the app for you, check out... Read more » Beautiful Android customizations
The ability to swap out primary interface elements and change the way Android's home screens behave has always been a major draw for Android gadgets, but how many of us fully exploit the nearly endless possibilities? Just about everyone applies new wallpapers, and I think most of the users who read DroidDog have at least tinkered with with deeper tailoring. The... Read more » Sense 3.0 and ASUS Transformer goodies available for download
If you can't have the latest and greatest UIs on your current Android device, you at least want it to look like you do, right? That's what several modders over on XDA thought, as they've pulled not only the entire wallpaper collection from Sense 3.0, but the "My Water" live wallpaper and the weather widget from the ASUS Transformer. The wallpapers from Sense... Read more » Honeycomb theme for Google Chrome Browser
If you're one of those people who are always looking for a way to spruce up their computing experience, right now might be the time for a visual change. A developer named Roman Nurik has created a theme for Google's Chrome browser called...Honeycomb Chrome Theme. Roman works at Google as an Android Developer Advocate, and his theme carries over the general vibe... Read more » MIUI beta 5 coming soon
If you've been messing around with rooting your phone and installing ROMs in the past couple months, there's no doubt you've heard of MIUI. The incredibly popular ROM has taken the Android community by storm, making it's way onto almost every popular device to come out in the last year. With beta 4 having only been out for a short time now, it's a nice surprise... Read more » Run Gingerbread launcher on any 2.2 device
Yesterday saw the xda-developers release of the Android 2.3 virtual keyboard for rooted 2.2 devices, and today, we're getting the Gingerbread launcher--no root required. The app comes from Paul O'Brien of MoDaCo and is a free install for 2.2 devices. Just scan the QR code below (or search the Market for "Gingerbread Launcher"), install, tap your Home button, and... Read more » Kite UI concept video
Yes, it's true. When TAT was acquired by RIM just one day ago, many a fan of Android OS saw hopes of innovative menus and 3D UIs fly out the window. But not so fast. There are plenty of other concept UIs out there that will change the way you think about smartphone navigation - Some powered by Android, some being worked on for an actual release. Take for example,... Read more » Video shows of the customizability of Android
Vanilla Android may be the only viable option for many-a-folk in the Android hacking community, but most of the mainstream fan base loves Android precisely because the user interface can be modded and molded into almost anything you desire, assuming you have the chops to code your own mods or are lucky enough to find your perfect solution already exists in the... Read more » Show some Android love on your Google homepage
Yesterday Google released a new feature that allows you to customize your Google homepage with any photo. Like the Android fanboy that I am, I set about looking for an Android-themed wallpaper for the Google homepage. For obvious reasons (apparently not everybody has the time or desire to make one), I didn't find a wallpaper that fit well with Google.com. So, I... Read more » 
