Rooting does void your warranty but unrooting it is a piece of cake. There is a utility called RUU that will restore it back to factory state.Not so much scared but worried like doesn't it void your warranty!!!
And what if i do it then my phone breaks or something then i would have to pay for a new one right?
plus it's legality is questionable. you are right to be scared. just don't give into temptation and all will be ok
Not so much scared but worried like doesn't it void your warranty!!!
And what if i do it then my phone breaks or something then i would have to pay for a new one right?
This is the best guide available how to unroot, I'd use it as a starting point.I am planning on writing a "How to Unroot Your Incredible" article on my blog at www.jonsuh.com. I have instructions there on how to root if you need it.
Rooting your phone is not illegal. There is zero reason to be scared. Frankly speaking, if a user is not able to root a smart phone with the current tools available, they probably have no business owning a smart phone to begin with.
One possible benefit (and I share the original poster's temerity) is the ability to do a genuine "complete" backup of the phone with something like Titanium, which only works with root. As far as I know, the best backup software out there will not do a "complete" backup on an unrooted phone.
Is that correct? (If it is, it would be worth considering overcoming my apprehension and just going ahead with unrevoked already so I can load Titanium.
When I had a Palm running Garnet OS, I could run complete backups such that if I had to do a hard reset for one reason or another, I could just run a full restore. I sure miss that ability on my Dinc.
Interested in an informed response.
You did not really just say that!
You can't possibly believe there is a correlation between being capable of operating a smartphone and rooting.
I agree that the process is quite easy once you educate yourself, but calling into question people's ability to surf the web, check email, send txts and listen to music on their phone because they are unable or unwilling to achieve SU is kind of silly!
Listen people, rooting is not for everyone! There are millions of smartphones out there that are not rooted (or jailbroken) and there is no shame in sticking with a "stock phone"!! There are countless apps and customization techniques out there for non-rooted devices. Just do what you are comfortable with!
Uh, what? It's really not that hard. At all. Even for a noob. It's stupid easy and there are tutorials everywhere. Now it's just a matter of pushing a button really.You did not really just say that!
You can't possibly believe there is a correlation between being capable of operating a smartphone and rooting.
I agree that the process is quite easy once you educate yourself, but calling into question people's ability to surf the web, check email, send txts and listen to music on their phone because they are unable or unwilling to achieve SU is kind of silly!
Listen people, rooting is not for everyone! There are millions of smartphones out there that are not rooted (or jailbroken) and there is no shame in sticking with a "stock phone"!! There are countless apps and customization techniques out there for non-rooted devices. Just do what you are comfortable with!
Uh, what? It's really not that hard. At all. Even for a noob. It's stupid easy and there are tutorials everywhere. Now it's just a matter of pushing a button really.
My phone is an appliance and in its stock form it suits me fine. I have not souped up the motor in my washing machine or tweaked my microwave to pop corn faster and I don't plan on rooting to enhance functionality or steal service.
Plus the ability to wirelessly tether for free which should be a free option anyway since were on unlimited data plans even though they arent really unlimited. Plus a multitude of other goodies brought on by rooting. Im so happy i did it. My phone is 100X better than it was stock and it is the wayI want it which is the most important.
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