Those of you whose firmware contain signed images (e.g boot-sign.img, recovery-sign.img, system-sign.img, vendor-sign.img etc) might have encountered errors while trying to unpack or port a custom recovery using our auto TWRP or Philz recovery porters. For such users, we’d dropped a guide on using FBWin tools to unsign such images. While FBWin is a great
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A few weeks back, one of my mentors in Tech. sent me a Bluboo S1a to be rooted. It was a Mediatek MT6757 device running on Android 7 so one-click root apps were definitely off the table. The plan was to backup the firmware using NCK Pro box then root using the boot.img + Magisk.
Can I root Secure Boot Mediatek Android without a DA file? Read More »
It feels good to get bugfix / patch OTA updates on your Android device. Its even better when its a version update; after all, some people have to buy new devices to enjoy a higher Android version. Go figure. You must be familiar with the requirements for installing an OTA update; Internet access, charged battery
Android OTA Updates – 5 problems you might encounter & fixes Read More »
During a Q&A session of our Mediatek Software Repairs training at our Whatsapp group, a participant asked a troubling question: “How can I get userdata and cache to unbrick this Android phone?”. This question sounds silly but it isn’t. The Genesis For you to really see the wisdom in this question, I’ll need to take
Do you really need userdata.img and cache.img to unbrick? Read More »
About a month ago when Itel announced the Itel A32F; their first Android Oreo 8.1 (Go Edition) powered device, I knew I just had to lay my hands on it. I had in fact been anticipating this phone since February when Itel announce their partnership with Google for two reasons: Its Android Go Edition and
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Several years ago, Operamini was King for me and many others I knew, those my early University days of browsing cheats. I’ve since switched to Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox and only have the desktop version installed for comparison on projects. This isn’t to say that Opera has lost relevance entirely even though its market
Opera introduces Opera Touch with cool features like Flow & FAB Read More »
