Incredible Bootloader Unlocked

Posted on July 16, 2010 by sgt-d

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We now know that unlocking the Droid Incredible’s bootloader is possible and that a full NAND unlock could be next!

Where else is new? Maybe this:

Let’s hope this drops SOON!

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Unrevoked 3.1… It Just Keeps Getting Better!

Posted on July 16, 2010 by sgt-d

For:
Sprint EVO 4G (HTC Supersonic)
Droid Incredible (HTC Incredible)
HTC Desire
HTC Aria
Droid Eris (HTC DesireC)

v3.1:
Fixed “Communications with phone unexpectedly interrupted.” error occurring on Windows version.
Updated to ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.1
Program sets su permissions even when su is present.

Take control HERE.

Posted in News | 216 Comments

Unrevoked 3.0 Released

Posted on July 14, 2010 by sgt-d

For:
Sprint EVO 4G (HTC Supersonic)
Droid Incredible (HTC Incredible)
HTC Desire
HTC Aria
Droid Eris (HTC DesireC)

v3.0:
Add support for Droid Eris.
Add the ability to function even without root on all supported phones.
Updated to ClockworkMod Recovery 2.0.2.4.
Renamed to unrevoked3.

Now you can root your phone and install a custom recovery all in one shot.

No more microSD race condition madness!

Obtain root HERE.

Posted in News | 68 Comments

CyanogenMod-6 Nightly Build #4

Posted on July 14, 2010 by sgt-d

CyanogenMod-6 Nightly Build #4 has been out for a few days.

If you are looking for a super fast “vanilla” installation of Froyo (2.2), this is it!

cm_inc-07092010-013513.zip

Optional Google Apps:

gapps-passion-FRF91-signed.zip

More information on CM6 can be seen at http://droidfiend.com/

Posted in CyanogenMod, Roms | Tagged , | 60 Comments

ihtfp69′s Sky Raider 1.7 Beta ROM [Froyo+Sense][GPS!!!]

Posted on July 14, 2010 by sgt-d

ihtfp69′s Sky Raider ROM is getting very positive feedback and reviews. I just read today that it was updated again.

Original post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=722481

Download / Mirror

Once 1.7 is installed you can optionally flash these:

New “Skinned” Keyboard

Original Keyboard

Patch to remove Sense

Posted in Roms | Tagged , | 80 Comments

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted on July 12, 2010 by sgt-d

Introduction

CyanogenMod-6 is in the works and anyone with a rooted HTC Incredible should give it a try.  As always, you should make a nandroid backup first.

It should be mentioned that several things are not implemented or working in CM6, to name a few:  MMS, Camera, GPS, Bluetooth, stock WiFi tethering and possibly others.  If any of these things are “mission critical” on your “I took a chance and rooted my mission critical” device, then don’t even try CM6 – you won’t like it until it reaches release status.

Right now, it’s a nightly build.  No major bugs, but also “not ready for prime time”.  This morning my phone rebooted during a call, the first time I’ve had any issues with it.

I will add more to this review as time permits.  For now I just wanted to get my scores posted somewhere.

Benchmarks

Scores with HTC Incredible “stock” 2.1 Eclair using the stock 998.4 Mhz kernel:

   

Scores with CyanogenMod-6 2.2 Froyo using a custom 1113.6 Mhz kernel:

SunSpider scores, compared:

Posted in CyanogenMod, Froyo, News | Tagged , | 2,708 Comments

Jager ROM “Vanilla” 1.7.4 Released

Posted on July 9, 2010 by sgt-d

A new release from CaptainJager is available now:

http://incredibleroms.com/roms/jager/

Posted in Roms | Tagged | 83 Comments

CyanogenMod-6 Nightly FTW! Froyo Love for Droid Incredible!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by sgt-d

CyanogenMod released a nightly build of CM6 tonight including some long awaited love for the Droid Incredible.

Everyone with rooted devices and custom recovery is now able to run Android 2.2.

Flash 10.1 seems to be working well.

I will follow up with more information as soon as possible.

Previously in Android 2.1 I was only hitting ~7 in Linpack and ~450 in Quadrant.

Click the images above to see the full sized screenshots of my device.

Posted in Froyo, News, Roms | Tagged , | 214 Comments

Welcome

Posted on July 2, 2010 by sgt-d

Welcome to droidfiend.com, a new home for Android users to get up-to-date and breaking news and reviews on the latest Android devices, applications, ROMS and kernels.

We are admittedly a little behind the curve. Android devices have been out for almost 2 years and their popularity began to spike at the end of 2009. We will not focus on past news events but over time we might add relevant content. The primary focus of this site will be to pick up starting at the beginning of July 2010.

This site is brand new and will undergo many changes before it becomes fully operational. We want to start posting articles as soon as possible and for this reason the site will be “live” before it has reached operational status. Once the site is fully operational new users will be able to register.

We haven’t made any steps to announce this site publicly yet, so take everything you see here with a grain of salt.

Feed your addiction.

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New OTA… 720p Recording?… New Boot Screen?

Posted on July 2, 2010 by AnthonyKash

From the looks of the picture, we might be getting a big OTA update that enables a few new features. Can anyone say cheese! Looks like us lucky incredible owners might be getting an update that enables 720p HD recording on our devices as well as a mobile hotspot feature.

Continue reading →

Posted in News, Official OTA | Tagged | 53 Comments