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[1freedude]

Someone needs to come up with a phone decrapifier app...one click decrapification.

 

[JrRacinFan]

for myself, the pros simply involved being able to disable Swype, Skype, and any of the rest of the crap Verizon forced on my phone. I didn't bother to load up a Mod, altho I did do some researching into which mods I might run. My main interest was getting all their crap gone.

Oh ok, mine came bare right out of the box with none of their software on it. Anything else I should know? The only pro I can come up with is WiFi tethering without any cons.

Someone needs to come up with a phone decrapifier app...one click decrapification.

True that!

 

[digibucc]

Oh ok, mine came bare right out of the box with none of their software on it. Anything else I should know? The only pro I can come up with is WiFi tethering without any cons.

True that!

it's like having administrator access in windows. it's more freedom but you can also delete or edit things that can cause problems...

mods
themes
custom recovery
customization

those are the big ones... as far as cons, you can break it if you screw around in stuff you shouldn't... that's pretty much it. also, you have to update the wifi/cell/etc "drivers" manually, which is necessary anywhere near often, but it's still a bit... scary.

if yours already came barebones, at the very least there is no rush to rooting. just use it and do what you want, if you find it can't do something you want then see if rooting makes it possible. if that never comes up it was never necessary

@ktr

didn't the Evo just come out like 4 months ago? I love mine, what do you think of it vs. the S? just curious

 

[ktr]

@ktr

didn't the Evo just come out like 4 months ago? I love mine, what do you think of it vs. the S? just curious

6 Months ago. I don't have the Nexus S yet, but I do like the Evo a lot. Only gripes with the phone is the shear number of crapware preinstalled and SenseUI, which I find too flashy and bloated. Thankfully, Launcher Pro allows me to hide the crapware and switch back to a "Pure Google" UI.

 

[Bo$$]

got the OTA update, 2.2.1 for the nexus one, only a SLIGHT speed boost noticed

 

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

got the OTA update, 2.2.1 for the nexus one, only a SLIGHT speed boost noticed

damn, you guys JUST got OTA 2.2.1? I got that like at least 3 months ago, before I rooted that is....

 

[Bo$$]

damn, you guys JUST got OTA 2.2.1? I got that like at least 3 months ago, before I rooted that is....

yep FGR83D this morning at 9:50

 

[JrRacinFan]

@digi
Then I guess there wouldn't be a use for me to root then.

@Bo$$
Got my 2.2.1 OTA yesterday. I like it.

 

[MoonPig]

Anyone know why my G1 keeps loading like 7 random apps without me asking it to.

Gets to the point where theres only 5MB of RAM left and the phone is uber slow.

 

[1freedude]

Loading as in installing?

 

[HossHuge]

Anyone know why my G1 keeps loading like 7 random apps without me asking it to.

Gets to the point where theres only 5MB of RAM left and the phone is uber slow.

My samsung does the same thing. I'm not sure if I'm accidently touching it or it's something else.

 

[cdawall]

I wanna join

Original phone was a moto devour then the lg ally now on the droid 2. Fav app is dolphin browser mainly because it runs desktop better than the oem browser. Only downside I see to the droid 2 is no overclocking.

 

[MoonPig]

Not installing. Like now, i havn't touched my phone all night and i have the following open:

Advanced Task Killer (To see what i have open)
Voice Search
Market
Steam Mobile
ROM Manager
News and Weather

It's just draining my battery and making my phone pretty much unusable. All them amount to only having 4MB spare...

It wasn't like this 2/3 days back.. so im not sure whats happened.

 

[DaveK]

What are the benefits of rooting my Samsung Galaxy S? I don't know much about rooting, all I know is that it's essentially like jailbreaking an iPhone, right? I just like the idea of having a vanilla version of Android. If possible, can I flash back to the stock Samsung ROM?

 

[lisburnni]

yes you can reflash using a program called odin which is readily available and so are stock ROMS , if you stuck i have loads - plus odin course .

Rooting basically gives you access to the complete android system , allowing to uninstall, modify and alter ever setting and use such things as 3rd party / unapproved apps that arent on the market place.

One basic way to test an android device is to install a program called quadrant ( free from the market) which tests the cpu power , memory subsystem , graphics etc and gives you a score to compare to other devices or roms of course , a typical SGS will score 850 or so points standard .

Now using a modified rom , with root access of course you can modify the file system away from RFS ( slow , laggy but secure) to the likes of EXT2 / EXT4 or now JFS , far faster ways to store , arrange and move information around the phone , it allows you to repartition the storage on the phone to speed things up a little also . It also allow you to remove the default laucher or run multiple ones which are easier to use , with faster better arranged menus and icons , make your own icons etc and run several launchers for different themes/ layouts . Overclocking and undervolting is also possible with root , so at idle you can preserve battery and on load speed up the phone for performance .

a typical SGS now with a modified rom thats runs on 2.2. froyo with JIT ( just in time compiler) a different file system such as EXT4 for everything and a small overclock from 1ghz to 1.2 will score 2500 in quadrant , a massive improvement and the phone is so much faster , less laggy and running multiple apps is not a problem .

get along to XDA developer forums as there is a dedicated section there for the SGS , I have one myself and they are fantastic phones with the right ROM onboard

I hope this helps Dave and if you need any more info or anything explained feel free to ask I know i wittled on a bit

Stephen

 

[MoonPig]

Right, i've lost it with Cyanogen6. Going back to 1.5, then i'll find a nice lightweight rom for my G1 instead.

Any suggestions?

 

[1freedude]

I don't know shit about CMx.x, but as far as your apps loading, that happens to me, too. There's this one app, "my uploads." WTF is that? Try a task manager that auto-kills apps. I can't think of any in particular, but be careful, it acts like a pc with a unstable OC. The phone will be fast, but kinda unpredictable. I used one that came with a rom, tried it set to aggresive and didn't like it. Switched it to moderate and liked it, then went to a different rom...
Where do you get your roms, besides CM?

At dave...I have the SGS as well. Specifically, the vibrant from T-Mo. Its supposed to be really close to the i9000. Fast as hell, beautiful, and fast. When (if) you start flashing roms, rooting will let you flash without a pc. Rooting also lets you uninstall bloatware. Its not hard at all. Is this your first android? This is my first. Im coming from a treo. I miss it, mostly for the accuracy of the stylus. But android is fun, if not productive. Xda developers is stuffed to the brim with info. Be sure to get to the right section. Remember, there are about 7 variations of our phone, and some things are compatible, while others will cause a world of trouble. Have fun...

Ps. This post came from the onscreen kb.

 

[MoonPig]

I had Advanced-Task-Killer-Free, that's how i knew what was loaded.

My phone would be un-usable every 10mins.. pathetic.

Back on 1.5 now, nippy and fun. Just need a theme

 

[ktr]

Game Dev Story out on Android. It's a tycoon game where you start and manage a video game studio. The game is really deep. Probably the first proper tycoon game on Android. A little on the pricey side for apps (~$5) but extremely addictive.

 

[AphexDreamer]

Just got a Droid X through Verizon and I Love it!

I'm still learning the ropes but I'm worried about what apps are running and battery usage. I'm pretty comfortable with the way it is now but interested in what apps I should get and what can be done with this amazing phone!

 

[Ahhzz]

Just got a Droid X through Verizon and I Love it!

I'm still learning the ropes but I'm worried about what apps are running and battery usage. I'm pretty comfortable with the way it is now but interested in what apps I should get and what can be done with this amazing phone!

Google. Voice.

that is all.


well, that and Angry Birds, and the BBC and NPR apps, and the barcode scanner, and Google Goggles, and App Brain, and Squibble, and, and, and ... EVERYTHING!!!!

 

[digibucc]

tasker - this app highlights the difference between android and ios. customized profiles , which have an event (like headphone plugged in, or bluetooth in range (pc, headset, etc), or screen off, and so much more. and then it triggers tasks. (music->play, or turn wifi off when the screen is off, or much more) and when it exits (headphones unplugged) it can trigger exit tasks.

really, just get it and learn it, it rocks

 

[JrRacinFan]

Ok guys, I may need a little bit of assistance here. It all started with me wanting to get more out of my phone. I had installed Rom manager(latest free) & flashed Clockworkmod Recovery 2.5.0.1. Here's the issue, the only way to get into recovery mod is by fully booting the phone, flashing CWRM 2.5.0.1, and doing a reboot to recovery while in Rom manager.

I was going to install the latest stable Cyanogenmod to see if i could get snappier launching of apps and a touch better battery usage, but with recovery mode being FUBAR, I am a touch scared to do it. I have already made a nandroid backup while in recovery mode, but what good is that if I can't boot into recovery if things go bad?

Can anyone else assist with this? Or have an alternative way to do it?

Thanks in advance!

 

[digibucc]

try amon-ra, it just replaced the vol-down recovery screen with the unlocked one.

personally i just:

copy the rom zip to the card, reboot and hold vol down, and then do nandroid and flash the zip that way. i don't use a rom manager, and as i said amon-ra is background.

 

[JrRacinFan]

Ok found that I can gain access to the stock recovery menu. The problem I can only run CWRM/SPrecovery once right after I flash it.

EDIT:

With a clockworkmod recovery backup, can i just ZIP everything to an "update.zip" for flashing without using CWRM?