How to Root LG G3 Dual-LTE

                    Android is an awesome operating system known for its open source attribute. It offers hundreds of devices to choose from one of the cheapest to the costliest ones. This most popular platform stunning on its own becomes more powerful when you gain root access on it. If you have an unrooted device, you have been experiencing just the half of what it can offer. Rooting unleashes the true capability of an Android device. By using root apps, custom mods, ROMs, frameworks and kernels, you can enjoy the best possible system optimization, performance tweaks and graphic customization.

                            There was a time when it was not possible to root an Android phone or tablet without using a computer. We had to use different tools for rooting different devices. Moreover, most root-toolkits were made for Windows only. As a result of phenomenal custom development activities, more refined, safer and easier-to-use methods have been evolving now. Cross-OEM tools like FramaRoot and TowelRoot does not even need a computer. You just have to install an Apk on your device and tap a button in the app to get it rooted. Now we have another amazing root-tool in the form of an Apk. Famous developer jcase has collaborated with some other renowned names like IOMonster, Autoprime, PlayfulGod and the result is an universal root exploit for LG devices.  The root exploit is called Stump Root and works on almost all LG phones and tablets released since 2012 till data.

Rooting LG G3 DUAL-LTE with Stump Root (Method-1)
                       Stump Root app is so easy to use that it does not require any specific instructions yet we have described the steps to get your LG device just in a single tap.

1.Download Stump Root app and copy it to your device: Stump Root v1.2.0

2.Open File Manager app and install the Apk file. Do not forget to check Unknown sources option under Settings> Security on your device.

3.Having installed the app, open Stump Root from app drawer and tap the Grind button. Stump Root will greet you with a melody while the device is being rooted.

4.Wait till Stump Root works its magic and allow the device to reboot when you are prompted to do so.

5.When you phone boots up, install SuperSU app by Chainfire from the Play Store: [appbox googleplay eu.chainfire.supersu]

To verify root access on your device, download a root checker app and run it.

When the root is verified, uninstall Stump Root app.

If the root checker app shows your device status as Rooted, you got proper root access on your device. Enjoy! if not shown you may use method-2 to root your device

Rooting LG G3 Dual-lte with V Root (Method-2)

               vRoot is also known as Root Master. Its a Windows Application that helps you to root any android phone in a single click. Here, we are going to guide you how to use vRoot to root your Android Device.

Requirements:

                       1.Vroot

                       2.USB driver(for your android click here)

                       3.Root checker

STEPS TO ROOT LG G3 DUAL-LTE :-

Step 1: Enable USB Debugging on your Android Smartphone. To enable USB debugging, Open Settings > Developers Option > USB Debugging > Tick

Step 2: Download and install vRoot Application on your Windows Computer

.

Step 3: Once vRoot Application is installed on your Computer, and install usb driver and Open vroot.

Step 4: Once vRoot Application is launched, connect your Android device to the computer

Step 5: Once Your Smartphone is connected successfully to the computer, vRoot will automatically detect your Smartphone.

Step 6: Now, Click on the “Root” button to begin the rooting process.

Step 7: Now, vRoot will automatically “Reboot” your Smartphone and install the SuperSU Application

Step 8: Now your Android Device is Rooted. To check whether your phone is rooted correctly, open Applications Menu, there you will be able to see a new app installed, called SuperSU. If this app exist then it means you have successfully rooted your device.

Optional: You can also verify that your device is successfully rooted or not by Root Checker Application.

Points to remember:

No data loss process: Your Android Phone Data like contacts, pictures, videos, music and etc will be not affected with this method.

Warranty Void: Your Android Device Warranty may be Void after following the above tutorial.

Credits: vRoot Application was created by Shenzhen (Developer).

vRoot allows you to root more than 8000 android devices. In case you want to see the list of supported device then click here.

If you have tried the above tool to root your Android device the please let us know if it works or not with your Device Model number.

ABOUT IROOT
                               iRoot, Formerly Vroot, is a free one click Android root tool designed by XINYI Network. Just click one button, you can root your Android device immediately! iRoot is an easy-to-use tool. Enable the USB debugging mode, and connect your phone to the computer, then click the button "root" and now what you have to do is just waiting for the root result. Forget the complex and troublesome tutorials, everyone can control it easily.

iRoot's goal is providing the excellent and simplest experience for all android users. The newest version of iRoot has supported more than 8000 Android devices. It is more effective, easier and faster than you can imagine.In order to serve non-Chinese user, we are pleasure to release this English version for downloading . If you are a non-Chinese user, just download the English version of iRoot and enjoy the Android root now.

And, on Oct 20, 2014, we also released our Android root App- iRoot APK. You can root your Android phone without computer. Get it here: iRoot for mobileIf you have any problem, please submit your feedback to this email-address: service@mgyun.com.

Good luck to you! Just do it and enjoy the android world!

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How to Root LG G2 Lite

                    Android is an awesome operating system known for its open source attribute. It offers hundreds of devices to choose from one of the cheapest to the costliest ones. This most popular platform stunning on its own becomes more powerful when you gain root access on it. If you have an unrooted device, you have been experiencing just the half of what it can offer. Rooting unleashes the true capability of an Android device. By using root apps, custom mods, ROMs, frameworks and kernels, you can enjoy the best possible system optimization, performance tweaks and graphic customization.

                            There was a time when it was not possible to root an Android phone or tablet without using a computer. We had to use different tools for rooting different devices. Moreover, most root-toolkits were made for Windows only. As a result of phenomenal custom development activities, more refined, safer and easier-to-use methods have been evolving now. Cross-OEM tools like FramaRoot and TowelRoot does not even need a computer. You just have to install an Apk on your device and tap a button in the app to get it rooted. Now we have another amazing root-tool in the form of an Apk. Famous developer jcase has collaborated with some other renowned names like IOMonster, Autoprime, PlayfulGod and the result is an universal root exploit for LG devices.  The root exploit is called Stump Root and works on almost all LG phones and tablets released since 2012 till data.

Rooting LG G2 Lite with Stump Root (Method-1)
                       Stump Root app is so easy to use that it does not require any specific instructions yet we have described the steps to get your LG device just in a single tap.

1.Download Stump Root app and copy it to your device: Stump Root v1.2.0

2.Open File Manager app and install the Apk file. Do not forget to check Unknown sources option under Settings> Security on your device.

3.Having installed the app, open Stump Root from app drawer and tap the Grind button. Stump Root will greet you with a melody while the device is being rooted.

4.Wait till Stump Root works its magic and allow the device to reboot when you are prompted to do so.

5.When you phone boots up, install SuperSU app by Chainfire from the Play Store: [appbox googleplay eu.chainfire.supersu]

To verify root access on your device, download a root checker app and run it.

When the root is verified, uninstall Stump Root app.

If the root checker app shows your device status as Rooted, you got proper root access on your device. Enjoy! if not shown you may use method-2 to root your device

Rooting LG G2 Lite with V Root (Method-2)

               vRoot is also known as Root Master. Its a Windows Application that helps you to root any android phone in a single click. Here, we are going to guide you how to use vRoot to root your Android Device.

Requirements:

                       1.Vroot

                       2.USB driver(for your android click here)

                       3.Root checker

STEPS TO ROOT LG G2 LITE :-

Step 1: Enable USB Debugging on your Android Smartphone. To enable USB debugging, Open Settings > Developers Option > USB Debugging > Tick

Step 2: Download and install vRoot Application on your Windows Computer

.

Step 3: Once vRoot Application is installed on your Computer, and install usb driver and Open vroot.

Step 4: Once vRoot Application is launched, connect your Android device to the computer

Step 5: Once Your Smartphone is connected successfully to the computer, vRoot will automatically detect your Smartphone.

Step 6: Now, Click on the “Root” button to begin the rooting process.

Step 7: Now, vRoot will automatically “Reboot” your Smartphone and install the SuperSU Application

Step 8: Now your Android Device is Rooted. To check whether your phone is rooted correctly, open Applications Menu, there you will be able to see a new app installed, called SuperSU. If this app exist then it means you have successfully rooted your device.

Optional: You can also verify that your device is successfully rooted or not by Root Checker Application.

Points to remember:

No data loss process: Your Android Phone Data like contacts, pictures, videos, music and etc will be not affected with this method.

Warranty Void: Your Android Device Warranty may be Void after following the above tutorial.

Credits: vRoot Application was created by Shenzhen (Developer).

vRoot allows you to root more than 8000 android devices. In case you want to see the list of supported device then click here.

If you have tried the above tool to root your Android device the please let us know if it works or not with your Device Model number.

ABOUT IROOT
                               iRoot, Formerly Vroot, is a free one click Android root tool designed by XINYI Network. Just click one button, you can root your Android device immediately! iRoot is an easy-to-use tool. Enable the USB debugging mode, and connect your phone to the computer, then click the button "root" and now what you have to do is just waiting for the root result. Forget the complex and troublesome tutorials, everyone can control it easily.

iRoot's goal is providing the excellent and simplest experience for all android users. The newest version of iRoot has supported more than 8000 Android devices. It is more effective, easier and faster than you can imagine.In order to serve non-Chinese user, we are pleasure to release this English version for downloading . If you are a non-Chinese user, just download the English version of iRoot and enjoy the Android root now.

And, on Oct 20, 2014, we also released our Android root App- iRoot APK. You can root your Android phone without computer. Get it here: iRoot for mobileIf you have any problem, please submit your feedback to this email-address: service@mgyun.com.

Good luck to you! Just do it and enjoy the android world!

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How to Root LG L Prime

                    Android is an awesome operating system known for its open source attribute. It offers hundreds of devices to choose from one of the cheapest to the costliest ones. This most popular platform stunning on its own becomes more powerful when you gain root access on it. If you have an unrooted device, you have been experiencing just the half of what it can offer. Rooting unleashes the true capability of an Android device. By using root apps, custom mods, ROMs, frameworks and kernels, you can enjoy the best possible system optimization, performance tweaks and graphic customization.

                            There was a time when it was not possible to root an Android phone or tablet without using a computer. We had to use different tools for rooting different devices. Moreover, most root-toolkits were made for Windows only. As a result of phenomenal custom development activities, more refined, safer and easier-to-use methods have been evolving now. Cross-OEM tools like FramaRoot and TowelRoot does not even need a computer. You just have to install an Apk on your device and tap a button in the app to get it rooted. Now we have another amazing root-tool in the form of an Apk. Famous developer jcase has collaborated with some other renowned names like IOMonster, Autoprime, PlayfulGod and the result is an universal root exploit for LG devices.  The root exploit is called Stump Root and works on almost all LG phones and tablets released since 2012 till data.

Rooting LG L PRIME with Stump Root (Method-1)
                       Stump Root app is so easy to use that it does not require any specific instructions yet we have described the steps to get your LG device just in a single tap.

1.Download Stump Root app and copy it to your device: Stump Root v1.2.0

2.Open File Manager app and install the Apk file. Do not forget to check Unknown sources option under Settings> Security on your device.

3.Having installed the app, open Stump Root from app drawer and tap the Grind button. Stump Root will greet you with a melody while the device is being rooted.

4.Wait till Stump Root works its magic and allow the device to reboot when you are prompted to do so.

5.When you phone boots up, install SuperSU app by Chainfire from the Play Store: [appbox googleplay eu.chainfire.supersu]

To verify root access on your device, download a root checker app and run it.

When the root is verified, uninstall Stump Root app.

If the root checker app shows your device status as Rooted, you got proper root access on your device. Enjoy! if not shown you may use method-2 to root your device

Rooting LG L PRIME with V Root (Method-2)

               vRoot is also known as Root Master. Its a Windows Application that helps you to root any android phone in a single click. Here, we are going to guide you how to use vRoot to root your Android Device.

Requirements:

                       1.Vroot

                       2.USB driver(for your android click here)

                       3.Root checker

STEPS TO ROOT LG L PRIME :-

Step 1: Enable USB Debugging on your Android Smartphone. To enable USB debugging, Open Settings > Developers Option > USB Debugging > Tick

Step 2: Download and install vRoot Application on your Windows Computer

.

Step 3: Once vRoot Application is installed on your Computer, and install usb driver and Open vroot.

Step 4: Once vRoot Application is launched, connect your Android device to the computer

Step 5: Once Your Smartphone is connected successfully to the computer, vRoot will automatically detect your Smartphone.

Step 6: Now, Click on the “Root” button to begin the rooting process.

Step 7: Now, vRoot will automatically “Reboot” your Smartphone and install the SuperSU Application

Step 8: Now your Android Device is Rooted. To check whether your phone is rooted correctly, open Applications Menu, there you will be able to see a new app installed, called SuperSU. If this app exist then it means you have successfully rooted your device.

Optional: You can also verify that your device is successfully rooted or not by Root Checker Application.

Points to remember:

No data loss process: Your Android Phone Data like contacts, pictures, videos, music and etc will be not affected with this method.

Warranty Void: Your Android Device Warranty may be Void after following the above tutorial.

Credits: vRoot Application was created by Shenzhen (Developer).

vRoot allows you to root more than 8000 android devices. In case you want to see the list of supported device then click here.

If you have tried the above tool to root your Android device the please let us know if it works or not with your Device Model number.

ABOUT IROOT
                               iRoot, Formerly Vroot, is a free one click Android root tool designed by XINYI Network. Just click one button, you can root your Android device immediately! iRoot is an easy-to-use tool. Enable the USB debugging mode, and connect your phone to the computer, then click the button "root" and now what you have to do is just waiting for the root result. Forget the complex and troublesome tutorials, everyone can control it easily.

iRoot's goal is providing the excellent and simplest experience for all android users. The newest version of iRoot has supported more than 8000 Android devices. It is more effective, easier and faster than you can imagine.In order to serve non-Chinese user, we are pleasure to release this English version for downloading . If you are a non-Chinese user, just download the English version of iRoot and enjoy the Android root now.

And, on Oct 20, 2014, we also released our Android root App- iRoot APK. You can root your Android phone without computer. Get it here: iRoot for mobileIf you have any problem, please submit your feedback to this email-address: service@mgyun.com.

Good luck to you! Just do it and enjoy the android world!

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How to root LG Tribute

                          Android is an awesome operating system known for its open source attribute. It offers hundreds of devices to choose from one of the cheapest to the costliest ones. This most popular platform stunning on its own becomes more powerful when you gain root access on it. If you have an unrooted device, you have been experiencing just the half of what it can offer. Rooting unleashes the true capability of an Android device. By using root apps, custom mods, ROMs, frameworks and kernels, you can enjoy the best possible system optimization, performance tweaks and graphic customization.

                  There was a time when it was not possible to root an Android phone or tablet without using a computer. We had to use different tools for rooting different devices. Moreover, most root-toolkits were made for Windows only. As a result of phenomenal custom development activities, more refined, safer and easier-to-use methods have been evolving now. Cross-OEM tools like FramaRoot and TowelRoot does not even need a computer. You just have to install an Apk on your device and tap a button in the app to get it rooted. Now we have another amazing root-tool in the form of an Apk. Famous developer jcase has collaborated with some other renowned names like IOMonster, Autoprime, PlayfulGod and the result is an universal root exploit for LG devices.  The root exploit is called Stump Root and works on almost all LG phones and tablets released since 2012 till data.

Rooting LG Tribute with Stump Root (Method-1)
                       Stump Root app is so easy to use that it does not require any specific instructions yet we have described the steps to get your LG device just in a single tap.

1.Download Stump Root app and copy it to your device: Stump Root v1.2.0

2.Open File Manager app and install the Apk file. Do not forget to check Unknown sources option under Settings> Security on your device.

3.Having installed the app, open Stump Root from app drawer and tap the Grind button. Stump Root will greet you with a melody while the device is being rooted.

4.Wait till Stump Root works its magic and allow the device to reboot when you are prompted to do so.

5.When you phone boots up, install SuperSU app by Chainfire from the Play Store: [appbox googleplay eu.chainfire.supersu]

To verify root access on your device, download a root checker app and run it.

When the root is verified, uninstall Stump Root app.

If the root checker app shows your device status as Rooted, you got proper root access on your device. Enjoy! if not shown you may use method-2 to root your device

Rooting LG Tribute with Cydia Impactor (Method-2)

               Cydia Impactor is a Windows Application that allows you to root lg tribute in a Single Click. It is developed by Saurik (Developer who created Cydia for iOS devices). Here, we are going to guide you how to use Cydia Impactor Application to root any android device.

Requirements:

                        1.Cydia Impactor

                                               For windows : click here

                                               For mac         : click here

                                  2.Super user

                                  3.Root checker

                                  4.USB driver(for your android click here)

Disclaimer: This guide is intended as a helpful “how to”. not responsible for any gain or loss (including but not limited to bricked devices) incurred as a result of following this guide. Root your device at your own risk. Rooting may void your warranty.

Steps to root LG TRIBUTE using cydia impactor :

Step 1:-

         Enable USB Debugging on your Android Smartphone. 

To enable USB debugging,  Open Settings > Developers Option > USB Debugging > Tick to Enable. ( if you dont know how to enable developer option click here )

Step 2: Download  and extract Cydia Impactor on your computer. After extracting, you will be able to see the following files:

Step 3:install necessary usb driver  and Now, Open Impactor.exe (you have extracted this file in step#2)

Step 4: Once Cydia Impactor Application is launched, connect your Android device to the computer (with USB Debugging enabled).

Step 5: Now, to begin the rooting process click on the Start Button

Step 6: Now, Cydia Impactor will install SuperSU binary on your Android Device. Once, this process is completed, close the Cydia Impactor application and Disconnect your Android Device from the computer.

Step 7: Now, Restart your Android Device.

Step 8: Once your Android Device is restarted, and Install SuperSU application (chainfire).

Step 9: Now your Android Device is Rooted successfully. To check whether your phone is rooted correctly, open SuperSU application If you are able to use it without any error then it means your device is rooted successfully.

Optional: You can also verify your device is successfully rooted or not by RootChecker Application.

Keep in Mind:

No data loss process: Your Android Phone Data like contacts, pictures, videos, music and etc will be not affected with this method.

Warranty Void: Your Android Device Warranty may be Void after following the above tutorial.

How to unroot: To unroot Open SuperSU > Settings > Full Unroot.

Credits: Cydia Impactor Application is created by Saurik (Developer).

ABOUT CYDIAIMPACTOR:
              If you have tried the above tool to root your Android device the please let us know if it works or not with your Device Model Name. The term Cydia is usually associated with devices running iOS, more so with the jailbroken ones. Cydia is like a 3rd party store which houses tons of tweaks, mods and apps for jailbroken iOS devices. Well, it so happens that iOS is not the only ecosystem that saurik, the dude behind Cydia, is giving his attention to. Earlier this year, Bluebox security announced the existence of a Master Key exploit for Android devices, which was considered a high-severity vulnerability that affected almost 99% of Android devices.

               Saurik has not only patched this vulnerability, but also released a new tool called Cydia Impactor that can be used to root any Android device, or at least 99% of them which were potentially vulnerable to this exploit. The tool should work up through devices running Android 4.1.x Jelly Bean, possibly higher versions too, and will also work for Google TV and Google Glass. The cool thing about this tool, is that if it is not able to root your device via the Master Key bug, it will automatically attempt to achieve root through a different signature verification bug. Cydia Impactor is available for Windows, Linux as well as Mac. Here’s how you can use Cydia Impactor to root any Android device.

Conclusion
           Cydia Impactor is a nifty little tool which works with tons of Android devices. If universal root tools like Bin4ry, Motochopper and Framaroot do not work on your device, it is worth giving Cydia Impactor a whirl. At last count, the tool has been reported not working with three devices/Android versions  – Motorola Atrix 4D on 4.1.1, Huawei Ascend Mate on 4.1, and HTC One on 4.2.2, but won’t harm the devices any.

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3 Android Features That Will Never Make It To iOS

                    We often compare Android with iOS and each time Google and/or Apple announce a new version of their OS, fans of both take to the internet to debate who did it first, or who did it better. A lot of times, the two operating systems do indeed borrow or adapt popular features from the other but a lot of features, a lot of popular ones, often do not make the transition. That’s where you see a lot of variance between the two in terms of features. Both Google and Apple follow a certain philosophy when adding features to their respective mobile operating systems and there are just somethings neither will adopt (voluntarily or otherwise) from the other, Here are three very awesome Android features that are highly unlikely to make it to iOS.

Guest Accounts
                   Apple lets you add a single Apple account to multiple devices but that’s more for the sake of parental control than it is for allowing more than one person to use a single device.Granted you don’t normally share a phone but iOS runs on the iPad and like a family computer, it can be shared, However, it’s exceptionally unlikely to ever happen for one simple reason; sales. Allowing device sharing could actually impact sales of the iPad. The larger iPhone 6 is already cutting into iPad sales so imagine a world where an iPhone can replace an iPad, and it can be used by multiple people. It comes down to a selling strategy and device sharing doesn’t help Apple much.

Battery Management
                          The reason why Apple is very unlikely to introduce a battery monitoring feature like that in Android Lollipop has nothing to do with its sales strategy. It is more of a PR move; imagine a world where iOS users begin posting tons of screenshots of how poorly their device’s battery is performing. Battery life is something that Apple boasts about improving with each new device it introduces. Without just such an app, users already complain about battery life, and this is something that happens for all devices, not just Apple ones but if the company were to introduce an app that it cited as an accurate way to measure battery performance it would open the flood  gates for a lot of complaints and a lot of screenshots floating around on social media. Bad PR as we know from the iCloud hack and the #BendGate is really hard to manage.

Google Camera App
                 I’ve said it quite often; there is nothing quite like the Google Camera app. The iPhone may boast of a great camera and everything, the camera app itself has just gotten exposure adjustment but it still doesn’t match the blur effect in Google Camera. We had to go hunting for iOS apps that came any close to it and it was hard to find the free ones. Google Camera is free, and it helps take the best pictures. Why this isn’t coming to iOS is because Google isn’t going to give something that great to iOS. Apple might develop something like it, or close to it, or it may not. It’s on chance and Android users have it good.

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What is Bootloader And How to unlock Bootloader in nexus Android

                                        If you are new to the world of Android hacking and rooting, then there are many geeky terms that might bamboozle you and might end you up with quitting the idea of rooting altogether. One such term that confused me too before I was trying to root my Nexus One long ago was “Bootloader”. I went through many online tutorials, hopped through infinity YouTube And Vimeo videos for a simple answer that why on earth I need to unlock my phone’s bootloader before trying to install any custom ROM or even attempting to root. Although I wasn’t able to acquire an answer at that time, but now as the time has changed and we have access to more refined information, the bootloader mystery puzzle has started to fall in place. So in this guide, we will be going through basic questions like what is a bootloader? Why you’d like to unlock it? and how to unlock? On our way, we will also see what threats a user faces when unlocking a bootloader.

What Is A Bootloader?
                                In literal terms, bootloader is code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run. The concept of bootloaders is universal to virtually all Operating systems that inculcates operating systems on your PC, laptop, smartphones, and other such devices. Bootloaders basically package the instructions to boot operating system kernel and most of them also have their own debugging or modification environment. As the bootloader kicks off before any piece of software on your device, it makes it extremely processor specific and every motherboard has it’s own bootloader. This is one reason that all Android phones have different Custom ROMS developed due to high variance of processing hardware present on the device. The iDevices running iOS somewhat share the same hardware specs and hence you don’t see much variance in their bootloaders.

Android Bootloaders
                             Every Android phone has a bootloader that instructs the operating system kernel to boot normally. But you need to understand one thing here that as Android OS is an open source OS and is available on a variety of different hardware, every manufacturer has their own version of bootloader specific for the hardware present in it’s environment. We also saw couple of weeks back that Motorola packaged an “eFuse” command in their Android phones, which could brick (permanently turn off) your device in case you tried to flash a Custom ROM.

Why Is Bootloader Locked?
                           A bootloader is usually locked on an Android device because although it’s an open source OS, still the manufacturers want you to stick to their Android OS version specifically designed for the device. In order to apply this concept, manufacturers lock the bootloader. With a locked bootloader on Android devices, it is virtually impossible to flash a Custom ROM and forced attempts void warranty as well as usually end up in bricks. Therefore, the first step is to always unlock the bootloader.

Why To Unlock Bootloader On Android Devices?
                       The explanation to this question is really simple. If you want root, you’d be wanting to flash Custom ROM post-root, and if you want to install a Custom ROM, you’d need to have your stock bootloader unlocked. In simple terms Unlocking the bootloader allows you to install custom Firmware on your Android phone.

Warning: Unlocking your phone’s bootloader voids its warranty. It also completely wipes (formats) your Android phone’s internal memory including applications, contacts, SMS and MMS messages etc.

How To Unlock Bootloader On Nexus Android Devices:
                    Before attempting this guide to unlock your bootloader, please note that this is intended for Android phone with STOCK ANDROID OS ONLY. We will be using a Google Nexus One as our reference because it comes with zero user interface alteration from it’s manufacturer. If you are looking to unlock bootloaders on handsets which already have a custom UI from manufacturers installed like HTC Sense, Samsung TouchWiz etc, then this guide won’t be applicable.

The first step is download and install Android SDK as instructed in this post.

Once you are done with downloading and installing SDK, turn off your device and boot in bootloader mode:

On Nexus One, press and hold the power button and trackball.
On Nexus S, press and hold the volume-up and power buttons.
On Galaxy Nexus, press and hold volume-up, volume-down and power buttons.
On Nexus 4, press and hold volume-down and power buttons.
On Nexus 7, press and hold volume-down and power buttons.
On Nexus 10, press and hold volume-up, volume-down and power buttons.

Connect your device to your PC via USB and wait till any drivers are installed, which should happen automatically.

Now go to command prompt / terminal interface on your computer and type following command:

fastboot oem unlock

Once this is done, your phone will show a screen that will prompt you regarding unlocking bootloader. Read through the instructions carefully and confirm by pressing volume up button followed by the power button.

There you go! You now have your bootloader on your Nexus Android device unlocked.

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What is ADB And How to install ADB ?

                      When it comes to Android modding, most novice users are confused or left wondering by reference over reference to a certain “adb”. This is specially true when you are looking up something on modding your device, or root it in particular. ADB is the wonder toy of Android and everyone seems to love it, so lets have a look at understanding what it is and why you need it, and how you can get it.

What Is ADB
                   ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge. It comes as a part of the standard Android SDK, which you can grab here. Basically, it provides a terminal-based interface for interacting with your phone’s file system. Since Android platform is based on Linux, command-line is the only way to obtain and manipulate root access often required to perform certain advanced operations on your device using root access.

                While these things can be done directly on the device itself using some terminal emulator, it will be rather difficult to execute complex commands on such a small screen. ADB provides the bridge between your machine and your computer.

How To Install ADB

Step 1: Installing the Android SDK

Note: At the time of updating this guide, the latest version of the Android SDK available is r8 and we shall be using it throughout the rest of the guide. The tools will work the same way however, even if you get a later version. In case of earlier versions though, the location of some of the tools was different and it is recommended that you get the latest available version.

                    The first step is to download the SDK. Use the link given at the end of this post and download the latest version of the Android SDK from there. There are versions available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. In case of Windows, both an installer and a zip file are available but there isn’t any need to use the installer as a formal installation is not required.Once you have downloaded the SDK, simply extract the compressed file to a location on your computer. In our case, we have extracted it to the root of our C drive and that makes C:\android-sdk-windows the installation location of the SDK. From here onwards, we shall be referring to this location as the ‘SDK folder’.

Step 2: Downloading the SDK Platform Tools
                 Previously, ADB used to be included in the SDK by default in the ‘tools’ sub-folder but now, it has been relocated to the ‘platform-tools’ sub-folder which needs to be downloaded as an SDK package. Fortunately, this is quite easy:

Just browse to the SDK folder and launch SDK Manager. When launching it for the first time, it will present you with a window to choose packages to install. The first option begins with ‘Android SDK Platform-tools’. Make sure it is checked, and uncheck all the other packages for now. You can check/uncheck a package by clicking on its name and then selecting the Accept/Reject radio button. Your window should look like this:

Now simply click ‘Install’ and wait till the platform tools are installed. Once the process is done, you will have a ‘platform-tools’ folder inside your SDK folder. That folder will include ADB and all its dependencies.

Step 3: Setting the Path variable
                         Now you have ADB installed but using it this way will require you to either use the complete path of the ADB command (C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\adb) or to first change directory to the platform-tools subfolder of the SDK folder each time, and this can become quite a hassle. To make ADB along with other Android SDK tools and platform tools easily accessible from anywhere at the command line, we shall add their paths to the PATH environment variable. This method will apply to Windows users only. If you are a Linux or Mac user, add the ‘tools’ and ‘platform-tools’ sub-folders of the Android SDK to your system’s PATH variable using the standard method for your operating system.

If you have no experience with editing system environment variables, make a System Restore point now so that you can revert back to it in case something goes wrong.

If you are using Windows 7, right-click the ‘Computer’ icon and click ‘Properties’. Now click ‘Advanced System Settings’ from the options in the left pane to bring up the ‘System Properties’ window. Windows XP users will directly get this window when they right-click ‘My Computer’ and click ‘Properties’.

In the ‘System Properties’ window, click the ‘Environment Variables’ button on the ‘Advanced’ tab.
Pathchange

Find ‘Path’ in the ‘System variables’ section and double-click it to edit it.

Make sure NOT to delete the existing entry in ‘Variable value’ or it will mess up things on your computer. Just add the following string to the end of it, including both the semi-colons:

;c:\android-sdk-windows\tools;c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

If you have extracted the SDK’s contents to another directory, make sure to use that one for your PATH variable.

After adding the string, this is what my Path variable looks like:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\bin;C:\android-sdk-windows\tools;C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

Don’t worry if yours does not include some of the other text – what is important is the way the new entry should be added to the existign one, and the way the previous entries MUST be left unchanged. Notice that the semi-colons are necessary to separate each path variable entry from the next and previous ones. Once you have added the path, your machine may require a reboot.

In case you messed up while editing the Path variable and ended up deleting the previously existing entries, just restore the System Restore point you made and retry, being more careful this time.

Step 4: Installing the USB drivers
                   Finally, you need to install the USB drivers. You may or may not need to perform this step, depending on your device. If you are using a device that ships with stock Android operating system such as the Nexus One, this will be necessary. In case of other devices that ship with their custom version of Android and some tools to sync the device with the PC, such as devices from HTC that ship with HTC Sync or devices by Samsung that ship with Samsung’s own software, the suitable driver for your device will be automatically installed with that software package.

The first step will be to download the USB drivers. To do this, launch SDK Manager from the SDK folder and click on ‘Available packages’ in the left pane.

Expand ‘Third party Add-ons’ followed by ‘Google Inc. add-ons’ and check ‘Google Usb Driver package’, as shown in this image:

Click ‘Install Selected’ and in the window that pops up, click the ‘Accept all’ radio button followed by the ‘Install’ button. Wait patiently while the USB drivers are downloaded and installed in the Android SDK.

The drivers for both 32 bit and 64 bit systems will now be present in the SDK folder under ‘usb_driver\x86′ and ‘usb_driver\x64′ sub-folders respectively.

Now that the USB drivers have been downloaded, you can install them to your computer as follows:

On the device, go to home screen, press Menu, select Applications > Development, and enable USB Debugging.

Now connect your phone to the PC via USB. New hardware installation should kick in, and it will start looking for the drivers.

Manually point the drivers to the folder suitable for your operating system and let them install.
Once drivers have installed, you can verify successful installation by going to Device Manager. Your phone should be showing under ‘ADB Interface’, like in this example:

How To Use ADB
            At this point, the setting is done. Here on you can simply use adb to manipulate your phone in whatever way you like. On Windows, the best way to do so is using command prompt. To ensure that adb has been set up properly, run command prompt and type ‘adb devices’ and hit enter. Your connected device should show up with a serial number.

            This is it for this guide. We would like to emphasize that playing with your phone at this level can be dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing, and can even render the phone completely useless. Please do it at your own risk.

For a complete list of adb commands, check out the official adb guide here.

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