So, you’ve rooted your Android device and now you’ve been granted access to a host of Android subsystems that were formerly restricted. Since you’ve gone through the effort of rooting your Android, ...

Rooting is a process not everyone who uses an Android device takes part in. It’s a fairly specific niche group of people that actually root their devices, and utilize many of the wonderful root ...

It’s true that rooting your device is far less popular than the good old days. Stock Android grew up quite a bit and root is simply less appealing than it once was. Also, apps like Netflix, Pokemon Go ...

The latest version of the Netflix app may not work if you have rooted or otherwise altered the Android operating system on your smartphone — and other apps could soon follow in its place. Earlier in ...

Among the most debated questions in the constantly changing mobile application development, whether to include root detection in the application is a seemingly important choice to both developers and ...

One of the best things about Android is its customization and flexibility. Android lets you use it the way you want to, whether that means changing the launcher, using icon packs, or more. But for ...

The HTC EVO 4G launched Friday on the Sprint network and destroyed the sales records for past Sprint handsets. It didn't take long at all after the handset was launched for it to get cracked with a ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

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