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Are you rooted yet?

Having had my GN for a couple weeks now, it has been an amazing device. But I think its time to root it(I really like having wireless tether) and enjoy having a nexus. Just wanted to see where everyone is at and if anyone is holding out on rooting. Personally I have no interest in custom roms just yet, just want root to use wireless tether and OC. So are you stock, stock rooted, or rooted and running custom roms.

Rooted stock here, root only for adblock
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Rooted and running team kang rom ****s boss I think I lasted almost 24hrs before I rooted
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Have had GN for over a month. Have resisted rooting so far. I want to see how far I can go with this almost perfect device!
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I rooted mine a couple of days ago and will look at custom ROMs but there doesn't seem to be much worth doing right now. Will patiently wait to see what comes along.
I rooted so that I can use Titanium Backup.

Yea I remained on stock for a few days and waited to see what the different devs were doing. I think for me modaco and team kang have the best roms going considering non stock features and usability. Kangs power saving options rock
Android - making grown men pee sitting down since 2.0

I rooted mine shortly after I unboxed it... lol. I'm running the stock ROM right now, but I'll more than likely switch over to Android Revolution soon.

Unlocked and rooted just after first boot. Now running a modaco with oc and uv kernel.

I rooted/unlocked mine like 5 minutes after opening the box. I flashed all the custom rom in about 2-3 days and now I've found which one I wanted to use and it's ARHD
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Personally I don't see the point of buying a Nexus series phone if you don't plan rooting it right away. Like most here I'd imagine, I rooted after first boot. In my mind Nexus Owner=Flashaholic
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Unrooted for now, probably going to stay this way for a few months

Rooted mine after about 6 days. The longer you wait the more painful it is since you have to wipe and start over.

Hell yes.!!!

I've had the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (CDMA - Verizon) since launch day. I unlocked the BOOTLOADER about a week ago, and ROOTED last night (December 31st).
I installed the latest version of WIFI TETHER and it's working perfect! I also installed NOVA LAUNCHER w/ the option of IN-DRAWER WIDGETS (needed to be rooted).
This is my first smartphone that I've unlocked the bootloader and rooted. My first smartphone was way back.....HTC Droid Incredible.....wait....that wasn't that long ago.
I've noticed a problem with the latest version of ROM manager (4.8.0.7) from the android market and the latest version of CLOCKWORK MOD (5.5.0.4). It seems that when you try and select the option of REBOOT INTO RECOVERY (from ROM manager), it won't boot into recovery (little green android on back - front chest open - red triangle with '!') and the phone will reboot. Not sure if anyone else can confirm this....

Rooted stock here, just was curious how easy/hard is it . so far no issues (running 4.0.2) so no need for moding (yet?)

Rooted running AOKP. You cqn always and very easy restore to stock if you regret. No reason not to root.

Rooted
First thing I did when I got home. Now running Axiom 2.2 Rom. Love it.

Rooted after a couple of hours, now running open kang project rom build 12 , franco kernel and xxkk6 baseband. Works like charm (2500 plus quadrant score) . Try the combination and if you like it thank me
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wgsesq said:
First thing I did when I got home. Now running Axiom 2.2 Rom. Love it.
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+1 Axiom kicks ass
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Can anyone tell me definitively if Google will allow rooted phones to use Google Wallet?
This is the only thing keeping me from rooting.

Should I root my yakjuxw Gan galaxy nexus?

I'm new here and just got my first nexus phone about 2-3 weeks ago from Negro electronics...
should I root my phone so I can be on Ics 4.0.3 or should I just be patient and wait for Samsung to update my device or flash my phone to be yakju so I can get update from google
thanks
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I would root it.
Benefits of rooting:
- Faster
- amazing battery life
- more apps can be used
- more customizable
You can always reroot it if you don't like it rooted.
I also recommend using francofrancisco's kernal if you are looking for something pleasurable

Rooting in itself wont change anything, other then the costumary whipe of phone to do it.. to make faster you'd need to flash costume roms and kernels
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skarenboo said:
I'm new here and just got my first nexus phone about 2-3 weeks ago from Negro electronics...
should I root my phone so I can be on Ics 4.0.3 or should I just be patient and wait for Samsung to update my device or flash my phone to be yakju so I can get update from google
thanks
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Do it only if you know how to and understand the benefits and risks involved, I've rooted multiple devices yet I decided to keep this one stock (I'm also running a yakjuxw build. I'll wait for the 4.0.3 update which should not take very long to get pushed
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Tjotte said:
Rooting in itself wont change anything, other then the costumary whipe of phone to do it.. to make faster you'd need to flash costume roms and kernels
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what costume rom do you recomend? Batman??

I'm not familiar with the benefits from rooting... hence I haven't done it...
I've jail broken my ipod touch and hated it and had to un jail break it ... so not sure how it is with androids...
thanks
so you think we WILL get the updates just a matter of WHEN?

[Q] Root my 2.3.6 or wait for ICS upgrade?

Hi all,
I'm still on the fence about rooting my t989 and so I'm looking for advice. I got the 2.3.6 update and I really want ICS but I'm willing to wait for it though. Also, I'm pretty conservative when it comes to risks such as rooting due to warranties, bricking, and losing functionality. However, I'll be traveling for a while and tethering could be handy and titanium backup has always been attractive to me. But what happens if ICS comes out? I think I loose root if I update OTA, but I should be able to get root again. I'm not a big fan of real 3rd party software because I don't want to work with bugs so if I got a new ROM, it may only be CM9 or similar as reliability is important to me. And then I don't want a new ROM if it doesn't use the Linux Kernel since Ubuntu is developing that OS to share that Kernel. Do I even need a new ROM? I think touchwiz is fine. Pages of apps are better than scrolling through them IMO.
So any suggestions on what I should do? Thanks!

Root it unless you plan on running stock ics. Chances are the ota will be releases here before it hits your phone we have a couple really nice ics roms right now. Don't know what your waiting for lol
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If you want to root, root. More than likely you will be able to download the stock ICS rom from here before you get it on your phone. As soon as one person gets it, our awesome devs will be on it like flys on ****, and we will see a stock rooted rom almost immediately.
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Root
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Towle said:
If you want to root, root. More than likely you will be able to download the stock ICS rom from here before you get it on your phone. As soon as one person gets it, our awesome devs will be on it like flys on ****, and we will see a stock rooted rom almost immediately.
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I was rooted however I dropped my phone last week and had to get a replacement now I am just gonna wait for ICS to drop...
It's all good with me, at least I have my wifi calling and no delay or echo while taking my minibath.

Rooted mine several weeks ago. Tired of waiting for official ICS from T-Mobile and Samsung. Once the official version is released, the devs will have a rooted version available for flashing so you won't have to un-root.
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Just root, you won't be disappointed. Plus you can always go back if you want.
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This isn't iOS. Don't think about and root it
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Just root it you will be happier plus its just as easy to unroot as it is to root
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Was on 2.3.6 rooted for months waiting on ICS update. We finally got a rom yesterday that doesn't have any call echo problems, or really any problems. Flashed darkside's newest 4.0.4 rom this morning and have had smooth sailing all day.
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iLeopard said:
This isn't iOS. Don't think about and root it
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+1. Its easy to unroot and return to stock if need be. Till then we have fully functional daily driver ics roms already so what are you waiting for? Take control of your device. That's why you went with android over iOS and wp7 in the first place anyway isnt it?
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Thanks for your suggestions. I'll go ahead and root. I really want titanium backup. Is this the best thread for a HOW TO root?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514434

bripod said:
Thanks for your suggestions. I'll go ahead and root. I really want titanium backup. Is this the best thread for a HOW TO root?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514434
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This is the thread i followed to root. Very simple instructions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311194 but yeah same method one has pics one dont.
Edit: Unrooting the phone is the same process as rooting except you flash a different file to the phone.

My suggestion is to root. But don't sweat CM9 it is pretty buggy right now because its still beta and isn't officially supported on our phones. But there are plenty of stable ICS roms now and even if u don't care for the few bugs that some may have, there are also some amazing GB rooms out there too.
Just my 2 cents.
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But I don't NEED a new ROM do I? Doesn't it just change the GUI? Basically I just want tethering and freeze bloat apps and ads, but a battery life boost would be great. How much does it change under the hood to expand capability? From what I can tell, root apps are the only thing that expands features.

Root and install a rom... If you think your phone is good, with a rom you'll see your phone is just great

Sorry for all my questions but is the kernel held within the ROM? And whatever ROM I choose, I can just flash to different just like that huh? Like it's an easy process?
My brother has Juggernaut, it didn't look any different than touchwiz except for flashy little things like the screen turn off and stuff. I just need function, not flash.

Some roms com with their own kernels, like TDJ's ones... You can flash a rom and then change it for another, but you have to wipe your data for a clean install (there's always the option to backup your info)

Questions go in the Q&A section

Stock or custom Rom ?

I have owned three Android devices before getting my GNex. Each of those three devices were rooted and rom-ed within the first one month. I have had my GNex for almost two months now on stock jellybean, no root or custom recovery. The flasher within me is itching to flash something new. The pragmatic within me finds no justification for flashing. The other devices had some issue or the other; everything works fine on stock jb on the Gnex. I am trying my best to side with the pragmatic.
Question to the community- I know what I gain from flashing a custom rom ( customizability, overclocking,etc) . Other than the warranty, what do I lose by moving away from the stock rom?
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viskon said:
I have owned three Android devices before getting my GNex. Each of those three devices were rooted and rom-ed within the first one month. I have had my GNex for almost two months now on stock jellybean, no root or custom recovery. The flasher within me is itching to flash something new. The pragmatic within me finds no justification for flashing. The other devices had some issue or the other; everything works fine on stock jb on the Gnex. I am trying my best to side with the pragmatic.
Question to the community- I know what I gain from flashing a custom rom ( customizability, overclocking,etc) . Other than the warranty, what do I lose by moving away from the stock rom?
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Well, I for one won't be flashing any ROMs (at least for several months) once my GNEX arrives tomorrow. Whenever I had an unsolvable issue which was with the ROM I chose and would ask for help, I'd get the most cynical responses. "That's what you signed up for" seems to be the common theme. It's like people enjoy being in constant beta tester mode, even when they are supposedly running the stable build of a ROM. The only reason I would flash a ROM is if the default JB build the phone came with was horribly broken. Overclocking on something like a phone is a bit excessive, especially for something that is already a powerhouse and can run the most intense games available for it with relative ease.

viskon said:
I have owned three Android devices before getting my GNex. Each of those three devices were rooted and rom-ed within the first one month. I have had my GNex for almost two months now on stock jellybean, no root or custom recovery. The flasher within me is itching to flash something new. The pragmatic within me finds no justification for flashing. The other devices had some issue or the other; everything works fine on stock jb on the Gnex. I am trying my best to side with the pragmatic.
Question to the community- I know what I gain from flashing a custom rom ( customizability, overclocking,etc) . Other than the warranty, what do I lose by moving away from the stock rom?
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You don't lose the warranty if you know what you're doing........
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viskon said:
Other than the warranty, what do I lose by moving away from the stock rom?
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You don't lose anything, but you gain a lot of nifty features.

I recommend you always try stock out for a bit before trying anything else. Stock 4.1.1 is damn good.
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martonikaj said:
I recommend you always try stock out for a bit before trying anything else. Stock 4.1.1 is damn good.
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Stock is great but I got tired of my phone giving me 15 hours of battery life on avg so I rooted to get a kernel
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Stock is great but I got tired of my phone giving me 15 hours of battery life on avg so I rooted to get a kernel
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Interesting. That is what i currently get. And did flashing a new kernel help?
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I tried several highly regarded JB roms (ParanoidAndroid, CM10 nightly, the varieties of AndroidME), but keep coming back to stock + Nova Launcher. Don't even need to (re-)root for that. Just a great combination that you can rely on.
But when I get that itch, I play around with ParanoidAndroid for a few days here and there. A really interesting rom, which I'm sure you'll hear a lot about.

I was coming from a sgs2 that was on a custom ROM and surprisingly I'm happy with stock 4.1 and see no need to flash a custom ROM. Maybe just a kernel to get better battery life even tho it lasts me all day with about 4 hours of screen on time so I can't really complain.
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I've been rooting, modding, and even custom ROM building since my Samsung Moment days and ever since. Since I got my Galaxy Nexus on Sprint, however, all I've done is flash a completely pure AOSP stock build of 4.1.1. With this device I have no desire other than to be running the most current Android source. Everything just works, and works well. I have no need for flashy features. Jelly Bean already has every feature I need.
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I love stock vanilla Android. All my other phones, I'd root and install Cyanogenmod asap. I'd always use the modified factory roms on offer as well, because Cyanogenmod often didn't work that well in the early days of a new device or Android version.
On the nexus I don't really need to flash, but I still use Cyanogenmod 10 anyway for the sole reason the power control toggles in the status bar are very handy.
Either way, only a nexus device can offer such high quality aosp based roms. I say have fun trying a few. Yes there are still issues sometimes but it's nothing like what I've experienced in other phones.
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Definitely Cusome
Stock is always nice for a while, but the reason you get a nexus is to be able to have fun and do things that others can't :good:

CourtimusMaximus said:
Stock is always nice for a while, but the reason you get a nexus is to be able to have fun and do things that others can't :good:
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One of the reasons. For me it's just to have the latest AOSP software, and for me that is enough. The Nexus fills both plates very well.
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The reason I got a nexus was because I hated all the touchwiz/sense stuff and the pre-installed carrier garbage... thus removing my reason to root my phone (not that I don't like to tinker, but 18 credit hours leaves little time).
The only reason I ended up rooting was for PGM so I dont destroy my power button in 3 months like all my previous phones, and for the widgets to show up in apex/nova. Aside from those, I run a totally stock system...
On an unrelated note, sooooo many iphone owners in my classes ask me how to wake their iphone by swiping... i love telling them that they cant

Same boat. GSM stock ROM. Itching BUT I don't want to lock the phones secure element because Google wallet is pretty cool.
Night features are nice but not worth losing wallet over
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CyberpunkDad said:
Same boat. GSM stock ROM. Itching BUT I don't want to lock the phones secure element because Google wallet is pretty cool.
Night features are nice but not worth losing wallet over
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With the GSM Galaxy Nexus, you can unlock, root, find a custom ROM and flash it, then find the Google Wallet APK and install it. It'll say "unsupported device" because Google wants to warn you about "rooting," but it'll activate and work .
I'm using NexusHD 4.3 with GApps and Google Wallet.

With Galaxy Nexus and Jelly Bean there is no reason to try custom ROMS. Only bug a can find is 2.4GHZ wireless.

I've tried to stay as close to JB stock as possible, flashing a vanilla deodexed build of JB and just a couple of mods (battery percent and louder speaker sound) that increase everyday functionality for me and a kernel change because it increases battery life and on demand performance by a practically useful margin. Everyone's personal preferences I suppose but that's the great thing about a nexus device, it can please different tastes/uses very well.

Gnex is so boring ...there is no compelling reason to flash .. everything works just great without any tweaking
Life with galaxy s was more fun...flashing every nightly..dealing with bugs..spending hours on xda forum to find the fixes/work arounds / tricks to improve battery life..I miss all these.
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[Q] Which Rom!!!!!!!!

Hello, I need some opinion to flash a rom on my sisters verizon nexus. The nexus use to be mine however do to work i had to switch to att. Right now i have the one x running aokp 10-12 nighties 4.1.2 its running awesome, what i want to know is which rom is a good daily driver that doesn't have many bugs. I have read trough a couple of roms however there are so many, and she hates when i install a new rom, last time i mess with her phone was back in july. I just need a few suggestions on some great daily drivers.... thx in advance

Stock.
lol
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personally i would go for ParanoidAndroid 2.18 (very stable) with either stock kernel which it comes with or trinity stable kernel. set it up with PAPrefs to Tablet (mid) and send her on her way. :fingers-crossed:

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Stock.
lol
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ELL O ELL you catch on quick
good day.

ROM for your sister?
STOCK.
Good lord don't flash a custom ROM on someone else's phone. If they wanna flash their own phone after learning about it then that's fine, but don't do it for them. Leave that **** stock.

for sister - Stock.
for myself - PA

Don't flash anything for anyone. Until they actually understand this whole rooting and flashing. People brick their phone BECAUSE they don't know what they're doing. Hack, I don't even recommend you to root her phone. Tell her to learn how root works and risks at least.
Swyped on my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP with Franco Kernel

Flash All of them
but seriously almost all the roms are fantastic. I personally use aokp and im contemplating trying out minco, but each rom has its differences. Decide what features in a rom are important to you. look through the OP's of each rom and decide which fits your needs the best.
I agree with those above, dont flash a rom on some one elses phone cuz inevitably they will run into some issue and blame you for "breaking" their phone.

Another ROM thread? Really?
And btw, we are back at calling them "sisters", like 40 years ago?
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