Google added the ability to take screenshots in Android with Ice Cream Sandwich back in 2011. However, recording on-screen content natively was not possible and even many rooted apps failed to work properly, even though they promised otherwise.
Thankfully, with Android 4.4 KitKat, Google has added the ability to natively record on-screen content without any kind of hackery.
It was only last week that HTC announced the new HTC One (M8) with immediate availability in Verizon stores. However, like any other Verizon device, the One (M8) also comes with a locked down bootloader that makes find a rooting process for the device a very challenging task.
Nevertheless, thanks to the hard work of Jon and beaups, owners of the brand new One (M8) from Verizon can now gain root access on their handset via WeakSauce.
MIUI is a relatively popular custom ROM from some Chinese developers with a very unique UI. The ROM looks completely different from all the other ROMs and OEM skins out there and to a certain degree feels inspired by iOS. In fact, it can be argued that MIUI feels more polished than even stock Android to a certain extent.
Just a couple of days ago, the folks over at iFixit did a complete strip down of the new HTC One (M8) revealing all its internals and mentioning that the handset is extremely difficult to repair. Now, a Russian website has managed to disassemble the One’s (M8) chief competitor — the Galaxy S5 — revealing all its internal in their full glory.
If you have been a long-time Android user who is not afraid of jumping into the world of custom ROMs and kernels, you’ve probably come across the work of “jcase.” He has released rooting procedures for a bunch of HTC devices — and more recently, Motorola, too — that work using various exploits in the firmware.
Recently, he released a very unique security app for Android devices — TimePIN — that automatically changes the lockscreen PIN depending on the time.
Today, we sit down for an interview with jcase, a.k.a Justin Case (his name on Twitter), and talk to him about the process of finding exploit-based root procedures, the idea behind TimePIN and the level of security in today’s mobile OSes.
