So I rooted My Sprint Galaxy S II... Now What???

MrBiznessman · 02-22-2012, 11:04 AM

I recently rooted my Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch... Now what do i do??? I know i can install custom ROMS, custom software, but what are other advantages of Rooting an Android???

cjones · 02-22-2012, 11:45 AM

Custom ROMS are the big advantage. They give you the hacked wireless tether and more choices in how your phone runs. Try Culkin's ROM. Great battery life and nice little tweaks.

Until CM9 comes out for our phone the ROMS will not look all that different since most of them are based off the stock ROM.

Happy Flashing!

burrrton · 02-22-2012, 02:36 PM

Even if you don't load a custom ROM (I haven't yet), it's nice to be able to go in and nuke all the bloatware.

BrettxW · 02-22-2012, 04:09 PM

I just installed Blazer Rom (my very first ROM i have ever installed) and I love it!!

dtm_stretch · 02-22-2012, 06:35 PM

Usually people root for a reason, you rooted just because? Surely, there was a reason you wanted root?

Biggnaa20 · 02-23-2012, 10:03 AM

I love the ability to back up my apps and app data with Titanium Back up. Changing roms is really cool too when I get bored of the phone.

I haven't really used the ability to nuke bloatware, but will do that at some point to say I did. :-)

nnb

MrBiznessman · 02-23-2012, 04:38 PM

I've seen a lot of hype about a few ROMs... Cyanogen, Culkin's, and a few others... Which one would you all recommend???

JayWill72 · 02-23-2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBiznessman

I've seen a lot of hype about a few ROMs... Cyanogen, Culkin's, and a few others... Which one would you all recommend???

Cyanogen (CM7) is an unofficial kang and has some bugs. It's also no longer being developed. It works, but it's probably not the best option for your first venture into ROMing. For Cyanogen, I would wait for official CM9 (based on ICS).

To get your feet wet, Calkulin's is a solid ROM that comes with all the bells and whistles and likely won't let you down.

ArtVandelay · 02-24-2012, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JayWill72

Cyanogen (CM7) is an unofficial kang and has some bugs. It's also no longer being developed. It works, but it's probably not the best option for your first venture into ROMing. For Cyanogen, I would wait for official CM9 (based on ICS).

To get your feet wet, Calkulin's is a solid ROM that comes with all the bells and whistles and likely won't let you down.

What he said. Calkulin's ROM really opens up the phone and gives it a faster, new feel. The GO EX stuff is awesome too.