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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Plex 101: How to Create & Manage Playlists
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How To: Stop Notifications from Interrupting Your Music
How To: XDA Labs Makes Installing Third-Party Apps & Hacks Easy
How To: Disable the Lock Screen on Windows 10
How To: Unroot & Restore a Samsung Galaxy S6 Back to Stock
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How To: Remove the Black Bar Under Your Galaxy's Keyboard
How To: Get the New Google TV UI on Android TV — Nvidia Shield, Mi Box, Sony & More
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Android Keyboard Showdown: SwiftKey vs. Swype vs. Google vs. TouchPal vs. Fleksy
How To: Root a Nexus Device Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow
How To: Root Your Chromecast
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How To: Turn Your Own Photos into 3D Wallpapers for Android
How To: There's an Easy Way to Stop Random Popup Ads on Android
How To: Samsung Disabled This S10 Setting — But Turning It On Will Drastically Improve Battery Life
How To: Get the New Pixel Launcher from Android 9.0 Pie on Any Phone — No Root Needed
How To: Move Multiple Home Screen Apps at Once
How To: Remove the Lock Screen Camera Shortcut on Your iPhone in iOS 10
Android Basics: How to Tell What Android Version & Build Number You Have
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How To: Easily Tweak, Mod, & Customize Windows 10
Android Basics: How to Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
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How To: Send ADB Commands to Android Straight from Google Chrome
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TWRP 101: How to Make a NANDroid Backup & Restore Your Entire Phone
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How To: Find Out Whether Your Phone Has an LCD or AMOLED Display (& Why It Matters)
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VLC 101: How to Stream Movies from Your Computer to Your Android Phone
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How To: Root the Pixel 5 & Still Pass SafetyNet — Full Guide for Beginners & Intermediate Users
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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: Delete Files on Android So They Can't Ever Be Recovered
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How To: Block Ads in All Your Android Apps Without Root or Extra Battery Drain
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How To: Send ADB & Fastboot Commands from One Android Phone to Another
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How To: Delete the T-Mobile App from Any Android Phone — No Computer Needed
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Android 101: How to Sideload Apps by Enabling 'Unknown Sources' or 'Install Unknown Apps'
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TWRP 101: How to Mount Your SD Card or USB OTG Drive to Flash External ZIPs
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