A recovery image that comes as part of the Android operating system as a separate partition is essential for recovering your device from any position. A custom recovery image, on the other hand, is necessary for anyone who wants to modify the Android operating system. While the stock recovery that everyone gets offers the chance […]
Android
Android is one of the world’s most popular mobile operating systems that runs on smartphones, tablets and now even convertible laptops. Even though Google technically owns Android, it is also open source and based on the Linux kernel. Android being open source means that other developers can modify the code—we see this happen all the time with custom ROMs.
The Android category section on ConsumingTech provides lots of tips and tricks for the Android operating system and its applications. The Android how-to’s available in this category can be about how to do tasks with the existing operating system or how to do them with the help of applications from the Google Play Store.
Download SPD Upgrade Tool (All Versions)
The SPD Upgrade Tool allows you to upgrade your Spreadtrum device that comes with PAC firmware. Many smartphones nowadays come with Spreadtrum PAC firmware, and you won’t be able to flash that firmware to your device by using some of the other popular flashing tool options out there in existence such as the SP Flash […]
Download LG Stock ROM for All Models
This is what you need to download the LG stock ROMs, aka LG firmware flash files, for all LG mobile devices. Flashing stock ROMs can help you update to newer or older versions of Android, fix bugs, unbrick the mobile devices, remove root access and custom recovery images, so forth. The LG stock ROMs that […]
Download Motorola Firmware for All Models
This is what you need to download the Motorola stock ROMs, aka Motorola firmware flash files, for all Motorola mobile devices. Flashing stock ROMs can help you update to newer or older versions of Android, fix bugs, unbrick the mobile devices, remove root access and custom recovery images, so forth. The Motorola stock ROMs that […]
Download Micromax Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the Micromax mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Download Huawei Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the Huawei mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Download Lenovo Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the Lenovo mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Download Oppo Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the Oppo mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Download Vivo Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the Vivo mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Download LG Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the LG mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Download ZTE Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the ZTE mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Download Alcatel Flash Tool
If you need to flash a stock ROM (firmware flash file), custom ROM, custom recovery, or rooting file on any of the Alcatel mobile devices, then you can use the SP Flash Tool (Smartphone Flash Tool), provided that your smartphone comes with a MediaTek system chip inside. Some manufacturers like Samsung have their own dedicated […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (Qualcomm CDMA)
In today’s tough economic times, when people are looking for something to invest in that isn’t real estate, I always tell them to look for the unbeatable software companies and think about putting some of their money in those areas. Apple has a hardcore following that would seemingly continue to buy their products like a […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime VE
A stock recovery environment allows for the flashing of official software updates, but it won’t allow for the flashing of rooting files or custom software. For that, you’ll need to get a custom recovery instead. A custom recovery image is a different recovery environment, one that’s been developed by third-party and allows for the flashing […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Express 2
If you want to install custom software, the easiest way to do it is through a custom recovery image. All Android devices ship with what is called a stock recovery environment. This only allows for the installation of signed zip files which restricts you from being able to upload custom software. Third-party developers have created […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace (SM-J110)
Freedoms of the internet are key to being educated enough to make good decisions. A lot of people out there will suggest that the internet is a terrible thing, filled with fake news and so much freedom that it’s like one big written riot; so many independent publications saying whatever they want and so many […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy J2 (SM-J200)
Growing up I didn’t have much of a clue about how the world worked apart from my parents who I didn’t think were necessarily the sharpest tools in the shed seemed to be doing alright at the game of life. Their finances were intact, and they seemed to be hosing merrily along as middle-class citizens […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy J3 2016 Qualcomm (SM-J320YZ)
The Android operating system’s foundation is the Linux kernel, Yes, that Linux: the one that has it’s own operating system and is commonly used by tech enthusiasts on laptops and desktop PCs. Every operating system needs to have a kernel as the innermost piece of its foundation. From there the Android and Linux operating systems […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy J7 (2015 Qualcomm Sprint)
The Samsung Galaxy J7’s hardware looks great from the outside, but without the software that you see on the device’s display after turning it on, it wouldn’t be able to do very much. That software that you see when the operating system boots up is also what is known as a “ROM.” The ROM, or […]
Install TWRP Recovery Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
If you’ve hunted around the Web and found the Android Open Source Project, then you’d likely be in the batch of people who think that Android is indeed based on open source software. Technically Android is open source, but Google also blocks it off so the official updates you get cannot be further modified. What […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935F)
The Android ROM that comes preinstalled on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone comes with a recovery image. While not used all that often, the recovery image is there for you to apply updates which can help you recover from common device related problems or just update you to a newer version of Android. When […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Express
The Google Android operating system that gets shipped on many a mobile device from a range of manufacturers is safe to use without antivirus, provided you don’t have root access. Root access on Android is the same as being in control of the administrator’s account. Like with all operating systems, it’s only when you use […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (Qualcomm)
Google’s version of the Android operating system has dominated the mobile landscape, partly due to Apple only choosing to run software on hardware that they own and partly due to the little green robots’ brilliance. Android can be found running on heaps of different manufacturers, not too dissimilar to how Microsoft’s Windows environment is seen […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy J5 LTE (SM-J500F)
No other mobile operating system is used as much as Android. I wouldn’t for a second argue that Apple has a die-hard fanbase that will seemingly support the fruit company for a very long time, but Apple also limits its software to only its own hardware. Jobs’ once famously took a jab at Microsoft with […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (China Qualcomm)
Before you can get updates installed on your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone the device needs to boot into the custom recovery image which most people know as having a phone in recovery mode. Once it applies the update, it will then boot back into the system image and the operating system boots, and you’re […]