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What thing did you do when you first got your phone?

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spman

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What thing did you do when you first got your phone? S4 newbie here, just wanted to know anything that you did... e.g. setup changed, settings configuration, apps installed...
 
research to rooting it..

note: I have rooted all my other android phones too. not for everyone
 
My S3 is arriving today. I have the root tools and ROM downloaded to my laptop already. Just waiting for the phone... :rolleyes::)
Deciding whether or not to bother with a TiBu one my Gnex to transfer app data to the S3 or not.
 
I took my laptop with me together my phone so I could unlock it before I even left the parking lot. Then when I got home I rooted it, transferred my TiBu files to the new phone and restored my apps. :thumbup:
 
I win the most embarrassing award... unboxing and setting it up, I couldn’t figure out how to remove the back cover to install the battery. It looked like it could be pried off, but not only did that just sound wrong, the manual didn’t provide the slightest confirmation.

So, not wanting to destroy it right off the bat, I discovered another Android forum, got a bit of razzing, but they confirmed that prying was the way. And now I’m a Senior Member here...
 
I've rooted every android device I've owned.

The only phone I didn't root within the first week or two was the Hero, and that was because I didn't even know what rooting was. :)

The first thing I did with the LTEvo was take a picture. I wanted to see if the camera was as good as they said it was. :D
 
I installed the apps I normally use, and imported my contacts from the SD card and PC backup. Oh yeh and there was an OTA software update as well.
 
Loaded contacts, transferred messages, pictures, important app data. Then waited for the new SIM to go live.

Rooted once I was sure everything was working properly.
 
Tried to figure out how to uninstall all of the Verizon bloatware I didn't want. This was my first smartphone.
 
turned off every autosyncing options i found :D but still i got every contacts from gmail.. argh!
 
Hadron said:
Loaded contacts, transferred messages, pictures, important app data. Then waited for the new SIM to go live.

Rooted once I was sure everything was working properly.
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Does it mean that rooting does not delete any data/documents inside your phone? All images/videos... will still be there?
 
spman said:
Does it mean that rooting does not delete any data/documents inside your phone? All images/videos... will still be there?
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That depends on the phone and the method used to root it.

It's not usually rooting that does a data reset, but unlocking the bootloader. I used an unofficial tool to unlock mine with no data loss, but had I used HTC's tool it would have wiped the phone. You need to check in your device's All Things Root subforum to find out what your options are.
 
breadnatty08 said:
My S3 is arriving today. I have the root tools and ROM downloaded to my laptop already. Just waiting for the phone... :rolleyes::)
Deciding whether or not to bother with a TiBu one my Gnex to transfer app data to the S3 or not.
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I did that going from my Evo 3D to s2, then s2 to s3.

Never had problems :p
 
breadnatty08 said:
Hadron, you finally upgraded from your Desire! :)
How's the One treating you?
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Yeah, it had had 3 years. It briefly got to run JellyBean at the end (so that I could use Helium to transfer data, since Ti had to wait for root), but it's now back on GB (faster with that hardware) and in the "backup phones" drawer :)

The One's cool. Very slick, giving me double the screen on time of the Desire. Am aware of storage - lack of expansion - but being able to use OTG for nandroids does help there :)
 
Attempted to root on Linux, but unfortunately it wouldn't work - so I'll have to try again later from my Windows box at home.
 
First thing I did with my first Android Phone (Nexus One) was to setup all my accounts ... Google, email, yahoo, etc. Then I installed a different launcher and a few apps. It took me 6 months before I was comfortable rooting it.

Now, any new device gets rooted day one.
 
Unlock the bootloader. Nexus devices wipe everything when you unlock, so it's a lot less painful to lose everything when there's nothing on it. ;)
 
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