Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2011
The Motorola Droid 3 has been rooted, and while we expect root to happen for most Android phones, there are a couple things here that we want to talk about. To start at the beginning, the goal o...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2011
It looks like HTC's unlocked bootloader policy may not be just what everyone was looking for, and several key portions of the firmware remain locked. What appears to be the case, is that using H...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 22, 2011
We're back with another ROM review, and Android Central forums adviser PvilleComp and his Dinc have returned. This time we're going to have a look at Nils' Business GingerSense. It's base...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 20, 2011
We love reader-submitted ROM reviews, and once again we have Android Central member digitalslacker and his the Nexus S 4G, bringing us a review of GPA for the Nexus S 4G. This one is a treat -- ...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2011
This time around our friend and Android Central forums adviser PvilleComp is back, and he brought his trusty HTC Droid Incredible with him. He gives us a nice look at SkyRaider Sense for his Din...
Article
by Menno
Aug 16, 2011
Remember the Vphone? Revealed way back in 2009, Saygus promised that the Vphone would be the first consumer phone to pass Verizon's Open Device Initiative (ODI) certification, promising revolutionary ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 14, 2011
Android hackers have succeeded in unlocking the Motorola Photon 4G bootloader using the methods they first figured out for the Atrix 4G. Like most hacks of this nature, you're going to have to ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 14, 2011
If you took the last OTA for the HTC EVO 4G, and have been wanting and waiting for a root method, you're now in luck. The fellas at Revolutionary have worked out the kinks and the EVO 4G wi...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 14, 2011
If you're rocking an Optimus S on Sprint, and we know a lot of you are, here's one more reason to hack the daylights out of it -- the Theme Team. Android Central developers jstntp and jondevere ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 13, 2011
Have yourself a Motorola Photon 4G, all ready to root it, but haven't picked up the HD dock yet? You're in luck! A new method has been figured out, one that doesn't have a purchase of $100...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 13, 2011
We're back with another reader submitted ROM review, this time around we have Android Central member digitalslacker showing some love for the Nexus S 4G with a great review of Oxygen ROM. I've u...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Aug 11, 2011
Since Revolutionary came out, I've been waiting for a good Senseless ROM to tie me over until CM7 gets an official port. My prayers seem to have been answered in scrosler's very own Sensel...
Article
by Menno
Aug 08, 2011
Well, this is interesting. I recently went into the Android Market on my Galaxy Tab and it asked me to accept the terms and conditions again. I accepted, and the app closed down. Whe...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 02, 2011
If you're the proud owner of a shiny new Motorola Photon 4G and itching for some root action, you're in luck -- provided you have the HD dock, some USB computer peripherals, and access to a monitor o...
Article
by Menno
Aug 02, 2011
Samsung recently confirmed that its Touchwiz UX update would start rolling out to early adopters after a special launch event on Aug. 3 in New York City. For those of us who already pu...
Article
by Chris Parsons
Aug 01, 2011
With Gingerbread having now been out for a while on the Motorola Atrix, we're sure some of you out there may have already dived right into rooting it. For those of you who wanted to give the stock upd...
Article
by n64kps
Jul 31, 2011
It's been a glorious past week for EVO 3D owners. It started off with HTC releasing the kernel source followed up by unrevoked and AlphaRev releasing their Revolutionary tool to obtain S-O...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 24, 2011
You would think that an Android phone like the Samsung Replenish wouldn't draw much attention from independent Android developers, but you would be wrong. Android Central ROM developer Shab...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2011
Android developer c21johnson has worked up a custom ROM for the Motorola Droid X2. Minimal X, currently in a beta-release stage, is the first available custom ROM for the X2, which still has a l...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 17, 2011
The CyanogenMod user install base has hit the 500,000 mark, according to the stats released by the CM team. This is across all devices, and includes unofficial versions in the numbers. Som...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 11, 2011
MIUI, a popular third-party ROM for Android devices, is now available as a stable version for the B&N Nook Color. It's worth noting that this is not part of the official MIUI proje...
Article
by Menno
Jul 02, 2011
Way back at GoogleIO, Google showed off their upcoming movie rental service, releasing the service to the Motorola Xoom, promising that other devices would be added in "a few weeks." ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 01, 2011
Now here's something you don't see every day. Cincinnati Bell has released the Android 2.2 update for the Motorola Milestone XT720 -- and long with it, a tool to root the thing.Repeat: A carrier...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 30, 2011
In what will forever be known as the Great Tease of June 30, 2011, the twitters are going a little nuts this afternoon of the apparent rooting of the HTC EVO 3D. See that there? That's the f...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewingWe've seen Ubuntu running on many an Android device, but it's especially interesting when it's on a tablet. Well, add the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to the list...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 27, 2011
CyanogenMod 7.1 RC1 is now available for download from the mirror network. The changelog looks pretty impressive, addressing most of the user issues and adding features and options -- which ever...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 26, 2011
Want a badass theme for a badass phone? Then you'll want to have a look at the Gears of War theme for the Samsung Epic 4G. It's based on the EC05 Froyo build, and turns your Epic into some...
Article
by Menno
Jun 23, 2011
Itching to unlock your bootloader ahead of the official unlock supposedly coming with the Gingerbread update? The2dcour over at the XDA forums has posted a method that will allow you to un...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 21, 2011
Samsung has posted the kernel source for the Galaxy Tab 10.1, allowing Tegra kernel developers to get to work and Tab 10.1 users to get ready for what they build for us. As usual, the average us...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 17, 2011
A very nice phone that doesn't get near enough spotlight, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G (check out our hands-on) has a new Gingerbread leak floating around. The 2.3.3 build has been rooted, and it loo...
