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T.O.P.  Hong Kong. October 19 2011 17:23. Posts 4450 | Profile Blog # |
| Rooting your phone won't hurt it at all. Think of it as upgrading your user account permissions from user to administrator in windows. It allows you to do much more, but it doesn't really change how your phone functions. |
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| Azera October 19 2011 17:25. Posts 3410 | Profile Blog # |
On October 19 2011 17:23 T.O.P. wrote:
Rooting your phone won't hurt it at all. Think of it as upgrading your user account permissions from user to administrator in windows. It allows you to do much more, but it doesn't really change how your phone functions.
Ok, but are there any measures I can take when it bricks, like do a hard factory reset (like a jailbroken iPhone) ? |
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| endy China. October 19 2011 17:30. Posts 6129 | Profile Blog # |
It's definitely worth. Most carrier versions of the roms are garbage, even phone constructors version are.
Procedure to flash the rom really depends on the phone. It was really simple and took me 10 minutes for my SGS2. Took me a few hours for my wife's LG Optimus 2x.
Anyway, just make sure you install some recovery tools in case you need to restore the original rom (this is also very useful if you want to use the guarantee). |
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| Azera October 19 2011 17:34. Posts 3410 | Profile Blog # |
| Hmm... have you guys heard of GingerBreak before? Does it work well? |
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| Mr. Nefarious United States. October 19 2011 17:34. Posts 498 | Profile # |
Hello Ezra, welcome to Android rooting  . Cyanogen rom is a great first place to start. make sure you check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/ , this is where most of the Android guys hang out. Before you root your phone and flash your new rom, MAKE 100% sure that it is supported! While flashing bad roms is not good, they can usually be recovered from if you previously flashed a bootloader and made a backup. Make 10000000000% sure you flash a bootloader that is compatible with your phone as this is where people get screwed. Same with the radio, do NOT flash a radio unless you are 10000% sure it is designed for your phone exactly. Most roms do not require you to upgrade bootloaders or radios but I figured I'd put this in here just to make sure you knew. Anyway head over to XDA, they are way more knowledgeable than I am.
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| Mr. Nefarious United States. October 19 2011 17:38. Posts 498 | Profile # |
On October 19 2011 17:34 EzraLim wrote:
Hmm... have you guys heard of GingerBreak before? Does it work well?
Gingerbread*
Yes, gingerbread is what all the current phones are running. Google names their versions of operating system after pastries, starting with A and ending with Z. The current version is Gingerbread, the next is Ice cream sandwich. |
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| Azera October 19 2011 17:40. Posts 3410 | Profile Blog # |
On October 19 2011 17:38 Mr. Nefarious wrote:
Show nested quote +On October 19 2011 17:34 EzraLim wrote:
Hmm... have you guys heard of GingerBreak before? Does it work well?
Gingerbread* Yes, gingerbread is what all the current phones are running. Google names their versions of operating system after pastries, starting with A and ending with Z. The current version is Gingerbread, the next is Ice cream sandwich.
No, I mean GingerBreak. Thanks for the advice anyway! =) |
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| Mr. Nefarious United States. October 19 2011 17:45. Posts 498 | Profile # | |
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| Azera October 19 2011 18:01. Posts 3410 | Profile Blog # | |
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| T.O.P. Hong Kong. October 19 2011 18:10. Posts 4450 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Azera October 19 2011 18:23. Posts 3410 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Azera October 19 2011 18:50. Posts 3410 | Profile Blog # |
| One question though. After I root my phone and for some reason I decide that I want to sell it or something. I then do a restore. Will the people at the shop be able to tell that I have rooted it? |
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| endy China. October 19 2011 19:03. Posts 6129 | Profile Blog # |
On October 19 2011 18:50 EzraLim wrote:
One question though. After I root my phone and for some reason I decide that I want to sell it or something. I then do a restore. Will the people at the shop be able to tell that I have rooted it?
No, as long as you also remove the rooting tools after restoration 
At the meantime, if you sell it to someone, a rooted phone is more valuable. Lots of people would like a rooted phone but don't know how or scared to do it. |
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| Jumbled October 19 2011 19:22. Posts 1463 | Profile # |
| As an Australian, I expected something very different from the thread title. |
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| Azera October 19 2011 19:26. Posts 3410 | Profile Blog # |
On October 19 2011 19:03 endy wrote:
Show nested quote +On October 19 2011 18:50 EzraLim wrote:
One question though. After I root my phone and for some reason I decide that I want to sell it or something. I then do a restore. Will the people at the shop be able to tell that I have rooted it?
No, as long as you also remove the rooting tools after restoration At the meantime, if you sell it to someone, a rooted phone is more valuable. Lots of people would like a rooted phone but don't know how or scared to do it.
Sweet!
On October 19 2011 19:22 Jumbled wrote:
As an Australian, I expected something very different from the thread title.
Did you expect me to own a real life Android and make a blog on ripping all its wires out (rooting) ? =PLast edit: 2011-10-19 19:26:23 |
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| Aeropunk Australia. October 19 2011 20:32. Posts 201 | Profile # |
Show nested quote +On October 19 2011 19:22 Jumbled wrote:
As an Australian, I expected something very different from the thread title.
Did you expect me to own a real life Android and make a blog on ripping all its wires out (rooting) ? =P
Also as an Australian... I was more expecting a blog about inserting some sort of tool into an opening on an android |
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| SupaChicken Australia. October 19 2011 20:38. Posts 132 | Profile Blog # |
On October 19 2011 20:32 Aeropunk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 19 2011 19:22 Jumbled wrote:
As an Australian, I expected something very different from the thread title.
Did you expect me to own a real life Android and make a blog on ripping all its wires out (rooting) ? =P
Also as an Australian... I was more expecting a blog about inserting some sort of tool into an opening on an android
As yet another Australian, I think that after you root it you will be a happy man. |
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| yang.aus Australia. October 19 2011 20:43. Posts 104 | Profile # |
| I came into this thread as an Australian man with a dream... Sadly this thread did not live up to it. |
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| Aeropunk Australia. October 19 2011 20:44. Posts 201 | Profile # |
I'm not sure of the way you root for the sensation, but the old fashioned way seems to work the best for me |
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