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The easiest way to root and bootloader unlock your Nexus device has now been updated. The Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit has been updated to version 2.1.0. It now fully supports the both the Nexus 5x and Nexus 6P. It also fully supports Android 6.0 Marshmallow. With the toolkit you can do pretty...

If you are into modding your device then you know how important Root is! There are all kinds of other things you can do with root other than flashing various mods. With root you can make system level changes to your device, you can do full backups and restores of your device, and you can enable...

The Amazon Fire 5th Gen Tablet has to be one of the best values in tech period. There aren't many decent tablets on the market that you can buy for only $50! The only thing that would keep me from wanting to buy a tablet like this is the included OS. It is a forked version of Android that bares...

Why buy the HTC One A9? If you were an early adopter you were able to preorder it at $399 which one could argue is too much for a phone with these specs. Maybe you just loved the design of the phone which is reminiscent of the iPhone 6 (don't tell an HTC fan boy this they will chop your head off...

Some people love Touchwiz while others absolutely despise it. I personally have grown to tolerate the Samsung overlay. In the beginning I hated touchwiz. It was heavy and slow. With faster processors, more ram, and Samsung's ability to put out a phone without 10GB of bloatware touchwiz is now...

My Nexus 6P is finally rooted! What I didn't realize before getting started with the process is that it only works if you have accepted the OTA update to the latest build. The reason for this is that in order to root you have to flash a modified boot image. Chainfire based the modified boot...

Security expert Justin Case of TheRootNinja has posted a video to his youtube channel proving that he has rooted the HTC One A9. The root method consists of applying a modified boot.img. You should also already be bootloader unlocked via HTCdev.com. You will need the SDK installed to your PC or...

There are probably still a hand full of you out there using the Galaxy S5. This phone is less than 2 years old so for many of you it is still a great device. If you are hoping Samsung will release Marshmallow to this device I wouldn't hold my breath. Yes it may eventually come, but this device...

The Amazon Fire 5th Gen is finally rooted! The root method is actually pretty simple. All you have to do is download the zip file to a Windows PC/ or Linux, unzip the file, click install.bat and follow the onscreen prompts. Once you are rooted you can install the Play Store which gives you...

A few weeks ago Chainfire released a root method for Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The only downfall to the method is that it requires you to flash a modified boot image. Chainfire has now released a new root method for Marshmallow on Nexus devices that does not require you to flash a modified boot...

Now that a Stock version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow has been posted for the LG G4 it would be nice if the phone's bootloader could be unlocked so you can take advantage. I kept my H815 review unit for months holding out hope that the bootloader would be unlockable. While several other variants...

Installing the Android SDK can be a nightmare. It is difficult to know what you do and don't need. Pro Tip you don't need the whole toolkit. For most root and mod functions you only need the adb and fastboot files. There is a program that exist for Windows users which auto installs adb. There...

The OnHub router by Google is a bit of a mystery. Google has not really gone into depth about the technology that makes this thing tick. We know that it is a Cylinder with inactive radios and firmware that can be easily update. Some developers decided the OnHub needed rooting. Apparently they...

The Moto X is incredibly easy to root for the mod and hack enthusiast. Simply unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery and root. For the uninitiated the aforementioned "easy" approach might actually seem pretty daunting. Newbs need root too! For those of you who would be more comfortable...

If you have been able to install the latest and greatest version of Android, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, to your Nexus device you are probably waiting on a root method. A beta method is now available thanks to the work of ChainfireXDA! He recently informed us that he had passed the torch on to...

It looks like developer interest is pretty strong with the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X. There is already a Multi Tool Toolkit to make normal mods super easy. With the Multi Tool you are able to Unlock your booloader, relock your bootloader, flash a recovery, backup and restore your device. There is...

The number one reason I always return to Nexus devices year after year is their developer friendliness. These phones are meant to be Google's standard, and as such are a great development tool for app and game developers. This also means that these phones can't be locked down by carriers. The...

If you want to be rooted, it looks like for now you will not be able to use Android Pay. Of course there are those apps that hide the fact that you are rooted, but you always run the risk of embarrassing yourself if those apps fail to work and you hold up a line when your Android Pay stops...

While we still do not have a CF-Auto-Root for the Galaxy S6 today a new flashable kernel was released that will allow you to root your Galaxy S6 without tripping Knox. This means that you will now be able to root your phone and still use services like Samsung and Android pay! To root your device...

With root protection built directly into KNOX it would appear that the Note 5 would be unrootable. Many devices have been labeled as unrootable by reputable security experts and still they were rooted. Where there is a will there is a way. Who knows, maybe Knox could be disabled in a way that...