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I need a reason to do this.

Why should I need to root my phone, I understand about bloatwares from AT&T but need a reason if I root It what will happen? Also once its rooted, will I be able to get update android 2.2? I need a good reason why I should root it. So please help me out with those list of reasons. Thank you.
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Seriously, put a little effort into searching this forum. Look at one of the other android forums. If you don't know why you would want to root your phone, then you don't need to do it.

That's the problem, all the search comes out different. That's why I am asking on here cuz nothing comes out right. You don't have to be mean or even post on here if You didn't like to hear it. I just want the real opinion and all those opinions will summerize.
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Here's the things I've done since I rooted:
To get rid of the ATT apps (this one is important because they launch for no reason).
To sideload apps right from the phone.
To change the appearance.
To really "own" my phone.
I really don't know beyond that. I guess if you're fine without rooting it then don't. I used it happily for 2 weeks without root, but I couldnt stand the invasive launching ATT bloat.

What about the update, if its rooted, can I still get in air update?
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Yes
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setcpu seems to be enough of a reason for me to root. seems to make a huge difference! will have to try and donate next payday

[Q] Port Android on Samsung 5600(Preston)?

I'm new to this, and I know this was discussed plenty times here.
But I still didn't find the answer and maybe things "updated"/changed.
Im asking for phone Samsung GT-S5600 Preston that I have. It is TouchWiz based phone and...you can't get any of those cool applications that are available for Android. For example I want to get the MarketEnabler on it so I could get some apps( I really want Astro File Manager so I could install .apk files on my phone).
There are just java things working on it. And also android system is much better.
And Samsung has already some Android phones. So is there any way to port Android(2.1?) on it and replace it with TouchWiz?
Any help is appriciated.
Thanks in advance

Sorry for double posting but this is sad. I mean this site seems pretty active, but this thread has 37 views and no replies, and already down on third page of the forum...Nobody?

Questions and Answers section forum is useless here really..Most of the threads dont even have one reply even if they have 500 views..sad.

There is a way I'm sure but honestly why not get a Samsung phone that already runs android and the market? Seems like a lot of unnecessary work.
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Yeah you're right. But i'll have to have this phone for next 5 months, then I can buy a new one..And im so impatient I can't wait with this crap phone and untill that I want to find if there is any way to get anroid on it.

I got into some problems like that back when I was running the old xv6700. I hate the whole 1 or 2 year contract scheme.
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[Q] ROMs after rooting

I am completely new to forums and even newer to rooting. I have the HTC Droid Incredible, and I am just in the thinking stages of rooting. One of probably my many questions is this. Once I root my phone, if i decide to, do I have to put a ROM on it to be able to do anything, or can I still basically use my phone like I have been but with more administrative permissions ?

Robode said:
or can I still basically use my phone like I have been but with more administrative permissions ?
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yes .

Thanks for clearing that up for me, I have spent half of my day trying to figure that out. The other half was spent and is still being spent on looking up things and trying to decide if I want to root or not.

Robode said:
Thanks for clearing that up for me, I have spent half of my day trying to figure that out. The other half was spent and is still being spent on looking up things and trying to decide if I want to root or not.
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I would say one half of users root their devices because they want to use apps that need root. For example Titanium Backup or my app.
The other half just likes to tweak and fiddle with their devices settings, delete certain pre installed system app or just like the feeling .

i would have to say i fall under both of those halves. Yes i really would like to just get rid of the apps I don't use. But I have also heard that the apps that you get to use by having a rooted phone are some of the most useful ones, lol.

Its true, there are some great root apps out there. Also just so you know, rooting isn't permanent, you can go back to how your phone is out of the box in the event you experience hardware failure or something like that where you have to take it to Verizon. Rooting the incredible is ridiculously easy, install unrevoked, install drivers (if on windows), plug your phone in to computer, run unrevoked, enjoy!
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Now see there is my next questions, if and when i decide, if it's soon, do i wanna use unrevoked 3, or unrevoked forever ?

Unrevoked3 does everything you need.
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Thanks for the help.

Sure, no problem. Let me know if you have any other questions or hit up the incredible forums, I'm over there a lot.
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Root for Samsung Replenish with Gingerbread?

So, sprint just released an OTA update to 2.3.6 for the Samsung Replenish (SPH-M580). Thing is, for me (and others, I'm sure) the update somehow both automatically applied an obnoxious Sprint ID skin as well as crippled the Sprint ID service. This leaves users with an ungodly 2.2/2.3 hybrid which manages to look even worse than Froyo, and no Sprint-sanctioned method of fixing it.
So, rather than sit idly by and wait for Sprint to slowly/never patch this (neither Sprint nor Samsung had anyone who could help me), I've decided to root the device.
A few questions:
1. Here, someone achieved root back in mid-2011. Would that method be viable after the update to 2.3?
2. Would other exploits (i.e. gingerbreak via SuperOneClick) be viable with 2.3.6?
3. Is CWM or Cyanogen compatible with this handset? The whole reason I was looking forward to the update was certain UI features that I noticed on newer gingerbread devices like the SGS2 (power options on notification screen, paged applications drawer, zoom-out on home screen), and none of those are available thanks to Sprint.
Hopefully this gets more than 2 replies; sometimes it seems like nobody owns this phone on here.
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Wow, just found another UI goof - in some apps (XDA included) the loading icon is a rotating circle, but it's in a non-square space, so it ends up looking like a goofy wobbling ellipse. Urgh.
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Agh, can't anybody help with this?

I guess nobody anywhere ever had this device.
Can someone direct me to a forum where I might find help? :c
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Im on the same boat as you, but my phone is on Boost. I've been looking for hours and can't find anything. I'll let you know if I find any leads.

Are you on Froyo? If so, I think someone posted a batch file a few months ago that would work.
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Has anyone figured this out yet? Is there a comparable root for another Samsung device that would work with the replenish? Seems like someone should have figured it out by now...

I have a rooted Replenish on 2.3
I have a rooted replenish on Phoenix 0.2 the Download and instructions are on android central just search replenish
forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-replenish/148702-acs-rom-phoenix-rom-0-2-a.html
It wont let me post the link because im new here

Odin may be only option right now
I have a coworker with a Replenish. Rooted it with KMS originally (was a PITA, but if you timed it right, it worked), since he updated it to gingerbread I have not found a working solution.
I downloaded the Phoenix 0.2 rom from above and will test it out when I see the phone again. I'm guessing from what I read in the comments relating to that ROM that it will work fine.
Note about flashing using ODIN: From what I know, ODIN is the tool samsung uses to push firmware to their phones. This will overwrite the boot loader and if something goes wrong during flashing you can brick your phone. Make sure you are using a good powered USB port on your computer with a good working USB cable for the phone (preferably the one that came with it that has the samsung sticker on it). I've bricked a phone before using a crappy USB port on my computer, so be careful :-/

your savior!!!!!!!!! lol XD
Jack Sawyer said:
Has anyone figured this out yet? Is there a comparable root for another Samsung device that would work with the replenish? Seems like someone should have figured it out by now...
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_allen said:
Im on the same boat as you, but my phone is on Boost. I've been looking for hours and can't find anything. I'll let you know if I find any leads.
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sirdangolot5 said:
Agh, can't anybody help with this?
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sirdangolot5 said:
So, sprint just released an OTA update to 2.3.6 for the Samsung Replenish (SPH-M580). Thing is, for me (and others, I'm sure) the update somehow both automatically applied an obnoxious Sprint ID skin as well as crippled the Sprint ID service. This leaves users with an ungodly 2.2/2.3 hybrid which manages to look even worse than Froyo, and no Sprint-sanctioned method of fixing it.
So, rather than sit idly by and wait for Sprint to slowly/never patch this (neither Sprint nor Samsung had anyone who could help me), I've decided to root the device.
A few questions:
1. Here, someone achieved root back in mid-2011. Would that method be viable after the update to 2.3?
2. Would other exploits (i.e. gingerbreak via SuperOneClick) be viable with 2.3.6?
3. Is CWM or Cyanogen compatible with this handset? The whole reason I was looking forward to the update was certain UI features that I noticed on newer gingerbread devices like the SGS2 (power options on notification screen, paged applications drawer, zoom-out on home screen), and none of those are available thanks to Sprint.
Hopefully this gets more than 2 replies; sometimes it seems like nobody owns this phone on here.
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help is here!:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23577887#post23577887
follow the steps and please back it up. ive verified this many times today, but you never know what might happen...

Thanks! Unfortunately I sold my phone!! I wish I had this in January. lol

mirror
Can anybody mirror this my girlfriend has this phone and she hates not having enough spce for her apps so i wanna install a custom rom and enable sd-ext.

Need rooting for dummies
I need help. I have read, re-read and read again every and any instructions I have located for rooting a Boost Samsung Replenish and am still completely confused. I need step-by-step instructions from A to Z which most do not have and to complicate things more, instead of using Odin I am using Heimdall since Odin can not run on Mac. I have been unable to find any instructions on using Heimdall to root my phone. Please help. Phone information below
Boost Samsung Replenish
Model SPH-M580BST
Android Version 2.3.6
Band Version S:M580.06 x FB03
Kernel Version 2.6.35.7
Build Number GINGERBREAD.FB03
Hardware Version M580.06

Six Guns + Shield

Hey sorry if I'm doing this wrong I'm not much of a forum dweller..
I just purchased an nVidia Shield, it has already been upgraded (or downgraded) to 4.4.2. It is not rooted. I really like it so far however I am trying to get Six Guns working, currently with vanilla Play Store it is not available for this device.
I got it working just fine on my rooted Galaxy S3, as well as Battlefield Commander, using the guidance of the XDA thread, market helper and xposed.
I've been searching high and low and all I can find are directions for rooted devices. I am on an extended vacation (will be here for another 3 months) so rooting is not an option unless it can be done without a PC.
I am also not a fan of cracked/blackmarket .apk's. Would anyone be so kind as to point me in the right direction?
Again I apologize if I've missed a thread explaining this, not easy when I don't have a PC in front of me. Cheers!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53459895
Shield can be rooted with an apk. Just download and run it.
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Yaa? Well that's superb, thank you,, I'm used to doing everything the manual way, are you certain it will work? Has anyone else given it a go?

I used it on my att Galaxy Note 3 and it worked so I tried it on my shield. It takes longer than the 15 secs it says to wait so after pushing the button in the app just let it sit until it reboots. After reboot install the SuperSU in from my thread then run it to update the binaries. You shouldn't have a problem. I was also able to unroot my note 3 easily from within the SuperSU app. Also this method doesn't wipe your data so that's a big plus for me. I've been wanting to root but didn't want to wipe my data.
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Awesome I'll definitely give it a try, just sort of waiting for one more person to share their experience with this method.
I was never worried about brick'ing in my s3 as I can easily get that sorted. The Shield is one of those niche products though, I'm not even sure how I could recover it if something went wrong.
Out of curiosity did you update to 4.4.2 or did you stick with 4.3?
Thanks again you've been a great help! E>

CobraCommanderp said:
Awesome I'll definitely give it a try, just sort of waiting for one more person to share their experience with this method.
I was never worried about brick'ing in my s3 as I can easily get that sorted. The Shield is one of those niche products though, I'm not even sure how I could recover it if something went wrong.
Out of curiosity did you update to 4.4.2 or did you stick with 4.3?
Thanks again you've been a great help! E>
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I'm on 4.4.2. If your worried about bricking I would start looking at and getting familiar with the restore process just in case, but it pretty straight forward. Go to the ATT Note 3 forum. They've been using this apk to root so you can see if there has been any ill effect of using it. Glad I could help.
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