The Galaxy S III gets rooted before launch! Just a few days back, recognized developer Chainfire over at XDA-Developers released the news to Android fans that he has managed to gain root access on the device, but since the insecure kernel being used to root the device was traceable back to the…Read more
How To Install Any App As A System App On Android [Guide]
While installing an app on your Android device is as simple as searching for it in the Google Play Store and hitting install, or sideloading its APK on your phone, that always installs them as user apps (also referred to as data apps). At times certain apps need to be installed as system apps…Read more
All-In-One Hack ToolKit For HTC One X, One S, Vivid, Rezound, myTouch 4G Slide & Amaze 4G
Tool kits for Android devices are a blessing literally. With the abilities to perform multiple functions from one app and mostly via a convenient one click method. XDA-Developers recognized member hasoon2000 has been hard at work developing a toolkit for the latest HTC devices out there, but best…Read more
AT&T HTC One X Gets One Click Root
The HTC One X from AT&T has been rooted! Earlier we covered a rooting guide for the retail version of the HTC One X here, but the AT&T branded model was no where released back then. However, thanks to the efforts of XDA-Developers forum member kennethpenn, not only do AT&T users have…Read more
How To Easily Root Sony Xperia S On Gingerbread
The Xperia S, with it’s 342ppi pixel density, a 12mp camera packed in a beautifully crafted body, and upgradable to Android 4.0 ICS, certainly deserves to be rooted and it isn’t surprising that the device got rooted pretty quickly. This comes in from XDA-Developers forum member Bin4ry, who has…Read more
How To Root HTC One S On Android 4.0 ICS
HTC One S has now been rooted thanks to XDA-Developers forum member paulobrien. The One S can be said to be the younger brother to the HTC One X, with still specs impressive enough to challenge most modern day Android devices. The best part, you get to run Ice Cream Sandwich on a handsomely large…Read [...]
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Root Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G & Install ClockworkMod Recovery [How To]
The Blaze 4G from T-Mobile gets rooted! Released in January 2012, let’s just say it was about time. Thanks to the efforts of XDA-Developers forum member k0nane you can now root your device in no time at all through ODIN (more on that later), but that’s not all. Renowned developer shabbypenguin…Read more
Root Tools: Run All XAP Files On WP7 Without Full Unlock [Homebrew]
If you own a Windows Phone 7 device and are interested in getting the most out of it, then surely you know about the three root access levels in WP7, namely developer unlock, interop unlock and full unlock (which is accessible only via custom Mango ROMs). You can run a lot of XAP files if [...]
SuperSU Brings Better SuperUser Root Permission Management to Android
SuperSU by Chainfire is a free app for rooted Android devices that lets you easily and efficiently manage root / superuser access permissions for all the apps on your Android phone or tablet. It takes over the SuperUser app on rooted devices, basically replacing it for a better and more…Read more
How To Root HTC One X On Android 4.0 ICS
The HTC One X gets rooted, even before being released. We’ve seen devices getting rooted in no time at all earlier, but rooting a device before the official release in down right wicked. The One X is shaping up to be HTC’s flagship device, running the NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset and sporting the…Read more
Root Sony Tablet S With One Click On Honeycomb 3.2 [Windows Only]
Rooting the Sony Tablet S just got very easy, thanks to the efforts of XDA-Developers forum member condi and djrbliss. While credit for coming up with the original root method goes to djrbliss, condi has managed to mod it up a bit and eliminate problems like com.pwn.me error or MTP enabling and…Read more
Root LG Esteem On Android 2.3.4 After OTA Update [How To]
The LG Esteem gets rooted once again! Once again? Well, apparently LG patched up an existing vulnerability via an OTA update, thereby rendering the existing root exploit pretty much useless. This is not the first time we’ve seen manufacturers do that, and certainly this would not be that last,…Read more
Root And Install Custom Recovery On Motorola Droid 4 With One Click
Aptly named Droid 4 Utility Pre-Release for Windows, the tool has been developed for the Motorola Droid 4 and released by XDA-Developers forum member mattlgroff which, as the title suggests, includes more than just your one click root. Earlier we covered a guide on rooting the Droid 4, a solution…Read more
How To Root Verizon Motorola Droid 4 On Android 2.3 Gingerbread
The Droid 4 gets rooted! Motorola may have been trying hard to lock down its handsets lately but this is a seriously blow to all that effort. This comes in straight from Dan Rosenberg’s blog, but not much is known about the exploit or for that matter the success rate. What is known however, is…Read [...]
Root MOTOACTV Android Watch On Gingerbread [How To]
The worlds first Android based wrist watch gets rooted! Sporting a tiny 1.6” screen, you’d wonder why would anyone need to root the MOTOACTV. Well, it’s simple, because it can be done, and if you own this one of a kind device, you will definitely want to root it. Intended as a fitness device…Read more
How To Root Samsung Captivate Glide On Android 2.3 Gingerbread
The QWERTY keypad equipped Samsung Captivate Glide gets rooted! The root method comes in from XDA-Developers forum member CarpeNoctem along with lambgx02 who provided the Carrier IQ free kernel (by Rogers) and the insecure kernel and the Rogers rooted ROM, and ardatdat who provided the rooted ROM…Read more
How To Root HTC Jetstream Tablet On Honeycomb
With HTC Android devices, it’s always the bootloader that stands in the way of rooting, custom ROMs and kernels etc. The Jetstream tablet, is no different, however, HTC has begun offering to unlock the bootloaders for some devices via their website. If you’re looking to root your jetstream…Read more
One Click Root For Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime On ICS 9.4.2.11 Firmware
We have confirmation that the latest 9.4.2.11 OTA update for the Transformer Prime has now been rooted! Even better, it is a one click solution so even the most novice of users, who grabbed the latest OTA update that Asus pushed out, can now root their device in no time at all. The One Click…Read [...]
Root Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet On Honeycomb 3.1 With One Click [How To]
We have confirmation that the Lenovo ThinkPad tablet has been rooted! This tablet is indeed a powerhouse and root access is something the device truly deserves. If you had recently gotten your hands on this Tegra 2 powered tablet, rooting is actually automated and quick. This comes in from a recent…Read more
How To Root Samsung Galaxy R & Install ClockworkMod Recovery
Rooting and custom recoveries go hand in hand for all Android devices. If you own a Galaxy R I9003 and still haven’t rooted the device, you can now do so thanks to the instructions by legion1911 over at XDA-Developers. The process is neither a one click one, nor a complicated and lengthy one. You…Read more