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thecrunked

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Hey everybody, I am thinking about switching over to Android. I am a total android newb, I have only really messed around briefly with a few different android phones over the years, so I don't have much experience with them. I consider myself an iDevice expert, I've had almost every iPhone, 2 iPads, and helped dozens of people jailbreak, learn to use their iphones, fixed them, sold them, etc. I am also highly proficient with both windows and mac so i am not worried about learning a new system. Also i'm currently on verizon. I just want to skip the time it takes scouring the internet for tips and tricks and everything I need to know about android and I am looking for help from anybody who can.

I have a basic understanding of droids, in that I know they are open for loading custom roms, i know they generally come preinstalled with horrible bloatware versions of android from the service providers.

I am mainly looking for the following things:
-up to date android basic guides, advanced use guides, ROM info, hacking info
-Resource and news websites similar to iClarified, RedmondPie, ModMyi, Sinful iPhone, etc focused on droid news, tweaks, hacks, etc
-info on which devices are generally considered the best
-which ROMs are considered best and what the differences are and their comparability to the devices out there
-equivalents of iPhone tweaks that I love (aka PDANet, ifile, winterboard, 3g unrestricter, swipeselection, manualcorrect pro, multitasking, etc) and i am aware some of that stuff is just stock android
-any other things i didn't mention that you may think is helpful to me

also in case you are wondering why i am considering switching its because ive had an iphone forever and i'm getting bored with it. i also am sick of dealing with apple stifling innovative jailbreaking tweaks, itunes being awful and mandatory, small screen (even on i5), and i am generally dissapointed at how little iOS has changed since the iphone 3g.

so in closing, i would really appreciate any insight into being an android pro
 
thecrunked said:
Hey everybody, I am thinking about switching over to Android. I am a total android newb, I have only really messed around briefly with a few different android phones over the years, so I don't have much experience with them. I consider myself an iDevice expert, I've had almost every iPhone, 2 iPads, and helped dozens of people jailbreak, learn to use their iphones, fixed them, sold them, etc. I am also highly proficient with both windows and mac so i am not worried about learning a new system. Also i'm currently on verizon. I just want to skip the time it takes scouring the internet for tips and tricks and everything I need to know about android and I am looking for help from anybody who can.

I have a basic understanding of droids, in that I know they are open for loading custom roms, i know they generally come preinstalled with horrible bloatware versions of android from the service providers.

I am mainly looking for the following things:
-up to date android basic guides, advanced use guides, ROM info, hacking info
-Resource and news websites similar to iClarified, RedmondPie, ModMyi, Sinful iPhone, etc focused on droid news, tweaks, hacks, etc
-info on which devices are generally considered the best
-which ROMs are considered best and what the differences are and their comparability to the devices out there
-equivalents of iPhone tweaks that I love (aka PDANet, ifile, winterboard, 3g unrestricter, swipeselection, manualcorrect pro, multitasking, etc) and i am aware some of that stuff is just stock android
-any other things i didn't mention that you may think is helpful to me

also in case you are wondering why i am considering switching its because ive had an iphone forever and i'm getting bored with it. i also am sick of dealing with apple stifling innovative jailbreaking tweaks, itunes being awful and mandatory, small screen (even on i5), and i am generally dissapointed at how little iOS has changed since the iphone 3g.

so in closing, i would really appreciate any insight into being an android pro
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xda forums is a nice place to go for a lot of info
 
Just be careful. My many past issues with Android started with rooting. Unstable, phantom restarts, crashes, lagggggg, errors which apparently aren't supposed to exist, and horrific battery duration. If you are expecting the speed, fluid transitions, stability and longevity of iOS, I advise not to root and to get a high end device. Rooting isn't required and you can do more with an unrooted Android phone than a jailbroken iPhone
 
There really isn't any reason for you to root YET. AlmostEverything you can do on your jailbroken iphone can be done on stock unrooted Android. I've been using Android for the past 3 years and never needed to root.

My advice is to just get to know the unrooted device first and read around here on the forums and on phandroid.
 
Nobody can say which ROMs are best because (a) there's an element of personal preference and (b) there are different ROMs for different phones, so without knowing what device any advice would probably be irrelevant.

An unrooted android will give you as much or more flexibility than some platforms after unlocking. As chanchan says, learn what it can do without first, and root if you need. If you are possibly interested in this though, high-end devices from leading brands will typically have more developer support than budget/minor brands (and avoid cheap Chinese clones at all costs).
 
Like someone mentioned, go to XDA. There is a ton of info, from New user howtos to technical guides (I suggest the wakelock guides). They have ROM info, some apps that you can try out before they hit the play store (and direct access to the dev).

That place really helped me when I first got my phone.
 
If you want to avoid bloatware and get immediate updates to the latest OS versions, stay with Nexus devices.

Agree 100% with the comments above regarding the need to root. Very little reason to anymore and some good reasons not to. I never root my daily driver.
 
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