rooting

I have read the FAQs of rooting in the sticky thread but I would really like a detailed tutorial on how to root my newly bought HTC explorer. The main reason I want to root my HTC explorer is to remove bloatware and to install apps on the SD card by making a system partition (or something...

Hi, I want to root my device and want to know some thing before I do. 1. When I root, will all my data be lost. I know I need to take a backup, but will all the contact and SMS will be deleted 2. After rooting will i be able to revert to factory setting in case I have to go to service...

When I try to root my Samsung Galaxy Y, by using "update from SD card" option present in Recovery Mode, an error appears stating that "Can't mount SD card". I have tried using a different SD too but still no solution. How can I get my phone rooted ?? I'm a beginner in rooting & using custom...

Hey guys! I've decided to root my Nokia 5233 (Symbian S60 5th Edition) phone... But I'm totally noobs at rooting and this is gonna be my very first attempt to rooting a phone... :| I'd like to know the easiest and safest ways to go about this... (Like one-click apps) And the reason for me...

i hav a sony ericson X8 and it is very slow at times and hangs regularly. Would rooting it solve the problem? and how do i root it

I bought an HTC explorer and it cam with some preloaded apps which are impossible to remove from the applications management(settings) ! ,such apps : asphalt 6 adrenaline,NDTV,NDTV cricket ! NDTV cricket automatically starts in background whenever i connects my droid to a wifi network , even...

AIM: Whenever a new user tries to root his mobile or flash a custom rom, he ends up with a lot of doubt and query but without any answer. There are guides but those only show you the way to do certain things but won't explain you why that step is required. New users not only need guide but...

Just bought SAMSUNG GALAXY S2, its an awesome device. :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: But i have few queries regarding it: 1} Can i format Internal Storage or Memory Card to NTfS format, i tried but i had to format it back to FAT32. Has anyone tried this pls. hrlp me out. 'coz i...

Hi i am a newbie to the android world and i am a cs student and i wanted to know what i need to know for doing rooting, custom rom's porting etc, like cyanogen-mod. Creating my own rom's etc... -> DO i need to know about embedded systems -> Or any hardware related stuff -> i know programming...

Minutes before I was on iGyan website reading reviews on Micromax A70 where I came to this term rooting? What exactly is it ? Can someone explain.

Simple question guys looking between an HTC incredible S and the Desire S (or if you have any better options to suggest in a 22-24k price bracket) -although incred as an 4 inch screen its res. is same as the 3.7" desire -battery is also the same but i guess desire s should give more...

Advise: Desire vs Galaxy S vs SL vs Motorola Defy I'm on the look out for an Android phone in the Rs 15-20k range, and these two fit in. Currently own a Nokia N95 8GB that has been tortured worse than a Guantanamo Bay detainee and is still going strong :grin: Galaxy SL (Rs 20k on Flipkart) has...

With the increased talk in Samsung lines of Phones I'm adding an index to the first post of this thread. Not sure if I can just create a post before this one though. Thanks to the following contributors. Sriharsha_Madineni SPECS & REVIEW Samsung Spica Spica With 2.1 Review by GSM...