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PwnMyMoto Allows System Write on Moto X and Droid 2013 Series

Sep

2013

When @jcase released Motoroot for Moto X and the Droid 2013 lineup it had an important feature missing, which was to write to the system partition when bootted into Android. Well @jcase has fixed that and released a new tool called PwnMyMoto. What is PwnMyMoto PwnMyMoto is a replacement for previously released MotoRoot. How to ...

MotoRoot Adds Support for US Cellular, Sprint and Rogers Moto X

Sep

2013

Yesterday we had reported about Motoroot, a root exploit for AT&T and Verizon Moto X and the 2013 DROID lineup. Well guess what @jcase has added support for US Cellular, Sprint and Rogers Moto X as well. The instructions to root are still the same:- Grab the apk file for your carrier’s Moto X from ...

Motorola’s 2013 DROID Lineup Rooted, Maybe Able to Load Custom ROMS

Sep

2013

Yesterday we had reported that the AT&T and Verizon Moto X has been rooted, well it looks like the same root exploit will work on Motorola’s 2013 DROID lineup. The 2013 DROID lineup includes:- Droid Ultra Droid Maxx Droid Mini In addition to being rooted it looks like all of these (including the AT&T and ...

Sony Xperia Z1 Rooted

Sep

2013

The Sony Xperia Z1 has been rooted thanks to a Chinese root tool called 360 root. We know that the device is yet to be launched in the States but peeps over in China have already got there hands full of the Xperia Z1 and rooted it. Even though the tool is in Chinese xda ...

AT&T and Verizon Moto X Rooted

Sep

2013

AT&T and Verizon Moto X have been rooted thanks to @jcase. The root method has not been released yet but we will keep you informed once the root method for AT&T and Verizon Moto X is released. In the mean time please do not take any OTA updates if you want to root ...

ClockworkMod Recovery and Root Available for Rogers Moto X

Sep

2013

ClockworkMod recovery and root are now available for Rogers Moto X. Why not AT&T and Verizon Moto X, well because they have locked bootloaders. Yes an unlocked bootloader is a necessity to install clockworkmod recovery on Rogers Moto X and then root it. Once bootloader unlocked you only have to do a fastboot flash recovery ...

Root for AT&T and Rogers Motorola Moto X

Aug

2013

Good news for users rocking the newly launched Motorola Moto X and looking for a way to root it. Pre-rooted Stock kernels for Moto X on AT&T and Rogers are now available for flashing. You need to get your bootloader unlocked to flash this kernel. Bootloader of Rogers Moto X can be unlocked through ...

Chromecast OTA Update 12840 Patches Root Exploit

Jul

2013

Google is rolling out an OTA update for Chromecast, the new build is 12840 and it patches the exploit used to root Chromecast. Here is the commit which patches the exploit. Now I am not sure why Google would patch an exploit used to root a device made by Google, but it is what it ...

Google ChromeCast Rooted; Release Coming Soon

Jul

2013

Days oops my bad peeps, make it hours after Google ChromeCast was released it has been rooted. It is yet to be released but expect it soon, it will be interesting to see what developers do with the Google ChromeCast. The tweet reads We have unsigned code running on the Google #Chromecast. Expect a root ...

How to Root Android 4.3

Jul

2013

With Google pushing out Android 4.3 to Nexus devices today we are pretty sure you would have the urge to root it. Well in case you have not rooted yet and want to root your Nexus device running Android 4.3 follow the instructions below. Pre-requiste – You need to have a custom recovery installed, TWRP ...