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How to Unroot the LG G Flex2 (H955)

So you’ve had enough fun with your LG G Flex2 by rooting it, flashing custom ROMs, and just tinkering around with it in every way imaginable. But, now, sadly, you have a need to get it back to stock. Whether you need to unroot the LG G Flex2 to send it in for warranty, sell it to someone, or just want to have a clean slate to start all over with it, this is going to be how to do it. Essentially, we’re going to use LG’s own flashing tool and flash the stock firmware from LG onto the device. This […]

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How to Root the Sony Xperia C3

Last year Sony released their mid-range device the Sony Xperia C3 to pretty good reviews. People loved camera, the screen utilizing Sony’s proprietary Bravia engine, the fact that it’s water resistant, and, of course, the price. But, what if you’re getting a little bored with the device? Or maybe you’re just sick of Sony’s UI? Well, it might be time to root it. Rooting the Sony Xperia C3 is the the process of gaining administrative rights on the phone so you can change all aspects of the software. From removing Sony’s UI, as mentioned, to overclocking the phone and other advanced

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How to Add More Options to The Control Center on Your iPhone (JB Tweak)

The control center on your iPhone is that semi-transparent shade that you can pull up from the bottom of your screen. Introduced in iOS 7, it’s a handy little thing if we’re honest. You can use it to control your current music player without having to open the actual app, use it to turn on the back light to find your keys, and use it to toggle on and off things like Wi-Fi, auto-rotate, do not disturb, and more. But, let’s be real, there’s always room for improvement and thanks to a jailbreak tweak called CCSettings, that improvement comes in

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How to Root the LG G Flex 2 (All Variants)

The successor to the – if nothing else – differently designed LG G Flex, the LG G Flex2, continues the bended tradition. With a slightly curved screen, albeit at a higher 1080p resolution vs the 720p of the last model, it still has the differentiator that gives it its flexible name. In addition to the same iconic screen, it also kept the custom UI that LG added to the original (unfortunately). As with most manufacturers, they add a custom UI skin on top of Android in order to help differentiate their devices from the plethora of other Android devices on

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How to Unroot the Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen)

The Motorola Moto G has always been a popular phone and the third generation of the device is no exception. The simple fact of the matter is that, for the price, you’d be hard-pressed to find another phone with the same level of performance and features. Also because of the price, the device is a prime target for those that want to try and get a bit more out of the device by rooting it and pushing it to its limits. Sometimes though, those limits get reached and then it’s time to unroot the Moto G and get it back

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

The LG Optimus F3Q is probably one of the last phones I can remember that came with a full keyboard –something I sort of miss from phones nowadays if we’re honest. Besides the possibly outdated (again, I don’t want it to be) hardware keyboard, the device also came with some interesting software by LG. The UI skin on top of Android that LG put on the device could be taken off and changed rather easily by rooting the Optimus F3Q and flashing a custom ROM, but – if after all of that – you find that you’re done messing around with

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Beginner’s Guide to Custom ROMs, Kernels, & Recoveries

Common users of phones, tablets and other smart devices running the Android operating system may have heard of rooting,which is often compared to jailbreaking on Apple devices. Find out all you need to know (all the basics, anyway) about advanced Android customizations, like custom ROMs and recoveries, starting with rooting and unlocking a phone. What Is Root? Rooting is the act of unlocking root permissions on a device, and essentially it means allowing deeper hardware and software capabilities. Android originates from the Linux kernel, and so it shares some similarities — root is one of them. Essentially, root users, also

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How to Root the Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen)

Arguably one of the most popular budget phones, the Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) is one of the smoothest phones you can get for the money. With a decent camera, decent processor, no bloatware (just pure Android for the most part), water-resistance body, and a price tag under $200, you’d be hard pressed to find a better equipped phone on a budget. With all of that in mind though, the Motorola Moto G is also quite popular in another sense: rooting. Rooting the Motorola Moto G can allow you to overclock the processor, flash custom ROMs (customized versions of Android

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How to Download YouTube Videos on iPhone

In this technological world, we demand good, free WiFi, anytime/anywhere — the problem is we can’t always have it. Damn. Whatever shall you do when you want to re-watch that newest Tay Tay vid, even when you’re in Central Park away from WiFi and running low on data? Here’s what you do: get an app that allows you to download YouTube videos, iPhone-users. Watch your favorite music video or cat snippet on a whim, anytime/anywhere. So, until the entire world is outfitted with a perfect WiFi connection (which will happen in our lifetime, I can smell it), you’ll have to

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How to Unroot the Lenovo K3 Note

The eight-core, large screen, yet budget-friendly offering from Lenovo called the K3 Note, is a pretty decent option for people looking for some performance without breaking the bank. But, as it is with most manufacturers, they try to differentiate their Android phones by adding custom software to it to give it a different look and feel than the others in the market and even add some functionality. Thing is, Android, in my opinion at least, has come a long way from its humble beginnings and is better left untouched. Because of this, I root my devices and change the software almost

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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4

So maybe you love your sleek little Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 –budget-friendly, good camera, crisp screen, etc. But what if you’re getting a little bored with it now that you’ve had it for a year or so? You could go buy a new phone, but that’s expensive and, frankly, unnecessary. Instead, you should root it. Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 is the process of gaining administrative rights on it. This then allows you to make changes to the operating system that Samsung or your carrier wouldn’t have allowed before. Things from removing bloatware apps that you didn’t want in the first place

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How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Ace 4

If you’re here to unroot your Samsung Galaxy Ace 4, you probably have a strong reason as to why you’re unrooting your device. Whether it’s to get the phone back to stock so you can send it in for warranty or just to get it back to stock cause you may have gotten carried away with flashing custom ROMs. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to unroot the Galaxy Ace 4 by flashing a stock ROM or firmware to the device using Samsung’s own flashing software called Odin. By flashing the stock ROM, you’re going to not only remove the

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How to Add Cool Animations to Your Homescreens on Your iPhone (JB Tweak)

Swirling, cubing, fading, any animation you can think of can now be applied to your homescreens on your iPhone thanks to a jailbreak tweak called Barrel. While Barrel isn’t a new tweak, it was recently updated to work with the latest version of iOS and it’s definitely worth mentioning yet again. You can download Barrel from Cydia for $2.99 and after its installed you simply open the app, tap the different animation you’d like to use and, from then on, whenever you swipe left or right on the homescreen of your iPhone, your icons won’t do their normal (see: boring)

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How to Change the App Icon Color to Match the App Icon (JB Tweak) (Video)

What makes something look great sometimes is that it matches. What I mean is that, if something needs to look great, everything should blend very well around it — especially the colors used. While Apple has taken every care to ensure that the app icons blend well with the overall appearance of the device, the notification icons need a slight change for them to better match with the app icons they originate from. While there’s no option to change the color for the notification icons by default, you can have one added using a Cydia tweak. Using ColorBadges to Change the App Icon

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How to Easily Create a Gif (Video)

So I’ve shown you how to easily put gifs in your messages on your iPhone and one of my favorite keyboards for Android has a snazzy feature to insert gifs, as well. But what if you want to know how to make a gif in the first place? Why be limited to just the gifs in these apps and the ones already permeated throughout the world wide web? Gifs, if you aren’t familiar, are a file format type on the web that allow you to have a series of images automatically loop over and over. In other words, gifs are

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