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Turbotug

Turbotug

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I recently upgrade to the Bionic. My last phone was only a couple generations newer than the old brick, so this is a big step up for me.

I'm trying familiarize myself with it, but the manual for it SUCKS!

I'm interested in ROOTing it to gain full control too. Any of you that have done so, which way did you go?

What are some "must have" apps?

Any useful DROID forums?

THX
 
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ImpalaMax

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My Droid X is Rooted with Darkslide 4.2. Its nice to be able to speed up and slow down your processor to save battery life. Mydroidworld.com is a great site to learn about your phone and learn about rooting.
 
jmaz268

jmaz268

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Rooting a phone is badass.....

HOWEVER

if you root it, you will lose your warranty.

And that is a new phone, so my advise is give it a bit lol....
 
Turbotug

Turbotug

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Not terribly worried about the warranty. I've got insurance on it.

If it quits working right, it might accidentally go for a swim...:angel:
 
WrekNBall

WrekNBall

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Open Garden Wifi tether or Barnacle Wifi if you have a laptop and need internet access away from home. Avoids your carrier charging you for WiFi tethering.

ROM Manager - allows you to back up your phone and install custom ROMs.

Root Explorer - file browser that allows you to see the entire filesystem on the phone without restriction.
 
jmaz268

jmaz268

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lol yeah....ins is a great thing...a truck tire works great

Wifi is badass....I have used roms on the majority of mine....But getting rid of the fluff that verizon throws on the phones, really improves performance.
 
Kspen90

Kspen90

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jmaz268 said:
lol yeah....ins is a great thing...a truck tire works great

Wifi is badass....I have used roms on the majority of mine....But getting rid of the fluff that verizon throws on the phones, really improves performance.
Click to expand...

What are ROMS? How do you know what you can delete without it messing up the phone?
 
WrekNBall

WrekNBall

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Kspen90 said:
What are ROMS? How do you know what you can delete without it messing up the phone?
Click to expand...

ROMs do the following - open features the carrier has locked out, new software gizmos, add performance enhancements, install newer Android operating systems the carrier hasn't officially released specific to your model of phone, etc.

Don't delete files at random. Google up a few Bionic or Android forums. These are a great guide to your phone. Just like anything, do some research before you make changes.

I don't think it is possible to truly "brick" a Droid phone by making software changes, but it can be a PITA to get it back.
 
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