Possible to get rid of Peep, Talk, Weather, Footprints and all the preinstalled...?

[Familyguy1]

Hi there I was curious, is there a way to get rid of these preinstalled apps because it would be nice if i could have extra space to use other apps instead of it being wasted by useless ones.

Is there another way or would I have to root my phone?

 

[Frisco]

...I would have to root my phone.

fify

 

[xx_bishop_xx]

Gotta Root (Down).....

 

[Familyguy1]

Is rooting..difficult? And would it change anything about my phone that anyone could see, say if I take it in after 1 year contract is up and get a new phone?

 

[thetomlin2]

Is rooting..difficult? And would it change anything about my phone that anyone could see, say if I take it in after 1 year contract is up and get a new phone?

I havent tried root, so take it for whats it worth ... but from what I have heard/read its pretty easy, and you can reverse it.

 

[xx_bishop_xx]

Is rooting..difficult? And would it change anything about my phone that anyone could see, say if I take it in after 1 year contract is up and get a new phone?

I think the process is reasonably simple, there is a forum dedicated entirely to root for researching, and making your decision. I would; however, proceed with caution.

All Things Root (Eris) - Android Forums

 

[jreed2560]

rooting is not difficult, its just very detail oriented. You have to do every step exactly the way its supposed to be done. I recently ran into problems, but they were a result of a bad cable. I'm not sure what your talking about taking it in after your 1 year contract to get a new phone( you don't have to turn in your old phone to upgrade) or did you mean taking it in prior to the year being up to get a warranty replacement. Root is completely reversible as long as your phone is working. If you bricks or gets destroyed it won't matter anyway.

 

[Frisco]

rooting is not difficult, its just very detail oriented. You have to do every step exactly the way its supposed to be done.

Indeed.

The vast percentage of problems I see reported have to do with either missing a step or attempting them in the wrong order.

That "all things" link has a wealth of information:

All Things Root (Eris) - Android Forums (to reiterate )