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Question, Can you unlock and root a galaxy nexus that is not currently active on a Verizon service plan? I am buying a nexus that a friend no longer needs and was going to practice rooting on it before i try it on my nexus. will this work as long as i can use the wifi?

do i need to instal the addroid sdk like this video says? How to install the Android SDK, ADB and Fastboot on your PC - YouTube And it also says to install a Samsung driver? thanks again for your patience guys...

So i am going to try an unlock my phone this weekend... 1) I would like to unlock/root my phone 2) Then back it up with Titanium 3) then maybe install ClockworkMod does this sound like the right order? if so can you guys provide a link (step by step guide) to do the unlocking & rooting...

thanks for the information. It was some good reading...probably going to go over it again... Couple more questions if you can help me out. I will back up my phone, contacts, pictures, etc with various ways, i can't seem to find a solution that backs up the entire phone. Do you know of one...

I have a Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. I have done a lot of searches on Google about rooting, but the articles i read have so much lingo i don't understand. I was hoping you guys can help me with some basics so that the articles make a little more sense.. What is unlocked? What is rooting? What is...

Does anyone know if this will charge both the standard and extended battery?