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Hi all, a bit of a problem here - I bricked my phone! I was trying to flash a new ROM onto my Redmi K50 Pro. I couldn't see the device in ADB when in Fastboot. I stumbled upon some ADB command: ADB OEM UNLOCK, and it now shows the message "The system has been destroyed". Still not able to see...

You can now flash whatever software you like to your HTC U11! Firewaterdevs has officially S-offed HTC's latest flagship device. With S-OFF you will be able to bootloader unlock your device, flash roms and much more. The method used to S-OFF the device is the SunShine method. This is the only...

The LG G6 is a great looking device. It was one of the first mainstream flagships in the US to include the 18:9 nearly bezeless display. The LG G6 also added features like water resistance and wireless charging. It would be just about perfect if it could run stock Android. LG has recently...

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ have not been out for long but already have TWRP. Unfortunately this is only available for the Exynos variants of the devices. With TWRP you will be able to root the phone as well as flash Roms and other mods. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ do have dm-verity so you will need to...

For most Roms have become a fond memory. For others Roms are still very much a part of life. We have not seen much from some of the most popular Rom teams since the first half of last year. Paranoid Android was for a while one of the more popular Roms out there thanks to some innovative features...

Starting December 19th Samsung will begin to send out an update that will prevent you from charging your Galaxy Note 7. Once your phone finally runs out of the juice from its last charge you will no longer be able to use the device. It will essentially be a brick, paper weight, door jam... you...

Samsung has begun firmware development for the Galaxy S8. This is right on schedule and is not necessarily ahead of schedule. This is about the same time that S7 firmware development started last year. Early on Samsung will focus on Rom development for use in China, France, Germany, Italy...

The original flagship killer from OnePlus can now run the latest and greatest build of Android. There is now an unofficial build of Android 7.0 Nougat for the device. This is why it is so great to have a phone with an unlocked bootloader if you are going to have a phone for longer than a year...

Anyone who had a Droid X especially the Verizon variant can remember the outrage you felt when you realized it didn't include an unlocked bootloader. Not only did it not have an unlocked bootloader it also had an E-Fuse. For a long time it was believed that if this E-Fuse was blown by tinkering...

OnePlus has been known for being developer friendly. Their first flagship the OnePlus One released with CyanogenMod. The phone has only been out for a few weeks and it is already one of the most heavily dev supported phones of 2016. OnePlus has been embraced by the Rom and Root community...

Dash Charge is OnePlus's own version of fast charging. It is surprisingly revolutionary. Not only does Dash Charge charge your device fast in the same way Samsung's Fast Charge or Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, it also does this without compromising the integrity of the battery. It does this by...

The custom rom front has been pretty quiet over the past year or so. Many of the major roms have seen leadership adjustments while some of the bigger Roms have gone on hiatus as far as updates are concerned. Over the past few weeks it seems like many Rom teams have broken the silence and are...

If you have rooted your HTC 10 then by now you are fully aware of some of the troubles we have run into thanks to HTC 10's auto encrypt. When flashing mods on this device if you don't wipe your device properly you can end up with non working radios. Thanks to a mod by "Captain Throwback" you...

The most popular HTC Rom around, Viper by Team Venom, is currently in Beta for the HTC 10. It is not ready for a public release, but has been in Beta for two days. Hopefully the developers will have the bugs squashed pretty quickly on this. The Viper rom series is well known for being one of the...

Let the games begin. The great thing about being able to buy your devices directly from the OEM is the ability to freely unlock your bootloader, install recovery, root, and flash roms to your hearts content! The first of many roms for the HTC 10 has already been released. Keep in mind this will...

If you want to install a custom Rom for your device you will need a custom recovery installed. Team Win Recovery Project is my favorite custom recovery. It features big touchscreen interface. TWRP is now available for the Honor 7. The Honor 7 includes EMUI, but now that TWRP is here custom roms...

The Huawei Mate 8 is a pretty incredible device. The 8 core Kirin 950 processor keeps up with just about anything else on the market today. The screen while 1080p gets pretty bright and looks amazing. The metal build feels great in the hand. This is one great phone. EMUI is normally not my...

With the release of TWRP for the RedMi Note 3 you can finally get rid of MIUI and replace it with a more traditional Android experience. CyanogenMod offers that more traditional experience with stock vanilla Android. The Lollipop version of CM "version 12.1" is now available for the Xiaomi RedMi...

Zuk released one of my favorite sub $300 phones last year in the Zuk Z1. It wasn't one of my favorites because of the build quality, or even because of the specs. I loved the Z1 because it shipped from the factory running CyanogenOS. It is also a super developer friendly phone which you won't...

Fingerprint Scanner compatibility can finally be built into 3rd party roms for the Galaxy S5 like CyanogenMod 13 thanks to the development work of developer "ljzyal". Right now this is only a work in progress. The fingerprint scanner capability is already built into the Mokee rom, and will be...