The LG G Pad 7.0 is a budget-friendly tablet from the Life’s Good company that boasts a 7.0-inch display, 800 x 1280 pixels screen resolution, Quad core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7 processor and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8226 system chip. […]
July 2014
17.1.2.A.0.314 Android 4.4.2 KitKat Rolling Out to Sony Xperia Z2 D6503 LTE
A new software update, namely 17.1.2.A.0.314 for the Xperia Z2 D6503 is rolling out OTA to selected devices in South Korea, Thailand, Russia and Kuwait. The new firmware focuses on fixing up some minor bugs and doesn’t bring many new […]
Paranoid Android 4.5 Alpha 1 Suspects Android L-Styled OS Features Perfectly
One of the best reasons to continue unchaining your Android-based smartphones is to keep up with the times. We are often restricted by the phone carriers and phone manufacturers when it comes to what software and operating system version we […]
How to Install Paranoid Android ROM on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000
If you are the owner of a Galaxy Note 10.0 N8000 and would like to experience all that ParanoidAndroid has to offer then we have good news. XDA Developers member Androguide.fr has developed a way to flash Paranoid Android ROM on the […]
How to Root Lava Iris X1
The Lava Iris X1 is a smartphone made to make some noise in India. It delivers excellent value for money in an economy that’s not always the easiest to provide for. Not many people know the name ‘Lava’ out west […]
Android 4.4.4 KitKat 14.4.A.0.118 Firmware for Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and Z Ultra
We all understand that the Android 4.4.4 KitKat update is a minor one that increases the security and patches up a flaw found in the previous Android 4.4.3 KiKat, but nonetheless we are still seeing new builds rolling out for […]
HTC One M8 Sprint Subscribers Get 2.16.651.4 Android 4.4.3 KitKat with WiFi Calling
The HTC One M8 smartphone is beginning its life with the Android 4.4 Sense 6 UI, but since then we have come a long way with KitKat software. In addition, the Google I/O showcased the new Android L Developers preview […]
How to Root HTC Desire 816
The HTC Desire 816 is a smartphone that was originally announced back in February of this year. If you like phones that come with a big display, high-resolution camera, high-resolution display, quad-core processor, fast 4G mobile data support, lots of […]
Australian Nexus 5 Gets KTU84Q Android 4.4.4_r2 KitKat MR2.2 Rolling out OTA
It’s not often I get the pleasure to announce a new firmware for my home country so I take great pride in announcing that Aussies are now starting to receive Android MR2.2 KitKat that is a fresher version of Android […]
How to Update Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE to XXUCNF9 Android 4.4.2 KitKat
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE variant smartphone are blessed with a new Android 4.4.2 Kitkat firmware that is rolling out OTA to selected devices namely I9195XXUCNF9 build. The 4.4.2 software update is well renown for producing wireless […]
How to Update Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini to XXU1ANG1 Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
The Galaxy S5 Mini is still making it’s way to an eventual word-wide release later this year and some people updated the firmware to the latter stages of Kitkat via a Custom ROM. If you did this and want to […]
Sony Rolling out 12.1.A.1.207 Firmware for Sony Xperia SP
The Sony Xperia SP has new firmware grants from the PTCRB that will see the version number updated to 12.1.A.1.207 in a staged rollout happening as we speak over the air otherwise known as OTA. The update targets certain bugs […]
Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean 11.3.A.2.33 Firmware for Sony Xperia E Rolling Out, But Has a Major WiFi Flaw
The Sony Xperia E, E Dual and E1 are another great range of smartphones from Sony that have a strong following. They’re obviously;y not the pick of the bunch with Android 4.1 under the hood, but they still work well […]
How to Update Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 to I535VRUDNE Android 4.4.2 KitKat Official Firmware
The Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets are getting old, but the phone carriers around the United States are still doing a decent job of keeping them up to date. Today it’s the Big Red’s turn to dish out a new firmware […]
Quickly Root Sony Xperia Z1 and Z1 Compact in Under a Minute
While we like to be exact and thorough in our delivery, sometimes a clever developer manages to produce something we can’t help, but show off. That’s happened yet again here today when a developer from XDA has come up with […]
How to Update Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 to I535VRUDNE Android 4.4.2 KitKat Official Firmware
The Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets are getting old, but the phone carriers around the United States are still doing a decent job of keeping them up to date. Today it’s the Big Red’s turn to dish out a new firmware […]
Droid Ultra/Droid Mini Android 4.4.4 Soak Tests Underway, Firmware Rollout Underway Soon
The Droid range products from Maxx, Mini and Ultra are currently sitting on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat instead of being fitted the fresher Android 4.4.3. That left many owners annoyed with the lack of timely updates, but the Motorola company announced […]
How to Install Android 4.4.2 I747UCALG1 on Samsung Galaxy S3 for AT&T Subcribers
If you are with the US-based phone carrier AT&T you can manually update to this version of Android 4.4.2 KitKat namely I747UCALG1 firmware. As you can see in the name it contains the S3 model number I747 and that’s because […]
Android 4.4.2 KitKat 19.1.A.0.473 For T2 Ultra and 19.1.C.0.116 for T2 Sony Ultra Dual Certification Complete, Rollout Coming Soon
The month of July is proving an extremely busy time and it’s about to get even more hectic if you own one of the Xperia devices namely T2 Ultra and T2 Ultra Dual. The model numbers for these two smartphones […]
Droid Ultra/Droid Mini Android 4.4.4 Soak Tests Underway, Firmware Rollout Underway Soon
The Droid range products from Maxx, Mini and Ultra are currently sitting on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat instead of being fitted the fresher Android 4.4.3. That left many owners annoyed with the lack of timely updates, but the Motorola company announced […]
LG G3S Spy Shot Leaks, Will Come as a Dual-SIM Variant of Original G3
The year 2014 is giving us all a ton of devices to assess and more so than usual. Today we see that trend continuing further with this spy shot press render of the G3S, an apparent sister handset to the […]
Android 4.4.2 FXXU1ANG1 Firmware for Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Rollout Underway
A new version of Android 4.4.2 Kitkat namely FXXU1ANG1 is rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini handsets as we speak and it will continue to do so in the coming weeks. The situations are tricky because the S5 hasn’t […]
Bring Blocked Apps Back to Life with the APK Downloader Extension
While the Google Play Store is lovely and convenient, it does have some major flaws in the system and the main one that people dislike it Google knowing everything about you. Personally, I don’t have any issue with Google advertisements […]
Verizon KOT49H.P905VVRUANE4 Android 4.4.2 Update for Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Rolling Out
The Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 is a tablet that started its journey into the wild on Android 4.4 Kitkat and today a new firmware build, namely P905VVRUANE4 updates it to a much newer Android 4.4.2 Kitkat. While it is a […]
Pre-Order the LG G3 from AT&T for $199 Starting Today, Officially for Sale in Retail Outlets July 8
AT&T is releasing a sweet deal for subscribers who want in on the latest LG G3 smartphone. If you pre-orders yours today you can have it for as little as $199. While orders are officially taken today, the new flagship […]
It’s a Fact: the Sony Xperia C3 D2533 Smartphone Devotes Itself to ‘Selfies’
During my tenure writing about smartphones so far there has always been one hot commodity and that is a front-facing shooter with an underwhelming megapixel count. Even on the flagships during 2014 that have megapixel nearing the 16 range for […]
Walkman 8.4.A.1.4 App for Sony Xperia Handsets Comes without the Capital Letters, UI Changes, Extra Features and More
Sony tries hard with its media and music applications and I think none shines brighter than Sony’s Walkman app. Walkman updates to version 8.4.A.1.4, and while only small, it manages to bring in some aesthetically pleasing design changes. The first […]
Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 Recieves WiFi Calling in this G900PVPU1ANE5 Android 4.4.2 KitKat Build
It’s fast becoming a big day for the phone carrier Sprint out of the US as they continue to push out significant updates across several of their smartphones. None is bigger than the Galaxy S5 though, as it starts to […]
Unofficial Port for Android L Reaches Google Nexus 4
The Google I/O event for 2014 was a huge hit as expected, but because none of us was assigned a developer account we haven’t had the pleasure of using the Android L Developer Preview. That hasn’t stopped us reading all […]
iOS 8 Beta 3 12a4318c Seeds to Developers
The new firmware build, namely 12a4318c is seeding to Apple Developers as we speak and it boosts the existing iOS 8 software to beta 3. The third beta stage comes to us just three weeks after we first noticed the […]