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Universal Android How To’s

For any procedures that don’t work for just one specific model of Android phone, here’s where you’ll find it.

Android Development How To’s

Want to try your hand at application or ROM development? Here’s where to get started. Learn how to make apps and ROMs for Android.

Acer How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Acer.

Asus How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Asus.

Dell How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Dell.

Garmin How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Garmin.

HTC How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by HTC.

Huawei How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Huawei.

LG How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by LG.

Motorola How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Motorola.

Nook How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Nook.

Pandigital How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Pandigital.

Samsung How To’s

How to tutorials for Android devices made by Samsung.

SmartQ How To’s

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Sony How To’s

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Toshiba How To’s

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31 responses to Android How Tos

  1. this is zalmai I want to root my motorola mb300

  2. this is zalmai I want to root my motorola mb300

  3. wasted a day in my life following a lockr guide to rooting a mytouch 3g..yes, all good until you try to load a custom rom..I guess they forgot about S-on…damn them

  4. so basically..i cant root my mytouch slide 3g????? OMFG!!!!

  5. can’t root the LG Revolution running 2.2.2

    i have seen others say they can using one click..if a video could be posted that would be great..

    if i can get past the “waiting for device” then it gets all the way to remount and then “FAILED”

    someone pleaseeeeeeee help

    • before the failed remount i also get “failed to set prot mask” (inappropriate ioctl for device)

    • did you do the update? if so you will have to somehow manage to flash it back before the update. 
      the newest update for it is to block the phone from being rooted

    • enable debug then tun off the phone go to  the program super one clickroot but dont do nothing on til … plug the phone up to the commpter tun the phone on  and clik on the commpter root peml…  then u will see some thing goneing on

    • sorrry keep debuging off

  6. The program keeps crashing on my computer.  Help?

  7. i have rooted my phone and installed everything and it worked very good, my friends have the same phone i tried doing the same thing but it shows  s=on  i don’t know why is that.

  8. i was changing my rom for my milestone n once my rom was installing boom it rebooted im all like yes it worked n then look my phone doesent startup i left it on all last night n it still doesent startup it just show the motorola logo M so now im screwed any one kno how to fix it

  9. My HTC desire boot version is1.02 and I tried many but I can not install custom on my phone.please someone help me

  10. quick question I was looking at compatible phones for for the z4root and my phone the my touch 4g is not on any list only the 3g is. I have been trying to get it to work and it won’t what can I do what are my options?

  11. I am using a Motorola milestone. I took it for repairs and now I can’t use my downloaded application an other apps that came with the phone as they are all in the ad card
    . I want to bring them back to the phone memory

  12. cant root the samsung gem can some one help… info

  13. I just want Netflix on my tablet. That’s it. I went through so many sites, I don’t knows where to go, and what to do.

  14. hello my phone is lg optimus 2x, when want root using SuperOneClick v2.1.1 it
    show “checking if rooted                FALSE”
    but according the tutorial should me TRUE on this step, so may i know what the problem ?

  15. can’t seem to root my phone htc desire v 2.2 foryo

  16. i need for the sprint htc evo shift my e-mail is atomic_balto@hotmail.com

  17. Can’t root the HTC MyTouch 3G Slide. Need some help here. What are some ways that I can root my phone? It is running on Android 2.2.1 (Fro(zen)Yo(gurt)). I try to use SuperOneClick, but when I click root, it does all the stuff (good) until I get to the pop-up saying [BusyBox was not found on your phone. Install it?] I clicked yes, but when it says ‘Installing BusyBox…’ it waits for 2 seconds (literally) and then says ‘FAILED’, so don’t try that too much. What should I do now? I REALLY want to root my phone, but I have no instructions that I followed that worked! D-:

  18. I have HTC Wildfire and anxiously waiting for rooting.

    Checked Google and the number of procedures confused me. Since I am new to this procedure.

    Please let me know the easiest method of rooting my phone.

    Waiting for help

  19. It wont let me root my Zte Score

  20. I have a Huawui Ascend Android through cricket wireless. Is it possible to run PDANet on my phone so I can tether?
    Thank you,
    Brian

  21. help. ive tried a few rooting methods but none of them work. i have a huawei sonic. my email is bambam56265@hotmail.com

  22. does it work on htc wildfire s

  23. What About Metropcs Phones ?

  24. I am looking for help on rooting and removing stuff on my Motorola Flipside. By stuff  I mean At&T specific folders I don’t need including how to block their web access and use only wifi.

  25. Any cool apps or roms I could use for the Motorola Flipside as well would be appreciated…

  26. Please make a video on downgrading the HTC Legend so that it is compatible for rooting.
    Thanks :)