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The Galaxy S8 and S8+ have not been out for long but already have TWRP. Unfortunately this is only available for the Exynos variants of the devices. With TWRP you will be able to root the phone as well as flash Roms and other mods. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ do have dm-verity so you will need to...

If you have been running the Android O Developer Preview 1 over the past few weeks on the Pixel and Pixel XL you have been doing so without root since there has previously been no root method. Today that changes! Pixel user Sachi31 discovered and posted a new root method for Android O...

ChainfireXDA has done it again. He already has a work in progress root method for Android O Developer Preview 1. This will work for the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. Some have reported bootloops on the first release of SuperSU, but Chainfire has already updated it with a second test version to...

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Qualcomm variants on the latest Nougat update now have a root method. This will work on the Verizon, T-mobile, AT&T, and Sprint versions, but their have been a few issues reported for those rooting the Sprint version so you will want to read up on the...

Motorola has decided to disable Miracast on the Moto Z Play probably to force users to utilize the projector snap mod or to force users to use chromecast. If you don't have either of those accessories you are kind of out of luck without the ability to use miracast. However there is a way to...

The Redmi Note 4 is one of the better budget devices of 2016. Xiaomi has been gaining ground in foreign markets, but has yet to release a phone in the US. Still you can purchase these phones from various sources on the web. The time I spent with my Redmi Note 4 review unit was very enjoyable...

We have had official SuperSU for Nougat for a while now, but upon rooting with current builds of SuperSU some users have been experiencing bootloops. This actually happened to me when I rooted Nougat on the Nexus 6P. My phone started to bootloop when the battery hit 20%. That exact bug had been...

Nougat has been rooted, but everytime Google sends out an update for the Pixel and Pixel XL root is lost, and we have to wait for Chainfire to figure out a new way to root these devices on the new update. The good news is that it looks like Chainfire has figured out a way to keep the Pixel...

This is one of the reasons the OnePlus lineup is a cult hit. OnePlus devices are incredibly developer friendly. They were built on the fact that they supported CyanogenMod out of the box. In fact the OnePlus One was one of the first devices to run CyanogeOS. The all new OnePlus 3T is starting to...

LG is one of the last remaining OEMs that will allow you to unlock your bootloader as long as your carrier allows them to let you. They have their own developer website which includes a tool to help you along in the process. It looks like they have just added support for the US non carrier...

I've tried TWRP, Unified Android Toolkit, and just booting Chainfire's boot-to-root.img. With TWRP I can't see the .zip I downloaded (all the /sdcard/* directories have gibberish names because the phone is encyrpted). With UAT and boot-to-root I end up in a boot loop. Any thoughts?

Last month a bug was exposed in the Linux kernel in Android which left all Android devices vulnerable to the "dirty cow" exploit. This exploit allows for the gaining of root access on all Android devices. Apparently the exploit has been around in Linux for the past 9 years. If the dirty cow vuln...

Chainfire was very quick to release boot-to-root file that rooted the Pixel XL. Root was available for the Pixel series only days after its official release. The only problem with the initial release of SuperSU for the Pixel was a nagging bug which caused the systemUI to crash once the battery...

Before we go any further it should be noted that this root method is specifically for the H918 variant of the LG V20 and requires your phone to be bootloader unlocked (won't work on Verizon). That being said the method is actually pretty simple for those who are good at following directions. The...

The LG V20 may be getting closer to a full root method. Chainfire tweeted today that he was able to get SueprSU installed on the LG V20. He has not specified which model. He has not even made it clear as to whether or not he will be releasing a public version of the root method. Hopefully this...

The good news is that the Verizon variants of the Pixel and Pixel XL are already bootloader unlockable. The bad news is that it won't be for long. Jcase one of the develops behind the dePixel8 bootloader unlock has said that this method will stop working after the November security patch update...

Chainfire has done it! Yes he announced a few days back that he had achieved root on the Pixel and Pixel XL, but he now has a method which he is confident enough to release to the public! You need to have an unlocked bootloader. Once your bootloader is unlocked all you have to do is boot the...

Well that didn't take long. FireWater has already posted an image of a bootloader unlocked Verizon Pixel. So far there has been no mention of how this was achieved. It is likely that for now the process is not safe or user friendly. There has been no guarantee that the unlock method will be...

With Nougat rooting Android devices is harder than ever. Back in the day if a device was easily bootloader unlocked it meant rooting the same device would be as simple as flashing an existing supersu.zip. These days it takes a bit more work. Chainfire has been steadily working on rooting the...

SafetyNet is what Google uses to determine if your device has been rooted. A rooted device can be a security risk for apps like Android Pay so you can see why Google might want to block root when it comes to apps that store credit card numbers and bank info. Still if you know the risks and still...