Like CWM, TWRP recovery is a custom recovery designed to give your Galaxy Alpha more features. The two main features Alpha owners will want to get familiar with include the NANDroid backup button and the ability to upload zip files […]
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Install CM13 Gapps (CyanogenMod Marshmallow) on Android
CyanogenMod still make the worlds best custom ROMs, and the latest CyanogenMod custom ROMs based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow are the CM13 ROMs. As you probably know if you are used to installing custom ROMs, the stock Google Gapps do […]
How to Solve “Unfortunately WhatsApp Has Stopped” on Android
One of the common error codes you will find for many applications is the “unfortunately (insert app name) has stopped” error. People using the WhatsApp application are also finding the Unfortunately WhatsApp Has Stopped error. The guide below will teach you […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Amazon Fire HD 6
These are the steps to install a custom recovery on the Amazon Fire HD 6 tablet. The HD 6 and the HD 7 are the same device with a different screen size, so you can follow this same guide if […]
Install Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830
The following guide will install ClockworkMod recovery on your Samsung Galaxy Ace smartphone with the model number S5830. You can boot the handset up in the custom recovery and start taking NANDroid backups at any time. Furthermore, you can use […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 means installing custom ROMs, custom kernels and plenty of root-requiring apps from around the web. Installing apps have been usually the main attraction with root, and those same apps can make dramatic differences to […]
What Is Android Rooting?
The act of rooting an Android operating system is like giving yourself administrator permissions to a Windows PC. By default, you have administrator permission on your Windows PCs — and that’s great for the end-user like yourself. With our mobile […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SC-04G on DoCoMo
Owners of the DoCoMo variant of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge can now get root access to the same by flashing the new CF-Root tool made by Chainfire. You can use this version of the CF-Root package just like you […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 SC-05G on DoCoMo
We now have working rooting methods available for the NTT DoCoMo variants of the Samsung devices. Follow the guide after the jump to see how you can root the Samsung Galaxy S6 DoCoMo handset using the updated CF-Root package specially […]
Install TWRP Custom Recovery on Huawei Ascend G7
Looking to wipe over that stock recovery and equip your Huawei Ascend G7 smartphone with a custom version instead? You can do that now, thanks to Team Win’s TWRP recovery that is available to install on the G7 device. With […]
How to Unlock Bootloader on Verizon Motorola DROID Turbo
Unlocking the bootloader on the Verizon Motorola DROID Turbo is what you need before you can perform any custom operations on the smartphone. Those of you wanting to get root access to the internal system, install a custom recovery or […]
Install Custom ROM on Verizon Motorola DROID Turbo
It was just last week that we found out about a working rooting method, a way to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery for the Verizon DROID Turbo smartphone. Now using the guide below, you can learn how […]
Custom ROMs for Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus [List]
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus comes with a 7-inch display and is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Tab Plus originally started out with Android 3.2 Honeycomb and was later updated to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. As you […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus
These are the steps to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus. Once you root the Tab Plus device, you can start installing your new apps from trusted sources around the web. You’ll find most of those apps like the Greenify […]
Install Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus
You can choose between the CWM recovery and TWRP recovery for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus. Both custom recoveries should do what you need them to do, which is upload your ROM zip files and take a NANDroid backup. Any […]
Custom ROMs for Sony Xperia M4 Aqua [List]
These are the best custom ROMs for the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua smartphone. Since the M4 variant of the Aqua is still new at the time of writing this post, you haven’t yet got the luxury of installing any of […]
Install Custom Recovery on Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7
In order to start installing your custom ROMs on the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 tablet, you’ll need to first install a custom recovery on the device. ROMs are popular because they offer people unique features, plus the chance to […]
Root Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7
These are the steps to root the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 tablet. The main benefits of rooting your Kindle Fire are much like every other device: installing more apps, installing custom kernels and flashing some new ROMs. However, the […]
Custom ROMs for Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 [List]
These are the best custom ROMs for the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 tablet. The custom ROM will replace the stock ROM that you are using on the HD 7 tablet. You can anytime flash your stock ROM back on […]
Install Custom Recovery on Xiaomi Redmi Note
These are the guidelines to flash a custom recovery on the Redmi Note smartphone by Chinese phone maker, Xiaomi. The custom recovery you are installing during this guide is the official TWRP Recovery and comes as part of the WinDroid […]
Root Xiaomi Redmi Note on Android 4.4.2
The Xiaomi Redmi Note is a new phablet, released in March of 2014 by the Xiaomi brand. It comes with 2 different variants: the 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage space, and the 2 GB of […]
Install Custom Recovery on Huawei Honor 4X
Owners of the Huawei Honor 4X smartphone can now install a custom recovery on the device. The recovery we have for you today is the ‘cherry’ version of TWRP Recovery. It works much the same as any other TWRP version […]
Custom ROMs for Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace [List]
The Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace is a popular smartphone from the current Sammy range. You can find plenty of ways to mod this device so that it is different from the ROM you currently have running out of the box. […]
Custom ROMs for LG V10 [List]
The LG V10 quickly rises to be one of the best smartphone in the Life’s Good companies name — and not just because it has a TV commercial featuring Josh-Gordon Levitt. It’s also one of the best smartphones under the […]
Custom ROMs for Wiko Darkmoon [List]
The Wiko Darkmoon is a budget smartphone that comes with one of the most catchy names we have seen in a while. It comes with the MediaTek MT6582 SoC under the hood, which isn’t bad power. However, the 1 GB […]
Custom ROMs for Xiaomi Redmi 1S [List]
These are the best custom ROMs for the Xiaomi Redmi 1S smartphone. A custom ROM will remove the default ROM, otherwise known as the stock ROM. People choose to replace the stock ROMs to upgrade to newer versions of Android. The […]
Root AllView X2 Xtreme and Install TWRP Recovery
Once you complete the steps to root and install TWRP recovery on the Allview X2 Xtreme device, you can install flashing new ROMs, custom kernels, install new apps and take complete backups without the help from any adb commands from […]
Root LG G3 D855 on Android 6.0
The most popular LG smartphone in the G3 series comes with the model number D855, and now you can root the same thanks to updated SuperSU application and a custom recovery. The updated method works after you update the G3 […]
Root Bluestacks 2
Rooting the Bluestacks 2 is done much the same way as you would root a smartphone using the KingRoot universal one-click rooting application. The only difference is how you go about getting that KingRoot app prepared to root your device. […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F on Android 6.0.1
A Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F smartphone with access to the root file system is like having Sudo access on a Linux computer. Windows and Mac users alike will know it a lot more like administrator permissions. Having those permissions running […]