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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 07, 2010
The unrevoked team has announced that version 3.2 is now available for download, and support for Froyo has been added. This brings the list of devices supported by the flashing tool to:Sprint EV...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 03, 2010
A new device means new goodies, and this time we don't have to wait for the Samsung Fascinate to launch before we get a peek at it's innards. We have the full system dump for you hackery types, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 29, 2010
No, that wasn't a typo -- the Droid X, despite the manufacturer's best efforts, has been spied running a custom ROM, namely the Sapphire AOSP 2.2 ROM (see the Sapphire team's post here in the fo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 27, 2010
The Motorola Backflip is the latest phone to get rooted, and it's using the same exploit as was used on the Droid 2 and the Evo 4G. This makes things really interesting, as any root method that ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 27, 2010
The Sprint Epic 4G is the latest Android phone to get rooted before it's even available for sale. The new root method developed by Sebastian Krahmer used to root the Droid 2, the Evo 4G, a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 26, 2010
The Froyo (Android 2.2) update for the Evo 4G has been rooted. While the current method is a bit hairy and involves timing and a bit of luck, the directions look very straightforward, and ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
Waiting for the G2 to release on T-mobile and feeling impatient? If you're into the hackery fun, you can download and check out what looks to be the leaked engineering test ROM right now. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2010
Android hacker Koush has done it again, this time by creating a method to (almost) have his famous Clockwork recovery on the Motorola Droid X. He does state that this isn't a "real" re...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 12, 2010
The wait is over -- the fellows behind Unrevoked have released their "forever" tool. While we're not going to get into specifics (you can read those, and you had better, at the source ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 09, 2010
Yes, an overclocking method has been found for the Droid X, but no, the bootloader is not cracked. Using the same method as the Milestone hackers, an injectable kernel module has been built that...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 23, 2010
Not to be outdone by it's larger cousins, the Motorola Devour has been rooted. Using some bits and pieces from the Droid X root method, some files scoured from the web, and some good old fashion...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 23, 2010
Our pal Robert Werlinger from sister site PreCentral.net has been at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference this week in Portland, Ore., and sat in on the "Your Smartphone May Not Be as Open as You ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2010
It's far from a final version, but those of you waiting for the CyanogenMod team to release some delicious Froyo for your HTC Evo, it's your lucky day. The first of the nightly builds (think of ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 15, 2010
Locked, Encryption, and a self-destruct button -- all over a cellphone? It's not very often that I'm asked to write something and don't really want to write it. But there's this 800-pound goril...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 13, 2010
Even though they aren't officially released yet, the US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S (T-Mobile Vibrant and AT&T Captivate) have already been rooted. We should expect this by now, as it s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 07, 2010
BAM! this is what we've all been waiting for since we first saw Froyo and Sense 2.2 running on the HTC Desire. Android wizard udk over at xda-developers has released the first version of a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
If you use a custom ROM on your Android phone, you should know about CyanogenMod. If you don't, go hit Google now, then come right back. (pretty freakin' sweet, huh?) With the drop of the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 24, 2010
What happens when a pre-released phone gets into the hands of someone who knows their way around the Android system is a beautiful thing. Late last night we got a system dump from the brand span...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 24, 2010
Things like this is why I love Android. Hacker extraordinaire persiansown has ripped the new live wallpapers out of the Samsung Galaxy S and ported them to other devices. They all make a v...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 24, 2010
If you're in the middle of pulling sd cards, running scripts, or swearing profusely at your HTC phone while trying to flash a custom recovery image, stop now. The good people at unrEVOked have r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 23, 2010
I love a feel-good story every now and then. All the phones getting rooted yesterday made me all warm and fuzzy. But that still didn't prepare me for this one. The insane idea of cap...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
Told you they all fall eventually. Noted HTC hacker Eugene373 has taken his root method for the MyTouch 3G Slide and got it working on the brand new HTC Aria. It's not the easiest of meth...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
No carriers' locked systems are safe when Android hackers set their sights on them. Some are easy, some are tough, but eventually they all fall. This time in the spotlight is the Sony Eric...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
Yes, you read it right., the Nexus One has been rooted. Again. What's new about this is that the phone was rooted the old fashioned way, and the bootloader remains locked. Let me take a mi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2010
And another new phone falls to the genius of the Android hacking community. You'll recognize the names -- eugene373, Paul O'Brien, and Koushik Dutta. These guys used the fake OTA method ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 14, 2010
Motorola Cliq owners, you haven't been forgotten. A group of developers has cooked up some Eclair love for you. In what sounds like a herculean effort travisjames, along with fellow develo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 09, 2010
Not quite satisfied with the stock firmware on your new HTC Evo? Or maybe you just have the itch to tinker that comes naturally when some folks get their paws on an Android phone. Android ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 09, 2010
Not everyone with a new Evo 4G is just enjoying the beast. Some of us are hard at work applying everything we know about hacking Android to our new toy. My eyes are getting blurry, and it'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 06, 2010
Here's a guy with tech skills cranked up to 11. Sven Killig has built USB host drivers for the Nexus One and shows them off in a big way. USB keyboards, webcams, flash drives, even output ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 05, 2010
That was quick! Paul over at MoDaCo announced that he has rooted the Dell Streak (aka the Dell Mini 5). Seems like these new devices are getting cracked as fast as manufacturers can push t...
