Remember the iOS lockscreen fiasco? A bug discovered in iOS 6.1 that lets a user bypass the lockscreen passcode and view phone contacts and photos. There's a new one now, but it's much worse than the iOS 6.x bug. A certain Sean McMillan discovered this lockscreen bug on the Samsung Galaxy S3, which … [Read more...]
How To: Unbrick The Samsung Galaxy Ace With This All-In-One GUI Tool Using Cygwin And Odin [GUIDE]
Are you an owner of the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 and are experiencing your device getting stuck while you reboot into recovery or download mode? Well, your worries are now over, as a new all-in-one package was released by XDA Developers' member brijeshep. This new package is also a solution if your … [Read more...]
How To: CF-Auto-Root Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5110 [GUIDE]
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5110 recently received a firmware update that brought about a lot of new features. However, to install ROMS, apps and other tweaks that are unavailable on the official Google Play Store, you need the device to be rooted. Thanks to XDA Developers' member Chainfire, it’s now … [Read more...]
How To: Update Samsung Galaxy Note II N7105 To Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean XXDLL1 Firmware Manually
A few days ago Samsung pushed out the Android 4.1.2 firmware XXDLL1 for the Galaxy Note II N7105. This is an official OTA update. However, it hasn’t been received yet on a global scale, so this guide is going to teach you how to manually update the handset to the new firmware. The guide will … [Read more...]
How To: Carrier Unlock Galaxy Note 2 N7100 / N7105 For Free (May Work On Some Galaxy S3 Variants – Not All)
The last thing any Android user wants is their Android device to be SIM-locked. A SIM-locked phone is useless when traveling to a place where the original carrier's network is not supported. Usually, XDA Developers' member are known for releasing custom ROMs and other Mods, but information on … [Read more...]
How To: Install CPU Sleeper On Sprint Galaxy S3 SPH-L710
Android users are familiar with excess battery drainage on their devices. Most of the time this has to do with the cores of the device consuming battery life, even when it is idle. Owners of the Sprint Galaxy S3 SPH-L710 are in luck thanks to XDA Developers' member eugene373. He has developed a mod … [Read more...]
How To: Install / Flash TurkbeyROM JB 4.1.1 On Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 [GUIDE]
A never ending list of ROMs is present at the XDA forums for the Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300. Today another custom ROM joins the ranks, this time developed by Turkbey, an XDA Developers member. It’s called the Turkbey ROM. This new Android Jelly Bean based custom ROM has increased speed, smoothness, … [Read more...]
How To: Install / Flash X-Bean ROM On Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 [GUIDE]
Developers work day and night to equip ROMs with the latest features and bug fixes. This time, XDA Developers' member XYunkown has launched an updated version of the custom ROM X-Bean version 3.0 for the Galaxy S GT-i9000. This new version has properties of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and some features … [Read more...]
How To: Install / Flash CleanROM 5.0 On Verizon Galaxy S3 SCH-i535 [TUTORIAL]
There are so many custom ROMs released every week that it’s hard to label a single one as the best. A new ROM has been released for the Verizon Galaxy S3 SCH-i535, which goes by the name of CleanROM 5.0. As its name suggests, it brings clean features and is based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean build … [Read more...]
How To: Install / Flash C-RoM Mix On Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 [GUIDE]
Android 2.1 Éclair was the official OS of the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000. The next update was in the form of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. After this update, Samsung didn’t announce any new OS upgrades for the device. However, custom ROMs came to the rescue of owners. XDA Developers' member ‘aways’ has … [Read more...]