I doubt the X won't be able to be rooted... It seems like that's one of the attractive features of Droid/Android. Does anybody have a good idea if it really won't be rootable?
as an android noobie (the X will be my first android), can you explain the benefits of rooting?
as an android noobie (the X will be my first android), can you explain the benefits of rooting?
Check out this article, written by Jerry Hildenbrand. He does a really good job of answering that question.
The main reason I root, is so I can: install a screenshot type program & install a WiFi tethering program, both of which are not possible without root access.
I'm not big on custom ROM's personally. So this is a non issue for me - especially between the time this phone goes on sale and the time that an official Froyo release is available for download.
Or, are you saying that you prefer just sticking with the "rooted" version of the stock ROM?
If it gets rooted, will it be a more complicated process than just dropping an update.zip onto the SD card? I'm on OSX.