Recovery - Droid Life

LG G3 “Bump” Gives You Fully Working TWRP Recovery on All Variants

Kellen October 10, 2014 67

If you own an LG G3 - we are talking any variant - and are into custom recoveries, ROMs, that sort of thing, then you should probably have already installed Bump. Created by Team Codefire, Bump allows you to boot into a full TWRP custom recovery and flash ROMs...

LG G2 on Verizon and AT&T See TWRP Custom Recovery

Kellen September 18, 2013 91

After receiving root last week, the LG G2 on both Verizon and AT&T now have TWRP custom recoveries. So yes, that means custom ROMs will most certainly arrive in the near future, helping push this beastly device into territories the tinkerer in you was...

Dan Rosenberg Appears to Have Conquered Verizon’s Galaxy S4 Bootloader, Boots Custom Recovery

Kellen May 20, 2013 101

A couple of weeks ago, Dan Rosenberg announced that he had unlocked the bootloader of the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4, but that he wouldn't release his method until Verizon's variant was also out in case they tried to patch it. With Big Red's version arriving...

HTC DROID DNA Receives Root and Custom Recovery Before Launch

Kellen November 15, 2012 33

Last night, we broke the news that the bootloader of the HTC DROID DNA can be unlocked using the bootloader unlock tool over at HTCDev. But before the night was even over, ClockworkMod Recovery, root, and an unsecure kernel had been released, giving plenty of...

DROID RAZR HD Receives Safestrap and Custom Recovery

Kellen November 7, 2012 46

DROID RAZR HD owners (MAXX HD too), days filled with ROMs and custom recoveries are upon you. Thanks to developer Hashcode, his Safestrap app is now available to download and for all to install. Prepare to "tinker." Safestrap is an app that allows you to...

Android Recovery [Opinion]

Ron August 25, 2012 97

Android used to be the go to option for OEMs fleeing Windows Mobile in search of relevancy in the mobile space, but lately it seems that unless you're Samsung or Apple you simply cannot make money in mobile. Samsung has been the only Android manufacturer to...

You can Make Nandroid Backups Without Having to Reboot to Recovery, Thanks to New Backup Service

Kellen August 7, 2012 23

A new service has been created that allows you to create full nandroid backups without ever having to boot into recovery or reboot your phone. The developer is calling it Online Nandroid Backup, but the name is a bit confusing, since you aren't storing the...

Again, Clockwork Touch Recovery is Available in Beta for the Galaxy Nexus

Kellen February 1, 2012 19

We wrote up this bit of news on Sunday when Koush first released it, but our inbox has made it clear that many of you unplug from the internet on weekends (how dare you!). So for those with lives, you should know that a beta version of Clockwork Touch Recovery...