We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Sometimes, you flash a new ROM and come to find out, it doesn’t have Google Apps coupled with it and ROM ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. ROM and recovery flashers, a new tool from long-time site friend JRummy hit the Play store this weekend that ...

You know that touch-friendly version of ClockworkMod Recovery which was released this weekend? It’s kind of a pain to install manually. But developer Koushik Dutta ...

NOOK Tablet hackers have added a few new tools to their arsenal this weekend. Developer Cobroto has put together one of the first custom ROMs for the tablet, while developer AdamOutler has put ...

If you’ve sniffed around blogs or articles about mobile phones, you’ve probably seen mention of “custom ROMs” or “mods.” What do they do for a phone? As with rooting, a ton of information is out there ...

One of the beautiful things about Android is the ability to flash all sorts of custom ROMs on your smartphone or tablet. These custom ROMs can change the entire look and feel of your smartphone. And ...

With the constant rush to trumpet the latest phones it's easy to think of old phones as obsolete. Most carriers encourage this with a spotty record on upgrading their existing phones to the latest and ...

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

A new HyperOS 3 update from Xiaomi is reportedly bricking certain devices, especially imported smartphones from the brand ...

I'm giving an older Android phone to my friend as a portable email/web browsing device. This seems like a great opportunity to experiment with rooting and updating a phone! The phone in question is ...