Dec 29, 2021

First of all, what is custom recovery mode? There are various modes of Android device which we can boot into. Two of them are fastboot mode and recovery mode. Stock recovery mode only provides options to restore the device to factory, install any OEM updates, test the device.

Sep 27, 2014

The Android ONE is released in India for around 6.5k by Karbonn, Spice and Micromax and gained lot of popularity due to official declaration on the Android blog. After the release of Android one, many tried to root the phone for unlocking the potential. And here is ClockworkMod recovery which is essential before rooting the phone. /* * Your warranty is now void. * * I am not

Sep 27, 2014

As Google has released the first batch of Android One devices produced by Karbonn, Spice Mobile and Micromax. A cherry on top, all of them have publicly available kernel source, which isn’t too common for devices running chipsets made by MediaTek. Owners of these pretty much identical and pocket-friendly devices in India now have yet another reason to be happy. This means that Micromax

May 20, 2014

It’s been a short while since Motorola, now owned by Lenovo, announced the Moto E. In many ways, the E is quite similar to the extremely popular Moto G thanks to its affordable price point and great user experience. This cheap, but capable good device may well become a big success.The Moto E was launched with a near stock Android firmware and an unlockable bootloader. And soon, the custom ROM

Dec 25, 2013

Oppo N1 is the first smartphone to have CyanogenMod preloaded now available for $599. This has been great achievement for the Open Source ROM makers as they have made further step to bring this directly to users without any further tinkering. This one has 16GB of internal storage space, ships with a few CyanogenMod perks and of course, maintains the unique features found on the regular

Aug 7, 2013

ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) is a replacement recovery option for Android devices, made by Koushik "Koush" Dutta. ClockworkMod Recovery allowing users to perform several advanced recovery, restoration, installation and maintenance operations on your Android device that aren't possible with the stock recovery, and is one of the most common ways used to gain root access, back up device data,

Jul 5, 2013

After long delay due to many issues, I am back with the new trick! I have Karbonn A1+ since 2-3 months. I was really sad that this phone cannot be rooted due the chinese hardware used by Karbonn. But I found the trick and here's HOW-TO root Karbonn A1+. You can also try other Android Smartphones with Spreadtrum SC6820 chipset. NOTE : I will not be responsible for any kind of damages done

Sep 19, 2012

It’s official: The Kindle Fire HD 7″ has been rooted! The rooting technique is same as the old method. Do this at your own risk. This could be a dangerous procedure, and I am not responsible for any possible damages. Be smart, guys. :) First, download the Kindle Fire HD 7″ drivers from here. Download the necessary files from here. Unzip them. Take su from /system/bin/ and Superuser.apk

Aug 17, 2012

You have bought an Android smartphone, played with it, checked the latest and coolest features, installed tonnes of apps. Many Friends(especially Android users) suggest you to root the phone. And then questions start to pop in your mind, "Should I root my Android?", "What will I get if I root my phone?", "Are there additional precautions that I should take?", "Can I revert back the rooting(

Jul 21, 2012

I have posted the tricks to root and/or unroot Samsung Galaxy Y and Galaxy Ace. There's different tricks for rooting different devices. Which is tedious tasks for newbies.Well XDA recognized contributor, varun.chitre15, is working hard to make this easy to do for ALL devices and with one program none-the-less. It’s called “AndroPlatina” and is a toolkit to make hacking and modifying your

Jul 16, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Ace is an Android v2.3 Gingerbread smartphone featuring a 3.5 inch capactive touchscreen. The Ace S5830 is powered by a 800 MHz ARM11 processor, with an additional Adreno 200 GPUfor handling graphic intensive apps. It supports 3G HSDPA connectivity at 7.2 mbps, WiFi, USB and Kies PC Sync data transfer options. This Android phone lets you stay connected via multiple mobile

Jul 8, 2012

Since Jelly Bean’s recent announcement, there’s been a major scramble for developers to get their hands dirty and work on individual ports for all types of devices. While we’ve seen a port here and there, most folks have been anxiously waiting on what would be done from theCyanogenMod team. Well you should note that the famed development team has already been hard at work on its version of

May 13, 2012

There was a post on how you can root the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360. If you were worried about losing your Warranty due to rooted phone then you can get it back by unrooting. Here is how you can unroot the Samsung Galaxy Y S5360. The process is almost exactly the same. The only difference is in the file that is used as an update in the process. Anyway without delay let us continue onto how you

May 11, 2012

You would think whats the use of rooting? Well, rooting will enable you to access the system folders which were locked, Install apps which require rooting, and Port the phone to the custom ROMs (e.g. Cynogenmod.) Samsung Galaxy Y is a low end Android phone from Samsung for the "Young" Generation. It comes with pre loaded Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread OS. It has an 823 MHz processor to surf

May 9, 2012

CyanogenMod Compiler (CMC) GUI is a new tool that allows users to build their own CyanogenMod with just a few mouse clicks. The tool is designed to simplify the building of a CyanogenMod for an Android phone, from source code. CyanogenMod Compiler allows users to select the device they are compiling it for and the desired Android flavor (Ice Cream Sandwich or Gingerbread).

Nov 11, 2011

CyanogenMod is one of the biggest hacks to ever hit the Android mobile platform.It’s got an estimated 500,000 users. Many Android programmers use it as a starting point for their own coding projects. And according to the project’s founder, a number of Google employees have it installed on their Android devices.Essentially, CyanogenMod is a tricked-out version of the software you’re already