
01-02-2009, 06:04 PM
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Kha_
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 38
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Re: Regain root access of your G1 with leaked RC29 firmware
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Originally Posted by VValdo
Some things you can do with root:
- Delete or replace official Google applications you don't want (e.g., lose Amazon stuff, update browser, use K9 instead of Mail, etc.)
- Customize UI by adding behavior (auto-rotate to the browser, for example) or radical new themes (already in development) to enhance the look and feel of your phone
- Tweak Android settings to let you do things you would otherwise not be able to do (such as get high-quality YouTube... or do SIP/iax2 VOIP... over your g3 connection)
- Access parts of the phone (dialer, microphone, gtalk service, etc.) in ways that are either restricted or there is no API for yet to enhance phone's functionality.
- Add full support for apps inside Android written in other languages besides Android's Java-like VM (ie, Flash, Mono, Python, C, etc.)
- Install non-official variants of Android such as the new Cupcake release
- Support non-official capabilities of the G1 (multi-touch? Voice distorter? etc.)
- Add more unix tools (such as full busybox prompt), windowing systems (such as X11) or unix programs programs, potentially adding tens of thousands of new applications.
- Replace OS entirely with Debian or something else.
- Overclock (?) or otherwise alter default behavior at CPU level
- Add enhanced "full" backup & recovery of the entire phone
etc. etc.
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Is there a guide to adding all these features after rooting your device? I've found walkthroughs for rooting and it seems straightforward enough, but for newbies like me I have no idea how to go about adding these features after rooting.
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