It’s only been a few weeks since hackers released the Gingerbreak tool for rooting Android devices running Google Android 2.3.x. But Google has already patched the security flaw that Gingerbreak exploits in order to provide root access. The good news is that doesn’t mean much at the moment. While the latest Android source code includes […]
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How to root a Google Nexus One running Android 2.3.3 with GingerBreak
A few days ago a new utility was release which makes it possible to root devices running Google Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread without modifying your bootloader. I decided to wait a few days for the kinks to be worked out before trying the new GingerBreak tool, but when I noticed that the developer of SuperOneClick had […]
GingerBreak utility lets you root Android 2.3 Gingerbread
It’s not as easy to root some phones running Google Android 2.3 as it was to gain root access to early versions of the operating system. For instance, rooting a Google Nexus One after updating to Android 2.3.3 is a pain in the behind, since SuperOneClick, Universal Androot and z4root don’t work. Fortunately there’s a […]