A few select HTC and Samsung Android phones have just received an app that lets you flash kernel and recovery images straight from within the Android OS (while booted). The app, called Flash Image GUI, comes to us from XDA-Developers forum member joeykrim, and is basically a GUI interface for the…Read more
How To Get Other Manufacturer’s Marketplace On Your Windows Phone 7
Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 devices have been termed as the last hope for the Mango platform. This is for the reason that Nokia has been granted the permission by Microsoft to tinker with the operating system, and there are some exclusive Nokia apps available in the Nokia Store section of the…Read more
How To Get Interop Unlock On A Developer Unlocked HTC Windows Phone
Android devices can be rooted, and iOS gets jailbroken, but what about Windows Phone 7? The equivalent of rooting and jailbreak for WP7 is known as developer unlock. You might own a device that has really been unlocked by Microsoft because you are a developer, or have employed one of the other…Read more
HTC Super Tool: One Click Tool For Pre & Post Root Needs
HTC Android devices, be they older ones or the relatively newer ones, continue to be supported by the Android developer community. RootzWiki forum member eFrigid who has recently released an all one one root, unroot, S-Off, bootloader, unlock / re-lock, etc tool for the HTC devices. Such tools are…Read more
How To Gain Permanent Root On Amaze 4G [Single Click Method]
Previously we discussed a pre-rooted ROM flashing method that helped in gaining permanent root privileges on HTC Amaze 4G. xBoarder56, senior XDA member and Recognized Developer, has release a One Click Perm Root tool for HTC Amaze 4G that makes the process really simple. The tool has been verified…Read more
How To Stream Hulu Videos On Inspire 4G [Android Guide]
Hulu, the online video service, managed to gain massive popularity due to its ease of access and loads of free streaming content. In case you have an HTC Inspire 4G and were looking to stream Hulu videos on your phone, some good news awaits you. Senior XDA member, metaldool, has managed to find a…Read more
Download HTC Amaze 4G Camera App For Sense 3.5 ROMs [Developers Only]
HTC Amaze 4G is an amazing phone that is set to amaze many Android fans due to its Super LCD display along with a powerful 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Processor. The phone comes with an amazing 8 Mega Pixel primary camera that is studded with a new SmartShot mode. This SmartShot mode actually works…Read more
Download Official CyanogenMod 7.1 Stable Build [Supports Xperia Devices]
CyanogenMod 7.1 Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread custom ROM stable build has been released and is now available for download. This CM 7.1 is the official build and is compatible with 68 select Android devices. Originally the stable release was planned for last week, but due to some glitches with automated…Read more
DeepShining: A Custom Windows Phone 7 ROM For HTC HD7 [How To Install]
There isn’t a Chevron-like unlock for Windows Phone 7’s latest update Mango just yet. There are some lengthy and overly complex procedures out there, but a vast majority of users won’t even dream of going near them as Mango is pretty good in itself with a lot of features users have wanted for…Read more
HTC Dock Mode Turns Your HTC WP7 Device Into A Clock/ Music Player
Microsoft might have struck a deal with Nokia, making it their favorite hardware manufacturer, but HTC hasn’t given up on Windows Phone 7 by any means. The latest proof of HTC’s commitment to the metro platform is the spike in apps released for Mango and the renovated HTC Hub (which has lost…Read more
USB Tethering: Use HTC Windows Phone 7 As A Mobile Hotspot [Homebrew]
Android, being an open source platform, enjoys a lot of privileges over Windows Phone 7 and even iOS. Not the least important of such superiorities is the (wireless) internet tethering support in Android which allows you to turn your device into a mobile hotspot. As of now, WP7 does not allow this….Read more
HTC Sensation XE With Beats Audio ROM Available For Sensation [Download]
HTC Sensation XE is the officially announced Android phone that will come packed with awesomeness of Beats Audio along with a blazing 1.5 GHz Dual Core processor. The phone is set to launch with custom made Beats handset that has been engineered to output extra ordinary sound and audio playback….Read more
Install Fixed ClockworkMod Recovery On HTC Wildfire S [Requires S-OFF]
HTC Wildfire S was launched couple of months back as a mid-tier Android phone targeted at users who like it sleek and simple. However the worst part of this phone is that there is no solution, until now, to unlock bootloader or gain S-OFF. Majority of these phones have been shipped with S-ON making…Read more
Improve myTouch 4G Slide Battery Life With Tweaked Stock Kernel [Guide]
HTC myTouch 4G Slide emerged as a high-tier Android device but wasn’t able to gain much popularity due to thin participation of underground developer community. The phone was rooted after couple of hours of its release but the ROM and custom kernel development have been moving at a snail’s…Read more
Locations For HTC – Route Planning And Location Logging For WP Mango
Maybe it’s the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft which has fired HTC up and compelled their Windows Phone 7 developers to become hyperactive in the Marketplace or maybe it’s because the release of Mango is nearly upon us. Whatever the reason, it’s the WP7 community who is benefiting…Read more
Runnymede Sense 3.5 KingedRunny ROM For EVO 4G Now Available [Download]
HTC Runnymede is the new high-tier Android phone that is set to be released in November or December this year. However some industrious hackers have already got their hands of the leaked official firmware of this phone. The result of this, like always, is that Android hackers and developers at…Read more
Lock GPS Location Quickly On Sensation, Desire HD And Inspire 4G [Guide]
In case you are using HTC Sensation, Inspire 4G or Desire HD and want your GPS to lock under 10 seconds, then there is some great news for you. Senior XDA member, crypted, has developed a GPS optimization scripts that initially improved GPS locking in North America and was later made compatible to…Read more
Install Custom HTC WP7 Mango ROM With XAP Sideloading Through IE
Great news for all you app sideloaders: a custom WP7 Mango ROM is now available for HTC devices with integrated support to sideload apps by downloading their XAP files using Windows Phone Internet Explorer. This will eliminate the need for you to connect your Windows Phone 7 to your PC to…Read more
Install CyanogenMod 7 On HTC EVO 3D [Guide] [Alpha Build]
An alpha build of CyanogenMod 7 has finally made it to HTC EVO 3D. The build is AOSP based extra contributions from CM development community and is available for download. For those who don’t know, CyanogenMod is a custom Android firmware developed and designed to enhance and optimize user…Read more
Attentive Phone Adds Useful Options To WP7 Mango Settings Menu [HTC Only]
Well here’s a first (as far as I have seen). Finally there is an app which has the capability to make additions to Windows Phone 7’s settings menu! Admittedly the app belongs to a device manufacturer, HTC, but still is a refreshing addition to Mango’s arsenal. Attentive Phone has been around…Read more