We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. As a reminder, unlocking the bootloader of your phone allows you the opportunity to do things like flash a ROM ...

HTC users can easily unlock the bootloader as well as flash partitions using a new tool, FastADB, thanks to sandix, an XDA senior member on xda-developers forum. According to a post on the forum, ...

One of the interesting things in Android platform is its customization feature. You can work around with custom ROMs and kernels. Asus Zenfone 2 users can now unlock the bootloader on the smartphone.

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Whenever we get a new Nexus device, like the Nexus 5, our mind thinks two things immediately. The first is to ...

While rooting the OnePlus 3 is an easy process, before you do it you need to do perform a few other important steps: install ADB and fastboot, creating a backup, flash custom recovery, and unlock the ...

If you’ve ever tried to root your Android phone or flash a ROM, you may have heard about ADB and/or fastboot. These two tools are surprisingly powerful, but can be a bit overly complex to install.

Users hoping to tinker with a Verizon Google Pixel 2 are encountering a locked system. This guide is intended to help users unlock the bootloader. Many Android power users were reportedly not too ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

Yesterday, LG has officially added its latest flagship G6 to the list of smartphones that supports bootloader unlocking officially. Anyhow, this is specific for the G6 European variant, which carries ...

Android has come a long way and – for many functions – root access to the operating system is not required any more but for some out there this isn’t enough. Some want to have that extra bit of ...