Root or wait for Android 2.2

[C5O]

I know this has been posted before but I don't know what to do. Root or wait for Android 2.2 on the Motorola Droid. All help is appreciated thanks.

 

[OMJ]

Root. You will be waiting months for 2.2. You will be able to get it much sooner if you root

 

[C5O]

Root. You will be waiting months for 2.2. You will be able to get it much sooner if you root

Yeah but whens much sooner there is no Roms for it yet. Thats what everyones been saying and yet theres nothing.

 

[shadowdude777]

Then why don't you wait until Froyo-based ROMs start to show up and then root?

 

[Prime]

I bet by the end of the month we will have a OTA on our phones

 

[Papadroid]

I'll take root and 2.2.
Just curious, why would you not want root? It's faster, with better battery life and complete control.

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[shadowdude777]

I bet by the end of the month we will have a OTA on our phones

I'd bet money against that.

I'll take root and 2.2.
Just curious, why would you not want root? It's faster, with better battery life and complete control.

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Well, they disable su access so that people don't go ruining their phones by modifying/deleting important files, but honestly, that's very difficult to do... you'd practically have to be trying to screw something up.

 

[nstallion]

I'd rather have a 2.2 based custom ROM than the vanilla flavor of Android that the OTA will provide. Plus an overclocked Droid with JIT compiling will fly!

 

[OMJ]

Yeah but whens much sooner there is no Roms for it yet. Thats what everyones been saying and yet theres nothing.

The source code for 2.2 hasnt been released yet. Once it is roms will start popping up left and right.

 

[BlueIce5249]

No roms to root yet. Personally, I'd just wait until 2.2 comes out, that's what I'm doing. If Verizon blocks the mobile hotspot, I'll root. If they don't, I'll stay stock.

Actually, I may stay stock because the button at the top to put my phone or screen to sleep is kinda screwy. I'm just deciding whether or not to wait until Droid2 comes out so if they replace it, they replace it with the new one. I know with previous phones (mainly LG) they just replaced my old phone with whatever model replaced it.

 

[krouget]

Yeah but whens much sooner there is no Roms for it yet. Thats what everyones been saying and yet theres nothing.

If your main concern is how fast you're going to get 2.2, then without a doubt, its going to come sooner for rooted devices.

I actually don't see what the dilemma is in making the decision. I rooted my device, and when 2.2 ROMs are released, it will simply be the best of both worlds.

 

[deftdrummer]

I'll take root and 2.2.
Just curious, why would you not want root? It's faster, with better battery life and complete control.

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I beg to differ, I had terrible battery life with rooted 2.1. Back to stock now and no issues.

 

[SinfulDragon]

Install Launcher Pro, you'll think you have a new phone just from the speed difference that it can provide.

 

[riffdex]

I'll take root and 2.2.

Just curious, why would you not want root? It's faster, with better battery life and complete control.



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I beg to differ, I had terrible battery life with rooted 2.1. Back to stock now and no issues.

Must be the (root only) programs you were using sucked up a lot of battery. Generally speaking, a rooted rom has the potential to have much better battery life than stock. If you use the root to your advantage, you can set your phone to save battery by setting cpuspeed profiles/other tweaks. ROMing would probably be a lot more effective in increasing battery life though. Pete's latest BB has many tweaks which have significantly increased my battery.



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[kkwan77]

I bet by the end of the month we will have a OTA on our phones

LOL... 'nuff said

 

[barry99705]

No roms to root yet. Personally, I'd just wait until 2.2 comes out, that's what I'm doing. If Verizon blocks the mobile hotspot, I'll root. If they don't, I'll stay stock.

Actually, I may stay stock because the button at the top to put my phone or screen to sleep is kinda screwy. I'm just deciding whether or not to wait until Droid2 comes out so if they replace it, they replace it with the new one. I know with previous phones (mainly LG) they just replaced my old phone with whatever model replaced it.

You'll get the first gen Droid. There will be refurbs for years to replace broken/buggy devices.

 

[OMJ]

Yeah but whens much sooner there is no Roms for it yet. Thats what everyones been saying and yet theres nothing.

Now there is a froyo rom.

 

[messenger13]

I think you should wait for 2.2. Oh! ... Hey! ... that's what I'm running already!

 

[Shivv]

Just give rooting a try and see how you like it. I've only ever used Bugless Beast (and I love it) but there are a ton of custom ROMs out there to try. As others have said, you'll probably get a 2.2 custom ROM before the actual OTA. And it's easy to go back to stock if you ever have the desire.

 

[dmodert66]

Just give rooting a try and see how you like it. I've only ever used Bugless Beast (and I love it) but there are a ton of custom ROMs out there to try. As others have said, you'll probably get a 2.2 custom ROM before the actual OTA. And it's easy to go back to stock if you ever have the desire.

A 2.2 rom is already out (including Flash 10.1 installed separately). See the root forum...

 

[G.Armour]

Yeah just wait for the official update unless you want all the froyo goodies now.

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