The advantages of Root Access - Please Sticky

[happyandyv]

Please help me out everybody, and list all examples of Root Access as they currently stand for the T-Mobile G1 with Android at the Time of RC30

Please include benefits brought by applications with Root functions.

Please, no other posting.

[DaYuMu6ft7]

Screen Shots!

(spectating)

[Smalls]

List of benefits I have found so far:

• Move cache to SD card -frees up internal storage for market applications etc.
• Enable auto-rotate on the phone - don't have to open keyboard to get landscape mode (note: currently have to install a modified version of the stock Browser to get auto-rotate)
• Ability to delete stock applications that you don't use (e.g. Amazon Market)
• Apply themes to phone
• Task Manager for Root - application in the market that allows you kill any background applications currently running
• Have a terminal with freakin' root access on your phone

[ultra spikey]

What I've done with root...
- Move Market and Street View cache.
- Install MacDroid theme
- Install Task Manager
- Auto-rotate

[kitsunisan]

List of benefits I have found so far:

• Move cache to SD card -frees up internal storage for market applications etc.
• Enable auto-rotate on the phone - don't have to open keyboard to get landscape mode (note: currently have to install a modified version of the stock Browser to get auto-rotate)
• Ability to delete stock applications that you don't use (e.g. Amazon Market)
• Apply themes to phone
• Task Manager for Root - application in the market that allows you kill any background applications currently running
• Have a terminal with freakin' root access on your phone

Sums it up nicely. Thread closed?

Oh, also have the ability to move apps to the sd card, though from what I hear it seems a bit buggy.

[DaYuMu6ft7]

Sums it up nicely. Thread closed?

Oh, also have the ability to move apps to the sd card, though from what I hear it seems a bit buggy.

I'm still not sure which cache I moved, but eh

My phone still don't lag or tell me I'm low on space

[TopDNBass]

the way I see it, root is more of a thing for the future (for everyone except those who like to tinker).
A lot of cool root access only apps, codes etc. are gonna undeniably come out in time.

right now its mostly just the access part of it rather than what u can do..

[constellanation]

List of benefits I have found so far:

• Move cache to SD card -frees up internal storage for market applications etc.
• Enable auto-rotate on the phone - don't have to open keyboard to get landscape mode (note: currently have to install a modified version of the stock Browser to get auto-rotate)
• Ability to delete stock applications that you don't use (e.g. Amazon Market)
• Apply themes to phone
• Task Manager for Root - application in the market that allows you kill any background applications currently running
• Have a terminal with freakin' root access on your phone

Yep, what he said, plus whatever else comes up.

[rynosaur]

About to move apps to sdcard. That ought to buy me about 20-30mb. Or not. We will see.

[DaYuMu6ft7]

About to move apps to sdcard. That ought to buy me about 20-30mb. Or not. We will see.

Let me know how that goes, I tried but Failed!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471653