https://blog.dlow.me/tags/android/Recent content in Android on dlow's blogHugoen-usTue, 13 Sep 2016 22:54:32 +0100https://blog.dlow.me/everything/custom-firmware-android/Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:54:32 +0100https://blog.dlow.me/everything/custom-firmware-android/<p>This article consist of an introduction of how I got my phone, a walkthrough of what I did to make my phone great again, and a brief discourse on security implications.</p> <p>If you are unfamiliar with the terms below at any point in time, check out any generic rooting guide, <a href="http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one-rooting-roms-hacks/275160-basics-unlocking-bootloader-custom-recovery-root-flashing-roms.html">like this one</a>. They should cover most of the terminology.</p> <h1 id="part-one-getting-the-phone">Part one: getting the phone <a class="anchor" href="#part-one-getting-the-phone"><span></span></a></h1><p>It started when my one plus one (OPO) got sluggish after using it for two years. Expecting it to die soon, I began my search for a replacement phone.</p>