Canadian Android - Apps, News, Rooting, Rumours, Updates for Android in Canada » Rooting http://www.canadianandroid.com/b Android from Canada ... eh! Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:13:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 CyanogenMod v4.2.15 released http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/03/05/cyanogenmod-v4-2-15-released/ http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/03/05/cyanogenmod-v4-2-15-released/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:21:49 +0000 Canadian Android http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/?p=247 More >]]> CyanogenMod v4.2.15 has been released for the HTC Dream and Magic. You can get it at the Cyanogenmod website, or though CyanogenMod Updater. Some changed listed in the changelog include:

* Many many many bugs fixed, including GTalk and services problems
* New wallpapers and some graphics from Prash
* 360 degree auto-orientation thanks to Optedoblivion
* Updated to latest AOSP code
* Lots of backported Eclair guts
* Fixed Busybox problems
* Improved performance
* OpenVPN integration
* Wifi can be enabled while in airplane mode now


Time to spice up that HTC Dream you got there with some more up to date firmware! Come on Rogers, lets get some firmware updates coming!

]]> http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/03/05/cyanogenmod-v4-2-15-released/feed/ 2 Rogers releases waiver for people who refuse to update Dream/Magic http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/11/rogers-releases-waiver-for-people-who-refuse-to-update-dreammagic/ http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/11/rogers-releases-waiver-for-people-who-refuse-to-update-dreammagic/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:29:25 +0000 Canadian Android http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/?p=213 More >]]> If you are already running a modded version of android for your dream or magic on rogers, but still do not have you 3g data, rogers has released a waiver you can fill out and get your data back regardless of your software version. It will re-enable your data after submitting it without forcing you to use any of their new software updates, letting you retain root with your older radios.

]]> http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/11/rogers-releases-waiver-for-people-who-refuse-to-update-dreammagic/feed/ 1 Unlock and root a Nexus One http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/07/unlock-and-root-a-nexus-one/ http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/07/unlock-and-root-a-nexus-one/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:34:51 +0000 Canadian Android http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/?p=131 More >]]>

Less than one week after release, Google’s Nexus One phone can be rooted by anyone for access to tethering and other killer apps. The Android and Me blog has a helpful walkthrough of the unlocking process.

There isn’t a whole ecosystem of custom ROMs built for the Nexus One at this point, as there had been for the G1 when we rooted it for better performance and other goodies. Still, Cyanogen himself has released a little add-on, an Android 2.1 SDK is just out for developers to play with, and by giving yourself su powers, you can install a lot of apps from the Market with more capabilities than the average package.


The video below walks through the basic steps of the process, but see here for a more detailed guide.

[Thanks LifeHacker.com]

]]> http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/07/unlock-and-root-a-nexus-one/feed/ 0 Get Multitouch Maps on your Cyanogen 4.2.x Device http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/07/get-multitouch-maps-on-your-cyanogen-4-2-x-device/ http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/07/get-multitouch-maps-on-your-cyanogen-4-2-x-device/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:14:26 +0000 Canadian Android http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/?p=100 Ciwrl of the XDA-Developers.com forums has released a package that anyone with a rooted Cyanogen Mod 4.2.x android device can install to get the smooth multitouch features of the already released Nexus and Droid multitouch updates. I have this installed on my HTC Dream and it runs great. Check out the thread.

]]> http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/07/get-multitouch-maps-on-your-cyanogen-4-2-x-device/feed/ 0 Get your Rogers HTC Dream Data back! http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/06/get-your-rogers-htc-dream-data-back/ http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/02/06/get-your-rogers-htc-dream-data-back/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:46:02 +0000 Canadian Android http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/?p=35 More >]]> If you’re like me and own a HTC Dream on Rogers here in Canada, you’ve probably received all those text messages and automated phone calls from rogers on a daily basis telling you to update your phone to their latest software version. This latest version fixes the E911 bug, a bug in the Roger’s android rom and prevented 911 calls from going through if you had the GPS enabled. What they don’t tell you though, is that after applying their update you will be unable to root your phone and enjoy all the cool root-only apps, like Wifi Tether (Which is pretty awesome). Ive got a solution for you, you can keep your root or root your phone without much trouble, as well as get your 3G back.

If you already have a rooted Rogers Dream and have lost your data, getting your data back is as easy as flashing a new radio image. Apparently, rogers is checking the radio version on all dreams and disconnecting ones with an older radio, that’s how they know if you’ve updated.


If you have already rooted your device, the Cyanogen wiki has a good tutorial for flashing your device with the latest radio image to get your 3g back on your rogers dream. Upgrading Dream Radio on a rooted device.


If you don’t have root yet, and want to root your device AND fix your 3g all in one shot, follow this guide. Rogers Dream to Cyanogen mod & 3g fix. This will root your phone, install Cyanogen mod, and fix your 3g all in one shot. (I followed this guide and it worked flawlessly). You will probably want to grab a backup app off the market to backup your text messages and such, because doing this will wipe all internal data on your phone (Stuff like pictures that are stored on your SD card will NOT be wiped).


Plus, once you root, you get access to all the cool root-only apps :D


For the record, before I decided to root my dream, I called rogers tech support multiple times trying to get a “Network Refresh”, which has been confirmed to fix your data without updating your device. Apparently rogers re-trained their staff to refuse to network refresh anyone with a dream device, I tried many many times with no luck.


Enjoy your data! You deserve it, after all you are paying for it.

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