Evo gets Root before launch, Incredible Next Soon?

**yourfriendwayned** · 05-24-2010, 03:54 AM

Let me know what you guys think, my opinion is right above at the link....

**Qazme** · 05-24-2010, 04:28 AM

Well maybe good news for us will follow shortly after then, I would imagine the same technique could be used on our phones. We shall see I guess, still kind of crappy they got it before us and the phone isn't out to the public yet! lol.

**generous** · 05-24-2010, 06:06 AM

From the :

At this time, we believe that this specific exploit cannot be applied to Incredible.

Sucks.

**rpfarrah** · 05-24-2010, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by generous

From the :

Sucks.

What ^he^ said.

**indianajonze** · 05-24-2010, 08:23 AM

apologies as i'm still new to the android community, but can someone in the know explain how a phone that hasn't been released yet gets rooted before one that's been out for 3 weeks now, despite the fact that the two phones share the same hardware and sense ui software? makes no sense to me

**izzyncade** · 05-24-2010, 09:26 AM

I'm still wondering what exactly rooted means...lol

**bigdds** · 05-24-2010, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by izzyncade

I'm still wondering what exactly rooted means...lol

all I know is it means you can delete any programs which Verizon forced on the phone. Which is why I want it lol

**Qazme** · 05-24-2010, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by indianajonze

apologies as i'm still new to the android community, but can someone in the know explain how a phone that hasn't been released yet gets rooted before one that's been out for 3 weeks now, despite the fact that the two phones share the same hardware and sense ui software? makes no sense to me

This is what I'm wondering wtf?

Root access is like having admin privileges in Windows. You can do thing the basic user accounts can't, like change system settings. Update things, tweak stuff etc.

**izzyncade** · 05-24-2010, 10:34 AM

thanks for the info!

**dhardison** · 05-24-2010, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by indianajonze

apologies as i'm still new to the android community, but can someone in the know explain how a phone that hasn't been released yet gets rooted before one that's been out for 3 weeks now, despite the fact that the two phones share the same hardware and sense ui software? makes no sense to me

Probably because a lot of smart people got a free EVO at the Google I/O conference

And it helps that some of those people immediately put them up for sale on eBay to the highest bidder. So, these phones are indeed "in the wild".

**Sere81** · 05-24-2010, 11:33 AM

will rooting void the warranty?

Would it be reversible where if I had to return the phone for any reason verizon wouldn't be able to tell it had been rooted?

**Upstreammiami** · 05-24-2010, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Sere81

will rooting void the warranty?

Would it be reversible where if I had to return the phone for any reason verizon wouldn't be able to tell it had been rooted?

good questions any one ???

**Adiliyo** · 05-24-2010, 11:47 AM

please do a search about root, there's a plethora of information not only on this board, but a google search as well.

the questions have been asked ad nauseam.

**Qazme** · 05-24-2010, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sere81

will rooting void the warranty?

Would it be reversible where if I had to return the phone for any reason verizon wouldn't be able to tell it had been rooted?

Yes you can.

Originally Posted by izzyncade

thanks for the info!

No problem that's what user forums are for!

**Upstreammiami** · 05-24-2010, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Adiliyo

please do a search about root, there's a plethora of information not only on this board, but a google search as well.

the questions have been asked ad nauseam.

dude all you had to do is give a little answer thats all. thanks anyways