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Luceo posted:the gently caress is a Doogee I don't really get what you want out of an Android phone if you aren't even impressed with a Nexus. Maybe you should just get a Windows Phone or iPhone since those don't get coated with manufacturer crap. I played with the Doogee for a few days. Was pretty snappy, decent battery life and the screen was pretty great. It's just... Doogee.
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Lblitzer posted:I don't really get what you want out of an Android phone if you aren't even impressed with a Nexus. Maybe you should just get a Windows Phone or iPhone since those don't get coated with manufacturer crap. Haha, wait, you weren't joking???
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RVProfootballer posted:Haha, wait, you weren't joking??? Teach me how to doogee
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Lblitzer posted:I don't really get what you want out of an Android phone if you aren't even impressed with a Nexus. Maybe you should just get a Windows Phone or iPhone since those don't get coated with manufacturer crap. So you recommend an iPhone/WinPho to people running rooted custom roms.  edit: doogee doogee doogee doogeee
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Sony devices lack expandable batteries and amoled screens, but get better battery numbers than almost everything else. They have almost entirely stock UI's with very inoffensive additions, and SD card slots. Choosing a Note/S to root and rom in tyool 2014 is the objectively inferior choice.
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As much as I like to mess with my devices, if I had to buy a phone today, I'd clearly lean to stock and maybe, maybe root but in the case of a Moto, not even that. Maybe would root if the phone's OS doesn't let me plug an USB stick and work with it (like a Nexus 7 2013). -Moto G and X, Nexus 5/6, Sony Xperia Z2/3 or HTC phones since I kind of like Sense. I got my wife a nice 5.5" Desire 816 for 7€/months during two years and I have to say that I'm impressed with it.
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Mooktastical posted:Sony devices lack expandable batteries and amoled screens, but get better battery numbers than almost everything else. They have almost entirely stock UI's with very inoffensive additions, and SD card slots. Choosing a Note/S to root and rom in tyool 2014 is the objectively inferior choice. Objectively doesn't mean what you think it means.
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:I'm very happy with cm11. I just need to run stock for a day or two to run this stupid sim suretap payment thing and then I don't want to use touchwiz again. Thanks for the tip I will look into safe strap and most likely gently caress everything up. nexus6 posted:My unlocked, rooted Moto G has stopped vibrating properly and it looks like I might have to send it off to be repaired. Is there a way to 're-lock' the bootloader? The OP doesn't look very up-to-date This will wipe your phone so back up everything first. GWBBQ fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Dec 9, 2014 |
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Luceo posted:Objectively doesn't mean what you think it means. I was half joking with that and the tyool. Point being, the thread title is super apt. You really don't need to do this anymore.
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GWBBQ posted:"fastboot oem lock"
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Mooktastical posted:I was half joking with that and the tyool. Point being, the thread title is super apt. You really don't need to do this anymore. Perhaps the average person doesn't need to, but they never did. If you want complete control of a device you own, like I do for any computer of mine, then yes, it's required.
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Luceo posted:Perhaps the average person doesn't need to, but they never did. If you want complete control of a device you own, like I do for any computer of mine, then yes, it's required.  Install phone Ubuntu if you want to janitor it so bad.
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RVProfootballer posted:Haha, wait, you weren't joking??? Wish I was. Had read an article about the growing popularity of the lesser known brands and wanted to see what it was like. For <$200 it's not bad but with the likes of Motorola making the best budget devices I'd only recommend it to hotsauce or Jony Ives. Luceo posted:So you recommend an iPhone/WinPho to people running rooted custom roms. Thought I was in the regular android thread, read it as you'd rather not throw a rom on a phone at all and janitor it.
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Whizbang posted:
Someone does different things with their phone than I do! They must be a fat smelly nerd!
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Luceo posted:
Luceo posted:Perhaps the average person doesn't need to, but they never did. If you want complete control of a device you own, like I do for any computer of mine, then yes, it's required. lol
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Quality post, there. We are in the rooted Android thread.
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Luceo posted:Quality post, there. We are in the rooted Android thread.
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LastInLine posted:The one with the title of "You really don't need to do this anymore"? The same. If "you" refers to the average android user, then the title is correct. However, if "you" is the power user type, then I obviously disagree. Still, I think promoting rooting your phone in a thread about rooting your phone isn't particularly goony.
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LastInLine posted:I don't know if that's a Motorola-specific thing but locking the bootloader doesn't wipe the phone on Nexus devices. Luceo posted:The same. If "you" refers to the average android user, then the title is correct. However, if "you" is the power user type, then I obviously disagree. Still, I think promoting rooting your phone in a thread about rooting your phone isn't particularly goony.
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Luceo posted:The same. If "you" refers to the average android user, then the title is correct. However, if "you" is the power user type, then I obviously disagree. Still, I think promoting rooting your phone in a thread about rooting your phone isn't particularly goony. I don't just use a telephone, I use my telephone with power.
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"Rooted Android, if you don't intend to fully utilize your device, you really don't need to do this anymore." The only people who won't benefit from rooting are the technologically incompatible. Anyone who can understand a file/folder structure will probably have a need for root permission at least once in their device life cycle. Laughing at the Ubuntu comments, for contrast, if you blindly trust an OS to manage your data buy an iPhone. Or just start a "Stock Android: Babbies can no break phone" thread.
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LastInLine posted:It's me: I'm a telephone power user. What the gently caress does this even mean?
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Luceo posted:What the gently caress does this even mean? Now you're playing with power!
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Whizbang posted:Now you're playing with power! Can I root my power glove?
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Luceo posted:What the gently caress does this even mean? 
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Luceo posted:Can I root my power glove? You really don't need to do that anymore.
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LastInLine posted:It's me: I'm a telephone power user. *redboxes free long distance call to the vatican*
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Whizbang posted:You really don't need to do that anymore. Yeah, I hacked my R.O.B. instead.  
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Luceo posted:Perhaps the average person doesn't need to, but they never did. If you want complete control of a device you own, like I do for any computer of mine, then yes, it's required. A phone is not a computer.
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Citizen Tayne posted:A phone is not a computer. Riiiiiiiiight.
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Luceo posted:Quality post, there. We are in the rooted Android thread. FWIW, I was laughing because rooting your phone does not necessarily make you a smelly nerd goonsay, but then you said "If you want complete control of a device you own, like I do for any computer of mine, then yes, it's required.", which is an incredibly smelly nerd goonsay
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RVProfootballer posted:FWIW, I was laughing because rooting your phone does not necessarily make you a smelly nerd goonsay, but then you said "If you want complete control of a device you own, like I do for any computer of mine, then yes, it's required.", which is an incredibly smelly nerd goonsay Whatever you say, chief.
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Citizen Tayne posted:A phone is not a computer. Processor. 1.7GHz MTK6592 Octa Core RAM 1GB Storage 16GB, microSD card slot, up to 32GB Camera 13 Megapixel Rear Camera & 3 Megapixel Front-Facing Camera Battery 2600 mAh Connectivity GPS, microUSB 2.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth Funny, those bear a striking resemblance to computer specs...
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Luceo posted:Perhaps the average person doesn't need to, but they never did. If you want complete control of a device you own, like I do for any computer of mine, then yes, it's required. Root is required, roms aren't. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Citizen Tayne posted:A phone is not a computer. Please draw a venn diagram in your brain with phone, computer, and smartphone Where would the smartphone bit sit, exactly? Exactly how much space in either circle would the smartphone bit take up? (this is a dumb thing to say) Mooktastical fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Dec 9, 2014 |
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Rooted Android - Get Ready to Argue
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As the owner of a new Developer Edition  Moto X - does it make a difference whether I apply the system updates before rooting the phone? I assume not.
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Mooktastical posted:Root is required, roms aren't. The two aren't mutually exclusive. If you want an AOSP-like experience on a non-Nexus device, a rom is required. I don't like TouchWiz/Sense/Blur so a custom rom is my only way to get AOSP. I guess I expected the root thread to be a bit more friendly to the idea. Stupid me. 
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Luceo posted:If you want an AOSP-like experience on a non-Nexus device, a rom is required. I don't like TouchWiz/Sense/Blur so a custom rom is my only way to get AOSP. Oh hey! Back to the beginning of the circle! Would you mind reading my posts again or would you like me to just quote myself? Mooktastical fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Dec 9, 2014 |
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Luceo posted:If you want an AOSP-like experience on a non-Nexus device, a rom is required. I don't like TouchWiz/Sense/Blur so a custom rom is my only way to get AOSP. To try to be helpful, go pick up a Moto phone, there's no such thing as blur anymore, and they have a stock Android experience (plus things like active notifications). There are also GPE devices, so you can have your Samsung or HTC or Sony without having to worry about loving with them to get stock Android. There are more ways than ever before to have stock Android on your phone without having to flash a rom!
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Mooktastical posted:Oh hey! Back to the beginning of the circle! Would you mind reading my posts again or would you like me to just quote myself? No idea what you're talking about. RVProfootballer posted:To try to be helpful, go pick up a Moto phone, there's no such thing as blur anymore, and they have a stock Android experience (plus things like active notifications). There are also GPE devices, so you can have your Samsung or HTC or Sony without having to worry about loving with them to get stock Android. There are more ways than ever before to have stock Android on your phone without having to flash a rom! I will consider a Moto if they're available on Sprint when I bother to get a new phone. But I have to say, there's not much need for a new phone. My Note II with a touchwiz-free rom absolutely flies, so I really don't feel the need to upgrade.
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