The Samsung Galaxy S5 root is already available, offering a way to quickly free the new smartphone and allow it to run root apps on Android 4.4.2, more than a week before the Galaxy S5 release date.

Homebrew hackers rejoice, a new tool has just been released into public alpha that has the potential to shake up the WP7 development community. Heathcliff74, a member of the XDA forums, has made ...

A developer has found a way to grant users root access to Samsung's Galaxy S6 smartphone without tripping Samsung's KNOX security. Previous Samsung flagship smartphones did not have as much of an ...

Rooting in Android is similar to Jailbreaking in iOS. Rooting gives you access to core files and control over full system. Moreover you can install those apps which are not available on Android Market ...

The brand new Samsung Galaxy S6 is a powerful flagship device full of impressive specs and features. Samsung added a stunning camera on the back along with a heart rate sensor, improved the ...

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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (KRX:005935) new Galaxy S5 smartphone can now be rooted using the CF-Auto-Root tool, developed by Chainfire, a recognized member of the XDA Developers forum. Rooting a ...

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Geohot’s latest Android rooting tool relies on a privilege root access, escalation vulnerability affecting the majority of commercial Android builds. A recently disclosed vulnerability in version 3.14 ...

With just two weeks left for the highly-anticipated launch of Samsung's Galaxy S5, renowned Android developer Chainfire has released the rooting tool for the new flagship smartphone. According to XDA, ...