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Rooting an Android phone lets you customize the behavior of your device, access protected files and folders, and generally muck around with the operating system. But it also makes your phone more ...

Just as there is quite a lot of interest in jailbreaking iPhones to allow for the installation of unofficial software, on Android there are a lot of users who root their handsets. If you ever wondered ...

Chainfire said he took a break from Android around half a year ago and that he is now working on a non-Android project that is taking up most of his time. He’s preparing to do some “spring cleaning” ...

Chainfire is easily one of the most iconic developers in the Android modding world, known particularly for his expert work on SuperSU. If you’re a regular rooter/ROMer you have no doubt utilized one ...

A pebble dropped in the Android ocean and it might cause large waves that will be felt long after. Chainfire, the Android superstar behind root utility SuperSU, has announced his retirement from ...

If you haven't already made the jump to Magisk to cater for your handset rooting needs, now is very much the time to do so. The long-popular SuperSU has been removed from the Google Play Store, ...