Have an LG smartphone and want to unlock the bootloader so you can install a custom recovery, custom ROM, or other firmware? Now you can do that… maybe. LG’s last few flagship phones have shipped with ...

After rolling out their Bootloader Unlock Tool for their HTC Sensation to European users, HTC has now rolled out a new Evo 3D Bootloader Unlock Tool to the US. The new bootloader unlock tool update ...

Motorola has surprisingly launched a new tool which they have designed to help users unlock certain Motorola devices, such as the Photon Q, RAZR developer edition, XOOM (Verizon), and XOOM WiFi. This ...

Want to install a custom ROM on your Motorola smartphone? Up until now that’s been easier said than done on some of the latest Motorola devices, thanks to bootloaders which were locked down tight. But ...

Initially, Xiaomi offered unlocked and pre-rooted devices, but with time and some odd-practices from retailers, the company restricted the root access. Now, it has become essential for the Xiaomi ...

The LG G5 has been out for a good little while now, and many tinkerers have been wanting to unlock the bootloader so they can mess around with some custom ROMs, kernels and the like. As many of you ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Amazon has always used a heavily augmented version of Android for their tablets. They do this because it makes their products distinctive in the marketplace and locks people into the Amazon ecosystem.

Over the past six months, HTC has been setting an example in the smartphone manufacturer industry. They have been actively supporting the Android development and modding community by providing ...