by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

Those hackers and developers in the USA who are keen to get hold of a less restricted edition of the HTC One don’t have long to wait. During the recent Facebook Home event, a HTC spokesperson revealed…

by Bogdan Petrovan, 2 months ago

HTC just introduced the Developer Edition of the One, which ships with an unlocked bootloader. Some limitations apply. In order to reach a compromise between the demands of carriers and those of the developer community,…

by Dan Evans, 3 months ago

The Sprint LG Optimus G LG-LS970 is finally free. The hardworking developers of the XDA Developers forum have come up with ways to root the phone, unlock its bootloader, and even install custom recovery. Through…

by Carl Parker, 3 months ago

Unlocking your phone’s bootloader is one of the first few steps to flashing custom ROMs. Some phones’ bootloaders are almost impenetrable, while others are very easy to unlock. Whatever the case, software development can only…

by Carl Parker, 3 months ago

Once in a while, we feel adventurous enough to unlock our phones’ bootloaders and flash custom everything. Later on, however, we realize that we actually liked our phones a lot better when they were still…

by Carl Parker, 5 months ago

The Google Nexus 10 is one of the top Android tablets that Google has released. It runs on Android 4.2, the upgraded version of Jelly Bean. One of the benefits of having a Nexus 10…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 6 months ago

While some seem to have learned their lesson and are extending a helping hand to the growing independent developer community, others are still stubbornly locking bootloaders and going out of their way to stop us…

by Bams Sadewo, 6 months ago

Motorola introduced its bootloader unlocking program a few months ago, one that’s designed to let power users tinker with their devices more easily. While the majority of the supported handsets are those that come with…

by Bogdan Petrovan, 7 months ago

US-based readers with an interest in Android modding, please don’t read this post. It will only make you sour, because the two phones in question are not selling in the United States. And even if…

by Alvin Ybañez, 8 months ago

Unlocking the phone’s bootloader may give you some benefits. For the price of voiding your warranty and the risk of bricking your phone, you can customize and tweak your phone. Unlocking your Verizon Samsung Galaxy…

by Bams Sadewo, 9 months ago

It’s been close to a week since Motorola launched its user-friendly bootoloader unlocking tool, but we haven’t seen any changes in the list of supported devices yet. If you own some of these older devices,…

by Bams Sadewo, 9 months ago

A new Motorola dawn is rising as the company finally provides customers with an easy way to unshackle the bootloader chains on their devices. The official Unlock My Device website for Moto phones and tablets has…

by Derek Ross, 9 months ago

Yesterday, Samsung Galaxy S3 owners were graced with the ability to flash an insecure bootloader onto their “locked” devices, paving the way for full phone customization. Victory rang from sea to shining sea, at least…

by Derek Ross, 9 months ago

Yes, you read the title correctly. Thanks to elite, recognized XDA developer Adam Outler, the Verizon variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 can now join the ranks of other SGS3′s with a fully unlocked bootloader. This is…

by Bams Sadewo, 9 months ago

Yet again, Sony finds itself at the defense table, facing less than enthused crowds who have not taken too kindly the company’s stance on warranty. The Japanese phone maker now explains its side of story…