[macpdiaz]

Here’s a great article for Android beginners who want to know what “rooting” means. Read the article to know what rooting is for because you will be encountering this word a lot.

You can view the article here.

[Memento_Mori]

Nice article. When I first got my very first tablet I tried rooting it and ended up messing it up, although a factory reset restored it, and I managed to to root it correctly with the help of a friend.

[thesony]

Decent article. Anytime I am making any mods like those to devices and something goes wrong, I start begging God to make it start-up and if it does I start all over again. funny thing sometimes I say to my self if it comes back on I will not try it again, only to find myself doing it a couple minutes after.

[lindbergh]

I have also rooted my android smartphone. It’s actually pretty easy because there are many how-to guides in the net. However, I’m not fully taking advantage of this because I only have a couple of apps that take advantage of rooted phones. What makes rooting your phone better as compared to other phones that are not rooted?

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I rooted my Droid 3 and enjoyed for a bout a month maybe, but then crack began to show in the 2.2 firmware and the speed of my phone slowed to a literal halt, to the the point where I was finger stomping the call button just to make a phone call. Also, my battery life was horrible because the 2.2’s ability to manage apps battery usage was piss poor.

[Alex19]

That`s a great article. Also, keep in mind that it`s very hard to brick your device if you respect the instructions to the last point.

[macpdiaz]

Alex19 wrote:

That`s a great article. Also, keep in mind that it`s very hard to brick your device if you respect the instructions to the last point.

This is true. I think this is the one thing that makes Apple devices better. You cant brick an iPhone.

[droidster]

lindbergh wrote:

I have also rooted my android smartphone. It’s actually pretty easy because there are many how-to guides in the net. However, I’m not fully taking advantage of this because I only have a couple of apps that take advantage of rooted phones. What makes rooting your phone better as compared to other phones that are not rooted?

The ability to install apps from the internet. Meaning you don’t have to buy the latest games or apps from the market, you can simply go online, download them and install them for free. If you only use free apps however, there isn’t much use in rooting your device, actually it’s a bad idea since you might just end up voiding your warranty.

[macpdiaz]

droidster wrote:

lindbergh wrote:

I have also rooted my android smartphone. It’s actually pretty easy because there are many how-to guides in the net. However, I’m not fully taking advantage of this because I only have a couple of apps that take advantage of rooted phones. What makes rooting your phone better as compared to other phones that are not rooted?

The ability to install apps from the internet. Meaning you don’t have to buy the latest games or apps from the market, you can simply go online, download them and install them for free. If you only use free apps however, there isn’t much use in rooting your device, actually it’s a bad idea since you might just end up voiding your warranty.

Its not just that, you have access to super user, meaning you can allow certain apps to access networking components, etc. WiFi Tethering for example. And no, that’s the same argument people say about jailbreaking. Warranty is voidable only if you take your phone for repair in a rooted state. Which is like trying to buy a Happy Meal in Burger King. You can restore it to its original firmware and the repairman doesnt have to know that you rooted.

[droidster]

macpdiaz wrote:

droidster wrote:

lindbergh wrote:

I have also rooted my android smartphone. It’s actually pretty easy because there are many how-to guides in the net. However, I’m not fully taking advantage of this because I only have a couple of apps that take advantage of rooted phones. What makes rooting your phone better as compared to other phones that are not rooted?

The ability to install apps from the internet. Meaning you don’t have to buy the latest games or apps from the market, you can simply go online, download them and install them for free. If you only use free apps however, there isn’t much use in rooting your device, actually it’s a bad idea since you might just end up voiding your warranty.

Its not just that, you have access to super user, meaning you can allow certain apps to access networking components, etc. WiFi Tethering for example. And no, that’s the same argument people say about jailbreaking. Warranty is voidable only if you take your phone for repair in a rooted state. Which is like trying to buy a Happy Meal in Burger King. You can restore it to its original firmware and the repairman doesnt have to know that you rooted.

Regular users won’t benefit too much from that aspect. I mentioned payed apps, because I find this is the most common reason android devices get rooted. As far as returning the phone in a rooted state goes, if you manage to break it in that state, chances are you won’t have the possibility of resetting it’s firmware to it’s original state.

[Norrwen]

Thanks, helped me alot. I’ve seen people talking about rooting on these forums but I didn’t know what it meant til now. Thanks

[mansawalta]

Rooting is good,but is it really necessary. I found that most apps that are important are usually free,so for those of you rooting your droids, what is it that really makes you brave enough to do so?

[imported_umit]

It is not a matter of free or paid. Rooting is not a method for installing paid applications illegally.

Rooting is mostly done to install and use applications that require root privileges (like titanium backup root free, setcpu root etc), remove bloatware that came with the phone, to overclock etc.

[ppmint]

I agree with umit, if that’s all you want to use rooting for then you’re probably wasting your time. For me, rooting is all about customization, and being able to get my phone to a state in which I’m happy with it involves using some apps I can’t use without having rooted my phone first.

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