mjschmidt
Android Expert
First of all, I know this is about rooting, and specific to the Dream, but I am posting it here instead because of my concern for it as a general Android _security_ issue.
I have recently been seeing a post in the comments sections of many blogs and on twitter about this great, new, "easy" way to root a Dream. The link goes to a site with a photo of a dream and tells you to just follow the steps. The post is as follows:
Now, the reason I am suspicious is because every time I have seen this posted, it is almost always exactly the same, verbatim, but is always posted by a different "person".
I have received this "comment" repeatedly at my own blog, where it has been submitted to many different posts. In each case I have deleted it.
The nature of the post, the text always being the same, but by different "people" makes it look like spam, so I am concerned about the actual content of that site.
Has anyone else looked at this? Can we confirm if it is real, or a scam?
I have recently been seeing a post in the comments sections of many blogs and on twitter about this great, new, "easy" way to root a Dream. The link goes to a site with a photo of a dream and tells you to just follow the steps. The post is as follows:
hey guys!
if anyone is interested in a SAFE was to upgrade to Android 1.6 for their Rogers HTC Dream, check out this link
Android 1.6: Install Android 1.6 on a HTC Dream / G1
it is a step by step process. written for those of us who are NON TECH and want to upgrade our phone!
i did mine last night following the steps to the letter and it was super easy and done in less than 30 minutes!
Now, the reason I am suspicious is because every time I have seen this posted, it is almost always exactly the same, verbatim, but is always posted by a different "person".
I have received this "comment" repeatedly at my own blog, where it has been submitted to many different posts. In each case I have deleted it.
The nature of the post, the text always being the same, but by different "people" makes it look like spam, so I am concerned about the actual content of that site.
Has anyone else looked at this? Can we confirm if it is real, or a scam?