I have been using CyanogenMod’s Android build since the first time I first rooted my Galaxy S2 in Jul 2012. There were flavours of CM that I have tried. South Korea’s MCM before he disappeared, Infected_ and Markox89. After looking the state…
Yahoo’s Aviate has gone live
Aviate has slipped from Beta to Live on 23 Jun 14. No more invites required for new users! At the same time, it rolled out a slew of new changes. There is now a third panel for summary changes. The…
Android build stability
My prior experience with Android build stability in the past versions stock CyanogenMod had never been good. Time and experience has shown that the kernel is lacking ‘long legs’ or endurance. After 3 days of operation, the network radio will…
Android up time
I think I have it with Android up time. Or to be more precise, Cyanogenmod on my S2 phone. With every new CM version, new feature are rolled out CM11 and theme manager etc. Android latest version, KitKat comes…
A very interesting boot animation
This a boot animation from LG G watch. At the point of writing it is starting a small craze as it more eye catching than CyanogenMod’s spinning circle. Couple with the mysterious styling of the word Android, gives rise to…
JustArchi Optimization for Android
JustArchi, developer on XDA Developers has revealed a long series of optimization for tweaks Android. The idea here is that the original compiler settings since Cupcake has not changed. On the other hand, the target platform has changed drastically with…
How to install MIUI on Samsung Note 2 LTE GT-N7105
A step by step guide to installing MIUI on a stock Samsung Note 2 LTE, GT-N7105
EFS folder or IMEI on Android is corrupted
Recovering the EFS folder the easy way.
Samsung Factory mode
If you are flashing stock firmware, it is possible to accidentally trigger the Factory mode. It is when a black window with yellow characters floats like an overlay. The windows displays hardware version info. It is not possible to remove or close it. It is always there except when an application is opened.
Android 4.4.2 KitKat on S2 9100
Running KitKat again on the venerable Galaxy S2 9100