If you are in love with your Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus device, chances are you have probably used the Odin flashing tool at some point. The Odin flashing tool is Samsung’s officially unofficial flashing tool that you can use in […]
Mat Diekhake
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How to Update Samsung Galaxy Alpha G850F to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop (International)
The International variant of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha can be updated to the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop software update. You do that one of two ways: install the over the air update that comes into your device as a notification. If […]
How to Update Samsung Galaxy Alpha AT&T to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop (UCU1BOC6)
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a new over the air update available for AT&T subscribers. As usual, you can skip the waiting and install the update manually on your device by following the guide below. Once you complete the steps, […]
How to Pronounce Huawei Right Way
When it comes to branding, you want a name that people can associate products with that brand — or at least that’s how it works online and picking website names. It wouldn’t be any good if I choose the name […]
How to Update Google Nexus 10 to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (LMY47V)
The Google Nexus 10 tablet is now getting the latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop software update arriving over the air to your device as a notification. As usual, you can accept that OTA notification or you can choose to install the […]
How to Update Google Nexus 10 to Android 5.1 Lollipop with Chroma Custom ROM
Those of you who read our site will know that the Chroma ROM makes our top ten list for the best custom ROMs to use on a Google Nexus 10 device. The only thing you need to do is decide […]
How to Update Nexus 10 to Android 5.1 Lollipop (LMY47D)
The official Android 5.1 Lollipop is now live for the Google Nexus 10 tablets. It doesn’t matter what model number or version of the Nexus 10 you have, you can install this same file on your device. The build number […]
How to Update Google Nexus 10 with Android 5.1 LMY47D Factory Image
A factory image is the perfect way for you to return the Google Nexus 10 back to stock software. You might wish to do that because you are running a custom ROM, such as any number of the popular ROMs […]
How to Update Google Nexus 10 with SlimLP Android 5.0.2 Alpha 1 Custom ROM
If you want to test out the latest Android 5.0.2 Lollipop software update on your Google Nexus 10, you might want to install the SlimLP ROM. The SlimLP custom ROM gives you the Android 5.0.2 Alpha 1 ROM. Android 4.4 […]
How to Update Google Nexus 10 with Paranoid Android 5.0 Alpha 1 Custom ROM
One of our favorite custom ROMs — the Paranoid Android series for numerous devices — is now out for the Google Nexus 10. More specifically, this is installing the Paranoid Android Alpha 1 Android 5.0 Lollipop custom ROM. Android 6.0 […]
How to Update Google Nexus 10 to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (LMY48M) Factory Image
These are the steps to update the Google Nexus 10 to the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop factory image. The factory image comes with the build number LMY48M for the firmware version. A factory image is the installation you want if you […]
How to Root HTC One Mini 2
There are many benefits to rooting the HTC One Mini 2 smartphones. Since we use our devices daily, we always have so much data. That data would be best backed up, but most people do not bother with backups. The […]
How to Root Huawei MyTouch Q (T-Mobile)
Once you have rooted the Huawei MyTouch Q by T-Mobile you can remount the system directly read-write. Doing so is how you remove the apps shipped by your phone carrier networks — we refer to this as bloatware. You know […]
How to Root Huawei Vitria
There’s so much you can do with a rooted Huawei Vitria that will make you prefer using the device with access to the root file system. Devices have come a long way since earlier software versions like Ice Cream Sandwich […]
How to Root Huawei Ascend P7
Rooting the Huawei Ascend P7 gives you so much network control and application control. You can install the AdFree application to remove ads for free on your device. Of course, we don’t recommend or endorse that because it ruins the […]
How to Root Huawei Ascend G510-0100
By having access to the root file system on the Huawei Ascend G510-0100, you are giving your device better app and network control. Once you root the Huawei Ascend smartphone, you can clear the cache of all apps with the […]
How to Root Huawei Valiant
If you want to have better CPU control, you’ll need to root the Huawei Valiant. Once you have access to the root file system by completing the steps below, you can install the SetCPU application from the Google Play Store. […]
How to Root Huawei Ascend Y H866C
Rooting your Huawei Ascend Y H866C smartphone is the way to get the apps working on your device that require root access. Rooting can also sometimes be the way to get a custom recovery installed on your device, but you […]
How to Root Motorola Droid Mini
Life in the Western world is mostly about freedom. We always want to have freedom to make our own choices. If we didn’t have freedom we would feel like we were succumbing to a great injustice. Companies often push those […]
How to Root Huawei U8180
Rooting the Huawei U8180 smartphones is most commonly done so you can install a custom ROM. CyanogenMod is a very popular custom ROM that you can easily download and install via the ROM manager application. In order to get the […]
How to Root Huawei Ascend D2
Rooting is Android equivalent to jailbreaking and means you are giving yourself full access to the root file system. That same file system you usually find locked up by the manufacturer so you cannot have full control. There are several […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Light (T-Mobile)
Many people are nervous about rooting the Samsung Galaxy Light smartphone. Those same people will never truly experience what it’s like to own a device and use it with pure freedom. A device always comes out of the box with […]
How to Root Kyocera Hydro Life (T-Mobile & MetroPCS)
Rooting the Kyocera Hydro Life is how you can start using many more applications from the Google Play Store. Must people don’t know that root access gives the end user more features. Those devices running software earlier than Android 4.0 […]
How to Root Huawei Ascend Y210
If you know what you are doing with the Android operating system, you can have much more fun with access to the root file system — we call this root access. With root on the Huawei Ascend Y210, there are […]
How to Root Huawei Ascend G300
Some manufacturers and OEMs may choose to refuse your warranty service that you paid for when purchasing the device if you have root access on your handset. That’s a small price to pay for the amount of joy root access […]
How to Root Huawei MediaPad 10 Link
Rooting the Huawei MediaPad 10 Link is the only way to use it to its fullest potential. You might want to increase the MediaPad performance, increase the battery life, overclock the CPU so it’s faster, use a free WiFi hotspot […]
How to Root Huawei Fusion 2 AT&T
Not having root access on a device is what is considered normal because that’s how our Android devices come out of the box. the reason manufacturers like Huawei do that is it’s safer for the average user. If you have […]
How to Root Huawei Ascend Y200
With full access to the root file system, you are able to grant apps permission to use that same file system. That’s the file system many apps from the Google Play Store need access to use, such as the free […]
Announcing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10581
Hi everyone, Today we are rolling out Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10581 to Windows Insiders on the Fast ring. We’ve fixed the bug preventing upgrades from earlier builds. So if you stayed on Build 10536 or if you […]
Install TWRP Custom Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505 [Team Win Recovery Project])
These are the steps you need to install TWRP recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 device. TWRP represents a custom recovery. You want to replace the stock recovery that comes with your Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone with a custom […]
