One Stop Closer To Obsoleting Root: Android 2.2 Introduces Tethering

[phandroid]

There was a time that you’d need to slip on your hardhat (which – for a geek – translates to a pair of ugly bifocals) and get down and dirty with your phone to unlock compelling features such as installing apps onto the SD card, and tethering your phone with other devices to use as [...]

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[Poldie]

There was a time that you’d need to slip on your hardhat (which – for a geek – translates to a pair of ugly bifocals) and get down and dirty with your phone to unlock compelling features such as installing apps onto the SD card, and tethering your phone with other devices to use as [...]

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Many people (such as those on Orange UK) will be unable to use a lot of these features (tethering, voip, third-party IM) because of restrictions in the contract. Tedious, but true. And that's in addition to the generally more expensive and more limited `unlimited` data packages available in the UK.