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You can now root the Amazon Fire 5th Gen 7" Tablet running the latest update to Fire OS 5.3.1. Rootjunky has updated his SuperTool to get the job done! Rooting your Amazon Fire 5th Gen Tablet is as easy as one click. There are several other options included in the SuperTool. You can install your...

With the death of the Nexus lineup one might assume that root and other mods may become a bit more difficult. It is already known that the Verizon version of the Pixel and Pixel XL will be locked down tight when it comes to the bootloader. This will make it difficult for root on those devices...

There are many reasons to root your device. Xposed Framework, remove bloatware, and true full phone backups are all great reasons to root your device even in 2016. There are also plenty of reasons you would want to hide root on your device. Mainly being able to use Android Pay and the ability to...

I have to admit that I don't flash roms as often as I used to. The main reason for this is because I get new phones just about semi monthly. Stock software has become "good enough" for me for the most part. That along with the fact that it can become pesky to keep up with so many roms on so many...

Yesterday Jonny informed us that Team Win had come through again with TWRP for the Moto Z. Team Win however wasn't finished with goodies. They have now released an official build of their recovery for the Chinese variant of the Note 7. With TWRP you will be able to fully restore and backup your...

If you need a super simple way to root, unlock, and factory restore your Android 7.0 Nougat device Wugfresh has the perfect one click toolkit for you. The latest update brings the toolkit to version 2.1.9. The toolkit now supports Google's new ZIP style factory images. The toolkit now also...

Chainfire has just updated SuperSU. If you are a root user you will want to get on the latest version which is v2.78 SR1. The latest version includes a major bug fix which updates supolicy. Chinfire explains the update in supolicy below. Apparently the chances of someone actually exploiting...

We found out yesterday that the latest version of Pokemon Go won't allow you to play the game if it detects you are rooted. This means you will need to fully unroot your device to continue game play. There is a pretty simple tool that will allow you to switch between rooted and unrooted. The...

You can now root your HTC One s9 with TWRP. You will need to unlock your bootloader via htcdev.com. Once your bootloader is unlocked you will need to install twrp by flashing it in adb. Once twrp has been flashed you will boot into recovery by first booting into bootloader mode then selecting...

Niantic is taking steps to end hacking and cheating for good in PokeMon Go. Most of the hacks for the game which allow you to do things like add a joystick require that you be rooted. One of the best hacks for the game also requires that you have the Xposed Framework installed. Niantic has also...

Yesterday Jcase announced via twitter that he and his team were working closely with Vendors to patch up a huge Android security bug. The whole announcement was a bit sarcastic in its approach mainly to pick fun at media outlets who overhype mostly theoretical security bugs. Today we get a bit...

We have had the Note 7 for only a few weeks now, but the developer community has already come through with a root method. Team Win Recovery Project was actually released for the device last week, and even a root method was published but SuperSU has not been compatible with the Galaxy Note 7...

Rooting Nougat can be a bit confusing. It isn't as simple as just flashing the latest SuperSU in TWRP. If you aren't comfortable with rooting Nougat no worries Wugfresh has got you covered with his latest update to the Nexus Root Toolkit. If you already have the toolkit installed on your PC just...

We are only a week past the official launch on the Note 7 and we already have root on the device! TWRP was actually released on this device a few days in. Apparently SuperSU is now working as well. Rooting this phone will require a few more steps than simply flashing SuperSU in TWRP. You will...

It is no secret that PokeMon Go is one of the most successful games of all time. Everywhere you go you see kids and adults for that matter with their faces turned downward as they walk aimlessly into the backyards of your neighbors and across busy highways. The game has helped us get more...

One of the many reasons users choose not to root their Android device is the fact that it disables pay services like Android Pay. Not to long ago a systemless root was released which allowed you to use Android Pay as long as you first disabled Xposed Framework and rebooted your device. That is...

Yesterday CyanogenMod started rolling out the first nightly builds for the Nexus 5X. It appears like they have been pretty busy lately. Today they launched official nightly build support for the Xiaomi RedMi Note 3. While the Redmi Note 3 is a solid midrange device it does suffer slightly in the...

Earlier today TheRootNinja announced that they will soon be releasing Temp Root for the Verizon version of the HTC 10. Not only will they be bringing temp root, but also no wipe S-Off and some other functions for M9/10 users who don't like to use the HTCdev website. This news came directly from...

One of the best features of a OnePlus device is incredible amount of Root and Rom support. The devices are open and are extremely developer friendly. The OnePlus 3 released with Oxygen OS, but even before the device started shipping there were already beta builds of CyanogenMod 13 available for...

The most annoying thing about the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Root is that it adds these obnoxious notification icons to your notification bar. After rooting your Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge you will see a huge "hurricane looking" icon in the notification bar, this is the RCS service icon. You...