Android Hack

[How-To] One-click Root and Teardown Your Motorola DROID Bionic

September 12, 2011
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Many of you have probably purchased one of the (literally) most awaited devices in the history of Android. After being announced at CES, the Motorola Droid Bionic took over 8 months to be released. It went through its fair share of delays and revamps/upgrades and now it’s in your safe hands. Of course, one is [...]

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[ROM] faux123 CM Nexus Gingerbread 2.3.5 v1.3.1 for HTC myTouch 4G (Glacier)/ T-Mobile

September 1, 2011

faux123 has released an update to CM Nexus Gingerbread 2.3.5 v1.3.1. The latest version is now v1.3.1. This release is supported on the following Device(s):- HTC myTouch 4G (Glacier): T-Mobile < Version 1.3.1 (Current, AOSP 2.3.5) > AOSP Patches:Updated Settings to support SparePartsToo (app)CM7 Patches:Added 4G iconography (framework)Added phone support for LTE/HSPA+ (app)Added SparePartsToo tweaks [...]

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[How To] Revert your device back to the old Android Market

August 31, 2011

  So you finally got updated to the latest version of the Android Market and not digging it? Can’t find anything you want? Look like crap on your device? It does take some getting used to. But for those that just can’t stand it, thankfully there’s a way to go back to the old version [...]

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CyanogenMod Team Gets Android Working On HP TouchPad

August 30, 2011
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There have been a flurry of efforts in recent days aimed at getting a workable version of Android up-and-running on the webOS-based HP TouchPad. The mission has been funded in part by modding community called HackNMod, which is hoping to give the tablet’s early adopters an operating system with a more certain future: Android. It appears [...]

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[How-to] Root the Nexus S 4G with One Click V2 Video

August 27, 2011
How To Root the Nexus S 4G with One Click

This how-to video will show you how to root the Nexus S 4G (Android 2.3.4 or 2.3.5) using One Click V2. Required files: Drivers: http://junefabrics.com/android/download.php One click root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14143367&postcount=2

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One-Click Droid 3 Root Now Available

August 26, 2011
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Earlier today it was announced that the Droid 3 had officially been rooted. As previously stated, the process doesn’t look all that difficult as long as you have ADB set up and ready to go. Now this process is even easier, though, as a 1-click solution has become available! That’s not the best part, either [...]

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[MIUI Theme] Honeycomb – for all MIUI ROMs and devices

August 17, 2011

Themeing is becoming more and more common in the world of our Android device. If you are running stock anything, people seem to look at you funny. I almost get lost on a stock phone anymore. Ya, I know, that is pretty pathetic. When handling someone else’s phone I usually ask what theme or ROM [...]

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HTC’s web-based bootloader unlock tool is now live for the EU Sensation, others coming soon

August 17, 2011

HTC recently launched their Developer’s Center website where, among other things, developers and even end users can unlock the bootloader on their phones. HTC already outlined how the process will work and has been teasing us with it for a while. But the bootloader unlock tool is finally live. At least for some.     HTC is [...]

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Motorola Photon 4G gets its bootloader unlocked courtesy of independent developers

August 15, 2011
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Android hackers have succeeded in unlocking the Motorola Photon 4G bootloader using the methods they first figured out for the Atrix 4G.  Like most hacks of this nature, you’re going to have to read the directions and understand everything before you jump in, and you’ll need a bit of working knowledge of the standard fastboot [...]

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