Though we are couple of weeks away from actually touching the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III I9300 (SGS3), this doesn’t stop our beloved developers from doing their stuff even without the device!
One of the popular name in the developer community chainfire, who also gave the CF-Root kernels for the Galaxy S, SGS2 has released a insecure kernel and root for the SGS3 based on the XX NEE ALE8 firmware.
If you are looking for a beautiful custom ROM for your Samsung Galaxy Fit, don’t miss the emanoN ROM which not only looks impressive, but comes loaded with several features. The ROM is actually a port of the custom ROM developed for Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570.
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Primarily, the base is the official Android 2.3.6 Europe firmware (S5570XWKTH) loaded with features which are given below and are usually not found in the stock firmware.
Now that you have rooted your Samsung Galaxy Fit (GT-5670) on Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), the next mod you probably want to do is install the ClockworkMod Recovery.
For the unaware, let me quickly explain that ClockworkMod Recovery is a custom recovery tool that is much powerful than the stock recovery. It lets you install custom ROMs, modded kernel, overclock processor, perform a NANDROID backup, Wipe card, and flash zip files.
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Rooting is the first mod one do with their android device. By rooting an android device, you can perform advanced functions on the device such as installing a custom recovery which can further add several features including installing a custom ROM, performing a complete backup, flashing a modded kernel for better performance etc.. The list goes on.
On the other side, by rooting your android device you will lose the warranty of the device. Having said that, this is a risk which is not meant for the faint-hearted guys!
Motorola Droid 4 can be easily rooted using the Droid 4 utility. It also has the ability of installing a custom recovery known as Safe Strap. Credit goes to XDA Developers forum member skylarmb for continuing the development of this tool.
The tool works on Motorola Droid 4 running the Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), and also on the Android 4.0.3. Although there is no official ICS update for the Droid 4 yet, the developer is confident that it should work on it too. There are reports that this tool works on the just now leaked ICS for the Droid 4. Read on to find it how.
With every update comes a need for new root. HTC Sensation has started getting the official ICS update (Android 4.0.3) around many parts of the globe.
Once you are done with the update to ICS, it is obvious that you will lose the root if you had one before upgrading. Thankfully, the device is easy to root, with the majority of time spent on unlocking the bootloader.
