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Have you rooted an android phone?

by Hackbridge
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My phone needs to be rooted but I'm worried I might damage it.

Has anyone here rooted their android phone, and how did you do it?

My phone is a motorola defy.

Cheers

Brian
#android phone #motorola defy #rooted
  • Profile picture of the author TG12
    Yeah definitely! I have had a Desire and now a Sensation. There are SO many better ROMs out there than stock. If you head over to XDA Developers the forum is SO good and packed full of good stuff.

    I did completely destroy my first Sensation but I flashed the wrong Kernel.

    Google Your Phone Make and XDA Developers it should get you right to the right sub forum!

    Good Luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Nerohawk
    guys i have a samsung galaxy spica and i think it needs to be rooted coz the music player keeps turning on even when i dont use it. and it drains my batteries quickly. could you give me any advice on how to root my samsung galaxy spica i5700? thanks.
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    Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 - xda-developers

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    I have a Blackberry right now!
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  • Profile picture of the author sylarrr
    As I have heard, it is really really small change that you do some permanent damage to your phone....
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    • Profile picture of the author QuickSurf
      Originally Posted by sylarrr View Post

      As I have heard, it is really really small change that you do some permanent damage to your phone....
      Think you meant "chance" but yeh, as long as you follow instructions on XDA (and also read through some of the threads especially for ROM's as there's can be various combo's of flashes and kernals etc) then your good to go. Today if you do have an issue, it's very easy to fix if something does happen.
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    • Profile picture of the author TG12
      Originally Posted by sylarrr View Post

      As I have heard, it is really really small change that you do some permanent damage to your phone....
      Not really these days!
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  • Profile picture of the author dgridley
    I tried rooting mine.. planted it and watered it.. the darn thing just would not grow.
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  • Profile picture of the author xHazun
    I've had a few different android phones over the past couple years and have rooted and installed custom ROMs on each of them within a week of getting them. Just spend a day or so reading the How-To guides over on the XDA Developers forums. If you follow the instructions its fairly simple and safe.
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  • Profile picture of the author BrianTerr
    Australian Slang.

    from: Australian slang dictionary

    Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in polite company.
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  • Profile picture of the author kitzlerqo
    Hey guys glad someone posted this. I have the same problem with my galaxy as with Nerohawkins. I dont really know if its a virus or a bug. but ill look into some of the suggestions thanks.
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