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Is your 'Android Device' rooted?
- Thread starter Rush
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Not much. Do you have a 'rooted' device? What is your thoughts on rooting? Select one of the option in the poll and drop a post explaining your decision. Thanks!
I already voted before posting.
My Evo 4G I rooted because my Amazon MP3 app (bloatware) would not stop running nor constantly babbling on the network trying to reach Amazon. Only a small number of us had that trouble with that app, for anyone else, a factory reset cured it. I had to root to remove that issue. Prior to that, that one app was draining my battery rapidly.
From there, I installed the kernel fix to let the phone operate above the 30 fps clamp originally in place by HTC. Months later, unrooted users got the same advantage.
On my Evo 3D, removing the carrier bloatware removed its abuse of shared memory. Apps stopped crashing and the voice quality on phone calls shot through the roof. Even overclocking to 1.5 GHz, I can get 18 hours of light to medium use and only use 50% of my battery.
On my wife's Evo Shift, everything works perfectly and her battery life is really great. Nothing new gets installed, so no new security threats are introduced ever. Because of that unit's high stability and high performance, we saw no need to root it.
So, on your survey, I answered both.
There is a lot of misinformation on rooting out there.
Most people associate it with rom replacements where things don't work.
With a normal, modern Android phone, rooting is the exact equivalent to gaining Admin access on a PC.
That's it, the whole enchilada. All other changes are optional and up to the user.
Rooting is not for everyone. But if you are willing to read, read and read some more before jumping in, you'll know what you are getting into.
The benefits of rooting are more control over your device and user experience and higher security.
And if you are on Sprint, rooting doesn't necessarily void your warranty at all. Unlike others, they recognize that just because some people go nuts and screw up their phones, most don't and those sort of folks don't get penalized for a bad phone just because they decided to customize their software.
About time for the other carriers to get their acts together, in my opinion.
Rush
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I agree, 100%. Maybe one day I'll try the rooting thingy, but for now - I have no reason to. Perhaps, if i have someone to do it for me, then maybe I would think hard on doing it. I just love this phone I have right now. I called it my mini-computer. I do everything, I mean everything from my EVO 3d.
The last time I try doing something on my pc - this is what happened. Click/touch "show." below
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danaj
Android Enthusiast
I have rooted all my phones, and several of my friend's phones. I rooted my first phone to use a wifi tether, and have greater customizing options. I have run custom roms on all phones I have rooted, except for my boyfriend's phone, cuz he is scared. I have to have root! I love to be able to change my font, and my boot animation. Currently I have an HTC Doubleshot running the Bulletproof rom.
Edit: The backups are also the main reason I rooted, and I feel like my phone is more secure with root.
Edit: The backups are also the main reason I rooted, and I feel like my phone is more secure with root.
chanchan05
The Doctor
Used to be rooted on Froyo, upgraded to Gingerbread and didn't bother to root anymore.
Reasons
1. The only reason I rooted was for making a backup, which I realized I did not need because everything important is synced to cloud and I don't play much games
2. The phone I got is straight from Samsung Concept Store, not through carriers or somesuch, so almost no bloatware, and the "bloatware" is actually some useful stuff like Layar augmented reality app. Facebook isn't even preinstalled unlike most you guys seem to have.
3. Since I got it straight from Samsung, updates are rather timely compared to others since I just have to wait for the regional release without waiting for too long IMO.
4. I kind of like TouchWiz.
Reasons
1. The only reason I rooted was for making a backup, which I realized I did not need because everything important is synced to cloud and I don't play much games
2. The phone I got is straight from Samsung Concept Store, not through carriers or somesuch, so almost no bloatware, and the "bloatware" is actually some useful stuff like Layar augmented reality app. Facebook isn't even preinstalled unlike most you guys seem to have.
3. Since I got it straight from Samsung, updates are rather timely compared to others since I just have to wait for the regional release without waiting for too long IMO.
4. I kind of like TouchWiz.