Pathik Shah

Complete Guide: How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S 2

Update: The Gingerbreak tool won’t work with the Samsung Galaxy S 2. Try this tutorial to root your Samsung Galaxy S 2.

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy S 2 – XDA

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is definitely the best smartphone yet. If you are planning to buy a Samsung Galaxy S 2 soon, you might want to root it too, and also try custom ROMs once you are bored of the bundled one.

Gingerbreak was a one-click rooting tool which could be used to root many Android devices running Gingerbread. Apparently, it seems to work with the Galaxy S 2 as well.

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S 2

Download the Gingerbreak APK

Download Gingerbreak APK

Open your phone’s settings and enable USB Debugging mode (Settings > Applications > Development > Enable USB Debugging).

Copy the Gingerbreak APK to the SD card of your Galaxy S 2 and install it on your phone using Astro File Manager or Apps Installer.

Run the Gingerbreak app and follow the instructions.

Your Samsung Galaxy S 2 should now be rooted.

Note: This method is a bit risky, and very premature. Wait for some time, for a better alternative. I will update this post soon.

How to Install Cyanogen Mod 7.0.2 (Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread) on your Android Phone

Install Cyanogen Mod 7.0.2 (Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread) on Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire, Google Nexus S, Nexus One, Motorola Droid, HTC Desire HD, HTC Hero, HTC Legend, HTC Incredible, Nook Color

Cyanogen Mod 7.02 is out for your Android phones. It supports almost every Android smartphone out there, and is probably the best Android ROM you will find. A lot of bugs have been fixed in this latest build.

Here’s how you can install Cyanogen Mod 7 on your Android device.

Go to Cyanogen Mod 7.0.2 Rom Download

Select your Android phone from the list.

Select the Stable Build to download Cyanogen Mod 7.0.2 for your phone.

Copy the download Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM to your SD card root.

Now on your Android phone, start Android Market and download ROM Manager.

Start ROM Manager select Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery to install the recovery image.

Use the Install ROM from SD Card option and select the Cyanogen Mod 7.0.2 ROM from your SD card.

Choose to Wipe Data/Cache and also create a backup of your existing ROM.

The ROM flashing should start and in a few minutes, your phone should reboot with Cyanogen Mod 7 Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread on it.

Cyanogen Mod 7.0.2 is supported on all major devices like the Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire, Google Nexus S, Nexus One, Motorola Droid, HTC Desire HD, Nook Color etc.

Install Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy Ace

The Samsung Galaxy Ace has been waiting to get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update ever since Samsung announced it for the Galaxy S.

Today, a leaked Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROM has surfaced for the Galaxy Ace. It has been confirmed to be genuine.

How to Install Android 2.3 Gingerbread on Samsung Galaxy Ace

Just flash the leaked Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread ROM on your Samsung Galaxy Ace to install Android 2.3 Gingerbread on it.

You can download it here:

Download Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread for Samsung Galaxy Ace

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How to Embed Twitter Tweets in WordPress Blog Posts or Web pages

If you ever want to embed or insert tweets in your blog posts or web pages, you have three options

1. Copy the tweet text and link it to the Twitter URL

2. Take a screenshot and post an image of the tweet

3. Embed the tweet in your blog post, the way Twitter intended it.

The first way is lame, and the second one isn’t very SEO friendly. The third – embedding tweets – is what I prefer.

How to Embed Twitter Tweets in Blog Posts

You can use Twitter Blackbird Pie to generate code for embedding tweets which you can then post in your blog posts.

Just visit Blackbird Pie – Twitter

Enter the URL of the specific tweet that you want to embed and click on Bake it.

Copy the code that is generated and paste it in the ‘HTML’ view of your blog post.

Here is how this tweet would look like:

How to Reset your Quora Password | Quora Forgot Password Link

For some reason, there is no prominent “Forgot Password” link on Quora’s homepage, if you ever forget your Quora password and enter it wrong.

You can reset your Quora password though, in case you forget it, but the Reset Password feature is hidden quite deeply in the website.

How to Reset your Forgotten Quora Password

Here’s how you can reset your Quora password in case you forget it.

1. Go to http://www.quora.com/settings/reset_password

2. Enter your email ID and click on Send Reset Email

3. You will receive a link in your email using which you can set a new password for your Quora account.

4. Click on the link and set a new Quora password.

Note: I admit it’s a bit eHow style, but I think it’s useful.