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Can we use SuperOneClick Root to root this device? Any ideas?
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No, that's for the Galaxy S phones, to root your phone download "VISIONary" from the market, that will root it for you
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Nice but it didn't list the model as one of the choices?
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There is no root yet. Have to wait
visionary works but it will unroot itself the second you reset the phone, it will be fine if you leave quickboot on though
This is crazy, but why would someone want to root this phone?
Custom Roms, Free Wireless Tethering, Overclocking, Undervolting, that kinda stuff.
for me it was to use titanium backup
Akulamenuri said:
Custom Roms, Free Wireless Tethering, Overclocking, Undervolting, that kinda stuff.
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Freedom man, freedom.
I would need to underclock my processor when I get it.
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How could anyone NOT want to root this phone? I cant wait for permroot to put some CM love on this...
Here's hoping it will get rooted.
/beer
Oh yeah!
No planning on new roms this one works awesome...the only reason I used visionary is cause screen shots ....that's it..
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ajftl said:
No planning on new roms this one works awesome...the only reason I used visionary is cause screen shots ....that's it..
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What app do you use for Screenshots? I used Visionary and ShootMe says it can't get permission.
EDIT: I ran Visionary a second time and got it to work...
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This is crazy, but why would someone want to root this phone?
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I've rooted every Android phone I've had, only to add features that it didn't have, but this phone, no thanks, no need for root - it has everything I've ever rooted for ready to go right out of the box!
same for me.
PolishDude said:
for me it was to use titanium backup
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I'll root to get apps installed to sd
kaiso said:
I'll root to get apps installed to sd
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Can't you already do that? I don't really see the need with this phone though, seeing as it has 1GB of internal space.
I use titanium backup with tem root OK. However, I want to do image backups, and need permanent root to be able to restore them.
Alos, currently using a cleaned up base ROM on my Nexus. I would really like to see a TMO cleaned-up-cleaned-out ROM someday - they loaded this up with way too much junk.
Will fiddle with the work-arounds in the meantime, but permanent root and cleaned up ROM is the only way to go.
I'm sort of a noob and I have no computer or laptop to root and install a custom rom so I was wondering if there's a way to root and install a custom rom directly from my g2. Any information will help. Thanks
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Hey,
As far as I know, you need a computer of sorts so that you can get the full root and S-OFF as SIM-Unlock is optional depending on your preference. It is possible to root without a computer via VISIONary (which is not recommended by this community) but it will not S-OFF your phone (which is a good idea to do and is recommended by this community).
Best way would be to ask a friend who does have a computer and borrow theirs to root and S-OFF your phone via ADB. Otherwise, you're stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Good luck!
This is about the most painless route I've seen for rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
themeltingclock said:
This is about the most painless route I've seen for rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
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Yep, there you go. There is no need for computer. the files can be downloaded and moved to proper places with a file manager (like Astro in the market) and then the commands can be ran with Terminal Emulator (also in the market).
themeltingclock said:
This is about the most painless route I've seen for rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928160
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This is the visionary method (one not highly recommended). It has messed up some phones, but worked for others. You don't need a computer. However, as stated before I would recommend trying to borrow someones computer to root your phone with adb.
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Permroot via visionary is not recommended.
The post above is fine.
I used visionary for perm s-off and it was sooo quik n painless. 5 min root. Am aware of dangers people ***** about. Was unfounded by following specific instructions, Duh. Winning!
meXdroid GingerMex Habanero fast
Whats the problem with visionary??
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nonione said:
Whats the problem with visionary??
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Some people reported failures using permroot that jacked their device. I have never had a problem, personally, but it's use has been discouraged overall. Also, if the permroot did not take, users were experiencing additional difficulties with other root methods. Again, never experienced this myself.
Sounds creepy lol I had no idea about that, I used visionary as well and no problems so far, I think I pretty much had to cause I needed to sim unlock
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Thanks guys. I had my friend root and install the dezire z sense rom and my hpone is running smoother than ever
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Well it is now official that gingerbread has been leak/released for our G2 and I'm sure lot of us who had soft bricks are happy to know we can unbrick it and now to our next problem rooting it
I have tried 2 ways so far first is the wiki way with psneutur and gfree, and other is temp root with visionary
My results for both came negative,
Gfree/ psneutur gave me permission denied after I pushed it in
Visionary jus gave me black screen
And gingerbreak requirs s-off
So let's gather info and or figure out a way to root new gingerbread if any tried downgrade method let all us know with steps what you did
Here is the info for new gingerbread
Ship s-on
Hboot 0.82.0008
Radio 26.08.04.30M3
eMMC-boot
Apr 13 2011,
So hope we can find solution to root and we can get custom roms back on it
you need to try to gain temproot with gingerbreak. can you please come over #g2root ?
I just said I tempted and it just stuck on trying to root nothing happen and I will go what irc server? Freenode?
Let's wait for an update from paul on visionary
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androidfeen809 said:
Let's wait for an update from paul on visionary
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I dont know about that...once you put out something that bricks a ton of phones, i tend not to trust it ever again...
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I dont know about that...once you put out something that bricks a ton of phones, i tend not to trust it ever again...
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Well... I've never used any method but Unforgivens Method. Well hopefully we find a new way to root it.
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Well... I've never used any method but Unforgivens Method. Well hopefully we find a new way to root it.
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Visionary (as evidence by the sticky at the top of the dev phone saying DONT USE VISIONARY TO PERM ROOT) has bricked many a phones that have only now been able to be fixed. I think its just a trust issue and comes to down to each individual and what they personally think and believe I personally would never use visionary again no matter how many times its updated or "fixed". The trust has been broken.
Idk why there's hate on visionary... I rooted my phone the second day the process was released and I've never had an issue since...? And I've rooted 2 other g2s well after and still never had any issues... just followed instructions. I understand it can brick your phone, but then again... was it really visionary that bricked it? Or was it an user error placing blame?? Just saying....
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yeah i rooted my g2 using the visionary method and have had no issues. and it seems like a lot of the bricking has occurred since i rooted, so i dont get it.
i did visionary root with success, but put yourself in the other end of ppls shoes who did use visinary an you get a brick and no way out of it, other than have gfree with jus pushing, and everythign else is done for you, i would go that route than a higher chance of bricking,
But this thread is not bout bricking this is about how to obtain root on the new stock rom that is out
Yes please! if anyone finds out how to root the G2 with stock Gingerbread could you please post! thanks in advance!
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Idk why there's hate on visionary... I rooted my phone the second day the process was released and I've never had an issue since...? And I've rooted 2 other g2s well after and still never had any issues... just followed instructions. I understand it can brick your phone, but then again... was it really visionary that bricked it? Or was it an user error placing blame?? Just saying....
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user error? lol in a one-click root... maybe they were pressing the top right corner of the button and that's their error lol
I don't know, either, but there has to be some reasonable explanation, doesn't there? After all, many people (myself included) had no trouble rooting with Visionary. OTOH, this is my second G2 - the first went back under warranty. With the first one, Visionary was unsuccessful at perm-rooting. This one, worked on the first try. Odd? Computers are NOT supposed to behave randomly - so why the difference?
when someone comes up with the visionary source, there are people that can understand it. until then it's a black box.
+1
I'm in the same boat. I just got a brand new G2 off craigslist, and was very happy to see that it had gingerbread. But to my extreme dissappointment, I cannot root it or downgrade it to gain root. Below are the things I have tried and didnt work.
Visionary
Gingerbreak (v1,0, 1.1, 1.2)
Rage
Super One-click
Z4Root
Androot
Gold card, for downgrading, also tried Gold card with above root methods.
I have also tried taking the stock Froyo PC10IMG and modified the info txt to read it as a newer version, and it loaded it, checked it, then just went back to the bootloader screen like there was no image there at all. Last night I was thinking that if I pulled the internal battery (the little tiny one) then it would lose its info, allowing me to load any PC10IMG I wanted. NOPE. Rom and all its info and settings are still intact. Weird, cuz I thought that's what that little battery was for. So, I'm out of options. I love the rom, it's fast as hell and the battery life is far better than when I had my last G2. I just wanna overclock, add some sounds without using Zedge or something (want internal mods that arent dependant on memory using apps), and do some theming. Oh, and removing that horrible pink bloat >:]
I just know that our awesome Devs will come up with something.
XDA ROCKS!!!!!
Waiting?!
Any updates regarding the root?
I tried everything, and nothing works.
I even tried to resend it to the repair center to get froyo, they returned it back saying that they could no longer Downgrade it!
well this is my argument, you can call them and ask them for one that is froyo
complain to them that you have netflix and paying for a service to use on your phone reason why you got it, and since "THEY" updated and made it unsuably they are obligated to give you one that can use netflix or a replacement that can use it as they have done something that was not confirmed with you if you sent it for simple repair, you did not get your phone back to how it was you got something different...
start this fight you will probably end up with a mytouch 4g
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...Last night I was thinking that if I pulled the internal battery (the little tiny one) then it would lose its info, allowing me to load any PC10IMG I wanted. NOPE. Rom and all its info and settings are still intact. Weird, cuz I thought that's what that little battery was for.
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Hi!
The config options that you would have to change are written to the emmc on partition17 (main version) or partition7 (S-OFF, SuperCID, SIM-Lock) so that will not change if you pull any kind of battery.
The only chance to root this rom is that we find a new temp-root method and then do the usual things (misc_version, goldcard, downgrade, gfree, ...)
I do not expect that someone publishes a new temp-root before either T-Mobile/HTC rolled out the OTA or a different device running 2.3.4 really needs it.
Have fun - Guhl
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guhl99 said:
Hi!
The config options that you would have to change are written to the emmc on partition17 (main version) or partition7 (S-OFF, SuperCID, SIM-Lock) so that will not change if you pull any kind of battery.
The only chance to root this rom is that we find a new temp-root method and then do the usual things (misc_version, goldcard, downgrade, gfree, ...)
I do not expect that someone publishes a new temp-root before either T-Mobile/HTC rolled out the OTA or a different device running 2.3.4 really needs it.
Have fun - Guhl
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Damnit WE really need it!
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Damnit WE really need it!
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Either demand it now and be greedy, or wait and it will be universal. =]
Does anyone out there know how to temp root the mytouch 4g 2.3.4??
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Does anyone out there know how to temp root the mytouch 4g 2.3.4??
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seriously?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=downgrade+mytouch+4g+2.3.4+to+2.2.1
a simple search could've given you an answer.
also, PLEASE check out my thread for newcomers in my signature. also check out neidlinger's.
I don't want to downgrade, I want to temp root on gingerbread just to uninstall the system apps
vtrinh93 said:
I don't want to downgrade, I want to temp root on gingerbread just to uninstall the system apps
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as of currently you cannot temp or permaroot 2.3.4. You must downgrade first.
Nothing you can do.
vtrinh93 said:
I don't want to downgrade, I want to temp root on gingerbread just to uninstall the system apps
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Read dude... There is a section in the downgrade thread that tells you how to temp root 2.3.4. Please read the whole thing
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Why would you want temp root?
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Why would you want temp root?
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That and they don't understand how this phones works. Anything that is done in a "Temp rooted" state will be returned to an OE fashion once the phone is turned off. So even if you do delete it. It'll come back.
I want to temp root because im scared to downgrade and perm root.
Well, looks like you're out of luck. Temp-rooting won't get you anywhere, since the system is protected by the bootloader lock, and without perm-root you won't be able to do anything. As already stated, all you do under temp-root will not stick, and will be lost on first reboot.
So you either give up the idea of messing with the stock OS altogether, or grab the balls to do a downgrade and perm-root. Nothing left in between...
Rooting this particular phone is what makes it really worth having it, IMO, so long as you're comfortable with the process.
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I want to temp root because im scared to downgrade and perm root.
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Why don't you just not root at all? Temp root won't get you far at all...
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vtrinh93 said:
Does anyone out there know how to temp root the mytouch 4g 2.3.4??
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Also all that's been said you can downgrade and flash a rooted stock gingerbread Rom. There's no way to temp root. Sorry.
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Thank you guys for all the help. Now does anyone know a good 3.5 sense rom with beats on it? Or any 3.5 sense rom. I'd like the one with beats if they have it though.
Development section has 3 of them (at least), and all have Beats.
Hello, yes, first post!
I am trying to root HTC Mytouch 4G.
I have adb and fastboot and am working through Mac OS terminal. That has worked great!
I was using this guide for gfree tem root and gfree perm root. http://simply-android.com/discussion/960/guide-how-to-permroot-g2-with-g-free-safest-method/p1 - originally starting here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228, but wanting to use Gfree instead of vision for the permanent root part.
I pushed all the Gfree temp files to the sd card (su, superuser.apk etc) and ran the Terminal Emulator prompts to attain temporary root. I got the desired "forked #### childs" message - but when I reset term, the terminal just went to a blank terminal window - the guide says that Terminal will exit. Finally, after I pressed some keys it force closed. After that I could not re open Terminal Emulator at all. The system also seemed bogged down at this point, everything was lagging until I rebooted. Obviously I was unable to continue with the Gfree perm prompts - never having gotten a root prompt in Terminal Emulator, as I could not get it to reopen.
I retried this after several reboots (maybe 10 times). I always got through the "rage" prompts just fine to the "forked #### childs" message.
I hope that someone may know what is wrong with Terminal Emulator or why it would not reset and give me the root "#"prompt to continue with permanent root.
Thanks in advance - trying to get 10 posts to ask the actual developer - but even then the thread is 3 years old.
If you're rooting a mt4g why are you following guides to root a g2? You probably want to try a mt4g guide instead...
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Upncoming,
First off thanks for answering.
Second, I understood that you could root the my4g with the g2 instructions.
Finally, I could not try VISIONary because the link does not have a file anylonger.
Do you know a sure fire mytouch 4g method? The phone is sim unlock and s=on. I have the ota update to gingerbread and would like to root from there without reverting to Froyo, if possible.
Thank you in advance
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Ooh wow... Ok. For starters, you're going to have to downgrade. Here are some helpful links for you.
Visionary: http://www.modaco.com/topic/330718-visionary-download-link/ it's at the bottom of the thread.
Downgrade guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Root with gfree: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
Wish I could help more, but I'm heading out the door. Good luck!
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To Root your HTC Glacier, Just use this tool.
HTC Quick Root v1.1.13 - ROOT ANY HTC!
That worked flawlessly for me, when nothing else would. I was having the same problems with Terminal and all.
Thank you. I'm aware of these steps. The problem is that visionary 14 didn't exist there anymore . Did you try to download it?
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Cool, but is this the 'rooter' tool that has messed up many phones?
There is an article that starts this is pretty much unsupported .
And do you know if it requires going back to Froyo or 2.2.1 from 2.3?
Thanks very much for your reply.
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Cool, but is this the 'rooter' tool that has messed up many phones?
There is an article that starts this is pretty much unsupported .
And do you know if it requires going back to Froyo or 2.2.1 from 2.3?
Thanks very much for your reply.
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The visionary method works of you just typed visionary.apk into Google you would get it........but if you have a bad emmc when it reaches the part to get s off root.sh won't work if u follow the guide on the unlockr.com u will be ok. You would just need to get visionary from else where and when it reaches the part to get permroot and u have to use the terminal instead of the instructions in the guud go down to the comments and get the file that the guy said worked for him and follow those instructions and u will get s off at which point you may go back to the unlocked to continue to get a custom recovery and ROM.............if your phone starts behaving strange beware the bad emmc chips and take precautions right away
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I know that this mytouch has the emmc that is considered to be bad. Should I forget about rooting all together?
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I know that this mytouch has the emmc that is considered to be bad. Should I forget about rooting all together?
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Your choice. I have the bad emmc and im a massive flasher. nothing wrong yet
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N_otori0us_ said:
Your choice. I have the bad emmc and im a massive flasher. nothing wrong yet
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Take my advice and enjoy it while it lasts...... Even non modded ones go..... I also have the bad emmc
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Cool. I had seen some others who just go with it. This mt4g has been super stable, I really don't know what symptoms to look for with a failing chip.
I did just download holo and it runs well and feels modified, much more usable than sense.
I guess I just want to mod so the annoying limitations are gone.
Thanks for the reassurance.
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upncoming said:
Ooh wow... Ok. For starters, you're going to have to downgrade. Here are some helpful links for you.
Visionary: http://www.modaco.com/topic/330718-visionary-download-link/ it's at the bottom of the thread.
Downgrade guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
Root with gfree: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
Wish I could help more, but I'm heading out the door. Good luck!
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Ps thanks. This link for visionary works . I'll try it when I have a few hours to tinker .
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N_otori0us_ said:
Your choice. I have the bad emmc and im a massive flasher. nothing wrong yet
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Agreed. I too have this bad chip, and I have flashed several roms, kernels, and radios without a problem.
Please be advised, OP, you MUST downgrade to Froyo then root using the G-FREE. You are having the EXACT same problems I had when I first tried it a long time ago. Nothing else works, period. Trust me on this. It will save you hours of aggravation.
If you don't want to downgrade to Froyo then forget about it.
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Agreed. I too have this bad chip, and I have flashed several roms, kernels, and radios without a problem.
Please be advised, OP, you MUST downgrade to Froyo then root using the G-FREE. You are having the EXACT same problems I had when I first tried it a long time ago. Nothing else works, period. Trust me on this. It will save you hours of aggravation.
If you don't want to downgrade to Froyo then forget about it.
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Awesome, I appreciate it. I haven't addressed this because I've been playing with my phone and lost the ich to work on it. This is my wife's 4G and the more I use it the more I think it is a great phone -size, sleekness, screen and speed are all really nice. Too bad they don't start allowing people to add RAM to phones. (Unless it is possible and I just don't know it) That could keep older "cult" phones in play longer, much like Custom roms, but from a hardware standpoint. Anyway...
Ps - what roms have you had three best experience with for the mytouch?
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Awesome, I appreciate it. I haven't addressed this because I've been playing with my phone and lost the ich to work on it. This is my wife's 4G and the more I use it the more I think it is a great phone -size, sleekness, screen and speed are all really nice. Too bad they don't start allowing people to add RAM to phones. (Unless it is possible and I just don't know it) That could keep older "cult" phones in play longer, much like Custom roms, but from a hardware standpoint. Anyway...
Ps - what roms have you had three best experience with for the mytouch?
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I am currently on Dark Unicorn v2.5 and it's insane amazing. Minus the lack of 720p recording, it's bomb-diggity! :victory:
If I would have to pick a best experience, I would say Stock 2.3.4 because everything works. Ha ha
Others:
Android Revolution HD
CM7.2
Yeah Dark Unicorn, and Synthetic's AOSPX. Pac-man and venom touch have good tweaks for their rom though .
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Interesting. Do you get markedly better performance with dark unicorn, due to the deoxing and kernal?
Honestly, debloating is a big factor in why I root.
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