Silly/Newbie Question...

[dodong27]

If you use Go Launcher... does it mean your Note 2 is "rooted"
Thanks!

 

[kris.richards]

No. Launchers have nothing to do with root. Launchers are available to every phone in the Play store.

 

[jdub1981]

To be rooted you jave to physically hook your phone to a pc and perform a very specific task to root. I dont think any app in the playstore does it for you. After you root there are many apps in the playstore that make root awesome.

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[Jude526]

Why have sarcasim towards him? He may not really had known. Just saying. That's how I took it when reading your response

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[jdub1981]

Why have sarcasim towards him? He may not really had known. Just saying. That's how I took it when reading your response

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[MrMLK]

Why have sarcasim towards him? He may not really had known. Just saying. That's how I took it when reading your response

Hey Jude, I think you might be being a bit too sensitive. There isn't the slightest bit of sarcasm any of the posts before yours.

 

[jdub1981]

I was a little sarcastic, I edited my pst after she said something.

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[Jude526]

I was a little sarcastic, I edited my pst after she said something.

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Thank you!

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[dodong27]

Thanks All... I really didn't know, this is my first Android phone and never rooted any phones before and I don't plan to. That's why I was asking...

 

[SpookDroid]

Just to expand a little bit. Go Launcher is just another app that runs on your phone and lets you replace the App Launcher in it, and to do so it doesn't require any 'special' permissions since Android is designed to let you do just that: Customize your system.

However, there are a few things that require more permissions, like tinkering with your notifications, accessing hardware in a low level, writing/reading files in the protected section of your phone (this is where rooting gets dangerous). To access all these, you need to 'root' your phone, or gain write/read access to the protected section of your phone. This gives you access to EVERYTHING in your equipment and, if used properly, lets you do fun stuff you couldn't do otherwise, but it also means that these files (some critical to your phone's functions and, if broken, may permanently damage your headset) are wide open, so privacy and security are VERY MUCH lowered.

It's sort of like Jailbreaking an iDevice. It lets you change things you wouldn't normally be able to change, but it also leaves your phone open to malicious attacks or to just an installation/overwritting mistake that could render your phone unusable.

 

[rankar7]

I was a little sarcastic, I edited my pst after she said something.

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you're still my android hero.

 

[jdub1981]

you're still my android hero.

Funny that you say that is cuz the note 2 is my first android as well. Im just floored by the capability and actively seek out all things android in my free time.

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