As the title suggests. I got this watch and so far I really like it. My question is a simple one:
If I root a watch what can I do more that without a root I cannot?
For a phone the justifications are a lot, backups, special access to files, installing customizations, etc etc. But for a watch? what are some of the stuff that require a root?
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This seems like a simple question, but i'm not having much luck searching.
If I root my nexus and delete some stock applications (facebook, amazon mp3, etc..) and then lose root with an OTA update will those applications get pushed back to my phone with the OTA? I am not concerned with losing the root on upgrade, I just don't want the garbage apps back.
cajonez said:
This seems like a simple question, but i'm not having much luck searching.
If I root my nexus and delete some stock applications (facebook, amazon mp3, etc..) and then lose root with an OTA update will those applications get pushed back to my phone with the OTA? I am not concerned with losing the root on upgrade, I just don't want the garbage apps back.
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Probably not since with the stock OTA the applications you have already installed and your preferences are kept. It's just the core OS components that are upgraded, not a full flash, if I'm not mistaken.
However, there is also the possibility that Google pushes updated versions of the applications you probably don't need and therefore you may get them back. Even if you do, though, its not like it's difficult to remove them.
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Sounds like I need to maintain root access incase they push them back. Not what I was hoping for. Bummer
Hello, newbie here. I have never rooted and have read a lot of these forums and to me, it seems a bit like a foreign language to me. I got this for Christmas and do not want to brick the device.
Some questions for those of you out there who know what you are doing and hopefully can provide some advice. I wanted this as a reader but am getting frustrated that I cannot get any of my mp4 videos to playback. I've spent the entire day trying to convert into may different configurations of mp4 to playback on my NC to no success. Figured if I rooted I would be able to do that.
1. How easy is it to root the NC and return it to stock if needed?
2. Once the device is rooted, how do I gain access to the Android Market in order to download apps in the market?
3. Will I be able to have the stock B&N library for reading as I did want this as a reader? (nor did I have the money to shell out for a Galaxy Tab)
Advanced thanks to anyone out there willing to help a noob like me.
Use autonooter. Its very simple.
http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting
Unrooting instructions can be found here.
http://nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM
Hope this helps.
Also you should register your nook with B&N b4 rooting if you would like to continue purchasing books.
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Hello, newbie here. I have never rooted and have read a lot of these forums and to me, it seems a bit like a foreign language to me. I got this for Christmas and do not want to brick the device.
Some questions for those of you out there who know what you are doing and hopefully can provide some advice. I wanted this as a reader but am getting frustrated that I cannot get any of my mp4 videos to playback. I've spent the entire day trying to convert into may different configurations of mp4 to playback on my NC to no success. Figured if I rooted I would be able to do that.
1. How easy is it to root the NC and return it to stock if needed?
2. Once the device is rooted, how do I gain access to the Android Market in order to download apps in the market?
3. Will I be able to have the stock B&N library for reading as I did want this as a reader? (nor did I have the money to shell out for a Galaxy Tab)
Advanced thanks to anyone out there willing to help a noob like me.
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1. Very easy at this point, the entire process is fairly automated. Burn an iso to an sd card and reboot the nook to root, turn it off and back on 8 times quickly to return to factory settings.
2. Autonooter installs this automatically...
3. Stock book stuff is unaffected by rooting... but you may lose the in-setoee reading stuff in b&n though.
Sent from my NookColor using XDA app
Long time lurker, first time (I think) poster.
Question: can I side load apps to the GG using ADB mode or some other method without rooting? Just curious, cause I thought someone mentioned that recently.
Yes, I installed some apps doing just that.
timjmcevoy said:
Long time lurker, first time (I think) poster.
Question: can I side load apps to the GG using ADB mode or some other method without rooting? Just curious, cause I thought someone mentioned that recently.
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What kind of side load apps do you mean?
You have an example?
No ROOT!
You can use Wondershare MobileGo for Android to get your Gear loaded with app from Google Play Store or .apk files.
I mean android apps not designed for the GG... as I've seen others side load calculators, games like candy crush, or video players. My question is do I have to root the gear to load those apps, or can I use the ADB mode in the gear and just transfer APKs that I want.
timjmcevoy said:
I mean android apps not designed for the GG... as I've seen others side load calculators, games like candy crush, or video players. My question is do I have to root the gear to load those apps, or can I use the ADB mode in the gear and just transfer APKs that I want.
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No you don't need root. Normal apps seem to work fine. I've loaded Nova Launcher without root. I need root for accessing system files and mounting as r/w. Root here is not an involved process. It basically put's SU in system apps. Want to un-root, just remove it. Thankfully Samsung didn't really secure it.
Side load one and try. You can always delete it. Worst case is you have to re-flash via odin.
Hi all,
This is my first android phone, an HTC One M7_UL, and if I found it to be a wonderful piece of hardware, I am very disapointed by all the bloated apps that comme with it. I preicse I am an old GNU/Linux user, currently on gentoo from several years.
For now, I have a few issues I want to solve:
1) I can copy music files from my PC to the phone and listen to them. I found how to make playlists into the phone. Is it another way to add pictures to the playlists, albums and artists than the original apps?
2) The radio work well, when using another earphone than the original one. How can I make a manual search and have it memorized? Do I nedd another app or to root the device for that to be possible?
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3) I hate the impossibility to customize the first screen. I found a way to disable that news stuff, but I really want to get ride of it. I guess the only way to do it is to root the device. Am I right, and if yes can I use any ROM for that?
EDIT: I see the last Sense update made it possible. Nice.
4) If I root my device, what is most important to me is to remove the bloated apps, get a file hierarchy that is more friendly to browse (as example I hate to get playlist files with a size of 0), I like the camera, it is truly amazing, especialy with fast moving targets, and I want to keep that capability. I also want playlist which are easier to customize, and a FM radio where I can put permanent favorites whih will not be erased by an automatic search.
Based on that, can you recommande me some ROMs? Or is it possible to do the same without to root the phone (I doubt, but as it's my first android phone, I want to be 100% sure).
I like Sense, but that's just a GUI and not so important to me. Generally, I preffer featues and flexibility over the look and the bloat.
Thanks for any suggestion.
The entire time I have been an Android Fanboid I have rooted and flashed and customized my androids to my heart's content. But I'm considering not doing so with this device and I submit the reason to the forum for discussion:
This phone appears to me to do exactly what I want, how I want, when I want it. It doesn't appear to have anything I don't want. It doesn't appear to lack anything I do want (except auto night view). Every app I would have on it backs it's data up in the cloud or IS a cloud service. I do not need to change anything so I don't need root. I do not need to backup stock settings (nandroid) if I don't need to flash Roms. If I don't need to flash Roms, I don't need a custom recovery.
The only caveat is I'm waiting on the phone to get here.
I welcome your input
Edit: As of Jan 2017 I have flashed TWRP and rooted. So yeah. I couldn't stay away from it ?
i ended rooting it because i wanted a better sounding headphones on my ear. but i was also considering going back to stock, but not for now. viperArise is the main reason why im staying unlocked for now
I tried that - The ads got to me after a while. They hurt browser performance, are distracting, and consume data. If you can live with ads then you'll be fine.
AdAway, xposed, that's why i'm rooted my device.
scorpion667 said:
I tried that - The ads got to me after a while. They hurt browser performance, are distracting, and consume data. If you can live with ads then you'll be fine.
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I use my phone very little for social media and browsing. Is almost all work for me. I don't think ads are going to get to me.
acmerw said:
AdAway, xposed, that's why i'm rooted my device.
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Xposed. ... Coming off ios for the last 2 years, I had forgotten about xposed.
I'm rooted but I think I'll keep it almost stock when N arrives. I'll just flash adfree hosts once in a while.
I rooted mainly to install two Xposed modules:
- GravityBox [MM] to have center clock, always expanded volume sliders and a couple of other tweaks;
- App Settings to have custom DPI values on some applications (mainly the ones who benefit from displaying more content on the screen, like web browser, XDA Labs, etc. etc.).
I'm back to stock with locked bootloader only advantage for root I had was the ability to use adblock to get rid of annoying ads
Am stock at the moment. Phone runs great.
Dealing with ads may help me to get to rooting but the main reason I'll root is to add bands to the phone.
It's being worked on at the moment so fingers crossed.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk
Ad blocking seems to be the major contributor, but I'm not bothered by any now.... on my Android tablet or on my iPhone (getting replaced with op3).
Only place I'm annoyed with them at all is reading articles in Google +. Otherwise I don't really notice them.
Yeap totally after i flash many roms im about to going to lock oem and get rid of this
Cuz flashing roms is pain in the ass
Only problem was dpi but i can satis with it ?
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk
For ads, why not use Adguard? It does not require root and works very well. Only downside is that it uses VPN for blocking ads, so not suitable for people who want to use their VPN for anonymity or when connected to unsecured Wifi in café for example.
I did not root this device yet as I use Android Pay alot.
Cheers
Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk
NetGuard blocks ads and doesn't require root.
Twilight has a night filter and doesn't require root.
This is my first phone i didn't root or added custom recovery. I like it the way it is. The only things i want to see gone is the stock google apps like: music, books, games,...
Bart3n said:
This is my first phone i didn't root or added custom recovery. I like it the way it is. The only things i want to see gone is the stock google apps like: music, books, games,...
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you can disable them
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you can disable them
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Yeah i know but with root and An system app uninstaller they are gone.' but i don't really mind
Bart3n said:
Yeah i know but with root and An system app uninstaller they are gone.' but i don't really mind
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i would never root simply to remove apps that can be disabled - there's plenty of space on the system partition as well as the phone
2x4 said:
i would never root simply to remove apps that can be disabled - there's plenty of space on the system partition as well as the phone
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With my other phones i did. With this one i didn't. Because the only bloatware is the Google apps.
I'm considering not unlocking it or rooting until CM14.1 nightlies are official. OxygenOS is working really well so far and the battery endurance is really good. The only thing I'm thinking about is AdAway because plenty of website from my country use obnoxious ads (I don't mind and actually support them on a few major websites) and the ability to backup/restore in TWRP.
The thing that is inclining the balance towards rooting is that somehow QuickPic feature of fixing the date on restored videos (from my PC) is not working on OOS. It always worked really well on my OPO with different ROMs. I need this badly because I hate seeing the videos in dates I did not shot them. To be able to modify the dates I need to be rooted, so that could make the decision for me.