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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Grand (GT-I9082)

Now that you have the ClockworkMod Recovery present on your Grand, it’s time to go ahead and root it.  And if you are familiar with ClockworkMod Recovery, this will be much more easier although not necessarily required.  So read on then to root your Galaxy Grand. I.  Before You Begin […]

How to Get Your Micromax Canvas HD (A116) Back to Stock

If at all you come to a point where you need to get your device into a service center or you are thinking about selling, flashing the device back to stock is a good idea to avoid unwanted questions.  In case of the Micromax Canvas HD, unrooting and bringing it

How to Install Custom Recovery on the Micromax Canvas HD (A116)

The Canvas HD is a low-priced high-featured device that is more popular in India and has gotten pretty good reviews for its 5-inch IPS display, quad-core 1.2GHz CPU and other features.  Rooting this device definitely has its benefits but before doing so, you’ll need to install a custom recovery to

How to Root the Micromax Canvas HD (A116)

Installing custom recovery was the first step in rooting the Canvas HD and we will now show you how to actually root the device.  Rooting bestows your device with capabilities that your manufacturer doesn’t want you to have – overclocking/underclocking, changing themes completely are just some them and you will

How to Update the Samsung Xcover 2 (S7710) to Android 4.1.2

Samsung is trying out a new breed of devices that are good in functionality which can also be sturdy enough to bear the brunt of nature if required.  The Xcover 2 is one of these devices and in addition to being dust and waterproof, comes with Android 4.1 OS out

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Xcover (S5690) running Android 2.3

The Xcover is a device that was released back in 2011 and apart from being sturdy with resistance to dirt and water, came with Android 2.3 on board.  Samsung, as usual, hasn’t been too keen on releasing updates for this now low-end device and seems to ignore the fact that

How to Install TWRP Recovery on the HTC Butterfly (X920D)

To root the HTC Butterfly, you’ll need a custom recovery before anything else but on doing so, it’s not just root access you’ll be achieving.  Having a custom recovery (and being rooted) will give you the power to back up your device state before trying a new custom ROM just

How to Root the HTC Butterfly (X920D)

Now that you have TWRP on your HTC Butterfly, it’s time to go ahead and finally root the heck out of it.  And as we promised in our previous post on flashing TWRP Recovery, this is pretty easy and you should be done in minutes!  So read on then if

How to Install TWRP Recovery on the HTC J Butterfly (HTL21)

Installing a custom ROM requires that you be rooted and have a custom recovery capable of flashing zips from unofficial sources.  For the HTC J Butterfly, the process is no different except for the minor fact that you’ll be installing a custom recovery before you root it, while this is

How to Unlock the Bootloader on the HTC J Butterfly (HTL21) on KDDI

The HTC J is the Japanese version for KDDI network of the Butterfly, and is a pretty packed device with a 4.3-inch display, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU coupled with 1GB RAM, an 8MP camera and running Android 4.0.4 out of the box.  All of those specs seem pretty good except for

How to Root the HTC J Butterfly (HTL21)

Now that you have your bootloader unlocked and have a custom recovery installed, it’s time to go on and do the most important thing if you want custom ROMs and use root-only apps – rooting the HTC J Butterfly.  The guide below will make it as painless for you as

How to Root the Verizon Droid Charge (I510) running Android 2.3.x (FP5)

Now that you have the required custom recovery, the next step is to root the Droid Charge to gain root access so you can customize your device the way your manufacturer didn’t want you to.  Rooting is fairly harmless unless you really botch up the procedure and this guide should

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Verizon Droid Charge (I510)

The Verizon Droid Charge has been around roughly for the past two years, and is surely waning in its popularity in the deluge in newer, far more superior devices.  For those who still have it though, rooting it and installing a custom recovery on it will make them love it