[Q] Do you think rooting will get easier?

[XxSuntoucherxX]

After going through the official, and unofficial means of unlocking the bootloader.... And going through the process of rooting..... And after learning that it undoes the OTA firmware upgrade and all it's little fixes...... And after reflashing RUU to get the upgrades back..... And after learning that I can't have my cake and eat it too, (rooted, and upgraded)..... I have to ask, do you think that a root method similar to that of what Visionary did for the MT4G or the RyanZa program did for the Vibrant, will come to the Sensation 4g? The only reason I ask is not because I'm an obvious noob, (Clearly I know what I'm doing) but because I'm just really - REALLY - lazy and I want a simple reasonably non invasive root method that won't reset my phone each time a hot fix or upgrade come across the wires.

Just thinking in my head, if the bootloader is unlocked, officially or unofficially, it should make it really easy for an ace developer to make a simple root method. Although, since I'm not a dev, perhaps it's harder than I think it is. In any event, my question still stands. Does anyone think it's going to happen?

P.S. In the end, after a few more months of not being rooted, or nothing new coming down the pipe, obviously I'll go the Revolutionary route again, as I'm almost certain there's no chance of another OTA coming out for this phone. (History has made me both bitter and pessimistic, I'm sorry)

 

[Lakeshow423]

The root method is already easy as is. Why worry about updates when we get them from our devs, sometimes even faster than the actual US OTA.

 

[XxSuntoucherxX]

The root method is already easy as is. Why worry about updates when we get them from our devs, sometimes even faster than the actual US OTA.

Oh, I don't doubt that for a minute. Having been burned as much as I have in the past.... (READ: Samsung Behold II) I'm overly grateful for the devs for making it this easy. This is the first place I come for updates... There's just a small part of me that feels better about keeping it close to official, only because at the core I'm still a nooB.... Waiting for a non Samsung Nexus device....

 

[geoffcorey]

well, the s-offing process doesn't "down grade" the OTA software, only the hboot in order to get s-off and fastboot commands working. you won't notice any part of that in daily rom use.

But, the rooting process is already pretty easy as it stands, but it won't be ANYWHERE near as easy as it was on galaxy s devices running eclair.

 

[nxt]

Huh?
1. From stock T-Mobile Sensation, turn it on, update to ota.
2. Unlock the bootloader through official or unofficial methods.
3. Flash CWM, flash root zip file.

You're done.
I have my cake and can eat it too.

If you're rooted already and can't get the ota, run the ruu to return to stock and go back to step 1

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

 

[lianw]

I hope they don't make it too easy. It is already incredibly simple as it is and if anyone thinks it is still too hard, they shouldn't be rooting it then. A modicum of understanding is still required so that if something bad happens, they can at least have the ounce of intelligence required to fix it instead of whining haplessly.

 

[Sdobron]

It already is too easy. Look how many clueless people root and brick their phones these days...