Android practically demands to be hacked and modded. A whole subculture of Android hackers has emerged, hell-bent on making the ‘Droid something its manufacturers never intended it to be. What’s more, some Android phone makers now regard hacker-friendliness as a selling point; HTC even saw fit to announce recently that it will allow customization of bootloaders on future phones.
Predictably, one of the most popular Android hacker activities is altering older phones to run newer Android versions. And that’s exactly what I intended to do.
