The Android Thread

[Bloodnok]

what is "rooting"?

Breaking into the "root" account of a unix or linux based OS. Also known as "Privilege escalation". On a device you own, e.g. an android phone, it's a completely reasonable thing to do (although there is a risk of turning your device into a brick with some of the tools). On somebody elses webserver, rather illegal

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[Shay]

ok, so how and what to i do to improve speed and battery life without bricking my phonee that still has a year left to the contract?

[Ice]

ok, so how and what to i do to improve speed and battery life without bricking my phonee that still has a year left to the contract?

what model of phone do you have ? I turned "software update" off permanently under settings, apps, all apps and went from charging it 3 times a day to every day and a half. Get rd of all the notifications apart From Gmail and when you want to view your bookface for example, just refresh it when you go in.

[Ice]

ok, so how and what to i do to improve speed and battery life without bricking my phonee that still has a year left to the contract?

even if you do brick it, you can recover it Ive done it several times...whirlpool and xda dev forums are a god send.

[guy 27]

my app list in no specific order:

Unified remote
Skype
heytell
Utorrent remote
airdroid
nexus torch
Tapatalk (must have )
angry birds
drag racing
Drag fly
Gps speed
Trapster
Torque
Google sky
ebay
Chivedroid
FML
Zedge (great app for wallpapers and ringtones)
Paper Camera
Swiftkey X
Speed test
Chrome to Phone