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09-20-2012, 04:48 PM | #46 |
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Eh, with a phone as commonly-supported as that, it's mostly a matter of following a step by step list of instructions. I understand the reluctance though - I was there once upon a time.
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09-20-2012, 04:52 PM | #47 |
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Samsung phones are the easiest to root.
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09-20-2012, 05:09 PM | #48 |
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I plan on replacing my phone when 4glte rolls out in OC in a little more than 6 months. Maybe with the next one. The main reason I would want to use it as a Hotspot is to use with my Slingbox and the Sprint speeds in my area make watching TV a challenge at best.
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09-20-2012, 06:23 PM | #50 |
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I've had a 1st gen droid incredible. Great phone for about a year until i found out the app caching was dogshit. 150mb so i constantly have delete app cache. Also internal phone storage says 480 mb so any app i dl drags off that but the rest of the phone had 5 gigs free....uh ok. I kept getting the low storage message.
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09-20-2012, 07:46 PM | #51 |
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I'm a big fan of HTC's new One series (my current phone), but the Incredible 4 doesn't compare. It's an odd design, given how nice the One S and One X are.
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09-20-2012, 09:13 PM | #52 |
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What is the benefit of rooting a phone?
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09-20-2012, 09:19 PM | #53 |
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Free Access Point.
Remove carrier bloatware. Flash custom Roms/Themes.
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09-20-2012, 09:31 PM | #54 |
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There are really two main things that people mean when they talk about having a rooted phone: gaining "root" access to the phone (so that programs can run with privileges the manufacturers don't want you to have), and installing a custom ROM.
Root access itself really just lets you do a small number of things, such as running programs that would normally be blocked (WiFi tethering is the most popular) and the ability to change things that are locked down (like removing/disabling some of the built-in BS that carriers love to put on there). The step beyond that is installing a custom ROM. This is essentially like installing a modified version of Windows. They are built off of the normal (stock) software, but modified to add new features and options. For example, one of my favorite mods is a panel under the notifications menu that lets you toggle a variety of settings (WiFi, bluetooth, airplane mode, etc.). There are hundreds of those types of things that you can play with. |
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