Root access is even needed if you want to install trivial things like certain custom fonts, and rooting Android can also unlock new features in certain apps and launchers.

In this guide, we’ll outline all the steps you have to take to root your Android phone for the first time… Android is still Linux deep down, which means on every device there is an administrator and ...

Android is based on Linux, but it does not include the superuser support a desktop OS running the Linux kernel might. If you want to make changes to the fundamentals of the system or install ...

A researcher has successfully used the critical Dirty Pipe vulnerability in Linux to fully root two models of Android phones—a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22—in a hack that demonstrates the power ...

Google’s Nexus 5 smartphone is the first to ship with Android 4.4 KitKat, and the stock software is pretty nice. But if you think you might want to install a custom ROM or custom recovery, it ...

With the official Android 2.2 for the Motorola Droid hopefully arriving next Tuesday, this may seem a little late, but we still wanted to make sure we had a full guide on file which can take you ...