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Home / android rooting
  • Masqed Crusader a Network Optimization Tool for Root Users

    Posted Apr 15 2011 by Mark Matousek in News with 11 Comments

    Haven’t picked up a 4G phone yet?  Rooted?  Still looking to get more browsing speed out of your phone?  Masqued Crusader may just be what you looking for!  With one single tap, ads will be blocked and Google DNS will be used.  When you  “Start …

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  • HTC Thunderbolt Rooted!

    Posted Mar 20 2011 by Justin Marden in News with 5 Comments

    Well, you had to know it would happen sooner or later. The HTC Thunderbolt, one of the most talked about, loved, and delayed phones we’ve seen to date, has been rooted.

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  • NookColor Gets Easier to Root with Auto-Nooter

    Posted Dec 20 2010 by Justin Marden in News, Rumors with 7 Comments

    Ahh, rooting. What was once a complicated and tedious process has become as simple as one-click rooting, or in this case, Auto-Nooter. Yeah, it’s a funny name, but it’s a useful tool if you’ve got a NookColor. Thanks to the guys over at XDA (mainly a user named Gabrial Destruir), Rooting your NookColor has never been simpler. It streamlines the rooting process by giving the user a slew of things, like:

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  • T-Mobile clears up G2 temporary root questions

    Posted Oct 7 2010 by Justin Marden in News with 18 Comments

    A few days ago, we told you about the T-Mobile G2 being rooted here on AndroidGuys. We quickly learned that the root is only temporary, lasting until you reboot the phone. Well, we just received an official statement from T-Mobile regarding this issue. You can …

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  • G2 Rooted, Sorta

    Posted Oct 5 2010 by Justin Marden in News, Rumors with 16 Comments

    Another day, another rooted device. Yes, you read correctly, the T-Mobile G2 has been rooted. But, before you go running to your local T-Mobile store to pick up a G2 and root it, we should point out that for now, this method doesn’t allow permanent …

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  • Samsung Epic 4G Rooted!

    Posted Aug 28 2010 by Justin Marden in News, Rumors with 14 Comments

    Those Android devs never stop, do they? Hot off the heels of last week, when the Backflip and Droid 2 were both rooted, the Samsung Epic 4G, Sprint’s version of the Galaxy S phone, has also been rooted. Just days before it’s launch, the Epic …

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  • (UPDATE) Motorola Backflip Rooted, Courtesy of ModMyMobile

    Posted Aug 27 2010 by Justin Marden in News, Rumors with 18 Comments

    As the title of this article (and blurrycam shot above) indicates, the guys over at ModMyMobile.com have gained root access to the MotoBlur-packin’ Motorola Backflip. I know what you’re thinking: “Another crazy root process that we’ve never seen before”, but actually, they just used the …

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  • Updated Dell Streak Root Method Released

    Posted Jul 3 2010 by Eric Zdankiewicz in News with 9 Comments

    Paul O’Brien, the genius behind MoDaCo, has just released an updated “superboot” rooting method for the Dell Streak.  According to Paul, this root method differs a little from what we’re used to seeing, but still gets the job done for those who want superuser access …

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  • Froyo-based CyanogenMod-6 Experimental Builds Hopefully by this Weekend

    Posted Jul 2 2010 by Eric Zdankiewicz in Rumors with 7 Comments

    The reliable folks involved with the popular Cyanogenmod seem to be almost ready to push out another ROM update.  This one will be the much anticipated Froyo (Android 2.2) release.  An experimental build for the Nexus One was pushed out midweek, but the MyTouch Slide, …

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  • Samsung Galaxy S i9000 Rooted

    Posted Jun 23 2010 by Sid Das in News with 6 Comments

    The folks over at Samdroid have successfully rooted  Samsung’s, latest smartphone, Galaxy S i9000.  Rooting the phone allows you to install third party applications and custom ROM’s. Rooting a phone comes with a customary warning that there is a chance that things may go wrong …

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  • Is Rooting Overrated?

    Posted Sep 29 2009 by AndroidGuys in News with 53 Comments

    UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments, it might have been more appropriate to title this piece “Are Custom ROMs Overrated” instead.  We hope you will sting the piece enjoyable nonetheless. I decided some time ago that I would root my phone after an app …

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  • T-Mobile myTouch 3G Rooted in First Week

    Posted Aug 13 2009 by AndroidGuys in News with 1 Comment

    It took all of a week for the crafty boys of xda-developers to gain root access to the T-Mobile myTouch 3G.  The handset joins the G1 and Samsung Galaxy as being able to offer such access to the masses, making Android phones 3 for 3 …

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  • Samsung Galaxy Gets Rooted

    Posted Aug 10 2009 by AndroidGuys in News with 4 Comments

    The latest Android handset to get the root treatment is the Samsung Galaxy.  The first Android-based device to come out of  South Korea hasn’t arrived here in the US just yet but it’s just a matter of time.  After passing through the FCC a few …

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