Rooting is something essential for most power users, and more so, if it is a Nexus device. But unfortunately, rooting prevents the phone from installing OTA updates. This is because the OTA zips, check the /system partition to be intact, and even the slightest modification to it, will cause the update to fail. As a […]
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How to install the official Cyanogenmod 12.1 ROM on the Xiaomi Mi 4
By Ashwin Karthik in Guide, ROMs, Root Tags: CM 12.1, Cyanogenmod, CyanogenMod 12.1, How To, Mi 4, Root, Xiaomi, Xiaomi Mi 4
The Xiaomi Mi 4 is a great device, but is one of the unfortunate devices not to have a Lollipop Update. Well, when OEMs fail to provide a solution, we hae only one option. To install a custom ROM. We will be guiding you on how to install the official Cyanogenmod CM 12.1 ROM on […]
How to root the Xiaomi Mi 4 and enable root access
By Ashwin Karthik in Guide, News, Phones, Root Tags: Mi 4, Root, Xiaomi, Xiaomi Mi 4
Generally, rooting a phone is complicated and voids the warranty, but it is not the case if you own a Xiaomi device. You have official root support for its devices, and enabling it on the Mi 4 couldn’t be any easier. In fact, you don’t even have to flash a custom recovery for this. How […]