Before you begin rooting your Nexus One, you must have setup ADB.

Procedure:

 Step 1:  Download Superboot  

Step 2:  Save it to your computer, unzip it to your C: by right clicking it and clicking Extract Files. Once extracted, rename the folder to Superboot.

Step 3: Turn off your Nexus One and then plug it in to your computer via USB cable.

Step 4: Turn the phone back on by holding down the trackball and hitting power. Continue to hold it down until the fastboot screen emerges.

Step 5: Open the Command Prompt on your computer from the Start Menu, then type cmd and hit enter in the search box OR click Run, type cmd and hitting enter.

Step 6: Once it opens, type the following commands with hitting enter at the end of each line:

 cd\

 cd C:\Superboot

 fastboot-windows devices

 Your phones serial number should display proving that it is connected and your computer can see it.

 Then type:

 fastboot-windows oem unlock

Step 7: Then follow what the screen says to do on your phone and select Yes.

 Ignore the error you get at the command prompt. Also your phone may reboot, if it does just turn it off, then turn it back on by holding down Power and the Trackball to get back to fastboot before continuing on to the next step.

Step 8: Now, while the phone is still connected, go on your computer to the Superboot folder and open it. Inside you will see a file called, install-superboot-windows.bat

Step 9: Double click install-superboot-windows.bat and wait for it to finish. Rooting successfully completed!

Amongst the several addictive aspects of Android OS, is its integration with the cloud. When setting up a new Android device, all you require is a Gmail address and Contacts. Irrespective of the situation, you will always be able to access, manage and move your contacts at Google.com/Contacts.

By default, several skinned phones save contacts to the device by default, they’re not syncing up with Google’s servers. What’s the benefit of saving to Google account rather than your device? As long as your Google account is synced, your device will show you all of your Google Contacts. However, if contacts are saved to the device, they will not show up in Google.com/Contacts. Subsequently, it saves time and effort when you eventually get a new device or are forced to if something happened to your old one.

So here we are with three main skins to show you how to save contacts to Google rather than on the device.

Samsung’s Touchwiz:

Samsung’s contact application called Contacts and has an orange icon. When you visit the application, by default a pop up asks if you would like to save the contacts to the phone or to your Google account. Click the plus sign to add a new contact. It also allows you to remember this choice so you don’t need to do it every time. If you ever want to change the Contact settings, visit Contacts -> Menu -> More -> Settings.

HTC Sense:

HTC’s contact application is called People. When you visit the application and select new contact, by default is saved to the phone. Click on the Contact Type and switch to save to your Google account. Sadly, there is no option of saving your choice, hence you’ll have to do this every time.

Motoblur:

On Motorola’s phones, to ensure that new contacts are always saved to Google, you have to go into the Contacts application, go to Menu -> Settings and it’ll provide you with your various options to save the contacts to, Google being one of them.

It seems Nexus One users are struggling with a new problem, this time related it’s related to Gingerbread aka Android 2.3 OS. It appears as if the Nexus One owners are getting delayed response when making phone calls since receiving the update. It occurs after a call has been connected for 3 seconds. So what’s the response of Google?

Google has been pointing out different forums for obtaining help on this matter. What seems to be a trivial issue has now spread like forest fire.

Have you experienced this “call delay” on your Gingerbread device? If yes, leave us your wise advice below in the comment box. Perhaps our joint efforts can help Nexus One owners. 

The day has finally arrived when Gingerbread-based CyanogenMod 7 Release Candidates have landed for 17 Android devices. These “RCs” are suitable, for everyday use and have been tested well enough to get a green signal from the TeamDouche. Hit the links for the individual threads, which contain instructions and download mirrors:

The 17 devices are :

• Nexus One CM7 RC1
• CDMA Desire CM7 RC1
• GSM Desire CM7 RC1
• Desire HD / Inspire CM7 RC1
• Droid Incredible CM7 RC1
• EVO 4G CM7 RC1
• myTouch 3G Slide CM7 RC1
• myTouch 4G CM7 RC1
• Desire Z / G2 CM7 RC1
• Aria CM7 RC1
• Legend CM7 RC1
• Wildfire CM7 RC1
• Tattoo CM7 RC1
• Geeksphone One CM7 RC1
• ZTE Blade CM7 RC1
• Nexus S CM7 RC1
• Viewsonic G-Tablet CM7 RC1

Happy flashing, if this is your first go, read the instructions carefully. We’ll be updating this post as more devices add to the list.

We have heard the rumor that the Nexus One is getting Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread update. And our team at Barcelona was able to dig out some information from the horse’s mouth. While Googlers crowded the venue, our team they received further details on the update.

One of the source casually mention that the Nexus One is getting Gingerbread update. For further instruction, several independent sources added that the Android Team is currently aiming to roll out Gingerbread on the Nexus One via Over The Air Update. As for release date, they claimed it would be available by this week or early next week. 

Google officially pushed Gingerbread to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), shortly after releasing the Android 2.3 SDK. Developers at CyanogenMod immediately grabbed the opportunity and customized their ROMs based on the AOSP code.

CyanogenMod released their most stable version 6.1.1 and within few weeks, we hope to receive a stable release of CM 7. Meanwhile, few eager CM developers and enthusiasts have taken the privilege to display the unstable CM 7 with Gingerbread on variety of Android devices. Read below to find out what are in the offerings.

T-Mobile G2 (HTC Desire Z) with incomplete CyanogenMod 7 displays good functionality, except the camera/camcorder was not working, GPS was slow, Wi-Fi was buggy, and the soft keyboard was in Japanese.

HTC Desire (CDMA Version) primarily based on AOSP code, rather than on CM is smooth in functionality, however, few glitches can be seen here s well, and these include GPS radio, 3D video acceleration, video camera and Google contacts sync are not working.

Google Nexus S is perhaps the most complete CM7 version with initial usage indicating a relative stability, but being in alpha stage it still has to improve plenty.

HTC EVO 4G with CM 7 and Android 2.3 enables most of the hardware to function smoothly, but there’s no support for HDMI, 4G, lock screen animations, camcorder, MMS downloads and LED lighting. Installation of appropriate kernel for the phone is essential.

Thanks to XDA developers who have provided the following links.

Link ROM with CM7 RC 0 here.

Link Demo ROM with CM7 RC 0 here.