[Complete GUIDE] All About Rooting an Android Phone

What Rooting actually means ??

We mostly heard people saying "hey ! ! ! i just rooted my new android phone ", so what this rooting actually is???  what it does??  how it is done ?why to root an android phone and many like this questions dwelling into your mind would be answered, while reading this whole article.

Lets start !!, "Rooting " actually means , gaining a root access or can say superuser access to OS. Android is basically Linux based, Linux users would be familiar to it. for windows user its like administrator access to the system i.e access to core files of the systems.

Generally, when you buy a android phone, manufacturer provides guest privileges to you i.e you are not allowed to do any system level alterations, which is good in one sense ,as you cant mess with system.but at the same time it becames hurdle to some tech savvy peoples who want their phones to provide 100% performance.

before knowing the actual process of rooting, we'll see why to root an android phone.

Why R00ting ??

• As i said earlier that manufacturer imposes some restrictions, though you have owned it but what if you mess with your phone in such a way that it would be no more functioning at all.
• Who would be held responsible for that?? to avoid all these crap , manufacturer provides guest access to the system.
• But due to this guest access many features of the phone remains LOCKED. like you cant give a super user access to the app, or you cant install Custom ROMs to your phones and so on.
•  So to do all TECH SAVVY stuff you need root your androids.

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• But let me warn you rooting too involves some risk bagged with it which are as follows

          1) Rooting voids Warranty

          2) It may make your phone unusable.

          3) As root access is provided to all apps, if you knowingly/unknowingly install some malicious app it may compromise your phones security.

• But that doesn't conclude that you should not root you android, you should do it if you expect something more from your phone. BUT CAREFULLY

How R00ting is Done??

• Till yet we know what rooting is, why it should be done and risk factors associated with it.
• Now we' ll know how it is done .  

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• Simple Answer to it is by h*cking the protection mechanism like

             1) Bootloader and Recovery
             2) ADB(a.k.a Android Debug Bridge).
             3) Android UI

• Though there some automated tools for windows users like SuperOneclick, Z4root etc etc. and using same you could unroot your device too.
• I would be explaining in detail process in my next article. have some patiences til l then

Pro's of Rooting:

                                  

1. Total Access: after rooting your android phone become the real boss of your phone .which means you can now alter system files, apply your own themes and mods as you wish, you could now remove those useless stock apps which are of no use to you.
2. Improved Performance: You could now install custom ROMs like CyanogenMOD, which would improve the system performance as well as the battery life, also you overclock your android phone.
3. Improved UI: Rooted Android phones allows installing many community based themes and widgets which may improve the way you use your phone earlier.
4. Wifi-Tethering: Wifi tethering basically means, sharing network data connection like 2G or 3G with your laptop/desktop Via Wifi Or Bluetooth. rooting your android may provide this feature for which you would charged by the carrier otherwise.
5. Backing up: backup feature is sorely missed by the stock OS, which would be done after rooting your phone and installing apps like Titanium Backup(which needs root access).    

Con's of Rooting:

1. Bricking
2. Security Compromised

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Jelly Bean :The New Member Of Android Family

First of all, sorry late posting , was bit busy adjusting my schedule .
So today we'll be seeing about  new version of android that is Jelly Bean , its 4.1 version actually, there were rumors that it would be the 5th version. This version was launched on 27th of  June , 2012, at the Google I/O conference.

Well most of us are familiar with the previous version  , Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, covering most of  the glitches noticed in ICS.

So following are the main pros at glance:

• Silky Smooth Graphics
• Smarter Keyboard
• Improved Accessibility
• Loaded with Android Beam
• Spiced up with Google Now
• New Voice Search
• Improved Cam

  Silky Smooth Graphics:

• Well this time google has put on max effort on it, as discussed in the  Project Butter for making the graphics absolutely smooth while moving onto the home screen , switching on to the apps. All this was possible due to Vsync and Tripple Buffering which offered an awesome framerate of 120FPS. also making max utilization of the CPU on the moment you touch the screen. and making it min. when idle to increase battery efficiency.

  Smarter Keyboard: 

• Swiftkey3, the well known keyboard app on the android which provides an better alternative to stock one.
• Jellybean has swiftkey3 like keyboard with feature for guessing the upcoming word. so that user can type at much greater speed than before.

          
   Improved  Accessibility: 

• Jellybean has new improved accessibility, which ensures blind users to conveniently navigate through the UI interface along the speech output.

          
   Loaded Android Beam: 

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• Those having the NFC enabled devices could now share photos, videos and webpages instantly , without hassles of searching and pairing.
• With android beam now the only thing they have to do is tap simply tap their devices back to back, and voila !!! your pic/video/webpage is shared.

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                                         Spiced up with Google Now:

• Now making use of your search history, calenders, and many like that stuff. a new service called google now will let you know the things of your concern.
• Like are you standing on a platform moving on your office?? then it tell you the next train for it. Do you want to know the recent Score of you favorite cricket team?? then google now will   inform you that.

     New Voice Search:

• SIRI, most of us would knowing it. the voice assistant developed by apple.
• So to beat it up, google came up with new SIRI like Voice Assistant, which works for you even with Zero- Internet Connectivity !!!! yes you read it correct, it works offline too.

              
   Improved Camera

• With new Jellybean now you could simply snap pics at much faster rate than before.
• Just Snap it !! and at the next moment get ready for the new shot. along with cool filmstrip like interface to view your previous shots. 

Finally the devices that would be officially getting android jellybean, are as follows  

• Samsung Galaxy Nexus

• Samsung Nexus S

• Google Nexus 7 Tablet

• Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

• Asus Transformer Pad 300

• Asus Transformer Pad Infinity

• Motorola Xoom

• HTC One X

• HTC One S

 

  
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[GUIDE]Top 4 Points For Android Device Buyer

Most of the people around the globe, are now moving onto most sophisticated , powerful  and user friendly phones. or simply can say the "ANDROID PHONES". but most of them while buying such phones, randomly choose one on the basis of Brand or looks or suggested by some of their colleagues, unfortunately i would say its not correct way. just going onto brand name or just to opt an phone coz of its looks or going with the colleagues choice. C'mon you are spending hundreds of bucks buying it.

So to make it simple silly, i have framed an this post. without wasting more time lets get onto the point.

Basically, there are 4 MOST IMPORTANT points. that should be took into consideration while opting an Android Phone. if you follows these points i ' m darn sure you would getting the best phone in price budget.

Following Are the points:

         

            1) Android OS Version

            2) Basic Technical Specs

            3) Build Quality

            4) Some Advanced Specs

1) Android OS Version:

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• It is one most important key point which an andro-phone buyer should be concerned about. 
• As most us know android OS are getting frequently updated starting from android v1.0  to android v4.0(also known as Icecream sandwich).
• So while buying an andro-phone, you should see if either it 's having latest OS version. latest till these date is the android OS v4.0.
• But as OS version increases the more you have to pay for it.As different version have quite different features packed with them. 
• You better refer this detail guide on android OS with the associated  features "Different android OS's and there features".
• Lastly would like say Most recent the OS version ,better the features it offers you 

2) Basic Technical Specs:

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• After choosing desired droid-OS.next comes the basic technical specs you should look onto.

  Processor ,RAM and GPU: 

                                                                

 Mostly of the first time buyer , avoid these factors  but they are of the top priority. bcoz you loosing you precious money for it, so while buying an ideal droid phone . it should be having atleast 600Mhz of procesor alongwith 256mb RAM.so that it would be running with zero noticeable lag. GPU is optional becoz higher the GPU greater the price of the phone.

         Screen Size and Type: 

                                                     An another important factor, Screen Size and type. It would be afffecting your whole experience of feeling your droid phone. So be concerned atleast it should be 3.1 inchs to give you awsum feel. At last but not the least the screen type, most popular out of them are Resistive and Capacitive but i would be recommend you to opt for capacitive. its super smooth as compared to resistive.

         Camera:

                                                    Coming onto next factor, is camera . its more important thing for those who expect their droid phones to capture some special moments in their life. so it be in your mind while buying droid phone.

        Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth:

                                                    Hmmm, till yet we saw several top priority factors. now comes turn of communication stuff , without which the use of smartphone nothing. coming to the point. you should be take into consideration that you should get that device having Wifi + A-GPS + Bluetooth 3.0(much faster transfer rate than bluetooth 2.0).

3) Build Quality: 

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Enough talk about the technical specs, now comes to build quality. while inspecting build quality you should keep this in mind . placing of buttons on the phone like volume rockers, home, search, back etc. audio jack and color, for which i would not be telling you bcoz it varies from person to person.

4) Advanced Specs :

           Ok, we covered almost all things . now the last thing is advanced specs for some extraordinary tech savvies. following are advanced specs you should look around

•    Could the phone be rooted (CAUTION: rooting void the warrenty and may brick your phone if not done  properly).
•    Does the phone have Custom ROMs and Recoveries .

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