Guide: Using the OnScreen Keyboard on your Android Phone

Except the phones which come with the QWERTY external keypad, the Android phones have the onscreen keyboard using which the users can type the text, in any app like Text Messaging, Google Talk, Gmail or any other application which needs the user to enter any text. In some applications and sections, the keyboard automatically opens and in a few you need to click on the blank area of text to activate the keyboard.

Every Android phone has its own interface, and the way the keyboard works, differs from one another. The most simplest and standard keyboard is of the TouchWiz UI in the Samsung Galaxy devices, with the latest operating system version even having an extra line of numbers along with the qwerty arranged alphabets in the keyboard. There are several settings one could play around with, to make the typing experience better and get the best out of the keyboards of the Android smartphones.
The option to select a language to enter the text is usually given on the space key, or in a dedicated key adjacent to the space key, rather than being hidden in the settings. Sliding the finger on the space bar or the entire keyboard would help in opening the list of languages available to type.

There are several languages one can use while typing on the Android keyboard, and there are options to select the language either from the settings or directly by swyping on the space bar.

Most of the Android keyboards have a corner left key indicating “?123″ which is the shortcut to open the keyboard inner pages having the numbers and other symbols and characters. It wouldn’t open any pop-up but would just replace the normal keys with the characters and numbers in the same place of the keys. There are several characters and symbols, usually arranged in 2-3 pages.

These are the various symbols and characters arranged in various pages on the Android Keyboard. Clicking on the 1/3,2/3,3/3 would help scrolling through the symbol pages.

The last page of the symbols has the characters which combine to form the smileys or emoticons for text messaging or chats. Though they can be selected through the options menu where there is a separate section for the smileys, one could easily use the keyboard to create the smileys in a faster way if they know the right combinations.
Various settings and advanced features of Android Keyboard
A typical Samsung Android phone based on the TouchWiz UI would have the following settings one could play around with, for a better keyboard typing experience:
Portrait Keypad Types – There are several types of keyboards that could be used by the Android user, and that could be the QWERTY keypad, or else the 3×4 keypad where the traditional rectangular arrangement of keys as in the old standard phone is presented for users who were always using such phones, or there are even the Handwriting boxes where you draw a word as if you are writing on a note, and the phone tries to recognize the handwritten text. Apart from all these, one of the advanced and best ways of typing is the Swype method and its availability for users depends on the device and the Android version.

XT9 Predictive Text Input – This is again something that we have seen in the basic phones too. The text prediction while you are still typing a word, and it comes handy when you are using the standard English words while typing. The keyboard tries to recognize and guesses the word while you are typing, and if it shows the correct word before you entered it completely, you need to just hit the space bar to select the word and write the next word. For example, if you are writing “Telephone”, once you start typing “Tel” it would start suggesting by showing options like “Tele”, “Telecast”, “Telecom” etc. until the “Telep” is entered by you and that would make the prediction easier for the phone.

The other settings in the Android phone keyboard include Keypad sweeping, Character preview, Auto capitalization (where the first character after a full stop is capitalized automatically), option to disable or enable the Voice Input where the text-to-speech input works.
Auto-full Stop – Any sentence would end with a full stop, but searching for the same and hitting it would be a tough task for a few, and that’s where the Auto-full stop option would come into place. this feature would recognize where the line ends and would place full stop there, or in a few Android phones hitting the space bar twice would result in a full stop.

To make the users understand what and how the Android keyboard in their particular device works, there is a tutorial in the settings section where all the basic tips on entering the text is given. The basic tips include opening the keypad, closing it, changing the mode of text input, moving cursor and selecting text, changing the input method and settings of keypad.

Keyboard in Android 4.1 Jellybean OS Samsung Device
With every Android update, there are changes in every small aspects and the keyboard is always enhanced and made better. One of the latest devices, i.e. Samsung Galaxy Note II has got Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and its keyboard is very much changed. It includes even the numbers along with the alphabets in the same screen without having to go to the options and opening the inner sections. This might be coming in the larger screen devices which can accommodate more keyboard area.

In the latest updated operating system versions, you would see the Numbers on the top, common in all the keyboard pages including the alphabet and symbol pages, unlike in the previous versions where the numbers were in the inner symbol pages.

In the bottom line of the keys, there is a key indicating next to “Sym” which indicates the shortcut to open the Handwriting box, where you enter the text in your handwriting, and the phone recognizes it. It could be just a single letter or an entire word, and we have tried different handwritings, all of which were well picked up by the system.

Swype vs Continuous Input
Continuous Input is something totally similar to Swype, where you have to continuously swype the finger over various alphabets to make a word. There is no much difference between both, except that continuous input is seen in devices where the Swype functionality is not available. We would be explaining about Swype in detail later on.
Move Cursor while typing text
The typing cursor is located at the end of the typed text, and if you need to move the cursor to somewhere else, the handle needs to be held and can be dragged to the target destination. Holding the cursor or the text area continuously for more than a second would bring out two handles so as to select any particular text area. Both the cursor handles can be moved to anywhere and once done with the selection of the text, the user can choose whether to cut/copy the text.

Once you have selected and copied the text, to paste it somewhere you need to long-press the text field, and it would show you the option to paste the text. The copied text stays in the clipboard until the next text is copied.
Opening the Keyboard Settings
Apart from what you can see directly on the Android keyboard, there are quite a few settings that you can change. To go to the settings, you need to check for the Wrench icon on one of the keys in the bottom line, or hit the menu key on the phone to open the onscreen menu, which would have the shortcut to go to the Android Keyboard settings.
Keyboard in Motorola Android Phones
As said above, the keyboard and its settings change with every device manufacturer and Android version, and a few notable changes in the Motorola based Android devices include the Language setting which can be opened by long pressing the Z key instead of going to the settings. Above the QWERTY keyboard, there are the ^ v < > arrows which would help in navigating the cursor to the destination place in the particular text if you wish not to hold the cursor and move it.
Voice input is available in most of the devices but the functionality, and voice detection is different and would require no keyboard usage. The Motorola Android phones have the Swype functionality where you can enter the text by running the finger continuously on the desired alphabets to form a word which the phone would automatically detect, and give you a few other predictions to select the one you intended to type.
Android Keyboard External Apps
There are several excellent applications available through the Google Play Store for the Android users to get a better experience and easier typing where a few of which would even predict the next words based on the sentence you are forming. A few apps that one could try using include – Swiftkey, Go Keyboard, SlideIT keyboard, Smart Keyboard Pro, TouchPal keyboard. A few of them have fully featured paid versions too, and they are quite worth the price when you are a frequent user of Messaging or Text chat apps.

Guide: Using the Phone External Buttons

The Android phones come with a few physical buttons and a few touch-sensitive keys, the latter being usually below the screen. These keys have their own function, and that changes with the way you press them, i.e. normal touch/press and the long press. The standard buttons that are seen below the screen are the Home, Menu, Back, Search, Recent apps etc. and these are not all present in every phone, but the number usually ranges from 3-5 buttons.
The guide below would help you understand what the keys are helpful for, and what would the combinations do, but there is no hard to-be-followed guide hidden below.

Buttons / Keys below the display screen

Back button / key – Takes you to the previous screen where you were there, but won’t take you directly to the home with a single press. When you are typing on the onscreen keyboard and want to close it, hitting the back button would do that.
Menu button / key – The Menu button in the phone opens the options menu of the particular section where you are currently hitting the button. If you are on the home screen and hit the menu button, it would open the options like editing the home screen by adding widgets, shortcuts or changing wallpaper. If you hit the Menu button while inside an application, it would open the options for that app.
Home button / key - Pressing the home button would take you to the home screen, either from anywhere within the app, or from the left or right extra home screens to the center home screen. Pressing and holding the Home button for more than a second opens the list of recently opened applications or the most frequently opened applications and it depends on the phone.
Search button - The search button not just opens the Google search when you are on the home screen, but when you are within any application, it would open the search box to help search within the application. By pressing and holding the Search button, it would open the Google voice search where you talk to make the phone recognize what you said and type that automatically for you.


The four keys that are discussed above, might come as a touch-sensitive one in some, and might be the physical keys in a few phones, though lately it has been mostly the touch-sensitive transparent keys which might not be visible until the display is activated and the light in the background highlights the keys.

Buttons / Keys on the Side Panels

Power button / key - The power button is located usually at top left / right, or on the right side panel and it performs a couple functions, based on the time it is pressed. A normal button press of the Power button would turn off the screen. Long press the power button and it would open the options to switch off the phone, enter the phone into Flight mode, Silent mode and a few other options based on the phone interface.

Volume Up / Down buttons - The volume rocker keys are located on the side panel, and they do what they are named – Changing the volume levels. When the volume down button is pressed for long, it would activate the silent profile. When the phone is ringing, pressing any of the volume keys would silent the phone and this comes handy when you are in a meeting and forgot to keep the profile as “silent” and wouldn’t want to answer to the incoming call.
While you are in an application, music player or the video player, pressing the keys would influence the media volume rather than the Ringer volume.

Camera button - If at all there is any dedicated camera key provided on the right side panel, you could use it to activate the camera and click pictures. When the video recording mode is turned on, the camera button would help in start and end the recording. As a matter of fact, the camera dedicated key has been quite scarce now in Android phones, and most of the phones would need you to do the capture using the shutter icon on the screen itself.

Combination of buttons – Different Functions

The individual buttons function normally with their single job to do, but when combined with any other button, the functioning changes and there are several things that can be usually done by pressing two buttons at the same time. For example, the default Android Phone which has the Android version of 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich would need the Power Key and the Volume Down key to capture the screenshot, while the button combination would be different based on the phone manufacturer.
The HTC devices with Android 4.0 or later has two options of capturing a screenshot, and all it needs is a key combination. When the Android phones are switched off, it would require you to hold even more than two buttons / keys together when you are doing any developer options like recovering or updating a phone while it is connected to the computer.

Android Menu: How to Get the Best From the Menu

Just like the Android Home Screen, the Android phone external buttons and the notification panel, the menu options are equally important and they serve their own purpose in many ways. For some of the interfaces, there is no menu at all on the home screens, for example, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus there is no menu key at all and what you see are the three touch-sensitive keys for Home, Back and Search. When there is a menu key provided on the phone, it serves a lot of uses – On the home screen, on the app pages and within the applications also.

The menus in the Android phones would help in most of the functions and options within the interface of the phone or application. The menu usually opens when the bottom menu key is pressed on any particular screen or application, or when the item is pressed for longer than just a touch.

The menus are of two types:

• Options Menu
• Context Menu

The options menu contains the tools of the particular application or the ongoing activities on the current screen. The menus can be activated or opened by pressing the Menu button that is usually one of the keys below the screen. These menus appear only if there are some additional tools or functions available for the particular application or screen. The menus have a maximum of 6 menu items in two rows, and if there are more options in the list, they would appear under the “More” item that is the bottom right menu item in the list.


The context menu is something that applies to some specific area or item that you are using on the screen. To make it clear, if you are using the phone application and there are a list of contacts, long pressing a contact name would open a popup box of options and this is the content menu, which wouldn’t have opened if you had pressed the Menu key in the bottom. The Menu key would open the menu for the entire phone app, and the long pressing of the particular section in the same app would open the options for the same.

For example, when you long press on a contact in the phone app, it opens the list of options which generally include Call, View Contact, Edit number before call, Send text message, Remove from call log.

When you are in an application that opens up advertisements before the app even opens, you are left with no option on the screen to exit that ad and move ahead in the app, except the Menu button which gives the option to skip the ad.
It isn’t a necessity to categorize the menus but to understand the Menus better, the larger and generalized menus are the options menus while the ones that appear within the app are the context menus.

Starting up your Android Phone for the First Time

The first time a newly purchased Android phone is powered on, it would show you the large Android robot which has to be pressed to initiate the phone functioning, and as it is your first time with the Android phone, you would be taken through a few instruction steps which you could follow or skip one by one, but most of these would do all the initial start up of the stuff that would come to use when you are using the phone.
These are the few different steps you would go through:
Changing Language: Some would want to have the phone in their own language, and not English. On the first screen itself when you are touching the Android robot, the bottom right section has the option to Change language and you could select the preferred language here itself, so that the entire instruction process too opens in the language you want.

The first time you startup your Android phone, you are welcomed with a screen asking you to select the preferred language.

Connect to Wi-Fi: This is generally asked when you have started up the phone for the first time without the SIM card inserted in the phone. The Android interface wants you to connect to the Internet for the setup of the Google account.
Connect to Data network or Wi-Fi: When there is a SIM card inserted and you are starting up the phone for the first time, it would prompt you to connect to either the Data network or Wi-Fi, based on your choice.
 
Either of the cases above are for the GSM phones, as the CDMA won’t require the SIM card for the connecting to the mobile network, so you would be asked only about the Wi-Fi connectivity if you wish to use that. In order to sign into your Google account for the syncing, you will have to setup a Wi-Fi connection.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network is mandatory (if you are not using data network) if you want to start the syncing of the accounts from your phone.

Sign into your Google Account: The Google account is required to use all the Google features at once, i.e. Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Talk. The adding of Google account now or later would be totally necessary as Android takes the basis of this account to backup your phone settings to the Google servers, make the Google Play Store accessible for the users and for the users to take the advantage of the various Google services on the phone.

Tips for Google Account:

• You don’t need to create a new Google account in the computer, as you can do the same on the phone.
• If you have an Google enterprise account, the signing in would not be possible directly and you would need to follow a few different instructions to login through your Google enterprise account.
• If you were using an Android phone previously and had made a few settings, added contacts to the Google account, and now would want the same stuff in the new Android phone, you need to add the same account in this new Android phone and those settings are downloaded to the new phone.

If you skip logging into your Google account during the initial startup of the phone, you would need to login when you open any application that requires the same. A few apps which would for the first time, ask you to login to the Google account are Gmail, Google Talk, Android Market etc.
Privacy and Legal Form
This is a form you are introduced to, by the company of the phone and you need to agree to the policies and Terms & Conditions given by the manufacturer.

Google services setup
When you log in to your Google account in the new Android phone, it would take you through a few steps of service settings, which include the Location, Backup, Date and time.
Location settings: The Google’s location service is something that would come to good use in many applications including the Google Maps, which need the GPS sensors for tracking the location, and Google acts smartly on providing search results in accordance to your location. The location options to either keep the service active or deactivated, would be available later on in the “Location & Security settings” too.

Backup service: Many settings, personal data can be backed up to the Google servers when you have your Google account added to the phone. Some of them include the Browser bookmarks, User dictionary with the saved new words, Wi-Fi passwords etc. Backing up would not just help restore the data when you have reset the phone anytime, it would also restore the same data into any other phone when the same Google account is used in a new Android phone.

Date and time: Manual setting of the date and time is asked by the phone when you haven’t connected it to the mobile network. When the phone is connected to the mobile network when the SIM card is inserted, then you could choose to use the networks’ time accordingly, and it would be helpful when you are on roaming.
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Tips:

• You could use either the phone’s normal touch keyboard or the Swype keyboard. Check Page no. on the options of using the keyboard.
• If you lost your Google account password or forgot it, you would ned to go to Google.com and click on Sign in, and click on the link “Can’t access your account?”, which would take you to the steps which would help in resetting the account password.
• Apart from the Google account, one could add their other accounts like Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, the Email account of your phone etc. too when you add your Google account, but if you choose to do that later you can do that through the “Accounts & Sync” settings.

How to Root LG Optimus V VM670 on Virgin Mobile – Tutorial

LG Optimus V VM670 is here which is powered by Virgin Mobile. It has just arrived and its now can be rooted easily which we will see in the due course of the article on how to root he same. Please note that Rooting allows you to further customize your phone by so that you can install the latest custom ROM and also apart from the you can install the applications which need the root access. The only disadvantage of rooting is that rooting voids the warranty. Please note that you need to follow the instructions carefully so as to ensure that the phone gets rooted safely.

Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held liable or responsible in any manner in whole or in parts if anything wrong happens to your device which is the most unlikely if you follow the instructions as prescribed in the due course of this article.

So, before exactly checking out on how one can root their LG Optimus V VM670 device, you need to first go through the list of pre requisites which you need to follow and after which you also need to check out on the procedure in the next page.
Quick Pre Requisites:

• Charge your phone with the minimum of 60% so as to ensure that the device doesn’t turn Off in the middle of rooting process.
• Backup all the data present in your phone memory so as to ensure that just in case if the data gets corrupted or deleted, the same can be restored easily with the help of below mentioned tips. Please note that you should not backup the data using the PC Suites as it may or may not support after rooting.

Notes – Backup in the mail so that you can then restore manually
SMS Messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts Stored in Phone Memory – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Videos, Images, Videos & Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Enable the USB debugging from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging” and Close all the tools like Firewalls, Antivirus suites and also the PC Suites in your computer or else these tools will tend to interrupt the process of rooting.

 

How to Root LG Optimus Me P350 – Easy Tutorial

LG Optimus Me P350, We Missed It? Not really, as we are here with the coverage for users having this phone. In the due course of this article, we will be checking out on how to Root your phone with a simple tutorial in the due course of this article. Just in case if you are new to Android then welcome to the world of open source and glad that you have chosen Android as your preferred choice of OS. For all those who doesn’t know what exactly rooting is, rooting is basically a technique wherein the system files are provided with the access by third party files so that required customizations can be made. Once you root your phone, you can make the most out of your device as you can install themes, custom ROMs and also the apps which need the rooting access. Please be informed that as soon as you root your phone, the warranty will get void. The only way with which you can get back the lost warranty is by applying the stock / default update again in your phone. Not to worry as to make things simple, we also covered on how to Unroot LG Optimus Me P350 in the due course of the article.

Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held responsible in any manner in whole or in parts if any damage is done to your device caused by updating the firmware which is a very unlikely event if you follow the instructions as mentioned in the article including the pre requisites and the procedure to update the phone.

CAUTION: This update should not be applied to the phones which are NETWORK LOCKED DEVICES, if you still continue to update your phone then we cannot guarantee on the consequences.
Essential Pre Requisites:

• Backup all the data present in the device so as to ensure that the data present in the device stays safe. Just in case if any data is lost / corrupted, the same can be restored easily with the help of below mentioned steps.

Notes – Backup in the mail so that you can then restore manually,
SMS Messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts Stored in Phone Memory – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore Videos,
Images, Videos & Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Ensure that you have ADMIN privileges in your computer so as To get the full USB read / write access. Close all the tools like Firewalls, Antivirus suites and also the PC Suites in your computer or else these tools will tend to interrupt the process of rooting.
• Also, you need to ensure that the phone is left with the minimum of 50% battery charge so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of rooting process.                    
  
  Procedure to Root LG Optimus Me P350:
  
  
  
• The tool which we will be using to root LG Optimus Me P350 is Gingerbreak, so first download the same in your computer. Now, connect your phone to the computer in the mass storage mode and copy this downloaded file to your phone.
• Now, remove the USB cable and enable the USB Debugging from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”.

• Now, open the file which you placed in your phone and then all you need to do is to tap on the option of “Root Device” to root the phone.

• Just in case if the rooting process is interrupted in the middle then you just need to re follow the whole procedure from the start to root your LG Optimus Me P350.

To unroot, all you need to do is to just tap on “Unroot device”. Do let us know just in case if you face any issues in the process of rooting or un rooting as we will try to fix the same as soon as possible

How to Root LG Optimus 2x P990 – Easy Tutorial

For all those who are having LG Optimus 2x smartphone, you can now root your phone with the help of simple instructions which we will be checking out in the due course of the article.  Rooting will power you to install many custom ROMs including the latest one that of Cyanogen Mod 9 firmware which ropes in the goodness of ICS Android 4.0 firmware. Also, most importantly this only works on the LG Optimus 2x unlocked devices, not on any other LG handsets. Also, once the device is rooted, you can install many applications which need rooting access.

Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held liable or responsible in any manner in whole or in parts if anything wrong happens to your device which is the most unlikely if you follow the instructions as prescribed in the due course of this article.

• Backup data present in your phone with the help of below mentioned steps so as to ensure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps.

Text messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Phone Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Pictures, Music, Videos, Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• After this, enable the USB Debugging Mode in your phone from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging. Ensure that the USB Debugging option is ticked as shown in the below screen capture.

Charge left in your phone should be a minimum of 60% so as to make sure that device doesn’t get turned off in the middle of rooting process.
Procedure to Root LG Optimus 2x P990:

• Download and Install ADB in your computer safer which you need to download Busy box, Psneuter and Super user package from here to your computer.
• Download and install the LG Device drivers from here to your computer.
• Up next, unzip psneuter, busybox and superuser package from here to your computer and copy the contents to the folder in adb present in the path /platform-tools folder.
• Connect your LG Optimus 2x device to the computer with the help of the USB Cable and open the terminal window or the command prompt in your computer to enter the below mentioned commands as mentioned below one after another

adb push busybox /data/local/
adb push psneuter /data/local/
adb push su /data/local/
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/busybox
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/psneuter
adb shell
/data/local/psneuter
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
mkdir /system/xbin
/data/local/busybox cp /data/local/su /system/xbin/su
chown 0:0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su
exit
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk

After this, the device will be rebooted and you will see that the phone has been successfully rooted. Just in case if it prompts you for the
Do let us know just in case if you face any issues in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of applying things as we will try our level best to sort out the same.

How to Root LG Optimus LTE LU 6200 Android Phone – Tutorial

Happy news for all the users of LG Optimus LTE LU6200 as you can now root easily with the help of below instructions which we will be checking out. Just in case if you didn’t knew then once the device is rooted, you can then easily install the custom ROM firmwares as well as the other apps which need the root access. Very soon we will be coming out with different custom ROM firmwares which will completely redefine your mobile experience.

Disclaimer: We should not be held liable for any damage caused in the process of applying this rooting process in your device. It is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions to the point which are mentioned in procedure.

Rooting Information: Please be informed that once the device is rooted, the warranty will get lost and the only way with which you can reclaim the lost warranty is by re applying the firmware update of ICS 4.0.4 which is an official release.

• Enable the USB Debugging in your phone and ensure that your phone is left with the minimum charge of 60% so as to ensure that the phone doesn’t get turned Off. Also, disable all the security / antivirus apps as these may interrupt the process of rooting.

• (Optional) Though it’s not a compulsion, you can back up all the user data or the data present in your Phone memory with the help of below steps so as to ensure that the data remains safe.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log -Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Enable USB Debugging from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked.

So, let’s head to the procedure on how to Root LG Optimus LTE LU6200 Android smartphone on any firmware.
Procedure to Update LG Optimus LTE LU6200 Android Smartphone:

• First up you need to Download the LG Optimus LTE LU 6200 Rooting Package from here to your computer and extract the same with the help of WinRAR. Please match all the extracted files with the help of below mentioned screen capture so as to ensure that all the files are extracted successfully.

• Up next, you need to connect your phone to the computer with the help of original USB cable and open the “runme.bat” file in your computer.

• Once downloaded, you need to open the “runme” executable and press “Enter” to root your device. If there are any prompts then you need to accept the same.

• Once the process is done, the phone will be rebooting. To check whether the device is rooted successfully or not, you can download “Root Checker” app from Google PLAY Store and check with the same. Once rooted, you then need to download the Super user application from the PLAY Store and install all the libraries in it.

Note:  Just in case if the device booted up or gets into the boot loop mode then you need to re follow the above mentioned steps with the help of above mentioned instructions.

Do let us know in the comments section just in case if there are any issues faced in the process of rooting your LG Optimus LTE LU6200. Congrats you have rooted your LG Optimus LTE LU6200 with the help of simple steps.

How to Root LG Optimus Slider – Tutorial

LG Optimus Slider from the house of LG Electronics and Virgin Mobile can now be rooted so that one can make the most out of it by installing the custom ROM firmwares which we will be coming up with the same very soon on Android Advices. Please note that you need to ensure that once you root the device, the warranty will get void. The only way with which the warranty can be reclaimed is by re applying the device with the official firmware update.

Disclaimer: We should not be held liable for any damage caused in the process of applying this rooting process in your device. It is very unlikely that your device will be damaged if you follow all the instructions to the point which are mentioned in procedure.

Though it’s not compulsory but it’s highly recommended that you back up all the data present in your device with the help of manual steps mentioned below. Don’t backup the data with the help of PC Suites as it may not be able to detect after installing the custom ROM firmwares which we will be coming up in few days.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log -Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

Download & Install all the drivers for your LG Optimus Slider as it’s a must before you could proceed to the detailed guide. Enable USB Debugging in your LG Optimus Slider from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked.
So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now proceed to the next section below where we have summed up procedure to Root LG Optimus Slider.
Procedure to Root Virgin Mobile – LG Optimus Slider Android Phone:

• Download the LG Esteem Root.Zip from here to your computer. Once downloaded, you need to then extract the same and match all the files as shown in the below screen capture.

• Please note that even if single file is missing then you need to again extract the same. Connect your device with the computer using the Original USB cable.

• Now, you need to open the “Run” executable file from the extracted files after which you will get to see the Window as shown below.

• Press on the Enter button to start the process of rooting and once the device is rooted, the phone will be rebooted.

• If the device doesn’t boot up or gets into the boot loop sequence then you need to re insert the battery and follow all the steps from the start.

So there you go, you have now successfully rooted your LG Optimus Slider device. Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same at the earliest.

How to Root LG Optimus 4X HD P880 on Any Firmware – Tutorial

LG Optimus 4X HD P880 smartphone users will now be delighted to know that you can now root your smartphone so as to install the Jellybean 4.1.1 firmware in the form of custom ROM firmwares. We will be checking out a slew of custom ROM firmwares in coming days so that you can make the most out of them. Just in case if you are not aware of what exactly rooting means in Android, then rooting is nothing but it allows third party files to access the system level files so that the required customization can be done. The customization can be on the user interface front and also on the add on apps front which comes by default in the custom ROM firmwares.
The need for rooting is, unfortunately there is no ETA on by when there will be an official Jellybean 4.1.1 firmware update roll out but all thanks to the custom ROM firmware developers who have come up with some firmwares based on Android 4.1 and on Jellybean 4.1.1 versions.
Either with the help of below manual instructions to backup or with the help of PC Suite tools, you can create a backup of all the files present in your phone so that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored easily.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

Head over to the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, enable the USB Debugging by selecting the appropriate option in your LG Optimus 4X HD P880. After this, disable all the antivirus suites installed in your phone as these tools generally interrupt the process of firmware update.
Make sure that minimum battery level is more than 50% or else there is a risk of device getting turned Off in the middle of firmware update.

Disclaimer: We should not be held responsible or liable for any damage happened to your device due to not following the instructions. It is very unlikely that there will be any damage to your device if you follow all the instructions.

So assuming that you are done with all the above mentioned tips, you can now head to the next step where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to root your LG Optimus 4X HD P880 smartphone.
Procedure to Root LG Optimus 4X HD P880 Smartphone:

• First up, download and install the LG USB Driver in your computer as it will be required in the due course of rooting process. Up next, download and extract the Root kit (o4xr.zip) to “C:\o4xr”

• Now, Download and copy “IS11LG_SystemBackupTest.signed.apk” to your phone by connecting the phone to computer using the original USB cable.

• Head over to the path “Settings -> Security” and make sure “Unknown Sources” is ticked. Disconnect the phone from computer if connected to the computer.

• Now, go to the placed file “IS11LG_SystemBackupTest.signed.apk” and open the same to install in your LG device. Once installed, open the app named as “SystemBackupTest” which will be there in your Applications list.

• Now, hold the press the power button to select “Power off and restart”. Now, connect your phone to the computer with the help of original USB cable. Make sure the phone is in “Charging Only” mode

• In your computer, open the command prompt and ensure that you are right clicking on the command prompt to select “Run in Administrator mode”. Once the command prompt is started, enter the below mentioned commands one by one as mentioned,

cd C:\o4xr
root

• Once you enter the “root” command, wait till the device completed the process and then you will see “C:\o4xr>” in the command prompt. Now, you need to disconnect the phone connected from computer.

• Now, all you need to do is to just select the option of uninstall the “SystemBackupTest” app on your phone. (Please make sure that you are not opening the app, or else you will need to run the script again).

• Download the “Super user” application from the Google PLAY Store and update all the SU binaries. To check on whether your phone is rooted or not, download and install the “Root Checker” app from the Google PLAY Store.

Do let us know in the comments section below just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware update process. Also, we will keep you posted about the upcoming custom ROM firmwares for LG Optimus 4X HD P880 smartphone. So there you go, you have successfully learnt on how to Root LG Optimus 4X HD P880 Android phone.

How to Root & UnRoot LG Optimus S LS670 – Tutorial

Having an LG Optimus S smartphone and thought of rooting the same? Now, you may ask on why one should root the phone, the answer is simple. Since the Android being an open source platform, you can customize the phone the way you want it which means that you can not only install various themes, install awesome looking custom roms, overclock the processor and last but not the least we will also come up with an article very soon on how you can taste your phone with the latest version of Android 4.0 ice Cream Sandwich. So, all this and much more will be covered only on AndroidAdvices.com.
We know that you are excited and now want to root but just before directly going into the procedure to Root, you need to follow the quick list of pre Requisites which are mentioned below. Please note that the only condition of rooting the device is that you need to ensure that the phone is not the rooted one and a network locked one. Only unlocked phones can be rooted or unrooted. Please note that these instructions can only be followed by the users who are on the Windows 7 / Vista based computers and not for the users on the Mac / Linux based computers.

Happy Tip: Since, rooting voids the warranty, in the due course of this article we have also discussed about on how you can un root he device as well so that you can claim back the lost warranty.

Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held responsible in any manner in whole or in parts if any damage is done to your device caused by updating the firmware which is a very unlikely event if you follow the instructions as mentioned in the article including the pre requisites and the procedure to update the phone.
Tip: There are just 2 tips which we wish to give you which are back up your data with the help of tips which are mentioned below and the second thing is that you need to follow each and every single instruction carefully so as to facilitate the smoother rooting process.

Notes – Backup in the mail so that you can then restore manually
SMS Messages – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts Stored in Phone Memory – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Videos, Images, Videos & Files etc.– Copy to internal / External SD Card,
Internet & MMS Settings – Backup all the settings from “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

So, let’s get started with the procedure on how you can root the LG Optimus S device followed by the things which you need to download in your computer from the Downloads section.
Downloads:

.net Framework,
Visual C++ 2008 Redistribute Package,
Ginger Snap Rooting Package

Procedure to Root LG Optimus S:

• So assuming that you have downloaded all the downloads in your computer from the above downloads section, you need to now install the .net framework tools as well as the Visual C++ 2008 Redistribute package.
• After this you need to enable the USB debugging in your computer which you can do from the path Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging. After enabling the same, you need to connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable which you got at the time of purchase.
• Now, unzip the Gingersnap tool in your computer and then click on “Gingersnap.exe” file in your computer.  So, once it’s opened you will get to see the image as shown in the below screen capture

• All you need to do now is to just click on the “Root” option to root the phone. Now at a later stage just in case if you wish to un root the phone, all you need to do is to click on “Unroot” option.

So, in this way you have successfully rooted the LG Optimus S phone. Do let us know just in case if you face any issues in the comments section below so that we can act on the same at the earliest. Last but not the least, if you are unable to access the internet then you need to check with the APN Settings and also you need to restore the backup just in case if any data is lost.

How to Root LG Optimus VU P895 Android Smartphone – Tutorial

Bought a newly launched smartphone from LG Electronics which is dubbed as LG Optimus VU P895? Then first of all welcome to Android family and in the due course of this tutorial we will be checking out on how you can easily root your LG VU P895 smartphone so that you can then install the custom ROM firmwares which we will be coming out with very shortly. Please note that for all those who wanted to install the apps which need root access, this article will help you do the same. Over a period of this article we will be checking out on what are the quick pre requisites you need to follow and after which we will be checking out on what is a detailed tutorial.

Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best to address the same.

Though it’s not a compulsion, it’s recommended to back up all the data with the help of below mentioned steps. Alternatively, for your convenience you can also create a backup of all your data with the help of PC Suite.

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

So assuming that you are done with all the above steps, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed tutorial on how to root your LG VU P895.
Procedure to Root LG Optimus VU P895 Android Smartphone:

• Download the Superoneclick Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, extract the same and open the Superoneclick app in your computer. From the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, enable the USB Debugging, ensure that the USB debugging option is ticked.

• Connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable which you got with the phone as other cables have a risk of not detecting the device. Click on “Root” and wait for the process to get completed.

• Please note that this method is not tested by us and is purely based on the claims made by various forums that they were able to root LG Optimus VU with the help of Super one click tool. Just in case if you are unable to root the device with the help of above procedure, do report the same in the comments section and we will try our level best to come out with a workaround.

• To check on whether your phone is rooted or not, download “Root Checker” app from the Google PLAY Store where you will be able to find the root status.

Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.

Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to sort out the same. Congratulations, you have now successfully rooted your LG Optimus VU P895 with the help of above mentioned steps.