One of the biggest complaints about the Samsung Galaxy Gear is the fact that it only works with the select devices that Samsung has allowed it to work for (and there aren’t many of them). There is a way to fix this, and get a lot more functionality out of […]
Whoops. You made a mistake. You listened to Apple when your iPhone 4 told you to update to iOS 7. You figured it would be fine. After all, if Apple sent you the update, it should work fine on your model of the iPhone, no? Lies! The update looks cool
Now that you have root access, it’s time for the fun stuff. Here I’ll show you how to flash the most popular custom ROM for the Galaxy Gear from developer fOmey (who you should definitely donate to if this procedure ends up helping you). This ROM has a ton of
Galaxy Gear just not quite living up to the hype? Maybe it’s time you root it. Rooting it is the process of gaining root access, aka administrative rights. This allows us to then alter just about anything we want on the device to our liking. From removing unwanted apps, to
I showed you how to block someone in iOS 7 that’s been bothering or stalking you earlier, but what if you happen to be the stalker? What if you REALLY need to talk to someone and can’t explain why? Maybe you just really love the shape of their feet? Or
Done playing with your Nexus 7 2013? Maybe you want to send it in for warranty or sell it to someone? Either way, you should unroot it before doing so. Unrooting a Nexus device requires two main steps. Unrooting it, aka removing root access and any custom ROM, and relocking
Rooting is the process of gaining root access on a device. This allows us full access to all aspects of the device’s operating system. The most popular thing to do once you gain root access is to flash a custom recovery. Custom ROMs, overclocking kernels, adding certain new features, etc.
Done playing with your Nexus 5? Maybe you want to send it in for warranty or sell it to someone? Either way, you should unroot it before doing so. Unrooting a Nexus device requires two main steps. Unrooting it, aka removing root access and any custom ROM, and relocking the
Rooting is the process of gaining root access on a device. This allows us full access to all aspects of the device’s operating system. The most popular thing to do once you gain root access is to flash a custom recovery. Custom ROMs, overclocking kernels, adding certain new features, etc.
Unrooting is the process of restoring a phone back to stock after you’ve rooted it. This comes in handy for a number of reasons. One is that it reinstates the warranty that was voided by rooting (usually) and two it helps you start over from scratch, if say, you went
Being a Nexus device usually means it’s quite easy to root and the new Nexus 5 is no exception. Using Chainfire’s CF-Auto_root app you can quickly root your Nexus 5 with a little program. Rooting, by the way, is the process of gaining full permissions on the device. This allows
If you are wondering what to do with your newly rooted LG G2, the next logical step is to flash a custom recovery image. A custom recovery image allows you to flash kernels, ROMs (different versions of your operating system including vanilla Android versions, newer versions of Android, etc.), and
Done playing around with root access on your LG G2? Maybe you need to send it in for warranty? Or perhaps you just want to start all over with the tinkering? Regardless of the many reasons to unroot, there is a program made by LG for flashing stock firmware on
Microsoft recently released an iOS and Android version of their remote desktop application for WIndows 8. Why should you care? Well, if you have a Windows 8 PC at home, this will allow you to access it directly from your Android or iOS device and use it as if you
Rooting is the process of telling the Android system that you want full access to everything on the phone. What this does is allow us to then change anything we want on the device, from the Android version (through a custom recovery and ROMs) to removing apps that we otherwise
