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CyanogenMod-6.0 is available for select devices

August 28, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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CyanogenMod-6.0, a popular community-built distribution of Android 2.2, has its official version out today for download. If your Android device is rooted and there is a final build available you can install…

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Google removes EasyRoot app from the Android Market

August 8, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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So much for downloading an application from the Android Market to easily root your Motorola Droid or Droid X. Last week, a new application entered the Android Market promising the ability to root the phone with…

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PMF v2.1 is a “no-frills” Android 2.2 stock ROM for DROID Incredible [ROM Reviews]

August 2, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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So, you have a newly rooted DROID Incredible with the help of the new unrEVOked tool and you want to know what’s next? Over at the Increidble forums at xda-developers.com you can get your hands on some pret…

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Droid X gets easy one-click root program (Windows only)

July 27, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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In my day, you had to block off several minutes of your day, carefully read long explanations, and manually enter code in order to obtain root access to your phone. Today, all it takes is plugging in your phone and…

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Motorola Droid X Rooted

July 22, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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A new phone arrives, a few days pass, and root access is obtained. That seems to be the modus operandi of the Android hacking community , and it’s exactly what happened with the Motorola Droid X. Released J…

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Unrevoked3 makes a difficult root procedure for DROID Incredible a thing of the past

July 16, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Anyone who has been following the DROID Incredible rooting saga knows that it has been a long road (especially, yours truly) and today is the much anticipated end. Today, the unrevoked (or, unrEVOked) team rel…

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and Samsung Galaxy S have been rooted

June 22, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Today was a productive day among Android developers who like to hack away at phones. Earlier this morning, the Samsung Galaxy S achieved root status, just a couple of weeks after being released. The Sony Ericss…

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HTC Desire ROM loaded onto a Nexus One already
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HTC Desire ROM loaded onto a Nexus One already

February 17, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The HTC Desire and Nexus One have similar physical builds and specs, so it’s no surprise that someone would try to load one ROM on the other, in this case porting the Sense-powered Desire ROM created by HTC…

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Developers claim to have root access to Barnes & Noble Nook reader #android
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Developers claim to have root access to Barnes & Noble Nook reader #android

December 14, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Barnes & Noble “Nook” ereader has been rooted. On Sunday night, the team of modders at NookDevs.com announced that they had discovered a DNS hack, followed by a teardown of the physical de…

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Motorola Droid gets rooted and praised by TIME magazine
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Motorola Droid gets rooted and praised by TIME magazine

December 8, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Being named one of the best gadgets of the year by Time  magazine would usually warrant top billing in that headline, but not tonight, my friends. As nice it is to see an Android product finally get its due and resp…

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Et tu, Google? The CyanogenMod issue gets a resolution [commentary]
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Et tu, Google? The CyanogenMod issue gets a resolution [commentary]

September 27, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar had a tragic realization in his waning moments. As he lay covered in blood and struggling for air, Caesar looked up and saw his friend Brutus among his attackers. &…

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My Android phone is rooted: now what?
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My Android phone is rooted: now what?

September 8, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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The one-click root method inspired quite a few Android device owners to root their phone. Sadly, not all root functions are as easy to implement as the one-click method. Some of the hacks and features that inter…

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How to Understand Android root terms and procedures
Beginner's Guide to Android

How to Understand Android root terms and procedures

September 8, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Be sure to read our introductory article before proceeding. So you took the plunge and rooted your Android phone. Congrats. Now get to work understanding what that means. First things first: realize that Andr…

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How to create a 2nd partition to install Android apps on an SD card
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How to create a 2nd partition to install Android apps on an SD card

September 8, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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If you’ve rooted your Android phone, it may have been because you wanted to free up space and install apps on your SD card. Certain ROM’s have this feature built into, so all a user has to do is create a…

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Easily root Android phone by installing a program
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Easily root Android phone by installing a program

August 16, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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A blogger has publicized what he says is a “one-click” method for rooting an Android phone, including instructions and files necessary to do so. The author of RyeBrye.com has credited someone us…

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T-Mobile myTouch3g rooted with instructions
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T-Mobile myTouch3g rooted with instructions

August 12, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Well, that didn’t take long. Roughly a week after being released, members of the XDA Developers Community  have gained root access to the T-Mobile myTouch3g. Earlier this morning, XDA member Amon_RA t…

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