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The Galaxy Nexus is a true Googlephone with updates rolling out directly from Google, but Samsung seems to have put a wrench in the workings here too.  Users with the YAKJUXW firmware version are denied this direct link to the mothership with Samsung taking control of updates.  With this guide, you can change your version to the more Google-friendly YAKJU, so read on to get free of Samsung completely. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You will definitely lose all your data, so be sure to back up everything important. 2.  This is a Windows-based procedure; so make sure you are […]

Warning: This procedure is pretty risky, please use it at your own risk. This guide will show you how to root your AT&T Inspire 4G in a few easy steps.  By following the guide below, you will not only be rooting your Inspire 4G but also gaining S-OFF and SIM Unlock, all in one go.  We don’t need to tell you that you’ll be voiding your warranty by doing so, but there is always the option of reverting to stock if there is ever a need to.  Read on then to root and enjoy all the benefits that come with

If you want to get your device to a service center for any reason but have a rooted phone, it’s always a good idea to get the device back to stock before you actually do it.  This will prevent unwanted questions and of course save you a few bucks with warranty restored, with the service center none the wiser about it.  This guide will show you how to do the same with the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, Sprint’s version of the popular Galaxy S II smartphone. I.  Before You Begin 1.  This is a Windows-based procedure, so you must have

Being a popular device, the Galaxy Note saw root solutions pop up pretty soon but with a slight hiccup – Samsung would know that you have rooted your Note and void your warranty, monitored via its new Flash Counter which goes up by 1 every time you flash something on this phablet.  Thankfully, we now have a solution that does not trigger the Flash Counter and help you retain your warranty and still stay on the dark side.  Read on to know how to do this and also install ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery in one go. I. Before You Begin 1. 

The Huawei X6 (or the U9000) is a device with a 4.1-inch display and a 1GHz Scorpion and needless to say, affordable and pretty fast at the same time, which means you stand to gain a lot by rooting the device than not.  Read on to know how to do this and take advantage of all those apps available for rooted phones. I.  Files to Download 1.  Recovery image 2.  Superuser binary files II.  Rooting the Ideos X6 1.  Power down your device and put it into download mode.  To do this, hold the Volume Up button and press the

If the CyanogenMod custom ROMs could be described as useful and attractive, the MIUI ROMs that I have used can only be described with one word – elegant.  The group has ROMs for almost all popular Android devices and now the Galaxy Nexus gets it due in the form of a brand new ICS ROM customized to perfection. If your Galaxy Nexus is rooted, you can get the ROM on it in a few simple steps: Download the ROM and place it on your device’s internal storage. Reboot to ClockworkMod Recovery Wipe data and cache Select Install from SD card.

If you have rooted your device, the obvious next step would be to flash a custom recovery.  This will enable your device to flash custom ROMs, root/unroot your phone, wipe data (also available on the stock recovery) and many other functions that a stock recovery won’t have.  Read on to know how to get this on your ZTE Score. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Your ZTE Score needs to be rooted before continuing.  Use our guide on rooting the X500 before you proceed. 2.  Download the ClockworkMod Recovery file. 3.  Install the Terminal Emulator app from Google Play to your

The ZTE Score is a relatively unknown device that has been sitting on Cricket’s shelves for the last half year or so and due to its low-end specs, doesn’t get as much attention as other popular Android devices.  Fortunately, there is a small group of people working on improving this device and make it more customizable, which always starts with the word that you hear a lot when dealing with Android development – root.  This guide will show you how to root your ZTE Score and you can check our post on how to flash a custom recovery image, enabling

This guide will show you how to root your Galaxy Tab 7.7.  Rooting the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is as easy as rooting any other Tab versions but do exercise a bit of caution as always before proceeding. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Download and install Samsung Kies as this will install all the drivers needed for the procedure to run smoothly. 2.  If you do have Kies installed on your Windows PC, ensure that it is up to date and update if needed. 3.  Download the necessary root file. Rooting the Galaxy Tab 7.7 1.  Copy the root.zip file you

While it may not appeal the geek or the droid fanboy if there is one in you, the ZTE Score M should do nicely for anyone buying looking to buy his kid his first Android device without breaking the bank.  And as with many other things that don’t break the bank, this new MetroPCS member won’t have much to offer except for an attractive price tag. The device will run off a 600MHz processor and a sports a smallish 3.5 inch touchscreen display coupled with a 3.2MP shooter, 4GB of onboard memory that can be augmented further via its microSD

While there was a leaked ROM in January for the same device, this one seems to be an entirely different and much more refined version, which means you could ride the time until the official release of ICS with this build.  Users flashing this won’t just be seeing Ice-Cream Sandwich take its place on their Rezounds but several fixes and tweaks as well and of course, as this is a HTC device, a newer version of Sense (which will be 3.6 on this ROM). Head over to AP for the complete changelog and download the version you want, as there

If you have read our other How-To’s using the SuperOneClick method, you’ll notice that they are pretty easy to follow.  The instruction set below is in the same vein and if you stick to it, you shouldn’t run into any problems.  If you do run into any problems, you can always use the Comments section below the post to complain and we’ll be here to solve them as best as we can! Read on then for the rooting guide for the AT&T Infuse 4G. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Download the root file and the drivers required for this procedure.

The Motorola Electrify is the US Cellular version of the Photon 4G, but sadly it gets much less attention than its popular Sprint cousin.  Still, there are some developers who seem to want to take things up a level for the Electrify and now, we have a root solution which is only the beginning in a journey where custom ROMs and other goodies could be encountered.  We’ll show you in this post how to root the Electrify and take that ever-important first step.  This How-To is based on the solution for Photon 4G, so do not panic if you see

The Motorola Milestone XT720 is one of those devices that are forgotten pretty soon, even by their own creators but leave it to do the devs to give dying devices a new breath of life.  While CyanogenMod doesn’t officially support the XT720, people like mchlbenner on XDA built upon the team’s CM9 (Android 4.0) ROM and we now have a working CM9 build that, although not fit enough to be your daily driver yet, manages to get things done if it is the bare essentials you are looking for. Things currently working include the phone, texting, GPS, sensors and the

March 15th is not that far off for anxious Galaxy S II owners, but European users of this popular device can jump the gun and get the much-awaited ICS update already, courtesy of Faryaab on XDA.  The XDA member in question has pulled the update for others to flash and what’s more, posted a root solution to get things going already on the development front. To get the update, all users will have to do is: Extract the firmware Open the included Odin Put your device into Download MODE (Home + Volume Down + Power) Click PDA and select *.tar.md5