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    Anyone rooted their SGS2?

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    what is "rooting"?

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    maybe its something you should talk to your parents about

    or

    essentially it allows access to the 'root' directory of your phone/tablet

    so you can change boot logos, animations, overclock cpu etc
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by poita Click here to enlarge
    maybe its something you should talk to your parents about

    or

    essentially it allows access to the 'root' directory of your phone/tablet

    so you can change boot logos, animations, overclock cpu etc
    hmmm, intradasting....
    tbh i think it would destroy my phone....
    its sketchy and slow enough as is

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    you'd be surprised

    on XDA people put up custom roms, they strip out all the shit and leave the essential bits in

    then you can add onto them from there. have seen some massive speed gains on devices by doing this.
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Shay Click here to enlarge
    hmmm, intradasting....
    tbh i think it would destroy my phone....
    its sketchy and slow enough as is
    Rooting makes the phone run quite a bit faster in most cases...and saves battery life Click here to enlarge

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    The actual rooting doesn't, it's what you do to the device after it is rooted
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Shay Click here to enlarge
    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 Click here to enlarge

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    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?

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