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Now that you are rooted, the next step to flashing custom ROMs is installing a custom recovery.  Not only can you flash custom ROMs, you can also make/restore backups on a custom recovery (ClockworkMod Recovery in this case), a very useful tool if you plan to switch between custom ROMs all the time.  The guide should help you with this procedure and you should be done in no time. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Your Tronsmart TS7 needs to be rooted before you start this procedure.  If you aren’t already, use our guide to root it the easy way. 2.  […]

The Tronsmart TS7 is an affordable Android 4.2.1 device that features a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU with a gig of RAM, a 5MP camera, a 4.7-inch touchscreen display, and dual SIM support.  If you are looking to root this device, look no more as the guide below should be more than informative and later on in another post, we’ll show you how to install a custom recovery on it to enable flashing custom ROMs. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up your data even though data loss is highly unlikely. 2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin.

Now that you are rooted on your Xolo Q700, if you are interested in flashing custom ROMs, having a custom recovery is a must and not only can you flash custom ROMs with it, you can also make/restore backups if you are trying out different ROMs and want to go back to something that you had previously liked.  The guide below should cover this step and you should have a custom recovery (Carliv’s Touch Recovery v2, in this case) installed very soon! I.  Before You Begin 1.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin to prevent unwanted

The Xolo Q700 is designed to pack a punch with a quad-core 1.7GHz quad-core processor, a 5MP camera, a 4.5 inch display and FM radio, running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean firmware.  Rooting it will give you much more power over this already great device, and you can overclock/underclock, change colors, icons, etc., and much more.  We will show you how to do that in the guide below. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin to prevent unwanted shutdowns. 2.  Back up everything you feel is important before you start. 3.  Make sure

If you have bought the Nextbook 8 from Walmart, you will know that it’s one of the cheapest tablets (at $99, it’s got to be) available with its spec sheet – a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM, 8-inch touchscreen display, 8GB on-board memory with a memory slot for more space, and even a mini-HDMI port to boot.  We’ll show you how to root this tablet and get something more for its $99 price tag, like changing themes, overclocking/underclocking and many other things that you normally won’t be able to do on it.  Read on then to know how to

The HTC Desire X Dual SIM is, as the name suggests, the dual SIM version of Desire X and features pretty much the same specs – 4-inch touchscreen display, 5MP camera and 1GHz dual-core processor with 768MB RAM.  And like the original Desire X, we now have a root solution for this device and a custom recovery.  For this procedure to work though, you should have installed custom recovery first, which we have already covered in another post. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You need to have your bootloader unlocked for this procedure to work.  Visit HTCDev to do this.

The HTC Desire X Dual SIM features a 4-inch touchscreen display, 1GHz CPU with 768MB RAM, and a 5MP camera among other things.  What could make it better though is rooting it, and before that, you will need to have a custom recovery (ClockworkMod Recovery in this case) in place.  The guide below should cover installing custom recovery and we’ll cover rooting the Desire X Dual SIM in another post. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You need to have your bootloader unlocked for this procedure to work.  Visit HTCDev to do this. 2.  Back up everything you feel is important.

Now that you have rooted your Wiko Cink Peax 2, if you are interested in flashing custom ROMs, you’ll need a custom recovery (we’ll be using ClockworkMod Recovery, a very popular custom recovery, in this case) which will not only let you flash custom ROMs, but also make/restore backups, mount/unmount storage, and wipe/factory reset your device.  The guide below is pretty easy to use and you should be done within a few minutes. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Make sure that you have the necessary drivers installed before you start. 2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you

The Wiko Cink Peax 2 is equipped enough to compete with most mid to high-end devices, with its quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM, and a 4.5-inch screen, running Android 4.1.2.  But if you are unhappy with its performance, the device can now be rooted, which should at least make it a bit more alluring, now that it can be overclocked/underclocked, themed, etc.  The guide below should have you rooted in no time and if you are interested in flashing custom ROMs, you can also later install a custom recovery in another guide. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything

Having a custom recovery on your device is like having a Swiss Army knife in your pocket; you are equipped to deal with most firmware problems that you could face.  The guide below should help you get that Swiss Army knife (so to speak) on your Gionee Elife E3 and you should be off flashing custom ROMs (there seems to be at least one available currently), making/restoring backups and many other things that you couldn’t have done on your stock recovery. I.  Before You Begin 1.   You will need to be rooted for this procedure to work.  If aren’t already,

The Gionee Elife E3 might not have much going for it in terms of looks, but underneath its rounded exterior, it’s all good – quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 8MP camera,  4.7 inch screen and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS.  And let’s not forget a very cheap price tag.  We’ll show you how to root your Gionee E3 in the post below and you should be in complete control of your device (and by control, we mean overclocking/underclocking, changing themes, etc.) in no time!  I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything you care about before you begin as you will lose

Now that you are rooted, you are already in complete control of your device and its functions.  If you want to take it a step further though, installing custom ROMs (if there are any available) is a good idea and for that, you’ll need a custom recovery.  The guide below will help you with this (using ClockworkMod Recovery as the custom recovery of choice) and you should be able to flash custom ROMs, make/restore backups, etc., in no time. I.  Before You Begin 1.   You will need to be rooted for this procedure to work.  If aren’t already, use our

With its dual-core 1.3GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 5-inch display and a 5MP camera, the Canvas Juice from Micromax may not ace in any benchmarks but still is a worthy mid to high-end device with a very affordable price tag.  What could make this device better of course is rooting it and the post below should have you covered in that respect. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Back up everything you feel is important before you start. 2.  Charge your device to 75% or more before you begin to prevent unwanted shutdowns. II.  Necessary Downloads Framaroot-1.8.1.apk [or latest version, file attached to

Okay, so you are rooted and have played around your device a little bit like never before.  Now what?  Why, flashing custom ROMs of course (provided there are any).  We covered rooting the Quatro Z4 recently and if you are looking to install custom recovery (ClockworkMod Recovery in this case, a very popular custom recovery), look no further.  The guide below should have you covered in that respect and you should be off to flashing custom ROMs (again, if there are any) very soon. I.  Before You Begin 1.  Make sure that you have the necessary drivers installed before you

After you installed custom recovery on your Galaxy Pocket Neo, rooting it is just one breezy step that you should be done with in no time.  The guide below is as easy as it gets, so follow the steps as they are and you should have root privileges in a few minutes. I.  Before You Begin 1.  You will need to have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your device for this procedure to work.  If you don’t already have it, use our guide and then come back here. 2.  Back up everything you feel is important before you start. 3.  Charge