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Samsung Vibrant back on official CyanogenMod list, 911 issues fixed
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Samsung Vibrant back on official CyanogenMod list, 911 issues fixed
Back in December CyanogenMod discontinued all official support for the Samsung Vibrant. It was with good reason, as the phone could not make 911 calls due to a bug. Good news for Vibrant owners, as the bug has been fixed and CyanogenMod has added support once again. It's a good day for owners of the Vibrant, as they can once again frolic in the land of AOSP ROMs. Do... Read more » Google Wallet contains major security bug, Google acknowledges
Anyone who currently has a rooted Android phone with Google Wallet installed, listen up. A new bug has been found in the app, and it could reveal a users' PIN number. This could lead to users losing money in their Google Wallet accounts, as thieves could in turn use the service on a stolen device. There are a number of steps that can be taken to prevent the bug, so... Read more » Motorola DROID RAZR root tool released
One of the best qualities of the Android development community, is the way that people go out of their way to help others. Devs have a natural tendency to want to help those who may not be as technically knowledgeable, and that's where root tools come into play. It's a nice little package that developers can put together to help those who may not know, or want to... Read more » Nokia N9 gets an early taste of Ice Cream Sandwich
The development community isn't just about bringing new, or altered versions of Android to other Android-based devices. Some other developers and modders out there like to try their hand at bringing Android to unsupported devices. We've seen it tried in the past, and development in this part of the community is generally pretty slow. But, while it may not be moving... Read more » Amazon Kindle Fire sees MIUI 4 ROM
The Kindle Fire by Amazon is one of the most popular (cheap) tablets out there. And, while at face value you probably couldn't tell it was running Android (unless you already knew), there's definitely a version of our favorite mobile operating system lying under there. That's why when we see custom ROMs like MIUI going for a spin on the device, we feel like it's... Read more » Sony Tablet S gets rooted
It may or may not be "about time" for one of the new tablets from Sony to gain root access, but if you own a Tablet S by Sony then your time for gaining root access to the device has finally come. Thanks to developer Dan Rosenberg, the man behind gaining root access to Lenovo's ThinkPad tablet, you can now finally have all the fun you want with your Tablet S, as long... Read more » HP TouchPad had Android kernel developed internally, released by HP themselves
Remember hearing about a few of HP's TouchPads shipping with Android instead of webOS? It turns out there was quite a bit more of a story to that, as it appears that HP had an internal team developing Android for the TouchPad all along. Out of the kindness of their hearts, HP has given that very Android kernel they developed to the CyanogenMod team. It also appears... Read more » CyanogenMod developers experiencing issues with Ice Cream Sandwich, CM9 may be delayed for some devices
Many fans of flashing ROMs have been eagerly awaiting for the latest release of the popular CyanogenMod, which will bring Ice Cream Sandwich to many devices. It appears that not everything is going to plan though, as the developers have encountered some issues. Ice Cream Sandwich requires updated graphics drivers, something closed-source and hard to achieve for many... Read more » Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Verizon gets Android 4.0.4 leaked online
While most people wait to hear about an impending update to their device courtesy of the Internet, some lucky individuals just manage to get an update before anyone even knows there's an update to be had. That's what happened to one lucky individual. An owner of a Galaxy Nexus by Samsung for Verizon, found within the Android Central forums, was lucky enough to get... Read more » MIUI ROM by Xiaomi going open source
There are plenty of customizable, user-created ROMs out there. A lot of them. But there are only a few which manage to garner the attention of mainstream developers within the Android modding community, and manage to stick around over the years. Xiaomi, the company behind the ROM itself, has decided to go the open source route, providing the details of the ROM to all... Read more » 
