Archive : Root

  Samsung Galaxy S4 is the latest addition to the Galaxy family and it has accumulated just as much hype. However, even though it won’t be getting any official CyanogenMod love, it would not be complete without root. Well, fear not, as wonderful developers have come to your rescue with...

The Galaxy S4 is not even out yet, and developers have already went to work on it. Some XDA developers have successfully rooted the Galaxy S4, but only the international Exynos 5 version. Does not shock me that that version receives root first, and I am sure the other versions will get to their roots...

Those unfamiliar with any of this or what’s the big deal about booloaders, unlocking them is the first step in a process of getting root access to your Android device. A quick rundown is 1.) unlock the bootloader; 2.) flash (or install) a custom recovery; 3a.) flash Superuser or SuperSU for root...

   ”The source code for 4.2 is being pushed to AOSP right now. Look for it under the name “android-4.2_r1″ once the replication completes. The matching development branch (for CTS contributions) is jb-mr1-dev, and all the changes are merged into the master branch where platform contributions...

The HTC EVO Shift 4G, remember that device? Well it was first released through Sprint on January 9, 2011 and there’s many folks who still have one. Development continues steadily…ish. Well, if you ever received its latest 2.3.4 OTA update (Gingerbread), achieving S-OFF was somewhat of a...

While some lucky users overseas already have their hands on the Note II, those of us here in states still sit idly by waiting for our carrier versions to finally launch. The last little leak we caught put the Note II on T-mobiles doorsteps October 24th. That day can’t come soon enough for many....

Titanium Backup Pro Welcomes New ADB Pleasures Hello fellow Androids and Androidettes, I’ve had a short list of apps that I just couldn’t do without, Titanium Backup (Tibu) and Tibu Pro are always at the top of my list.  I am what you could call a crackflasher.  When on nightlies I flash...

Not everyone is concerned with rooting their device, but those of you that are like to know it is possible before spending any money. Whether it happens before the device is out, shortly after launch or a few months later, it is good info to know. Anymore, Samsung devices have root before they ever even...

For many devoted Samsung owners around the globe, you have no doubt seen, used, sometimes loved and other times hated ODIN. When it works it does its job nicely, when it doesn’t well, it is a bit of a headache. While it is a nice to tool to have at your disposal, some of us would rather steer...

One of the great things about the Android development community is that they never seem to fully forget about a device. Carriers might outdate the device within a few months (Such as the Droid X2/Droid 3), but the Android community will always have your back. The Droid 2/R2D2 is already almost 2 years...

Samsung recently came out and stated they should hit 10 million Galaxy S III devices sold by July. Those are some pretty big numbers to shoot for, but is very plausible if they keep up the supply chain for the devices. One thing that can sometimes make or break a persons decision to purchase a new...

Are you one of the over 9 million people eagerly awaiting your Samsung Galaxy S III to arrive? Even if you aren’t one of the lucky ones just yet, you might like to know that the next Galaxy already has root achieved. Are you even surprised? Samsung and the Galaxy line of devices have always been...

  Well this just is not fair. My phone (the HTC One S) came out before the HTC One X and there is already a one-click root for the One X. It is okay though, the process to root the One S is not that bad and I am happy that I got it done already. Now for tbhose of you that own the One X and were...

Many of you fellow HTC One S owners that got this new Android treasure, are probably treating it like a new born baby. The thinness of the device almost feels like one bad drop could rip it onto two. The speed and fluidness of the device almost is enough for us where we might not even want to root the...

Some of you out there might have already been fortunate enough to get the quad-core beast that is the HTC One X. So after playing with all its zippy-ness and awesomeness, what next? Well rooting it of course! Rooting is what makes the Android world go round. Leave it to someone at XDA to walk you through...