A newer model of the Huawei Honor 5X with better specs has just been certified by TENAA. It will have a 5.5″ 1080p display, an SoC that is presumed to be the Snapdragon 616, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, 13MP rear and 5MP front camera, metal build materials and a fingerprint sensor on the back. It will be available in Grey, Silver and Gold with Android 5.1 Lollipop.
A report out of South Korea reveals some alleged details of the upcoming flagship from Samsung. We are told that the Galaxy S7 will have a 5.2″ display while the Galaxy S7 Edge will have a 5.5″ display. The report also revealed that Samsung had sold over 393 million smartphones by the end of September of this year.
Reuters recently published a piece claiming that OEMs like Sony and HTC are on their last leg and facing extinction. HTC’s Cher Wang responded by saying they have no plans to bow out anytime soon. In fact, Focus Taiwan reports that HTC is planning “more flagship models to target niche markets” as their way to compete in 2016 and beyond.
It’s that time of year where you look back and remember the things that happened during the year. You learn from the bad things, and celebrate the good things. It’s been a great year here at XDA TV and we are looking back at some of our favorite items from the year.
There have been a lot of great stories that have captured our attention this year. In this video XDA TV Host Jordan revisits the top 5 news stories of 2015. A lot of these stories have multiple parts and were covered by many articles. Check out the video to see what we thought were to top 5 stories of 2015. Feel free to let us know what you thought was the top stories in the comments below.
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XDA Senior Member systemallica has posted a detailed guide on how to upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow concept on the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. The guide also covers steps after this, like root and Xposed installation, so go on over and take a look!
XDA Senior Member Mirhawk has written up a guide to aid users of the Sony Xperia S to install the R1 version of the (unofficial) Pure AOSP M ROM that was released in the forums a while ago. This guide deals with how users have to partition the device, so that the ROM can be easily installed.
If you are a Samsung user and call yourself an Android enthusiast, you sure would be familiar with CF-Auto-Root. Coming from the reputed XDA Senior Recognized Developer Chainfire, this tool has opened up the doors to the world of root and beyond for a lot of new users.
Often times, CF-Auto-Root is the easiest and most hassle-free way to root a Samsung device.
This popular rooting method has just taken a leap to get more popular and relevant for current devices, as the latest update to CF-Auto-Root brings support for over 300 device models on newer base firmwares, along with support for various Android 5.1 and Android 6.0 firmwares.
Sorry for taking so long to update CFAR – the last major update was some time ago, and a lot has changed in Android land regarding root. Significant patching was needed for 6.0 in general, and Samsung made some security changes in 5.1 that also required more patching than usual.
As those patches seem to have somewhat stabilized over the last few weeks with only minor changes between the last few SuperSU releases, it was high time to update CFAR. So over the past week or two I’ve been collecting new firmwares, and the past few days the server has been whirring away crunching recoveries.
Generic instructions for supported Samsung devices starts off with downloading the correct zip file, and flashing the files within via Odin. Similarly, for Nexus devices, flash the files from the correct zip via fastboot.
There are a few precautions that go along with this, like increasing flash counter, tripping KNOX and wiping device if it is encrypted, so be sure to read in your forum thread for specific instructions and tips.
You can find dedicated CF-Auto-Root threads in your device’s subforum. You can also take a look at the Central Thread for generic discussion, but please do use the search function before making any requests. For downloads, visit the CF-Auto-Root Repository page.
Have you used CF-Auto-Root in the past? Let us know in the comments below!
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