Root Should I Root? Couple Qs?

[geekydude]

So I hear and read about people rooting, I've never rooted my phone(s) before, but it's becoming more and more attractive to me. I gotta ask rooters if it's worth it. I guess the main reason I want to root is I hate the LG skin (with a damn passion)...Sammy has an okay skin comparing, but stock is best and so my question is -- can I get a rom that is more stockish or at least what are my options. The phone is already speedy as bat outta hell, but I know it can go a tad bit faster and thus a tad bit more awesome. Plus I know things like Google Now can be ported in and I love Now with my Nexus 7. So all in all -- should I root? ROMs? Worth it?

Thanks!

EDIT! I just got the newest software (E) update OTA btw

 

[Scrubtasticx]

Rooting is well worth it just for the app support alone no real downside to rooting cept if u plan to take phone back

 

[Ubercharrge]

Very very worth it.
If you don't know what you are doing, please ask us here in the Motion 4G Root forum. Bricks aren't nice!
also read this: http://androidforums.com/motion-4g-all-things-root/609954-lg-motion-4g-all-things-root-guide.html

 

[Scorpion7867]

Rooting is well worth it just for the app support alone no real downside to rooting cept if u plan to take phone back

But if you had to take it back it can be restored with Sammyz unbrick thread.

 

[geekydude]

How do I do the custom recovery? http://androidforums.com/motion-4g-all-things-root/674063-2nd-init-mod-cwm-recovery-mod.html I'm not fully getting the instructions

 

[twogbsd]

How do I do the custom recovery? http://androidforums.com/motion-4g-all-things-root/674063-2nd-init-mod-cwm-recovery-mod.html I'm not fully getting the instructions

Use this instead http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=665972

 

[geekydude]

So just rub that app click top one then bottom one and I'm good? Then I go on my merry way flashing deodex from...

I'm trying to take this step by step and do it right I would hate a brick lol

 

[twogbsd]

Yup, Basically root, install and use 2ndinit app, flash safe stuff in cwm, profit! But you must root first if you haven't already And fwiw, you really can't brick this phone unless you're messing with partitions or flashing something from non related phone.

Always ask before doing something with root if your unsure about it, read every single root related thread, learn from others mistakes, and use common sense for this stuff

 

[geekydude]

So Im on the reboot recovery menu --- now what just reboot system and when I want to flash use THIS menu correct? (this is getting easier!!)

 

[twogbsd]

Yup! As you may know/already figured out, when you're in the recovery menu (aka cwm) you use power to select, volume up and down to highlight your selection, home to switch from internal storage to external, and (semi-no-brainer) back to go back When stuck in a bootloop, just press volume up when you see the LG logo and boom! Cwm is there and you can flash stuff

 

[geekydude]

Yup! As you may know/already figured out, when you're in the recovery menu (aka cwm) you use power to select, volume up and down to highlight your selection, home to switch from internal storage to external, and (semi-no-brainer) back to go back When stuck in a bootloop, just press volume up when you see the LG logo and boom! Cwm is there and you can flash stuff

thank ya thank ya working great!!