Anyone wanting to flash a Samsung smartphone or tablet with new firmware files to update the operating system will need to do that with the Odin flashing tool. Moreover, anyone wanting to flash custom kernels and custom recoveries will want to get that done from the Odin application too. There are sometimes when you can […]
February 2016
Download Odin Downloader for Android 4.4.4 KitKat
One of the main reasons I continually choose to buy Samsung smartphones and tablets is because they have the Odin application available. Flashing a smartphone that runs on an Android operating system is like putting the ice cream in a cone. One doesn’t taste great without the other. Many OEMs and manufacturers do not have […]
Download Smartphone Flash Tool for Android 5.1.1
These are the guidelines to download the smartphone flash tool (otherwise known as the SP flash tool) for Android 5.1.1 operating systems and MTK-based devices. The official smartphone flash tool in this guide lets everyone flash a stock ROM back on the device you are using. Further, it allows you to flash a new recovery […]
Custom ROMs for Google Nexus 4
The Google Nexus 4 made by the Life’s Good company is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and the Adreno 320 GPU. The Adreno 320 GPU was the best graphics processor available at the time of the Google Nexus 4’s release — something the Mountain View company wanted to show off on launch […]
Custom ROMs for Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact was the thinnest and lightest waterproof tablet on the market at the time of its release. The tablet is underpinned by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor. None of that hardware really matter when it comes to the operating system, though, and that’s what we are looking to update with […]
Custom ROMs for Sony Xperia ZL
The Sony Xperia ZL is a full HD smartphone that comes with Android 4.1.2 out of the box and later found the Android 4.2 update arriving over the air. Since official software updates have stopped — either by flashing manually or by accepting OTA’s — you will need to install a custom ROM if you […]
Best Custom ROMs for Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 SGH-I957
These are the best custom ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 SGH-I957 device. A custom ROM gives you a unique ability to replace the stock ROM with some choices of your own instead of using whatever the OEM gives you out of the box. Most of these ROMs are community driven apart from some […]
Best Custom ROMs for Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
These are the best custom ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet. Many of the custom ROMs you will find on this list can make your device more stable, faster, more efficient, lighter and remove the bloatware. In addition to creating a better ROM than you normally get when you open the Samsung Galaxy […]
Best Custom ROMs for Lenovo K3 Note
These are the best custom ROMs for the Lenovo K3 Note device. Choose from the BlissPop ROM, Nexus ROM, Cool UI 6.0 and many more great ROMs to come in the future. As you probably know, ROM stands for read-only-memory and will change the Android operating system with new aftermarket firmware. There are many reasons […]
Best Custom ROMs for Sony Xperia ZR
These are the best custom ROMs for the Sony Xperia ZR smartphone. The Xperia ZR is the successor to the original Sony Xperia Z. While newer than the original, the Xperia ZR is still getting older now and the updates are inevitably slowing. You can solve that problem by installing a custom ROM. Since the […]
Best Custom ROMs for Sony Xperia L
These are the best custom ROMs for the Sony Xperia L smartphone. The Sony Xperia L device is one of the most popular smartphones in the Xperia range to date, and is now aging to the point where updates have stopped. You can continue updating your device with some custom ROMs if you would like […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S3 SPH-L710 on Android 4.4.2
These are the instructions to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 SPH-L710 running the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update. The guide makes use of the CF-Auto-Root tool by Chainfire which will install and enable the SuperSU on your smartphone — another tool that is made by the same developer, Chainfire. The CF-Auto-Root tool is known as more […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910H on Android 5.1.1
These are the guidelines to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910H running the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update. The guide teaches you how to root using Chainfire’s CF-Auto-Root tool and the Odin flashing tool — the same Odin that never saw an official release by Samsung developers but remains one of the best flashing tool […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530FZ on Android 5.0.2
These are the guidelines to root the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530FZ running the Android 5.0.2 update. The guide teaches you to root using the CF-Auto-Root one click rooting application which installs and enables SuperSU on the device. The SuperSU and the CF-Auto-Root tool and both developed by the same developer, Chainfire. The CF-Auto-Root file […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy J7 on Android 5.1.1
These are the guidelines to root the Samsung Galaxy J7 running on the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop software update using a custom recovery and the SuperSU by Chainfire. The SuperSU is installed through the custom recovery and will install and enable SuperSU to work on your Samsung Galaxy J7 smartphone. The guide should work well for […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S4 SPH-L720 on Android 5.0.1
Anyone looking for a reason to root the Samsung Galaxy S4 SPH-L720 these days should look at the Viper4Android application. As the smartphones in the Samsung range continue to evolve, there are root applications out there that can help transform your old hardware and features into something that’s better, almost as if your device has […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F on Android 5.1.1
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a popular choice for many because of the modern-day screen real estate design. We can enhance that style and touch of class by rooting the S6 Edge and installing the Xposed Framework. By now, most people into customizing a device know about Xposed; you can find tutorials available for […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500FU on Android 5.0.2
Once you have rooted the Samsung Galaxy A5 smartphone, you have an all access pass to all the best apps in the world. These apps are commonly found on the Google Play Store, or from official developer websites and other file hosting websites. We urge anyone who does not start installing from the Google Play […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500G on Android 5.0.2
These are the instructions to root the Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500G running the Android 5.0.2 update. The guide is using the CF-Auto-Root tool and the Odin flashing tool from a Windows computer. The Odin flash tool was made by Samsung developers but leaked into the wild and was never officially released. However, it makes one […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500H on Android 5.0.2
These are the guidelines to root the Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500H running the Android 5.0.2 update. The guide makes use of the CF-Auto-Root tool developed by Chainfire, as well as the Odin flashing tool by Samsung. Many people enjoy owning Samsung devices thanks to their easy ability to flash files through the Odin flashing tool. […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F on Android 5.0.2
The Samsung Galaxy A5 smartphone is designed to give you an experience that’s in the middle of the other two A5 smartphones from the same series. In other words, it’s better than one of them, but falls behind the other in terms of specs and performance. We can do things to enhance that performance of […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300YZ on Android 5.0.2
Do you like using up some of that storage space on your Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone with photos or your family and friends? Did you perhaps start running low and had to make the difficult decision of which photos to delete and which ones to keep? If so and you are regretting deleting some of […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300Y on Android 5.0.2
The Greenify application sounds more like something to do with drugs, or hippies — or at the very least, the environment. In actual fact, the Greenify app makes your device ‘greener’ by allowing you to find out which apps are taking away your battery life and performance so you can eliminate those from your list. […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300M Duos on Android 5.0.2
If you are looking for new reasons to root the Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone, few come better than installing the Greenify application. With Grenify, you can check out the applications that decide to run in the background on your device, and even how frequently those same apps continue waking up. Once you learn that information, […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300H on Android 5.0.2
The following guide to root the Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300H smartphone running on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop will install and enable the SuperSU on your device. You’ll notice the SuperSU as soon as you open your app drawers after completing the steps. The SuperSU app is by Chainfire and it’s the newest version of the SuperUser […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300G on Android 5.0.2
There are a few recovery tools to use on your Android device that can help restore pictures. Few come any easier than the Dumpster application that is available for people who has access to that root file system. With Dumpster, there is almost nothing you cannot restore, from pictures, video files, music files and other […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300FU on Android 5.0.2
Everyone who roots the Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone can install the applications that say “root required” from the Google Play Store. One of those applications is the Titanium Backup application. With Titanium, installers can have a better backup solution than any third-party app that doesn’t require root access. Further, the Titanium backup app comes with […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300F on Android 5.0.2
The Samsung Galaxy A3 is the baby of the A series in the new Sammy range, and it’s the prime candidate to root with the CF-Auto-Root tool so you can unchain the operating system and have some fun at little expense. Anyone who does decide to root the Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone will be subject […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A3000 on Android 5.0.2
Anyone rooting the Samsung Galaxy A3 device would be crazy to not check out some of the best rooted apps for Android as we head into the middle half of 2016. There are hundreds of root applications out there well worth a mention, and many new apps that have just come about in recent times. […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S4 Active GT-I9295 on Android 5.0.1
These are the instructions to root the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active device with the model number GT-I9295 running on the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update. The guide makes use of the Odin flashing tool by Samsung and the CF-Auto-Root tool by Chainfire. The CF-Auto-Root file for the S4 Active in this guide is based on the Android […]
