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New App Claims to Unroot Any Android Device With a Single Tap

Kellen April 11, 2013 36

How many times over the years do you think we have seen the question "How do I unroot?" pop up in the comments or our inbox? Without an official count, I'd say we're hovering around 52,342...wait 52,343 now. With warranty claims or new OTA updates seemingly...

CyanogenMod 10.1 M3 Builds Now Available For Large List of Devices

Tim April 11, 2013 66

It's almost the weekend, so let's get a shiny new ROM flashed for you to play with. Today, CyanogenMod launched the 10.1 M3 builds for an impressive list of phones like the Galaxy S3, Nexus 4, One X, Galaxy Nexus, etc. Naturally, as more builds are uploaded...

Root Method Released for DROID RAZR HD Running Android 4.1.2, Other Devices Too

Kellen April 9, 2013 79

Yesterday, Dan Rosenberg published the first Motorola bootloader unlock method in history. It was an epic moment for the rooting and development community on Android, as no one had been able to accomplish anything close to this for what seems like an eternity...

Koush Releases Universal ADB Driver for Windows

Kellen April 8, 2013 21

If there is one step along the rooting path that has continued to test people's patience over the years, it usually has something to do with ADB drivers. There is nothing worse than firing up your new device for the first time or after a fresh new update,...

Samsung Galaxy S4 Not Actually Rooted Yet

Kellen April 2, 2013 29

Reports are circulating this morning, suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been rooted prior to its launch. Keep in mind, this news relates to the Exynos 5 version of the device (the GT-I9500 to be exact), not the Snapdragon 600 version that will arrive...

BBQScreen For Rooted Android Phones, Zero Delay Screen Sharing to Your PC

Tim April 1, 2013 35

Looking for a righteous screen sharing app? Got yourself a rooted Android device? Then check out BBQScreen on Google Play. With this application, you can have zero lag/delay, real time screen sharing between your device and computer. It is compatible with...

Custom ROM Friday: BAMF Paradigm v3.1 For Nexus Devices

Tim March 22, 2013 42

This week, there was an overwhelming cry for us to feature BAMF's Paradigm v3.1 for Custom ROM Friday. We touched on the original Paradigm last year, but it looks like there has been some major updating going down since then. It is based off of Android 4.2.2,...

Question of the Day: Would You Buy a Phone That Developers Won’t Support?

Tim March 21, 2013 224

With a recent story about one of, if not the largest custom ROM development teams for Android, possibly not having major support for the upcoming Galaxy S4 smartphone from Samsung, does this affect potential device buyers? For example, only a few months ago I...