Most people are hoping to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone so they can install applications that require access to the root file system to run, or to install some custom ROMs or custom kernels. A custom kernel can […]
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.
This Android category section 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.
Here you can find thousands of tutorials for Android customization, firmware files, hard resetting, Android tools, and general tips.
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LTE-A SM-N910L on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Anyone looking for a new reason to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone should look in the direction of the GMD Gesture Control App. You probably do not know, there are heaps of applications out available from official sources […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910P on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is all about standing up for your rights and doing what is necessary to remove the factory restrictions that have been put in place by Android, by your phone carrier networks, and by the […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910R4 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Many people choose to buy Google Nexus phones because they give people the chance to run a purer version of the Android operating system. Android is known as the most popular OS in the world partly because it is installed […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910S on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910S running the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow software updates will give you one of the best root apps of all: the SuperSU. People do not usually consider SuperSU as part of their best root apps […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915G on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Anyone wanting to get dibs on more battery life and more apps on the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge smartphone needs to root it. When browsing the Google Play Store, you get some apps that can be installed and some apps […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915P on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Rooting the Android operating system is the only way to take full control of the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge and use it with administrator permissions what or what would be equivalent to running some sudo commands from a command line. Linux […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N915R4 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
With Android, we have what is called a root user. The only problem is we are locked out of being root users by default. If the terms seem unfamiliar, you might know it as using Windows with administrator permission instead. […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 SM-T815 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 series of devices comes out of the box running a version of Android that comes locked down, so nobody is automatically a root user just like every other device in the Samsung range. A root […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 SM-T715 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
There are many popular one-click rooting methods out there today that root Android phones and tablets. Not any single rooting tool will ever root all devices because the job to get that done a ginormous one. However, you do find […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 SM-T710 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet does not come with root permissions out of the box. However, each Android operating system always has root user permissions available; they have just decided to lock them up so neither you or I […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920W8 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
The CF-Auto-Root tool is a complicated rooting application that is also very deceptive because it does not result in much work for the end user. CF-Auto-Root by Chainfire works by flashing a modified recovery image and cache image which is […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920T on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 smartphone with the T-Mobile model number can be rooted with an updated version of the CF-Auto-Root tool by Chainfire now that it is running the Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates. The older versions of the CF-Auto-Root […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus SM-G928P on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
One of the advantages companies have over robots in comparison to humans is the ability to program them how to think. If you want a robot to be happy, you can put a smile on it’s face; if you want […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920S on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
You might not know it, but Chainfire’s CF-Auto-Root has changed a lot over the years. Gone are the days when the CF-Auto-Root tool modifies the system partition, and now everything is done as a systemless root since the Samsung range […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus SM-G9287C on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus is referring to gaining full privileged control over the Android operating system that is running on the smartphone. The OS is the software and what you see on the screen, and unfortunately, it […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus SM-G928W8 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
One of the biggest annoyances with technology, in general, is the way battery life is holding us back from advancing. We would probably already have shifted to electric cars if we were confident we could drive them all day without […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910C on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Android, as we know, is the most popular mobile operating system in the world due to it rolling out on nearly all phones from manufacturers not named Apple. The fruit company shot themselves in the foot in a way by […]
Install Custom Recovery on LeEco Le Max 2
LeEco, the company that was known as LeTV, has now begun manufacturing smartphones that run on the Android operating system. One of their recent launches is the LeEco Le Max 2 smartphone that runs Android and is a premium looking […]
Root LeEco Le Max 2 on Android 6.0
Now that the bootloader is unlocked, and a custom recovery is available for the LeEco Le Max 2, you can go ahead and get your phone rooted with minimal efforts. A phone with a custom recovery can be easily rooted by […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus SM-G928S on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
One of the reasons Android has become the world’s most popular mobile operating system is the fact that it arrived on many phones and not just the couple that Apple brings out every year. In that sense, it was never […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus SM-G928T on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
One could easily argue that there are plenty of cons when it comes to rooting the Android operating system found on your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus smartphone, but that is no reason not to pursue it. While I do […]
Root Xiaomi Mi Max on Android 6.0
Xiaomi’s Mi Max runs the latest version of Android — the Android 6.0 Marshmallow — onboard and besides it has got some other cool new stuff as well. The phone features a large screen, longer battery life, and everything else you […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi Max
The Xiaomi Mi Max boasts a large screen sized at 6.4″ inch and so it is one of those Android phones that we call phablets. With the size almost same to the scale of a tablet, the phone is quite […]
Unroot Huawei Honor 5C
The Huawei Honor 5C was one of the Huawei phones that got rooted as soon as it reached the developers’ hands. If you took the plunge and rooted your phone, you would have taken advantages of all the features root […]
Root Huawei Honor 5C on Android 6.0
Rooting the Huawei Honor 5C is as easy as flashing SuperSU on the phone using the pre-installed custom recovery like the TWRP recovery. Once you are rooted, you should be able to install tons of root-only stuff on your phone […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Huawei Honor 5C
After getting the latest Huawei Honor 5C and exploring its features, the one best thing you can do with it is root the Android operating system. By rooting your phone, you are allowing yourself to install root-requiring apps, flash a […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SM-G935F on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Chainfire has successfully gained root on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge using its important CF-Root mechanism and, as always, the process involves flashing the CF-Root file using Odin on the phone and you are rooted. Here’s how to root your […]
Install TWRP Recovery on OnePlus 3
So, finally, it’s here. It seems both a root method and the OnePlus 3 — the actual phone — came together. You now have an official way to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery on your OnePlus 3 […]
Root OnePlus 3 on Android 6.0 (Oxygen UI)
The OnePlus 3 got rooted as soon as it arrived in the hands of the developers, and what’s more, the process of rooting is identical to that of OnePlus 2. You just unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery, and […]