All the stories tagged with rooting
Rooting is essentially a process that allows users of smartphones, tablets or other devices running on Android to gain “superuser” access to the software. This will allow the user to perform administrative tasks such as writing to locations normally restricted by the system which in turn will allow for deeper customization. For iOS users, rooting on Android devices could be thought of as a close equivalent to jailbreaking your device. More info in Rooting for Android: What, why and how?
Samsung Galaxy S rooted
07/14/2010, The many faces of the Samsung Galaxy S doesn’t matter when it comes to it being rooted thanks to an adapted hack which was designed for the international version. Of course, the process might sound rather dicey to some since [...]
Motorola Droid X And Droid 2 To Sport Digitally Signed Bootloaders To Prevent Custom ROMs
07/13/2010, Folks who like to install custom ROMs on their mobile phones are in for a spot of bad news, as Motorola has posted a blog post confirming that the upcoming Droid X and Droid 2 will sport a digitally signed [...]
Nook 1.4 Firmware Rooted
06/30/2010, Barnes & Noble recently released the 1.4 firmware update for their nook ebook reader, and that proved incentive enough for a group of dedicated developers to work round the clock (or so it seems) to crack it open to the [...]
Flash 10.1 Ported To HTC EVO 4G, No Root Required
06/17/2010, Can’t wait for the Flash 10.1 to be officially offered on your HTC EVO 4G? Turns out the smart folks over at the XDA-Developers forum have come up with an APK file for the HTC EVO 4G that allows full [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide gets rooted
06/16/2010, The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide has joined its fellow Android-powered handsets by getting rooted, offering users with the technical know how to gain super user access to the root directory. Currently, it requires at least 10 steps to foot your [...]
HTC Droid Incredible rooted
06/14/2010, The HTC Droid Incredible has just been rooted in a much easier manner compared to what was originally unveiled sometime last week. This latest effort makes everything being refined to a point where it is safe even for a newbie [...]
HTC Evo 4G rooted over the weekend
05/24/2010, A handful of folks who got their hands on the HTC Evo 4G (look out for our review shortly!) at the recent Google I/O 2010 event have managed to root the device over the weekend, where at this point in [...]
Alex e-reader rooted
04/26/2010, The Android-powered Alex e-reader has just gotten rooted, where all you need to do is download the .ZIP file here, copy it to the root folder of your Alex’s SD memory card and you’re good to go. Once done, just [...]
HTC Desire And HTC Legend Rooted
04/01/2010, HTC’s hotly anticipated HTC Desire may not have reached your hands just yet, but it, along with the HTC Legend, has already been rooted by a user from the Modaco forums. The user is currently going through the finer details [...]
Motorola Backflip Rooted
03/29/2010, AT&T released its Motorola Backflip Android phone a few weeks back, and some folks probably aren’t too happy that the carrier stripped all Google content from the phone and replaced it with Yahoo and AT&T software. After the carrier released [...]
HTC Sense UI On Motorola Droid
01/10/2010, If you’re running a Motorola Droid but feel jealous of the HTC Sense UI featured on the HTC Espresso, you’re in luck. Folks have managed to get the HTC Sense UI installed and running on the Motorola Droid, though the [...]
Milestone multi-touch browser on the Droid
01/04/2010, If you’re feeling adventurous and want to root your Droid, then you are able to run the multi-touch browser from the Milestone. The steps are pretty simple – all you need to do is delete the old browser, copy a [...]
Google Nexus One Rooted Before Launch
12/30/2009, It seems like Google’s Nexus One didn’t manage to make it to the official launch without somebody “rooting” it, which basically allows you root access, so you can delve deeper into the device’s file system, and do more or less [...]
