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The Samsung Galaxy Ace is (now) a low-end device that was released in February 2011 and came with features like 3.5-inch touchscreen display, HSDPA network support, an 800MHz processor, and a 5MP camera.  Not bad, but if you want something more from this, rooting, installing ClockworkMod Recovery and flashing a custom ROM is the way to go.  This guide below will help you get that first step out of the way – rooting the Galaxy Ace. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything you feel is important. 2.  Make sure you have your device charged to 75% or more […]

The Samsung Galaxy Fit was a pretty fit device when it was released back in March 2011 but times have changed and there are faster, better performing devices than this at the current time.  Yet, there might be some people who have hung on to this device and need some guides on rooting it, installing custom ROMs, etc.  This guide is for them and will help them root and unroot their Samsung Galaxy Fit without much hassle. I.  Before You Begin 1.  This procedure is designed to work with the Samsung Galaxy Fit running Android 2.2.  If you are running

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Fit running Froyo is pretty easy, but if you have already updated to Gingerbread, things get a little more complicated.  The guide below will help you clear the clouds and have a clear procedure to help you with rooting the Samsung Galaxy Fit.  Read on if this is what you have been looking for. I.  Before You Begin 1.  This guide is designed to work with the Samsung Galaxy Fit running any Gingerbread version (Android 2.3.3 to 2.3.7).  If you have a Fit running Froyo, use our guide to help you. 2.  Back up everything you

Unrooting your device is a good idea if you are turning your device in to a service center for repairs as this will help you retain your warranty if you still have it.  We’ll show you in the guide below to do the same on the Samsung Galaxy Mini, so read on if this is what you want to do. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything you feel is important. 2.  Make sure you have your device charged to 75% or more before you begin. II.  Necessary Downloads unroot-galaxy-mini.zip  [Download link available in this post] III.  Unrooting the

If you are rooted on your Samsung Galaxy Fit and need to unroot for any reason, this guide will help you do it.  Unrooting is useful if ever you need to turn your device for repairs to a service center and will help you avoid Samsung from voiding your warranty.  Read on then to know how to unroot your Galaxy Fit if you are running Android 2.3. I.  Before You Begin 1.  This guide will only work if you have followed our procedure on rooting the Galaxy Fit.  Do not try this if you have used any other method of

Installing custom recovery endows your device with features like flashing a custom ROM, making backups, clearing/wiping cache, etc., features that are not usually available on stock ROMs.  Of these custom recoveries, ClockworkMod Recovery (developed by Koushik Dutta) is the most popular and we’ll show you in the guide below how to get that recovery on to your Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You need to be rooted before you can flash custom recovery on your device.  If you aren’t already, use our guide to do this. 2.  Make sure that you have at least 75% of

For those of you who aren’t aware, Sammy tried its hand at a couple of mp3 players in an effort to compete with the iPod Touch.  One of these was the Galaxy Player 5.0 and while this did not gain the same traction as the iPod Touch, the Galaxy Player 5.0 did manage to find a few buyers.  This post will show you how to root that Galaxy Player 5.0 if you own one and install the root-requiring apps available for free (or paid if you have the money) on Google Play. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything

It’s always a good idea to get your device back to stock if you ever need to turn it in for a check at the service center.  This will prevent the center from denying you service saying you have rooted or installed a custom ROM/recovery on your handset.  We’ll cover the Samsung Galaxy R this time and help you get it back to stock if you ever feel the need to.  Read on to know how. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You will lose all your data as you’ll be flashing a stock firmware, so back up anything you feel

The Galaxy S was the first device to kick off the now successful Galaxy line of devices for Samsung.  While the device is certainly ancient by today’s standards, it is still a pretty popular device for those looking for a mid-range device that can take care of their Android needs.  Installing a custom recovery will further this device beyond this basic functionality and we’ll show you how to do the same by installing ClockworkMod Recovery (a very popular custom recovery) on the Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) I.  Before You Begin 1.  This guide assumes that you have updated your device

While it’s usually rooting and then installing ClockworkMod Recovery on any Android device, it’s the other way around for some Samsung device.  The same is true for the Samsung Galaxy R, on which we recently brought you a guide to installing CWM, and this post will show you how to root that device with no fuss. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You must have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your device before you can proceed.  If you haven’t already done so, use our guide to help you with this. 2.  Ensure that your device has at least 75% of it’s battery

The Samsung Galaxy R is an Android device that was released in August 2011 and is pretty packed with a dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM and a spacious 4.2 inch LCD display.  While it did come out with Gingerbread on board, Samsung did eventually release the Android 4.0.4 update for the device but that’s where Samsung put a halt on future updates.  If you want to try Jelly Bean though, you’ll need to root and install ClockworkMod Recovery on your device before you can flash a JB-based custom ROM.  This post will show you how to be done with

Installing custom recovery bestows your device with special powers that the stock recovery denies, even if your device is the aging Galaxy Fit.  You can flash custom ROMs (which should bring newer Android versions to your device and other features), make backups for safekeeping and plenty of other things depending on the custom recovery you are installing.  This guide below help you get that custom recovery (ClockworkMod Recovery to be specific) on your Samsung Galaxy Fit and get flashing custom ROMs in no time. I.  Before You Begin Back up everything you feel is important before you begin. II.  Necessary

If you have rooted your Samsung Galaxy S 4G using our guide and need to bring it back to its original state for any reason, unrooting is the first place to start unless you have gone a step further got a custom recovery and ROM.  This guide below will help just unroot the device, but if you have a custom ROM or a custom recovery installed, flashing stock firmware is the preferred way to go. I.  Necessary Downloads SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zip II.  Unrooting the Galaxy S 4G 1.  Extract SuperOneClickv2.3.3-ShortFuse.zip you downloaded above to a folder on your desktop. 2.  Enable USB

If you have rooted, installed custom ROMs/recoveries and for any reason, need to take the device into a service center, getting it back to stock is a good idea.  The post below will help you do that with the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, so read on if you want to know how. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything you feel is important before you begin as this will replace your existing firmware with the stock version. 2.  Make sure that you have your device charged to 75% or more before you begin to prevent problems during the procedure.

If you are rooted, the next step is to install a ClockworkMod Recovery to get flashing custom ROMs of your choice.  For the Samsung Galaxy SL though, if you are not rooted, no problem, as you can root from within ClockworkMod Recovery once you get it on to your device.  Read on to know how. I.  Before You Begin 1.  This procedure should work with the Galaxy SL running any firmware. 2.  Back up any data you need before you begin with the procedure. II.  Necessary Downloads 1.  bagaria-09.GT-I9003_PDA.tar [File attached to this post] 2.  Odin 1.85.rar III.  Installing ClockworkMod