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About LinkBacksNew person alert :-) I feel kind of like an idiot asking about this.. but here it goes. I've been browsing forums, and many people talk about their phones being rooted (?) I have no idea what this means. It would be great if somebody could explain this. I'm trying very hard to understand how the droid pro works in it's entirety, thanks in advance :-)
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11-21-2010 03:43 PMA really silly question?
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11-21-2010 03:50 PMRooting is the same as administrator rights in Windows. It allows you to access and change all aspects of your phone. Manufacturers make doing this difficult for warranty and copyright reasons.
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11-21-2010 03:57 PMWelcome! Good to have you and there are no silly questions on DF. Here are a few links that my help:
A Dummies Guide To Android Terminoligy & Lingo
THIS IS WHAT ROOT MEANS (stop asking)
What you need to know about rooting:
Hope this is helpful.
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11-21-2010 03:57 PMSomeone explained it VERY well with an analogy!
Think of a house with a basement...everything that makes the house operate is in the basement (circuit breaker, water heater, furnace, etc). You can't go down there though because the door is locked. "Rooting" simply unlocks the door.
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11-21-2010 03:59 PMThat's the best analogy I've seen...will use that in the future.
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11-21-2010 04:02 PMI thought so too! I can't remember who said it originally though.
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11-21-2010 04:10 PMIt was Myriad46 who used that analogy a few days ago.
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11-21-2010 04:31 PMAhhhh ok! Credit to Myriad46!
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11-21-2010 04:37 PM Originally Posted by Droid DOES!!
Great analogy! Except in our house growing up, rooting unlocked the pantry where all the good stuff was
Chris
If you apply a rom or theme - backup first!
If you don't know how to backup...Stop until you do.
hint: I name my backups like this: sg6.0_20100428 or ss4.2_20100626 to easily find them later. rom and date.
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11-21-2010 04:38 PMHahaha!!!! Good one!!
Originally Posted by christim
Originally Posted by Droid DOES!!
Great analogy! Except in our house growing up, rooting unlocked the pantry where all the good stuff was
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