http://rootzwiki.com/news Wed, 23 May 2012 08:02:36 +0000 86400 Manage articles http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/htc-revises-android-40-update-list-r800 Tue, 22 May 2012 20:13:42 +0000 f39ae9ff3a81f499230c4126e01f421b http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/asus-releases-bootloader-unlock-tool-for-the-transformer-pad-tf300t-r799 Tue, 22 May 2012 19:10:28 +0000 0533a888904bd4867929dffd884d60b8 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/amazon-app-store-updated-r797 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:21:17 +0000 8d9fc2308c8f28d2a7d2f6f48801c705 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/apps/aokp-backup-first-look-and-qa-with-roman-birg-r796 What AOKP Backup DoesIt can be very time-consuming to redo each of the options you had set in ROM Control prior to your last data wipe, or upon discovering that your device is not running as well as it should, but you can’t remember which changes you made in ROM Control that might be responsible. It is for situations like this that Roman Birg has developed AOKP Backup, which is currently available in the Play Store.The primary purpose of this app is to backup your ROM Control settings and restore them after a data wipe when flashing a newer AOKP build. You can choose to backup all of your ROM Control settings, or just those in a particular category (such as navbar settings, status bar settings, or lockscreen settings). You can also make multiple backups, in case you want to experiment with some settings with full confidence that if they don’t have the desired effect, you can go back to your previous setup with just a few taps of the screen.I put the app through its paces over the we... Mon, 21 May 2012 17:11:42 +0000 90599c8fdd2f6e7a03ad173e2f535751 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/apps/apollo-music-player-first-look-part-1-look-and-feel-r795 Look and FeelLibrary ViewsApollo Music Player has a library view layout similar to Google Play Music, allowing you to swipe between Recent, Artists, Albums, Songs, Playlists, and Genres. The Artists and Albums panes, however, are laid out quite differently in Apollo than they are in Google Play Music.When I first opened the app, it took me into Artists view; this is where we first run into two of Apollo’s unique features. Not only will the app automatically download album art for your music but it will also download artist photos. Also, the artists are arranged in a more visually-oriented grid layout instead of the usual expandable list layout. If you tap on an artist, you’ll see a wider angle artist photo that was automatically downloaded for you when you first opened the app.The albums by that artist are listed below in a layout that more resembles the Album pane in Google Play Music. Another unique layout is presented to you, however, when you tap on one of the albums. The view y... Mon, 21 May 2012 15:50:04 +0000 0731460a8a5ce1626210cbf4385ae0ef http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/team-win-recovery-adapted-for-the-dell-streak-7-tablet-r794 Mon, 21 May 2012 11:19:05 +0000 59e0b2658e9f2e77f8d4d83f8d07ca84 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/reviews/one-touch-drawing-the-paths-the-thing-r792 I’m sure that you’ve seen this kind of puzzle before: given a graph, trace a path that visits each vertex and edge only one time. Normally, this kind of thing is presented in a math class of some sort (you’ve just gotta love Euler !) but there have been more than a few games of this sort come out, one of which is One Touch Drawing from the fine folks over at ECAPYC . One Touch Drawing is an example of a perfectly fine way to waste a couple of minutes while you’re waiting for the bus - or riding the bus for that matter. The premise, for those that are unfamiliar with the objective, is to make a single unbroken path from one vertex through every other vertex without going over an edge twice. Doing so is simple enough, use your finger (or other pointing object) and pick a starting point then begin drawing along the lines. As you move from point to point a dark blue line covers up the areas that you’ve already traversed and prevents you from taking that path again. Should... Sat, 19 May 2012 16:43:22 +0000 052335232b11864986bb2fa20fa38748 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/reviews/color-the-facebook-image-uploader-r791 Sat, 19 May 2012 15:20:26 +0000 bf201d5407a6509fa536afc4b380577e http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/reviews/sms-audio-street-by-50-in-ear-wired-headphones-r788 Sat, 19 May 2012 04:15:58 +0000 db957c626a8cd7a27231adfbf51e20eb http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/reviews/google-currents-and-flipboard-comparison-r787 Sat, 19 May 2012 00:55:52 +0000 d860bd12ce9c026814bbdfc1c573f0f5 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/samsung-galaxy-s3-rooted-before-release-firmware-leaked-update-s-voice-gets-silenced-r786 Rooting Was Easier This TimeThis is not the first time a device has been rooted prior to its release (by means of a leaked release candidate of the SGS3 firmware), but apparently it was actually easier to achieve root on Samsung’s latest flagship than it was on previous Samsung Galaxy S generations. Chainfire said on his XDA thread that Samsung is using the standard boot.img format for its stock kernel (as it does in the Galaxy Nexus) rather than the zImage format that prior Galaxy S versions featured.This format is easier to repackage as a rooted boot image, which, as Chainfire’s post on XDA said, “any serious dev on this board can do the same thing in 10 minutes.” Don’t expect the “insecure” kernel posted in that thread to be the final rooting solution after the device is released, though. Likely rooting, in its final form, will involve flashing a custom recovery like ClockworkMod through Odin and achieving root through that recovery, since it’s firmware independent.Leaked Firmwa... Sat, 19 May 2012 00:13:11 +0000 6449f44a102fde848669bdd9eb6b76fa http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/mk802-android-pc-on-a-stick-to-be-sold-for-the-low-price-of-74-r785 Some of you may have heard of Cotton Candy , the first USB thumb drive Android computing device. Cotton Candy was designed by FXI, and when connected to a computer, the thumb drive launches Android 4.0 and allows you to use your desktop OS outside of that window. Sounds fantastic on paper, right? Of course, one of the main problems with Cotton Candy is its price point, a daunting $200. Everyone looking for an affordable alternative, meet the MK802 Android PC on a Stick.The MK802 was available from AliExpress for $74, but is unfortunately sold out at the moment. That $74 price tag will net you a device with a 1.5 GHz Allwinner A10 processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. It will also ship with Android 4.0, but you will likely be able to install other operating systems of your choice such as Ubuntu or the variety of other Linux flavors out there. The device is really tiny - measuring 3.5 inches x 1.4 inches x 0.4 inches - so it will definitely be something y... Sat, 19 May 2012 00:03:47 +0000 393c55aea738548df743a186d15f3bef http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/new-motorola-ics-update-schedule-r784 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:56:20 +0000 365d17770080c807a0e47ae9118d8641 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/fridays-big-question-is-it-time-to-break-free-from-carriers-r783 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:02:16 +0000 b865367fc4c0845c0682bd466e6ebf4c http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/google-results-can-be-considered-free-speech-r782 Fri, 18 May 2012 05:16:06 +0000 4a2ddf148c5a9c42151a529e8cbdcc06 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/google-io-2012-sessions-calendar-now-available-r781 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:32:35 +0000 8b6a80c3cf2cbd5f967063618dc54f39 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/google-wallet-updated-now-asks-for-root-access-r780 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:40:51 +0000 f63f65b503e22cb970527f23c9ad7db1 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/t-mobile-usa-to-restructure-operations-r779 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:37:02 +0000 8c01a75941549a705cf7275e41b21f0d http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/quick-look-diskusage-r778 Have you ever been using an app which calculates the free space which you have on your Android smartphone or tablet, like Titanium Backup, and notice that you are getting low on space on your SD card? In the past, I would have just started blindly deleting files to make room for additional downloads. I wish I had known about DiskUsage, an app which points users in the right direction when it comes to what files are taking up the most space on their Android devices. DiskUsage is the ultimate utility app for helping to manage storage on a users Android smartphone or tablet. DiskUsage can be used to view both internal or external storage. There is even an option for root users to have access to root permission files. The developers have even been hardware-conscious, providing a choice of either a software-based rendering for lower specced or older devices and hardware rendering for a more robust graphic experience on pretty much every device currently in the wild. DiskUsage was cre... Thu, 17 May 2012 10:23:15 +0000 6709e8d64a5f47269ed5cea9f625f7ab http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/verizon-planning-to-kill-unlimited-data-for-customers-upgrading-to-lte-devices-r777 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:56:50 +0000 e9b73bccd1762555582b513ff9d02492