Device Guides
From here, find the name of your device, click the appropriate guide, and get it ready for modding!
The initial list of devices supported in this guidebook is limited by the amount of devices accessible to the writers. If you are able to, please consider helping out.
These are Android devices that Google supported, designed, or otherwise used as reference devices. They tend to be the fastest to update and the most developer friendly.
- LG Optimus G E970 (E970) - While it's not actually a Nexus device, it is based on the exact same hardware as the Google Nexus 4, and can actually be transformed into a Nexus 4. That makes this phone desirable as a Nexus 4 with an SDCard slot and LTE.
- LG Nexus 4 (N4) - Status: - Awaiting release
- Asus Nexus 7 (N7) - Status: Complete
- Motorola Droid (OGDR) - Status: Under Construction
- HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1 (G1) - Status:
HTC is a young Taoyuan, Taiwan based smartphone company that started out as a no-name brand designing the first Pocket PCs. HTC later became one of the hottest brands for creating the first and the best Android smartphones, at least for a while.
Incidentally, the name of XDA-Developers comes from HTC's O2 XDA Windows Mobile smartphones.
- HTC J Butterfly - The Japanese variant of the HTC Butterfly/Droid DNA. It is one of the rare phones from this era that includes an SDCard slot by default.
- HTC One X Evita - The Qualcomm Dual-Core variant of the HOX, sold only in North America by AT&T, Rogers, and Telus.
- HTC One X - The Quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 variant of the HOX, sold internationally outside of North America.
- HTC HD2 (HD2) - Status: Nearly Complete
- HTC Droid Incredible (DINC) - Status: Complete
- HTC Desire Z/T-Mobile G2 (G2) - Status:
Motorola Mobility is an old company that manages to create fleeting best sellers. Was taken over outright by Google, which heavily reformed the team before it was sold off to Lenovo.
- Moto G Verizon Prepaid - $20 Best Buy firesale. A very, very good deal.
- Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE - The best Android phone with a keyboard. Unfortunately, it is also the last Android phone with a keyboard, as Samsung mopped the floor with it. Not related to the terrible, similarly named Photon Q.
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Motorola Droid 2 (D2)
- Guide Status: Under Construction
- Stance: Anti-Developer
- Motorola Droid 2 Global (R2D2)
- Galaxy Exhilarate - Similar to the Galaxy S2
- Verizon Galaxy S3 (Verizon Galaxy S3) -
- Galaxy 5 - Made before the Galaxy S, started with Eclair.
- One - The 2014 flagship killer (Under Construction)
- Amazon Kindle Fire (KF) - Status: Under Construction
- Nook Color (NC) - Status:
- Nook Simple Touch Glowlight (NSTG) - Under Construction
XDA was originally named for the HTC Windows Mobile Phones, one line of which was known as the Xda. The modding community on this system made XDA the massive conglomerate it is today.
Unfortunately, the old forums that made XDA popular are beginning to fade away and collapse into link rot. Here, we attempt to salvage and liquidate the great work of XDA of the past, for the benefit of the future.
- HTC Herald (WING) - Status: Complete, ROMs undergoing liquidation
Note: All non-Android projects have moved to the BASLQC Wiki.
- Introduction - A quick intro to the rationale and ideals of this guide, and smartphone modding in general.
- General Setup - Learn how to install and run the tools you need to succeed.
- Device Guides - Customized, fully decked out guides for rooting each and every device we could find.
- General OS Customizations - General customizations that work on all devices of a specific OS.
- General Guidelines - The ideals that you should uphold while working with and editing this guide.
- Device Guide Templates - Templates and general guidelines for creating customized guides for a device.
- Linux - Run a full desktop OS on your little mobile device; research is being made to make it comfortable to use in the mobile space.
- Glossary - Contains all the crazy acronyms and word soup that you'll need to wade through when using this guide.
- Android Buying Guide for Modders - While modding can fix up an outdated device, it will make your life easier to buy the right device from the start.