Rooting and its risks.

[VDub2174]

Honestly it sort of did, mainly for the fact I want no risk of f*cking up my device, if I knew that it would succeed if I was to follow the instructions 100% I'd do it straight away.

My apologies then.

Honestly, if you do what I do and obsessively read and watch videos, you should be good. Keep in mind that when I say read I mean you read an entire thread because some people can experience things that aren't listed in the instructions and other users often have solutions to help out.

 

[Silent Infiltrator]

No need to apologise! You're helping me out! Yeah I read every detail, also is it true the N7 comes pre-charged out of the box? ) o.0

 

[paintdrinkingpete]

What you have to understand is that the "risk" of rooting varies GREATLY amongst different devices.

Phones that are heavily locked down and require the hacking of exploits to gain root and/or unlock the bootloader can be quite risky, both in the ability to wind up with a bricked device and voiding your warranty.

Nexus phones and tablets, however, are a MUCH different story. The bootloaders are not locked*, so getting your tablet to a state where it can be rooted is as simple as passing along some commands. Sure, perhaps the process isn't exactly intuitive or user friendly, but it's really not supposed to be either. Based on the info you've already provided, OP, I can't image you'll have any trouble following the procedures to unlock your device and get it rooted.

The other fantastic part of owning a Nexus is that there are factory images available that you can flash at any time .... and come in very handy should you ever have an issue that causes your device to be bricked. In most cases, all you need to be able to do is get to the bootloader and flash the factory image to get your device back into working shape.

Am I trying to talk you into doing something you're comfortable with? No.
Am I willing to take any responsibility should you decide to root your device? No.
Do I recommend rooting your device if you think you're comfortable with doing so? Absolutely.

*[EDIT: I should have said that bootloader is user-unlockable, it does shipped in a locked state]

 

[Silent Infiltrator]

I see where you're coming from, I think I will just do it straight away and be done with it, I mean, #YOLO AmIRite? xD

 

[Haalcyon]

I got my 32GB Nexus 7 LTE last evening. I'm getting ready to use Wugfresh's EXCELLENT Nexus Root toolkit to both root it and maybe flash CM or SlimBean. I feel like if I can do this anyone can.

g2 cm10.2

 

[Silent Infiltrator]

I got my 32GB Nexus 7 LTE last evening. I'm getting ready to use Wugfresh's EXCELLENT Nexus Root toolkit to both root it and maybe flash CM or SlimBean. I feel like if I can do this anyone can.

g2 cm10.2

Good luck with that! Lucky getting the LTE version, I can juts afford the 32gb wifi version, oh well . Let us know how it goes

 

[thundermustard]

I understand rooting (jailbreaking) an iPhone, but with KitKat you have the latest OS and it seems it is easy to customize.
What do you get by rooting?

 

[paintdrinkingpete]

I understand rooting (jailbreaking) an iPhone, but with KitKat you have the latest OS and it seems it is easy to customize.
What do you get by rooting?

There are many reasons...even if you no intention of installing custom ROMs.

Ability to backup apps and data, ability to run apps that require root access (greenify, for example), ability to make system modifications, ability to remove bloatware, and the list goes on...

Here, check this out....
What is your number one reason to root? : Android

 

[Silent Infiltrator]

Does anyone know if wug fresh works well in a windows xp VM or in wine? I don't have a windows pc

 

[Haalcyon]

Does anyone know if wug fresh works well in a windows xp VM or in wine? I don't have a windows pc

I think that would depend on how good of USB support you get in the VM. If its really good USB 2.0 support I'd be pretty confident that it's work well.

 

[ne0ne]

Thanks!

I see, I have seen some people have hardware issues with the n7, so I may wait a week or two before rooting, just to make sure all is good with it. I do want to root it eventually though. For sure.

That's exactly what I do with most devices. Use them for a week or so to ensure everything is functional , and then goto town!

The nexus 7 is very easy to root. Unlocking the bootloader & flashing custom recoveries is pretty straight forward. Watch some videos and you should have no problems. Go slow, and make sure you do everything slowly and understand if before doing it.

I'd also suggest you create a backup inside the custom recovery you choose before flashing any custom ROMs or root zips. PM me if you need any help.

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