What are your reasons for rooting your HTC one ?
what does rooting offer to better the experience .. ?
Personally I used to root simply to off the ads, but it hit me that I barely have any since I usually get the adfree paid versions.
I really want to root but have no incentive to, convince me .
Still for the ads, I accidentally clicked many of them in the browser. Greenify is a good reason too.
Fatelord said:
What are your reasons for rooting your HTC one ?.
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People regret the things they didn't do the most. Very few people regret the things in life they did do.
To fix the data migration for my pictures borked by the 4.2 upgrade
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Fatelord said:
What are your reasons for rooting your HTC one ?
what does rooting offer to better the experience .. ?
Personally I used to root simply to off the ads, but it hit me that I barely have any since I usually get the adfree paid versions.
I really want to root but have no incentive to, convince me .
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If you need convincing then you have no business being on this forum or even making a stupid thread like this.
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Fatelord said:
What are your reasons for rooting your HTC one ?
what does rooting offer to better the experience .. ?
Personally I used to root simply to off the ads, but it hit me that I barely have any since I usually get the adfree paid versions.
I really want to root but have no incentive to, convince me .
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Advanced backup features and the ability to play with ROMs.. but mostly backup my whole phone. But with Helium (from clockworkmod) I don't even need to do that anymore, I'm happy with app data.
shook187 said:
If you need convincing then you have no business being on this forum or even making a stupid thread like this.
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Exactly
what's a phone?
root
of coz you should root if there is a safe and reliable method available.
the main advantage of rooting is you can save tons of battery life by installing customs roms that comes with less bloatware.run the phone full screen.louder sound.stronger cell and wifi signal.speedier and smoother system. best of all u get the latest andriod version,which i believe HTC had disgustingly discontinue the update for htc one. gets roms like pac man or jellybam which are more stable. cheers
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Root.
No think, just do.
the best reason for rooting is that you are a memeber on xda-developers
root your phone and unlock the true potential of your phone..
root your phone and make the owners of iphone jealous
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From a HTC Hero which I rooted and ran some awesome custom rom.
I'm wondering if there is any benefit of rooting the nexus s? Speed is already amazing.
I kind of miss the tinkering, but if there is no real benefit then I'm happy.
Root or not to root?
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it depends what you want to obtain from the tinkering
most people do it to OC
i do it for the fun of doing it
so other do it to fix certain things
so it really depends on your needs
It dont think there is anything that needs to 'fixed' its super fast and stock android is android the way Google intended.
I'll have to lay my rooting to rest as I can't personally see any benefit.
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JTopaz said:
It dont think there is anything that needs to 'fixed' its super fast and stock android is android the way Google intended.
I'll have to lay my rooting to rest as I can't personally see any benefit.
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Ok, I will be going from my rooted hero to the Nexus S at the end of the month, so, how is it?
JTopaz said:
It dont think there is anything that needs to 'fixed' its super fast and stock android is android the way Google intended.
I'll have to lay my rooting to rest as I can't personally see any benefit.
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Well,
The whole reason we root and hack is to make these devices better.
They're already some awesome kernels for the Nexus S. Not to mention the "root" apps that are in the market. Just having the ability to backup and restore my whole system, incluuding apps, is enough reason for me to root.
We strive for higher clock speeds and memory access speeds.
You have to have root if you want to do any major theming.
I can go on and on. But i digress. Just do it!
JTopaz said:
From a HTC Hero which I rooted and ran some awesome custom rom.
I'm wondering if there is any benefit of rooting the nexus s? Speed is already amazing.
I kind of miss the tinkering, but if there is no real benefit then I'm happy.
Root or not to root?
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coming from a hero, of course its faster
i say root... free your phone, itll thank you.
Agreed. Rooting a nexus s is easy and harmless.
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got my phone last week and with xda's help i have rooted and rom'ed it.(ok ok i soft bricked it a few times.. yeah i'm a noob) All with just reading threads and stickies. didn't even have to post a question. search is definitely the way to go. read read and read some more the answers are there.
thnx for the great stuff i can do with the phone now.
Great. Another thank you thread. Jk. Lol. I waited a lot longer to root because I was somewhat paranoid to ask a question around here because I might get my ass flamed. I don't use the PC for this site because all the crappy ads make it crawl and searching this site on mobile is horrid. I finally got it sorted and rooted without even a minor blip. Which method did you use and what rom are you running?
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You're welcome. :
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Great. Another thank you thread. Jk. Lol. I waited a lot longer to root because I was somewhat paranoid to ask a question around here because I might get my ass flamed. I don't use the PC for this site because all the crappy ads make it crawl and searching this site on mobile is horrid. I finally got it sorted and rooted without even a minor blip. Which method did you use and what rom are you running?
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I used Bubby's one click GUI. and I'm using coredroid rom 7.0, but i have a few others sitting on the sd card.
fernandezhjr said:
Great. Another thank you thread. Jk. Lol. I waited a lot longer to root because I was somewhat paranoid to ask a question around here because I might get my ass flamed. I don't use the PC for this site because all the crappy ads make it crawl and searching this site on mobile is horrid. I finally got it sorted and rooted without even a minor blip. Which method did you use and what rom are you running?
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Ad Block Plus for FF/Chrome is your best friend. I have never seen a single ad on this site nor any other I frequent.
Agree with the thank you to xda. One of big reasons I went inspire over atrix was the amount of support and development here. It's great messing around with your phone and making it just the way you want it. Having a resource like xda is priceless.
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Agree with the thank you to xda. One of big reasons I went inspire over atrix was the amount of support and development here. It's great messing around with your phone and making it just the way you want it. Having a resource like xda is priceless.
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i definitely checked xda to see what was being done before buying..
The forums and help on this site really are amazing...
My boss has asked me to root her GS4g...I've decided to take on the take (i've rooted my G2 and Sensation without any problems). However since It's not my phone I don't want to take the chance of any mistakes. Could you guys suggest the best most reliable information and tips on rooting the GS4g as well as the best and most reliable rom. Just want some experienced opinions on this. Her main goal is just to remove most of the crap that comes on it and strip it down a bit. I am sure speed would also make her happy but stable and reliable is her biggest concern.
Thanks for the help guys.
Root it with Superoneclick and use titanium backup app to remove bloat. Very easy and straightforward.
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Root with kj1 drhonk.kernel...get bgs4g or vahalla1.3.2...then leave it to her to customize...safer that way...if u want put project linda.
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Don't root and flash a ROM to your G2x if you want it to fully work. I rooted and flashed Eagles Blood. At first there were a few bugs which I worked out. Then I found out the main problem that is absent from most threads on how to root and flash your G2x. They don't mention you'll have no video! What? There was no video recording, no Netflix, no ESPN and any other app that just so happens to let you stream or record video. I'm just saying it would be nice to see a warning or something telling you about it. Also, there is a lot of network data connection issues no matter which ROM I used. Beware G2x owners! I get the whole use at your own risk thing but you lose a main capability of the phone. If I just wanted to call and text I wouldn't have a smartphone.
Facepalm
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Wow, if you want complete functionality go with a gingerbread rom, like stock rooted, or cm7, not ics. If you read in the OP of ics roms here, it lists what problems there are: no video, somewhat video acceleration, meaning only a few things dont work, among other things.
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You can get netflix, video recording and playback all working on the ICS roms as well if you try.
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Facepalm
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+1
And video works on like every gingerbread ROM.
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Sunster you are my hero lol.
The only reason why a lot of videos won't work on ICS is because its missing its video drivers. To compensate the tegra2 will try to render them with the processor but honestly it can't do as much as the GPU can. If you were to install a gingerbread based OS you will get all those functionality back. It may not be included in the description of ICS Roms anymore cause most people already know about ICS not having video drivers. Anyways if you are going to flash a new Rom I recommend Cyanogenmod 7 or Eaglesblood GB based Rom but those are just my personal preferences.
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I gotta +1 on this too...wow
Edit: i do have to say ive gotten mx player to work on two ics roms. Never had video issues with ANY gb rom or port thereof.
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I'm with the OP on this one. Rooting and flashing is so over rated. You can modify and enhance your phone with almost anything in google market. Flashing was just a fad for phones back in 2007. With our modern phones and google market, not only is it unnecessary, but very risky to flash as mentioned by the OP.
It's much more preferable to flash with an official OEM ROM, since unofficial roms could be maliciously programmed, which makes me suspicious why alot of amatuer developers bash LG and Nvidia for trying to make sure there's no open back doors for bad intentioned programmers to hack unsuspecting newcomers.
Good grief
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I'm with the OP on this one. Rooting and flashing is so over rated. You can modify and enhance your phone with almost anything in google market. Flashing was just a fad for phones back in 2007. With our modern phones and google market, not only is it unnecessary, but very risky to flash as mentioned by the OP.
It's much more preferable to flash with an official OEM ROM, since unofficial roms could be maliciously programmed, which makes me suspicious why alot of amatuer developers bash LG and Nvidia for trying to make sure there's no open back doors for bad intentioned programmers to hack unsuspecting newcomers.
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I beg to differ I would have ditched this phone long ago if it wasn't for the custom ROMs. The stock ROM gave me SO many issues and for being so featureless it sure did contain a lot of bugs itself in my experience.
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jacob808 said:
I'm with the OP on this one. Rooting and flashing is so over rated. You can modify and enhance your phone with almost anything in google market. Flashing was just a fad for phones back in 2007. With our modern phones and google market, not only is it unnecessary, but very risky to flash as mentioned by the OP.
It's much more preferable to flash with an official OEM ROM, since unofficial roms could be maliciously programmed, which makes me suspicious why alot of amatuer developers bash LG and Nvidia for trying to make sure there's no open back doors for bad intentioned programmers to hack unsuspecting newcomers.
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Lol. this reminds me of the idiom grapes are sour.
better get your flame suit on.
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cricketAC said:
Lol. this reminds me of the idiom grapes are sour.
better get your flame suit on.
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Haha totally agree.
Lol malicious code... get out of here. Some crap in the play store has malicious code. You have way more of a chance catching something from there.
If you're so paranoid then just stick with vanilla cm7... better yet just get an iPhone or windows phone then.
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Don't root and flash a ROM to your G2x if you want it to fully work. I rooted and flashed Eagles Blood. At first there were a few bugs which I worked out. Then I found out the main problem that is absent from most threads on how to root and flash your G2x. They don't mention you'll have no video! What? There was no video recording, no Netflix, no ESPN and any other app that just so happens to let you stream or record video. I'm just saying it would be nice to see a warning or something telling you about it. Also, there is a lot of network data connection issues no matter which ROM I used. Beware G2x owners! I get the whole use at your own risk thing but you lose a main capability of the phone. If I just wanted to call and text I wouldn't have a smartphone.
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Can we have a facepalm button please...?
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I beg to differ I would have ditched this phone long ago if it wasn't for the custom ROMs. The stock ROM gave me SO many issues and for being so featureless it sure did contain a lot of bugs itself in my experience.
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I'm with this guy. As a result of the dev community supporting this phone, I haven't completely lost it and gone on to make the sales rep who sold me this thing eat it in send me to jail fashion. And frankly...we must have some real upscale individuals flashing roms around here if they're worried about some dev seeing the mundane details of their lives...I'd hate to think what would happen if someone knew when I was running to the store because my girl said I needed to grab milk and eggs. If you're using your phone to do things with security risks (like sending your credit card info out into the void) might want to consider not doing those things in the first place...
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Can we have a facepalm button please...?
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I felt this somewhat fitting for the OP.
Either way...
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Thanks for the heads up man!
smfh...
The original post just remind us how difficult and chancy rooting and flashing are for any phone, and particularly for the G2x, which at the moment simply lacks the software to run ics with all its functionality. Flashing is never as easy as it's made out here, and I doubt it leads to satisfactory results for most people.
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The original post just remind us how difficult and chancy rooting and flashing are for any phone, and particularly for the G2x, which at the moment simply lacks the software to run ics with all its functionality. Flashing is never as easy as it's made out here, and I doubt it leads to satisfactory results for most people.
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I have been using XDA since the days of my HTC Excalibur and never had a problem. If anything rooting adds a ton of functionality to your advice also allowing you to remove all of the crapware from your phone. As far as the OP the reason no one says no video anymore for cm9 is because its understood. Did you even read the thread before you flashed the rom?
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After reading the OP:
So keep your phone stock and enjoy it in all of it's frustrating glory. I wanted to do bad things to this phone before I rooted it.
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God its so awsome how do I jailbreak it?
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God its so awsome how do I jailbreak it?
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It depends how you put it in terms. For example, jailbreak meaning installing a better ROM on your phone than the one you already have, and secondly, you can only jailbreak an iPhone being the term 'jailbreak' came from iDevices.
are you insulting me, because i'm not fat.
Jailbreak is a term use in iOS. In android, we root our phones. Why? Few reasons, to install custom ROM, it is mainly because that phone no longer receiving update, so have to rely on xda. 2nd, to over clocked your phone. 3rd , dislike skinned ui, example HTC sense , Samsung touch wiz and more. So they would go for pure android aka vanilla. Or some prefer cyanogen version. Anyway, welcome to android, you can find almost all information about your android phone here. Have a nice day
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Google root + your device and carrier. It has worked for me as a new guy. Read up on it first and be careful as flashing roms and root can have permanent negative consequences. Just find your device here on xda and that should be a good starting point
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First off what phone did you get? And if you are new to android, rooting, custom roms etc, I recommend you use the stock android your phone came with for a little to get familiar before you go changing things around.
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Joey11746 said:
God its so awsome how do I jailbreak it?
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Its simple,search for your devic3 in forum there you will get how to root instruction...or tell us ur phone model,we will give you link...happy rooting
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are you insulting me, because i'm not fat.
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In what way did he insult you by saying your fat? "Rooting" and "jailbreaking" are different.
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I smell a troll
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we don't jailbreak android devices , as it is not needed here , but sometimes we root it to gain some special controlling over the device properties.
I would not recommend you to do so , until you get used to the new system and its abilities .
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Closed, next time please read and respect the rules
For the rest try to respect each other, is not that hard of you really try