Tag: rom
Well, isn’t this just my dream thing? Recently I went to a “certain” furniture store here in the UK (y’know, the one that has a permanent sale on) and I was actually quite surprised with the amount of sofas that plug into the mains. However, having a big …
According to a report on TechCrunch, Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with Chinese Phone manufacturer Xiaomi. They will be providing some customers that currently own the Mi 4 devcie with a flashable ROM that allows them install and run Windows 10 phone version on their devices. Neither Microsoft …
Those who purchased the Oppo N1 before the CyanogenMod news (we are talking about you here Ronnie ) will be excited to know that the official CyanogenMod ROM for the device is available to all users. As promised the official package is available for installation on any version of the Oppo …
Got a Samsung Galaxy SIII? Do you call it an SIII or an S3? No, we don’t know either, but it’s a pretty nice handset either way. If you’ve got the LTE (4G) version then you should check for updates today – the phone should be ready to …
Are you a Nexus 5 owner? Are you into the custon ROM scene? Well if you are like me (my N5 was just a few mere hours old before the bootloader was unlocked and the device rooted). Google Nexus 5 owners looking to get in on the fun: …
With the announcement of the Oppo N1 also came the unveiling of the new Oppo ROM, called ColorOS. Which is basically a skinned version of Android 4.2. Well now all of you Oppo Find 5 owners out there can flash the Color ROM now. Earlier on Oppo tweeted …
If you’ve used Android for any length of time and found the software upgrade path to be either… A) Buy a new phone or.. B) Wait for your manufacturer / network to approve and release the update … then you’ll have probably found an option C, CyanogenMod. The …
Not much we can add to this really is there? The HTC One is getting an update delivered as we speak, although as usual you might have to wait a little if you got your phone direct from a network. Your phone should automatically check for this, however …
The Xperia Z is a great handset. Sure, there’s always a bit of confusion when you argue with your American friends about the name (it’s the “Xperia Zed” or “Xperia Zee” depending on where you are) but both this and the Xperia Tablet Z are really impressive. Right …
Got yourself a Samsung Galaxy S2? Yeah? Good aren’t they. Sure, the S4 has been announced now but I’m with you brother. The S2 is a bloomin’ good handset still and, if you’re on Vodafone, you can now get yourself Android 4.1.2. We’ve had a tip from Matthew …
Recently a group of Canadian devs got the inert 4G chip working on part of the 4G spectrum after using the Google Nexus 4 factory images. They were subsequently pulled from the Google Developers page, probably because of licensing concerns from the chip makers. Anyway they are now …
If you have a Nexus 7 you’ll be able to try out Ubuntu on your device now. I tried yesterday and, unlike the OMG Ubuntu posting states, it’s not quite polished as yet. However, as far as you would know it’s just like running Ubuntu 12.10 on your …
Get checking for updates if you’re lucky enough to have a Asus Transformer Prime TF201 here in the UK, get checking for updates. We’re hearing that the new Android Jelly Bean update (4.1.1) is now rolling out. Florian has mailed us and he’s very happy with the update, …
As is ALWAYS the case with a big name manufacturer like Samsung, stuff leaks. Be it screen bezels, specs, hands on photos or just future firmware. Stuff leaks out. SamMobile have got their hands on the upcoming Jelly Bean Firmware and it has now been posted over on …
Just a few days back we highlighted the fact that Jelly Bean – the new Android OS version – would be arriving pretty soon on the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Now things have taken a step closer, with the official ROM update apparently leaking and getting filmed below. Link …
We mentioned earlier that some Motorola Xoom tablets were getting updated with Jelly Bean. In the meantime, we’re also hearing that Android 4.0.4 is being pushed onto other versions of the Xoom – mainly UK WiFI only versions by the looks of it. Andrew Farquhar and John Bairner …
Want some more “zing” from your HTC One X? Well, if you don’t mind busting your warranty, losing the support from your network and potentially making your shoes explode – the new HTC One maXimus ROM. It includes a leaked version of HTC Sense 4.1 – current ROMs …
What? The very latest version of Android for a phone that came out two years ago? Surely not. Well actually, yes. The Galaxy S, aka the Samsung I9000, has now received a Jelly Bean port via forum member “mkalter”. This doesn’t seem to be one of those “nothing …
Whilst reviewing the Alcatel-built Vodafone Smart II we noticed something very familiar with the recovery mode. If you’ve ever used CWM, aka ClockwordMod, you’ll probably be more than familiar with this screen. It was developed by Koushik Dutta (@Koush). CWM is pretty much open and is licensed under …
Now, don’t mis-read that headline. There’s more than three people with the ICS / Android 4.0 update, we’re talking about the mobile network “Three”. They’ve announced that their Xperia S customers can.. err.. “proactively download the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update”. What this basically means is that you …
It looks like the full set is almost complete, Orange have announced via their Orange Helpers Twitter and Facebook accounts that the Android 4.0 update will start rolling out via Kies tomorrow, Friday the 20th of April. This only leaves T-Mobile customers without any official way to leave …
If you’ve got yourself an Xperia ray, have a look for updates because ICS appears to have been delivered. Martin Frow tipped us off after getting a notification on his handset.. Just thought I’d let you know that I plugged my Xperia Ray into my PC this morning …
We’ve had a mail in from Roger Matthews after he spotted an update for his Orange-branded Samsung Galaxy S2. Unfortunately it’s not the ICS update but just a tweak to Android 2.3.6. Let us know if you’ve received the update and what changes you have noticed. Link – …
A year and one day ago the most widely used after market firmware for Android, CyanogenMod, pulled an Aprils fool prank. For one day only they decided to change the name of their software to ‘TehUberDuckDistro’ and for one set of nightly releases all CyanogenMod devices looked as …
This is a question that I find is being asked all the time by Android users. I’m in a position working in the telecoms industry where I get asked this about 20 times a day. It’s something that I have become fairly blase about. The honest truth is …
So to paint a picture.. I am an enthusiast of all things Android. I’ve been an enthusiast since the very first days of Android’s public release. So over time I’ve grown to know what I’m dealing with when it comes to modding my phone’s operating system. Zip flashing …
In every dual-core phone, there’s a PC trying to get out…. well that’s the claim from Ubuntu at least. It appears they have been busying away with ARM developing their nifty OS to run on Android devices. Don’t get all excited about reviving your old tat from the …
Uh? What’s fastboot? Well this has gotten me out of trouble on a few occasions now and I just wanted to share it’s awesomeness with you This mustn’t be confused with the HTC fastboot which as the name implies lets the phone boot faster I’m talking about fastboot that has …
Android 4.0, aka ICS, aka Ice Cream Sandwich … here in the UK we’re not overly familiar with the term “Ice Cream Sandwich”, but I did used to eat something like this when I was a kid. Anyway, I digress. According to the Facebook page for Samsung Norway …
If you are reading this the chances are that you are a Samsung Galaxy S owner and you are frustrated. Samsung decided that there was not enough space on the Galaxy S to fit the Ice Cream Sandwich update, which left a lot of people rather angry with …
Whilst not usually in our eye-line (being Blackberry and all), it is worth a fleeting mention that there are changes afoot at the Research In Motion (RIM) campus. Board Members at the smartphone manufacturer RIM have accepted the decision to displace their founding partners, and named Thorsten Heins as their …
If you’ve got a Desire S then there’s a pretty good chance that you’ll have noticed it change recently. The new Android 2.3.5 update appears to have rolled out and many of you are enjoying the new features and improvements, although we’ve had contact from a number of …
First of all it is really good. Secondly a bit of history for the Advent Vega. When PC World released the Advent Vega a lot of people were excited about it. It had hardware very similar to the Motorola Xoom and it was much cheaper. Pretty soon after …
Check for updates if you’ve got a Sony Ericsson Xperia neo on Orange. We’re hearing that Android 2.3.4 has just arrived and there’s a few extra Orange apps too. It’s taken a number of months since other neo handsets started receiving the update. We’d like to hear your …
This morning the Cyanogenmod team have announced that 7.1 is now the new stable release. I know a lot of you will have been running this via the nightly route and your wondering what the fuss is about. Well this release includes official stable support for most of …
Three UK have approved the Android 2.3.4 update for the HTC Sensation handset today. The news comes from this Twitter post which advises owners to browse to Applications-> Settings-> About phone-> System Software Update-> Check now to get the latest information. Update – Three are currently waiting for …
Samsung appear to have started rolling out Android 2.3.4 updates via Kies to Galaxy SII owners. The upgrade is rolling out today and will backup all your content as part of the update. We’ve had a couple of mails about this and would like to know if yours …
The long awaited Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire looks like it has arrived, but don’t get too excited…. Now cast your mind back a few months, HTC announced they wouldn’t be bringing Gingerbread to the desire, they then changed their mind and announced they would be bringing …
Windows Phone “Mango” has been going great guns recently. The RTM build is now ready and today developers are seeing build 7712 appear on the phones. Although this isn’t the RTM build it’s fairly easy to install if you’re a developer, with Microsoft posting details here. We’ve had …
Quick, check for updates ! If you’ve got the HTC Desire Z on Vodafone version 2.42.161.2 of Android 2.3.3 is now rolling. Steve has just mailed in to tell us that his Vodafone UK handset popped up with the update, but do let us know if yours if …
