If you already know all about the Flashify application and would like to know of another root application that can help make your life more efficient with the dubious tasks at hand, we recommend checking out the Quick Boot app. […]
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 A7 SM-A700L on Android 5.0.2
Chainfire has released a new version of the CF-Auto-Root tool that roots the Samsung Galaxy A7 smartphones running on the current Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update. We suggest rooting your device on this same Android 5.0.2 firmware before the Android 6.0 […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A7 SM-A700FD on Android 5.0.2
Many people are rooting the Samsung Galaxy A7 smartphone so they can flash files. If you are planning on doing the same thing with your newly rooted A7 handset, we recommend installing the Flashify application. With Flashify, you can queue […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A7 SM-A700H on Android 5.0.2
There are two main ways one can get the NANDroid Backups to work on the Samsung Galaxy A7 smartphone: using the ROM Toolbox by J. Rummy and installing a custom recovery such as TWRP Recovery or ClockworkMod Recovery. The NANDroid […]
Install Helix ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
The Helix custom ROM is based on Android 4.4 KitKat and brings with it Android Lollipop sounds and ringtones. The Helix ROM is older than some of the others on offer for Verizon subscribers of the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone. […]
Root Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G531H on Android 5.1.1
Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime will give you an all-access pass to installing root apps from the Google Play Store and other sources online. It’s also half of what you need to install a custom ROM or new kernel […]
Install Plasma ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
Anyone looking to be on the latest version of Android 5.0 Lollipop should check out the Plasma ROM. While not the most appealing name of the pack, the Plasma ROM does offer what could be the most appealing version of […]
Install Acheron custom ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
The Acheron custom ROM is one to check out if you are attracted to the darker side of ROM building. It comes with intense graphics that would appeal to people who usually enjoy dark themes and is designed to entice […]
Install Freedom ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
The Freedom custom ROM comes with a great big bald eagle on the logo so there’s little guess where this ROM originates — that’s if the name didn’t give it away already. The Freedom ROM for your Samsung Galaxy S5 […]
Install Matrix ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
The Matrix custom ROM aims to take your device to another world, but doesn’t have any ties to the movie at all. The matrix custom ROM is based on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating systems. You will get the Matrix boot […]
Root Huawei Y6 on Android 5.1
The Huawei Y6 smartphone can now be rooted using a universal one click rooting application like so many other devices out there in the world. Some people who are heavily involved in Android device customizing prefer to stay away from […]
Install MOAR ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
If you want a custom ROM that comes without Knox security and is based on the Android 5.0 Lollipop firmware, the MOAR ROM might be an option for you. It comes with plenty of status bar settings, oodles of notification […]
Install Alliance ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
The Alliance custom ROM is great for any Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone owners who want a new ROM with maximum customization options. Choose from up to 17 preset user-interface styles and plenty of new themes for you to deck out […]
Install 5.0 Lollipop ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
As the name suggests, the custom ROM in this guide will install Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Samsung Galaxy S5 device. What the name doesn’t suggest, however, is that this ROM also comes with the Samsung Galaxy S6 stock apps […]
Install Optimal ROM on Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5
The Optimal custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S5 is a gamers delight due to its ability to handle and cope with high graphics requirements. You don’t have to be a gamer to enjoy this ROM, though. Many people want […]
Install Maximum OvrDrive N5 v1.1 ROM on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The Maximum OvrDrive N5 v1.1 custom ROM is one of the best custom ROMs you can install on the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. Maximum OvrDrive is themed to update your Galaxy Note 4 device to the Galaxy Note 5 […]
Install CMRemix-ROM v10 ROM on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The CMRemix custom ROM is an Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow-based custom ROM for your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. As the name suggests, the CMRemix is a remix of the CyanogenMod ROM — more particular, the CyanogenMod 13 ROM. The CyanogenMod […]
Install Hyperdrive N4 ROM on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The Hyperdrive N4 ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 device is based on Android 4.4 KitKat. Although not as new as some of the other firmware available to choose, the Hyperdrive N4 aftermarket firmware is still a ROM you can install […]
Install Dynamic Pop ROM on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The Dynamic Pop ROM for the Galaxy Note 4 is based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and will give your device many of the same features you would’ve got had your official OTA updates allowed you to update to Android 6.0.1 […]
Install Resurrection Remix ROM on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The Resurrection Remix custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is one of the fastest and smoothest ROM experiences you will find out of any aftermarket firmware. We constantly hear about ROMs such as the CyanogenMod ROM, but the Resurrection Remix […]
Install N5 Express 3.4D ROM on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The N5 Express custom ROM is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. It’s not as new as some of the other custom ROMs that are now available for your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 device, but it does offer great stability if […]
Install Beanstalk 6.11 Marshmallow ROM on T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The Beanstalk ROM isn’t exactly a household name in the aftermarket firmware scene, but it will update your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 devices to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and that’s something that you will not get from any official software update […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A8 SM-A800F on Android 5.1.1
If you enjoy customizing the Samsung Galaxy A8 smartphone, you most likely will need to continually boot your device into these different modes they have available before you get stuck into a guide that lets you install a kernel, ROM, […]
Root Samsung Galaxy A8 SM-A8000 on Android 5.1.1
The Samsung Galaxy A8 smartphone can be rooted using the CF-Auto-Root tool by Chainfire. The developer, Chainfire, has made a CF-Auto-Toot tool for hundreds of smartphones and tablets from the Samsung range. While the files themselves change for the rooting […]
Install TWRP on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935F)
Running a custom recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone will help you install zip files, boot images, mods, custom kernels and other files from the handy button you get from the main recovery menu. Further, the custom recovery […]
Root Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus SM-G928A on Android 6.0
The AT&T variants of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and the S6 Edge Plus have proved difficult devices to root, but we have gotten there in the end thanks to the work of some members over at XDA developers who […]
Root AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge on Android 6.0
Subscribers to the AT&T network who own the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone running on any Lollipop or Marshmallow firmware have a root method available via a custom kernel. A custom kernel is usually popular for overclocking a device, and […]
Install CWM Recovery on Samsung Galaxy A8 SM-A800F
ClockworkMod Recovery might no longer be active, but it’s still one of the best custom recoveries in the world to install on your device if yours has it available. Koushikl Dutta, the founder of ClockworkMod, is an incredibly talented developer […]
Root Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J500FN on Android 5.1.1
The Samsung Galaxy J5 smartphone with the model number SM-J500FN finally has a working rooting method given to us by the popular Samsung hacker, Chainfire. Like you know, Chainfire already has rooted hundreds of Samsung devices, and some of those […]
Install TWRP Custom Recovery on HTC Desire 510 (Europe)
These are the guidelines to install the Team Win Recovery Project custom recovery on the HTC Desire 510 smartphone from Europe. A custom recovery such as TWRP Recovery can do everything your stock recovery on the HTC Desire 510 smartphone […]