Twitter is an indispensable social media tool to share information quickly and in a concisely. It has proven itself as a worthy mainstay in the social media world and its popularity has immensely grown over the years, averaging up to 500,000,000 users to date. This mobile app is accessible to anyone who has mobile phones and tablets powered by Android, iOS and Windows. App compatibility is not an issue.

 Based on statistics as of the end of October, Lady Gaga finally bagged first place and took over Justin Bieber’s reign on the top spot by gathering over 30 million twitter followers.  And here’s how you can get more chirp from your tweet.

 Strut your feathers

Don’t leave your profile blank. Try making it more personal, more you! Add photos and play with some colours. Spice up your bio and write some interesting stuff about yourself. People don’t respond well to faceless, anonymous profiles. Unless you want to make yourself see mysterious a laNatalee Holloway but then tweeting probably isn’t for you.

On the wing

Tweet on the go with your mobile phone. Interestingly, 43% of twitter users access their twitter via smart phones compared with just over 30% for Facebook.

Tweeting is cheap

So don’t be shy to engage in conversation. A burden shared is a care lessened. Good news needs friends. Twitter is about sharing so have a natter and be free with your links and re-tweets. Build active conversation and rapport with your followers.

Have good chat

Create and build conversations as well as be open to expanding your circle. People don’t want to feel like they are being sold something all the time so be careful not to come across too pushy especially if you own your business.

Birds of the same feather flock together

Embrace the twitter language. Tweet @ people and start trending topics using hash tags. They are also useful reference points for people following your conversation.

Have a discerning eye

Yes, hash tags are great. Love them to bits and they are a great way of promoting your site but don’t make a hash of it otherwise you will dilute their worth. You also might come across a bit juvenile if you overload your tweets with too many random links or symbols.

One team, One dream

Twitter is a social hub. If you have friends or associates, that are active tweeters, work together to build each other’s followship.

 Use #FF (follow Friday) people tweet and recommend followers they like every Friday. Be nice and genuine and promote others too, recommend your fave tweeters to others.

Nurture your media empire

Even Murdoch had to start from somewhere. Connect your burgeoning media dominion together and make it easy for people to follow you, use your personalized URL and add your twitter handle to your emails, blog posts and the like.

Direct your bird song

With so many tweeters out there you can have your audience flutter away to another post. Tweet @people to get their attention. But be careful not to habitually tweet random rants, it’s a major turn-off.

All tweets on deck

Tweetdeck is a good app to use in managing your tweets. It aids you in organizing your followers as well as those you are following. Making group lists and designating specific keywords can help you sort out your tweets automatically. So when people mention you in a tweet or shared interests, it is easily noticeable and lets you respond in a jiffy.

So there you have it. Follow these tips and make your way to twitter stardom.

About the Author:

Allie Cooper is a young upcoming writer, a certified gamer known for weaving in her indelible wit into tech and game reviews, and writes about O2, tech companies, from UK and internet start-ups to bigger businesses

Facebook has become a popular social networking site to the young generation. Don’t have anything to do? Let’s play Facebook games. This is the common trend of the present generation. Facebook games have spread in the tech market like wild fire making it the favorite pastime for many. Zynga, the renowned manufacturer of social networking sites, have reported that games like Zynga Poker, FarmVille and CityVille records around 271 million users every month. Just imagine!

In December 2010, CityVille is said to have recorded 69 million users. Facebook games are played using Adobe Flash. Though all PC-based web browsers have Flash technology, yet it took time for the technology to get ported over the mobile devices. If you only have an Android device operating on version 2.2 or the recent ones, you can play Facebook games from your Droid device.

Hence, come on and log into your Facebook account from your Android phone and play the game you wish to. No longer do you need to sit in front of your PC system.

Playing Facebook Games on Android 2.2  

Do you have an Android 2.2 and want to play the Facebook games? Get started with the process… Here you are:

Firstly, open up the Application Launcher and go to “Market” app to tap it. Then, after tapping the ‘magnifying glass’ icon, that is the search button, type “Adobe Flash” and press “Search”. Tap the app of “Adobe Flash” > “Install” > “OK” for accepting the permissions. Wait until the app gets installed.

Secondly, press home button on your Android phone. How does it look like? It has the shape of a house. Tap ‘browser’ icon and then browsing to Facebook log into your own account. Now, in the search box of this famous social networking site, type the name of any of the Facebook games you like to play, say FarmVille. Once this icon appears, tap it and then tap the button of “Go to Application”.

Finally, as the FarmVille page loads, long press on that screen. Now, choose “Play in Full Screen” and start playing your favorite game Farmville.

Does it sound difficult? Don’t worry! Just give it a try.

Playing Games in Android 2.1 and Previous Versions      

What about the ones who are using the previous versions of Android phone or the Androids 2.1? No one is to be deprived. Here are some simple steps for you too.

Step 1: On the Android phone, open up Application Launcher and scrolling down to “Market” app, press it. For searching, you have to tap the icon of magnifying glass. Now, typing “Zynga”, press “Search”.

Step 2: An app list will be display in front of you – scroll through it to find your desired app. Now tapping the game you like to install, tap on “Install” button and finally on OK for accepting the permissions. Wait until the app downloads and installs itself.

Step 3: Now, opening the launcher, tap the game you have installed. Log in for connecting the Android app to the Facebook profile.

And you are done! Play Facebook games on your Android mobile phone.

Author’s Bio: Donna Johnson is a skilled online gaming support specialist who can tell you about the know-how of different apps. Contact the expert right now!

There are hundreds of smartphones available in the phone market but the Android powered ones are turning out to be the most successful of them all. Soon after the release of Android Jellybean or Android v4.1, a lot of people are getting more attracted towards it. There is a wrong perception in the minds of the people that Android smartphones are really expensive and only ultra rich people can buy them well then here is the myth-buster – you can even get an Android phone below Rs.10,000. How?

That’s what we will be dealing with. Here is the list of Top 7 Android Smartphones below 10K INR, this list will help you choose your first android smartphone.

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Galaxy Y Pro Duos

Galaxy Y Pro Duos is a QWERTY keypad phone with Android v2.3(Gingerbread). Pro Duos has got a 2.6inch capacitive touchscreen with the good resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos is priced at Rs.9,500 and that’s quite fair. Other main features of the phone are its powerful battery, its dual SIM support and some other magnanimous features.

Spice Mi 425

Spice Mi 425 is a feature stuffed phone with some mind-blowing features like Android v4.0 (ICS), 480 x 800 pixels resolution, 4.1inch ultra large touchscreen display. Spice Mi 425 is priced at just Rs.9,400. Other features are 5MP primary camera, 1GHz processor, 3G and Wi-Fi support, and last but not the least – the killing looks.

Karbonn A9

Karbonn A9 is a new smartphone embedded with Android OS and a 5MP primary camera. The fun just doesn’t stop here with this phone. It also gives you features like 1GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via microSD Card. The phone also allows you to record HD videos. Karbonn A9 is priced just at Rs.9,200.

HTC Explorer

HTC Explorer has always made it to this list. The phone was launched more than a year ago and this phone has always maintained the quality, even till now. The HTC Explorer is having features like – 3.2MP primary camera, 3.2inch capacitive touchscreen, HTC Explorer is having Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. For the processing work, HTC Explorer is having the 600MHz processor. The phone is also having an awesome quality build. This phone is priced at just Rs.8,900.

LG Optimus Net

LG Optimus Net, likewise HTC Explorer, is an old phone but has always made it to this list. LG Optimus Net is having features like Android v2.3, good screen resolution, TFT touchscreen display etc. LG Optimus Net is priced just at Rs.8,700. The RAM size of LG Optimus Net is 512MB.

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos

This is another version in the Galaxy Y series. It is a dual sim, full touch phone. You can go for a cheaper, single sim version too, if you wish. It has an 832 MHz Processor. It has 3.14” capacitive touchscreen and has a 3MP rear camera. It is one of the highest selling phones in this list. It is priced at 8990

Huawei Ideos X3 U8510

It is the only phone in this list to come with a secondary camera. It has 600 MHz Scorpion processor and has a 3.2 MP rear camera & 0.3 MP front camera. It has a 3.2” capacitive touch screen and comes with Android 2.3 and is priced at 9990.

Still there are a lot more phones in this price range. You can find them all by doing a Google search or browsing through any online mobile retailer.

This list is incomplete, you can update it by adding your favourite phones under 10K INR through the comments so that others can know about it. If you have any doubts regarding any phone, let us know and we’ll sort you out !

About the Author: This article is written by James. James is a professional blogger and a car lover. James has got portable carports and a lot of other things that helps him in get-going with his racing car. James is currently living in the United States. 

When compared to most android phones, the iPhone camera is far better. So, apps related to photography and photo sharing are more popular in the iOS arena than with Android. But, that doesn’t mean that Android doesn’t have any good apps. We’ve listed the top 5 photo sharing apps for Android.

Though there are hundreds of similar apps in the play store, these  apps stood out from the rest because they were innovative and different.

#1 Instagram

Instagram is the world’s largest mobile community. Instagram let’s you take photos and add wonderful effects to it, so that your photos, even if they were taken with a poor mobile camera, will give you a professional effect. You can easily share those photos with your friends in your instagram network or in other  social networks like Facebook or Twitter. You can also browse through pictures uploaded by your friends right from the App.

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#2 EyeEm

EyeEm is a simple, smooth and cute photo-sharing app that comes with an amazing User Interface. It comes with a feature with which users can take photos from within the app (a kind of in-built camera) including other cool filters. As a diffrence I found with EyeEm, it don’t allow any post without insisting for a title and location. While these have allowed users to see photos taken around a particular location, it can also be annoying when you don’t have the time but want to get an image across the network. Overall, EyeEm comes with live feeds and  allows users to share with other social networks.

#3 Flickr

Who haven’t heard about flickr? It is among the most popular photo sharing platforms available on the internet and has been in use for almost 7+ years now. However, a new door has been recently opened for android users on Flickr which comes with an alternative camera, filters and tagging functions. Flickr is fun, smooth and simple to use but what excites me most about this app is its fast navigability and turnaround in handling tasks. Flickr is owned by Yahoo Inc and the last I checked; it is still a free app. Do you use Yahoo email client? Note that Flickr is designed to complement it. With Flickr, you are allowed to play with your pictures, albums and even contacts without closing one app to open another.

#4 LiveShare

LiveShare is a dual faceted photo sharing platform. It is developed by Cooliris and comes with amazing web interfaces while still providing mobile users effective photo sharing facilities; allowing them to upload photos, add friends, view streams and play with many other features. However, I think that this guy is paying more attention to the web service as the app offer but basic photo sharing features. But hey, it is still a free app and something to play with if you need a new photo sharing service.

#5 Photobucket

Photobucket is a popular internet photo sharing site with an Android client that allows users to upload and download photos from the site. You can also share them across other social networks like Twitter and Facebook. The Snapbucket, another app from Photobucket Corporation, brings even more photo editing facilities with which users can edit and add filters and frames to their photos. Photobucket is a free app and allow users to tag photos just like many other big name photo-sharing apps and services like Snapily and Mixbook.

If you are an android user and want to harness the real benefits of photo-sharing, these are some of the best photo-sharing apps for android you can consider. They have interesting user interfaces, are easy and smooth to use and allow for some customizations without lifting a finger off your android device.

If you have any doubts while using them, don’t hesitate to drop a comment and we’ll help you out. If you are using a photo sharing app, that deserves a place in this list, then do let us know through the comments and we’ll add it here !

Amazing Spider-Man released just today in the western hemisphere, but we at India had the fortune of watching the movie, days before. It was a decent movie and a box office hit. Now, if you are stuck with the film and want to play a game on the same plot, don’t worry. Gameloft has come up with the game and you can download Amazing spider-man game for Android and iOS from the Play store and App Market respectively for approximately 400 INR ($6.99).

The minimum requirements for the iOS version is iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation) and iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, requiring iOS 4.0 or later and any device running Android 2.2 and up can play the game.

The Game’s plot is in line with that of the movie. You play the protagonist, Teenage superhero spider-man and you’ve to save the city from thugs and the main antagonist, the Lizard (Dr Curt Connors’experimental disaster). You have 25 missions in total. You can crawl, zip and swing through a 3D and open New York city.

Take a look at this video to get an idea about the game and the gameplay.

Gameloft has announced a game based on the DC Comics Superhero, Batman, which will be released in line with the release of the Dark Knight Rises, the third part of Chris Nolan’s trilogy. We’ll update you when it hits the stores.

You can download Amazing spider-man game for Android and iOS from Google Play Store and iTunes respectively.

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We haven’t tried the game personally. But based on the comments, it seemed the game lagged a bit in older Android devices. It was rated a 3.9 in the play store and a 4.5 in the app store. The Android version is lighter at 595 Megs while the iOS version is a bit heavier at 694 Megs

Do try the game and let us know about it. Subscribe to the email updates so that you’ll be the first one to know when the Batman game releases.

Google, today on its Google I/O annual event, introduced the Nexus 7, a 7 inch Android 4.1 [Jelly Bean] tablet. The tablet is filled with stuff and is one of the best of its kind. It can play HD videos, has a quad core processor, has a total of 16 cores (including the GPU). It is totally awesome.

Google has tied up with electronics manufacturer Asus, to create this device. There were rumours about this device for some time. There were various speculations about how it would turn up. Will it be an iPad killer or would it be a low cost alternative and much more. Google has fulfilled all of our dreams with this dream tablet, that too in a fabulous price. Let us take a deeper look into the specifications of the device.

Google Nexus 7 Specifications

1. Display - The display is a 7-inch 1280×800 HD display (216 ppi) back-lit IPS, and it comes with the scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla glass.
2. Processor - It has a Quad CoreTegra 3 processor. It is first 7 incher to have a Quad core processor. It also has a 12 core NVidia GPU. That is 16 cores of pure awesomeness, which can be felt for sure while gaming.
3. Operating System - The Nexus 7 comes with Android 4.1 – Jelly Bean. It has various new additions over Android 4.0.3 – ICS
4. Camera - A front facing 1.3 MP camera will make Google+ hangouts much more fun.
5. Battery - Google Nexus 7 comes with a 4325 mAh Battery, that’ll give 8 Hours of use and 300 hours of standby as Google claims.
6. Connectivity - It has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC and GPS.
7. Storage - It has two models. The 8 GB model and a 16 GB model.

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Google Nexus 7 Price and Pre-order

The Nexus 7 is priced at $199 for the 8 GB model and $249 for the 16 GB model. The price is cheap considering the power, the device comes with.  You can pre-order it from the devices section of the Google Play store. It’ll be shipped in 2-3 weeks. As an introductory offer, you’ll be getting $25 worth credits for use at the Play store.

Take a look at what the Google guys have to say about their new device.

What do you think about this new device from Google ? Did you like the Nexus 7 Specifications ? Are you gonna pre-order one ?
Let us know through the comments.

Karaoke means, as Wikipedia explains, “A form of entertainment, offered typically by bars and clubs, in which people take turns singing popular songs into a microphone over prerecorded backing tracks.” With the advancement of smartphones, it is not necessary that we go to bars to get this kind of entertainment.

There are numerous apps, that let you sing along with the song as it plays by showing you the lyrics. Let us see a bunch of the best Karaoke apps for android.

#1 TuneWiki

If you want to get lyrics for your favorite music, then Tunewiki is probably the best Android app that you can use. This is one of the few apps which has the support for multilanguage. You can share your favorite music with your friends and can also check the music shared by them. But the thing which makes it best app, is the support to convert the lyrics of your favorite music into almost 40 languages.

#2 Red Karaoke 

If you are in the mood of party, then Red Karaoke is the app you need. You can stay updated with latest releases from your favorite artists. This app also give you the chance to be artist yourself as you can record your own song. Not only this you can also put your favorite movie as the background movie for your recorded song. You can do all this free of cost and if you want to get access to 45000 songs database, then you can go for VIP membership as well.

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#3 Karaoke-Sing Me

The app with the support of many basic as well advance karaoke formats is on no. 3. If you want to turn your Android smartphone into portable Karaoke player, then this is the app made for you. Like many other apps, this app also comes in both free as well as paid format. To use this app you just need to download and you will get free access to its basic features within seconds.

#4 Sing Sing Together Free

It can be named as Karaoke app for kids as well. This app is perfect to teach singing to your kids. This app teaches your kids in a very friendly way and also points out their mistakes in singing. This app also comes preloaded with songs for kids that keep them interested in it and meanwhile they learn the art of singing.

#5 4lyrics Lite

Wanna play Mp3 and synchronize the lyrics? Then this app surely deserves the space on your Android. This app comes with the features that you find in good MP3 player. While playing the song, this app synchronize the lyrics and then displays it on the screen allowing you to sing along with the song. Also because of the support of many different languages. you can translate the lyrics any language of your choice.

Author Bio: This guest post is written by Gupta Sumit aka Sumoni HFG, who is a part time blogger and author at The Geeks Club and concentrates mainly on iOS Apps and Phone comparision, get in touch with me on twitter @sumonigupta

Hope you liked this list of best Karaoke Apps for Android. We’ll be back with more. You can Guest post at Axleration, if you are interested. If you’ve any doubts, drop a comment below.

You can automate your android phone to make it do wonders for you. Like reminding you to take an umbrella if it is going to rain or reminding you to go to the gym, if you haven’t been there for more than a few days. Even more, you can do stuff like letting your girlfriend know where you are when she texts you “Where are You ?” (might not be good for some guys though).

The idea looks interesting, right ? There are a quite a few apps for Android that does this stuff, but Microsoft (yeah, you read it right) has refleased a new app, named on{x} that can automate your Android phone with much ease.

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Microsoft has launched on{x} only in the Android platform. All you have to do is go to the Google Play Store and download on{x} [QR Code]. Once you download it, you’ll be asked to login through Facebook. Once you are done with it, you can go to the website for on{x} and login there with your Facebook account too.

Once it is done, you get to create what is known as recipes. Each recipe is like an automated task. You need to create a recipe online before using it on your Android phone. There are several built in recipes, which you can use right from there. But if you want to do more, the code for each action, which is basically written in javascript, so easier to use, is available for free to everyone. You can use it to create your own custom recipes and share it with the world if you wish.

Though it is a wonderful app, it has been rated so badly in the Play store and the main reason is because Microsoft hasn’t offered any other authentication method other than Facebook. They might not get a favourable rating at the Play store unless they give users multiple options on this front. Many users feel reluctant to share these stuff on their Facebook wall. However, you can always set the privacy settings of the app to “only me” to make sure the app updates aren’t being seen by anyone.

The app has a lot of potential and it is highly user friendly. If there had been an ability to create new recipes right from the phone, it would’ve been much better. Take a look at this video below to know how it actually works.

Anyways, the app is free to use and it is quite user friendly and is good in its purpose. So give it a try.

Automate your android phone with Microsoft on{x} and if you face any problem in the process, do let us know and we’ll help you solve it.If you are using any other automation app, do let us know. We are preparing a list for the next article. Stay update, subscribe to the feed.

The default Alarm clock app in Android is simple. It lets you add unlimited number of alarms and lets you do a few customizations. But it is not something you can say out of the box. Alarm clocks do a simple job of waking you up and there are hundreds of apps for the same purpose in the Google Play store.

However we’ve listed a few alarm clock apps, which are really unique and has several advanced functionalities added to them. Read below to know more on those.

Alarm Clock Apps for Android

#1 Alarm Clock Plus

It is the most downloaded alarm clock app in Google play store. It comes with a huge number of features and yet it is simple to use. It can play songs, playlists, start an app as alarm. It has Math alarm clocks which requires you to solve a problem to snooze. It is highly customizable and is free, however the paid version can wake you with no ads.

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#2 Alarm Clock Xtreme

A good alternative to Alarm clock plus if you didn’t like it for some odd reasons. It comes with most of the features of alarm clock plus, it also has some nifty looking widgets. And again, the free version is supported by ads.

#3 RingDimmer

RingDimmer is not actually an alarm app. However it listens to the environment around you and decides how loud your ringtone should be and as it is, it also decides the volume of alarm sounds. It is like an addon to your default app, so that you don’t over sleep if it is a bit noisy outside.

 #4 Winter Wake-Up

It has a innovative new use. It does the regular alarm clock things and also keeps an eye on the weather in your place and wakes you up early if there is frost or snow outside. You can customize how early it should wake you up in case of this extreme weathers so that you don’t lose some precious time in defrosting your car.

#5 Senti Wayk

Senti Wayk calls itself a revolutionary alarm clock. It snoozes if you wave over your phone, accepts voice commands. Push starts your morning with Google calendar entries and news for the day. It doesn’t wake you by startling you with banging noise. It wakes you up gently and starts your day pleasantly and it is definitely not for lazy bones, you’ll be waving your hands over your phone and be sleeping for hours.

Update: Peter, a reader at Axleration mentioned an app named Lazy alarm in the comments, Lazy Alarm is a fun to use app. All you have to do is, set up the alarm and sleep. When you wake up, you’ll be given the task of waking up a bunny and it ain’t that easy. You need to pull it’s ears and open it’s eyes to wake it up, your actions will fill a blue bar above the bunny and when it is filled, your bunny will wake up and by that time, you would’ve woke up too ! Nice share Peter !

Thats it for the list of alarm clock apps for your android phone. There are still loads more in the play store. We’ll come up with some more interesting ones in the future.

If you’ve got an interesting alarm clock app, let us know through the comments, and we would add it here. If you’ve tried any of these apps mentioned above, share your experiences !

Samsung Galaxy SIII isn’t officially launched in most countries now. But, still the inquisitive minds at the XDA developers forum has rooted this device with the help of Odin by flashing an insecure kernel. For those who are new, Odin is a third-party, windows only software used to flash Android smartphones.

Like most other rooting processes, rooting the Samsung Galaxy SIII is simple and easy. It is proved to work quite well, provided all the steps are correctly followed in the same order provided. However we can’t be held responsible if you brick your device. There is only less possibilities, however we are just warning you before hand that there is the slightest of possibility.

You are voiding your warranty as you root. However you can claim it back once you unroot the device.

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If you are all set, then we can start the rooting process.

Check-list

• You should be on the XXALE8 firmware for this root to work. To check your firmware version, go to Settings -> About phone and scroll to the bottom to find it.
• Make sure that your phone is charged more than 50%. Best, if it is fully charged. Also make sure that the computer you are going to use doesn’t switch off as it will damage your device forever.
• You should have Samsung Kies installed on your computer, we need some drivers for rooting the phone and Kies has them. [Download]
• Download Odin 1.85 – We need this to root. [Download]
• CF-Insecure-SGS3_XX_NEE_ALE8-v1.2 – The Insecure kernel for XXALE8 firmware, which we are going to flash. [Download]

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S3

Step #1

You should enable debugging mode in your phone:

Settings > Developer Options > Check USB Debugging

Step #2

You should start your S3 in the Download Mode. To do this, switch your phone off and restart it by simultaneously pressing Volume-down + Home + Power buttons.

Step #3

Connect your phone to your computer using the microUSB cable.

Step #4

Extract the zip file and open Odin. There’ll be a few text boxes under the text “ID:COM” and the first text box will turn yellow to imply that your phone is connected properly. This is a checkpoint. If it doesn’t turn yellow, then you are doing something wrong. So, start from Step 1. Make sure that the Re-Partition and Flash Lock check boxes are not checked. The other two can be checked.

Step #4

Extract the CF-Insecure-SGS3_XX_NEE_ALE8-v1.2.zip file that you’ve downloaded from chainfire’s site. You’ll find a .tar file.

Step #6

In Odin, Click on the PDA button and choose the insecure kernel file that you have extracted.

Step #7

Click the Start button to start the flash. It’ll take some time.

Your device will be rooted, once it is done. Then you can make use of your Samsung Galaxy S3′s rooted potential to its maximum extent.

If you have any doubts during the process, feel free to let us know and we’ll help you out. Happy rooting. Subscribe to our email newsletter to stay updated on rooting procedures for other firmwares.

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