Walkthrough: The Last of Us - Part 18

After taking out the 2nd group of hunters we've had to face in Pittsburgh we head outside where we have a slightly closer view of the bridge. We run across another group of hunters as we start making our way into a "fancy" hotel.

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How To Install Philz Touch Recovery On Galaxy S5 Plus

You can follow the full instructions here if you wish to install Philz Touch Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus of yours. The process is simple and we will provide the said custom recovery file and also Odin to be used to flash the recovery file.

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So if you want to have more abilities using your Android based smartphone then you should install this kind of recovery as it will give you more power to tweak and optimize your device's internal system, the power I am talking about is ability to root your device, installing great modified ROMs from Android third-party developers, overclocking your device's CPU to speed up its performance or underclocking it to save your battery, and install custom Kernels, and other activities that are impossible to perform in the stock recovery image that comes preinstalled on your smartphone or tablet.

Philz Touch Recovery is purely based on CWM recovery, installing it considered as non-official operation, Samsung doesn't approve this kind of activity so the company will take off your warranty. So I hope you understand this consequence. But considering the benefits given by it, we can live without warranty.

Preconditions.

• Remember you are recommended to perform backups before proceeding to the guides below.
• Enable USB debugging mode of your Galaxy S5 Plus.
• Prepare your Windows computer with a USB drivers installed and a USB cable.
• Just for this process only, please to deactivate or disable both your Samsung KIES and antivirus program on your computer, after finished installing the custom recovery you can enable them back.
• Your battery power should be enough.

If you have fully understood every point on the above preconditions we can continue. Make sure you firstly make backups. Don't forget it.

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How to install Philz Touch Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Download.

• Download Philz Touch Recovery.
• Download ODIN v3.09.

Instructions.

Step 1- Boot into Download Mode now, turn off your phone then press the buttons Volume Down + Home + Power. Keep them pressed until your phone showing a warning like in the picture below. To get yourself into that mode, just use Volume Up.

Step 2 - Now launch Odin, by simply clicking Odin3 v3.09 file you downloaded earlier.

Step 3 - You can connect your phone to computer, wait till Odin detect your phone when it's detected Odin will show Added!!! in message box.

Step 4 - Now you need to tap on AP on Odin to further find the Philz Touch Recovery you downloaded to your computer earlier.

Step 5 - Leave other options untouched.

Step 6 - Click on Start button now to begin the installation.

Step 7 - Wait the process till finish. Your phone will reboot. When you see your phone's home screen then disconnect it from your computer.

Great job you have succesfully installed Philz Touch Recovery on Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus now and enjoy. If you have any questions please to reveal them on the provided comment area. And if you think this post is useful do not forget to tell your friends about it. And see you again in the next posts of Install Android ROM blog.

Update Xperia Z2 To Android 23.1.A.1.28 Lollipop

Update Sony Xperia Z2 to Android 23.1.A.1.28 Lollipop. Currently Sony is pushing the Android Lollipop v23.1.A.1.28 through OTA system update for the Sony Xperia Z2 phones. The firmware brings plenty of improvements, features and bug-fixes. It's recommended for all the said device users to grab it right away once it's available on their device.

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However for all rooted Xperia Z2 users, a bad news, there is no chance for them to enjoy the classic Android update procedure such as OTA. When the root access was made available for the device, the OTA utility was also disabled. Thus for these kind of users, they need to take the manual installations in order to bring the Android Lollipop 23.1.A.1.28 to their device.

No worry, because there is a custom ROM available to be flashed on all rooted Sony Xperia Z2 phone. Remember this is not actually a custom ROM, it's a stock firmware wrapped in the zip file that will not only deliver to you a pure and complete Android stock firmware (v23.1.A.1.28), it's also a pre-rooted that means it brings a supersu within, you will also install that Chainfire root app as well inside the firmware package.

You will also get a dual custom image custom recovery images once the firmware is running. If you are interested, then the post you are now reading covering the complete guides to flash the firmware with all its goodies to your phone.

But be sure you firstly read the preconditions section it is good start before performing any unofficial operations like this.

Preconditions.

• The flashing tutorials and the firmware is only for the Sony Xperia Z2 with D6503 as its model.
• Activate your developer options and then enable Android USB debugging mode of your phone.
• Of course you need to firstly make backup over your existing data stored in your phone.
• Do not skip any step, could turn your phone into brick if there is a skipped step, remember that.
• Be sure your device's battery power is above %50.
• Remember that your Xperia Z2 should already be rooted with a custom recovery installed.
• Make sure your computer and your USB cable are ready to be used.
• Perform the instructions here with all the risks are yours to take.
• Good luck guys.

How to update Sony Xperia Z2 to Android 23.1.A.1.28 Lollipop

Download

• Download Android v23.1.A.1.28 Lollipop update for the Sony Xperia Z2 D6503 (1.26GB).

Do not unzip the file. Simply download it and save it to your computer. Preferable to save it on Desktop.

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Instructions to manually install the official Android 23.1.A.1.28 Lollipop firmware on Sony Xperia Z2 D6503.

1. Now transfer the zip file from your computer to your phone internal storage.
2. And afterward, unplug your phone from computer.
3. Power off your phone then boot into the recovery mode.
4. Inside the recovery mode, perform a Wipe Data/Factory Reset.
   
   
5. Then select Wipe Cache Partition, continued with performing the Wipe Dalvik Cache from the Advanced menu.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Now Install Zip From SD Card followed with Choose Zip From SD Card to further find the zip file transferred phone internal storage. To flash the firmware zip file to your phone.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Use *****Go Back***** option when done, then reboot your smartphone using Reboot System Now option.
   
   
8. Once your phone finished rebooting, you can verify what's firmware running your phone through About phone, done.

Well done my friend you have flashed Android Lollipop v23.1.A.1.28 on Sony Xperia Z2 phone.

Install TWRP Recovery On Moto E LTE (2015) With Encryption Support

You can now install TWRP recovery on your Moto E LTE (2015) which is the newest version, with Encryption Support. This is a good chance if you are thinking to tweak and optimize your device's internal system.

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TWRP recovery is one of the two most used custom recoveries beside CWM, it comes with a better interface compared with CWM and has the same abilities with CWM too.

Installing TWRP recovery will give number of benefits -- since it's delivering an ability to play with your Android internal system -- then you can install root method to gain root access, flashing great non-official ROMs for your device, make a Nandroid backup, installing zip files directly from your phone, you can also double-speed your device with overclocking its CPU. All those goodies can be achieved if your phone has the custom recovery installed such as TWRP.

Those abilities are absent on the stock recovery image, you will only be given with limited freedom like updating to stock firmware, perform a factory reset, reboot your phone, etc.

If you are interested to give this great custom recovery a try, then you are invited to follow the full guides written on this post. Make sure you know the process is a bit complicate for you need to execute ADB command to bring it your phone. Are you read? Then let's firstly read the following preconditions.

Preconditions.

• Be wise! Before performing any non-official procedures like flashing a custom recovery like this, you should firstly perform backups!
• Remember your device's bootloader should already been unlocked, then learn to unlock any Motorola devices bootloader.
• Remember that it's needed to firstly enable Moto E LTE USB debugging mode first.
• Flashing TWRP recovery will void your device's warranty, so prepare your money to pay Motorola in case of services needed if your device's bricked / damaged in the future.
• We will use computer to execute the ADB command while your phone is connected to it, therefore enable your Moto E LTE's USB debugging mode.
• A computer and a USB cable of yours should be ready to use.
• Your computer should already has Android SDK and Fasboot installed.
• Be sure to temporarily deactivate your computer's antivirus as this kind of security software usually interrupt the operation.
• Your phone's battery percentage should be at least %60 at minimum.
• Follow the entire steps, do not skip anything, remember that.
• Perform the instructions written here and you know that all the risks are yours.

How to install TWRP recovery with Encryption Support on 2015 Moto E LTE

Files you need to download.

• Download TWRP recovery image (14.24MB). Put the file on the Desktop of your computer.

Remember your computer has already has Android SDK, Fastboot and its booloader is already unlocked.

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Instructions to install TWRP recovery on Moto E LTE (2015).

1. Now power off your Moto E LTE, then boot it into fastboot mode.
2. You need to connect your Android phone to your PC using the available USB cable.
3. When they are connected, then go to the place where you put the TWRP image recovery file.
4. In that, you need to launch a command prompt (cmd) box (By pressing and holding the Shift key on keyboard, then right-click anywhere).
5. When the cmd is opened, then type this command; fastboot flash recovery recovery.img.
   
   
6. Then wait now, as the process is meant to install the TWRP image recovery to your Moto E LTE.
7. When it's finish. Execute the command here; fastboot reboot.
   
   

Done! Your Moto E LTE (2015) is now having one of the best custom recoveries, TWRP with Encryption Support, that means you can now play and optimize your device with any available great ROMs, custom KERNELs, perform a full backup (Nandroid), overclocking your device's CPU, and many other activities you think the best to double your device's performance.

Easily Root Sony Xperia Z1 And Xperia Z1 Compact

There is an easy root method released to root both Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, the rooting tool we are talking about it's developed by a recognized developer of XDA forum, Munjeni. It's a one click root based tool so you are right the process will be simple and easy. Without your notice your either Xperia Z1 or Xperia Z1 Compact will be rooted.

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The reason we are rooting our Android based smartphone is simply to enjoy a bigger freedom for using, playing and optimizing our phone. In a rooted phone we can install any tweaks, custom ROMs, and KERNELS and also custom recovery image too. In order to achieve the better excitements, experiences and performances of our device.

It is also a road to be undergo if we are wishing to uninstall the pre-installed software we don't need that are planted by the manufactures. So with all the abilities promised by a rooted device, it's not surprising people are intrigued to root their device.

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And if you're too, then you can follow the full instructions here to root your Sony Xperia Z1 or Xperia Z1 Compact.

Preconditions.

• Of course this rooting process will nullify your device's warranty. That means if in the future your phone need a repair, Sony will not give a free service, you will be charged with amount of money.
• Make sure you make backups over your existing data before proceeding.
• Do not skip any step you are recommended to follow on the instructions area below.
• You also need to firstly enable USB debugging mode of your Sony Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 phone.
• A computer and a USB cable is needed to download the root tool and then transfer it to your phone's internal storage.
• Do not forget to have a sufficient battery power before performing the rooting procedures.

Remember nobody is forcing you to root your smartphone, therefore you have fully understood, that all the risks that may happen after or during the process are yours to take.

How to root Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony Xperia Z1 very easy with one click root method

Download.

• Download newroot.exe 30.69MB.

Instructions.

• Now unzip the zip file of the root tool you downloaded earlier to your PC. The unzipping process will give you a folder.
• Now connect your phone to computer.
• Then inside the root folder, run the newstoot.exe file.
• And then check this option check this to root your phone option.
• The rooting process will then begin.
• Wait till the entire processes are done.

When your phone is fully rooted you can then unplug your phone from computer and then reboot it to complete the process.

Update Sony Xperia Z1 Compact To Android 14.5.A.0.270 Lollipop Firmware

You can update your rooted Sony Experia Z1 Compact to the Android 14.5.A.0.270 Lollipop firmware and keep your root access and CWM recovery intact.

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If your Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is rooted then you can update its software to the official Android Lollipop (14.5.A.0.270) OS using a pre-rooted ROM that will not only maintain your root access at the same time it will also keep your custom recovery image.

As we know that Sony is pushing the update to the System Update feature, if your device is rooted then it will impossible to receive it via the over the air (OTA) feature. Thus to solve the problem, we can take a manual installations by simply flash the firmware zip file using a custom recovery such CWM or TWRP on Xperia Z1 Compact phone.

Yes you are right this is a custom ROM based on 14.5.A.0.270 firmware dedicated to those who have Sony Xperia Z1 with a root access, do not worry because you will get 100% pure and stable Lollipop stock, because this is an official firmware released by Sony packed in zip file to serve the root users.

Those who have tested the ROM have reported the software works great without issues and comes with very significant bug fixes. You will not find any lags or any issues that effecting your device performance once it's fully powering your device. As I mentioned earlier the 14.5.A.0.270 OS ROM is only for rooted Sony Xperia Z1, if your device is not rooted, you can use the OTA device or root it first.

Since it's a pre-rooted ROM and installing it will also keep your custom recovery intact, so it's simply a custom ROM developed and maintained by an XDA developer, therefore your device's warranty will be nullified. So if you happen to brick or damage your phone, you can not claim your warranty and be charged with a certain amount of fee by Sony for any services you seek.

If you are interested to install the Android 14.5.A.0.270 Lollipop Firmware on your Xperia Z1 Compact then you need to firstly read the following.

Preconditions.

• Make necessary backup, nobody can tell the future, you could experience any disturbance situation like losing your data during the process (though it's a rare case) and remember during the flashing procedure you are required to perform a factory reset, thus backup...backup...backup!
• Remember your Sony Xperia Z is rooted already with a custom recovery installed (Learn to root Sony Xperia Z1 Compact).
• Do not skip any step written on the instructions section below.
• Enable your Xperia Z1 Compact USB debugging first.
• A computer and a USB cable ready.
• SuperSU is included here.
• Be sure your battery power is above %60 at minimum.

Perform the instructions here but all the risk which may happen as the results performing the procedures are yours.

Instructions to update Sony Xperia Z1 Compact to the official Android Lollipop (14.5.A.0.270) OS

Download

• Download Android 14.5.A.0.270 Lollipop update for the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (1.3GB).

Be sure you don't unzip the firmware zip file, just download it and save it your computer (Desktop is a good place).

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Instructions to manually install the official Android 14.5.A.0.270 Lollipop firmware on Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.

1. Now transfer the zip file you downloaded above to the internal storage of your phone.
2. When the zip file is transferred, unplug your phone from computer.
3. Now enter to the recovery mode, by firstly powering off your phone, then use the combinations to enter to that mode.
4. Within the CWM / TWRP recovery, do the Wipe Data/Factory Reset option.
   
   
5. Now Wipe Cache Partition, continued with Wipe Dalvik Cache via the Advanced menu.
   
   
   
   
   
6. When done, let's select the Install Zip From SD Card continued with choosing the Choose Zip From SD Card then find the zip file you placed previously in the internal storage of your phone to start the installation.
   
   
   
   
   
7. When the firmware is entirely flashed, you can use *****Go Back***** option to further select the Reboot System Now option in order for rebooting your phone.
   
   
8. When your phone has rebooted then you see your phone's home screen then go to about phone to find the OS running on your phone.

Awesome guys now your Sony Xperia Z1 Compact has been updated to the Android 14.5.A.0.270 Lollipop firmware.

Walkthrough: Ultimate Alliance 2 - Part 21

In the final video we take a long elevator ride to the top of a tower at the nanite base where we face off against and infected Nick Fury. It's just us vs him, but is he really alone?

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