GrandPrix Closer Look: Trinity Kernel And Trinity Kernel Toolbox For The Nexus 7
Now when I first rooted my Nexus 7, I had no idea what kernel I should run on my daily setup. I kept flashing several of them but none of them truly made me happy. Battery life is always my top priority when dealing with any device I own and none of the kernels I was running gave me the battery life I wanted. Like any crack flasher would, I was flashing every update for the kernel nightly, modifying the voltages and underclocking the... Read The Rest →
HTC Thunderbolt gets working Ice Cream Sandwich data!
Ever since I found out that my good friend and developer Liquid had broken the data barrier on the Thunderbolt I’ve been ecstatic. Not to give too much information, but I have been running around like a kid in a candy store! But enough about me, theROM itself is a straight AOSP version of ICS for the HTC Thunderbolt with data/calls and messaging working correctly. Currently data only shows as 1x in the status bar but people have been reporting 3G and 4G speeds. To flash a copy of the... Read The Rest →
Verizon Galaxy S3 boot loader unlocked.
Tonight a breakthrough for all Verizon Galaxy S3 owners has occurred. No longer do you have to buy an expensive developer edition S3. XDA recognized developer AdamOutler has released the tools to completely unlock the Verizon Galaxy S3. Something of note: do not under any circumstances flash an OTA update from Verizon as it will brick your device. Bring on the custom AOSP goodness! AdamOutler SGS3 BootLoader Unlock Tool For Verizon SGS 3 Source: XDA Tweet This Post Grand Prix Grand Prix is a retired HTC thunderbolt developer,... Read The Rest →
First Look: Chameleon launcher Is It Raising the UI bar?
With every new android device i receive the first thing I do is put a custom launcher on it. Customization is one of the many reasons I choose Android over “the other guy” and the launcher is a very big part of that. One thing I’ve noticed by experimenting with different launchers is they seem to have a set formula on how they work. In my opinion, tablets and phones alike don’t have much to set themselves apart from the stock ICS and Jellybean launchers. Sure, you can add additional... Read The Rest →
AOKP Preview Builds Now Available For Nexus 7.
The AOKP team has quickly become one of the top custom ROM developers in the android world. I haven’t been able to play much with their work because I still own my Thunderbolt but that has now changed. Zaphod-Beeblebrox of the team has recently released preview builds for the nexus 7. I will give a full review of the build once it reaches its first milestone, but for now if you’re a crack flasher like me head over to Rootzwiki and download the latest preview. The build is... Read The Rest →
Grand Prix Editorial: Developer Appreciation And Android Community Etiquette
As a former developer I spent many nights working on ROMs until early in the morning, sacrificing sleep for the sake of getting something done. Countless hours were spent with a coffee in one hand and the other on my computer mouse as my body begged me to sleep, my eyes growing heavy. It was to the point where many of my friends and family thought I was crazy for how much time I spent in front of a computer. Much of the android community is based on... Read The Rest →
Grand Prix Guide: How To Get Flash Player Working On Nexus 7.
If you’re like me you were quite upset when Google and Adobe announced they would no longer support flash. Jellybean doesn’t allow you to download flash from the market and Adobe is no longer updating flash. Luckily, with android being as open as it is, we can still get flash player on our Nexus 7 devices. This tutorial may still work for other jellybean devices but I have only tested it on the Nexus. You do not have to be rooted for this to work. Also, you will... Read The Rest →
