Rooting the phone..

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I have never "rooted" my phone. I was wondering what the Pros & Cons were, of doing it..

Originally Posted by Menace II Society

I have never "rooted" my phone. I was wondering what the Pros & Cons were, of doing it..

Benefits are minimal if you are not a power user, or developer... The only real benefit I can think of is the WiFi teather.

Cons are things like voided warranty.

From the sounds of it, you need to do alot more research before you make the decision to root. Please use the search functionality on the forum.

Also, currently no root for the G2 that lasts past reboot.

I agree with above, I feel that the greatest thing gained from root access is the ability to enable Wifi (and Wired) tethering to other devices.

You can also:

Flash Custom Roms
Flash kernels to Overclock your CPU for better performance
Flash kernels to Undervolt your CPU for better battery life

There are also plenty of applications in the market that you can only use with Root Access. Just go to the Market and in the search bar type "Root" and you will see the different goodies that pop up.

Originally Posted by Akulamenuri

I agree with above, I feel that the greatest thing gained from root access is the ability to enable Wifi (and Wired) tethering to other devices.

You can also:

Flash Custom Roms
Flash kernels to Overclock your CPU for better performance
Flash kernels to Undervolt your CPU for better battery life

There are also plenty of applications in the market that you can only use with Root Access. Just go to the Market and in the search bar type "Root" and you will see the different goodies that pop up.

Unfortunatly, it looks like none of these advanced options will be available to G2 uses fro some time as the phone rejects the root on reboot...

Rejects the root on reboot, Rejects the root on reboot, Rejects the root on reboot... Mmmmm, Geeky tounge twister!

The key word being 'some time'... could be an hour, could be until the next OTA, so we can watch exactly how it 'vets' the new update.

I'd say that being able to install/uninstall the default apps the phone comes with would be something anyone would find useful. Same with being able to access the system filestructure, to tuck away new ringtones in the default directory, so the music app won't pick them up. Or with wallpapers into the default Wallpaper section, instead of cluttering up your Gallery. Overclocking the CPU would mostly be for tweakers, going for high marks on Linpack.
Personally, I'd love an app that remapped a few of the keyboard keys (like those useless 'quick launch' buttons, and the hat-go-on-foot STUPID www/com button) to something actually *useful*.

Though yes, wifi/wired tethering would be the icing on the cake, for those who actually need/use it.

1. Flashing custom roms (CM6 is the real deal)
2. Adding tethering back (rarely use it but its a part of froyo)
3. Ability to change notification settings (needs better trackpad lighting)

Those are the 3 reasons I would love getting root, but as Google continues to update the app, getting root becomes less and less important. As far as the ringtones someone mentioned above, just download ringdroid. It makes ringtones, alarms, notifications, etc. without making it into the music.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

Forgot about the notification light color options.. that'd be nice too.
And no, Ringdroid seems to leave them visible to the Music app, annoyingly enough.

Originally Posted by Talesin_BatBat

Forgot about the notification light color options.. that'd be nice too.
And no, Ringdroid seems to leave them visible to the Music app, annoyingly enough.

For ringtones and notification sounds I just put them in /sdcard/ringtones and /sdcard/notifications and they do not seem to appear in the Music app, and are available to the respective spinners to configure without third party apps...

How exactly do I root the phone? I've only jailbroken my iPhone. I don't know how to go about it with Android now.

Originally Posted by Menace II Society

How exactly do I root the phone? I've only jailbroken my iPhone. I don't know how to go about it with Android now.

No permanent root as of yet with the G2. Only temporary that reverts back on reboot.

Hang tight.