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This quick video leaves nothing at all to the imagination when it comes to the Galaxy S8. You can see the complete design of the device. You can even see that infamous sticker encouraging employees not to leak the device or take pictures of the device. I guess it's just human nature to do what...

Samsung is expecting the Galaxy S8 to be a very popular device. They were initially expecting to sell so many devices that they bought out the entire first run of the Snapdragon 835 according to reports leaving other OEMs like HTC and LG out in the cold. Just how many units are they expecting to...

RootJunky released about 10 videos showing ways to bypass factory reset protection on several devices with several different types of exploits. Its kind of a JOKE! Why even include it Google? I mean I know locks are only for honest people. If a thief wants to break in he's going to kick down the...

Earlier today it was reported that the method outlined in the video posted by Rootjunky yesterday on bypassing factory reset protection was patched in the Google's January security patch. AndroidPolice noted that Tom was running the December update in the video, and that the January security...

Rootjunky is back with another one! So far he has shown us how to bypass the factory reset protection on Samsung and LG devices. Today he released another video walking us through the method for bypassing factory reset protection on the Nexus 6p and Nexus 5x. The method is just as daunting as...

Google added Factory Reset Protection in last year in Android Lollipop. The feature seems pretty awesome in theory. The theory is that if you phone is stolen and someone wipes the data your phone will now be useless to them. If thieves are aware of this feature it will make Android cell phones a...

If you are like me then you are already pretty hyped about the upcoming Galaxy S7. This phone looks to be like an exciting upgrade with the curved glass back, possible microsd card expansion, improved low light camera, water resistance, and 3000mah battery. The phone is said to be announced by...

Samsung devices require you to sign in with your Google account if you factory reset your phone. This is kind of ridiculous. It makes it a pain in the rear to resell your phone. Normally to sell your phone all you need to do is factory reset it. If you factory reset a new Samsung phone and then...

Another month means another security patch for Android. Just as Google has promised we have our update for Nexus devices. This has not began to roll out over the air, instead the update is being distributed as factory images for each device. This is still Android version 6.0.1 but the specific...

Today was Nexus day! The embargo for the new Nexus devices was lifted and we got loads of 48 hour reviews. Some of you actually received your 5X today! With the 5X in hand you are probably ready to get that bootloader unlocked and some sort of rom installed. Before you get involved in modding...