Nexus :: Worth Root And / Or Custom ROM If Running Froyo Already?
Sep 7, 2010
I'm a Nexus One user so already using froyo and of course stoked with it.Given that the phone is already superfast and tethering works, is there any real benefit to root, and / or custom ROMs?Previous to froyo the main motivation for custom rom would have been tethering but thats now moot. I am happy with stock android UI and wouldn't bother for just ui tweaks. I am interested however in possibility of getting better battery life, but am leery of losing the comfortable convenience of OTA stock updates. One of the reasons I picked an N1 at the time was that I knew I'd be getting 2.1 and 2.2 before any other model also side question, when you go custom rom and do a backup before flashing, does restoring the backup literally restore everything (apps, data, settings etc.) completely? i.e. everything remains in exactly the right place, your apps are all 100% intact, gmail/contacts/exchange/sms etc. all there etc.
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Sep 26, 2012
I own a Nexus One running Froyo. I can just not rely on its battery status. The battery rapidly discharges when I use the phone, but then increases by some amount if I keep it in my pocket.
I have had a lot of instances when I have stopped using my phone when the battery level falls below 30%(battery color from green to yellow), only to find it green when I use it again.
I have rooted my phone, allowed the battery to die, reset its stats, but in vain.
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Jun 30, 2013
So I have Samsung galaxy 3 GT-I5800 running froyo 2.2. I rooted him 1 year ago I after some time I try to unroot him and it didnt worked. Now when I try to root him again it says that my phone isnt rooted but it cant root him again (in process of unrooting I deleted a app or text called su.) How to root it again?
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Mar 23, 2014
Okay, I'm pretty sure my Nexus S 4G is running Cm10. I didn't root it, but I would like to know how to gain root access since it seems to already be rooted. I'll post a screen shot that shows my confusion. mobile app
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Mar 17, 2010
Just wondering if the 1.5-2.1 root is worth switching phones with my girlfriend. Any and all opinions appreciated as usual, but please, only if you ACTUALLY have root .
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Jul 6, 2010
I have an unlocked N1 which has RA recovery/backup installed?..i think, its been a long time..sorry for new bie is Highness(is that a word)..Anyway..I have reset the device and now am on stock build number ERD79..firmware 2.1. If i do a wipe of the device when I restart i get the over the air update to 2.2. It downloads and verifies but when i restart i go to the boot loader? screen? and I get an install failed message.
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Aug 5, 2010
I just rooted my stock froyo with it! If this has already been discussed.
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Aug 2, 2010
If i root my new X and then 2.2 comes down? does it not upgrade? de root? what?
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Jul 9, 2010
Anyone running the alpha 2.2 froyo yet? if so, whats it like?
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Aug 3, 2010
I found that Qik has been modified as part of this update and was running in the background trying to sync vmail and other features. I saw it was active when viewing the Running Services list. There were 2 Qik apps running in the background that I had to FC then reopen the Qik program, sign in, go to Menu/Settings and redo some stuff in there.
Even when hitting the Exit button from Qik those 2 services would still run. The only way, I think, to NOT have them running is to completely sign out of your Qik account and leave it that way. If you want to use Qik then you'd have to sign in again each time. But once you do then those synchronizers run in the background even though you exit.
I noticed on both our EVO's that the battery usage changed quite a bit since yesterday's update which had me scouring through all the settings to see what was up. I discovered the Qik stuff as well as the Sprint Zone settings had be reset to all services/notifications 'on' so I had to switch them off as well.
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Aug 9, 2010
before froyo it never ran until i opened it. is there a way to fix this? see / for what im running
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Jul 1, 2010
This is the Avalanchmods EvolutionV8 Froyo 2.2 ROM on the HTC EVO.
YouTube - HTC EVO FroyoV8
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Jun 20, 2010
Im currently running Evolution V8 RevA on my evo and Ive been wondering if I can use visual voicemail while running this ROM?
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Sep 21, 2012
Im trying to run an old version of the app NAVITEL 5.0.0.1069 on my sony xperia s running the latest build of Ice cream sandwish .
it installs fine but when i enter it it crashes . newer versions work of course , but im FORCED to use the old one for a specific reason.
i tried running the APK file on other phones running froyo and gingerbread , the app works fine but fails to launch on ICS .
I don't want to downgrade to gingerbread .
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Sep 2, 2010
I just received my froyo 2.2 update last night but have not installed it cuz I wanted to make sure the Sling player app works as flawless as it does now. Please reply with feedback if there are any problems running Sling media after the Froyo 2.2 update.
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Aug 4, 2010
I couldn't wait for the OTA, so i manually updated from the droid life site. now that i am running 2.2 my phone is so slow its almost impossible to use. whenever i put the phone in standby then start up the phone to do something, it takes approx 10 seconds to repopulate the home screen and approx 20 seconds before i can swipe to a different home screen.
I am obviously not rooted, i do run live wallpaper and only have 2 widgets (beautiful home and calendar) phone ran great on 2.1
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Aug 22, 2010
I have cp8.2 and it doesn't seem to work when I plug into a 1000ma car charger it shuts down and says it won't operate in usb mass storage mode. Issue 2 is that Bluetooth only half works ie comes through half phone audio and ghosting on the radio. Everything worked fine on 2.1. Also Bluetooth works fine in every other app on froyo.
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Feb 18, 2013
My work desktop running XP won't recognise my Nexus 4 when connected via USB. Have looked through various threads to try and find the answer and subsequently tried different USB ports, different cables etc but still comes up with the "found new hardware" wizard when plugged in. The cable and phone work when plugged into my laptop running Windows 7 so guess the problem must be with the desktop setup. The phone does charge when plugged into the desktop but the device is not recognised and I therefore do not have the option to explore.
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Sep 7, 2009
Can you please confirm whether your contact photos are displaying correctly in the favourite people widget and also when you call/receive a call from anyone. Also can you say whether you wiped before installing 2.0 and what you had on before 2.0.
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Aug 5, 2010
Samsung Galaxy S running 2.2 FroYo (Video). YouTube - Galaxy S froyo
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Aug 24, 2010
So I've heard a lot about it, so i decided to flash it and it wont let me press the android after it's been loaded. The android will flash white on screen, but wont let me proceed with setting up the phone. I wiped and flashed again, and it's doing the same thing. Anyone know the cause of this? So to get me through today i re-flashed Froyo v30 and its running slow as hell, the browser moves incredibly slow and the menus are leggy too. I've flashed it before and had a great experience so i was just wondering if anybody knew what was going on.
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Oct 23, 2010
Had the dX for about a month now, still running the stock 2.1 OS and have not upgraded to froyo yet, i played with a friends phone with 2.2 OTA but he has had some issues with the phone since OTA and i am concerned about upgrading with the whole bootloader deal and not being able to do what i want with the phone. currently with the dX i have it rooted with universal androot with recovery and thats about it.
I am new to the dX and i have been reading alot, but i have a few questions because there doesnt seem to be a clear answer anyhwere on what the best route to go is. i am coming from a rooted custom rom'd and OC'd eris so i am familiar with the processes and how to modify android.
Here is what i am looking to do
Froyo
root
overclock
recovery
custom rom/theme
remove bloatware
deodex
From what i have read i have 2 options, 2.2 leak and OTA
Is there is a leaked 2.3.15 and is that the best option over the OTA ?
What does the OTA offer that the leak doesnt and vice versa
I guess once i figure out what version of 2.2 to go with i can take the rest from there. i have been looking at the team black hat app is this a good idea ?
root
deodex
koush recovery/bootstrap
nandroid
flash rom/theme
Also, after coming from sense i hate the moto dialer, personally think its terrible no easy way to just call someone wiht out dialing a million things, is there options for a custom dialer like the sense dialer ?
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Aug 31, 2010
Ever since I upgraded to the non-official Froyo, I've been experiencing problems trying to get the two to work together. If I'm on hte Pandora screen with the Nav running in background, the song will pause when directions are given (audio priority to Nav) and will not play again until I hit play (note that the song is actually paused in pandora and not just temporarily muted by the Android OS) If I'm on the Nav screen (with Pandora running in background) the song will stop playing when directions are given, and when I hit home to get back to Pandora, I find that it had been terminated completely and I have to restart it.
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Sep 25, 2010
I've noticed the GPS icon at the top of the screen even when I'm not in a GPS app. It's definitely affecting my battery life. I've rebooted the phone a few times. I used Google Maps last night, but closed it before I went to bed. This morning my battery was really low and the GPS icon was still sitting there. My wife noticed a similar occurrence of GPS running more than expected on her Droid X as well.
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Aug 2, 2010
YouTube - HTC Desire 720p Test
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Oct 13, 2010
I'm new to HTC Desire/Android, and debranding and altering my phones setup. A complete novice! I have unlocked my HTC desire from orange using a code from mobileunlocked.co.uk cost me �22.99 I have upgraded to 2.2 fro yo and am running software number 2.17.61.2 browser 3.1 I'd now like to debrand the phone but do not want to root as i am not into customising my phone that much. I do however want to rid it of the orange start up and the orange widgets and understand enough to know that i don't need/ want the orange excess stuff. I don't want to have to reboot and reflash my phone or find that wifi doesn't work with a custom Rom that might go wrong.
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Aug 10, 2010
With the new Froyo update, my app is being killed instead of running in the background. Is there anything I can do to stop this?
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Aug 22, 2010
After the 2.2 update, my battery has been starting to be extremely bad. I recharged it yesterday until it was 100% charged. Now, 18 hours later, the battery is at 15%.
I only used my HTC Desire to do this:
1. Listening to offline songs through Wimp, a Spotify-clone, for about an hour.
2. Texting 3-4 sms.
3. Doing 1 call.
4. Having it on while I was asleep.
My battery was usually lasting 3-4 days with this kind of use, but now it's so bad.
Here are the running apps (if that is of anyones interest):
com.fd.httpd - 2.9MB
net.rgruet.android.g3watchdog - 2.9MB
com.metago.astro - 2.8MB
com.aspiro.wamp - 10MB
com.lookout - 4.4MB
com.htc.bgp - 12MB
com.google.process.gapps - 7.6MB
com.facebook.katana - 14MB
com.swype.android.inputmethod - 15MB
Does anyone suffer from something similar?
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Jul 27, 2010
With Froyo now able to be run on the Milestone, the chances of custom flashing the X are looking good. I know that the official Froyo release is just around the corner for us, but soon after that... Gingerbread ROMs? FRF91 Froyo Running on Motorola Milestone - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
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May 23, 2010
I have a few question. My phone has build EPE54b. Cannot upgrade to 2.2. Eorror all the time. How can you tell if you phone is unlocked, same question but how to tell if rooted. How do I upgrade to 2.2? I keep on getting erros with the roms, If not rooted. Is it worth it.
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