hey guys i am pretty sure i am smart enough to root my phone, im just curious about what all i can do by just simply rooting. I am more than content with the stock rom so im not really thinking bout flashing a custom one.
I've had 3 android phones but never successfully rooted any of them lol. so i just pretty much gave up. From what i can see the process of rooting the vibrant seems fairly simple. Once i have rooted the phone how would i go about uninstalling bloatware? What else can i do besides tethering? I guess what im needing help with is what to do once i have rooted. Im sorry for being a noob lol i've read a lot of different threads on rooting but im still really confused about what to do once you have rooted. Any help would be greatly appreciated and sorry again for bein nooby. Have a great day ya'll
(sorry for typos and grammatical errors im posting from my phone)
rooting on this phone is literally a 2 minute process. I just got the phone yesterday (first droid device ever, jumped ship from symbian) and I rooted it right away. I made a stock backup with ROM manager first, and then purchased rootexplorer to clear the bloat off. Most advanced functionality requires a rooted phone...I would definitely recommend doing it
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Awesome I will definitely give it a try. If anyone has any advice or pointers please let me know. Thanks
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Just saw the tips and tricks thread didnt realize it would cover rooting and things to do lol
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So I rooted the phone and I dnt see any difference. I used the galaxy s rooter v6. I just need someone to explain to me whats the purpose of rooting the phone and also what is tge purpose of superuser permission. Thanks. Ohh by the way im new to this rooting stuff
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Elborikinzki said:
So I rooted the phone and I dnt see any difference. I used the galaxy s rooter v6. I just need someone to explain to me whats the purpose of rooting the phone and also what is tge purpose of superuser permission. Thanks. Ohh by the way im new to this rooting stuff
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You use rooting to remove all of the Samsung and T-Mobile bloatware you would not like on the device. Also you can now install custom ROMS when they are made available such as CM6. Which means you can get future software updates such as OS 2.2 (froyo) before Samsung actually rolls it out. There are other benefits to rooting but you'll figure them out as you go.
How do I remove all that tmobile crap off the phone
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Search around on here. There are threads on how to do so. I personally haven't done it yet so I couldn't give you the specifics.
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Please read the sticky before creating a thread. All of your answers are there, and a lot of effort went into it to avoid these type of threads (not trying to sound rude).
I am a noob to this phone, but not a noob at rooting things. My question is I go through these forums and see .apk things that are awesome. I will not install if it requires root, but can I screw things up by installing an .apk that needs root on a non rooted phone. I understand it won't work, but will I mess my phone up.
I ask these questions because back in the ol day with the G1 rooting was pretty new thing (easier), but with all these android running phones and more work to root the last thing I want to do is screw my phone up installing some of these .apks.
I appreciate all your help. If this has been covered before please guide me to a link.
no they will do nothing
If y are not a noob at "rooting things" how can u not know that it wont do anything. Its just an app like any other. It just wont function without root access. Don't be afraid to ask if u are a complete noob, we have ALL been there.
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Haha.. Thanks boys for the reply. As for the noobieness, yeah you could say that, but when I started rooting my G1 things weren't this far advanced. I haven't ventured into rooting this cause I am scared and I will think it about it more once (if ever we get Froyo.)
Thanks again.
Well glad that's outta the way. This phone has files to recover it fully and nothing short of flashing something in the "phone" portion of Odin cab actually brick this phone and that can now be fixed sans SMS messages. Either way, read up, dive in, enjoy.
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I completely new to the whole flashing and custom rom thing. I've never tried anything like it and don't know much about it. The closest I've come to hacking or rooting my Vibrant phone is with the OCLF app. Now, I too have been patiently waiting for Froyo to come out and for some reason when it did come out I was hesitant to get it. I wanted to see what people were saying about it before I downloaded and installed it. So far from what I'm seeing, its not all its cracked up to be and it seems like Froyo for the Vibrant is "meh" for most. This is a bummer to me but I kept hearing about using a custom and its advantages. Thankfully I bumped into a very useful thread posted by xriderx66 on his reviews on some of the roms out now. Based on what he said, I'm looking to flashing my phone to the Bionix-V Rom by Team Whiskey. Problem is I have no idea how to get started. What do I need to do to flash my phone? Any program I need to download first? How do I backup my files? I'm such a noob at this its funny but I'm willing to take the risk and experience this phone the way it should be experienced. If someone can post a link showing a step by step on how to do the whole thing I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance
Go to the development thread and browse through the stickies. Reading and more reading should be the first two things you do. Pay attention to anything relating to odin.
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I completely new to the whole flashing and custom rom thing. I've never tried anything like it and don't know much about it. The closest I've come to hacking or rooting my Vibrant phone is with the OCLF app. Now, I too have been patiently waiting for Froyo to come out and for some reason when it did come out I was hesitant to get it. I wanted to see what people were saying about it before I downloaded and installed it. So far from what I'm seeing, its not all its cracked up to be and it seems like Froyo for the Vibrant is "meh" for most. This is a bummer to me but I kept hearing about using a custom and its advantages. Thankfully I bumped into a very useful thread posted by xriderx66 on his reviews on some of the roms out now. Based on what he said, I'm looking to flashing my phone to the Bionix-V Rom by Team Whiskey. Problem is I have no idea how to get started. What do I need to do to flash my phone? Any program I need to download first? How do I backup my files? I'm such a noob at this its funny but I'm willing to take the risk and experience this phone the way it should be experienced. If someone can post a link showing a step by step on how to do the whole thing I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance
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Read the below thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Thanks a million bro!
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Your welcome. Let me know if you run into any issues.
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That thread he posted for you is the best information I have been able to find for someone that is just getting started. I too am just kinda dancing around flashing bionix v. I have rooted and downloaded rom manager and clockwork though...just about ready to flash as soon as I gather up the courage. But everything I have done up to this point was learned in the Noob Guide he linked. Its like vibrant flashing for dummies.
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Will do jbat! Once again thanks. @ goodvibrant, I hear you. Tomorrow when I have the time I will flash this phone to the Bionix thanks to this noob guide. I took a look at the guide and it seems pretty easy to follow. I look forward to it!
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Sure thing man. No problem. Ive received help and try to give it when I can. I figure if I can help with the easier questions then the guys that know a hell of a lot more than I do, can focus on the advanced questions. Everyone is here to learn.
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Hello, Im new to rooting and Android devices. Im thinking of buying a Nexus 7 and root it.
The question is....what can I do with a rooted Nexus 7? Please try to explain with detail, Im new to this
Custom ROMs built by devs to improve speed stability and battery life.
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The question would be, what cant you do with a rooted nexus 7?
Thank you! I for one don't know where to start since I'm a newbie myself. I just got my n7 also and had the same question as the op.
Parting from your answer, I see that the n7 system is pretty good with speed and battery life already. Could you please tell us what other benefits await for us after rooting, or flashing, o whatever the heck is that us noobs should be doing to our mint n7s?
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
A brand new android noob.
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Thank you! I for one don't know where to start since I'm a newbie myself. I just got my n7 also and had the same question as the op.
Parting from your answer, I see that the n7 system is pretty good with speed and battery life already. Could you please tell us what other benefits await for us after rooting, or flashing, o whatever the heck is that us noobs should be doing to our mint n7s?
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
A brand new android noob.
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rooting gives you the priviledge to access more commands on your phone/tab,you can delete system files which you dont need,use titanium backup which can back up all your apps and can also give you the ability to flasher rom/kernel while a custom rom provides the user more option not available on the stock one(Untouched) ie. Tablet mode for our device.but beware since rooting/using custom roms invalidates your warranty
Sorryfor the late response and thanks for all the useful replies. I'll continue searching and gaining some knowledge.
Another q....the member above me posted that rooting voids the warranty. So the questions is, if I need to return my Nexus to the store for whatever reason after I root it, can I just restore like with iPhones?
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Sorryfor the late response and thanks for all the useful replies. I'll continue searching and gaining some knowledge.
Another q....the member above me posted that rooting voids the warranty. So the questions is, if I need to return my Nexus to the store for whatever reason after I root it, can I just restore like with iPhones?
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Yeah, you can restore it back to stock and lock the boot loader again no problem. No one will know that it was even rooted.
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Thanks to everyone for their replies. I thanked everyone properly by clicking the Thanks button
I just ordered this phone and have some last minute questions.
Should the first thing I do when I get the device be to root it?
Will I loose something if I decide to use it straight out of the box and then later decide to root?
I kinda get the impression that you have to do a factory reset after rooting, am I correct assuming that? If so I might as well begin with rooting.
And lastly, if I root will I be able to receive updates from LG and installing without it messing up the phone?
Sorry for all the questions, even though I've been using Android for several years I really haven't rooted before, so just want to be safe
Anyways, thanks to anyone who wants to teach me and put my worries to rest
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If you root you'll lose the opportunity to get OTAs but you can just install them as a stock ROM that's been updated to it.
Thanks for the quick reply! Think I'll have to research a bit more before I make a decision
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