Recent content by Smithandwesson

It seems that you have to choose from either having a password protected lock screen or having no protection but having access to lock screen apps. My GS4 is rooted. Is there any easy way to have both? I presume switching to another rom would solve the problem but I want to stick with the stock...

I had this problem as well. gosms seems to not play well with the factory SMS app. Their notifications interfere with each other. Sometimes I would get notifications on my lock screen from the factory SMS app and sometimes I wouldn't. I was annoying because when I would use the quick preview air...

I've done my fair share of research on batteries in the past as I was always interested in getting the most out of my devices. Battery university has some good articles on lithium ion cells and how they should be treated. 4.2 seems to be a critical voltage with pretty much all lithium ion cells...

I downloaded the GSam battery monitor and noticed that my cell voltage is at 4.338 @92f(ambient 70f) when on the charger. My understanding is that the cell voltage should never exceed 4.205v or else it can damage or stress the battery... Or worse. Is everyone else out there seeing a similar...