update.zip

Sep

Download: Android 2.3.7 (GWK74) With Google Wallet For The Nexus S 4G

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, News, Nexus S 4G (Crespo4g), Samsung, Sprint, Tips

WARNING: This file is only for the Sprint Nexus S 4G. To flash the update, the phone must be stock - that means no custom ROMs. Rooted handsets are OK, though this might reset root permissions (you just need to re-root). We've included a link to a full, flashable ROM which will probably require a wipe, as well.

If you find yourself still without the Android 2.3.7 (GWK74) update for your Sprint Nexus S 4G, have no fear - we're here to help. Thanks to Omar over on Google+, we've got a direct link to the update.zip from ...

May

[Updated: Now With Root] [Download] The Leaked Official Android 3.1 Update For The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in ASUS, Eee Pad Transformer, Honeycomb 3.0/3.1/3.2, Mods, News

Well, well, well, what do we have here? Why, it's the Android 3.1 update for the ASUS Transformer that we were all expecting early next week. The 220MB package conveniently showed up on the web earlier this morning, bringing joy to Transformer owners who are reporting successful updates without any issues.

The Android 3.1 update to Honeycomb brings performance fixes, an enhanced app switcher, resizable widgets, and alleged improvements to the keyboard dock.

Grab the download file from our mirror here (I've already untarred the original .tar file so you don't have to) and then proceed to the slightly ...

Mar

Updated: CyanogenMod 7 RC3 Now Available For Inspire 4G, Nexus One, MT4G, G2, EVO 4G And More

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, Desire HD (Ace), Desire Z (Vision), EVO 4G (Supersonic), G2 (Vision), Gingerbread 2.3, Hero (Sprint, HeroC), Inspire 4G (Ace, Stallion), Legend, Mods, myTouch 4G (Glacier), News, Nexus One (Passion)

That's right folks - CyanogenMod7 RC3 is up for grabs, and we'll be posting the devices it's available for as they come in. Here's the links we have so far:

HTC Desire HD (and Inspire 4G)
HTC Click/Tattoo
Commtiva Z71
Geeksphone Zero
Geeksphone One
Hero CDMA
myTouch 4G
G2
Nexus One
EVO 4G (Download link only, will add thread when it's open)
HTC Legend
HTC Slide

We'll keep this list updated as more devices are added.

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Mar

Breaking: Download Leaked DROID 2 Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) Update

Posted by David Ruddock in Dev, Droid 2, Gingerbread 2.3, Mods, Motorola, News, Tips

TeamBlackHat has publicly released a leaked official Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) software update build for the Motorola DROID 2. To install the update, you must have the DROID 2 Bootstrapper by Koush. Instructions and download links below:

Installing Firmware
1. Download this file from the TBH app or download below
2. Use Bootstrap to get your phone into recovery.
3. Create a backup (This is not compatible with new firmware)
4. Install the Firmware using recovery
In Recovery
1. select install zip from sdcard
2. choose zip from sdcard
3. navigate to teamblackhat folder
4. select the file you

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Mar

Breaking: Download Leaked DROID X Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) Update

Posted by David Ruddock in Dev, Droid X (Shadow), Gingerbread 2.3, Mods, Motorola, News, Tips

TeamBlackHat has publicly released a leaked official Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) software update build for the Motorola DROID X. To install the update, you must have the DROID X Bootstrapper by Koush. Instructions and download links below:

Installing Firmware
1. Download this file from the TBH app or one of the mirrors below
2. Use Bootstrap to get your phone into recovery.
3. Create a backup (This is not compatible with new firmware)
4. Install the Firmware using recovery
In Recovery:
1. select install zip from sdcard
2. choose zip from sdcard
3. navigate to teamblackhat folder
4. select

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Jan

Notion Ink Adam Tablet Already Rooted, Market Access Unlocked

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Adam, Dev, Mods, News, Notion Ink, Videos

Well, this didn't take long - the hackers over at NotionInkHacks.com played around with Notion Ink's dual-core Adam Android tablet that finally started shipping last week and already managed to root the device.

The next logical step and the primary motivation for rooting Adam was, of course, getting the absent Android Market onto the tablet. As we all know, those with almighty root privileges are not easily stopped, so I'm happy to report that full Android Market is now also available on the Adam.

This article deals with a couple of advanced topics. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the

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Sep

Problems Updating System Apps With CyanogenMod 6 On Your Nexus One? Download The App Update Pack

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Apps/Games, Mods, News, Nexus One (Passion)

It turns out that some Nexus One owners running CyanogenMod 6 (CM6) have been experiencing issues when trying to update a handful of system apps. As such, XDA-Devs forum member unforgiven512 has thrown the updates into a tidy package. The updated apps are:

Amazon MP3
Google Maps
Google Search
Google Voice
ROM Manager
Street View
Superuser
TalkBack
Twitter
Voice Search

Not only does this fix the app updating bug, but it moves the app info from the "data" partition to the "system" partition. There are two benefits to doing so:

2. Updates to system apps are stored on the "data"

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Aug

Unrevoked Forever Debuts: Your Phone Today, Your Phone Tomorrow – Flash Unsigned Updates On Your EVO 4G Or HTC Incredible

Posted by David Ruddock in Droid Incredible, EVO 4G (Supersonic), Mods, News

This tool does appear to do a permanent NAND unlock, irreversibly voiding your phone’s warranty, proceed with caution.[/note]

This night keeps getting better and better. The unrevoked team just announced the release of their anticipated Unrevoked Forever tool. What does it do? While the summary provided by unrevoked is a far better explanation, I’ll keep it short and sweet: once you install unrevoked forever, your phone can flash unsigned updates, no matter what, forever. At the moment, “your phone” must be an EVO 4G or an HTC Incredible and run the specified baseband versions as shown below.

Your phone

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Aug

Holy Turbochargers Batman: Speed Up Your Galaxy S With LagFix BETA

Posted by David Ruddock in Galaxy S

Galaxy Not-So “S”

Is your Galaxy S a little laggy (experiences stutters, delays) at times, even on Froyo? It’s not your imagination; your phone’s internal storage is probably the culprit, and LagFix addresses the problem quite cleverly, helping you put the “S” back in your Galaxy.

As you probably know, Galaxy S phones boast either 8GB and 16GB of internal memory. Pretty hefty for an Android phone (the most spacious available, in fact). And yet, the Galaxy S is no more expensive than any comparable, high-end Android phone. So, how did Samsung do it?

Your Galaxy S’s cavernous capacity is ...

Aug

100

Motorola Droid Android 2.2 Froyo OTA Is Now Live! Download Yours Now (FRG01B)

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Droid (Sholes), Froyo 2.2, Motorola, News

Last Updated: August 20th, 2010

What a great day for Motorola Droid owners - your Froyo update that you've been patiently waiting for is finally here. You can upgrade your ESE81 (that's your old Éclair) to what is now called FRG01B (this is your Froyo) using the link below.

It is unclear yet whether the upgrade is showing up when you ask the phone to update in Settings > About > System updates but we have preliminary reports that it is not. However, you can upgrade manually using the procedure below.

This post will be updated throughout the day.

Warning #1: Applying this update

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