Official Android Discussion Thread

[SoMiss2000]

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I want to root my Evo. Is rooting pretty easy?

[Scottdau]

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Can I ask a dumb question. Wifi what is it? I know it is the internet connection, but where does it come from. Does it hack in to the place you are at wifi? I mean if I am outside or at work where does the wifi come from. If I was at work and wanted to browse the internet, would it use the my works internet? Sorry for the dumb question. If it even makes sense. I am basically asking if I use my phone at work well they know.

[Burns11]

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It will only use your work's wifi if you tell it to, and even then I bet they would have a hard time tracing it back to you.

[Scottdau]

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It will only use your work's wifi if you tell it to, and even then I bet they would have a hard time tracing it back to you.

Thanks. I am cool if they know. I was just wondering thanks.

[judgejudy]

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Yeah you can only stream music from your PC if your rooted.

as stated earlier this is completely untrue. Gmote, Mecanto, a slew of other apps all offer this function, it's nothing new to android. I've been using gmote since I had my G1. and root is definitely not required.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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I want to root my Evo. Is rooting pretty easy?

All depends on what type of PC OS you have. I know a lot of people have hard time rooting using windows 7 64 bit. Where as people running XP, Vista 32 bit can root with ease.

For me I know I had a hard time because all the PC's in my house run windows 7 64 bit and RSD Lite wouldn't work with it for some reason, that in itself was funny because I had 15 mods across 3 different websites trying to figure it out and none of them could. But then I found this one button root program and I was rooted in 1 minute.

All I can say is take your time, follow step by step, make sure all pets, kids are away from you. Because nothing can damage your phone more then have somebody unplug your phone or knock over your phone during a root process.

[SoMiss2000]

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All depends on what type of PC OS you have. I know a lot of people have hard time rooting using windows 7 64 bit. Where as people running XP, Vista 32 bit can root with ease.

For me I know I had a hard time because all the PC's in my house run windows 7 64 bit and RSD Lite wouldn't work with it for some reason, that in itself was funny because I had 15 mods across 3 different websites trying to figure it out and none of them could. But then I found this one button root program and I was rooted in 1 minute.

All I can say is take your time, follow step by step, make sure all pets, kids are away from you. Because nothing can damage your phone more then have somebody unplug your phone or knock over your phone during a root process.

did you use the simple root method? I want to root and keep froyo 2.2 and all features.

[Burns11]

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RSD Lite is a Motorola tool, it won't work on an Evo. I know next to nothing about rooting the Evo (though cursory looks show that unrevoked is reliable and recommended).

[goldteethbandit]

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did you use the simple root method? I want to root and keep froyo 2.2 and all features.

if you already updated to Froyo, you won't be able to root your phone right now, because Froyo update broke previous root methods.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Yeah currently there is no way to root froyo. But give it a month and somebody will find a way to root froyo.

[ScoobySnax]

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I'm really liking the new Facebook update.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Yeah I noticed that last night.......but in a way it pissed me off too because I had changed all my icons to gold but with the facebook update it changed it back to stock color. Oh well I can live with that.

Anyway......my Droid X users........you all going to have to wait until early september for Froyo.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/05/droid-x-update-to-android-2-2-coming-by-early-september/

[SoMiss2000]

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I could've sworn Froyo had been rooted already. Guess I was wrong. Well, I'll use the time to get familiar with rooting.

[Heelfan71]

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I could've sworn Froyo had been rooted already. Guess I was wrong. Well, I'll use the time to get familiar with rooting.

not the official Froyo but I have Froyo from a leaked ROM and I am rooted. So I am at 2.2 and rooted. Froyo is so much faster too. Not sure when Verizon is going to give us the official Froyo.

[Burns11]

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Yeah currently there is no way to root froyo. But give it a month and somebody will find a way to root froyo.

Just to clarify, he means there is no way yet to root an EVO updated to 2.2 over the air through Sprint. Sprint blocked the way they were previously using to root the EVO with the update.