If you’re a member of the little green army, chances are you’ve either rooted your phone or tablet, have at least thought about it. If you’re one of the latter? It’s time to take the plunge. And here ...

A device with restrictions removed to allow access to low-level functions. It often refers to an Android device (see Android rooting) or Apple device (see iPhone jailbreaking). THIS DEFINITION IS FOR ...

One of the best things about Android is its customization and flexibility. Android lets you use it the way you want to, whether that means changing the launcher, using icon packs, or more. But for ...

Android has been around for over a decade, with the OS steadily gaining maturity over the years as it found its way onto the best smartphones. Most people recognize Android as the operating system ...

While Android devices are highly customizable, there are some things that Google, your service provider, or your manufacturer definitely don't want you to do. This may include things like uninstalling ...

Roland is a technology enthusiast who loves to tinker and geek out about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wearables and gadgets. He aims to provide honest reviews and thoughts ...

While rooted devices may have security implications for owners themselves, they're also seen as potential threats to one specific class of Android apps: online games. Rooted devices have the potential ...

Rooting your Android phone might be reasonably easy but jailbreaking an iPhone is still more of a cat and mouse affair. Tools like QuickpPwn made it easier to jailbreak back in the day, but more ...

The March 2020 Android security update bulletin has arrived, and it contains confirmation from Google of an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability (CVE-2020-0069) that not only affects millions of ...

If you’re a tech-savvy Android user who enjoys the freedom of a rooted device, you might’ve noticed something strange recently. Your ability to send or receive RCS messages through Google Messages has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. I have a total of three smartphones in everyday use here: two ...