So, I glanced over the thread and read quite a few of the posts, but I still have some questions.
(okay, so I've done plenty of research on the pros / cons of rooting, and all that jazz
- I really just want to remove bloatware, underclock a bit to save on battery life, and maybe some UI mods, nothing major for now - I've also looked up and read how the Motorola and Verizon terms and conditions work with rooting, and I just have some basic questions)
1. Is there any way to do FULL backups of my Droid Razr, like images, without rooting? If so, can you point me in that direction?
2. What root apps would you recommend to use to make image backups (I'm sure theres a few, if so, what's the best?)
3. What is FastBoot, and how can it help me unroot if I need to get my phone repaired?
4. What is really at risk for Rooting, if you root and botch it up and solidly brick it, then they really can't prove that you caused it, and will have to replace it, since it could have bricked any number of reasons, and they HAVE to prove it was your fault to not replace it, and that takes time. and if you don't brick it, you can just un-root and try again, right? (I'm not too worried about the warranty, since you can't "Void" the whole thing anyway, thanks to the MM act)
5. How would I go about saving all my music / photos etc before rooting? - just throw them on my SD card?
6. just thought of another - I can keep my stock ICS os right? I just want to make some mods to the UI, I assume that I don't need a whole new rom for that?
7. Apps will still update as normal, correct?
8. Last question - What are some of the "starter" or "basic must haves" for apps / whatnot once you root.