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What does Root your phone mean?

Luckycharm · 2011-02-02 16:42:26

I am new to Android, being looking at this forum for a while and see lots of comments about rooting? I just got a HTC Desire HD - should I root it? if so is it easy? It is with 3 and I need to get it unlocked as going away in a couple of months and want to put local sim in it while away so not charged roaming- do I need to…

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02-02-2011 5:42pm

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Luckycharm

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I am new to Android, being looking at this forum for a while and see lots of comments about rooting?
I just got a HTC Desire HD - should I root it? if so is it easy?

It is with 3 and I need to get it unlocked as going away in a couple of months and want to put local sim in it while away so not charged roaming- do I need to bring it to a shop to get this done?

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#2 02-02-2011 5:53pm
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Have a quick read of this

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#3 02-02-2011 5:56pm
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Luckycharm wrote: »

I am new to Android, being looking at this forum for a while and see lots of comments about rooting?
I just got a HTC Desire HD - should I root it? if so is it easy?

It is with 3 and I need to get it unlocked as going away in a couple of months and want to put local sim in it while away so not charged roaming- do I need to bring it to a shop to get this done?

I'm new to Android too, got one last week and after a few hours googling here and there figured out how to root it and unlock it, take your time reading up on it and it's not too hard.

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#4 02-02-2011 5:59pm
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Well son, when a man and a phone love each other...

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#5 02-02-2011 6:33pm
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Luckycharm wrote: »

I am new to Android, being looking at this forum for a while and see lots of comments about rooting?
I just got a HTC Desire HD - should I root it? if so is it easy?

It is with 3 and I need to get it unlocked as going away in a couple of months and want to put local sim in it while away so not charged roaming- do I need to bring it to a shop to get this done?

Rooting and unlocking are not the same thing by the way

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#6 02-02-2011 9:15pm
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Rooting only takes a minute. Just visionary and that's it. Definitely works with desire hd

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#7 03-02-2011 2:38pm
Luckycharm

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seanybiker wrote: »

Rooting only takes a minute. Just visionary and that's it. Definitely works with desire hd

Ok next question how do I do it?

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#8 03-02-2011 2:48pm
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Rooting means to gain "root" or administrator access to the phone, it is really only useful if you plain to install a custom "ROM" which again is only necessary if you are unhappy with any aspect of the phone, or want to run a different version of Android not supported native by the phone manufacture.

A good place to gain information is :
http://www.xda-developers.com/

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#9 03-02-2011 4:45pm
Luckycharm

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Acidjoker wrote: »

Rooting means to gain "root" or administrator access to the phone, it is really only useful if you plain to install a custom "ROM" which again is only necessary if you are unhappy with any aspect of the phone, or want to run a different version of Android not supported native by the phone manufacture.

A good place to gain information is :
http://www.xda-developers.com/

Great tks for that prob a bit advanced for me then- I will leave it till I get better.

WHat is the easiest way to get my phone unlocked?

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#10 03-02-2011 4:55pm
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I rooted my phone a few days ago. You need some technical know how to do it.
See here for info on what I had to do.

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#11 04-02-2011 6:17am
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use z4root its the easiest way possible. If you google it, it should come up on XDA Developers. Just install and click root

If you would real the charter would make things simpler for you save me copy paste too

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#12 04-02-2011 9:10am
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Acidjoker wrote: »

Rooting means to gain "root" or administrator access to the phone, it is really only useful if you plain to install a custom "ROM" which again is only necessary if you are unhappy with any aspect of the phone, or want to run a different version of Android not supported native by the phone manufacture.

A good place to gain information is :
http://www.xda-developers.com/

rooting has little to do with changing ROMs

it gives you admin priviledges

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#13 04-02-2011 12:18pm
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Yeah the /system partition can be write-protected even against admin/root user. This is how motorola prevent custom roms, you can root their phones but not modify the system.

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#14 04-02-2011 4:48pm
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Looking at this site to get phone unlocked- anyone used it - does it work/is it safe?

http://www.mobileunlockingcodes.com/?gclid=CM6m9JDD7KYCFQGDDgodTDXI_w

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#15 04-02-2011 5:14pm
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there was someone had a site but i would think you should say your phone type and network. others will have experience and tell u straight off what site to use
there are quite a few scam sites, so be warned

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#16 04-02-2011 5:53pm
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it is a HTC Desire HD with Three

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#17 22-02-2011 1:23pm
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Any updates on currently recommended how-to's for rooting?

Thanks

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#18 23-02-2011 1:42am
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Luckycharm wrote: »

it is a HTC Desire HD with Three

how is that going? any signal problems with 3?

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#19 23-02-2011 8:54am
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Cianos wrote: »

Any updates on currently recommended how-to's for rooting?

Thanks

It depends what phone you have. Go to xda-developers, find correct forum for your device, follow instructions.

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