Point of rooting/jailbreaking etc...

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 06:53 PM

I understand the concept of jailbreaking on the iphone and stuff because apple sucks and there are a ton of benefits to jailbreaking (cracked apps, customized apps, Voip over 3g, Changing companies,

But what exactly is the point of Rooting an android phone what benefits do you get from it? Why would anyone want to do it?

Ataranine · December 21st, 2009, 07:09 PM

Rooting an Android phone lets you flash custom roms to it, delete pre-installed apps you couldn't delete the regular way, and it lets you tether your phone with a computer.

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 07:18 PM

By rom you mean like HTC's Sense?

Also can i store apps onto my computer?

Ataranine · December 21st, 2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackbrawler

By rom you mean like HTC's Sense?

Also can i store apps onto my computer?

You can store apps on your computer anyway.
By rom I mean like custom builds of Android.

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 07:43 PM

a link to this custom android you speak of?

Ataranine · December 21st, 2009, 07:44 PM

What phone do you even have?

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 07:45 PM

Droid

Ataranine · December 21st, 2009, 07:46 PM

Hmm there are two...Motorola Droid or Eris?

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 07:48 PM

Droid.

Ataranine · December 21st, 2009, 07:53 PM

Straightforward.
I assume no responsibility if you brick your device, by the way. Hope you got a little knowledge of it.
How To: Root The Motorola Droid (Update 12.20.09!) | The Unlockr

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 07:55 PM

*Bookmark*

Do you have any actual ROMS though or a video?

Ataranine · December 21st, 2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackbrawler

*Bookmark*

Do you have any actual ROMS though or a video?

Simple google search will get you all you need for the roms.
Youtube has the rooting video I'm sure.
I don't have a DROID so I don't have any roms or anything, but I know 2.1 has been flashed to it.

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 07:58 PM

ok thanks

2.1 came out?

Ataranine · December 21st, 2009, 08:27 PM

Yes the rom was leaked. Some things don't work right at the moment though like the keyboard backlight..GPS ect.

Blackbrawler · December 21st, 2009, 08:29 PM

I'll stick to my 2.0 but thanks for all the info

Jsnob420 · February 24th, 2010, 10:35 PM

does tethering work for other things than computers, like xbox360 ?

d510addict · February 25th, 2010, 11:16 PM

winmob could tether to xbox but the net speed is god awful it isn't fast enough to even play mw2.

yournamepenor · March 7th, 2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackbrawler

I'll stick to my 2.0 but thanks for all the info

Hey theres is a fix for keyboard and the gps is fixed. i suggest doing it.

grainysand · March 8th, 2010, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Jsnob420

does tethering work for other things than computers, like xbox360 ?

Android regards your Xbox with great scorn.

rledge21 · March 17th, 2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ataranine

Rooting an Android phone lets you ....., and it lets you tether your phone with a computer.

You can tether without rooting. I use Azilink to tether with my linux laptop. Motorolla Droid.

jbarrett020 · March 19th, 2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by grainysand

Android regards your Xbox with great scorn.

i play cod6 thru my droid, works pretty good most of the time.. usually 3 green bars, sometimes 2.

moderate NAT though, cant get it to open. so some drops when in lobbies.
i rooted my friends droid so he could so the same with ps3.. but ps3 wont see it.. sorta weird but either a firmware or hardware issue i would guess