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Quadrooter is the Latest Android Malware Scare Reminding You to Stick to Google Play

Kellen August 8, 2016 78

Android malware is back in the headlines again this morning, thanks to the "Quadrooter" vulnerabilities discovered months ago that were announced over the weekend at Defcon. There are some things to know here, so while we don't always address the latest faux-...

Root Achieved for Snapdragon-Powered Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Devices

Tim July 5, 2016 51

Root has been achieved for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, appearing to be stable on all carrier variants. Just to be clear, if you own a Galaxy S7 (SM-G930) or Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935) featuring a Qualcomm-made Snapdragon processor, and not the...

Root Explorer, the One and Only, Receives Material Design Refresh

Tim March 16, 2016 21

It's been quite a while since we last mentioned Root Explorer, but back in the day, it was virutally the only file manager we used. Back when rooting and using custom ROMs was our thing, Root Explorer allowed us place files and transfer data to wherever we...

Verizon Dominates RootMetrics Latest Report and T-Mobile is Mad, Bro

Kellen February 18, 2016 135

Earlier in the week, we started getting notified by US wireless carriers that RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm, was about to release its latest report that ranked Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile based on their 2015 end of year...

RootMetrics: 4th Consecutive Overall Network Performance Award Goes to Verizon

Tim August 18, 2015 111

RootMetrics, a 3rd-party independent researcher, released its findings for the first half of 2015, detailing a pretty big win for Verizon. For the 4th consecutive time, Big Red has earned top honors across the nation for overall network performance, topping...

You Can Now Root Almost All Galaxy S6 Variants With This 1-Click Method, KNOX Not Tripped

Kellen May 11, 2015 108

Over the weekend, the Keen team released PingPong Root, which is a 1-click root app for a number of Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge variants. Even AT&T and Verizon models are included. But maybe more importantly, this root method doesn't trip Samsung'...

DROID Turbo Root Method Now Available for $20

Kellen March 25, 2015 132

The DROID Turbo root method that was first teased a couple of weeks ago is now available for purchase. Yes, I said "available for purchase." The root game is difficult these days and it takes an awful lot of time to find exploits, so if you feel like rooting,...

CF-Auto-Root is Already Ready for the T-Mobile Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

Kellen March 16, 2015 79

If you buy (or at least plan to) a Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge through T-Mobile and want to hole up in your parent's basement with a case of 22oz Mountain Dew Kickstart and a Costco-sized plastic bin of cheese poofs with Skrillex playing in the background ...