Root on hero?

[danchappers]

Hey all, is there any news on the rooting of the Hero yet? Im anxiously waiting for the Hero to be released on T-Mobile, only another week or 2 left

 

[nicelad_uk]

Hey all, is there any news on the rooting of the Hero yet? Im anxiously waiting for the Hero to be released on T-Mobile, only another week or 2 left

What is this rooting? I hear so much about it, but not really known what it is.

 

[xXGariiXx]

Hey all, is there any news on the rooting of the Hero yet? Im anxiously waiting for the Hero to be released on T-Mobile, only another week or 2 left

T-Mobile USA?
Not getting it that I'm aware of. They just release a statement on it.

 

[xXGariiXx]

What is this rooting? I hear so much about it, but not really known what it is.

Rooting is gaining super user access to you phone (or system OS really)
The general concept of a root is a suer with no restrictions, able to modify files, complete certain commands, and in the case of the Dream(G1) and Magic(MYtouch), allows a user to overclock thier phones

it basically means that you can run jailbroken apps and such and gain access to features like tethering and multi touch

 

[dipje]

Per default Android limits certain access to hardware on the phone for programmers / app makers.

'root'ing means that the whole android experience on your phone is running as 'the administrator who can do everything'. So now applications have access to the SD cards for example, or read the SMS database, and access the power management and processor for tweaks. That kind of thing.

'root'ing is needed for a lot of 'tweak' apps, but also for running custom ROMs I believe.

 

[danchappers]

T-Mobile USA?
Not getting it that I'm aware of. They just release a statement on it.

T-Mobile UK mate, Im very anxiously waiting

 

[Dayzee]

I just ordered mine... see this thread

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=539606

No word on rooting, but a lot of the reasons for rooting on previous android devices are solved on Hero

Bigger space on device for Apps
Tethering ability built in
Ability to clear Market Cache
Ability to clear Browser Cache
It actually has a hero ROM on it already (LOL)

 

[danchappers]

I just ordered mine... see this thread

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=539606

No word on rooting, but a lot of the reasons for rooting on previous android devices are solved on Hero

Bigger space on device for Apps
Tethering ability built in
Ability to clear Market Cache
Ability to clear Browser Cache
It actually has a hero ROM on it already (LOL)

Well im sure it will be here in a couple of months . Ill be ordering mine later, I get 50% off cause I work there so I cant complain lol,

 

[adq]

Hi, check out my thread for information about root on Hero (done on Orange UK).

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541522

 

[minogue]

Well im sure it will be here in a couple of months . Ill be ordering mine later, I get 50% off cause I work there so I cant complain lol,

Nice! Sell me One at a discounted price then!

 

[xXGariiXx]

T-Mobile UK mate, Im very anxiously waiting

My mistake. I wasnt aware that it was coming to T-mobile at all