About Dallas Thomas
I've always been a tinkerer — from taking apart toys as a kid, to working on cars for a living in my 20s. Almost compulsively, anytime I come across something new, I have to examine it from all angles and get a thorough understanding of how it works from the inside out. That drive became an obsession when I got my first smartphone, and ever since then, I've been soaking up everything the mobile industry has to offer. I've gained a respectful appreciation for Apple and iOS over the years, but dee
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Dallas Thomas's Latest Posts
How To: Force-Enable Dark Mode in Gmail for Android Right Now
How To: There's an Easy Way to Stop Random Popup Ads on Android
How To: Spam Events Showing Up in Google Calendar? Here's the Fix
How To: Send Reminders to Your Family Members' Phones with Google Assistant
How To: Create a Shared Google Keep Checklist for Groceries & Household Chores
How To: See Passwords for Wi-Fi Networks You've Connected Your Android Device To
How To: Cast Your Android's Screen in 2 Seconds Flat
How To: Turn Off Those Annoying Amber Alerts & Emergency Broadcasts on Your Android
How To: Share Your Wi-Fi Password with a QR Code in Android 10
How To: Samsung Disabled This S10 Setting — But Turning It On Will Drastically Improve Battery Life
How To: Bring Back the Vertical Recent Apps Menu on Your Galaxy in Android Pie
How To: 20 Privacy & Security Settings You Need to Check on Your Google Pixel
How To: Move the Clock Back to the Right Side on Your Galaxy in Android Pie
Compared: The 5 Best Reddit Apps for Android
How To: Activate Dark Mode in Facebook Messenger
How To: You Really Should Tap This Icon in Your iPhone's Google App
News: Samsung's One UI Update Makes Internet Browsing Way Better at Night
News: The True Cost of Streaming Cable (It's Not as Cheap as You Think)
Gift Guide: The Best Android Accessories to Buy for the Techy Person in Your Life
How To: The 5 Best Streaming Cable Apps for Watching Live TV on Your Phone
How To: Set Up Google Fi on Your iPhone
News: Here's How Much Money You Could Save by Switching to Google Fi
How To: Gift Apps & Games to Android Users
News: Google's Security Report Shows a Clear Pattern Among Malware-Infected Users
How To: 15 Tips & Tricks for New Pixel 3 Users
News: ElementalX's Flar2 Talks 'Death' of Rooting & Future of Android
News: 4 Ways the OnePlus 6T Makes Rooting Easy
How To: Make OTA Updates Easy by Rooting Your Pixel 3 with Magisk's Boot Image Patch
How To: Unlock the Bootloader on Your Pixel 3 or 3 XL — a Beginner's Guide
News: Google's Night Sight Camera Is Downright Amazing
News: The Pixel 3 Still Has a Circular Polarizer
News: Don't Worry About Losing the Home Button on the New iPhones
News: The iPhone XS & XS Max Are IP68 Water-Resistant — Here's What That Really Means
News: Everything You Need to Know About the iPhone XS Max
How To: Get the New Pocophone Launcher on Any Android Phone
How To: Check if Your Apps Are Targeting Oreo
News: Hands-on with the World's First Android Phone — What a Difference a Decade Makes
How To: Get Your Regular Dock Icons Back on Android Pie's Multitasking Screen
News: Nexus Phones Are Finally Dead
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How To: Check Your Android Security Patch Level to See if You're Protected Against the Latest Vulnerabilities
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How To: Scan Your Saved Passwords in Chrome to Find & Replace Compromised Login Info
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How To: Disable the Startup Sound on Any Android Phone
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How To: Here's Why It's Harder to Steal a Samsung Phone Than an iPhone or Another Android
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How To: Remove the Black Bar Under Your Galaxy's Keyboard
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How To: Automatically Silence Your Phone When You're Wearing Your Galaxy Watch
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How To: Switch Between Bluetooth Accessories in 1 Tap on Android
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How To: This Trick Makes It So Much Easier to Lower Your Blinds All the Way
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How To: Delete the T-Mobile App from Any Android Phone — No Computer Needed
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How To: Have You Pressed This Little Button in Your Galaxy's Volume Panel Yet?
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How To: Download Reddit Videos on Android
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News: Mark Your Calendar Now — The Internet Will Be Useless on Thursday
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How To: 4 New & Noteworthy Indie Android Apps of the Week — March 26 Edition
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How To: Your Android Phone Can Automatically Notify You When It Hears an Emergency
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How To: Turn Any Website into a Full-Screen Android App with Ad Blocking, Dark Mode & More
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How To: Make Nova Launcher Look & Behave Like Google's Pixel Launcher
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How To: Clear Persistent & Non-Removable Notifications on Android
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How To: Quickly Generate a QR Code for Any Webpage with Google Chrome
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How To: Install the Android 12 Developer Preview (It's a Lot Easier Than You Think)
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How To: Remove the Calendar & Weather Widget from Your Pixel's Home Screen
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How To: See Passwords for Wi-Fi Networks You've Connected Your Android Device To
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TWRP 101: How to Make a NANDroid Backup & Restore Your Entire Phone
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Android Basics: How to See What Kind of Processor You Have (ARM, ARM64, or x86)
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How To: 20 Privacy & Security Settings You Need to Check on Your Google Pixel
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How To: Update Your Nexus Without Losing Root (No Computer Needed)
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Magisk 101: How to Install Magisk & Root with TWRP
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VLC 101: How to Stream Movies from Your Computer to Your Android Phone
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How To: 7 Ways to Bypass Android's Secured Lock Screen
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How To: Set a Charging Limit on Your Android Device to Avoid Excess Battery Wear
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How To: Bypass School Internet Filters to Unblock Websites
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TWRP 101: How to Install a Custom ROM
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How to Root Android: Our Always-Updated Rooting Guide for Major Phone Models
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How To: Change the Status Bar Icons on Your Google Pixel
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How To: Get a System-Wide Audio Equalizer on Your Google Pixel — No Root Needed
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How To: Gift Apps & Games to Android Users
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How To: Adjust the Perspective of Pictures in Google Photos
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How To: Unlock the Bootloader on Your Pixel 5 — An Easy-to-Follow Guide
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How To: Fix Stuck or Dead Pixels on Almost Any Screen
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How To: Enable the Hidden 'Night Mode' Setting on Android 7.0 Nougat
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How To: Get a 3D Stereo Sound Effect on Any Android
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How To: Find Out When & Where Your Samsung Galaxy Device Was Manufactured
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How To: Root Your OnePlus 6 with Magisk — A Beginner's Guide
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News: 10 Free Icon Packs That'll Change the Look & Feel of Your Android
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How To: Cast Facebook & Twitter Feeds to Your HDTV with Chromecast
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How To: Nexus 5 Keeps Restarting or Shutting Off? Here's the Fix
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How To: Automatically Launch Two Apps at the Same Time in Android's Multi-Window Mode
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How To: Automatically Kill Battery-Draining Background Services on Your Android Device
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How To: Increase Pattern Lock Screen Security on Your Nexus 5 with Larger Grid Sizes
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How To: Play Sound from 2 Apps at Once on Your Samsung Galaxy Phone
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How To: The Complete Guide to Flashing Factory Images on Android Using Fastboot
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Android 101: How to Sideload Apps by Enabling 'Unknown Sources' or 'Install Unknown Apps'
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How To: Permanently Stop Any App from Updating on the Play Store — No Computer Needed
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How To: Find Out Whether Your Phone Has an LCD or AMOLED Display (& Why It Matters)
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How To: Make Your Android's Screen Stay On in Certain Apps
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How To: Uninstall Bloatware Without Root or a PC Using Android's New 'Wireless Debugging' Feature
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How To: Send ADB & Fastboot Commands from One Android Phone to Another
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How To: The First 10 Things to Do After Rooting Your Phone
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Android Basics: How to Root with CF Auto Root
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How To: Set Volume Levels to Change During Scheduled Times on Android
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How To: Send ADB Commands to Your Own Phone Without a Computer or Root