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Stump Root Will Root the LG G3 on Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile

Kellen August 18, 2014 95

Own an LG G3? Want to root it with a 1-click app? Stump Root is for you. Put together by TeamAndIRC and friends, Stump Root can root your G3 with the touch of a button, followed by a reboot, and then the installation of SuperSU from Google Play. It seriously,...

Root Method Released for LG G3 on Verizon and AT&T

Tim July 22, 2014 94

The phone isn't all that old here in the US, but already the LG G3 has been rooted on AT&T and Verizon. For anyone who is still keen on tweaking their phones and throwing on custom ROMs in the future (once a custom recovery is released), this is great news...

Team of Developers Release Android L ROM for the Nexus 4

Kyle July 7, 2014 18

When developers work as a team, nothing is impossible. Merely weeks after the Android L developer preview released, a sprightly collective over at XDA has managed to build a working ROM based on the preview for the aging Nexus 4. Despite carrying a "beta"...

Hangouts Debug Activates “Migrate” to Google Voice Menu, Doesn’t Work

Kellen July 1, 2014 56

What happens when you root your phone and tell it to "DebugAllTheThings?" You find interesting debugging menus in apps like Google Hangouts that activate never-before-seen pop-ups that mention things like migrating to Google Voice, so that you can receive...

Thanks to New Root Method, Bootloaders on RAZR HD and RAZR M can be Unlocked Again

Kellen June 16, 2014 63

Thanks to this weekend's new root exploit/method/pile-of-awesomeness from geohot, we are hearing from a number of readers who own older Motorola phones (like the RAZR HD and RAZR M), that once rooted using towelroot, the previous bootloader unlock tool from...

Galaxy S5 on AT&T and Verizon Rooted, Potentially Many Other Phones as Well

Kellen June 16, 2014 176

Famed developer, geohot (with help from some friends), has done it. The Samsung Galaxy S5 on AT&T and Verizon has been rooted. So before we dive into this, I'll just note that the bounty for achieving this task was well over $18,000. If you pledged some...

Video: Paranoid Android’s Hover Gets a First Beta Look

Kellen April 29, 2014 48

Paranoid Android's new headlining feature, called Hover, has made its way into their latest beta for all to try. Hover is the replacement notification management system for the previously much-talked-about Halo, in case you were trying to keep up with ROM...

Verizon Galaxy S5 Bounty for Root Tops $3,000 in One Night

Kellen April 23, 2014 105

Every time a new device is released and then rooted or unlocked, it's probably safe to assume that the carriers and manufacturers are simply learning from those exploits, patching them, and then making it even harder the next time around for developers to get...