Tag archive for "root"
So there’s some considerable hubbub surrounding Google Wallet at the moment, after an independent security researcher was able to create a rooted app that bypasses the PIN lock in the software. You can see Google’s official response just a few stories down. But now another party, the self-styled Smartphone Champ, has discovered another way to get into a private [...]
You’ve probably already seen the recently exposed vulnerability in the Google Wallet app which potential thieves to steal your PIN code if you’re running a rooted version of Android. The crack can be applied even after a PIN or password is changed, but again, only on rooted devices. After The Next Web posted the story from the [...]
For all those that love tweaking, hacking and messing with Android things like one-click-root and root tools are becoming extremely popular. Today we have a brand new root tool for the DROID RAZR that will make everyone’s life much easier — so long you know what you’re doing. More details and download links after the [...]
If you’re a dedicated Android modder, you’re probably aware of the myriad tweaks you can apply via the build.prop file, located in the /system folder. It’s a popular method of changing your phone or tablet’s screen density (as in our Galaxy Nexus Tablet experiment) or fooling the Android Market into thinking you’ve got a different [...]
The Nook Tablet has become notoriously difficult to mod, thanks in no small part to Barnes & Noble’s decision to ship it with a locked bootloader. Various software updates have closed root methods already in use, making it more and more difficult for modders to do what they wish with they hardware they bought. Thankfully, XDA [...]
There’s one thing that I’ve heard requested more than anything when it comes to Android tablets: support fur desktop-style user profiles. It’s rare that more than one person uses a smartphone, but tablets were practically made for sharing, especially in the communal area of the family coffee table. While Google graciously allows you to connect [...]
Did you know that your right to root your Android phone is actually protected by U.S. copyright law? It’s true. In a 2010 revision to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the US Copyright Office granted an exemption that made modifying copyrighted software legal for the purposes of unlocking phones. This was mostly aimed at the iPhone (as [...]
The CyanogenMod team is planning to create an ‘Android Market’-like application to easily find root applications for your devices. This is a great idea, and even indexing root applications by device compatibility would be a great help to anyone willing to load them to their device. Well, it turns out the website www.cyanogenmodapps.com is in [...]
ASUS has just issued a quick and timely update stating when we will be seeing the bootloader unlock tool for their popular quad-core Transformer Prime tablet. I’m happy to announce that the official Twitter page @ASUS just tweeted the update software will be here in February — so it’s coming soon folks.
For those with the awesome ASUS Transformer Prime quad-core tablet that need root access we have some good news for you. The latest over the air update for the Prime that broke root — has finally been rooted and now everyone that wants to take that route can dive in. More details after the break.
DROID 4 
Spectrum 
Burst 
Lenovo S2 
ICONIA Tab A700 
Element 
SpringBoard 
Transformer Prime 