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Twelve ways to customize your Android device

Customizing your smartphone, or any device for that matter, is a rite of passage for all of us. By customizing, you turn a standard looking device that millions of users may be carrying around, into something that is truly ours. It goes from a slab of plastic and rare metals, to something that is very personal.

Android users and abusers know very well how customizable their beloved devices are. We rounded up 12 ways for you to customize your Android device; whether you're a seasoned Android vet or an Android noob, you'll want to take a look.

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How to Androidify yourself for the holidays

Google released a fun little Android app called Androidify earlier this year, that lets you create your very own Android robot caricature. The recent update to Androidify adds a few holiday-themed items to provide some holiday cheer to your Android robot-loving ways.

Here's how to Androidify yourself for the holidays:

1. After installing Androidify to your Android smartphone or tablet, you'll be presented with the basic Android robot. To customize it, click on the hanger icon on the lower left corner.

2. A column of items is on the left and a row of categories like pants, shoes, … Read more

Android Atlas Weekly 36: The battle of the Android form factors (podcast)

We sift through the bucket loads of Mobile World Congress news for precious Android nuggets, including hardware news, new form factors, and a few ways to view and edit video content on future Android devices. All of that and the Android guys Justin Eckhouse and Antuan Goodwin have a little too much fun with the Androidify app on this week's edition of Android Atlas Weekly.

Samsung finally gives us an Android PMP worth looking at http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-20032221-78.html… Read more

Customize your green robot with Androidify app

Love the little green robot on your phone? Now you can carry your affection to a new level with Androidify, an app that lets you customize Android's look.

Available for free from Android Market, Androidify lets users turn the logo-bot into caricatures of themselves or anyone else.

The app is the work of Google Creative Lab and Larva Labs, which has produced apps like Face Mixer and Retro Defense.

Choices include spiky hair, body types, beards, glasses, wardrobes, and accessories like hats, watches, and even a parrot.

The end result, though, may bear little resemblance to the original robot. The cartoonish avatars can be saved as user pics and shared with friends.

It's the next best thing to getting your own Android costume.