Xposed is a framework for Android that allows modules to be installed, which take customisation to a level beyond that of even custom ROMs, such as RR and CM, and theme engines, such as Substratum and CMTE. However: it modifies system files and isn’t yet avaliable for devices running Nougat. Thus, enter Magisk.

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One of the many perks of using Brave as your PC browser is that there’s an option to clear specific data upon exiting the application. Unfortunately, the Android counterpart and other Chromium-based browsers lack this feature - something they desparately require, given how many mobile devices are tight on storage. Fortunately, I was able to modify a StackExchange answer into a seamless solut...

My phone, the 2015 Moto G 4G LTE (“thea”) doesn’t exactly have a lot of custom ROM support. Fortunately, it had official CM/Lineage builds, as well as some unofficial variants, but apart from a MIUI 8 port and one or two others… that was it. Not that I’m complaining - but thea is limited to only a few ROMs compared to other devices - which is totally understandable, consider...

If/Else If/Else statements. The code that everyone hates but has to use. Since I started programming, in nearly every single project of mine, I had to use these messy, clunky statements. However, a few weeks ago, I came across something I wish I did a long time ago. Some may call it the conditional operator. Others may refer to it as inline if. But everyone (who uses it anyway - I’m sure man...

I’ve been through a lot of browsers on my computer this year, let alone my phone. From Chrome to Firefox to Chrome to Chromium to (very, very, very briefly) Torch to (very briefly) Liri and then back to Chromium - it’s been quite a ride. But I’ve finally found the right browser. Brave.

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The thing that makes Android superior to any other mobile operating system is customization - the way we can change, create and add. Whether it’s Custom ROMs, recoveries, launchers, great applications or even custom kernels, Android enables us to tweak every bit of it, to our taste. That’s why it’s the mobile OS I use. Not because it’s open source, not because my Moto G was at a fairly good ...

CyanogenMod is the largest Android custom ROM by far - and for many reasons, the best. Smooth (mostly), highly customizable and developer-friendly - it’s got all the perks a custom ROM can offer. Something that’s not as popular as the ROM itself, but is just as great, is the CyangenMod Platform SDK. It enables you to add to your apps framework level features - whether it’s creating quick cus...

Back in March, starting with Windows Insider Build something-something-something-somthing-something, Microsoft released the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which is, as it’s name states, well, a Windows Subsystem for Linux. That name really did a good job of explaining it and also works pretty well, unlike project codenames of some other stuff.. (cough, “Nougat”, cough). However long ago it cam...

The first thing I thought of when I first heard Jekyll was jelly - because it’s instinct. I knew it was related to technology, but I still thought of Jelly. I don’t know why - I was just told by some friends about how it was a useful static-site generator for blogs, and worked especially well with ones hosted on GitHub pages. I had no interest in blogging at that time, so I didn’t take much ...