Category: phones

When you unlock bootloader on Moto G 2014 2nd gen phone, you open a wide range of possibilities including the ability to root the phone.

You should know that unlocking bootloader voids the warranty. Also it factory resets your phone which means all personal data is deleted from the phone. Ready?

Follow these steps carefully to unlock bootloader on Moto G 2014.

* Make sure to take a backup of your entire device data.
* Download the Android SDK from here.
* Install the latest Motorola USB Drivers on your desktop. Download here.
* Put your device in fastboot mode (power off, then press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously).
* Open Command Prompt on androidsdk/platform-tools/ (Hold Shift and right click and press open command window here)
* Connect your Phone to PC
* Type this in the CMD prompt window – fastboot oem get_unlock_data
* You will get a return string. Copy it. [Right Click-Mark- Mark the text by pressing the shift key-Now press Ctrl+C]
* Paste all the lines together in a notepad. Remove the empty spaces.
* Now go to the Motorola Site.Sign in using your Google account or Motorola ID. Scroll down the page and paste the copied string in the field at step #6. Then click on ‘Can my device be unlocked?’, after which a “REQUEST UNLOCK KEY” button will appear at the bottom of page.
* To get your unlock key, select the ‘I Agree’ option. Note: You will receive an email with your Unlock Key at the email address you used to log in there.
* Important – Copy the 20-character key that Motorola sent you via email. Make sure your device is connected.
* Then in CMD type: fastboot devices (To check your device is connected)
* Then type: fastboot oem unlock UNIQUE_KEY

Here UNIQUE_KEY refers to the unlock code that you received via email.

To relock the bootloader on Moto G 2014 2nd generation phone, go to fastboot and give the command fastboot OEM lock.

How to remove the unlocked bootloader message?

* Download the zip.
* Extract all the files
* Reboot to fastboot mode (power + vol down)
* Now open cmd and use cd command to go to the directory where you placed the file.
* Now Type the command: fastboot flash logo logo.bin
* Reboot from the recovery (use vol up to select and vol down to navigate)
* Now your boot logo should be restored back to the normal version.

After myriad rumors and leaks Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy Alpha. Sammy wants to make a style statement with their new phone as it is the company’s first model to feature a metal frame with a soft back cover.

We also have the specifications of Galaxy Alpha and they certainly do look pretty damn good.

You get an octa core Exynos 1.8GHz or a quad core Snapdragon 2.5GHz processor, 2 gigabytes of onboard memory, 32 giga bytes of flash storage, twelve megapixel rear camera and a 2.1 MP front facing camera for shooting selfies.

You also get NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11n Wi-Fi. The only drawback we see is lack of expandable storage which has is a common feature on Samsung Android phones.

Samsung is planning to do launch event for the Galaxy Note 4 on September 3 in Berlin just ahead of IFA event.

This was confirmed by our friends at Korea Times who also spilled its specifications.

* 5.7 inch display with 2,560 x 1,440 pixels
* Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 or Samsung Exynos 5433
* 3 GB RAM
* 16 megapixel shooter

From the size it is surely going be a big device but then we have already had monstrous devices last year, Lumia 1520 for instance.

Samsung has already sent invitations to the bloggers and have asked them to book appointment for it.

Motorola is all set to release Moto G2 to the public and we have its specifications ahead of its release.

Motorola Moto G2 specifications

* 720p display (4.7-inch?)
* Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad Core
* 1 gigabyte of RAM
* 8 gigabytes of internal storage
* 8 megapixel rear camera
* Dual SIM functionality

We expect the price of Moto G2 to be below 150 euros, just like the original Moto G. Folks at Mallandaonoandroid have published its first pictures.

The only think not to like about it is the fact it comes with meager 8GB internal flash storage which might bother a few especially when you consider the fact that there is no mention of micro SD card slot.

Imagine you bought a phone for yourself only to find out later on that you cannot make or receive phone calls on it. You would be very furious right?

Well the people who bought the Onyx Midia e43 Inkphone are complaining that they are able tunable to make or receive calls. Some are not even able to do web surfing on it.

The phone only attaches to network and allows to perform *xxxxx# type ussd operation.

The Onyx Midia phone runs on a 4.3 inch E-ink display, 512MB RAM, 4 gigabytes of internal flash storage and Android 2.3.

It is on sale for 149 euros from Onyx which is a Polish online retailer. The phone went for up sale in June last year and immediately went out of stock.

• Via mobiread

This is a tutorial for those who want to bring back their Nokia XL and X to stock firmware.

File needs to be unpacked with 7zip to C:\ProgramData\Nokia\Packages\Products\RM-*your product* (either RM1030 or RM980). Then flashed via Nokia Care Suite.

Nokia XL
Product Code: 059V6S3
Variant: RM1030
Version: 1.1.2.2
Download from Google Drive 454MB

Nokia X
Product Code : 059T984 (NDT EURO RU )
Variant : RM980
Version 1.1.2.2
Download from Google Drive 400MB

Keep in mind that it will erase everything stored on your device. However this is great for those who have installed and flashed different firmwares on their device but now want to go back to stock.

Moto E is the first smartphone for many of us and most of them do not know how to take a screen grab / screenshot. Screenshots are great for saving or sharing a screen with someone.

So here is a little tutorial on how to do it. Just hold the power button and volume down key for a second. That is it – you have successfully taken a screenshot on your Motorola Moto E. The image will be saved on your device.

If it does not work for you, you need to ensure that you press both buttons at the same time and keep them pressed for a second or so until you hear a shutter sound.

There is a CM11 ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Core Duos so why not a MIUI ROM? The ROM is based on KitKat ROM. Here are the features of this ROM:

1. Deodexed
2. Highly modified
3. All build Prop tweaks
4. Fully themed
5. Smooth performance
6.Miui Launcher
7. Miui File explorer
8. Miui Music player
9. Miui Gallery
10. Miui Camera
11. Miui lockscreen
12. Themed statusbar
13. Themed every app
14. Fully tweaked
15. Theme changer

For installation follow these steps:

Download the ROM from here
Root Samsung galaxy core by following these instructions
Install cwm recovery from here 
Boot to cwm by pressing home+power+volume up simultaneously
Clear data . cache
Install Miui style v5

Nokia X is an Android phone so it is very hack able. An XDA user has been able to install Lewa operating system on Nokia X and judging by its screenshot it is looking pretty slick.

Here are the installation instructions:

1. Download the driver file and extract it to your desktop
2. Download the configuration file and extract it.
3. Download the tool to let you jump into the recovery and extract it.
4. Download Lewa ROM.

Just keep in mind that you will loose all data after installing it so make sure to create a backup before proceeding.

Not exactly full AOSP but semi AOSP ROM for the Nokia XL and X devices. It looks and feel totally like an AOSP ROM and is very light. 

Features

– AOSP look
– Very slim and light
– Fast booting
– RAM usage very good
– Stable

Download:

• For Nokia X link
• Patch for Nokia XL (install ROM for Nokia X first)

WiFi would not work out of the box but there is an easy fix. After flashing rom:

Step 1) Flash Superuser SU through CWM
Step 2) Flash the Null Kernel 20140609 link
Step 3) Copy the wifi_supplicant_wapi file from miniromS5 from /system/bin and paste it in Semi AOSP rom’s /system/bin folder with similar permissions that of bin folder. usage of Root explorer is highly preferred.

I have included a screenshot of the permission you need to set after copying.