Enabling “OEM unlock” onlyallows you to unlock the bootloader. By unlocking bootloader you can install custom recovery and with a custom recovery, you can flash Magisk, which will grant you superuser access. You can say “Unlocking OEM” is the first step of rooting an android device. ...
Standing there in the kitchen, I cut a tiny slice from the caked just to be sure it was as bad as I thought. It was. That is when my daughters learned a new kitchen skill…knowing when to toss something into the bin with humour. Yes, that’s a food memory worth passing on to th...
The Station nightclub fire would become one of the deadliest fires in a club in U.S. history. "It's hard to describe the level of agony. The state of Rhode Island is small," says author Scott James. "It feels like somebody knew somebody who was in that fire or knew somebody who...
Another upside to Scrupulosity Rooting is how it allows for jumping on and off bandwagons. Naomi Osaka wears masks with the names of police brutality victims at the U.S. Open: She instantly jumps next to Serena Williams as my favorite WTA players. Tennis star Naomi Osaka wears a mask wit...
Though less well-known, Waterloo, Ontario, is another city stamped by the accomplishments of a tech giant. Research in Motion began there in 1984, and with its era-defining success came an influx of talent and a growing community. But RIM has stumbled, and lately the signs have been especi...
Paul Wagenseil is a senior editor at Tom's Guide focused on security and privacy. He has also been a dishwasher, fry cook, long-haul driver, code monkey and video editor. He's been rooting around in the information-security space for more than 15 years at FoxNews.com, SecurityNewsDaily...
s Anti-Rollback Protection is meant to prevent users from flashing an older version of the OS to a Xiaomi device. This feature wasfirst introducedby Google in Android 8.0 Oreo as a feature ofAndroid Verified Boot 2.0. In simple terms, it will not allow the device to boot, if it detects...
Paul Wagenseil is a senior editor at Tom's Guide focused on security and privacy. He has also been a dishwasher, fry cook, long-haul driver, code monkey and video editor. He's been rooting around in the information-security space for more than 15 years at FoxNews.com, SecurityNewsDaily...
Hey guys, after a few of you asked about how this blog came to be what it is today. I realized I never really answered that question, so I sat down to write out my history – the wins, the struggles, the things that worked and the personal journey as well. Nearly 5000 words later...
Future Crimesby Marc Goodman4⁄5 Security is such an interesting problem to solve. On the one hand, it’s not given nearly enough attention considering just how critical of an issue it is. On the other hand, understanding its importance requires a certain level of appropriate fear. As a ...