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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 27, 2011
We're all pleased as punch that HTC has decided to shake things up a bit and stop locking the bootloader on its Android devices. Cheers to the manufacturer for listening to the vocal minori...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 26, 2011
Besides that SAMOLED plus display and LTE radio, the Samsung Droid Charge has another thing going for it that's important to many of you guys -- no bootloader monkey business. All yo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 21, 2011
We can't make this up people. According to Google, who gets to make the rules since it's their service, rooted devices are not supported by the Android Markets new movie rental service "due...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 16, 2011
Someone had better call a plumber, 'cause the leaks are going crazy! Here's another Gingerbread leak, this time for the HTC Evo Shift 4G. But this one has a twist -- Shift 4G developer TMa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 16, 2011
The HTC Evo 3D will be one of the hottest Android phones of the year, and to whet everyone's appetite a system dump for the beast has shown up online. Our pals at 911Sniper, who have a knack for...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 09, 2011
Sony Ericsson just proved to us all that they get it. First, they offer up a real bootloader unlocking solution, and now they have published a How-To on their official developer blog with instru...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 07, 2011
Benchmarks can be useful, whether we're talking mobile or any other computer hardware. There is a problem though -- you have to depend on everyone being honest. Let me explain. Anyti...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 24, 2011
This week we have a great Dinc Sense ROM -- Carbonite Fusion by trock70. Romaholic and Dinc lover (also quite the writer) PvilleComp gives us a look at this one, which delivers Sense with a very...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 19, 2011
The HTC Thunderbolt is the latest in the line of new HTC products that are less than hacker friendly, and the steps needed to root it have proven to be a thorn in the side of many, leading to the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 17, 2011
Here's a great idea put to use -- a Galaxy S (the international i9000 version) ROM built from a completely online kitchen. Doc and Stefunel have worked really hard on both the concept, and the ROM, an...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 14, 2011
While it can never come soon enough for impatient Evo 4G users (like all of us here), Gingerbread with HTC Sense has finally leaked out. We shouldn't be surprised, as there was no way HTC would ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 10, 2011
I do what I do here at Android Central for a few different reasons, but the biggest is because I am an Android geek. I am totally into Android, and love talking about it – sometimes too m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 09, 2011
Even with the new and soon to be released Android phones, the Droid Incredible is still a favorite. When you add custom ROMs into the mix, the Dinc really shines. It's been cracked wide op...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 05, 2011
As we first told you last night, a developer test Market has surfaced, along with a new version of the Music application from Google. Here's your (and mine) chance to get some hands-on time wit...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 30, 2011
The Samsung Continuum gets an awesome treat from Android Central forums adviser and ROM developer Adrynalyne with his Clean Continuum DL17 ROM. Samsung Fascinate users should be familiar with Ad...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 29, 2011
Find the latest HTC ThunderBolt accessories
The first thing most people want to do after they root their phone is remove all that extra software the carriers have forced upon them. The HTC...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 29, 2011
This one came out of left field -- Sony Ericsson is going to offer their 2011 Xperia line with an unlockable bootloader via the fastbook command. They say only SIM unlocked versions of the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 28, 2011
Have a shiny new HTC Thunderbolt, itching to be rooted, but only have a Mac with which to do the deed? You're in luck -- our very own Cory Streater happens to love his MacBook Pro, and he's...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 27, 2011
Root access is now available on the just-released Wifi-only Motorola Xoom, thanks to some enterprising XDA members. The rooting process involves using the Android SDK, as well as a fair amount o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 26, 2011
The LG Optimus 2X (see our hands-on) gets the next step of the hacking treatment, a custom recovery. Paul O'Brien has built ClockworkMod recovery, and packaged it up with an easy installer for W...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 24, 2011
The EC05 Froyo OTA is slowly trickling out for the Sprint Epic 4G, but users who like to tinker don't have to wait any longer. Android Central forums adviser Paul627g has worked up a flashable v...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 23, 2011
Maptec from XDA has a working copy of Netflix for Android, streaming video just fine on his HTC Evo 4G. This is supposedly the same Netflix app from the LG Revolution system dump. ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 21, 2011
The bootloader on your Milestone or Droid X is just as locked today as it was yesterday, and it looks like it will stay that way. Android developer Nenolod admits he was lying when he claimed to...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 19, 2011
The HTC Thunderbolt just got released, and Android Central forums adviser Adrynalyne has already worked up a custom ROM. It's a basic stock setup with all the Verizon crapware value a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 18, 2011
The HTC Evo Shift 4G has joined the CyanogenMod 7 club, with an early, still unofficial build getting pretty good reviews. Android Central Moderator and Evo Shift user Big D5 has this to ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 17, 2011
Dell Streak 7 developer graffixnyc and his band of co-horts (check the source link to see just who to thank) have successfully built ClockworkMod recovery for the Dell Streak 7. With some help f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 14, 2011
Sprint Epic 4G developer Dameon87 has built a working alpha of CyanogenMod 7 for the popular Samsung slider, and it's off to a good start. The bug list is surprisingly short:Sensors may b...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 11, 2011
Motorola releases Xoom's official system images When Motorola announced that the Xoom Honeycomb tablet was getting an update to prepare it for Flash Player 10.2, it also announced that unlocked and ro...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 08, 2011
Again and again we see Android modders and hackers take a good thing and make it better -- this time around it's the Sprint Epic 4G. We're not surprised by the amount of love the Samsung Galaxy S phon...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 08, 2011
If you've rooted your HTC Evo Shift 4G, you now have the option of using ClockworkMod recovery, as well as it's simple front-end Rom Manager. With the release of version 3.0.1.4, ClockworkM...
