Even though the official unveiling of the nexus 6 and the Nexus 9 is closing today, we are still witnessing many chocolate KitKat builds coming our way. We have great news for those with the flagship smartphone from two years […]
Operating Systems
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Note 3 on Android 4.3 For T-Mobile, Sprint, and Many More
The Galaxy Note 3 is the new phablet from Samsung which is subject to a shipment that has just commenced proceedings. There has been leaks-a-plenty, from sources far and wide, and there really wasn’t anything we didn’t already know about […]
How to Root ZTE Merit 990G with Chain SSD and Flash Custom Recovery
If you need to look how popular rooting is becoming, look no further than Steve Bass — a retired writer from PC World — who is emailing me to find out how to unchain and unlock his Galaxy S3 to […]
How to Root HTC Desire 610
The HTC Desire 610 is a mid-range smartphone with Sense UI running Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box and it hasn’t seen much software jumps since that date. If you want to unchain the operating system and install a […]
How to Root Lenovo IdeaPad A1 with SuperOneClick
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 doesn’t have a whole heap going for it with low pixel density, a camera lacking autofocus, a camera with no flash, a battery that is non user replaceable, no front facing camera and no ambient light […]
How to Root Lenovo A850 with Framaroot
The Lenovo A850 is a smartphone with a big display, dual SIM support, fast 4G mobile data support and a quad-core processor. It launched during 2013 after being announced back in August of the same year. The mobile starts with […]
How to Root HTC First with WinDroid Universal Toolkit v1.2
The HTC First is a fantastic smartphone if you want a high-resolution display, high pixel density screen, dual-core processing power, fast 4G mobile data support, NFC and all without breaking the bank. Its main phone rivals include the Moto X, […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom LTE and Install TWRP with Vroot
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom came out just over a year ago during June of 2013. The only phone carrier to pick the handset up was AT&T. That’s not a surprise because we always knew it was aimed for a […]
How to Root and Install TRWP Recovery on OnePlus One with Toolkit
The OnePlus One smartphone came out in unusual fashions by only allowing people with invitations issued by existing customers to buy the handset. The alternative is to win one of the contests run by the company. Most people suggest this […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Fresh GT-S7390 Quickly with Towelroot by GeoHot
The Samsung Galaxy Fresh otherwise known as the Trend Lite is cracked open using the Towelroot tool made by popular hacker GeoHot. GeoHot is primarily an Apple-based hacker that worked with iPhone jailbreaks and he has recently shifted his attention […]
How to Root and Install TWRP Recovery on T-Mobile LG G3 with PurpleDrake
There are ways to get root access on the LG G3 but none for T-mobile and using the TWRP recovery system until now. Many people prefer this recovery option over ClockworkMod because they feel it is easier. There’s no right […]
Quickly Root Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7.0 with SELinux Kernel
Gr8nole is a recognized contributor to XDA and I’ve watched a lot of his work over the years. It’s all good stuff and today he’s dished out a recovery and root kernel that’s quick and easy to install for the […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 T530 with Matisse WiFi and CF-Auto-Root
The Tab 4 10.1 is a tablet that comes with Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box and hasn’t received much love since then on the software side of things. If you are searching for a new way to keep […]
How to Root Sony Xperia Ray ST18i on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
My first memory of taking notice of the Ray was when I saw Daisy Lowe (pictured) holding one in an advertisement. She’s a Brit that I had never seen before, and fittingly, she and they Ray might be both young […]
James Franco Pulls Out His iPhone on Tonight Show to Teach Jimmy Fallon How a ‘Selfie’ is Done
You may know him from movies such as This Is The End, Eat Pray Love or who can forget Pineapple Express. James Franco has many talents, but the reason he’s relevant to us now is because his smartphone antics last […]
Jimmy Kimmel Tricks People into Thinking Casio with Sticker on Back is Apple’s New iWatch
What happens when you stick an Apple logo sticker on the back of an old Casio watch and take to the streets to interview people about it? Watch the video below taken directly from the Jimmy Kimmel show to find […]
How to Root XXUFNF4 Android 4.4.2 Stock on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 LTE
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 recently saw the stock rollout of official XXUFNF4 firmware OTA to selected smartphones in specific regions. Nonetheless, if you don’t want to wait any longer, don’t receive over the air signals because you are on […]
How to Root LG G3 with Purple Drake One-Click Root Package
Everybody loves Android for its open source nature, but sadly even the OS based on the little green robot comes locked up and unable to use to its fullest potential. Thankfully we can unchain the mobiles by performing an operation […]
Hologram Apple Logo Coming to iPhone 6?
Since the birth back in 2007 Apple has tried its darndest to come up with fresh ideas to keep people interested. After dropping off it came up with Siri and it wasn’t long before they came up with the business […]
How to Install Heisenberg Android 4.4.2 ROM on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N900
Breaking Bad star Walter White had an alter-ego named Heisenberg from his ‘cooking’ days and today people can update their Samsung Galaxy Note 3’s to the new Heisenberg ROM. The ROM is loosely based off of the AOKP that stands […]
How to Install Paranoid Android ROM on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000
If you are the owner of a Galaxy Note 10.0 N8000 and would like to experience all that ParanoidAndroid has to offer then we have good news. XDA Developers member Androguide.fr has developed a way to flash Paranoid Android ROM on the […]
How to Root Lava Iris X1
The Lava Iris X1 is a smartphone made to make some noise in India. It delivers excellent value for money in an economy that’s not always the easiest to provide for. Not many people know the name ‘Lava’ out west […]
How to Root HTC Desire 816
The HTC Desire 816 is a smartphone that was originally announced back in February of this year. If you like phones that come with a big display, high-resolution camera, high-resolution display, quad-core processor, fast 4G mobile data support, lots of […]
Quickly Root Sony Xperia Z1 and Z1 Compact in Under a Minute
While we like to be exact and thorough in our delivery, sometimes a clever developer manages to produce something we can’t help, but show off. That’s happened yet again here today when a developer from XDA has come up with […]
Mac Variant of Pangu v1.1.0 Jailbreak out Now, Supports the Same iPhone, iPad & iPad Touch Range
While the popular iOS hackers that give us these fantastic jailbreak tools bicker over social media about what is accurate and mistaken, most of us are just grateful that somebody finally released a program that we can use to jailbreak […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 on R380XXU0BNE5 Firmware
You may recall the beginning of the year when we reported that the New York Times reporter Eldar Murtizan said that the Samsung Galaxy S5 will be coming at ‘low key’ event held in Barcelona during February. Well, it turns […]
Fix Stock Apps Crashing After Pangu iOS 7.1.1 Jailbreak by Removing PPSync
Another year is here, and another jailbreak tool is at the helm and not without its critics either. This year it is team Pangu who made themselves famous by releasing a jailbreak tool publicly that the world could use for […]
Pre-Release iPhone 6 Mockup Showcases What Next Months Launch Should Show
We are now barely a month away from what will be the most anticipated smartphone release this year. It’s never been more competitive compared to what it is now with Samsung, HTC and LG alike all having monstrous years that […]
How to Jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 and iOS 7.1 Untethered with Pangu
Pangu, a Chinese jailbreak team, has just become the first entity to release the iOS 7.1/7.1.1 jailbreak for a slew of Apple devices. It marks the first time we are witnessing a public jailbreak although we know other developers have […]
Download Pangu Jailbreak for iOS 7.1.1 and 7.1, Comes with Malware Warning
Thanks to a team of hackers out of China known as Pangu, we now have a public untethered Jailbreak for iOS 7.1 and iOS 7.1.1 — two of the latest reviews of software to develop out of the Cupertino area. […]