What are the cons of Rooting??

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As the title asks, with me getting the Evo (2 of them) on the 4th and wanting to root them to get full access, I understand the "pros" for rooting but what are the "cons"?

If you dont know the cons of rooting your phone... the con is you'll probably brick it.

good luck !

There aren't many, but I guess if you had to list them:

1) Slight risk of bricking your phone, but this really only applies if you're not careful, IMHO.
2) Technically it voids your warranty, however, you can always unroot, assuming your phone is still operational.
3) You won't receive OTA updates, however HTC has made a habit of not releasing timely OTA updates for their phones, and you can again unroot if you really want to.

Can you post a link to the PROs of rooting please. Thanks.

A few Pros:

1) Can install custom roms, which are usually faster and more customizable than the stock rom.
2) Can overclock
3) Can remove bloatware (e.g., Sprint pre-installed apps)
4) Can use a free wireless tethering app
5) You often get features from upcoming versions of Android faster than if you waited for the stock ROM to be sent out by the carrier/manufacturer (e.g., by installing new custom ROMS).

In regards to #4. How long do you think it will take someone to get wireless tethering going on the EVO. I think it is another 30 bucks a month if you want to pay for it. Overclock, that will be new territory for me, I have a Palm Treo Pro which could seriously use an OC.

I had WiMo for years and did the Kitchen and RUUs on many. My 6700 was OC'ed to 624. My VZW 6800 has a Sprint radio on it for GPS and 6.5 with lots of reg edits. Im not worried about bricking my device. Ive never bricked one before and done plan on it now.

Im aware of voiding the warranty but its not like VZW or Sprints reps have been much help or use before anyway.

Unrooting is something I dont see much about. I can understand why since rooting is where we all want to go but how do you unroot?

Not worried about OTA updates either as Im sure the updates will be on torrent sites and sites like this one for manual updates to happen.

Does all 3rd party software work on a rooted device or is there something in the software itself that needs to be changed?

Originally Posted by PAPutzback

In regards to #4. How long do you think it will take someone to get wireless tethering going on the EVO. I think it is another 30 bucks a month if you want to pay for it. Overclock, that will be new territory for me, I have a Palm Treo Pro which could seriously use an OC.

I currently use PDANet to tether.
It does not require Root.

Maybe I am missing something here.

You can also use the multitude of root-required apps like Titanium Backup (my favorite Android app).

Originally Posted by TheBiles

You can also use the multitude of root-required apps like Titanium Backup (my favorite Android app).

Titanium Back up is also one of my fav Root/Android apps.

the only reason i root is for the roms and apps