Saving nandroid backups is something which just about every Android rooter does. You’d have to be crazy not to save nandroids. That backup can be the difference between a bricked phone and a working device. We’ve written about nandroids before and how to save them. As a general rule of thumb, make a backup before doing any sort of serious system-wide modifications. However, saving backups can be a chore. It requires rebooting into recovery and puts your phone ...

Power Android users require quite a few tools in order to execute all the fun hacks that are possible these days. It’s not enough to have a file explorer, you need one that can access root and mount /system. It’s not enough to be rooted, you need a system to manage your custom recovery and ROMs. Managing a custom Android build can be a complex task at times that requires many different tools. Enter all-purpose utility ...

As an Android user, one of the most important things that you must regularly do is to take backups. Android OS offers the user almost unlimited freedom to play with it. If you are rooted, it opens up new opportunities for you to try new ROMs and use more powerful apps. While you are customizing your device, something may inadvertently snap – leaving your device totally messed up. It may ...

Whenever someone brings up the various advantages of Android and its operating system as a whole, one of the first things that get mentioned is rooting. If you buy Android, you can root your device and exert an incredible level of control over its every function. Rooting allows you to control nearly every part of your phone. It’s pretty awesome. However, figuring out exactly how to root can be difficult. Android phones come ...

So you just finished exploring your new Android phone, checking out all its features and understanding every thing that the device has to offer. But suddenly you realize that there are some manufacturer-imposed limitations which impede you from having full control of your phone. You stumbled upon the  term "rooting." You got curious and wanted to know more about it and ask yourself , “Should I root my Android phone or not?" Just like you, a number of Android users are curious about rooting and often wonder ...

One celebrated tradition of the Android community is developing custom ROMs that offer enhanced UI or improved performance. However, navigating these through Google or the XDA forums can be somewhat confusing. So we have done the heavy lifting for you and created a list of various ROMs that are available to the Android users today. We have divided the ROMs into 3 sections - The ROMs that beginners can use are listed under "The Basics", for power users who want  more customization options we have the "Serious ...