David Cogen

David opened a cell phone store on his college campus and started TheUnlockr.com as a personal tech blog back in 2009 along side. He gets an unnatural excitement out of showing others new things about their tech that they might not have known. Reach out to him on the following social networks and say hi.

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Feature Overview

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Feature Changes Visible Changes – Black Menu Items (instead of White) Black Status Bar (instead of White) Green Icons (instead of Blue) Phone dialer is black (instead of grey) Voicemail button in dialer (instead of add contact button) Under the contact picture in messages has been turned […]

Phone Review: Samsung Nexus S

Want to know about Android 2.3, the software on this device? Click here for our video on the Android 2.3 features Specifications:

How To: Unroot the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G

I. Before You Begin 1. This is how to unroot your MyTouch 4G if you used our How To Temp Root then Perm Root procedures. 2. If you did the “true perm root/cid/radio s-off” procedure as well then do this but add the steps it says to add. II. (THIS

How To: Downgrade the HTC Legend to 1.31 So It Can Be Rooted

I. Before You Begin 1. This procedure will downgrade your phone from Android 2.2 Build 2.0.XXXX to Android 2.1 Build 1.31.XXXX. This is necessary if you are to root the phone. Once rooted, you can then flash a custom ROM to get back to Android 2.2 without losing root access.

How To Get the New Android Market on Your Phone

I. Before You Begin 1. If the apk doesn’t work for you you can easily uninstall it like any other app. 2. This apk is touchy and doesn’t work on all phones, so give it a try. 3. IF the apk doesn’t work, try the update.zip format and flash it

How To: Temporarily Root the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G / HTC Glacier

I. Before You Begin 1. This method gives you temporary root, but you can go to the next procedure immediately after finishing this one to get permanent root and s-off. 2. This will allow you to WiFi tether (if you can find an appropriate WiFi tethering app for the phone).

Gingerbread Custom ROMs are Here…

Ok, so don’t get too excited yet. They are here for some phones, but they aren’t quite usable yet. A few developers over at XDA have managed to get the new Android 2.3 OS to boot up on a few devices including the Evo, Droid Eris, and Wildfire (a small