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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace

If you’ve grabbed yourself a shiny new Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace and just wondering what else it can do, then you might want to consider rooting the Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace to try and squeeze some extra capabilities out of the device. Root access combined with a custom recovery lets you install root-only apps, flash custom ROMs and custom kernels, remove the bloatware from the device, and add some of the coolest customizations to your beloved device. Gaining root access and flashing a custom recovery on the Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace is a cakewalk as all you need to do is grab the Odin […]

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Speed Up Android Marshmallow and Lollipop

Make Your Android Lollipop/Marshmallow Device Feel a Lot Faster (Video)

People have asked me why my Android phones look so snappy in some of my videos lately and wondering if I overclocked the phones. I haven’t, most of the time, and it’s actually something I immediately do when getting a new Android phone. It’s a quick little tip that anyone with a lollipop or newer Android phone can do so I figured I’d do a quick video to show you how you too can quickly make your phone feel a lot faster. How to Make Your Android Device Feel Faster On the phone, head to Settings by pulling down the

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US Cellular (United States) Internet Settings

Here’s how to input the following settings on an Android device.

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Video: How to Unroot the Nexus 5X

So maybe you’re done messing around with the Nexus 5X or maybe you just need to sell it. Either way, here’s how to unroot the Nexus 5X so you can get it back to stock before handing it off. Unrooting is the process of flashing the stock firmware back onto a rooted device, like the 5X. Thanks to Google, and how it treats its Nexus line of devices, the firmware to flash back to stock is readily available and, thanks to WugFresh a developer over on XDA, there is even a toolkit to help us download it & flash it

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Video: How to Root the Nexus 5X (Toolkit Method)

If you’ve ever thought about rooting your Nexus 5X, here’s the easiest way. Utilizing a toolkit from developer WugFresh (that coupled with the fact that Google has a pretty lax attitude about you rooting their phones), it’s pretty painless. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to root the Nexus 5X by unlocking the bootloader, then flashing a custom recovery and gaining root access by flashing SuperSU from that recovery all while using his toolkit. If you aren’t familiar with rooting, it’s the process of gaining full administrative rights on an Android device (think Jailbreaking for iOS but for Android).

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How to Unroot the Nexus 6P (Toolkit Method)

If you’re done messing around with your Nexus 6P or just need to sell it, return it for warranty or what have you, then you’ll need to unroot the Nexus 6P to get it back to stock beforehand. Essentially this process will flash the stock firmware (made available by good old Google online thankfully) and relock the bootloader to get the device back to the way it was when you first took it out of the box. To make things a lot easier, I’m going to use WugFresh’s toolkit to automate some of the steps for you –trust me, it

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Video: How to Get the Amazon Appstore on Your Android Device (Allied Content)

So you may not know this but the Play Store isn’t the only major hub where you can get apps from. Amazon has one, too. And, uniquely enough, Amazon has some interesting differentiators to set it apart from the Play Store as well. How to Install the Amazon Appstore So because the Play Store doesn’t allow other app stores, you have to go about getting the Amazon Appstore a little differently. First up, we need to allow apps from outside the Play Store to be installed on the phone. Head to Settings > Security > and then tap Allow Unknown Sources

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Video: OnePlus X Unboxing and Invite Giveaway (Winners Announced)

My OnePlus X arrived and, as is the protocol on the internet, figured that meant it was time to do an unboxing. In addition to the OnePlus X arriving I also received 3 invites from OnePlus to buy the OnePlus X, their latest phone, and figured I’d give them away to you guys! The OnePlus X can only be bought if you have an invite so they are hard to come by. If you win one here you can then buy the phone on their site. To make things fair, you can do as many actions as you want and

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Video: How to Root the Nexus 6P (Toolkit Method)

Google’s latest flagship phone the Nexus 6P has some of the top of the line hardware and, with updates directly from Google, top of the line Android software as well. But what if you’re like me and want to tinker a bit with said software? Well, there’s always rooting the Nexus 6P to get even more out of the software. Rooting, aka gaining administrative rights, allows you to make backups of the entire system, remove system apps that normally cannot be deleted, and even the ability to flash custom ROMs which can be completely revamped versions of the operating system.

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How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Ring

If you’re a “flashaholic” and have flashed a number of custom ROMs on your Samsung Galaxy Ring but just none of those could satisfy your needs and you wish to go back to the stock, this guide should help you do that by letting you unroot and flashing a stock ROM on your Samsung Galaxy Ring device. Unrooting helps in various situations, for example, it lets you bring your device back to the working condition if it was soft-bricked before due to the issues of a custom ROM, but most people also unroot their device when they plan to sell

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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Ring

Gaining root access on the Samsung Galaxy Ring has now become much easier than ever, all thanks to the universal Framaroot app which has made rooting your device as easy as clicking a button in a normal Android app. By rooting your Galaxy Ring, you’re allowing yourself to do more on your device. For instance, if you don’t like the default UI that Samsung has put on your device, you can have it removed using a root-only app on your rooted device. Not only is it about removing the bloatware or the UI skin from your device, but it’s also

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How to Unroot the Motorola Moto E (1st Gen)

Should you ever face a critical software issue on your Motorola Moto E (1st Gen), the first solution that you should try is to unroot the device using the stock firmware. In most cases, flashing back the stock firmware solves almost all the software relates issues since the process removes all the customizations from your device which might be causing issues and puts everything back to stock on the device. That way, your device ends up the same as it was when you first unboxed it. It will then only have stock apps, stock launcher, and everything stock. Here’s how

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Unboxing: LG Watch Urbane LTE 2nd Edition (Video)

I received my LG Watch Urbane LTE (2nd Edition) and, as is the protocol here on the internet, before I do a review, it’s time to do a quick unboxing. Read More: Nexus 6P Review (Video) So, as it turns out, as I was doing this video, LG just recalled the watch for “hardware issues” and has even announced that they have no tentative date for when they’ll actually start selling it again. So essentially I just did an unboxing on a watch that you can’t buy… great. Let me know in the comments what you think of it anyway!

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Review: Nexus 5X (Video)

Google usually does one of two things when they release a Nexus. They either try and showcase what Android can do with the latest and greatest specs or they create a budget friendly device with great specs to help get Android in the hands of as many people as humanely possible. This year, oddly enough, Google did both. Google announced two Nexus handsets this year, the top of the line Nexus 6P with its metal body, octacore processor, and 2.5k display and the slightly smaller plastic yet still impressive Nexus 5X with a $120 lower price tag. If you’re looking

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Review: Nexus 6P (Video)

Every year Google releases a Nexus device in partnership with different manufacturing partners — from original partner HTC with the Nexus One in 2010 to last year’s model, the Nexus 6, made by Motorola. During these releases, Google has either done one of two things with their Nexus devices. Either they’ve made a top of the line Android device running their latest software as a technical showcase to present Android in the best light they can and inspire their manufacturing partners to push the limits of what Android is for, or they’ve created a budget-friendly device aimed at putting Android

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