XDA Elite Recognized Developer Chainfire has done it yet again. After being the first to root the device (sight-unseen, no less), Chainfire has released his nearly ubiquitous CF-Root for the device.

Android has been long known for its ease of customisation and flexibility in supporting third-party apps on-the-go. The idea of rooting added greater tweaking capabilities to the Android device, while ...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (KRX:005935) new Galaxy S5 smartphone can now be rooted using the CF-Auto-Root tool, developed by Chainfire, a recognized member of the XDA Developers forum. Rooting a ...

New Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphones are seen on a display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Feb. 23, 2014. Reuters The T-Mobile (NYSE:TMUS) variant of Samsung Electronics Co.’s (KRX:005935) new ...

If you want to root your Android Samsung device without resorting to a custom recovery then CF-Auto-Root is the tool for you. It enables elevated privileges, while keeping things as close to stock as ...

We've talked quite a bit about CF-Auto-Root by XDA Senior Recognized Developer Chainfire in the past--all with good reason. For the few who don't know, CF-Auto-Root is essentially the easiest and most ...

Chainfire has released a rooting file to root I9505XXUAMD2 firmware on the Qualcomm Samsung Galaxy S4. The CF-Auto-Root for Galaxy S4 i9505 LTE can now be used to root your smartphone. We also saw ...

Did you just get a Galaxy Camera in order to snap some seriously wicked photos and videos? Do you want to do more with it? Well, unlike other Androidish gadgets, the Galaxy Camera has managed to score ...

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While there are a number of third-party root exploits available, Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root is believed to be the safest and easiest root method for Android devices. The root package is now available ...