Android OS News, Tutorials and Apps
The bounty for root on the Sony Tablet S can finally be awarded after a Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss) has come up with a rather simple (for the end user) 1-click root method. Rooting is as easy as running a running a fully automated “run.bat” file on a Windows machine and kicking back. The Sony Tablet S now joins the ranks of Android’s elite “root family,” making custom ROMs and software tweaks a reality. Providing, development persists. The easy how-to can be found below for … [Read more...]
Epic 4G Touch (Sprint's Galaxy SII) owners will be happy to see a public release of CyanogenMod v9. As many of you may be aware, CM9 is a custom version of Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This version, which has been posted on XDA and RootzWiki is still quite experimental. No WiFi, Bluetooth or Camera yet. Several other things are also not functional, but it is still a very exciting time for E4GT owners. More information and download links available below. IMPORTANT … [Read more...]
Want to get 50GB of free storage in the cloud? Thanks to a deal between Box and LG, anyone with one of several LG phones, including the Xperia Play, said users have been able to. But what about the rest of us? We want some free cloud storage, darnit! Well, thanks to developer redphx, that dream can now become your reality. Before, you had to have a rooted phone, and make some changes to your build.prop file to make your phone look like an LG device. However, there's now an app in the … [Read more...]
Seems some crafty developers have somehow managed to get the Android Market up and running on the Blackberry Playbook, giving the dying tablet a new lease on life. Just like the failed HP TouchPad, this is all thanks to Android. If you’re familiar with root and command line interfaces, the process seems pretty simple. Install the Dingleberry jailbreak, root the Blackberry Playbook, install the Market and enjoy. Step-by-step instructions as detailed by IntoMobile can be found … [Read more...]
Kindle Fire is a hot topic these days (no pun intended). Yesterday, I told you guys about Amazon releasing the source code for the Fire then, shortly after, we found out the device had been rooted. Fast forward to today, where we now find out the Android Market is now easily installable on the budget tablet. Things are moving fast around here. BriefMobile was kind enough to point out the steps necessary and while there’s nothing here that’s too tricky for the average user (I … [Read more...]
Packages of the Amazon Kindle Fire have already made their way to thousands of porches, been torn open, powered up, and I’m sure a good number of you are going the route of rooting the Kindle Fire. (Side note: we’ve got an entire forum dedicated to Kindle Fire Rooting.) I’ve heard from many Kindle Fire pre-orderers who claimed the majority of their excitement was gathered around streaming Netflix and Amazon video directly to their affordable 7-inch Android Kindle. That’s all … [Read more...]
Well that didn't last long, now did it? The Droid RAZR has just been released, and it's already rooted using the widely spread zergRush exploit and DooMLoRD's easy rooting toolkit. A superphone doesn't suffice without superuser permissions, now, does it? Of course, there's an omnipresent risk with rooting - which, unfortunately is the case here too. If you don't know what rooting does to your phone or don't need it, I suggest you leave this page, as there's no unbricking method yet. However, if … [Read more...]
Undeterred by the fact that the 1-click root method available for other Motorola devices doesn't work for the retail version of Verizon's Droid RAZR, the Android community has once again liberated the latest addition to the Droid family. Droid Forums is crediting Pieman13 for the find, providing an easy 5-step guide to rooting your RAZR. Before we go any further, I should encourage those unfamiliar with rooting to check out our primer on the subject here. If your phone gets bricked, there … [Read more...]
I have some good news for all you ROM and flashing addicts out there. The T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II has been successfully rooted and the process is almost scary easy. Now, I don’t think there are any custom/modified ROMs just yet but this should give GS2 users the ability to remove any and all pesky bloatware included on the device. Just to prove to you how non-difficult this is check out the directions: 1. Make sure windows recognizes your phone in ODIN. —- adb reboot … [Read more...]
Yeah, we know -- it has only been three days since we leaked Gingerbread build 2.11.605.2 RUU for the TBolt, but how could we say no when our homie Justin Case from TeamAndIRC asked us if we want to drop a newer leak? We couldn't. So here you go -- Gingerbread Build 2.11.605.3 for the HTC ThunderBolt. The installation process is basically identical to the previous leak, so if you've already flashed that, then this should be a breeze. For those who want it, we've also included a separate … [Read more...]
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