Rooting Droid

Good news: the CyanogenMod 9 for Samsung Galaxy S2 is here. I am sure you all are anxious to install it, but before proceeding with the installation of the new software, please make sure you have previously downloaded all the required files which are: ODIN (Download and extract the .zip file) CyanogenMod 9 : download here from CyanogenMod official website. – download and extract all 3 included tar.md5 files using…

What is CyanogenMod, how to install and use, from where to download and install. If you are in the market for Android custom ROMs you should be familiar with CyanogenMod. If you are already a CyanogenMod 7 user you should be aware that the CyanogenMod 9 download is now available and we promise you in this article some useful tips on how to install CyanogenMod 9 on your device. If…

The latest build of the Android 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S2 is here. Now you can download and install the Ice Cream Sandwich on your Galaxy S2 smartphone. This version comes with a few improvements. Like: -          GUI Speed – noticeably faster than the previous version -          Better Signal – new radios for signal increase -          Battery – the standby time has increased -          3D effects – small changes to…

ODIN is a utility that runs on Windows and is made for Samsung mobile devices that run Android OS. This third-party application can flash stock or custom ROMs on your smartphone. The only thing that you need to flash ROMs using ODIN is the Samsung USB driver. Just to be sure test your USB connectivity before continuing. If you want to flash a custom ROM please follow these steps: -…

Applanet is the best Apk Market available on the web. Here you can download for free all the paid apps from the Android Market. It actually extracts the free and paid apps from the Android Market (I don’t know how) and stores them on their servers. The apps are listed in the Applanet application and therefore available for download. Has roughly the same user interface as the Google market but…

JackpotClavin, a young developer from XDA came up with a way to install CyanogenMod 7 on Kindle Fire. CyanogenMod 7 for Kindle Fire isn’t stable yet. We recommend waiting at least for a beta version. This version is for testing purposes only. It works only on Kindle Fire Software Version 6.0 and 6.1. If you install CyanogenMod 7 you cannot go back to stock firmware and you will lose all…

Enable ADB access If you would like to get intimate with your Kindle Fire you need ADB access, or Android Developer Bridge. The first thing you need is the Android SDK and then add the Vendor ID for Amazon’s Lab126 9oX1949) to the adb_usb.ini file. Chances are that if you’re doing this, the previous sentence made perfect sense to you, but if not, a quick Google search will yield the…

A new firmware version is now available for Samsung Galaxy S1 i900. The firmware is called XXJVQ and it is also an Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread and it was released just 7 days after the JPV firmware. The new version has minor application updates: Browser, Email, Gallery, MMS, Google.apk, Maps, Swype, Talk (doesn’t include Video Call) and Voice Search. Some annoying bugs were fixed like: Phone.In quadrant. This version doesn’t bring…

One of the reasons you may decide to purchase an Android based phone is the ability to load custom ROM’s. A custom ROM is a variation of the original ROM (DarkyRom, CyanogenMod and Miui). Flashing new ROMs can be like an addiction to you, because new possibilities can present with a new ROM. Recently a new app was released which allows you to install two different ROMs on your Samsung…