In the first edition of App of the Week , I will show you an App called Mix Radio. It was developed by Nokia and is now an essential part of Windows Phone, but a Beta is already live for Android and iOS.

Today is a first here on our humble little Blog. I present you my first choice as App of the Week: Mix Radio. The app was originally called Nokia Mix Radio and was developed by them as well, now it is still part of the Nokia and Lumia world but the developers and other personnel are a little more independent. I had the chance to speak to some of them at the IFA in Berlin in 2014.

Mix Radio is a music streaming service that allows you to put together your own mixes with artists that you like. You choose three artists and the App does the rest and also checks for similar artists to make your mix longer and more enjoyable. You could also just select one that already exists, they’re split up into genres and times and provide a good way to find new music to enjoy. The variety of genres and artists is almost endless, I have not yet searched for anything that I couldn’t find. If those are no reasons for you to say „well yeah he’s right, this could be real competition to others“, listen to this. Mix Radio is completely free and without any ads, that also includes the option to save up to 4 mixes on your device and use it in offline mode. And below you can see our first App of the Week in action, Nokia’s Mix Radio.

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The LG G3 offers you a unique way to lock your device, and I’ll show you how.

Well first of all, for those of you who aren’t familiar with KnockCode, let me explain what it is. Knockcode is a screen lock from LG that allows you to unlock your phone from sleeping state instantly by tapping on the screen in a pre-defined sequence. No numbers,letters or something, just tapping, that’s nice isn’t it? Well then, let’s get down to business.

1. unlock your LG G3 and open up the settings (either trough the menu or the pull-down bar)
2. navigate to the display tab and select „Lock screen“
3. select the first option named „select screen lock“
4. put in your knock sequence and verify it
5. in case you forget it, put an emergency code
6. lock your device and try it out.

Well that was rather simple was it ? And to see all of this in action, here is a little Video that explains what i wrote above:

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Android is all about personalization and today I’ll show you how to change a theme on the LG G3.

So as I stated before, Android is all about personalization, so why not change how everything looks without a new launcher or root? Well if you want to do that, on your LG G3, just follow the steps below. I will write them down for you and also add a Video at the end of this post. So let’s get started:

1. open the menu / app drawer and look for LG SmartWorld
2. open the app and register (or Log in if you’re registered already)
3. navigate to the section named „Home Themes“
4. browse the Themes and select the one you like
5. hit the download button
6. once the download is finished, open up the settings menu
7. navigate to the display tab and select „home screen“
8. select „Themes“
9. choose the one you want and hit apply.

Well that was easy wasn’t it ? but to make your life even easier, here are all the steps in a nice short video.

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