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Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS GT-I9082 Official Firmware Download

 

Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS GT-I9082  

Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Firmware

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Galaxy S Duos GT-S7562 Official Firmware Download

 

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How to Reset any Android Pattern Lock

Forgetting passwords is one of the most common thing in this technological era and we tend to forget passwords of one or the other thing at one or another time. And with so many online accounts, credit cards, bank accounts, laptops, smartphones, tablets, and all other stuff, remembering passwords has become a lot harder. And then there came an innovation in the form of pattern lock.

It just needs you to remember a pattern to unlock your device. But sometimes, even this gets harder for the brain to store and you forget the pattern! Well, as the article title suggests, we are here to help you reset your android pattern lock in-case if you forget it. Please note that this article is for educational purpose only and no one is responsible if it is misused.

This is not a guide for beginners, You should know what is ADB and how to use it for basic purposes. All the credits go to Mohamad Sabra, a senior member at xda-developers. The codes have been shared from his post on xda-developers forum and for any queries and more information, you can visit the original thread here.

As per the claims, it has been said that this method is tested on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Android 4.0 ICS and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This is a 1 or 2 method step whichever works for you.

Requirements and Disclaimer

• Your android device must have USB Debugging Enabled
• It doesn't need to be rooted, but if it is, then it is well and good
• It may or may not work for you

Reset Android Pattern Lock

Method 1 :
Connect your device to computer and execute the following codes in adb

adb shell
cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
sqlite3 settings.db
update system set value=0 where name='lock_pattern_autolock';
update system set value=0 where name='lockscreen.lockedoutpermanently';
.quit

Now switch off and switch on your device and if it is unlocked, then its done. Otherwise proceed,

Method 2 :

Again connect your device to computer and execute the following codes in adb

adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key

Again reboot your device. Try a random pattern if pattern lock appears even after rebooting the device. If it worked, you are lucky. If not, sorry. You can post about your problem in the thread mentioned above (at xda-developers forum).

That's it. Comeback for more :)

 

 

How to Delete or Hide Sync Contacts from GMAIL on Android phone?

1 - Go to → Contacts →  More Options (The left bottom button)

2 – Press → More → Display options

3 - Move up until Google → press Google

Then you can unchecked “My Contacts” and all other things you don’t like to show.

 OR

Settings → Accounts & Sync → Click on your Gmail Account à Uncheck Contacts

 

 

 

How to Update Samsung Galaxy S Any Call [SHW-M110S] to GingerBread 2.3.5

How to Update  Samsung Galaxy S Any Call [SHW-M110S] to GingerBread 2.3.5

* Root Your  Samsung Galaxy S Any Call [SHW-M110S]

Files Needed :

1. Odin 1.3  >> DOWNLOAD
2. Firmware File >> DOWNLOAD


Lets start :
1- Download files given above.
2- Unplug any USB attached to Computer.
3- Power off the phone.
4- Press and hold Home button with Power button. [Download Mode] then plug USB cable.

5- Run Odin , connect phone in download mode with computer [ Odin will detect]

7- Check the PDA radio button and browse for file. [M110S-Gingerbread-HOME-IMAGE-REV03-VJ04-1944-USER.tar]

8- Press start button.

9- Phone will reboot.
10 - Check Firmware Version under [ Setting > About Phone]

 

 

 

How to root Samsung Galaxy S Anycall Korean Version [SHW-M110S]

How to root Samsung Galaxy S Anycall Korean Version [SHW-M110S] 

Files Needed :

1. Odin 1.3  >> DOWNLOAD
2. Kernel File >> DOWNLOAD


Lets start :
1- Download files given above.
2- Unplug any USB attached to Computer.
3- Power off the phone.
4- Press and hold Home button with Power button. [Download Mode] then plug USB cable.

5- Run Odin , connect phone in download mode with computer [ Odin will detect]

7- Check the PDA radio button and browse for file. [Tegrak-Kernel-Build-26-for-M110S-VG26.tar]
8- Press start button.
9- Phone will reboot.

NEXT : Install TEGRAK KERNEL

You need to download the Tegrak kernel app from Play Store ( free app) or Download here let it install in your phone

Find  TEGRAK KERNEL ” Enable Tegrak Lagfix (all)”.

How to install SHW-M110S custom rom >> Coming Soon

 

 

Update Samsung Galaxy S III to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (both Official/Unofficial)

 

 

Samsung Galaxy S III was the greatest smartphone the world had ever witnessed at the time of its launch. With the launch of Galaxy S4, the specifications of Galaxy S III might sound historic but at the current price point (INR 25k in India), it is still a lucrative phone to go for.
And if you are a proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S III i9300 and would love to upgrade to the latest Android v4.2, then you can do so, by following a few simple steps, I shall be coming to them shortly. This is one of my favorite perks for getting a flagship android phone from a renowned brand, it is bound to get the latest Android updates for quite a long time.
There are two types of upgrades that can be done on your Galaxy S III. One is the official leaked firmware (thanks to sammobile) and the other one is by installing a third party custom firmware/rom. Though under normal circumstances, I would recommend you to go for the official upgrade, but because it is a leaked firmware, you will still end up voiding your manufacturer warranty, one of the major reasons one would prefer an official update. So, though it is an official update, it is still not an official update. I hope you understand what I am saying.
Before you proceed:

• Backup your contacts by syncing them with your Google account.
• Backup any other important data you have as flashing ROMs always puts your data at risk.

Update Samsung Galaxy S III using official leaked Android 4.2 firmware:

• Download the leaked firmware package here.
• Unzip the package in any folder on your PC.
• If you haven’t already, install drivers for your phone using KIES. Disconnect your phone when the driver installation is complete.
• Switch off your device. Press the Volume Down + Home + Power button simultaneously till you see a warning message trying to scare you. There isn’t any reason to be scared though, just press the Volume Up button to proceed to the download mode.
• Start Odin. You will find it in the zip file you extracted in step #2.
• Connect your phone to the PC using USB cable. A blue sign in Odin will confirm that Odin has detected your phone. (Don’t proceed further unless you get Odin to detect your S III.)
• Click the PDA button in Odin and locate the I9300XXUFMB3_I9300OJKFMB3_HOME.tar.md5 file (you will find it too in the extracted folder).
• Don’t play around with any other settings in Odin. Make sure re-partition is not enabled in Odin.
• Start the flashing process and wait for it to complete.
• Reboot your device and drool over the latest Jelly Bean sweetness on your device.
  • In case you are stuck in a bootloop, boot into your recovery mode by pressing Volume Up + Power + Home button. Then choose the option to Factory Reset your device. Repeat all the steps above again, it should work fine this time.

In case you want the goodness of a custom ROM, I shall explain the process to update Samsung Galaxy S III to the latest CyanogenMod nightly. CyanogenMod is the first thing that comes into the mind when one hears the term custom rom, right? Thanks to the extent of customization it allows, Cyanogenmod is the most popular custom rom out there.

Update Galaxy S III to Cyanogenmod 10.1 (based on Android 4.2):

• You should have a rooted Galaxy S III with clockworkmod recovery flashed on it (TWRP would work fine too). It would be a good idea to take a nandroid backup once you have flashed cwm recovery.
• Download the latest version of Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightly for the Samsung Galaxy S III here. An optional download recommended is that of GApps, i.e. Google Apps package.
• Transfer the downloaded files to the internal sd card of your device.
• Switch off your S III and boot into the clockworkmod recovery. To do that, press and hold Voluem Up + Power + Home button simultaneously till you see the recovery screen.
• Scroll to Install zip from sd card. Then choose the option to Choose zip from sd card. Locate the zip file of the CM nightly you downloaded in step 2. Let clockworkmod recovery flash cyanogenmod on your S III. If you downloaded GApps too, you an flash them in the exact same way.
• Perform a Factory Reset from within the clockworkmod recovery and finally reboot your phone.

I hope that you were able to reciprocate everything written above and have successfully upgraded to the latest Android version. The comments section is below this post, just in case you couldn’t get any of the steps above to work the way it should.

Swap any Android’s External and Internal sdcard Memory

 

These days, a lot of Android phones and tablets with internal storage of 1 Gigabyte or more are partitioned by default into two parts:

• Phone’s internal storage: Stores system apps, other system files.
• Internal sdcard: Stores apps data, sd data in case of heavy games. Basically it works similar to what a normal sdcard works to on every other phones that comes with such partitions.

Before you proceed, let me tell you, your device must be rooted. That’s another perk of rooting your device. I am sure you know what swapping these locations will do: You will be able to install apps and games data on the external sdcard which on most devices is supported upto 32 GB. That makes keeping a crazy collection of HD games in your mobile/tablet! Please note that this trick has been used on various devices on xda forums, but it’s the first time it’s available for Any Android device. Well, me and my friend Himanshu have tested it on 5-6 devices of different models, so we think that it would work on every device out there. Your feedback is most welcome in the comments section below.

Image on the right is after swapping while using a 4 GB external sdcard.

Guide: Swapping your internal and external sdcards

1. Take a backup of your device via clockworkmod or any other recovery just to be safe.
2. Install any file explorer with root permissions. Root Explorer is a really nice one.
3. Copy every folder that is present in your internal sdcard to the external sdcard, so that your apps and games continue to work once you have swapped the sdcards.
   

   Use Root Explorer to do the tinkering
4. Browse to the location /system/etc and you will find a file named vold.fstab lying there. Note: In Root Explorer, to make any changes to the system files, you need to change the permissions from Read only to Read and write from the top right.
5. Copy the vold.fstab file to any location on your sdcard.
6. Upload the vold.fstab file to any file sharing service (like mediafire, devhost or Google Drive.)
7. Give me the link to this file in the comments section below or in this xda thread. Please include the name of your device so that I can include that in the list (at the end of the post) of devices which already have got the modified vold.fstab file
8. I shall upload the modified vold.fstab file to devhost.
9. Rename the original vold.fstab file in /system/etc to vold.fstab.bak
10. Download the file from there. Unzip the file using Root Explorer and copy the new void.fstab file to /system/etc. Change the permissions to rw-r–r– by long pressing on the file.
11. Reboot your device and go to the storage section on your device.
12. If the internal storage section now reflects the stats of your external (and real) sdcard, then thank me and if you wish, you can format the new external sdcard (which previously was the internal sdcard) as all the stuff has been already copied to the new internal sdcard in step3. And I don’t think you would want copies of same files lying at two places, do you?

• If it didn’t work, delete the vold.fstab file from /system/etc and rename the file vold.fstab.bak back to vold.fstab and reboot your device. Sorry I could not make it work on your device. You can always use Directory Bind as an alternative to this.
• ATTENTION: Another great alternative I just found is to use an app called Root External 2 Internal SD. It’s available for free at the play store. This app even works on phones like Galaxy S Duos whose vold.fstab file couldn’t be modified due to some personal reasons Ok, not personal, in some new phones by Samsung, the partition info is stored in two different files, vold.fstab and vold.conf. Using this app, even these phones can be swapped! Happy swapping

This method has been tested working on Samsung Galaxy S III, Karbonn A9+, HTC Rezound, Micromax A110, Micromax Funbook, Xperia Sola, Xperia Tipo, Xperia Miro, HTC Amaze 4G and a long list of other devices. What are you waiting for? Give me that link to the uploaded file right now. I shall try to respond back asap, and I can’t respond during night.

Thanks to Dr. Himanshu Parashar for bringing this under my notice. Comment below with the link to the original vold.fstab file in your Android device, and ye shall get the modified one! Let’s fix what shouldn’t have been disturbed by the manufacturers!

P.S. I shall update the below list with modified vold.fstab files.

• For Micromax A110
• For Micromax A116 Canvas HD (updated after testing, works perfect now)
• For Sony Xperia Sola
• For HTC Amaze 4G
• For Sony Xperia Go
• For Sony Xperia Miro
• For Galaxy S III
• For Galaxy S Plus
• For Micromax A56
• For Karbonn A18
• For LG Optimus 3D
• For VeeDee D10
• For Symphony Xplorer W-100

2 Ways to Upgrade Micromax A110 to Stock Rom v2

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it’s Micromax released an update for the hot selling A110. And it’s really rare to see Indian brands bringing out updates, especially Micromax. The update contains a lot of bug fixes that came with the previous stock rom (though most of them were fixed by the active xda community).
The various new goodies waiting for you in the new ROM are:

• Fixed GPS bug
• Fixed regular WiFi disconnection problem
• Internal Storage is now managed in a better way. Internal Sdcard size reduced from 2 GB to 1 GB and internal storage (where apps are stored) is increased to 1.5 GB
  Note: This can be utilized even more by swapping your internal sdcard with the external sdcard, this way you have increased space for installation of apps, and even more space for downloading and storing data of heavy games.
• LED Flash intensity has been increased to almost double than that in version 1 (as reported by xda users)
• Apps can now be moved to External sdcard (even without root)

Here are the official release notes provided by Micromax:

Software release notes:
1. M! Zone+ and M! Live(http://mimicromax.com) applications are integrated.
2. Browser homepage is replaced with http://mimicromax.com
3. Dialpad issue fixed.
4. SD card memory changed from 2GB to 1GB. This 1GB added to internal storage for apps installation.

I think I should now pay attention to what the title promised you: The steps to install Stock ROM v2. There are two methods, one is really very easy, while the other one is comparatively trickier.
Let’s start with the easier one.

Flashing Stock ROM v2 using CWM

As I said, this one is quite easy, and just involves restoring of a cwm backup.
Note: Restoring the backup won’t repartition your internal storage, though all other changes will take effect.

• Requirements:
  • A Rooted Micromax A110 with Clockworkmod Recovery
  • CWM Backup of Stock ROM v2 (Thank vijetaverma for uploading it!)
• After you have downloaded CWM backup from the link above, extract it somewhere and transfer the extracted folder itself to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ folder. (that’s the default location where cwm backups are stored, clockworkmod recovery scans only this folder for backup files).
• Switch off your mobile.
• Press Volume Up + Volume Down + Power button till a screen appears asking you if you want to go to recovery mode or to factory mode. Press Volume up to go recovery mode, now you are in the clockworkmod recovery.
• Using Volume down, scroll to the option that says “Backup and Restore”.
  

  Choose the highlighted option
• Backup your current version just in case something odd happens.
• Once the backup completes, choose the restore option and restore the backup of v2.
• Let the process complete.
• Clear Dalvik Cache from Advanced Options in the cwm recovery.
• Reboot your phone. The first boot will take some time as Dalvik Cache is regenerated.
• Go to the Storage section, and if the internal storage is changed, then you can confirm that you have successfully flashed the new version.
• You may need to root again after flashing the stock rom. Also, the swapping mod needs to be reapplied.

The Trickier Method:

Using Flash Tools to Flash Stock ROM V2 to A110

Follow this method only if you are not rooted, otherwise the upper method is way too easier and risk free.

• Requirements:
  • Stock ROM v2 (compressed)
  • Flash Tool (Included in the stock rom linked above)
  • A computer
  • A Micromax A110 (obviously)
• Install drivers for your phone using pdanet. You can use Micromax drivers in case pdanet doesn’t work out for you (although it should).
• Extract the Stock ROM folder
• Extract and open the SP Flash Tools.
• In SP Flash Tools, click on Scatter-Loading and the program will ask you the location of the scatter loading file for your device.
  

  This snapshot was taken after selecting the scatter loading file. The highlighted part was clicked to do that.

• In the extracted folder of the stock rom, go to the folder named “S9081_MP_F4_B1_IN_MMX_0.16__flasher_user” and select the file “MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc” which is our scatter loading file.
• Switch off your phone (Remove the battery to make sure it is switched off).
• In Flash Tool, go to Options and Click USB Mode so that it is enabled. Click options again and then go to DA Download All > Speed and finally select High Speed. Click the Download option (present on the right of Firmware > Upgrade option) and the flash tool will start looking for your phone.
  

  Ready to flash
• Connect your phone now. The Flash Tool will start the flashing process, the progress of which can be viewed from a yellow progress bar at the bottom of the flash tool.
  

  Notice the yellow line at bottom telling the progress
• Don’t interrupt this process as it can potentially brick your device. Make sure no power interruption takes place. (Use a laptop to ensure this).
• After the process completes, a green ring will appear on your device signalling that the process was successful.
• Disconnect your phone.
• You have to root your phone again if you want to.

The second process seems to be lengthy but most of the steps would take just seconds to complete. I hope you are able to flash the new version successfully. Those who used the first method, wasn’t it really easy guys? If anything red appears in the Flash Tools, it is a kinda warning that something is wrong. See what this xda user did to get out of that.

Catch the full coverage of Micromax A110 on our website here.

 

 

How to Root HTC Desire C

 

Affordable and Elegant: HTC Desire C HTC Desire C is the recently released economy class handset in the Desire series by HTC and boasts of some of the best in class specs and features at the given price point. It is available for around 13.4k in India. No doubt, if you know what rooting is, you surely would want to root up your charming new device to make it work just the way you want it to, to customize it the way you want, to play Tegra 3d games, to increase its internal memory, RAM and what not. This isn’t a “pros of Rooting”, so, I am not going to list all that stuff here again.

Let’s list down the stuff you will need:

• A windows/ mac/ linux PC
• A decent Internet connection (for a 5 mb download)
• Of course,a Desire C
• A teaspoon of patience, common sense and courage each

Note: If you have got yourself a retail model, you need to get your device’s bootloader unlocked by visiting HTCDev.com

Let’s get the process started:

1. Download Superboot here.
2. Extract the zip file you downloaded above using WinZIp/ WinRar or anything else.
3. Power off your device and boot into the bootloader by pressing power on+ volume up + volume down keys simultaneously till the screen lits up.

• If you’re on a windows PC, double click on the file named install-superboot-windows.bat
• If running mac OS, Open a terminal window to the folder which contains the files you extracted in step #2 and give the following command
  ‘chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh’
  and then this one
  ‘./install-superboot-mac.sh’
• If running the open sourced Linux operating system, you’re supposed to give the below command after you open a terminal window to the folder containing the extracted files
  ‘chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh’
  and finally the below one:
  ‘./install-superboot-linux.sh’

Thanks to Modaco founder Paul O’Brien for the original thread here. You can visit the original thread if you face any problems because I don’t have the device, so I can’t test anything. You can ask anything in general, though.

How to Root ANY Android Device

Hello Readers! I’m here with another useful how-to guide. This is a follow-up article to my previous article rooting your Android device which cleared your doubts regarding why you should/shouldn’t root that expensive little things that runs on the Android OS. As promised then, I am here with this article.

I’m pretty sure with one thing: All those who don’t want to root their phone have any one of the reasons below backing them

• The lack of an easy-to-follow guide
• The risk of bricking the device
• They consider themselves Noob
• The warranty of the device is voided

The first thing I’m going to do is make these reasons BACK OFF!

About a year ago,I bought my first Android (and the first smartphone in my family) and though I had done a bit of research before buying the phone about the benefits of rooting stuff.And I rooted it the SECOND DAY I had bought it!!! Although,rooting in my case just required the installation of an app,as I’ll explain later.But still this should be enough to remove reason no.3

The availability of unroot options deals with the second one.This guide below shall deal with reason no. 1 & 2

Keep this thing in mind before reading the guide below that rooting process varies with Android version installed on devices and also from device to device.So,the steps below won’t work on all devices,the title should be replaced with almost all devices.But don’t feel cheated,if you are facing any problems rooting your device,leave a comment below,and I shall help you every possible way I can.

Let’s begin with devices running Android 2.2 or below:

These are the easiest ones to root in most cases because of the primitive version of Android os running on them.

 

 Z4Root:Before rooting (Left),After rooting (Right)

• Download z4root. (You will find the download link at the end of the first post in the attachments section)
• Paste the file anywhere on your sd card,just make sure you remember where you have pasted it
• Go to App drawer>Settings>Applications and make sure the box saying Unknown Sources is checked. (This basically means you’re allowing the device to install applications from outside the market)
• Install the market using any file explorer like ES File Explorer/Astro File Manager(duh)
• Open the app (obviously) and click on the Permanent Root option.Note one thing here: Don’t be tempted by the temporary root option,it made my device stuck in bootloop,though it may be specific to my device only.But it’s surely not recommended as I found several other instances of this problem (I’ll be writing a post on this soon).If you somehow get stuck in bootloop,drop a comment.
• Open your fridge and get yourself a drink.When you’re busy in the drink,in the meanwhile,phone will restart and…
• YOU ARE ROOTED….

 

Now, Lets’ move on to Gingerbread aka Android 2.3 devices:

As Gingerbread started rolling out, Z4Root stopped working and the development on it,too

So,A new app called Gingerbreak was developed by some genius minds at XDA developers.Let’s start with the process:

1. Download the GingerBreak app (Again, the download link is in the attachments section)
2. Perform the steps no. 2-4 above.
3. Select the Root option.(I haven’t tried this app,because I don’t own a gingerbread device:But it must be a one click root like Z4Root
4. Done

If none of the above apps work, try Super One Click .It works nicely with Motorola devices which fail to obtain root access via z4root/gingerbreak.One thing though,it needs you to have ADB set up and working on your computer (I shall be writing on this too).
Update 1: Here’s the how to set up adb and fastboot.

A recently launched app called unrevoked allows you to root HTC devices which generally cause a lot of pain while rooting. Unrevoked works on EVO 4G,Hero,Wildfire,Aria,Desire and Droid Incredible.

If you’re one of the few lucky guys having ICS devices (3 out of 100 devices currently run on ICS),then you will not be that lucky rooting it,because rooting an ICS device is far more tricky than rooting other devices.And I can’t and won’t be writing an how to root ICS guide here,because,as far as my knowledge goes,root methods differ with every ICS device and no tool has been made so far to cover all devices at once unlike z4root/gingerbread.
You can find some good device specific How-to root guides at Androidauthority, see the rooting secton at the bottom of any page on the site.

Update 2: A new tool called root by bin4ry can root almost all ICS/ Jelly Bean devices. Or just search for “How to root device_name” or “rooting device_name” on Google and voila,you will be welcomed by lots of them.
Still If you’re too lazy to find one,post a comment below with the device name and I shall do it for you.(I’m so kind,Right?)That’s all for now.Will be back here after I have generated something good and useful enough for my loyal readers out there.

Remember, feel free to drop a comment if you are facing a problem,you don’t even need to login to do this.

Bookmark this blog to get the latest helpful tips and a lot of other useful content and share it with your friends who own an Android device  :)

Install Android App Direct Into SD Card Without Rooting Your Phone

few minutes back I was trying to install HD Android Game on my Android phone but was unable to as it showed me an error that the storage space on my Android phone is less and hence the app could not be installed. I am sure many of you would have faced this situation when you are unable to install Android apps on SD Card. The reason is that by default all the apps are installed on your phone. You can later move them to the SD Card using Apps2SD application and also clear some cache.

To install a heavy application on your Android device, you will need to install the app to your phone first and if you do not have enough internal memory, you would perhaps delete some apps to free up space and then install it. It’s very inconvenient and hence I’ll tell you how to install Android apps on SD Card directly without rooting your Android device. The simple trick is to change the default value on Install Location on your phone which can be done using the Android SDK.

Requirements

1. Move all apps from SD Card to phone to prevent loss of data. Optional: You can backup all apps using ASTRO File Manager. If you are rooted, you can use Titanium backup for the same.
2. Download Java Development Kit (JDK) from here.
3. Download Android Software Development Kit (SDK) from here and install it on your PC.
4. Make sure you have installed your device’s USB Drivers on your PC
5. Enable USB Debugging by going to Settings>Applications>Development and ensure that USB Debugging is checked.
6. Disable all Anti-Virus and Anti-Security tools and re-enable them after this process.

  

Steps to Install Android Apps to SD Card

• After you have downloaded the Android SDK, navigate to the folder where you have installed in your PC and run SDK Manager.exe For example, Windows 7 users would find it in C:android-sdk-windows

• In the SDK Manager, check the Tools option and make sure Android SDK Tools and Android SDK Platform-tools are checked (Refer Image below)

 

• Click on Install Package button.

• Close the SDK Manager.

• Having USB Debugging enabled as mentioned above, connect your device to the PC via USB Cable.

• Open Command Prompt and switch to /platform-tools folder. For example, Windows 7 users can use

cd C:android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools

• Enter the command adb devices and you should see your attached device listed on the screen.

• Enter the command adb shell pm getInstallLocationwhich will show you the current value of InstallLocation of your device. It would be one among the following:

• 0 [auto]: Let the phone decide the best location for an app
• 1 [internal]: It installs everything in the internal storage
• 2 [external]: It installs everything in the memory card

• If you had not changed it earlier, you would see 0 for your device which means your phone decides the install location. Now you need to change this value to install Android apps to SD Card.

• Enter the command adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2 to change the install location to external memory.

• If everything works fine, you would not see any message on the screen. You can now disconnect your device from the PC.

In this way you can easily install Android apps on SD Card. If you face any issues, feel free to comment below

How to Root Any Android Device Manually

  This is not my tutorial and i have not tested this on my phone so please dont ask me for troubleshooting
the link of the original poster is given at the end of the post and all credit goes to him. I am just posting here so that fellow members can make use of this tutorial

Requirements and rooting process


Your pitiable unrooted Android device
ADB drivers for your device installed on your pc (I used WinXP. You may use Win 7/Vista or the Linux distro of your choice)
su, busybox, Superuser.apk
A working linux distro with Nautilus (I used a live usb stick of Ubuntu 11.04)
Strength, courage and whatever makes you a man according to Emerson.

Rooting Process

To start, you must have adb installed on the OS of your choice.
I used my trusty WinXP system.

To confirm your device is properly detected, in the command prompt, run
Code:
adb devices
Now copy busybox, su, superuser.apk to /data/local/tmp/ using adb.

Code:
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp adb push su /data/local/tmp adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp

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Now run adb shell

Code:
adb shell
Note that you see a "quot; sign in the command prompt. That means you are not rooted.
Next run the following commands in the shell to change permissions and get some limited privileges for the Superuser files:

Code:
chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/su chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox chmod 644 /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk
Note that the names of the files are case sensitive.

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Done?
Turn off your Android device using the power button.

Now you need to reboot your system into a Linux distro which has Nautilus.
Android and Linux, having a similar heritage, makes it possible for us to get root access over the Android phone if you are running with root privileges within Linux. I used an Ubuntu 11.04 Live USB disk to save the hassle of installing another os.

When you have booted into Linux, open up terminal and type:
Code:
sudo nautilus
This would open up the Nautilus file browser with root privileges.

Now put your Android device into Download mode.
For Spice MI-410/Huawei Ideos X6/CherryMobile Magnum HD/Wellcom A99 the method is to hold down the Volume up button and simultaneously turn on the phone using the power on switch.

Once in download mode, connect the Android device using the microusb cable to the computer.
Now using the open Nautilus window, navigate to /UserData/local/tmp/ folder and verify that you have the files you sent to the device viz. su, busybox and Superuser.apk

Move/cut-paste su and busybox to /system/bin/ using Nautilus.
Move/cut-paste Superuser.apk to /system/app/ using Nautilus.

Now pull out the battery from your Android device.
I swear, this was the most tedious part on my MI-410 which has such a crappy back cover.

Now simply turn on your device.
You must now have root.

Verify by running:
Code:
adb shell su
You'll note that the "quot; prompt will turn into a "#" and you'll be prompted by a Superuser permission notification on your
device


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You have now completed your initiation brethren.
Welcome to the root club.



Disclaimer:
For all purposes, consider that your warranty will be void if you follow these steps

I am not responsible for any loss, monetary or otherwise arising as a result of this article.
If you don't feel up to it, quit now and close this web page.

I must assert that although I am aware of no reason why this should not work on *any* Android device, phone or tablet, I have only tested this on my Spice MI-410 crossflashed with the leaked CherryMobile MagnumHD Gingerbread 2.3.4 firmware.

I have tried to explain it in the easiest way I can, but I must state here that this is by no means an easy task and you must persevere. If you can't follow the steps to the letter, its better you don't follow them at all and wait for a single click app for this or a custom rooted firmware.

 

 

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