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How to Root the Samsung Galaxy Ace (S5830)

The Samsung Galaxy Ace is (now) a low-end device that was released in February 2011 and came with features like 3.5-inch touchscreen display, HSDPA network support, an 800MHz processor, and a 5MP camera.  Not bad, but if you want something more from this, rooting, installing ClockworkMod Recovery and flashing a […]

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570)

Unrooting your device is a good idea if you are turning your device in to a service center for repairs as this will help you retain your warranty if you still have it.  We’ll show you in the guide below to do the same on the Samsung Galaxy Mini, so

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 (YP-G70)

Installing custom recovery endows your device with features like flashing a custom ROM, making backups, clearing/wiping cache, etc., features that are not usually available on stock ROMs.  Of these custom recoveries, ClockworkMod Recovery (developed by Koushik Dutta) is the most popular and we’ll show you in the guide below how

How to Root (and Unroot) the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0

For those of you who aren’t aware, Sammy tried its hand at a couple of mp3 players in an effort to compete with the iPod Touch.  One of these was the Galaxy Player 5.0 and while this did not gain the same traction as the iPod Touch, the Galaxy Player

How to Get the Samsung Galaxy R (I9103) Back to Stock

It’s always a good idea to get your device back to stock if you ever need to turn it in for a check at the service center.  This will prevent the center from denying you service saying you have rooted or installed a custom ROM/recovery on your handset.  We’ll cover

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S (I9000)

The Galaxy S was the first device to kick off the now successful Galaxy line of devices for Samsung.  While the device is certainly ancient by today’s standards, it is still a pretty popular device for those looking for a mid-range device that can take care of their Android needs. 

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy R (I9103)

While it’s usually rooting and then installing ClockworkMod Recovery on any Android device, it’s the other way around for some Samsung device.  The same is true for the Samsung Galaxy R, on which we recently brought you a guide to installing CWM, and this post will show you how to

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy R (I9103)

The Samsung Galaxy R is an Android device that was released in August 2011 and is pretty packed with a dual-core 1GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM and a spacious 4.2 inch LCD display.  While it did come out with Gingerbread on board, Samsung did eventually release the Android 4.0.4 update

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy Fit (GT-S5670)

Installing custom recovery bestows your device with special powers that the stock recovery denies, even if your device is the aging Galaxy Fit.  You can flash custom ROMs (which should bring newer Android versions to your device and other features), make backups for safekeeping and plenty of other things depending

How to Unroot the Samsung Galaxy S 4G (SGH-T959V)

If you have rooted your Samsung Galaxy S 4G using our guide and need to bring it back to its original state for any reason, unrooting is the first place to start unless you have gone a step further got a custom recovery and ROM.  This guide below will help

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Samsung Galaxy S (i9003)

If you are rooted, the next step is to install a ClockworkMod Recovery to get flashing custom ROMs of your choice.  For the Samsung Galaxy SL though, if you are not rooted, no problem, as you can root from within ClockworkMod Recovery once you get it on to your device.