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To flash custom ROMs, you’ll need a custom recovery that offers more functionality than the stock recovery.  You can make backups, wipe data/cache and have many other features that will be new to your device.  If you want this on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, read on and you’ll be rocking ClockworkMod Recovery (a very popular custom recovery) on your device in no time. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You’ll need to be rooted before you can install custom recovery on your device.  If you aren’t already rooted, use our guide on the same to help you. 2.  Back up […]

For times when you want to turn in your device to a service center for repairs, it’s a good idea to unroot and get your device back to stock to avoid unwanted questions and voiding your warranty.  The post below will help you do this for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (both the P6800 3G and the P6810 Wifi-only versions).  Read on to know how. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up anything you feel is important before you begin as this will erase everything on your device and replace it with stock Android 4.0.4 OS. 3.  Make sure that

Installing a custom recovery brings features that are not usually included in the stock recovery.  These could range from flashing custom ROMs to making backups and the most popular custom recovery you can find is the ClockworkMod Recovery developed by Koushik Dutta (Koush).  The guide below will help you get the same ClockworkMod Recovery on your Xperia Sola. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You need to have your bootloader unlocked before you can install CWM.  Use our guide to help you with this. 2.  Make sure that you have at least 75% of your device’s battery charged before you begin.

THIS PROCEDURE IS NOW OBSOLETE.  IF YOU ARE RUNNING THE  6.1.1.B.1.54 FIRMWARE, YOU CAN USE THIS UPDATED PROCEDURE The Xperia Sola is a mid-range device that features a 3.7-inch touchscreen display, a dual-core 1GHz CPU with half a gig of RAM and a 5MP shooter.  The device was released in May 2012 with Android 2.3 Gingerbread onboard but Sony recently updated the device to Android 4.0.  This post will show you how to root that ICS firmware and use all those root-requiring apps that everybody seems to have.  You could also later install a custom recovery and try out custom

After rooting, if you are looking to flash custom ROMs on your device, installing a custom recovery is a good way to go as doing this not only enables you to flash custom ROMs but also aids you in making backups of your device and wipe data/cache among other things.  The post below is intended to help you with the same but for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You’ll need to be rooted before you can install custom recovery on your device.  If you aren’t already rooted, use our guide on the same to help

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 was released last October and came with features like a 8.9-inch screen (as its name suggests), a dual-core 1GHz CPU with 1GB of RAM, and all the other usual components associated with a tablet running Android OS.  If you own this device and are looking for a easy rooting guide, look no more as the below procedure is as easy as it gets.  Read on then to know how to root your Galaxy Tab 8.9. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything that you feel is important. 2.  Make sure that you have your

Rooting your Android device opens up a host of possibilities that are not usually available on a stock, untouched device.  This could include installing and using root-only apps that give far superior authority on your device and even paves the way to flash custom ROMs, which will give you all the features that are not usually available on a stock device.  The guide below will help you take that first step, and root your Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE and get you on your way to custom ROMs in no time. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything that

The SGH-I957 is similar in almost all respects to the Galaxy Tab 8.9 P7300, except for one major difference – the I957 comes with 4G network support.  This small difference means an entirely different process if you want to root or install ClockworkMod Recovery on the I957 as using the solutions available for the P7300 will most likely brick your device.  The below guide is for those with the very same Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE and will aid them in getting ClockworkMod Recovery set up on their device. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up anything you feel is important

After rooting, if you are looking at flashing some custom ROMs to enhance your device’s functionality, installing a custom recovery would be the way to go.  A popular custom recovery is the ClockworkMod Recovery and if you want to get this on your Galaxy W, read on to know how. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You need to be rooted for this procedure to work.  Use our guide on the same to help you with this. 2.  Back up everything you feel is important. 3.  Make sure you have your device charged to 75% and above before you begin. 4. 

If you have ever had the need to take your smartphone into a service center, it’s always a good idea to bring it back to stock to avoid any unwanted questions in the service center.  A good way to do this is to flash a stock ROM before you send it in but if you are already on a rooted stock ROM, just unrooting will do the trick in a few minutes.  The guide below aims to help you do this, but with the Samsung Galaxy W.  Read on to know how. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Use the below

If you have rooted your Galaxy Y, why not take even more advantage of the device by installing a custom recovery, right?  If you think that’s what you want to do, read on then to know how to install ClockworkMod Recovery (a very popular custom recovery) on the Samsung Galaxy Y. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You will need to be rooted for this procedure to work.  If you need help with this, try our guide on the same. 2.  The following method does not permanently install CWM on your Galaxy Y.  You will need to install it every time

Falling under the $150 price range, the Craig CMP741D Tablet seems pretty packed for such a price point.  It features a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 1.3GHz processor with 1GB DDR3 RAM, WiFI, HDMI out and a microSD slot that can support cards of up to 32GB.  The OS of choice is Android 4.0 ICS, which is all well and good but if you are looking to get a bit more out of this guy, you might as well root it.  And that is just what you can do if you continue reading – root the Craig CMP741D tablet.  As

Nowadays, for less than a $100 you could get serviceable tab and the Craig line of tablets are some of them.  The tablets we talk about in this post are the CMP738A and CMP738B, which are almost similar with a 7-inch touchscreen display, 4GB of onboard storage, WiFi, USB Host support, and a microSD slot to expand your storage up to 32GB.  The only difference we can see is the CPU clock speed, which runs at 800MHz for the CMP738B while the CMP738A clocks in slightly lower at 700MHz.  Still, a great deal for the price it begs but if

Now that you are rooted, installing a custom recovery would be a pretty good idea if you plan on flashing custom ROMs.  Most of the times, this custom recovery would the ever popular ClockworkMod Recovery, but sometimes there are other recoveries that may come from different developers but offer pretty much the same custom recovery functions.  In the case of the Samsung Infuse 4G here, we are going to install ClockworkMod Recovery although you could try installing 3e Recovery, which could be a slightly complex process. I.  Before You Begin 1.  While chances are slim that you will lose anything,

If you have rooted your Samsung Intercept, the next obvious step is to of course install a custom recovery so you can start flashing ROMs of your choice.  Being the low-end device that it is, the Intercept still has a few devs working in this regard and have outed CM01 Recovery (a slightly tweaked version of ClockworkMod Recovery for the Intercept).  Read on then to know how to install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Samsung Intercept. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You need to be rooted for this procedure to work.  If you aren’t already rooted, look to our guide to