While you don’t need a custom recovery on your LG Leon LTE to be able to install root-requiring apps, you do need one when you want to install a custom ROM on your device. Customizing every element on your device […]
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.
How to Flash CM 12.1 On Galaxy S2 Skyrocket SGH-I727 (Unofficial Android 5.1.1 Lollipop)
The CM 12.1 custom ROM is a replica of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS by Google. It also replicates all the features of an Android Lollipop OS like security, the material design user interface and all. The new CyanogenMod custom ROM […]
Most Innovative Apps for Android
Applications helps us do variety of operations from clicking our favourite pictures to substitutions for hardware keys. Not only this, it aids us in making our life more reliable and comfortable. So here is Tech Chomps with a list on the most innovative […]
How to Root LG Leon on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
LG Leon is one of the LG’s smartphones that runs on the latest and greatest Android 5.0 Lollipop. Released back this April, the phone boasts everything you can expect from this age’s smartphones. No matter what you get by default […]
How to Root Sony Xperia C3 on Android 5.1.1 with SuperSU
After playing around with your Sony Xperia C3 for quite some time, you must be bored as there really isn’t anything exciting you can do with it. You’ve done everything with it you possibly could, and you must be thinking to sell […]
Install TWRP Recovery on Sony Xperia C3
Installing a custom recovery on your Sony Xperia C3 should let you root your device which in turn lets you install your favorite root-requiring apps on your device. All that starts with flashing a custom recovery. Here’s how you can […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG G3 (T-Mobile)
Installing a custom recovery on your LG G3 from T-Mobile has many advantages. One of the biggest advantages is that you get to change the stock ROM on your device once you have installed a custom recovery. The other advantages […]
How to Root LG G3 (T-Mobile)
LG G3 from T-Mobile has the same features as its other siblings, however, the only thing that differs it from the others is its model number. In case you have purchased the brand new G3 from T-Mobile, you might want […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy S6 (Verizon)
In case the root tutorial for all the Galaxy S6 variants didn’t work for your Verizon Galaxy S6 for any reasons, here’s an alternative method that you can use to root your device. The method below takes help of PingPong root […]
How to Root Sony Xperia T2 Ultra with Kingroot
What’s been happening with Android devices lately is they are losing access to the root files because of the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Google’s been pushing this latest update to a number of devices lately, and anyone who updates his […]
How to Root Sony Xperia Z3 on Android 5.0
Software updates always break the root-access and the same is the case with the Sony Xperia Z3. While it’s really great that this phone got the Android 5.0 Lollipop update, it broke root-access for many users and they are not […]
Hard Reset Samsung Galaxy J
Sometimes, whilst tweaking and playing around with your Android device, you get carried away so much that you don’t even recognize your device. What to do now? Well, you can do a wipe procedure know as a hard rest (Both […]
How to Enter Recovery Mode on Galaxy J
For all the developers out there, entering the recovery mode is most important and essential. For those of you who don’t know, recovery is secret small partition inside your device that exists side by side with the stock Android OS. […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG G3 (Verizon)
For whatever reasons, if you don’t like the stock ROM on your Verizon LG G3, you can have it replaced with a custom one that brings a new look and extra features that were not present in your stock firmware. […]
How to Root LG G Vista on Android 5.0 Lollipop
LG knows what to put in its devices and it has done a great job in it. However, there are users who just never get satisfied by what they get with their stock ROM. They always have that internal itch to get […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG G3 (AT&T)
In order to flash a custom ROM on your AT&T LG G3, you’d need a custom recovery that can let you do that. Fortunately, TWRP is available for the aforesaid device and you can have it installed on your device […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG G3 (Canada)
While all other variants of the LG G3 are enjoying the TWRP Recovery, then how can the Canadian variant be left out? The said variant has also been blessed with TWRP and here’s how you can install it on your […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG G3 D855 (Europe)
Not only is TWRP available for the US variants (AT&T and T-Mobile) of the LG G3, but it’s also available for the European variant of the LG G3. What that means for the users of this device is that they […]
How to Root LG G3 (Europe)
The European variant of the LG G3 is the one that is sold all over the world. While you get carrier specific variants in the United States, the rest of the world enjoys the European variant that is model numbered […]
How to Root LG G3 (Canada)
If you’ve bought your LG G3 from Canada, then it’s probably the Canadian variant that carries the model number D852 with it. While all the models of the G3 look the same, their internal systems are different. It leads to […]
How to Root LG G3 (Verizon)
While many say that rooting a Verizon device is difficult, it’s only true in some cases. As for gaining root on the Verizon LG G3, you only have to run an one-click tool that roots the device within a couple […]
How to Root LG G3 (AT&T)
Every carrier in the United States sells the LG G3 with different model numbers. Since there’s a difference in the model numbers, the root method that works on one model may or may not work on the other one. If […]
How to Unlock LG G4 Bootloader
We all are amazed by the LG’s new smartphone. It’s elegant and the back of it feels so nice. LG has done it’s very best with the LG G4 device. And we have done our very best too! Yes, we […]
How to Install CWM on Samsung Galaxy S6 G900F
Custom recoveries perform all the same tasks as the stock Android recovery but come with some added extra features. You’ll love taking a NANDroid backup compared to scouring Google Play for plenty of individual backup apps to store data for […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG G3 Beat
If you’re one of those curious LG G3 Beat users who wants to try out everything, I mean everything, on his or her device, then you should probably install a custom recovery on your device. What a custom recovery does […]
How to Root LG G3 Beat
The LG G3 Beat belongs to the G3 group that has been proven to be the finest series of smartphones from the Life’s Good (LG) company. While you may be satisfied with all the features that your LG G3 Beat […]
Install TWRP Recovery on LG G Stylo (T-Mobile)
In order to fully customize an Android device, you need to have a custom recovery in addition to the root-access. Root only lets you install root-requiring apps whereas a custom recovery lets you flash full firmware’s on your device. Instead […]
How to Root LG G Stylo (T-Mobile)
T-Mobile has been selling a lot of phones recently and the LG G Stylo is one of them. As the name implies, the phone does have a style that catches the attention of the users and maybe that’s what causes […]
How to Root Lenovo A3500-H
Achieving root-access on the Lenovo A3500-H is as easy as installing a file through a custom recovery. All you need to do is just copy SuperSU to your device and have it flashed through the custom recovery and you will […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Lenovo A3500-H
On most MTK devices, you must first install a custom recovery before you can gain root-access. It is the case with the Lenovo A3500-H device. You’re required to first install a custom recovery on the said device before you can […]