Re: Root or not root
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Note 4 Root or not root
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I can't really say since I haven't had those phones but Samsung is the one that actually confirmed it in that article.
I can't really say since I haven't had those phones but Samsung is the one that actually confirmed it in that article.
Yogi217
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I can for sure tell you att note 3s have it. I had to root so that I could disable it.
I can for sure tell you att note 3s have it. I had to root so that I could disable it.
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Exactly right. Could be weeks, likely months. Bummer.
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Exactly right. Could be weeks, likely months. Bummer.
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canonBoy
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I guess I was trying to say that overall experience jump (customizability) from an iPhone to a nonrooted android phone is similar to the jump from a nonrooted android phone to a rooted android phone.... not that unrooted android phones and iPhones are identical in user experience.
I guess I was trying to say that overall experience jump (customizability) from an iPhone to a nonrooted android phone is similar to the jump from a nonrooted android phone to a rooted android phone.... not that unrooted android phones and iPhones are identical in user experience.
Keith Santangelo
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The OP implies that rooting will make it impossible to upgrade to Lollipop when ever it is released. I'm confused.
The OP implies that rooting will make it impossible to upgrade to Lollipop when ever it is released. I'm confused.
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This alone is worth rooting. Your other reasons are good too, but good god Tasker is awesome.
This alone is worth rooting. Your other reasons are good too, but good god Tasker is awesome.
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If I have been understanding previous posts on this topic correctly us Verizon and also the AT&T customers are going to have to wait for developer workarounds to root out phones. Do I have that correct at least for the Verizon versions?
If I have been understanding previous posts on this topic correctly us Verizon and also the AT&T customers are going to have to wait for developer workarounds to root out phones. Do I have that correct at least for the Verizon versions?
Yogi217
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Im going to root just because tasker and be able to use my moto 360 along with it, but anyone knows if this is true????
Yogi217
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Probably not. You may need to unroot first, which should be easy, and then upgrade to 5.0. Then, in theory, wait for someone to figure out how to root again, and then reroot.
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I don't plan on rooting since I screwed it up with the Note 3. That and the only reason I would want to root is for FoxFi which is pointless with no unlimited data.
I don't plan on rooting since I screwed it up with the Note 3. That and the only reason I would want to root is for FoxFi which is pointless with no unlimited data.
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The likelihood of any non-bootloader unlocked device attaining root on lollipop is highly improbable and more likely than not, will not occur. It's not impossible, but highly improbable due to the way Google has finally locked down it's OS to close serious security vulnerabilities that, as of today, makes Android the least secure OS on the market with very little protection for the end user from malware and malicious code.
If you want root going forward, you need to buy a bootloader unlocked phone, such as the Nexus 6 [NX6], which is the first hot-swappable phone you can use on Verizon one month and AT&T the next. I'm not going to go into why root on Android 5.0 ]Lollipop] will likely not occur, as I've made this same point on numerous threads, so if you want to know, look up ChainFire's post on Google+ around the 18th of October and the one he made a week prior which give users an adequate and highly technical explanation as to why rooting non-bootloader unlocked devices on Android 5.0 and beyond is probably a thing of the past and will not occur.
Again, I cannot stress this enough... If you want root and it is important to you, you need to buy a bootloader unlocked device (the Nexus 6 is your best bet as root will occur as soon as ChainFire receives a few files from it). If you do not, you have a 99.99% chance of remaining unrooted on Android 5.0+ until you buy a bootloader unlocked device.
The likelihood of any non-bootloader unlocked device attaining root on lollipop is highly improbable and more likely than not, will not occur. It's not impossible, but highly improbable due to the way Google has finally locked down it's OS to close serious security vulnerabilities that, as of today, makes Android the least secure OS on the market with very little protection for the end user from malware and malicious code.
If you want root going forward, you need to buy a bootloader unlocked phone, such as the Nexus 6 [NX6], which is the first hot-swappable phone you can use on Verizon one month and AT&T the next. I'm not going to go into why root on Android 5.0 ]Lollipop] will likely not occur, as I've made this same point on numerous threads, so if you want to know, look up ChainFire's post on Google+ around the 18th of October and the one he made a week prior which give users an adequate and highly technical explanation as to why rooting non-bootloader unlocked devices on Android 5.0 and beyond is probably a thing of the past and will not occur.
Again, I cannot stress this enough... If you want root and it is important to you, you need to buy a bootloader unlocked device (the Nexus 6 is your best bet as root will occur as soon as ChainFire receives a few files from it). If you do not, you have a 99.99% chance of remaining unrooted on Android 5.0+ until you buy a bootloader unlocked device.
My opinion is that unless you have something specific you want to do that requires root, don't root. I used to root all my phones since the touch pro 2 days, but stopped doing that with the note 3 and now the note 4. My unrooted phone can do everything I want to do. I also don't have the time to fix my phone anymore when something becomes borked. That is something I used to enjoy though... 
Yogi217
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I just hate that at&t uses carrier iq. With root, I can disable it.My opinion is that unless you have something specific you want to do that requires root, don't root. I used to root all my phones since the touch pro 2 days, but stopped doing that with the note 3 and now the note 4. My unrooted phone can do everything I want to do. I also don't have the time to fix my phone anymore when something becomes borked. That is something I used to enjoy though...
jpr
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There are multiple bootloader unlocked Note 4 models. No need to deprive yourself of all the Note features with a Nexus.
There are multiple bootloader unlocked Note 4 models. No need to deprive yourself of all the Note features with a Nexus.
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