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Any Reason To Root?

Can anyone give me some inspiration into rooting my new shinny GN i have rooted every other devive ive had i.e G1 Nexus One SGS I9000 xperia Play and HTC hero,
But i cant find a good enough reason to do it with this device, but everyday i feel that i need to i dont know if im just because im used to having something new to flash everyday?
What do you think guys?

garner said:
Can anyone give me some inspiration into rooting my new shinny GN i have rooted every other devive ive had i.e G1 Nexus One SGS I9000 xperia Play and HTC hero,
But i cant find a good enough reason to do it with this device, but everyday i feel that i need to i dont know if im just because im used to having something new to flash everyday?
What do you think guys?
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I feel the same way. The stock ICS seems to be a lot faster than the MCR's at the moment - not sure why.
The only reason to root is to get things such as Ad Free, Full Backups, Underclock CPU when screen off, Apply Paul's UI tweaks.
Obviously things will grow in the future. If you do it now, then you dont risk the chance of losing the ability to in the future (doubtful that will ever happen with a Nexus)

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Here's a much better question OP... Any reason to not root it?

The big ones for me are AdFree and Titanium Backup.

To improve battery life.
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This is the first Android OS where it seem so much useable and stable, that I see no use to root. This coming from a primarily IOS guy. I hope I don't have to root.

also, tethering on tmobile
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Arcadia310 said:
To improve battery life.
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by rooting?

Reason #1: to customize the device by playing with the system files

I will need to root my Galaxy Nexus (when I get one) so I can connect my PS3 controller up and play emulator games.
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Tone503773 said:
I will need to root my Galaxy Nexus (when I get one) so I can connect my PS3 controller up and play emulator games.
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Is it possible to connect a PS3 controller and play games with current devices today? If yes, could you point me to the application

I will only root if a kernel with ridiculous battery life surfaces. Otherwise this may be the first Android phone I really see no reason rooting. Strange thought.
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mohitrocks said:
Is it possible to connect a PS3 controller and play games with current devices today? If yes, could you point me to the application
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+1 I wanna know how lol
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spovat said:
also, tethering on tmobile
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No need to root for that.

garner said:
Can anyone give me some inspiration into rooting my new shinny GN i have rooted every other devive ive had i.e G1 Nexus One SGS I9000 xperia Play and HTC hero,
But i cant find a good enough reason to do it with this device, but everyday i feel that i need to i dont know if im just because im used to having something new to flash everyday?
What do you think guys?
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No reason. I couldn't even come up with a compelling reason to root my Nexus S.
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spovat said:
also, tethering on tmobile
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You dont need to root to tether with this phone

I would do it just for Google Wallet
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If you are here, you should root. Ad free and Titanium back up are worth it by themselves.

Aridon said:
If you are here, you should root. Ad free and Titanium back up are worth it by themselves.
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AdFree is pretty silly IMO. Blocking connections using the host file? Really? I guess the creators don't know what a firewall is or how to use iptables.

[SENSE][SENSE4ALL] Sense 4.1 PORT HOX Based 4.0.4

Would any of the devs be interested in donations to help bring this port to the T-mobile GS III? I would be happy to donate as I see this as an interesting port. I never had a phone with Sense and would at least like the opportunity to try it with our wonderful hardware. I know there are people that are entirely against sense and would say, just buy a phone with sense, but I like my GSIII's hardware as well. I like it's size, screen and camera and think its cool to be able to try other types of software on our phones. If any dev's are interested, I know they could use some help over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764005. Only one of the Devs have a GSIII so it is taking quite a while to remove all the bugs. Thanks in advance

Why is this posted here? This belongs to Q&A.
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And there is already a huge thread people voicing their opinions.
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I can't seem to find that thread... but I also would LOVE to see a sense 4 port. Loved it on my Sensation... only thing I miss about it lol
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I've never understood why people buy a Samsung or HTC then wanna port the other oem skin.
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I'm on my phone right now will search for out later on my pc. In not see out it'll be he's in the t-mobile section though, it was before the mods did the spilt.
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You cant pimp work on xda its a big no no

I would throw some money in
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I am also having trouble finding that thread, that is why I started this one. As I stated, if anyone is willing to help with this, I would like to donate. How difficult is it to port a rom from the international version of the S III to the T-mobile version?

I'd say doing pretty well.

rbtady said:
I am also having trouble finding that thread, that is why I started this one. As I stated, if anyone is willing to help with this, I would like to donate. How difficult is it to port a rom from the international version of the S III to the T-mobile version?
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Wrong section though.
Probably not too hard but there are big differences with the processors.
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stevekixs said:
Wrong section though.
Probably not too hard but there are big differences with the processors.
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One x att has snapdragon s4, same as ours no?
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eggydrums said:
One x att has snapdragon s4, same as ours no?
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Correct
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The moment i want sense i buy an htc.

sense
You Can Always flash miui. Download The Necessary Themes And Achieve Similar ui To Sense...

crx4xharder said:
You Can Always flash miui. Download The Necessary Themes And Achieve Similar ui To Sense...
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Or you know... have an actual port
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Well actually I used the hyc one s for a few days then immediately switched to this amazing phone... First time I used touchwiz and i love ir
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mikeyinid said:
I've never understood why people buy a Samsung or HTC then wanna port the other oem skin.
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The same reason why people want AOKP or MiUi. People could buy a Nexus or iOS, but the whole point is about options. Simple as that.

i think this would be great its always a good thing if your phone is capable of flashing different software. personally i cant wait untill its ported and am willing to support and test it. for all the haters if you dont want sense dont flash sense but dont say this is a stupid idea and y not buy a sense phone.

coolmarkoo said:
i think this would be great its always a good thing if your phone is capable of flashing different software. personally i cant wait untill its ported and am willing to support and test it. for all the haters if you dont want sense dont flash sense but dont say this is a stupid idea and y not buy a sense phone.
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+1

PGM2 for SGS3 (POLL)

Hey everyone
so i have been in contact with the dev of PGM2.. he makes a kernel mod that allows you to swipe to turn off/on screen etc instead of using buttons
heres the link to his thread for the nexus: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721895
i essentially was talking to him to see if he would be willing to make us an app for our sgs3 devices... as i personally hate using buttons for fear of them breaking or wearing out on me... so i wanted to do this poll to see who would be interested in this kind of thing...
the dev needs to gauge interest to see if people would even want it to make it work his time...
please people, make sure to vote and voice your opinions as i would LOVE to have this ported over from the nexus
thanks!!

Come on people. Vote it up! Vote yes! Lol
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come on people.. 200 views and only 5 votes... show come support please

I believe ktoonsez's kernel has this feature in the ktweaker settings if you want it that bad. A bit if a battery drain though

ya i know, but honestly its not as developed as the pgm2 one is... and to be honest, the KT one barely works... had KT installed and it never worked for me.. ive now moved to leankernel

c_86 said:
ya i know, but honestly its not as developed as the pgm2 one is... and to be honest, the KT one barely works... had KT installed and it never worked for me.. ive now moved to leankernel
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Yea. I didn't figure it out too. Then I finally found out that you swipe across the screen to make it work. And I don't see YOU developing something to fix this, give thanks for what you have.
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I dont have to develope anything. There is someone that is willing to port an already existing app to our devices. Don't have to be rude. I'm saying that the one in the kernel currently isn't developed to its full potential... a little competition didn't hurt anyone...
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Personally, I like swiping the screen to take a screenshot, rather than locking the phone. Though perhaps this swipe could be from the bottom to top.. that would be quite interesting.

To the top baby
Vote yes

I say yes, cool idea
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Yay for battery drain
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peneoark said:
Yay for battery drain
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Actually its not bad well it wasn't on my nexus.
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c_86 said:
Actually its not bad well it wasn't on my nexus.
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+1 couldn't even tell a difference in battery with the nexus but then again the nexus battery was poop to begin with
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Ya the nexus barely lasted me a day. But that's the nexus for you.
Hoping you get some more YES votes
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Ubuntu phone OS coming SOON!

Just saw something epic, and wanted to share. http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone

Will love to try on s 3
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When? Where? How? I must have!
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wgrant said:
When? Where? How? I must have!
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http://www.ubuntu.com/
Home screen says something about it this month? Maybe I misunderstood.
Looks great though, i'd love to try it out.

Wait.. So it won't be an android os but Ubuntu os?
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bikrame said:
Will love to try on s 3
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Try ubuntu for android
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I remember having Ubuntu on the hd2 this looks amazing I can't wait to try it
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Crisisx1 said:
Wait.. So it won't be an android os but Ubuntu os?
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No android and Ubuntu are 2 different things. They are both Linux but different. The good think about Ubuntu OS is that it runs with arm hardware that's present in android meaning that android phones should be able to run it. I'll be waiting for it to hit and get ported to a bunch of android devices. It will run gloriously on existing android and our s3 once ported. But all we do noe is sit back, enjoy our phones and just wait
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CodyRst said:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Home screen says something about it this month? Maybe I misunderstood.
Looks great though, i'd love to try it out.
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Yes, that was its Display at CES only though. During it, Ubuntu put out that it would release around 2014. I would assume many versions would be released for us to work with though before then.

AngSanley said:
Try ubuntu for android
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Where is it?
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bikrame said:
Where is it?
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For me, i think MIUI is the most user friendly ROM so far.
But I cant wait to try ubuntu, it looks pretty cool and i am sure it won't have many bugs. But u think it will work on Tmobile S3?
let's wait and see
Thanks for great news

theory611 said:
For me, i think MIUI is the most user friendly ROM so far.
But I cant wait to try ubuntu, it looks pretty cool and i am sure it won't have many bugs. But u think it will work on Tmobile S3?
let's wait and see
Thanks for great news
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MIUI user friendly? For US users? Visit the miui thread in the original dev section. That's not the case at all any more... Not to mention miui is old news and nowhere near as customizable as aokp.
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theory611 said:
For me, i think MIUI is the most user friendly ROM so far.
But I cant wait to try ubuntu, it looks pretty cool and i am sure it won't have many bugs. But u think it will work on Tmobile S3?
let's wait and see
Thanks for great news
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I never liked miui, it's too iphonish, I'd rather run a stock rom than miui
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Definitely looking forward to this. It also states in the articles that it is the full blown operating system obviously customized appropriately for the interface but I'm looking forward to a full set of terminal commands instead of a condensed busy box.
One of the articles I think pointed to a Nexus in the next few weeks having a download available...not sure if that's true but I'm hoping our famous XDA devs can snag that and work their magic.

It's on http://ubuntu.com then goto Devices and Ubuntu for Android
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Petition to XDA to approach Canonical?
What I would like to see is to see what the interest of the developers at XDA to get their hands on the Ubuntu for Android or the Ubuntu OS for the phones, and then create a petition for XDA to get in contact with Canonical see if there is a possibility to get the XDA developers involved in the forming of Ubuntu OS for the mobile. Just imagine what that could do to help getting Ubuntu out there for mobile devices. I mean. I'm pretty sure we have a bunch of power users out there that would like to beta test it for Canonical.

elflip88 said:
I never liked miui, it's too iphonish, I'd rather run a stock rom than miui
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No offense, we have to agree IOS is more acceptable. I was Iphone user, and I love how IOS desgins its UI. You get around things much faster and easier.

theory611 said:
No offense, we have to agree IOS is more acceptable. I was Iphone user, and I love how IOS desgins its UI. You get around things much faster and easier.
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Most definitely not. I used to own a number of Apple products. Their iOS setup blows. It was amazing 7 years ago or whenever the first iOS device came out, but not anymore. The only thing I still like about my old Apple devices is the click wheel for my first gen iPod Nano. Sadly though, there was a recall on them, but I got a higher capacity new one.

theory611 said:
No offense, we have to agree IOS is more acceptable. I was Iphone user, and I love how IOS desgins its UI. You get around things much faster and easier.
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Nope don't agree at all, if I thought that was the cass I would have gotten an iphone instead
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theory611 said:
No offense, we have to agree IOS is more acceptable. I was Iphone user, and I love how IOS desgins its UI. You get around things much faster and easier.
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Lol so plain and none customizable. No thanks.
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Ubuntu (yeah I know...)

Since I see no mention of it on our forum... I'll break the ice.
The port guide went up today on Ubuntu wiki. So, are there any devs working on it for the note 2?
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beehiveblack said:
Since I see no mention of it on our forum... I'll break the ice.
The port guide went up today on Ubuntu wiki. So, are there any devs working on it for the note 2?
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+1 Ubuntu for our phones is a cm base plus the Ubuntu ui. Wish I had a box to try and port this.

Its on the Ubuntu site? I haven't been back there in a while since I formatted winblows an switched.
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Then if it is really purely CM at heart it shouldn't be difficult to port
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+1 on this, the ui looks very nice.......... i wish i knew how to port , i wanna learn this stuff.

I could give it a go, but I'm not sure how well it would go. best bet would be to just sit tight.
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Only camera and Web browser is functional. Nothing else. Not worth the time.
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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting
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This was just posted in the MIUI thread earlier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5556
"I sent him a PM. Thanks I am glad to be here. The GN2 is an amazing phone with limitless possibilities. Today I ported ubuntu touch to the Gn2 I am going to clean it up before or if I release it. It was very easy to change it over to compile for our phones, ubuntu touch is fast sometimes and slow others. As far as I can tell those issues have nothing to do with anything I changed in porting so that would make it an upstream bug. Gonna have to wait for canonical to push out a new release.
Regards,
Atsuisofu"
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I just wanted to say I just put ubuntu on my PC and now I am quad-booting on my computer. [Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS Mountain Lion and Ubuntu 12.10.] I cannot to dual boot Jellybean and Ubuntu from my Android phone.
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KBizzle said:
Only camera and Web browser is functional. Nothing else. Not worth the time.
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Exactly. I made a build but I wont post it because it take far too long to go back and forth to a regular rom and there are far to many upstream bugs.

I was browsing the developer only section and saw slick_rick taking with other devs so we shouldn't be waiting to long for a build, if you're impatient there's a guide on how to build it but it's not for the faint of heart haha
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Nicgraner said:
I was browsing the developer only section and saw slick_rick taking with other devs so we shouldn't be waiting to long for a build, if you're impatient there's a guide on how to build it but it's not for the faint of heart haha
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Ehh probably wont release anything either. If anyone wants to use my source though, github.com/slickrick is where I have my Ubuntu Touch repos.

Seems like a vanity OS imho, I'd most definitely try a build once put out but will probably end up switching back to TW or AOSP within a week, lol

slick_rick said:
Ehh probably wont release anything either. If anyone wants to use my source though, github.com/slickrick is where I have my Ubuntu Touch repos.
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Well it seems like it turns your phone into a media device, so if you don't need signal, it should be fine since Wi-Fi and the font artifacts are gone? But I can see the issue of people not reading and complaining..
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I'd like a ROM that turned into Ubuntu only when the note 2 was docked to a monitor. I'd probably stop using my laptop if I had that.
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