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Switching from 3gs to Hero

swainclubber said:
ah i see
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The reason for the difference is:

Apple requires all iphone apps to be scrutinized and approved by Apple. So it can take months for a new app to get published for iphone. Ergo; folks release unofficial apps for iphone that require a "jailbroken" phone to use

Android on the other hand allows developers to add apps to the Market as they wish (with some decency restrictions i believe). Ergo; an underground app environment is not needed for android.
 
I think OP is referring to getting paid apps for free. The same way installous works for iPhone OS. He is not talking about Cydia apps.

I don't know if this is against the rules to talk about here? Just thought I'd clarify.
 
G8D said:
I think OP is referring to getting paid apps for free. The same way installous works for iPhone OS. He is not talking about Cydia apps.

I don't know if this is against the rules to talk about here? Just thought I'd clarify.
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Indeed; that is a different matter. But even that is less of a problem with Android, since few apps actually cost money.
 
G8D said:
I think OP is referring to getting paid apps for free. The same way installous works for iPhone OS. He is not talking about Cydia apps.

I don't know if this is against the rules to talk about here? Just thought I'd clarify.
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in that case id best stop, cheers mate
 
cwrig said:
Indeed; that is a different matter. But even that is less of a problem with Android, since few apps actually cost money.
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Yes but, theoretically, if one were to seek such a source of APK files, would one be successful in ones venture and be allowed to talk about it here?
 
G8D said:
Yes but, theoretically, if one were to seek such a source of APK files, would one be successful in ones venture and be allowed to talk about it here?
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one last thing, i followed the 2 steps to rooting a device, and i then did a backup of my flash. i then installed another rom and it all worked apart from sms, so now i have reverted to my original backup..

so after all that do i have a rooted device lol?

thanks again people
 
swainclubber said:
one last thing, i followed the 2 steps to rooting a device, and i then did a backup of my flash. i then installed another rom and it all worked apart from sms, so now i have reverted to my original backup..

so after all that do i have a rooted device lol?

thanks again people
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You will be rooted when you load the custom ROM that comes prerooted, I think.
 
swainclubber said:
Is this not an often discussed topic?bit of a shame I got the 3gs first as it's easily done
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I have not seen it discussed here at all. But I am unfamiliar with the rules also so I have no idea if its allowed or not.

That big "Apps" tab up there ^ seems interesting. Maybe the appulo.us of the Android world.
 
Anyone wish to offer input?
Is there a place for pirated apps and is it allowed to be talked about?
 
G8D said:
Anyone wish to offer input?
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Yeah, I'll offer some.... pirating = stealing, plain and simple.

Wtf does everybody seem to have this attittude that they have a god-given right to everything for free? If you can't/won't pay for somebody else's work then do without.
 
Hehe....I believe that most of us recently switched from iphone and we all know that apple policies drive us all towards cracked apps....It's just in our reflex to look for cracked apps in here too.
I too was interested in rooting my hero for the first time i held it in my hands (about a week ago), but not anymore...:D
I'm also happy with my new hero. Switched from Iphone 2G.
 
garbageman said:
Hehe....I believe that most of us recently switched from iphone and we all know that apple policies drive us all towards cracked apps....It's just in our reflex to look for cracked apps in here too.
I too was interested in rooting my hero for the first time i held it in my hands (about a week ago), but not anymore...:D
I'm also happy with my new hero. Switched from Iphone 2G.
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cool, im still not sure if to keep mine, the screen feels more resistive whereas on the 3gs it glides over due to the coating.so what did you achieve with rooting?i still dont get what its all about even though i did it yesterday
 
swainclubber said:
cool, im still not sure if to keep mine, the screen feels more resistive whereas on the 3gs it glides over due to the coating.so what did you achieve with rooting?i still dont get what its all about even though i did it yesterday
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I didn't routed mine. Don't think i will. I'm a noob with android. Just updated to the new firmware and i'm ok with it as the way it is. Sadly can't find any payed apps in the market, but i believe it's because i'm living in Romania and there's no payment method available yet. I was intrested in some navigation app and there isn't any for free.
 
swainclubber said:
cool, im still not sure if to keep mine, the screen feels more resistive whereas on the 3gs it glides over due to the coating.so what did you achieve with rooting?i still dont get what its all about even though i did it yesterday
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If you dont know what rooting is, you probably shouln't do it.
 
garbageman said:
I didn't routed mine. Don't think i will. I'm a noob with android. Just updated to the new firmware and i'm ok with it as the way it is. Sadly can't find any payed apps in the market, but i believe it's because i'm living in Romania and there's no payment method available yet. I was intrested in some navigation app and there isn't any for free.
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yeah that makes sense!we have a few here.yeah with regards to rooting and not knowing about it, well i think i will just leave it as it is for now and see how i get on with it. if needs be i will just sell it
 
Rooting is like unlocking the door. You can still sit in the room with the door closed, but you can also walk through it if it's unlocked.
By "walking through it", I mean flashing with a custom rom.

I rooted mine because I wanted to update the rom. Some people are happy to leave their devices as standard, and just wait for the official updates from their carrier, or HTC.

There's really no need to go looking for pirated apps, as Android is opensource. You've already paid for the buffet by buying the handset - now stuff your face to your heart's content!

;)
 
trick202 said:
Rooting is like unlocking the door. You can still sit in the room with the door closed, but you can also walk through it if it's unlocked.
By "walking through it", I mean flashing with a custom rom.

I rooted mine because I wanted to update the rom. Some people are happy to leave their devices as standard, and just wait for the official updates from their carrier, or HTC.

There's really no need to go looking for pirated apps, as Android is opensource. You've already paid for the buffet by buying the handset - now stuff your face to your heart's content!

;)
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Oh my !!! i am swooning from the metaphors ... Just missing out on those apps that cost extra at the buffet just behind the glass in view but still out of reach ... mouth watering ...
 
yeah, inspired wasn't it? AND, my fist post of the day too!

The "market" is really hindering progress of the android platform (imho).
I read engadget every day, and while I am encouraged by new devices coming out with android, I'm still jealous of all the apps and hardware being developed for the iPhone.

If you offered me a 3gs (of maybe even a 3g) for my hero - I would think long and hard.
 
trick202 said:
yeah, inspired wasn't it? AND, my fist post of the day too!

The "market" is really hindering progress of the android platform (imho).
I read engadget every day, and while I am encouraged by new devices coming out with android, I'm still jealous of all the apps and hardware being developed for the iPhone.

If you offered me a 3gs (of maybe even a 3g) for my hero - I would think long and hard.
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I won my choice of a 3gs and a MyTouch ... and it took no thought ... it was the MyTouch solely because it was Android ...
 
swainclubber said:
so what are the things you really like about android?any benefits etc?would like to get to know my hero better lol
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Well, the obvious is the open OS ... and the abililty to change ROMs at will.

The multi-tasking of background apps ...

The ability though the custom builds to use some of the best features form the various platforms on my G1...

Having Auto-sync for my Contact, email, and calendar thru the cloud network ...

Restoration from easy image backups ...

Apps restore as well via the google account ...

Customization of Screens to make the phone appear as unique and more of my own creation ... (not a fixed set of app icons in little uniform boxes)

.... those are the high points ...
 
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