It’s taken the better part of a year, but the developers of the popular CyanogenMod version of Android have released the first stable build based based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. CyanogenMod 9 is now available for download for several dozen phones and tablets. The last stable version of CyanogenMod was CM7.2, which is […]
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Android 4.1 ported to the HTC G1 phone-that-will-not-die
The HTC G1 was released in October, 2008, making it the first phone to ship with Google’s Android operating system. HTC, T-Mobile, Google, and pretty much everyone else involved in the phone have long since moved on… but there’s a community of independent hackers keeping the platform alive and kicking. We’ve seen every major version […]
Take a photo, translate text with Google Translate for Android
Google has updated the free Google Translate app for Android, letting you translate text by snapping a photo and then brushing your finger over the text in an image. All you have to do get started is fire up the app, hit the camera button, point your camera at a restaurant menu, business sign, or anything […]
OTA Update Center brings over-the-air updates to custom Android ROMs
If you have an Android smartphone from a big name device maker such as Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony, or LG, when an operating system update is available you’ll probably see a notification on your device prompting you to download and install it. That’s assuming you’re running the software that came with your phone. If you’ve […]
ClockworkMod 6: Create flashable update.zip from your current ROM
ClockworkMod Recovery is a utility that you can use with an Android phone or table to backup or restore your device, or flash (install) software updates or even new operating systems. Now the developer has revealed a new feature that will be available in version 6.0: The ability to create an installable update.zip file based […]