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ROOT

Mar 18, 2014

Xposed module brings multiple users support to Android phones

With Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, Google introduced the concept of multiple users in Android. The company further refined this feature in Android 4.3 but has restricted it only to Android tablets. While some

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Mar 12, 2014

Custom ROMs 101: Things to do before and after flashing a custom ROM

Flashing a custom ROM is a pretty tedious process, especially for first timers and requires users to take a lot of cautionary steps just in case things go wrong. There are a lot of things

ANDROID PHONES

Mar 6, 2014

Mirror your Nexus 5’s screen to the Chromecast with this app

One of CyanogenMod's team core members -- Koushik Dutta -- has long been teasing the ability to mirror the contents of your Android device to a TV using Google's $35 HDMI steamer -- Chromecast. Today, he

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Feb 22, 2014

Android Rooting 101: The best apps that require root access

Over the last one week, we have explained to our readers via the Rooting 101 series what is rooting, shared a glossary of terms they need to be familiar with, things to know and do

ROOT

Feb 21, 2014

Android Rooting 101: How to find the best ways to root your Android device

Over the last few days, we have introduced you to what rooting is, a glossary of words that you need to be familiar with and things that you should keep in mind during the rooting

ROOT

Feb 19, 2014

Android Rooting 101: Things to know and do before you root

Over the last couple of days, we have explained to you what rooting is and all the terms you need to be familiar with. However, before you jump to the actual rooting process, there are

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Feb 18, 2014

Android Rooting 101: Glossary of terms you need to be familiar with

Rooting an Android device is a fairly complex process, especially if you are technologically challenged. Generally, the biggest issue with rooting is to make sense of alien sounding words that are used across how-to

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Feb 17, 2014

Android Rooting 101: What is rooting and why should you root?

If you own an Android device and read some tech blogs or have a tech-savvy geek in your friends group, you must have come across the word Root/rooting. What is root? Should you

ROOT

Feb 10, 2014

Xposed module brings multi-window to any ROM

Multi-window has always been one of the highlighted features of OmniROM. The feature is extremely useful for a limited use case scenario and has been the primary reason of many people flashing custom ROMs

ROOT

Jan 24, 2014

Xposed module brings single tap to scroll to top on Android

A seemingly minor feature that Android lacks compares to iOS is the ability to scroll to the top of a list by simply double tapping on the status bar. Up until now, even custom ROMs

APPS

Jan 20, 2014

Xposed module brings transparent lock screen to your Android device

Xposed framework and its modules have been among the greatest innovation of the Android community in recent times. The framework when coupled with modules can bring nearly all the features that we see in a

HOW TO

Jan 6, 2014

How to install Xposed framework and its modules on your Android device

Xposed framework is one of the most innovative feature to come out from the Android development community in recent times. For the unknown, Xposed is a framework for modules to change the behavior of certain

ANDROID PHONES

Nov 4, 2013

How to root Nexus 5

Being a Nexus device, it was just a matter of a few hours before developers managed to gain access on the Nexus 5. Like every other Nexus device, rooting the Nexus 5 requires an unlocked

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 24, 2013

How to root the Galaxy Note 3 without tripping KNOX

The initial Galaxy Note 3 rooting process, while being pretty simple, tripped the KNOX status on the device. Once the KNOX status has been tripped, the warranty of your Galaxy Note 3 is effectively voided.

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 1, 2013

Sony Xperia Z1 camera app ported to Xperia Z; Brings Timeshift, Social Cast and more!

The Xperia Z and its successor - the Z1 - have quite a few similarities including the same design language and the same software features and UI, apart from the camera. The Z1 camera app has quite

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 28, 2013

How to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Samsung devices have generally shipped with an unlocked bootloader, making it very easy to root them. The recently released Galaxy Note 3 is no exception, even though it comes pre-loaded with Samsung's Knox

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 13, 2013

Verizon and AT&T LG G2 rooted shortly after launch

The G2 is LG's current flagship Android phone. It was announced in August and went on sale earlier this week at AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile. It's been a little

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 13, 2013

How to root the Moto X

A couple of days ago, we reported that temporary root has been achieved on the Verizon Moto X. Today, the developer has released his full work to the public, which allows Moto X, Droid Ultra,