You have all the reasons to flash your HTC vivid on the ClockworkMod Recovery. After flashing your device to this custom recovery, you have backup the ROM, apply unofficial updates, install beta firmware and maintain and optimize your handset. Luckily, […]
Root Google Nexus 5 On LMY48B Android 5.1.1 Lollipop & Install TWRP Recovery
The Google Nexus 5 Hammerhead smartphone is now getting another Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update which users can install over the air. Once complete, you will be updated to the official LMY48B firmware build. However, you won’t have root access if […]
How to Install Custom Recovery on Galaxy Grand 2 SM-G7102
As I’m sure most of you know, there are two separate recoveries we talk about in smartphones and the Samsung Galaxy range is no different. All of you have the default and stock recovery you can enter anytime. However, if […]
How to Enter Recovery Mode on Galaxy Grand 2
Entering the recovery mode and connecting with your OS internals is easy. This tutorial here demonstrates how to enter recovery on your Samsung Galaxy S3 device, but you have to be very careful. The fruit of all that care will be […]
How to Enter Recovery Mode on Google Nexus 10
If you want to communicate with your Android smartphone and peek around how things happen backstage, you should use its recovery mode. It is a must have if you want to optimize, customize and personalize your Google Nexus 10 tablet. […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Sony Xperia M2 LTE
Stock recovery is great and all but if you want to take your smartphone experience to the next level, you might want to consider installing a custom recovery. Recovery is a small partition, separate from the Android OS but is […]
Ten Windows Insiders get a close-up look at how we’re building Windows
Hi everyone. A while back, we held a contest to give ten Windows Insiders a chance to win a trip to Microsoft headquarters here in Redmond. Winners were selected based on videos they submitted on what they like most about […]
Hunting for Best Android Keyboard
Remember the good old vintage days? Where people were just tapping around with their blackberry keyboards. But today the time has evolved, we are on the generation of using touch-sensitive smartphones. And too, the keyboards alternatives have grown. People aren’t […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Sony Xperia S
If you want to gain root access, installing a custom ROM firmware or perform complex operations on your smartphone, it is mandatory for you to have a custom recovery image. Hence you get the most out of your device. Here […]
How to Enter Stock Recovery Mode on LG G2
Why do you want to get access to the recovery modes? The universal reason is the fact that you can get access to the firmware version of your smartphone. Recovery is a limited partition with the Android OS on your […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 Duos TV GT-S7273T
Yeah! I bought Samsung Galaxy S2 Duos TV GT-S7273T. A phone that really rocks with stupendous features including 1000Mhz processor 2-core; that’s blazing fast. And with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. But the problem with it is that it comes with a bundle of […]
How to Enter Stock Recovery Mode in Xperia Z1
If you want to enter the recovery mode on your Xperia Z1 device easily and effortlessly, then you are at the right place. Follow me as I take you step by step on a guide about entering the recovery mode. We […]
How to Enter Fastboot Mode on HTC One Mini 2
The stock recovery of the HTC One M8 is very limited. If you want to get the most out of your device, you need to install a custom recovery image on it. By doing so, you are rooting your device and […]
10 Awesome Android Tricks and Tweaks
The reason I switched over to Android OS is because of immense features and never ending customizations that make your device look totally exquisite. Also, by rooting the phone we can gain administrative powers and change the system to our taste. […]
How to Root Nexus 6 on Android M Developer Preview with SuperSU and Despair Kernel
The Google Nexus 6 now has an official rooting method made available thanks to some help over at XDA and the wonderful third-party developers. The new kernel we are using today is called the Despair kernel and accurately describes the […]
How to Speed Up Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in 5 Easy Steps
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is the most recent release of the Note’s series, and it’s developed a large user-base. Not all people prefer having a screen that’s larger than the Samsung Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone, but some people have […]
Install TWRP 2.1 Recovery ON LG Optimus 2X
A talented member over at XDA Developers has made it possible to get a custom recovery image on the LG Optimus 2X. The TeamWin Recovery Project 2.1 (better known as TWRP 2.1) has been designed specifically to meet the needs […]
How to Root Xiaomi Mi 4i on Android 5.0 Lollipop (Any Lollipop)
The Xiaomi Mi 4i is a brand new smartphone that comes out with Android 5.0 Lollipop with MIUI 6 UI. If you love that as stock, but still prefer installing a custom ROM or checking out all the available root-requiring applications […]
How to Take Screenshots on HTC One M7
There are many functions to use on the HTC One 2013 model, but only a handful of these are tasks you wish to do often. Not everyone has interest in accessing the recovery mode, the Bootloader of Fasboot mode, but […]
How to Enter Fastboot Mode on HTC One M8 2014 (Bootloader Mode)
While many people find navigating around a modern-day smartphone OS confusing, others prefer tinkering around with the OS. Regardless if you love smartphones or hate them, the more you begin to use them and start using all the functions, the […]
How to Download Free Apps in iOS Without a Password
The following post teaches you how to download apps free in iOS without a password. Nowadays, most of us find the apps useful whether it be for playing games and filling in time, or helping us with the daily tasks […]
How to Take Off iCloud Password from Mac
When setting up a brand new Mac computer, users will have the choice of if they want to allow an iCloud password to password protect the computer with that login code. Sometimes when we are anxious to gain control of […]
How to Install Philz Touch on Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus (CWM Custom Recovery)
Those looking away from Team Win’s TWRP custom recovery image might wish to look directly at Philz Touch’s version of custom recovery image because it is like ClockworkMod but with a touch-based feature similar to TWRP. As the story goes, […]
How to Download Official Samsung Galaxy S6 Stock Apps APK
Samsung smartphones have nearly a cult following, and the job of the 2015 edition of the Samsung Galaxy flagship was to bring back the sales figures after the Samsung Galaxy S5 flopped (click to download APK for Samsung Galaxy S5 […]
How to Root 10.6.A.0.454 Lollipop on Xperia Z C6602/C6603
The Sony Xperia Z is getting a new Android Lollipop update arriving over the air for devices. If you have already accepted the notification to update and are now running the 10.6.A.0.454 firmware build, you might want to gain root […]
How to Install CWM Recovery on Xiaomi Redmi 1S
In order to flash a custom ROM or take a NANDroid backup on your Xiaomi handset, first, you must install a custom recovery image. Most people choose between ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP from the Team Win project. Thankfully, installing the […]
Galaxy S3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update Arriving for Sprint; More Carriers to Follow
Samsung have been in the news an awful lot lately and it hasn’t always been good. The latest was with S5 owners feeling remorse over subsidizing and buying outright the current S5 that is about to be overtaken by a […]
How to Update Samsung Galaxy Core Prime to Android Lollipop
Are you sick of using KitKat on your Samsung Galaxy Core Prime and would like to try out the Lollipop version on your device? If that’s the case, go ahead and follow our guide below that walks you through the […]
How to Unroot Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Sprint)
After playing around with your rooted Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Sprint) for some time, you will eventually find that it’s all cluttered with various root-required apps and custom modifications. If you wish to remove all of that in one go, […]
How to Root Samsung Galaxy S6 (AT&T)
The AT&T variant of the Samsung Galaxy S6 has been in news recently due to it not getting a root method whereas the other variants are rooted already. Fortunately, a developer has figured out how to root this beast and […]