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Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

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 Tab 3 7.0 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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Root the Motorola Moto G running Android 4.4.2

How to Root the Motorola Moto G (Android 4.4.2)

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 Motorola Moto G, 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 run

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Flash Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition (GT-I9505G)

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition (GT-I9505G)

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 S4 Google Play Edition (GT-I9505G)

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

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 S4 Google Play Edition, 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

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Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE running Android 4.3

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE (Android 4.3)

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 LTE, 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 HTC One Google Play Edition

How to Root the HTC One Google Play Edition

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 HTC One Google Play Edition, 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1

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 Tab 3 10.1, 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

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 Tab 3 7.0, 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 HTC Butterfly S

How to Root the HTC Butterfly S

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 HTC Butterfly S, 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 run

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Root the Nexus 10 running Android 4.4 KitKat

How to Root the Nexus 10 (Android 4.4)

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 Nexus 10, 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 run smoother).

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How to Increase your Battery Life in Android Using Greenify (Video)

Battery-saving apps have been around since the dawn of Android. I remember trying to gain a minute or two of battery life on my HTC Thunderbolt, which was notorious for having an atrocious battery life. Greenify lets you select certain apps to go into “hibernation mode,” stopping them from running in the background which uses up some of your device’s resources and battery life. Unlike non-root tweaks, Greenify won’t let offending apps to turn back on again and run in the background after putting them into hibernation mode. I. Root Your Android Device 1. To do this procedure, you must

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Root the Nextbook 8 (NX008HD8G)

How to Root the Nextbook 8 (NX008HD8G)

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 Nextbook 8, 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 run smoother).

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How to Allow TweetBot 3 Tweet Streaming Over Cellular Network in iOS 7 (Video)

The only possible explanation why Tweetbot doesn’t let you stream tweets over a cellular network must have something to do with data limts on your carrier plan. It should be an option, but it isn’t, so jailbreak tweak developer Kade Goh made Tweetbot 3 Stream 3G/LTE. It’s a mouthful, but is extremely easy to install and use. I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can head to our Jailbreak How To’s section and pick the jailbreak for your version of iOS (currently at the time of writing this is 7.0.4). Once done with that

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How to Add iOS 7 Sharing Function to Screenshots (Video)

Have you noticed how hard it is to share a screenshot? It’s not the most laborious thing in the world, but it’s not the easiest, either. ScreenshotShareSheet lets you share screenshots to commonly used apps, such as Messages, Email, Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr. It will let you open a screenshot to other compatible apps, too. I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can head to our Jailbreak How To’s section and pick the jailbreak for your version of iOS (currently at the time of writing this is 7.0.4). Once done with that procedure and

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How to Get the Open Tab Count Back in Safari in iOS 7 (Video)

For those of us who think Apple went a little too far in iOS 7 by taking away the open tab count on Safari’s bottom right, there’s a tweak that will bring it back on jailbroken iPhones. This is one of the most basic tweaks I’ve used to date, with no configurations or extra apps needed; just install and it will turn on automatically. I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad To do this procedure you must be jailbroken. If you aren’t, you can head to our Jailbreak How To’s section and pick the jailbreak for your version of iOS (currently at the time of

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