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Hi All,
2 quick questions. thanks in advance for any help
1) let's say i wanted to upgrade to a bigger sd card for more storage, could i just copy over everything to the new sd card and reboot the phone and all is well and good, even with android 2.2's built in apps2sd? or would any of my apps that are installed to sd get messed up?
2) i haven't yet rooted my g2 but i'm going to soon. i rooted my g1 in the past. i've been reading some of the guides and whatnot to get ready, but one thing i was concerned about is being able to un-root completely to stock in case i ever need to do a warranty thing. do i actually have to back up anything, or can i just download the stock image like alot of tutorials seem to say? will it all be exactly the same after going thru the process of unrooting?
thanks!
Dave
I have the same question with the SD card.
As far as the second question goes I don't think you have to worry about it to much. Most t mobile staff are not anal about it. Just don't have it booting up to cm lol
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I have used the latest method to root my phone, and just flashed Senceginger 3.0
I heard back on the Hero if you formatted or changed your SD card you'd loose root or other issues.
Does anyone fore see any issues if I were to format and/or change my sd card ?
I swapped my 8gb card with a 16gb card after rooting and didn't notice anything unusual... so I don't think so. Used the Rage method to root.
Root isn't an installation on your sd card..its the built in ****..as in you can root without an sd card
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You can do whatever you want with the SD card after rooting/flashing. Could also do that with the Hero (I had a Hero and never heard anything issues with replacing the SD card after rooting) Not sure where you heard those stories..
Have fun!
Athrun88 said:
You can do whatever you want with the SD card after rooting/flashing. Could also do that with the Hero (I had a Hero and never heard anything issues with replacing the SD card after rooting) Not sure where you heard those stories..
Have fun!
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Thanks, It was something I heard long ago which I thought was weird and then my buddy who still has a Hero had mentioned the same which I again I thought was strange.
Anyway thanks for the info
Some older methods were actually running off the sd card and back then no you couldnt take out your card. But now we have real root so no worries.
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Hi guys i need some help and advice here.
Q1. I have been installing a lot of games and apps mainly from gameloft which eats up a lot of space on my 8gb mem card , i am thinking of getting a 32gb Kingston class 4 mem card . After getting it can i just use a com and transfer everything over by copying and pasting ? Will my games/apps/save data be lost or something?
Q2. Another issue is the internal memory , i only have less than 50mb internal memory left and I am having trouble installing new apps and games. So i am thinking of rooting to clear up the bloatware and to move those apps that cannot be transferred to the sd card on an unrooted device. Any comments/advice?
Thanks in advance!!
Copy paste works well. And yes all your saved game data is on sd.
Root is good, and if remove all crap you free a lot space.
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Wow thanks that was a fast reply!!
Oh btw do all phones have a locked bootloader when purchased ? Cause most people bought their phones from a carrier but i bought mine from the sony retail store when my Aino broke down and my contract was far from ending. Sorry I am new to all this rooting stuff , though i read up on a lot of guides but i fear they may be outdated. My android version is 2.3.3 btw.
Yes they all locked. With 2.3.3 you can root without opening bootloader, BUT faster and not so painful is unlock your bootloader. After that you can use custom kernel also. with new kernel is gaming to much more funny
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Hmm i am not sure if i want to unlock my bootloader , it seems far more riskier than just rooting it. All i want is more space to install my apps and games.
It might seem easier now.
But do you want to flash back to an older firmware, root it, do ota to the latest firmware every time a new update comes out?
We (with unlocked bootloader) just flash the new firmware with FlashTool and root it via recovery, a pre-rooted system.img or kernel. At the end that's easier and saves time.
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Flo95 said:
It might seem easier now.
But do you want to flash back to an older firmware, root it, do ota to the latest firmware every time a new update comes out?
We (with unlocked bootloader) just flash the new firmware with FlashTool and root it via recovery, a pre-rooted system.img or kernel. At the end that's easier and saves time.
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Haha sorry but i am really seeing a lot of stars with all the technical information i am seeing. But i am afraid of unlocking the bootloader cause i am afraid of screwing up my phone. From what i read unlocking the bootloader really deals with the core of your phone and one wrong step can screw/brick it.
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Haha sorry but i am really seeing a lot of stars with all the technical information i am seeing. But i am afraid of unlocking the bootloader cause i am afraid of screwing up my phone. From what i read unlocking the bootloader really deals with the core of your phone and one wrong step can screw/brick it.
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Read forum and you see. How many treads updating via OTA and rooting thing went wrong...and how many treads you find when phone bricked with unlocking bootloader. ofcourse it only my opinion.
Regards!
Taavi
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Wow .... oh man now i dont really dont know what to do...
Haha but i appreciate your honest opinions , better be safe than sorry!
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Wow .... oh man now i dont really dont know what to do...
Haha but i appreciate your honest opinions , better be safe than sorry!
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I supose "read carefuli forum" Thers a lot reading, but its best way to start understanding what you gonna do and HOW
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Anyone heard of gingerbread or some other apps/methods that makes rooting very easy? Should I try it ? My android version is 2.3.3
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Anyone heard of gingerbread or some other apps/methods that makes rooting very easy? Should I try it ? My android version is 2.3.3
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Gingerbreak works with 2.2.x
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Remember that you can also relock your bootloader if you have rooted your phone, then you're safe again.
Deleting bloatware doesn't free space immediately, you also have to move your app to an other part of the internal memory which is normally used for system app only.
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Anyone heard of gingerbread or some other apps/methods that makes rooting very easy? Should I try it ?
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F&*king Jesus, it's amazing just how many people have never heard of or know how to use google.
Hi all,
I recently got an Xperia play and so far I love it but I am running out of internal memory (it only has 380mb available for apps etc). I'm relatively new to android so please stick with me!
I read on a forum that you can partition a section of the SD card then use an app called "Link2SD" to use that partition as additional internal memory. As part of this you have to root the phone. I tried this and the software didn't work.
My main question is regarding rooting, is it worth doing? I'd heard that if you root your phone you risk bricking it and also you can't get future software updates. If that's true then I won't get ice cream sandwich in the next update.
So, can anyone advise me on if rooting is a good thing to do and if so, how do I do it? If not, do you know of any good ways to increase the internal memory that don't need rooting? I am already using the App2SD application which helps a bit but not enough as I've already moved all I can to the SD card in normal settings.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
It's REALLY worth it and you'd be super unlucky to brick or cause any damage by trying to root.
Use superoneclick. Really quick and simple.
Then Link2SD works fine (it needs root to work). You can move all of your apps across stopping the annoying messages about low memory.
Then when you get a bit more brave get titanium backup, backup everything.
Then google safe removal list xperia play xda and get rid of the sony bloatware you don't use. Will be like a new phone my friend. Enjoy your Play!
Thanks mate, I'm still torn if I want to risk it! Would it be OK with future software updates if I did root? How do I use the rooting program you mentioned, download it to my PC then just execute it with the phone plugged in? Sorry for all the questions, I know nothing of the internal workings of android! Thanks
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Superoneclick is a program you run on your PC. Literally one click with your phone connected and you're rooted. There are practically no risks involved at all.
You'll still be able to update OTA if you don't uninstall any stock apps. ICS will be available for FlashTool when it's released anyway so I wouldn't worry about that
Sounds good, I've already got instructions for a program to partition the SD card and for link2sd. I'll give it a go! I'm assuming the stock apps will be the ones not on the safe list? Can I still move games that came preinstalled? Thanks for all your help, it's much appreciated!
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Basically don't uninstall any app that is installed to /system/app if you want OTA
This is irrelevant anyway since ICS won't come OTA. You'll have to use FlashTool or SEUS
hi !
When you are rooted ! uninstall those crap stock app list with Titanium backup (from market),
Warning ! It need root !
link to the list of safe removal app :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046699
See ya
do you know if there's an app to unroot my phone? I'll probably do the partition thing, remove the apps I don't need then unroot the phone again. Any ideas? Thanks
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wildone277 said:
do you know if there's an app to unroot my phone? I'll probably do the partition thing, remove the apps I don't need then unroot the phone again. Any ideas? Thanks
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Perhaps superoneclick does unroot as well (can't remember and not near a pc. But you don't need to unroot. Keeping root does no harm. If you're thinking about warranties then it's pointless as you'll have missing apps etc when you send it away.. Again though, root does no harm and you can quickly flash a stock xperia rom (they're linked in a thread here and all listed on xperiagamer website) should you need to send the phone for repair
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wildone277 said:
do you know if there's an app to unroot my phone? I'll probably do the partition thing, remove the apps I don't need then unroot the phone again. Any ideas? Thanks
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Link2sd needs root access to run. If you remove root you won't be able to use Link2sd anymore
ah ok, you can tell I'm new to all this stuff can't you?!
Thanks!
How come ICS won't be coming as an OTA update? I'd read that it was being released in April for the Play?
I may need to pick your brains about how to get hold of ICS when it's released then!
Is there an equivalent to super one click for macs or will I be forced to use my 2009 eepc?
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I have uninstalled the apps, using titanium backup...but I think the data is still there cause the space has not improved...
Superoneclick will work on the .62 firmware as well right? ..
I let the phone do a software update and I thought I read somewhere that the .62 cannot be rooted.. please tell me I'm wrong..
this low internal memory is so freaking annoying
Hi all,
I think I've finally got all the info I need, just need to make the decision of which way to go now!
I found a hack that you can use to send apps to the SD card without rooting:
http://www.bongizmo.com/blog/moving-all-android-apps-to-sdcard-apps2sd-froyo/
but I'm more nervous of hacking that rooting because at least there is lots of guidance on rooting for novices like myself! What do you reckon? To root or not to root, that is the question!
I was thinking, now that my SD card will be taking the brunt of the apps data etc, is it possible to exchange the 16gb card I got with the phone for a standard 32gb micro sd to expand the capacity? I'm concerned that if I do this, links between the phone and SD card might not work anymore.
Thanks
Can anyone please confirm that superoneclick works with the xperia play, android version 2.3.4? If so, which version? I've downloaded v2[1].3.3 and I'm ready to take the plunge. Thanks
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I'm afraid I'll need step by step instructions for rooting my play, I can't get it to work. I downloaded superoneclick and tried to execute it and it just closed itself. Do I need to install SDK whatever that is? I have no idea what I'm doing! Please help!
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wildone277 said:
I'm afraid I'll need step by step instructions for rooting my play, I can't get it to work. I downloaded superoneclick and tried to execute it and it just closed itself. Do I need to install SDK whatever that is? I have no idea what I'm doing! Please help!
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Are you running as admin?
If you can't get it to work try DoomLord's Easy Rooting Toolkit - don't have a link as I'm on my phone but it should be easy enough to find
Michealtbh said:
Are you running as admin?
If you can't get it to work try DoomLord's Easy Rooting Toolkit - don't have a link as I'm on my phone but it should be easy enough to find
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just tried it, i just get "cannot find the path specified" on each line, I'm probably doing something fundamentally wrong! Does it need to be in media transfer mode? Here's what I did:
Downloaded the Zip file and extracted all the files into a folder.
Turned on USB debugging and unknown sources
Connected the phone via USB and skipped the prompt to open the phone folders
Executed the "run me.bat" file
Pressed any button as prompted
What am I doing wrong?
i have htc wildifire s (unrooted ,s-on) can anyone know how to install app2sd on my phone like partition on my sd card,fat32,ext4,linux swap.is this possible?help me if anyone know.
you can use this For moving Apps to sd card without rooting. I haven't tested this. You can try it out. By the Way root your phone and enjoy the best from your phone.
abhi8569 said:
you can use this For moving Apps to sd card without rooting. I haven't tested this. You can try it out. By the Way root your phone and enjoy the best from your phone.
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thnx man.i rooted my phone some weeks ago.but my phone is worsest build phone by htc.i replaced three time pcb,two times screen and two times battery total costs is same as i can buy new iphone 4s or htc one x.but its in warranty so no problem.