[jbomb11]

What is the difference between rooting and unlocking the bootloader?

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[jaj6503]

Sorry for noob question but how does unlocking the bootloader improve a rooted phone?

Short answer: no.
Long answer: yeah, if you plan on flashing a custom kernel.

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[jaj6503]

What is the difference between rooting and unlocking the bootloader?

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For one, you have to be rooted to unlock your bootloader.

Two, rooting gives you superuser access. For a lack of better words, it let's you 'get up in them guts,' and you can manipulate things that a rookie youngin' shouldn't touch.

Having an unlocked bootloader means you can flash kernels; in other words we'll probably have fully operable builds of Jellybean & Keylime Pie months before Verizon says we can.

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[recDNA]

Will more developers come now?

[jaj6503]

Will more developers come now?

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

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[Ricky Babalu]

Is it me or does it seem like the recent news about the S3 Bootloader being unlocked did not garner that much attention or excitement? It seems to have never gained any momentum, just fizzled and sputtered (at least on AC). The news of it being Locked on Verizon got people worked up into a frenzy, yet the news of it being unlocked did not?

[blade22222]

Hey I'm syked about it!

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[taylorz_412]

Is it me or does it seem like the recent news about the S3 Bootloader being unlocked did not garner that much attention or excitement? It seems to have never gained any momentum, just fizzled and sputtered (at least on AC). The news of it being Locked on Verizon got people worked up into a frenzy, yet the news of it being unlocked did not?

Alot of ppl are ecstatic about it over at rootzwiki and xda but it really didn't get that much news coverage, I'm happy about it

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[ncc1701p]

Because of THIS i finally upgraded my OGDroid to the S3. Interesting fact about the box I got. It had a little sticker on the outside of it that said 'updated'. While that made me a bit nervous buying the phone. Luckily once I got it to my office, it was Root, then unlock. Success.. Very pleased.
Unlocking it was the deal changer for me. I wouldve bought the one from Samsung but they were slow. Besides talking to other folks it was agreeable to stick w/ vzw for insurance purposes.

Once again.. u can never keep the determined down.

[g1toevo678]

Is it me or does it seem like the recent news about the S3 Bootloader being unlocked did not garner that much attention or excitement? It seems to have never gained any momentum, just fizzled and sputtered (at least on AC). The news of it being Locked on Verizon got people worked up into a frenzy, yet the news of it being unlocked did not?

I think a lot of people are just trained to moan about certain things with regards to android phones. When people heard locked bootloader, the alarm went off saying Im suppose to complain about this. Plus, I think AC attracts a more diverse group of android users compared to sites like rootz or xda. Many (maybe even most) here are just here to learn about their phones and integrate it into their existing lives rather than the phone being their lives (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Plus, the S3 is pretty solid stock. There's no pressing need to tweak it. As android and android phone manufacturers perfect the formula, I think rooting/roming will become less and less popular imo, except with the hardcore users who see it as an expression of individuality and rebellion, and with hobbyists.



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[Crispy]

I think a lot of people are just trained to moan about certain things with regards to android phones. When people heard locked bootloader, the alarm went off saying Im suppose to complain about this. Plus, I think AC attracts a more diverse group of android users compared to sites like rootz or xda. Many (maybe even most) here are just here to learn about their phones and integrate it into their existing lives rather than the phone being their lives (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Plus, the S3 is pretty solid stock. There's no pressing need to tweak it. As android and android phone manufacturers perfect the formula, I think rooting/roming will become less and less popular imo, except with the hardcore users who see it as an expression of individuality and rebellion, and with hobbyists.

Totally disagree with this part. Rooting is absolutely essential if you want your phone to last and function properly for the duration of its contract. US carriers want you to pay ETF's and upgrade phones every year, they will never offer updates and add as much bloatware as possible.

Custom ROMs are an entirely different matter, and I agree not everyone needs latest beta roms and tweaks. But everyone can benefit from the latest Android updates and phones that run faster.

Again, this is only a US thing. People in other countries have the freedom to change carriers/plans, get timely updates and don't have to deal with carriers beyond buying a sim card. And they pay less.

[Ricky Babalu]

The S3 is one of top phones in sales and hardware for 2012. Also, the fact that it is on a major carrier known for locking down their phones.............. That this would be big news. We sort of had a "Wikileak" of sorts for the mobile phone industry. I do not think this has happened before?