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10-19-2011, 08:39 AM | #346 |
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Thanks! I'm picking it up as we speak.
Edit: I mean I'm picking it up right now...since we aren't actually speaking. It's a message board!
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10-19-2011, 10:50 PM | #347 |
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Not getting it.
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10-20-2011, 08:38 AM | #348 |
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So how does Getjar work? Do you just download the apps from their site, upload them to your phone, and then install them? Do you have to root your phone in order to use it?
Anything to worry about, security wise? It just seems "too good to be true" that apps that go for $2-$4 on the Android Market are free on Getjar. |
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10-20-2011, 09:33 AM | #349 | |
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10-20-2011, 11:42 AM | #350 |
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10-20-2011, 01:03 PM | #351 | |
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I've said it before, but the Android development community is incredibly overrated. Most of their work is absolute shit, and completely unsupported. And you have to remember, many of these "custom ROMS" don't involve any real coding or knowledge of the real workings of Android by their authors. It's like downloading one of those old register tweaks for Windows. Mostly they're just skins and edits to settings, along with some bug fixes/modifications, almost always taken from one of the few real Android developers that knows what they are doing. So when people always talk about root and Android, I always say be cautious. Even more cautious when you start thinking about flashing a custom ROM. I rooted my phone, flashed several of the popular ROMS, and I was disappointed by all. Once Samsung released official FROYO for my phone, I flashed back to stock and haven't regretted it since. And even more, I haven't even felt the need to root it again. There are some exceptions, especially with the AOSP projects and with developers that support legacy devices. And mainly, rooting to get rid of bloatware and stupid limitations dictated by carriers. But mostly, it doesn't bring much to the average person. |
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10-20-2011, 01:16 PM | #352 | |
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Custom ROMs, on the other hand, vary widely. If you've got a phone that the CM7 team is working on, that's worth it. Most of the rest are crap. However, I will say that I've loved the one I'm running right now, which is just the Sprint stock ROM with all of the bloat removed. |
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10-20-2011, 01:19 PM | #353 | |
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Thanks for this useles and completely inaccurate tip. Best wishes for full recovery from whatever it was that cut off the oxygen to your brain.
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10-20-2011, 01:39 PM | #355 | |
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10-20-2011, 01:42 PM | #356 |
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10-20-2011, 02:01 PM | #357 | |
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I think too often Android defenders use the "it's open" defense as a reason to adopt the software, where in reality, the development isn't very strong outside of the app space and AOSP community. If you want to root to get a program, more power to you. If you want to root because you think you can improve your phone with a new ROM released on XDA, I think you should at least educate yourself. |
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10-20-2011, 02:17 PM | #358 |
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10-20-2011, 03:21 PM | #359 |
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I like the MikG 2.56. I 'm curious to know what you hated about it?
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10-21-2011, 07:13 PM | #360 |
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Ok my wife is complaining about her battery life. I'm reluctant to use a task killer. Ideas?
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