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CF-Root tool has been released for the Galaxy Nexus by Chainfire, Android developer and hacker, CF-Root released to root the device on Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich, now we are going to show you simply how to root your Galaxy Nexus on Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich after the jump!

This rooted kernel is for the “rooting beginners” and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible. CF-Root takes the kernel from an original firmware, and just adds root and busybox.

How To Root Galaxy Nexus On Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich

First you should download CF-Root (GSM) [Build: ICL53F], CF-Root (LTE) [Build: ICL53F], for Galaxy Nexus.

You can check which version you should download by going to Settings > About phone and observing the build number.

Ensure that your device is not connected to your computer.

Step 1: Download and install ODIN version 1.85[XDA Thread].

Click on PDA and select CF-Root-xxx-vX.X.tar 

Step 2: Turn off your Galaxy Nexus, once it’s off, press and hold Volume Down + Power buttons to boot into download mode.

Once in download mode, connect your Galaxy Nexus with your computer.

Step 3: Now make sure that you have not checked the Re-Partition option.

Now click on START and wait for your device to reboot.

After doing so CORRECTLY, sure your Galaxy Nexus will be rooted on Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Quick guide (for experienced users)
– Reboot into download mode
– Using the attached Odin version, flash the attached XWKDD kernel as PDA. Do not use the PIT, do not have any options checked except for “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time”
– Wait for the device to reboot
– Use the “adb root” command to restart ADB in root mode, followed by “adb shell” to get a rooted shell; then you can manually push Superuser.apk / su, busybox, OR use SuperOneClick to finish the job for you.

Long guide (for beginners)
– Download the attached ODIN file and extract the .zip file
– Download the attached XWKDD, but do NOT extract the .tar file
– Download and extract SuperOneClick
– If you do not have Samsung’s KIES 2.0 installed, download and install it. You need it to install the correct USB drivers, so the programs can communicate with the device. Reboot your computer after installation of KIES.
– Make sure your device is in USB debugging mode: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging
– Reboot your device into download mode: Turn the device off, then power it on again by pressing and holding VolumeDown + Home + Power simultaneously. You will know when you are in download mode, it is really obvious
– Start ODIN
– Connect the device to your computer using USB
– Wait a few seconds, the ODIN screen should show you that a device is now connected
– Make sure that in ODIN NOTHING is checked, except the “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” checkboxes. Press the “PDA” button, and select the “XWKDD_insecure.tar” file.
– Press “Start”. ODIN you should now be flashing the kernel, and the device should reboot.
– Wait until the device is rebooted, and while still being connected over USB, start SuperOneClick, and press ROOT.
– Reboot the device
– Done !

Developer Trevor Eckhart, the same person who discovered the curious software himself, developed “Logging Checker” an app that will allow you to check if your handset is bugged and if so remove it.

Logging Checker checks the logging activity on your phone and lets you know where the logging data is going to be. Besides checking Carrier IQ logs, it can look for Google and HTC Usage logs, Dropbox logs etc. while allowing you to check app usage logs in a UI as well as giving you some pretty strong internet security features (like enabling HTTPS wherever possible and more).

From XDA Developers:

This app has started to turn into a full security suite. It can be used to verify what logging is being done on your phone and where data is going to. It will assist you in manually removing parts you do not running (see post#1), or you can go pro for automatic everything (and support me).

There are two versions of the app available; a free and paid. The paid version not only checks for CIQ activity, but also removes it. To get it, you `ll need to install the free version first and then purchase the pro key from the Android market for $0.99

The app can be download in the form of an APK from HERE. But before installing, please ensure that your phone is rooted and that Unknown sources is enabled from Settings > Applications.

• This app Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector has been released to the Android Market that doesn’t require root access.

If you have any decently modern Android phone, everything you do is being recorded by hidden software lurking inside. It even circumvents web encryption and grabs everything—including your passwords and Google queries.

The spying software is developed by a company called Carrier IQ. In their site, the company says they are “the only embedded analytics company to support millions of devices simultaneously, we give Wireless Carriers and Handset Manufacturers unprecedented insight into their customers’ mobile experience.”

Google just released a bit of code.

Over at our Android Open-Source Project git servers, the source code for Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is now available.

Here’s how to get it:Follow the instructions at http://source.android.com/source/downloading.htmlCheck out the ‘ics-release’ branch:repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r1 That’s it! However since this is a large push, please be aware that it will take some time to complete. If you sync before it’s done, you’ll get an incomplete copy that you won’t be able to use, so please wait for us to give the all-clear before you sync.

This is actually the source code for version 4.0.1 of Android, which is the specific version that will ship on the Galaxy Nexus, the first Android 4.0 device. In the source tree, you will find a device build target named “full_maguro” that you can use to build a system image for Galaxy Nexus. Build configurations for other devices will come later.

Unfortunately we still don’t have our Gerrit code review servers back online. That remains our top priority though, and we hope to have them back soon.

This release includes the full history of the Android source code tree, which naturally includes all the source code for the Honeycomb releases. However, since Honeycomb was a little incomplete, we want everyone to focus on Ice Cream Sandwich.

So, we haven’t created any tags that correspond to the Honeycomb releases (even though the changes are present in the history.)

JBQ, on behalf of the AOSP team.

Introducing…. Superboot!

Superboot is a boot.img that when booted, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash any partitions, no need to mess around with ADB, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just boot the boot image using the instructions below and you’re done!

APPLY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

• Superboot r1 – DOWNLOAD (Filesonic) – MD5: 1e988380d12fa3a4cc3e9db975e96b27

The superboot image is also ‘insecure’, allowing you to use ‘adb remount’ as well as having full ADB root access to your device until such time as you reboot after running this process (it’s a non permanent ADB root as it’s a ‘fastboot boot’ and not a ‘fastboot flash’).

How to use Superboot – Windows, Linux and OSX

- Download the Superboot zip file above and extract to a directory
- Put your device in bootloader mode – Turn off the phone then turn on with the ‘volume up’ and ‘volume down’ buttons both pressed to enter the bootloader (as pictured below)
- WINDOWS – double click ‘install-superboot-windows.bat’
- MAC – Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type ‘chmod +x install-superboot-mac.sh’ followed by ‘./install-superboot-mac.sh’
- LINUX – Open a terminal window to the directory containing the files, and type ‘chmod +x install-superboot-linux.sh’ followed by ‘./install-superboot-linux.sh’

Note: If you are using a retail Galaxy Nexus, you may need to unlock the bootloader first, using ‘./fastboot-windows oem unlock’ (or the appropriate version for your machine). Note that the OEM unlock sequence wipes your device.

Enjoy!

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Google announced a slew of new features for the Android platform, which you can read about in depth here. The search (and mobile) giant has pleased developers already.

Developers can get their hands on the mouth watering treats already, over on the Android developers website.

Download Android 4.0 SDK

The platform page is jam-packed with highlights, from new facial recognition features to mobile data control, high resolution pictures, sharing enhancements and more. Google took their time with this update to the platform, and has delivered accordingly. The changes for developers are outlined on this page.