If you failed when customize your rom or firmware and everything becomes messed up you can try this tutorial for flash stock firmware on lg optimus 2X or usually known as lg optimus dual. Thanks to continuous development by the community we don't have to wait months for an official update or bugfix. However often something can go wrong, and we risk finding ourselves with a paperweight instead of our beloved smartphone. Today I will explain how to restore factory default conditions (so exactly as they have bought), the new LG Optimus Dual. This procudera is also suitable if you need to bring the service mobile.

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Firstly you will need to flash stock rom

• LG Smart Flash utility to restore the system sevirà on the phone.
• Lg DUAL driver to install only if you have already installed previously (if you use a 64 bit version of windows disabled driver signature checking by pressing F8 when booting the PC).
• V10a Firmware original system software.

LG Optimus Dual Easy Tutorial to Flash Stock Firmware

After downloading all the necessary proceed with flash stock firmware process.

1. LG drivers installed (only if you have already installed).
2. Extract the program smartFlash in a folder and then run it with administrator permissions (in the case of Windows Vista/7) by double clicking on the file SmartFlashTool_P990.exe
3. Turn off dual pull the battery and connect it to the pc by pressing and holding the volume down button; smartflash should recognize and locate the Terminal.
4. Go to the tab "copy D\L Rom" and ensure that Normal Mode is selected, and that Cal does not Erase is selected.
5. Click on the first field "CP bin" and go to load the file LGP990AT-00-V10a-NEU-XXX-MAR-02-2011 +0 _CP.fls located inside the firmware package you have retrieved previously.
6. Click on the second button "AP bin" field and select the file LGP990AT-00-V10a-NEU-XXX-MAR-02 2011 +0-_AP.bin, which is also inside the firmware package you first retrieved.
7. After that click on "Start" and wait until the procedure is complete, you will see the green bar with the word "Download complete"; If you receive errors or you don't see appear after several minutes any written, press the "Start" button and repeat the procedure from point 2.
8. Finished flash Dual will restart and will appear on the screen on LG logo; at this point, disconnect the phone reinsert the battery and enjoy your LG again as fresh out of the factory

Thats it i hope after you read and follow all the step finally you can flash original stock firmware on your lg optimus 2x.

Remove the yellow triangle from the Galaxy S2 after Root with ICS. Yesterday was made ​​available to the new distribution of Android Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S2, as in Italy still has not been officially released via Kies and many of you have already wanted to install it via Odin and make the Root as described in the Installation Guide and the Root of ICS on the Galaxy S2 .

As you'll notice after Root on your GS2 each time under the word Samsung you'll see a yellow triangle with an exclamation point. Do not worry it's nothing serious, just the Bootloader of Samsung recognizes if you have installed a ROM through unofficial channels Official Samsung and then installing it via Odin you have broken this rule.

Once there was a Jig that the Bootloader cleared it by removing the triangle but it is now even easier. To remove that annoying, that absolutely does not affect the operation of the device, just use a yellow triangle Simple Application available in the Market.
The program is Away Triangle and has the requirements, of course, to have the Root.Simply install the program, Start it (Confirm the Model and Quantity of ROM installed) and click on "Reset Flash Counter".

You will find that the Restart the annoying Triangle is no longer appear again. Obviously it is only compatible with Galaxy S2 (i9100) with Ice Cream Sandwich installed and not Gingerbread.

Download APK Triangle Away to Install via a File Manger

For More detailed explanation and more update read on how to remove yellow triangle on samsunf device

Snapseed now available on Play Store Free!

After a long period of exclusivity for Mac and iOS, the popular photo-editing program Snapseed finally arrives on Android. The nice thing is that the program is completely free! Let's see what Snapseed offers one of the best programs available today to edit photos with beautiful effects.



A few months after the acquisition of software company Nik Software by google(which took place last September), Google has released the Snapseed application on Google Play Store for Android smartphones and tablets.

Along with the release of the Android version, Snapseed is also updated on the iPhone, becoming completely free for users.

But we clearly.

What is Snapseed?
Snapseed, for those unfamiliar with the program, is one of the best software available today to edit and customize photos.

Available in time for iPhone, iPad and Mac, has landed a few months ago on Windows.

Now, finally arrives on Android.

• The program offers a variety of filters and editing options located at the bottom (which is smooth)
• the top bar is used to save and / or share images via Twitter
• swiping your finger up or down you select the various functions
• by scrolling to the right and left if it regulates the intensity

Two weeks ago Luke in the column remnants already announced that in Germany now available the interior maps of large buildings such as airports, museums, shopping centers and so on can be uploaded to Google Maps. The start of the indoor maps seemed shortly to stand before. Since this function is now available in this country in the first places.

Google Maps App helped its users especially in the fresh air, to get around, but we all know the situation to stand without orientation in a large building and want us to just a passer by Google Maps to ask. As we start the year but for CES are wandering in the hotel and casino mazes of Las Vegas us indoor maps of Google have one time or another in all the slots taken past the desired goal. Unfortunately this function previously only available in some countries abroad, but not in Germany. For two weeks, Germany building plans are uploaded to Google Maps , and as of today we can find our way even a smartphone in cluttered buildings.



So far only a limited number of buildings will be supported, in addition to the Cologne / Bonn, Frankfurt and Munich, as well as the stadium in Hamburg and Dortmund also large retail chains such as Saturn and IKEA are on the list of supported sites . Here in Berlin is also the six-floor department store KaDeWe, one of the party. Who wants to look at it in more detail at open this link on your Android smartphone with the Google Maps app and zooms in closer:

Download: KaDeWe on Google Maps


The location within the building works good, thanks to AGPS, so the triangulation of existing wireless networks. In the networks you do not have to be registered, it is enough that wireless is enabled.

The Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S2 is now a few days ago released . In Germany, it still leaves at least two weeks in coming, owners of devices with branding providers may have to wait even longer. We show you how to get Android 4.0.3 still has - and still today.

It's almost the weekend - because you can take some small project in Flash Attack! Therefore, we want to show you how to reflashing the official European version of Android 4.0.3 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (Samsung firmware XXLPQ) on his Samsung Galaxy S2 - without having to wait for the OTA update or GRAVEL need. It's basically harmless, really not difficult and should take even for an untrained user no longer than an hour to complete. Nevertheless, a few pointers to start:

• This guide applies only to the standard model of the Galaxy S2 (Galaxy S II GT-I9100 GSM). Owners "more exotic" variants as I9100G or I9100M: Let me check it, your device may be destroyed!
• Before you begin, read our instructions completely and follow the instructions so meticulously as possible.
• This is not an official update path. Even if the risk of loss is very low and the SGS2 as almost "unbrickbar" applies, can always happen. We neither Samsung nor take responsibility for any damage.
• Who Custom firmwares and / or reflashing ROMs or rootet his device, forfeited (at least on paper) its warranty.
• Who flashes Ice Cream Sandwich on the method described here will lose - not mandatory, but may be - all data stored on the device and apps. First create so be sure to back up all important data.

Read all warnings and understood? Well, then you can start yes.

Preparation: This is what we need

• A PC with Windows (XP)
• Samsung Galaxy S2 with at least half charged battery
• A USB connection cable
• The flashing tool ODIN
• The firmware package (Attention, about 380 MB!)
• Download via Filefactory 
• Who wants to be rooten SGS2 is (recommended): CF-Root for XXLPQ firmware

All files can simplicity land in a folder, for example, on the desktop. The ZIP files and unpack them. Note: The tar file contained no extract. In Windows Explorer, so it should look something like:

Ice Cream Sandwich firmware flash XXLPQ

Now you can start the actual flash process. As I said: Do not panic, it can actually happen.

1. Make sure that the Samsung software KIES is closed on the PC!
2. The Samsung Galaxy S2 shut down
3. First, the key combination Volume Down, Home and Power, Volume Up, followed by one to boot into download mode. This video shows how to do it:
   Samsung Galaxy S2 - How To Download Mode
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5. Now restart your PC ODIN.
6. In the "PDA" select the unzipped firmware package in the form of file I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_I9100XXLPQ_HOME.tar.md5.
7. Now connect your phone via USB cable to the PC. Drivers may now be installed and you must wait a few seconds. Finally, a yellow box that says "0: [COMX]" appear, where X is a number. Odin should now look like this:
8. Now click "Start".
9. After a short delay (about 2 minutes), the firmware is flashed. Once the yellow box is green and the word "PASS" appears, you've made it. Now, the cable must be removed.

Congratulations, you have succesfully followed the

If in the process something went wrong and after several minutes of waiting time nothing stirred - do not panic. Take out battery, reinsert and try again - the experience shows that it usually works.

Last resort at boot loops: Do not panic battery out, wait 3 minutes battery back inside!. By high volume, home and power to boot into recovery mode ( see video ). Go with volume buttons to "Wipe Data / Factory Reset" and press the Home and Power (depending on recovery version). Thus, the device is reset to factory settings, now the update should be no problem.

Rooten Samsung Galaxy S2 with Ice Cream Sandwich

Whether in direct connection or later - who have Samsung Galaxy S II with Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" will also equal rooten still can do it quite easy to do on the CF-Root kernel, we have also packed in our package . A pleasant side effect: ClockworkMod Recovery is also installed, which allows you to install custom ROMs.

For rooting, simply repeat the above flash process, but with the root kernel file CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.tar in "PDA" box. In this case, no data is deleted.

At startup should the infamous yellow triangle appears, can cause this with the app Triangle Away remove.

Last Friday, we showed a new version of the Gmail app in the video , which comes from a leaked Android 4.2 ROM and bring some long-awaited new features - including pinch-to-zoom in the message and wiping gestures. Now the new version of Gmail for rooted android version 4.0 is available on the net. We offer the new Gmail app to download and show how to install them.

Note first: install Unfortunately, Google has changed in this release, signing, and therefore one can not simply download the app and. Instead, a little more work is required, so this guide. But the fuss worth it at all? In any case - the new Gmail app is great and until the release of Android 4.2 for a few weeks move to the country.

Gmail 4.2 - Requirements to install

• A device with at least Android 4.x, ie Ice Cream Sandwich or jelly bean .
• Root (we will find the root instructions, for example, for the Samsung Galaxy S3 , Galaxy Nexus , Nexus 7 )
• Titanium Backup or a file manager that can write to system directories (eg Root Explorer or Root Browser Lite )

How to install the new Gmail app

For tutorial install android 4.2 gmail apps read and do exactly with the folloong instruction. Who installed Titanium Backup, ROM Toolbox Pro or a similar tool can very likely save the whole effort. Simply delete the old Gmail app on this version, reboot and install the new one. If that does not work or such a tool does not exist, here the detailed explanation.

1. First, you should make a backup. (Can not hurt anyway) so either a complete nandroid backup via CWM or a backup of the Gmail app with Titanium Backup.
2. It is important now that the old GMail app to remove it completely. For this purpose, start the file manager of choice. Now navigate sequentially in the directories /system/app and /data/app and delete all instances where the Gmail APK - which may or may not be included in both directories. This is kept in the directories looking for files with the " gmail start "or the package name com.google.android.gm-... include. A good reference point is of course the file icon.
3. In File Manager, delete these files. For this you may need in the file manager to mount the system directory writable. In Root Explorer is groping for something like " Mount RW ".
4. Some custom ROMs you have besides the APK files ODEX also delete files that are located in the same directories.
5. Important: Restarting device.
6. If not already done, install APKs from untrusted sources allow (Preferences -> Security -> Unknown sources).
7. Now the APK file from Gmail 4.2 (download link below) and install by tapping on the download notification.
8. When you first start the app you have to have unique setting up synchronization in the Google account. To the notification with the exclamation mark and call security access.
9. Done! Have fun with the new version of Gmail .

Download Gmail Apk