Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro was able to gather some fan base due to it’s miniature and simplistic design. However not much Android underground development has been done for this phone. Recently the free Xperia project emerged as a savior for Xperia line phones because these developers were determined to bring AOSP based CyanogenMod 7 on these phones. Free Xperia Project has many ports up their sleeves and recently they were able to port CM 7 on Xperia X10 Mini pro.
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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 experience. Recently we did a comprehensive post on different features and functionalities offered by CyanogenMod and you can find it here. Like other initial ports, this build of CM 7 Android 2.3 Gingerbread custom ROM for EVO 3D has some issues. Bluetooth, Netflix, Wi-Max, 3D Images / Video along with battery gauge aren’t working properly and hopefully will be fixed in future released. For a complete change log and features of this ROM, please visit the link provided here.
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The Complete Review Of CyanogenMod 7 [Walkthrough & Guide]
CyanogenMod is to Android, what Shelby is to Ford. CyanogenMod is easily the most popular AOSP (Android Open Source Project) ROM out there today, with MIUI catching up quite fast. While both ROMs are appealing in their own manner, MIUI ROM is based on CyanogenMod, and that alone is a testament to its awesomeness. How did the ROM start out, and when? You can read all about it on CyanogenMod’s Wiki page. We are not here to talk of the past, but to offer a complete in-depth review of the ROM that paved the way for the future of Android modding!
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Instructions To Install Android Gingerbread On TouchPad Now Available
HP TouchPad, the dual core WebOS tab, sold like hot cakes after HP decided to streamline their ever rusting stocks. One prominent reason for these insane sales was the fact that someone managed to get Android on their TouchPad. After the price drop to $ 99, nearly everyone ordered a TouchPad for the sole purpose of porting Android OS to unleash the real potential of this tablet. A bounty of well over USD 2000 was in place and there were a number of teams and individuals working day and night to get Android on TouchPad for the sake of this hefty sum.
Read MoreDownload Cool3D HTC Sense 3.5 ROM For HTC Desire
HTC Sense 3.5 is perhaps the hottest UI nowadays which has managed to grab attention of many Androiders. However Sense 3.5 might come officially to some HTC android devices while others might not be that lucky. For those who don’t know, HTC Sense 3.5 is the new official continuum of HTC Sense 3.0 and has been juiced out from HTC Bliss official ROM dump. This new Sense UI carries the same lock circle along with plenty of useful widgets and of course; eye candy. The most attractive feature of Sense 3.5 is perhaps integration of portrait screen mode in homescreen and app drawer.
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HTC Sense 3.5 ROM Now Available For Evo 4G [Download]
Sense 3.5, the successor to Sense 3.0, is currently the hottest phenomenon among androiders. The development community is keeping up with expectations and this all new Sense 3.5 UI has been ported on majority of HTC Devices. HTC’s Sense 3.5 was “leaked” after some industrious hackers were able to post-mortem the ROM dump allegedly coming from HTC Bliss. HTC Bliss might be the first official handset carrying the awesomeness of HTC Sense 3.5 aboard and is scheduled to be released in 4th quarter this year. Sense 3.5 takes a lot from it’s 3.0 predecessor and comes integrated with Lock Ring feature. Apart from this, the UI will also allow users to display a range of homescreen notifications backed by one-tap re-sizeable widgets. Sense 3.5 also supports landscape orientation for homescreen and app drawer.
Read MoreInstall Unofficial CyanogenMod 7 On Motorola Triumph [Guide]
Finally there is some great news for all Motorola Triumph users looking to install / flash CyanogenMod 7 Android 2.3 Gingerbread custom ROM on their device. An unofficial CM 7 port, in alpha stages, is now available for download. The credit for cooking this delicious bacon for Triumph goes to Genesis3 at XDA forums. Like all initial ROM ports, there are certain aspects that don’t work after you install this ROM on your phone.
Read MoreInstall Gingerbread Custom ROM With Sense 3.5 On HTC Incredible S
Since we caught wind of a Sense 3.5 in existence on the HTC Bliss, the UI has been leaked and ported over to a number of HTC devices. The Incredible S is one of those devices and has received an Android 2.3.4 ROM sporting the latest Sense 3.5 UI. The ROM is actually a port of the mySense 3.5 UI, that is T-Mobiles variant of the Sense UI, and credit goes to XDA-Developers forum member newtoroot who also ported this very same ROM over to the Droid Incredible 2. Named HTC Bliss, the ROM is in its beta stage and is being worked on for further improvements.
Read MoreInstall Custom ROM With Sense 3.5 On HTC Droid Incredible 2
Since the rumors and videos of Sense 3.5 being leaked on the Internet, HTC’s latest Sense UI has begun finding its way onto HTC Android devices through way of custom ROMs. The Droid Incredible 2 has just recently received an Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread custom ROM with Sense 3.5 thanks to XDA-Developers forum member newtoroot. Named HTC Bliss Beta, the ROM in fact is a port of T-Mobiles version of the Sense 3.5, hence called mySense 3.5.
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How To Root Motorola Droid Bionic
Droid Bionic is one of those Android phones that has gathered a massive fan base prior to it’s release. The leaked pictures, videos, ROM dumps and boot animations of this phone have been reported massively across the web sphere. Apparently now the Droid Bionic has root and all credit goes to BBCrackman’s “Source” who actually gained and confirmed root access. This might be great news for some as they will be able to gain root access on their devices as soon as they receive them. The method deployed to root Motorola Droid Bionic is same as the one used for rooting Droid 3.
Read MoreInstall RCMix3d Bliss Sense 3.5 ROM On HTC Desire HD
The RCTeam continues to bring us the best of ROMs for our Android devices, and those who don’t know about them, they have been here from the days of the HTC Hero. This time around they bring us a custom ROM sporting the much hyped about, Sense 3.5 for the Desire HD. The ROM is based on the Bliss WWE RUU 1.10.401.0 Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.
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How Install Leaked Honeycomb On HTC Flyer [Guide]
Yesterday developers were able to spot an early beta official Android 3.0 Honeycomb build for HTC Flyer. Globatron, Senior XDA Member and developer, has managed to port the leaked Honeycomb build on HTC Flyer 3G 32 GB model. You can also get this Honeycomb on your Flyer, provided you meet the pre-requisites along with ability to handle bricks etc. The ROM that got leaked in only intended for HTC Flyer 3G 32 GB Model and flashing it on another variant will cause the device to brick. For those who don’t know, brick actually refers to the “dead” state of your device where it won’t boot or do anything else.
Read MoreInstall Gingerbread Custom ROM On Sensation 4G [Dual Core Support]
Earlier we covered the Android Revolution custom ROM for the HTC Sensation 4G, which was the first ROM on the block for the Sensation 4G to bring complete dual core support; in essence the ROM utilizes both the cores of the device for increased performance. While that ROM in itself is a brilliant one, who does not like options? Enter QuikSense with Sense 3.0 and complete dual core support courtesy of XDA-Developers CdTDroiD. The ROM is Android 2.3.4 based on stock RUU 1.45.401.2 and boasts to be really easy on the battery.
Read MoreInstall Android 3.2 Or 4.0.3 Custom ROM On Acer Iconia A500 Tablet
A little while back XDA-Developers forum member Piter1225 released the entire Honeycomb 3.2 system dump (Acer_A501_4.015_COM_GEN1) of the official Acer Iconia 3.2 Honeycomb on the internet. That dump, now finds itself being transformed into a beautiful and functional Honeycomb 3.2 Custom ROM named Taboonay courtesy of XDA-Developers forum member vache. This ROM is an easy ticket into the world of Honeycomb 3.2 from 3.0 or 3.1 for those who don’t want to dwell into the rooting hassle once again on their Iconia tablet, as the ROM is rooted obviously and deodexed as well.
Update: Taboonay is now based on Android 4.0.x ICS. The download link has been updated.
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Install Android Revolution ROM On Sensation To Utilize Dual Core [Guide]
HTC Sensation is perhaps the hottest phone of the year with some brilliant features and now an unlocked bootloader. And for those who have liberated their devices by gaining S-OFF using Revolutionary plus a custom recovery and root, then there is more awesomeness queued up. HTC Sensation comes with dual core processor and now there is a custom ROM that actually utilizes dual-core to give enhanced and optimum user experience. The ROM is called Android Revolution HD and has so far unanimously won the title of best custom ROM there is for Sensation and Sensation 4G.
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Gingerbread Custom ROM With Sense 3.0 For Google Nexus One [Install]
The Nexus One may have been superseded by the Nexus S, but the Android device has a long standing bond with the development community and that is making sure that the device does not fall behind it’s successor. One such effort is the development and release of a Sense 3.0 custom ROM based on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread for the Nexus One. To be more precise, the ROM is actually a port of another ported ROM being ported from the HTC Desire Kingdom / Pyramid port. All of this has been made possible by XDA-Developers forum member dbasabe and without a doubt, a shout out to the HTC Desire’s developers responsible for the original port.
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Gingerbread For Motorola Droid 2 Global Leaks [Download & Install]
We have confirmation that a full Gingerbread firmware for the Droid 2 Global has been leaked on the internet. The firmware here is 4.5.606 and is not rooted, with everything else stock and functional. Credit for this release goes to RootzWiki forum member aceoyame. If you’re familiar with SBF packages, you would know, it’s not the easiest of files to install, but not the hardest either. In this case the ROM we’re installing will not be using SBF but you will need SBF, we’ll show you why. So if the terms, SBF and RSDLite make sense to you, you would have no issues installing this ROM on your phone. If not, we’ll show you just how you can do that.
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Get Custom ROM For Droid Incredible Based On Official Android 2.3.4 Leak
For those who are a little bummed out that the the official Gingerbread leak (4.06.605.2) for the HTC Droid Incredible has not yet received a working rooting method, can now simply fall back to installing a custom ROM that is based on that official Gingerbread leak with the stock elements largely intact. The appealing factor however being, that it’s rooted! Credit for developing and releasing this ROM goes to XDA-Developers forum member incubus26jc. The ROM is based on Android 2.3.4 and has a few more features to offer.
Read MoreGingerbread Custom ROM For Motorola Photon 4G [Download & Install]
Things seem to be on the on the roll for the Photon 4G with development for the device moving at a fast pace. From when it was first rooted as soon as it arrived on the scene, we now come across the second custom ROM for the device that is Moto Blur based. With the bootloader unlocked one would expect some pure Android ROM to be released, but hopefully that shall happen soon. For now, you only have two custom ROMs available for the device and this would be the latest one. Named Alien ROM, it has been developed by XDA-Developers forum member kennethpenn and is a mix of Gingerbread and Blur with an added green theme to it.
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Install Gingerbread Custom ROM With Sense 3.0 On HTC Droid Incredible
The HTC Incredible may have been superseded by the Incredible 2, but the former still packs a punch, and continues to receive the latest ROMs as they happen. Developers loyal to the Incredible are not about to let the phone go down without giving it a chance of tapping into its true potential. Pure Shooter 3 is an Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread based ROM by RootzWiki forum member wildstang83 and sports the latest and awesome Sense 3.0 UI.
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