Avoid Obstacles and Keep Going in LineBox Game

There’s a game for every occasion, whether you want something with a well crafted story, a strategy game that requires patience and planning, or a casual game for when you’re bored and want to pass some time. LineBox, a game by XDA Forum Member lakrsv, falls in that last category–but definitely not in the last place.

LineBox is a minimalistic game where you control a small block. Your goal is simple: get the highest score possible by avoiding obstacles on your way. To do so, you can swipe up and down (or tap) to change your block’s position. The game gets harder as you go, but you can fortunately pick powerups on your way to help you break your high score. You’ll find some that will increase your speed and give you a good leap, and others that will decrease your block’s size, allowing you to dodge obstacles more easily. The latest update (released just a few hours ago) also adds a new powerup that will increase the gap between obstacles. Additional powerups are planned in future updates as well.

To add to the fun, you can also compete with your friends via the leaderboards (note that since this is provided by the Google Services, you’ll need those installed and a Google+ account; this is only necessary if you want to view the leaderboards, you can still play the game without them). Achievements will also be arriving in a future update.

If you’re looking for a game that’s simple to pick up but still provides a great amount of fun, then LineBox is exactly what you want — visit the LineBox forum thread to get started straight away.

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How to Install and Use MultiROM – XDA TV

The great thing about XDA is you can find all these great custom ROMs. There are so many in fact that sometimes you want to have access to a couple so you can change depending on your mood. And while you can just flash those everytime, what if there was an easier way?

In this episode of XDA TV, rirozizo shows you MultiROM Manager using his Nexus 4. MultiROM is an unique customization that you can place on supported Android phones and select which ROMs you have installed you want to run. Rirozizo shows off how to install the MultiROM feature. He shows you how to add available ROMs. He shows the user interface. He talks about MultiROM at length. If you wanted to know more about MultiROM, check out this video.

Resource Links:

• MultiROM Manager


• MultiROM Nexus 4 XDA Thread


• SlimKat Nexus 4 XDA Thread


• FireFox OS (FFOS) Nexus 4 XDA Thread

Be sure to check out other great XDA TV Videos.

Check out rirozizo’s YouTube Channel.

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Watch Android Auto And Apple CarPlay Go Head-To-Head

The team at 9to5Mac managed to get their hands on a 2015 Hyundai Sonata, a car that's particularly special in its ability to run both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay side-by-side. Thankfully, they did what every good gadgeteer should with the opportunity: an extensive comparison video.

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Alcazar Puzzle to challenge your noodle in android game

Puzzle solving games on mobile devices are not as simple or as popular as say, match 3 or endless runners. But a certain sector of the mobile society prefer this type of game that will challenge their brain power even while having fun. Alcazar Puzzle would like to state its case as to why you should add it to your game collection.

The object of the game is pretty simple (on paper at least): enter a room, visit the square to solve a puzzle, and then leave. There are over 40 kinds of puzzles that you can choose to exercise your logical and mental skills. And they're not something you can bluff or guess your way out of them. Each of them has a unique solution to each problem or puzzle, and you will arrive at the end of it with patience and perseverance. Unless, you're a super genius, in which case, this should be easy peasy.

While there are only 40 levels to complete, there are hundreds more that will be available when you make your in-app purchases. And the game developers have also promised the game will have no ads that can interrupt your thought process, because you don't need the distraction of having those ads pop up while you're in the middle of an intense game.

So if this is the type of game that can get you through that difficult day at work, you can download Alcazar Puzzle for free from the Google Play Store. The in-app purchases range from $0.99 to $4,probably worth it if you're a puzzle fan.

Plan V is a truly portable emergency charger for your smartphone

Battery problem solutions are very much needed when smartphones are always running out of juice since we're playing games, working, social networking, etc when mobile. More and more crowd-funded products are showing up in the market, all with the aim of becoming the next big thing in battery solutions. Our nominee for today is Plan V, a portable charger for emergency cases when your battery case or your power bank just won't work.

Plan V is just small enough to put on your keyring so it's literally handy. And you don't need to constantly charge it as it is powered by 9 volt batteries, which you can buy at any convenience store. That also means you will not run out of juice to charge your smartphone, as long as you have spare batteries in your bag.

This product came out of the developers' personal experience when their back up batteries failed them when they were in a remote area in Bogota, Colombia and they were hopelessly lost when trying to find their hostel. They had to go through a few close calls, but when they eventually survived, they decided to create a "failsafe charging device" that will not just keep you in contact but can also keep you safe in emergency situations.

The developers of the device are trying to raise $30,000 to be able to create and distribute the charger. If you believe in a product like Plan V, then head on over to their Kickstarter page to be able to support them and you have 25 days to do so.

SOURCE: Kickstarter

How to Control Both Moto G and Moto E LEDs

Notification LEDs offer a great way to check for notification at a glance on the Moto G (2013) and Moto E. That being said, you may want greater control over them to check on charging status as well or even your eMMC (internal or external storage) activity. All of this is possible, assuming your device is already rooted.

XDA Recognized Contributor matmutant has written two detailed tutorials on how to control your device’s LEDs for various uses. As it turns out, both the Moto G and Moto E have two white LEDs each (note that both LEDs occupy the same hole; you can check matmutant’s blog post for detailed information on how he found this out). You can control them by writing to the files in the following directories:

• /sys/class/leds/white/: first LED, usually lights up when notifications are received. On the Moto G, this LED can be dimmed (by writing to the brightness file, as explained below).


• /sys/class/leds/charging/: second LED, available but never used by default by the system. Cannot be dimmed (at least not without modifying the HAL).

You’ll find two files of interest there:

• brightness: this file can be used to control the LED’s brightness and state (0 means “off”, anything higher (up to 255) indicates the brightness or simply means “on” if the LED can’t be dimmed).


• trigger: you can use several triggers to control the behavior of the LED. These depend on the device, but some interesting examples include mmc* to monitor the eMMC activity and battery-* to indicate the charging status.

LEDs for the Moto E

A useful example for this would be to use one LED to indicate the charging status, and the other for notifications. You can go even further by using an automation utility (e.g. Tasker) to change the LEDs’ state or triggers based on your own events.

It’s worth noting at this point that /sys/ is exported by the kernel on startup, in order to expose information about the hardware using sysfs; it can also be used to control devices via their attributes, as is the case here. (/sys/class/ offers symlinks to different classes of devices, using human readable names.) Because this is done at startup, the values you set will not persist after a reboot. Fortunately, you can use an init.d script so that your changes are automatically applied on startup. A short tutorial on how to do that is also provided. If your ROM doesn’t support init.d, then you’ll have to use an automation tool instead to run the necessary commands after startup.

For more detailed information on this, make sure to check the Moto G LEDs Custom Controls and Moto E LEDs Custom Controls threads, as well as matmutant’s blog posts about Controlling the Moto G LEDs

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Desire 620 rumored to be HTC’s newest mid-level smartphone

If the leaks and reports are correct, the HTC Desire 620 might just be the OEM's newest mid-range offering that has a lot of promise and possibilities. While the original post in the Bulgarian website where it was first spotted has now been pulled down, it was too late and people were able to get a preview of the newest smartphone (if you can actually trust the source).

The Desire 620 has an all plastic build and is run by an interchangeable 2100 mAh battery. It will supposedly have a 5-inch 720 display that will run on a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, which may very well be the Snapdragon 410. It has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, with the option to expand it through an SD card. Camera-wise, it reportedly has an 8MP main camera, while for selfies, a 5PM camera is a more than adequate for your front-facing camera needs. It also has dual front-facing speakers, if you look really closely at the leaked images.

Compared to the Desire 610 launched earlier this year, this supposed new model seems slightly better only. And compared to HTC's flagship device, the One (M8), this one of course seems sorely lacking, but since it looks like it's going to be positioned as a mid-level smartphone, then that is totally understandable. We would also like to see how this can stack up against the more lower-end HTC Desire 510, which is already pretty good for its price range.

There is no word yet on when the HTC Desire 620 will be available in the market and what its pricing range will be. But since the leaked pictures show it is retail-ready, we can expect the announcement in the next few days or so.

VIA: Phone Arena