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Root Achieved for DROID Turbo, But Don’t go Rushing to the Forums Quite Yet

Tim March 13, 2015 102

According to various posts on XDA and videos on YouTube confirming the news, root appears to have been achieved for the DROID Turbo on Verizon. So, what does it mean for average Turbo owners? At this point, not much at all. Down the road, if files and...

Xposed for Rooted Lollipop Users Now Available

Tim February 13, 2015 48

What a way to kick off the weekend for rooted users on Lollipop. Starting today, Xposed is officially available as an Alpha build for you to download, allowing to customize just about any aspect you would like of your device. It was only earlier this week in...

Xposed Developer Nears Release for Android 5.0+

Tim February 10, 2015 79

While our personal rooting and custom ROM days may be behind us, for now, there will always be a large group of folks who enjoy the tinkering side of Android. In big news today for these folks, we have learned that the developer behind Xposed is teasing a...

5 Things Android Enthusiasts Care About Today

Ron January 9, 2015 220

Last week I had the chance to hang out with Kellen and Tim while I was visiting family in Portland. One of the things that we talked about was what it was like to be an Android enthusiast back in 2009 and on. Back then, Android was about rooting, installing...

Thursday Poll: Rooted or Non-Rooted?

Kellen November 20, 2014 326

Throughout the day, thanks to topics like the Nexus 6 having encryption that can't be turned off without taking matters into your own hands, we have seen the emergence of a healthy discussion around the topic of tinkering. When we say "tinkering," we are...

I Didn’t Buy a Nexus to Flash All the Things

Kellen November 20, 2014 265

If you were to ask me why I buy Nexus phones and tablets (outside of the fact that it is my job to own them), I would answer with the following in no particular order. I like stock Android better than manufacturer skins. I like swift updates to the newest...

FYI: Android 5.0 Introduces “Enable OEM Unlock” Option in Developer Options

Kellen November 4, 2014 68

If you buy one of the new Nexus devices - the Nexus 9 or Nexus 6 - and plan to unlock its bootloader upon first boot, so that you can get to tinkering, understand that you may have to enable the "OEM unlock" command that would typically be used to accomplish...

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...