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How to Get Android 6.0 on Your Nexus Device Right Now (Video)

Android 6.0 aka Marshmallow was finally announced at Google I/O last week and now, as per the usual, it’s available as a flushable image on Google’s website for all their Nexus devices. Essentially there are two ways to upgrade your phone to Android Marshmallow, you can wait for the OTA (snore) or you can flash it yourself when the factory image becomes available. For other manufacturers, the former is really the only way since they don’t always release the factory image (or release it after the OTA goes out), but with Google’s own Nexus line, that factory image is available […]

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How to Unroot the Motorola Moto X Style

Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Motorola Moto X Style or perhaps you need to sell the device and get it back to stock? Regardless of the reason, it’s pretty easy to unroot your device and usually involves just flashing the stock firmware from the manufacturer onto the phone to get it back to an out-of-box state. Some of the reasons for unrooting your Motorola Moto X Style 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

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How to Root the Motorola Moto X Style

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 root the Motorola Moto X Style, 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). Update

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How to Unroot the OnePlus Two (Video)

So I’ve gone over why you would want to root the OnePlus Two but there are some reasons to undo that should you need. From sending it in for warranty, to selling it and wanting to get it all back to stock for the next owner, to just wanting to maybe start over and root the thing again, unrooting the OnePlus Two can be a necessary option. If you have TWRP recovery on the OnePlus Two from doing my rooting tutorial for it, then it’s actually pretty easy to do, too. All we need to do is boot into recovery

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All You Need to Know: Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, New Chromecast, Pixel C & More

With all the leaks coming out about the new Nexus devices, you’d be pressed to wonder what else could possibly be left to know. Well, plenty it seems. But instead of droning, like some publications on where this “financially puts Google” or “how this will affect the market”, I figure most of you are like me and just want to know the facts. So here we go, a no fluff (possible sarcastic commentary though), facts only, bulleted list of everything you need to know about what was announced today at Google’s event. Here we go. Android Marshmallow New Features Android

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How to Get CyanogenMod on the OnePlus Two (Video)

The original OnePlus One was the first device to be loaded with CyanogenMod, a popular third-party developer’s ROM, directly from the manufacturer. This is as opposed to the way we used to just flash CyanogenMod ourselves on the device we had regardless of what ROM came on it from the factory. Well, it seems that OnePlus has ditched CyanogenMod in favor of their own in-house ROM for the OnePlus Two for whatever reason (cue the dramatic music). So if you want CyanogenMod, it’s back to the old-school way –flashing it ourselves. First you need to flash a custom recovery and

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How to Root the OnePlus Two (Video)

After all the hype the OnePlus One caused and the, not particularly large, but damn-loyal fanbase they achieved, they finally just launched a successor: the OnePlus Two. Just like with the OnePlus One the idea was to put higher end specs in a device while keeping the price tag a few hundred dollars shy of the competitors (and just like the last time, what better way to create as much hype as possible than with the same invite-only system of purchasing and giveaways to gain invites), the OnePlus Two followed suit. But while the hardware is top-notch on the OnePlus

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How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile & Sprint Versions)

Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 running on Sprint or T-Mobile or perhaps you need to sell the device and get it back to stock? Regardless of the reason, it’s pretty easy to unroot your device and usually involves just flashing the stock firmware from the manufacturer onto the phone to get it back to an out-of-box state. Some of the reasons for unrooting your Samsung Galaxy Note 5 are: Sending in the device for warranty (most, but not all unrooting procedures reinstate the manufacturer warranty if you had one before rooting).

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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile & Sprint Versions)

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is the latest large-screened device to come out of Samsung’s, seemingly constant, churring out of cell phones throughout the year. The Note 5 is the anticipated replacement to the popular Note 4 that came out last year and, like a good successor, it improves upon the last model in every way. The only thing, that hasn’t gotten much better in my opinion, is the software. If you know me, you know I’m not the biggest fan of the custom UIs that all the manufacturers put on their device and, even though I understand why they

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How to Unroot the Sony Xperia M2 Dual

Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Sony Xperia M2 Dual or perhaps you need to sell the device and get it back to stock? Regardless of the reason, it’s pretty easy to unroot your device and usually involves just flashing the stock firmware from the manufacturer onto the phone to get it back to an out-of-box state. Some of the reasons for unrooting your Sony Xperia M2 Dual 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

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How to Root the Sony Xperia M2 Dual

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 root the Sony Xperia M2 Dual, 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). Update

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How to Unroot the Motorola Moto X Play

Perhaps you’re done playing with root and custom ROMs on your Motorola Moto X Play or perhaps you need to sell the device and get it back to stock? Regardless of the reason, it’s pretty easy to unroot your device and usually involves just flashing the stock firmware from the manufacturer onto the phone to get it back to an out-of-box state. Some of the reasons for unrooting your Motorola Moto X Play 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

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How to Root the Motorola Moto X Play

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 root the Motorola Moto X Play, 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). Update

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How to Unroot the LG G4 (All Variants)

Eventually, unrooting is necessary. Whether you’re sick of flashing ROMs on your phone or sending it in for warranty, unrooting the LG G4 will get it back to stock –the way it came out of the box when you bought it. To unroot the LG G4, we’ll be flashing the stock firmware (ROM) from LG using their own firmware flashing tool (so you know its legit). Once you grab the firmware for your particular version of the G4, you can download the flashing tool, plug your phone in, select the firmware and let it do its thing. I. Before You Begin

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OnePlus Two Unboxing & Giveaway for 2 Invites (Video)

My OnePlus Two finally arrived and, as is the protocol here on the internet, it’s time to do an unboxing. Check out my video unboxing below and be sure to check out the giveaway for two invites for the OnePlus Two! The giveaway can only run until Sunday Sept 20th, 2015 at 11:59PM EST as that will give the winners time to purchase their devices on Monday before the invites themselves expire. OnePlus Two Invite Giveaway UPDATE: The winners were announced in the widget below and have been emailed! Congrats to them and thanks everyone so much for participating! Also,

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