Sep

2011

Superuser version 3.0 – NFC, PINs, & Backup, Oh My! [Download]

by Jim Farmer
tagged 3.0, backup, ChainsDD, donut, Elite, Honeycomb, market, NFC, pin, superuser, tablets, update

This morning I woke up to the “updates available” notification on my Android devices. Among them was an update for Superuser, bringing the version number to 3.0. Now I couldn’t even remember the last time Superuser had an update so I took a moment to check the change log. To my delight, this update packed [...]

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Aug

2011

Sprint is now offering easy access to McAfee Mobile Security and McAfee Family Protection

by Robert Nazarian
tagged backup, malware, mcafee, McAfee Family Protection, McAfee Mobile Protection, protecting data, remote wipe, Sprint

Starting today Sprint is offering customers access to McAfee mobile security applications. Sprint users can hit the Sprint Tab in the Android Market or by clicking on McAfee in the Sprint Zone. The cost will be $30 per year, but you will get a 7-day free trial. It will locate your lost phone, remotely wipe [...]

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Jul

2011

What are you hoping for with Android Ice Cream Sandwich?

by Robert Nazarian
tagged 4.0, Android 4.0, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, app data, backup, cloud, game data, ice cream sandwich, profiles, sync, syncing, user logins

There is no doubt Google is working hard on their next release of Android, called Ice Cream Sandwich. What we do know is that Ice Cream Sandwich will probably be version 4.0, and it will end the need to have different versions of Android for tablets (Honeycomb) and phones (Gingerbread and below). Google execs said [...]

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Jul

2011

One-Click Unbrick for Samsung Captivate – let the flashing commence!

by Jesse Bauer
tagged app, backup, Captivate, flash, flashing, heimdall, jig, oneclick, Samsung, unbrick, XDA, xda-developers

If you’re the owner of a Samsung Captivate (SGH-i896, SGH-i897), and you love to flash, but fear the brick, fear not my comrades. AdamOutler, XDA Recognized Developer, has created a One-Click Unbricking tool for the Captivate that will save you from going through the painful task of unbricking your device after trying to flash without [...]

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Jun

2011

HTC Desire HD Chocolate gets Android 2.3 update with Orange UK

by Jesse Bauer
tagged android 2.3, apps, backup, chocolate, desire hd, Gingerbread, howto backup, HTC, HTC Desire, Orange UK, OS, restore, rollout, update

HTC has partnered with Orange UK to get their HTC Desire HD owners onto a better Android OS with an update for Android 2.3 Gingerbread rolling right now. The update should be OTA, so if you’re with Orange UK sporting a Desire HD Chocolate, check your notifications and taste that sweet Gingerbread goodness! Just as [...]

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Jun

2011

Save your Angry Birds Game Data – never lose your level again

by Jesse Bauer
tagged Android, angry birds, app, application, backup, data, game, level, Root, rovio, save data, save game, spot, XDA, xda-developers

This isn’t the first time someone has come up with a way to save your Angry Birds game data, as we’ve shown here, but it is another pea in the pod regardless, and people love to have options. That said, there are really only a couple of files that need to be backed up, so [...]

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Jun

2011

Howto guide on SMS backups for Android devices

by Jesse Bauer
tagged app, application, backup, guide, hack, howto, sms, XDA, xda-developers

There’s many an app available on the Android Market for anyone who wants to back up their devices features, apps, or documents. What about your SMS messages? Yup, there’s a way to do that too. XDA member Pyr0TeK was kind enough to write up a little guide over it, with the aid of two apps [...]

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May

2011

Copy your Angry Birds progress from one device to another without rooting for FREE

by Robert Nazarian
tagged angry birds, Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Seasons, backup, backup data, XDA, xda-developers

It amazes me that there are so many apps that do not have the ability to save data to the SD card or remote server. For those die-hard Angry Birds fans who do not want to buy a new phone or tablet because you are afraid that your Angry Birds progress will not transfer, fear no [...]

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Jan

2011

Lookout Technical Team Talks About Android Trojan, Mobile Security, App Genome Project

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, anti, antimalware, antispyware, antivirus, app, backup, call, contact, contacts, geinimi, Gemini, history, log, lookout, malware, mobile, photo, photos, security, spyware, trojan, virus

By now, I’m sure most of you have heard of Lookout Mobile Security. They’re a company that provides security application for mobile devices, like Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile. Now, I’m a huge fan of Lookout. In fact, as we speak, I’m backing my pictures up to their servers from my HTC Evo. But we [...]

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Aug

2010

Old bootstrap recovery method confirmed for DROID 2

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, backup, bootstrap, clockwork, custom, droid, droid2, nandroid, recovery, ROM, roms, Root

Have a DROID 2? Is it rooted? Do you find yourself sitting around thinking “well now what”? Well, you won’t be on your tookus for too much longer, as an old method for getting custom ROMS on your device via bootstrap has been confirmed to work for the DROID 2. This method gives you access [...]

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