
Originally Posted by
CJM
I haven't ran my phone like this, but if I don't install the gapps, I don't get the activation screen. Which means no market or Gmail. There shouldn't be any account set in the phone, so I don't know how all the other apps will work. I plan on going this route when I retire my D1 and pass it in to the kids.
As far as apps, since you wont have a market to reinstall them, you can go to data/app or system/app and copy those to the sd and install later.
Tapped from an Unbrickable DROID