Anyone who didnt root the phone?

[flameinthefire]

i just got the phone i went from iphone 4s to s3. i was wondering if i should root it or not. i read somewhere about ongoing problem about the slow data speeds after root and there is no way to fix that. is that true? how manny people are effected by this issue? is there any other issue with rooting?

 

[Forgetful]

This phones doesn't really need root unless there are specific things you need and if that's the case you'll know it and root.

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[craigrn16]

Is there custom roms for this phone yet?

 

[droid83]

Debating right now on root. External drive is a headache for me. It doesn't really exist on the S3.

 

[Fillyo]

Root alone does not impact data speeds, it's the Rom. There is a stock Rom root method. Its worth it to have a back up, WiFi tether and Google wallet.

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[mistermean666]

The phone is fine the way it is \m/

 

[flameinthefire]

The phone is fine the way it is \m/

yea i think so too but i really wish i can remove the bloatware somehow, and i cant wait for jelly bean

 

[Kronko]

No need to root, it does what I need it to do and a lot more.

 

[robrecht]

yea i think so too but i really wish i can remove the bloatware somehow, and i cant wait for jelly bean

You do know you can disable it, right?

I agree, no reason to root at this point, at least not for me.

 

[flameinthefire]

You do know you can disable it, right?

I agree, no reason to root at this point, at least not for me.

yes i did disable most of it. how can i install the apps to sd card? so i can keep the phone's memory free

 

[g1toevo678]

Don't plan to root. Bloat doesn't affect performance of the phone in any way. Like others have mentioned, you can disable it but I didn't even bother.

What is the point of moving apps to sd card? The phone has plenty of on board memory for hundreds of apps if you need. And the sd card is still available to store media. I would much rather store the apps on the phone and media on sd personally.

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[flameinthefire]

Don't plan to root. Bloat doesn't affect performance of the phone in any way. Like others have mentioned, you can disable it but I didn't even bother.

What is the point of moving apps to sd card? The phone has plenty of on board memory for hundreds of apps if you need. And the sd card is still available to store media. I would much rather store the apps on the phone and media on sd personally.

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i got the 16gb one so.. not that much space

 

[taylorz_412]

I didn't root but will eventually once I get the itch to flash a ROM

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[g1toevo678]

i got the 16gb one so.. not that much space

12gb is quite a few apps. I have over 100 games/books loaded on my son's CM9 touch pad and it's using around 3gb. Can't imagine how many apps would use 12gb of memory.

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[Jacque Strapp]

12gb is quite a few apps. I have over 100 games/books loaded on my son's CM9 touch pad and it's using around 3gb. Can't imagine how many apps would use 12gb of memory.

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GPS navigation apps with preloaded maps take up a ton of space.

 

[robrecht]

yes i did disable most of it. how can i install the apps to sd card? so i can keep the phone's memory free

I don't think you can unrooted. Not sure about how to do this if rooted.

 

[robrecht]

GPS navigation apps with preloaded maps take up a ton of space.

Can such GPS apps store the maps on the SD card?

 

[HotCoil]

I don't really see a need to root my SIII. I had to root my last android because I wanted to flash 2.2 over stock 2.1 which had some major upgrades. I'm fine with ICS, and don't mind waiting for Jelly Bean + I have JB on my tablet.

 

[anon(3092520)]

Most people don't root their phones, probably something like 95% or more. Most of the general public doesn't even know what rooting means.

 

[MBSMD]

I'm not rooted, despite also having a VZW Galaxy Nexus running its 4th Jelly Bean ROM. Battery sucks so much on that phone I can't bear to use it, though.

Haven't had a need to root the GS3 yet, though I will if the Light Flow guys fix the LED situation before Samsung does.