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While Android devices are highly customizable, there are some things that Google, your service provider, or your manufacturer definitely don't want you to do. This may include things like uninstalling ...

A question was recently sent to us via The Droid Guy Mailbag which says, “I usually encounter the terms rooting and flashing. I read some articles in your website about unrooting and flashing Samsung ...

Google puts a lot of time into thinking about Android security, and has developed systems like the way the OS handles app permissions in order to give us control over how software gets to see our data ...

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Rooting, custom ROMs, and getting the most out of your phone; these features are what makes the Android OS stand out from the rest. But is it coming to an end? It’s a sobering thought, and one many ...

A new report has detailed how some North Koreans rooted their Android phones. Escapees said people rooted their phones to install unauthorized apps and consume unauthorized media files. Android phones ...