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How To Unroot the T-Mobile G2X and Return it to Stock

Have a T-Mobile G2X and need to send it in for warranty? Or perhaps you just want to start over from scratch with the whole rooting thing? Either way, you need to get back to stock. Well, here’s how to revert your T-Mobile G2X back to the way it was out of the box when you got it. I. Before You Begin 1. You MUST have done our How To Root and Load a Custom Recovery procedure for this to work properly. 2. This will return your G2X back to stock and erase all data on the phone. II. Revert […]

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How To Transfer Files Between Your Android Tablet and Mac

  Have a Motorola Xoom, Asus Transformer, or any other Android Honeycomb tablet, but also have a Mac? Having an issue with getting them to play nice with each other? Well, one thing you may have noticed is that when you plug it in and try to mount the storage/sd card, so you can transfer files to it, it doesn’t let you.This is because, that unlike with a PC, the storage isn’t automatically detected on a Honeycomb tablet when using a Mac. Don’t worry though, there is a way to fix it. Here’s how. 1. Head here to download the

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How To Take Screenshots on an Android Device

  I’ve always just rooted my devices and then added any one of the plethora of apps on the Market to then take advantage of that root access to do screenshots. I do, however, understand that there are still a lot of users that don’t want to have to root their device in order to just take screen shots. Well, with a little help from the Android Software Developer Kit, you can plug your phone in and take those screenshots without having to root your device. I. Setup the SDK and ADB 1. Download the Android Software Developer Kit and

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Demo: BlackBerry PlayBook plays nice with Android apps

Was the PlayBook a hit or something that RIM wants to forget and move on to greener pastures? Many would say that the device could have been better and a lot of nags (no native IM or email app, on a BlackBerry device, isn’t that crazy?) could have been avoided to complement the QNX operating system and the hefty hardware built in.  Of course, RIM has promised weekly updates which could fix the issues plaguing the tablet, and one redeeming factor for the PlayBook could be the ability to “play back” Android apps, alongside apps downloaded from BlackBerry’s App World.

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How To Tether Your Android Phone without Needing the Market or Root

Apparently, Verizon and AT&T users can no longer find tethering apps in the Android Market (thanks to Google hiding them from those devices after being bugged by the carriers to remove them). So for those users, here’s how to still be able to tether without needing the Android Market. 1. Download the PDANet apk file and save it somewhere on your computer. PDANet 2. Transfer the .apk file to your device’s SD card or internal storage. 3. Download a file manager from the Market if you don’t already have on (Astro File Manager is a good, free option). 4. Install

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HTC myTouch 4G gets an unofficial Gingerbread treat

The spate of leaked ROMs continues and now the official Gingerbread ROM for the 6-month-old T-Mobile myTouch 4G has surfaced.  The ROM is based on 2.3.3 and features something that has long been incorporated in other Cyanogenmod builds – quick access to toggle various connectivity options.  Other than that, there seems to be no major change and you will still have to live with Sense 2.1 instead of 3.0 which was the case with the Sensation. Head over to the XDA thread if we have got your Android senses tingling and if you own a myTouch 4G.  Also, take a

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How To Load a Custom ROM on the T-Mobile G2X

That custom recovery is ready to go on your phone? Ready to use it for something? Well, the thing you can do with the most drastic increase in performance and feel you your device would be to load a custom ROM. Not only can you get better performance, different icons, themes, etc. but you can also flash newer versions of Android (how about Gingerbread on your Froyo device, etc.?). So if all that sounds good to you, then let’s show you how to do it. I. Before You Begin 1. You MUST have done our How To Flash a Custom

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How To Flash a Custom Recovery on the T-Mobile G2X

So you’ve rooted your T-Mobile G2X? Ready for the fun stuff now? Well, first up, you have to flash a custom recovery image. A custom recovery image allows us to make backups (something very necessary when messing with your phone), flash custom ROMs, kernels, and tons of other neat stuff. In this procedure, we’ll show you how to flash the recovery so you can get to the fun stuff in the next procedure. I. Before You Begin. 1. You MUST have done our How To Root the LG G2X procedure. Once done, come back to this procedure and continue. 2.

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How To Root the T-Mobile G2X

  So you have your shiny new T-Mobile G2X and you’re already bored with it, wish it was a little faster, and/or want to get rid of all the software that happened to come on it that you’ll never use (T-Mobile Mail? Really?!). No problem. All you have to do is root it and all that can be yours. Read below for how to root the T-Mobile G2x. (Also be sure to head to the next procedure to flash a recovery image and the procedure after that to flash a custom ROM to get the most out of your new

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How To Load a Custom ROM on the Motorola Xoom

*At the time of writing this, there are no custom ROMs available, but this is how you would load them once they become available (unless something drastic changes, then in that case we would redo the video). Also you can use this method to flash custom Kernels, etc. as well. So you have a custom recovery on your Motorola Xoom but not sure what to do with it now? Well, a custom ROM is the next step for you. With a custom ROM, you can change the operating system, user interface, performance, and a lot more. Ready? Here’s how to

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How To See Where Your Android Device Has Been Tracking You

  Laughing at iPhone users for having their every move recorded by their iPhone? Well, you may want to bite your tongue cause, that’s right, Android tracks your moves as well. Your Android device records your location and even Wifi checkins and saves them to the device’s cache (for a faster map experience among other reasons). Now, we’re pretty sure this information is only transmitted to Google if you selected the option to allow Google to use your anonymous location data (which you should have seen when logging in to your Android device for the first time) but it’s still

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How To: Encrypt the iPhone Tracking Data So Other Programs (and People) Can’t Use It

So you saw all of the tracking information that Apple keeps from your iPhone? You want to do something about it? Well, you can either jailbreak the device and then remove the phone’s ability to be tracked altogether, or you can do this procedure to encrypt the tracking data so that other programs (or people) can’t use it so easily. This can give you a little piece of mind without going through all the hassle of actually jailbreaking the phone. I. Before You Begin 1. This simply encrypts the backup. It does not stop it from tracking you, BUT it

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How To: See Where Apple has Been Tracking Your iPhone

  Curious where Apple has been tracking you? Want to know exactly when your iPhone checked in? Using a special open source program developers, Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, have created a way for you to check to see where your iPhone has been tracked. You’d be surprised how far back the data goes… follow the instructions in this video to see for yourself. I. Before You Begin 1. This does NOT share any of the information, nor even transmit it off of your computer. It simply shows you the files that are already stored on your computer from when you last

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How To Change the Keyboard on a Honeycomb Android Tablet

  Typing on your tablet just not what you hoped it would be? Want to change that on-screen keyboard to something that suits your needs? No problem. In this how to we show you how to do just that. Take the Android stock keyboard and replace it with any of the other third-party keyboards in the Android Market (even some that split the keyboard so you can type with your thumbs on the tablet). Check out the video for more information. I. Change the Keyboard 1. Open the Android Market on your Honeycomb Tablet. 2. In the Android Market, search

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How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Motorola Xoom

Now that we have access to the microsd access via a custom kernel, Koush has released his Clockworkmod recovery image for the Motorola Xoom. What can you do with a custom recovery, you ask? Well, you can create and restore backups of the entire system, ability to flash kernels, and the ability to flash custom ROMs as well. Here’s how to get the recovery image on your newly rooted Motorola Xoom. As always, big thanks to Koush and his team for their awesome recovery images! I. Before You Begin 1. You MUST have done our How To Root the Motorola

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