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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 09, 2012
Binaries to use for the 4.1.1 AOSP build for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus have been posted at Google's Nexus drivers page. This means developers (of the ROM building variety) have the tools they nee...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 23, 2012
We've seen Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile release their variant of the Galaxy S III so far, and all three have been rooted. Nobody really expected it to take very long, but it's still n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 08, 2012
So you have a modern (read one that has or is going to get ICS) HTC Android phone, and want to restore the hyperlinked data option menu that Apple spent millions of dollars to take away from you? He...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2012
Now that some pre-orders are getting filled and the EVO 4G LTE is in the hands of Android fans, it was just a matter of time before it got rooted. It's a pretty simple affair, using the same exp...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 15, 2012
There's been a bit of fuss over the way the HTC One X (and One XL) handles multitasking, with some folks saying the phone is broken when talking about the way it handles tasks in the background....
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2012
While much of the custom ROM community is focused on getting the latest and greatest Ice Cream Sandwich-based goodies onto their devices, the CyanogenMod team continues work on the Gingerbread-based...
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by Kevin O'Quinn
May 09, 2012
The Snapdragon S4-based One X has been rooted, thanks to kennethpenn of XDA-developers. This isn't a bootloader unlock, but it is full root, so apps like Titanium Backup will ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 07, 2012
Back in December we first had a look at CMC (CyanogenMod Compiler), and it's come a long way since. What started as a command line tool to help download, sync, and build CyanogenMod for any...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 18, 2012
HTC has released the kernel source for the Asian and European version of the One V, (see Alex's great review here) meeting their obligations under the GPL and teasing potential Android hackers a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 10, 2012
There's a new GPS fix out there for Android devices (including a special build for the Transformer Prime) that promises to fix the issues many have been seeing with the location services from AS...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 06, 2012
Whenever a hot new HTC device is on the way, a portion of potential buyers are only interested in one thing -- how long until it's rooted and the bootloader is cracked? The AT&T One X is no ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 18, 2012
The first major CyanogenMod release of the year is upon us, as the leading custom Android firmware launches the first release candidate (RC) build for version 7.2. CM release candidates are generall...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 16, 2012
As you might've heard, popular custom ROM CyanogenMod 9 is introducing some changes in the way it handles root access. The gist of it is that root is now an option, not the default setting....
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 16, 2012
Since the earliest days of unofficial Android ROMs, root access and custom firmwares like CyanogenMod have gone hand in hand. However, future versions of CyanogenMod will take a step back from ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 15, 2012
As many an EVO 3D user will tell you, the 1.5 hboot that came with the latest update has been a bit of a thorn in the side of Android hackers. That may soon be coming to an end, and users at XDA -De...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 14, 2012
The LG Optimus V has an update waiting for it, you might have received a text message from Virgin about it. The update offers a security fix "that will protect your handset from security vulner...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 13, 2012
Since it emerged that the AT&T Galaxy Note's hardware supported T-Mobile's HSPA frequencies, there's been a cash bounty out for anyone able to bring Tmo 3G and '4G' connectiv...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 13, 2012
Much like the HTC One X that saw root come by way of MoDaCo's Superboot previously, the HTC One S has also been given the same treatment. All the same rules apply here as they did for the One X,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 13, 2012
OK guys and gals -- I'm doing a little leg work here for a project I have in the works. You might have seen my question on Google+ asking folks with a stock Android phone if they use a custom RO...
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by PvilleComp
Mar 11, 2012
Behold the mighty HTC DROID Incredible, now running Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3! Yes, you read that correctly, the mighty DInc, the phone that will not go away, now has an Ice Cream Sandwich port that ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 09, 2012
The HTC One X has been rooted before it's official release thanks to Android hacker Paul O'Brien. With his Superboot method, any One X that has S-Off, or has been unlocked via the official H...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 06, 2012
The HTC Vivid should be seeing Ice Cream Sandwich shortly, and if you're the brave type there's a leak out in the wild you can flash today. When HTC and AT&T announced the HTC One X was ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 20, 2012
The folks over at GTV Hacker have released a root exploit for Sony Google TVs. The NSZ-GT1 Eagle (that's the Blu-ray player) and the Asura stand alone TVs can use this method, requiring on...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 19, 2012
We've seen a couple new Ice Cream Sandwich builds leaked out for the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, and that makes us happy. It means someone is hard at work making this happen, nobody has forgotte...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 18, 2012
It won't officially be released until February 19, but the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy Note has already had a rooted kernel built for it. The kernel also has init.d support so c...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 18, 2012
Since we started doing our polls each weeknight, the most popular requested subject from you guys was about root. People want to know who is rooting their phones, and why they're doing it....
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 17, 2012
Remember that controversial Motorola Droid 4 root method we talked about last week? You might have skimmed over the part where the method was presumed to work on just about any Motorola device...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 12, 2012
Hell of a week, eh? We saw the rise of Chrome for Android, and Google Wallet hit a couple of potholes -- but nothing we're really worried about -- but some of the coolest news out of Mountain Vi...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 11, 2012
We only got the Motorola Droid 4 officially a day ago, but today we see the release of a root exploit for the device, courtesy of security researcher Dan Rosenberg.
That's good news for y...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 09, 2012
Following the news yesterday that Google Wallet's PIN security has been cracked (for rooted users, on unsecured devices), Google has issued an official statement to clarify a few details, i...
