will nexus 4 be hackable???

[Paul627g]

My issue is this: you get your phone, your happy on stock, then you decide you want to root. Well guess what? Your loosing everything.

This very situation has happened now with my flyer, vivid, and nexus 7. Enlight of this I might just unlock the bl as soon as i get it.

Yeah it's better than using warranty voiding tools on HTCs website (and htc devices say "relocked" if you relock the bootloader in the bootloader menu), but hate loosing all my data.

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Small price you pay to enjoy a hackable device. The simplicity of using 3 command words to unlock your bootloader is worth the data loss IMO.

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[cormaster628]

It's by no means a deal breaker, just an annoyance of mine. I'm definitely buying one especially after what I've been through with both my HTC products.

To be fair, more of annoyance on my tablets, my phone there's nothing I don't have that's not synced with Google anyway

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[moosc]

To answer your question what they where saying is due to lack of storage space you shouldn't store your nan backup on your phone. And yes they are easy to unlock and root. And the first thing you do with a nexus is unlock it.

i read a couple of reviews and they say its not for hackers, due to internal storage may be ,, please give your opinions as i am entirely new to this but i would love to hack and customize

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[ragnarokx]

My issue is this: you get your phone, your happy on stock, then you decide you want to root. Well guess what? Your loosing everything.

This very situation has happened now with my flyer, vivid, and nexus 7. Enlight of this I might just unlock the bl as soon as i get it.

Yeah it's better than using warranty voiding tools on HTCs website (and htc devices say "relocked" if you relock the bootloader in the bootloader menu), but hate loosing all my data.

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Actually, the Galaxy Nexus sold through the U.S. Play store did not wipe data when the bootloader was unlocked. There was a huge thread on XDA where people were trying to figure out why it didn't versus the international version. Perhaps the Nexus 4 will be the same.

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[mzanette]

Small price you pay to enjoy a hackable device. The simplicity of using 3 command words to unlock your bootloader is worth the data loss IMO.

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Not really an issue for me since "data loss" wouldn't happen, all my data is stored with Google. It's a simple matter of logging into my account, everything is synced once again.

 

[Paul627g]

Not really an issue for me since "data loss" wouldn't happen, all my data is stored with Google. It's a simple matter of logging into my account, everything is synced once again.

Exactly.. I've always looked at my devices as phones but they are also high end toys too.. As you said most things are synced with Google or application built in backups so I never worry about the wipe. First thing I do when I get home with a new Nexus is unlock it so that part is done and over before I load it up with anything.

 

[mzanette]

Exactly.. I've always looked at my devices as phones but they are also high end toys too.. As you said most things are synced with Google or application built in backups so I never worry about the wipe. First thing I do when I get home with a new Nexus is unlock it so that part is done and over before I load it up with anything.

Yep, I saw how simple it was with my new Nexus 7, it'll be the first thing I do when I get my Nexus 4.

 

[StuMcBill]

Yep, I saw how simple it was with my new Nexus 7, it'll be the first thing I do when I get my Nexus 4.

Same here, once I have fired it up, checked for any obvious defects (clusters of dead pixels etc), I will be connecting to my computer and "fastboot oem unlock"ing my ass off!

 

[mzanette]

I have a question about this.

When I rooted my Nexus 7 I followed the steps on this forum which made me do the "fastboot oem unlock", and then I ran a batch file which installed the superboot method according to this guide on our forum: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ne...-pc-linux-how-unlock-root-flash-recovery.html

What I was wondering is, I see a "superuser" app in the play store. When I get my Nexus 4, can I just go through the "fastboot oem unlock" step, and then boot the phone and install superuser direct from the play store? Will that give me root access or do I need to do another step after the oem unlock step like I did above?