Rooting benefits

**zero neck** · 06-18-2012, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by ItnStln511

Would a custom rom be something like aokp?

yes aokp, cm9, bugless beast, redemption, hybrid, liquid - these are all custom roms. and i believe most if not all of them allow for native tethering via built in wifi.

**7stringer** · 06-19-2012, 06:33 AM

I know Liquid does... And assume AOKP does based on what I've read.

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**zero neck** · 06-19-2012, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by 7stringer

I know Liquid does... And assume AOKP does based on what I've read.

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Aokp does for sure.

**gregs1213** · 06-19-2012, 01:25 PM

AdFree works 100% for me.. In fact, when I switched roms and forgot to activate it, I had NO IDEA how many of my apps had ads.

Honestly, I don't think the majority will want or need to root. The only big things are WiFi Tether and AdBlock.. Custom roms and kernals are not that big of a deal.

G.Nex is my first smartphone (yes really) and I think it has ran MUCH smoother since running Liquid or AOKP. I haven't noticed a difference with battery life at all with kernals. I was getting random reboots at least once a day before I installed another Rom. If you are not having any problems with your phone, I would suggest not to root.

**zero neck** · 06-19-2012, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by gregs1213

AdFree works 100% for me.. In fact, when I switched roms and forgot to activate it, I had NO IDEA how many of my apps had ads.

Honestly, I don't think the majority will want or need to root. The only big things are WiFi Tether and AdBlock.. Custom roms and kernals are not that big of a deal.

G.Nex is my first smartphone (yes really) and I think it has ran MUCH smoother since running Liquid or AOKP. I haven't noticed a difference with battery life at all with kernals. I was getting random reboots at least once a day before I installed another Rom. If you are not having any problems with your phone, I would suggest not to root.

IMO, custom roms and kernels are the main attraction when it comes to having root. Apps like tether or ad free are perks.

With roms you get a more awesome experience with lots of options.
Kernels give you more control over power settings and battery use and savings.

As for reboots, generally that's a radio related issue but some find that custom rooms or kernels affect reboots on their particular device.