Restore Your Moto X Back to ‘Brand New’ with the Moto X Restore Utility

So you’ve already cracked the screen on your beloved Moto X when it just ‘somehow’ fell to the ground, and you’re worried that Motorola will void the warranty because you’re phone is rooted. Developer editions aside, there probably isn’t much of a chance the tired and overworked device repairman will discover and immediately reject your device, but it wouldn’t hurt to refresh your device back to ‘brand new’ as a safeguard.

To help with this, XDA Recognized Developer mattlgroff has created a tool called Moto X Restore Utility, and it does exactly what its name suggests. It has three primary functions and they are pretty self explanatory, them being:

• Download the latest Moto X USB drivers


• Download the latest Moto X firmware (Android 4.4.2)


• Restore your Moto X

Additionally, mattlgroff has made the Moto X Restore Utility compatible with all three major PC operating systems – Windows, Mac, and Linux. To help new users get a grasp of the tool on their PC, mattlgroff has provided detailed written tutorial for users, as well as link two video tutorials for the Windows version. The tool however, only works with the two developer editions of the Moto X (who really have no need to worry), and those locked in with AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon, so international users may be out of luck.

If you would like to give the Moto X Restore Utility a go, visit the original thread for more information and download.

Schedule Your Time with a Modern Looking Calendar

Time management matters, and that’s why many of us use calendars. Our memory simply can’t store all the necessary information in a short time span, so we jot down our schedules in calendars, stickies, and even napkins. Android devices can perfectly fit the role of a mobile calendar, but the standard Google calendar app lacks a few features that can be found in alternatives.

One of possible replacements to Google Calendar is ZDCal by XDA Senior Member ikaola. It’s an advanced schedule manager, which can be integrated with popular social networks like Facebook. With this calendar, you won’t forget about your friends’ birthdays, as they can be imported easily. This calendar could also be useful for women, as it supports menstrual tracking. The application has three separate tabs with default calendar, birthdays, and the aforementioned menstrual cycles. Of course, it supports widgets and is really good looking. Another interesting feature is navigation bar support, so that the week can be accessed even if your screen is locked. The application also shoes upcoming festivals in many countries such as USA, Germany, and China.

You can find more information about this calendar by visiting the application thread.

Schedule Your Calls with Call Planer

Time is more precious than any currency. Our lives are very fast-paced, and sometimes we need to contact many people at the same time. If you want to make more than a few calls, you might need an application to schedule them—like the one I would like to present to you.

A nice application to handle your calls was created by XDA Forum Member mjelinek. Call Planer is an application where you can schedule your calls by time and even sort them by priority. There is even an option to call your contacts who have a birthday, and this is much more personal than simply wishing them Happy Birthday via Facebook or Google +.

With this application, calls can be scheduled daily, weekly, or monthly, so you can stay in touch with your family, friends or coworkers. Call Planer simply notifies you about upcoming call and gives you a few options about what to do with the call. The application is good looking and doesn’t display any ads, which is also a good thing.

If you are calling a lot or simply don’t want to miss your mother’s birthday, you should make your way to the application thread and grab the newest version of Call Planer.

Get the Most from Your Battery with Intelli3G

Unwanted battery drain is a common issue on almost every Android device. In most situations, you can easily find the battery guzzling culprit: network mode. 3G or LTE are useful because of fast Internet, but most of the time, we don’t need them—especially in a location with WiFi. Manually disabling them is an option, but not the most convenient one. Some might mention Tasker or Llama, and you are right. However, these applications are far from being easy to use for new users.

Xposed modules are extremely popular because they don’t require custom firmware to apply some changes. One such module was developed by XDA Senior Member veagles. Intelli3G manages your Android device’s connections and disables 3G when you don’t need it. Connection mode will be changed whilst your device is in WiFi range or in your pocket. Of course, when you need a fast Internet, 3G will be automatically activated after lighting up the screen. Only the Google Nexus 4 is officially supported at the moment, but some users have reported that it works flawlessly on the Nexus 5 and some Samsung Galaxy devices. There is a chance that other devices should work as well. As it’s an Xposed module, your phone must be rooted and have Xposed Framework installed.

If you suffer poor battery performance and would like to improve it, make your way to the application thread and give it a shot. Don’t forget to report back if Intelli3G works on your device.

[Big thanks to XDA Senior Member Robin>Hood for the tip!]

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The Galaxy Note II Protective Cover Plus case is a precision designed cell phone case that protects the device without sacrificing style. Galaxy cases also feature one of the sleekest android phone case designs, allowing for both function and fashion.

Also available in: White , Pink

Cell Phones : [ Galaxy Note™ II Protective Cover +, PINK ] Galaxy Note™ II Protective Cover +, PINK

“Free 5 pack of TecTiles with purchase (a $14.99 value) will be added to your order automatically”





The Galaxy Note II Protective Cover Plus case is a precision designed cell phone case that protects the device without sacrificing style. Galaxy cases also feature one of the sleekest android phone case designs, allowing for both function and fashion.

Also available in: Black , White

Customize the Navigation Bar on Your Sony Xperia Z

We’ve all pretty much gotten used to the standard Android navigation bar setup, which is normally any permutation of a back, home, and recent apps buttons. This generally features the home button right in the middle between the other two. But what about the power and menu buttons? Surely, they’re just as commonly accessed to warrant a place on the convenient navigation bar, right?

Well, XDA Senior Member Rajeev seems to think so. And as a result, he wrote a great tutorial on how to add both the power and lock buttons to the navigation bar of the Sony Xperia Z. The process is very simple, consisting of decompiling the SystemUI.apk, moving the provided images to the designated folder, adding and removing lines of code in a couple XML files, and finally recompiling it all back together into an APK and signing it off.

By default, you’ll end up with a navigation bar with all five buttons in the order of back, home, menu, lock, and recent apps, but switching the order up is just a easy. As explained by Rajeev further on in the thread, all you have to do is rearrange the order of the codes for these buttons in whichever way you like.

Any Xperia Z user who has either the official Android 4.1.2, 4.2.2, or 4.3 firmware running on their device will be able to follow the tutorial, although it may be possible for owners of similar Xperia devices to do so as well. If you would like to learn more, check out the original thread for more information.