Android

If you just want to apply a factory reset and wipe the data, you can do that from a stock recovery. If you want to upload zip files for getting root access with SuperSU or install custom ROMs, you do […]

The Motorola Moto X Style recovery mode is a separate bootable partition which you can boot the device and perform some extra operations you cannot do from the stock ROM. usually when we boot into the stock recovery mode, we […]

You must install TWRP recovery on the Motorola Moto X Style if you are to get root access on it using the SuperSU. using the SuperSU is the first and only method that’s out today. Once you have the custom […]

You must install a custom recovery — whether it is Philz touch, CWM or TWRP recovery — if you want to install a custom ROM. Since the Samsung Galaxy S5 has been so popular, often the reason is to install […]

A custom recovery is the first thing to install if you want to install a custom ROMs. Some rooting guides don’t need a custom recovery, while others do. We know with most of the Samsung Galaxy S5 handsets, you do […]

The ClockworkMod recovery is available in the Philz Touch form on the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphones. The following guide shows you how to install that CWM touch recovery on your devices. You can install the recovery before or after getting […]

Team Win’s TWRP recovery is the first custom recovery to come with a touch user interface. With CWM recovery, we must use the Volume keys to scroll up and down through the menus. With TWRp recovery, however, we can see […]

Installing TWRP recovery on a Samsung device is simple thanks to the Odin flashing tool. Once you have the custom recovery installed, you can upload zip files for installing the custom ROMs. Sometimes the zip files are also useful for […]

TWRP recovery gives users many more features over a stock recovery. The main feature that people wan ta custom recovery installed for is the use of zip files. many Android devices need to install zip files to get the root […]

TWRP recovery lets you use all the same features you expect to have in a custom recovery and then more. using the touch-based buttons on the display, users can select from options such as install, wipe, backup, restore, mount, settings, […]

If you’ve ever heard the term ‘ADb sideloading’ you might not know that it is done through Team Win’s TWRP recovery. If you click the advanced button from the main TWRP screen, you will see a button for ADB sideloading. […]

Team Win’s TWRP recovery comes with more features than you’ll probably ever use. In the early custom recovery days, it was all about Koush’s ClockworkMod recovery. While it is still many people’s favorite recovery, the masses generally have flocked toward […]

Team Win’s TWRP recovery is one of our favorite custom recoveries because it has a touch user interface. That means that you can touch the display with your hands to choose the options on the display just like you would […]

This post is a guide for the mid-ranged Samsung Galaxy Mega phablets. This step-by-step guides shows you how to install the TWRP custom recovery on them both. The procedures are same for both (just the recovery files are different) so we […]

You can easily replace the stock recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and enhance the Android experience. The TWRP recovery is an upgrade on the CWM recovery as it now includes a touch interface. Once you have flashed your device […]

Our friends in China who own the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might have decided to get root access to the said device. If you want to return back to the stock ROM and make the warranty work again, you need […]

If you want to send the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 away for free repairs under warranty, you better not have root access. While some people will claim they have had their devices repaired with root access, Samsung will tell you […]

Unrooting Android devices is how we return them back to the stock operating system, otherwise known as a stock ROM. Samsung devices are some of my favorites to do this with thanks to the easy Odin flashing tool that works […]

If you bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in new Zealand and want to unroot the smartphone, you can do that by following the guide after the jump. Once you take the root access away, you will no longer be […]

An Android user operating with root access is the equivalent to a Windows user operating with administrator permissions. Without the admin permissions, we do not have full access to the system. Not having that kind of access limits what we […]

There are many reasons why you might want to unroot your Android. One reason that is often overlooked is the added security advantages your device gets without root access. If you are somebody has has banking apps, uses a great […]

Since an app with root permission can read other apps data, an app can access the entire system. That’s different from apps running on a smartphone or tablet that don’t have any root access. Without root access these apps are […]

Since Android is based on the Linux kernel, getting root access to the internal system is just like getting administrator permissions in Windows operating systems. You need those permissions to get the most out of your device. Who likes using […]