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XT531: All Things Root Guide

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General Information

• Root Terminology
• http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html
• You've went and rooted the phone. Now What???

Guides

• rooting guide
• un-rooting guide
• removing apps guide / safe apps to remove
• various how-to guides, etc.

ROMs

• None as of yet
• N/A
• N/A

Themes

• None as of yet
• N/A
• [HOW TO] Easy Theming
• Theming tutorial
• Ultimate Online Theming Kitchen

Overclocking / Underclocking / Undervolting

• overclocking / underclocking
• undervolting
• related apps

Kernels

• None as of yet

Radios / Basebands

• None as of yet

Tools & Utilities

• ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
• MD5 checksum verification
• Titantium Backup / Titanium Backup Tutorial
• Root Explorer

Downloads

• Google Apps Package
• Android SDK