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Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (US Cellular)

How to Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (US Cellular)

A custom ROM is a custom version of Android for your device. After you have rooted your device and flashed a custom recovery on it, you can then use the recovery to flash a custom ROM. Thanks to a sizeable community of developers, there are a lot of these third-party ROMs to choose from (depending on the device) and each one is unique. Developers usually give you the latest version of Android in their ROM, their own custom themes, options, and a ton of other customization options and enhancements. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash a custom […]

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Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (MetroPCS)

How to Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (MetroPCS)

A custom ROM is a custom version of Android for your device. After you have rooted your device and flashed a custom recovery on it, you can then use the recovery to flash a custom ROM. Thanks to a sizeable community of developers, there are a lot of these third-party ROMs to choose from (depending on the device) and each one is unique. Developers usually give you the latest version of Android in their ROM, their own custom themes, options, and a ton of other customization options and enhancements. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash a custom

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Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Cricket)

How to Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Cricket)

A custom ROM is a custom version of Android for your device. After you have rooted your device and flashed a custom recovery on it, you can then use the recovery to flash a custom ROM. Thanks to a sizeable community of developers, there are a lot of these third-party ROMs to choose from (depending on the device) and each one is unique. Developers usually give you the latest version of Android in their ROM, their own custom themes, options, and a ton of other customization options and enhancements. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash a custom

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Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (NTT DoCoMo)

How to Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (NTT DoCoMo)

A custom ROM is a custom version of Android for your device. After you have rooted your device and flashed a custom recovery on it, you can then use the recovery to flash a custom ROM. Thanks to a sizeable community of developers, there are a lot of these third-party ROMs to choose from (depending on the device) and each one is unique. Developers usually give you the latest version of Android in their ROM, their own custom themes, options, and a ton of other customization options and enhancements. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash a custom

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Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon)

How to Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon)

A custom ROM is a custom version of Android for your device. After you have rooted your device and flashed a custom recovery on it, you can then use the recovery to flash a custom ROM. Thanks to a sizeable community of developers, there are a lot of these third-party ROMs to choose from (depending on the device) and each one is unique. Developers usually give you the latest version of Android in their ROM, their own custom themes, options, and a ton of other customization options and enhancements. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash a custom

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Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (International)

How to Flash a Custom ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3 (International)

A custom ROM is a custom version of Android for your device. After you have rooted your device and flashed a custom recovery on it, you can then use the recovery to flash a custom ROM. Thanks to a sizeable community of developers, there are a lot of these third-party ROMs to choose from (depending on the device) and each one is unique. Developers usually give you the latest version of Android in their ROM, their own custom themes, options, and a ton of other customization options and enhancements. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash a custom

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Flash Recovery on the LG Optimus F3 (Virgin Mobile)

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the LG Optimus F3 (Virgin Mobile)

Every Android device has, what is called, a recovery image on it. This is basically a part of the Android operating system that you or the manufacturer can access if your device becomes unresponsive and then use it to restore your device. A custom recovery image, however, is a recovery image that a developer has altered that can not only help the device if it becomes responsive, but also has the added benefits of allowing us to make major changes to the operating system and have even further customizations on your device. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to

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Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian)

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian)

Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Android device? Regardless of the reason, it’s usually pretty easy to unroot your device and go back to the stock firmware. Some of the reasons for unrooting your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian) are: Sending in the device for warranty (most, but not all unrooting procedures reinstate the manufacturer warranty if you had one before rooting). Starting over (simply undoing everything you did while rooted so you can have a clean slate to start over). Fix any issues (Maybe rooting messed something up? No problem, unrooting will take care of

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Flash Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian)

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian)

Every Android device has, what is called, a recovery image on it. This is basically a part of the Android operating system that you or the manufacturer can access if your device becomes unresponsive and then use it to restore your device. A custom recovery image, however, is a recovery image that a developer has altered that can not only help the device if it becomes responsive, but also has the added benefits of allowing us to make major changes to the operating system and have even further customizations on your device. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to

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Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian)

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian)

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do. Once you have root access on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Canadian), you’ll be able to: Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device. Free up storage space (because of the above benefit). Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed). Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down

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Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian)

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian)

Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Android device? Regardless of the reason, it’s usually pretty easy to unroot your device and go back to the stock firmware. Some of the reasons for unrooting your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian) are: Sending in the device for warranty (most, but not all unrooting procedures reinstate the manufacturer warranty if you had one before rooting). Starting over (simply undoing everything you did while rooted so you can have a clean slate to start over). Fix any issues (Maybe rooting messed something up? No problem, unrooting will take care of

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Flash Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian)

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian)

Every Android device has, what is called, a recovery image on it. This is basically a part of the Android operating system that you or the manufacturer can access if your device becomes unresponsive and then use it to restore your device. A custom recovery image, however, is a recovery image that a developer has altered that can not only help the device if it becomes responsive, but also has the added benefits of allowing us to make major changes to the operating system and have even further customizations on your device. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to

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Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian)

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian)

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do. Once you have root access on your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Canadian), you’ll be able to: Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device. Free up storage space (because of the above benefit). Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed). Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down

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Root the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

How to Root the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do. Once you have root access on your Sony Xperia T2 Ultra, you’ll be able to: Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device. Free up storage space (because of the above benefit). Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed). Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and

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Root the LG Optimus F3Q (T-Mobile)

How to Root the LG Optimus F3Q (T-Mobile)

Rooting is the process of gaining administrative rights on your Android device.  Once we root our Android device, we can then make changes to it to customize it well beyond what it normally can do. Once you have root access on your LG Optimus F3Q (T-Mobile), you’ll be able to: Remove apps that were preinstalled by your carrier/manufacturer from your device. Free up storage space (because of the above benefit). Increase battery life (apps that might have been running constantly can be removed). Increase performance (after removing apps that are always running, the device will be less bogged down and

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