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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Owners Able to Taste Kit Kat, “Shiny” OTA-Like ROM Now Available

Tim November 4, 2013 105

Last week when Android 4.4 was released to AOSP, developers started their task of bringing the latest version of Android to basically every device they could. It's a reason we still love this hard-working community. With that being said, Verizon customers that...

Moto X Rooted After Camera Update, Get Your adb Ready

Kellen November 4, 2013 49

After receiving the latest camera-improving OTA update for the Moto X, almost everyone lost root access and has not been able to get it back no matter which carrier version you own. If you had been waiting patiently for a new root method, the good news is that...

CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies Now Up for Verizon’s LG G2

Tim October 22, 2013 135

Members of the rooted crowded running an LG G2 on Verizon can go grab the first nightly builds available of CyanogenMod 10.2. For those unfamiliar, CM 10.2 will bring a vanilla Android-like experience to your device, complete with a ton of customization...

Canonical Releases Ubuntu 13.10 for Smartphones, Its First “True Mobile” Release

Tim October 18, 2013 27

This morning, Canonical announced the availability of Ubuntu 13.10, the first "true mobile release" of the OS. Inside the release, users can finally get a good picture of what the company is bringing to the smartphone game, with a fully-baked UI and core...

Verizon Galaxy S4 Already Rooted After VRUDMI1 Update

Kellen October 17, 2013 38

Some of you were probably holding off from updating your Verizon Galaxy S4 to the latest VRUDMI1 build until someone had rooted it, am I right? Hold off no more. "Root de la Vega" by @OpenGears (ported to the GS4 by @BeansTown106) is now available for download...

JRummy Releases ROM Installer to Google Play – Quick ROM Flashing, 1-Click Recovery Installs, and More

Kellen October 14, 2013 53

ROM and recovery flashers, a new tool from long-time site friend JRummy hit the Play store this weekend that you should consider checking out. It's called ROM Installer, and it's similar to the long-lost ROM Manager, but it has support and offers up the "most...

Verizon’s Galaxy Note 3 Gets Root at the Cost of Completely Wiping Your Device

Eric October 14, 2013 122

The Galaxy Note 3 is one heck of a device (our review). For most there is not much to would change about Samsung's new overisized phone, but for others, the lack of Android tinkering thus far has been annoying. Thankfully, tinkerers no longer have to worry...

Moto X Receives Safestrap Alpha, Verizon and AT&T Models Supported

Kellen October 7, 2013 43

With root access available for the Moto X, ROM flashers have patiently been awaiting the arrival of the next big step - Safestrap. Safestrap master Hashcode, released an alpha build of for the Moto X on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile this weekend, giving...