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Why did you root or jailbreak your phone?

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dalbir4444

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I'm interested in finding out how people take advantage of their jail-broken iPhones or rooted Android phones. This could be useful for someone looking to enter a new ecosystem so I'll start off with why I rooted my phone:

1) Flashing ROMs
2) Using Titanium Backup
3) USB OTG
3) Nova Launcher requires root access for additional customization
 
Tinmania

Tinmania

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dalbir4444 said:
I'm interested in finding out how people take advantage of their jail-broken iPhones or rooted Android phones. This could be useful for someone looking to enter a new ecosystem so I'll start off with why I rooted my phone:

1) Flashing ROMs
2) Using Titanium Backup
3) USB OTG
3) Nova Launcher requires root access for additional customization
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I wasn't exactly sure why I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it. But as a long time jailbreaker I knew I wanted too! :)

However, just heard about this today, to hide the nav buttons and status bar on my N4:
http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/

So already I am happy I rooted. I am only using the demo version of Hide Bar because I was hoping something a little better would come out. Hide Bar only has a few options for how to get the nav buttons/status bar back and they are all problematic for games (one of the main reasons I wanted to hide the nav buttons). Also, I wish there was a button combo that could trigger it.

I DO want USB OTG too. Any pointers on that, if it is available for the N4 yet?




Michael
 
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dalbir4444

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Tinmania said:
I wasn't exactly sure why I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it. But as a long time jailbreaker I knew I wanted too! :)

However, just heard about this today, to hide the nav buttons and status bar on my N4:
http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/

So already I am happy I rooted. I am only using the demo version of Hide Bar because I was hoping something a little better would come out. Hide Bar only has a few options for how to get the nav buttons/status bar back and they are all problematic for games (one of the main reasons I wanted to hide the nav buttons). Also, I wish there was a button combo that could trigger it.

I DO want USB OTG too. Any pointers on that, if it is available for the N4 yet?




Michael
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You can try using the app StickMount. According to the people over at XDA, USB OTG should work on the Nexus 4 but it doesn't at the moment due to a firmware issue. You can view the thread here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966864&page=11

I would still recommend you to try out that app. On my S2, I don't even need this app. I can simple plug in my usb and I can view it in any file explorer.

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viskon said:
PGM on the Galaxy Nexus. This is why I rooted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZEodCnYv58&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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That is a good find. Michael, I believe you it was you who said that he missed a physical home button. You might want to give this app a try:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ponury.pgm2

They also have a free version, but with a time limit.
 
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dalbir4444 said:
You can try using the app StickMount. According to the people over at XDA, USB OTG should work on the Nexus 4 but it doesn't at the moment due to a firmware issue. You can view the thread here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966864&page=11

I would still recommend you to try out that app. On my S2, I don't even need this app. I can simple plug in my usb and I can view it in any file explorer.
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I plugged in a USB drive using the cable that came with the N4 but it didn't show up. Hopefully can get that working soon.



Michael
 
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dalbir4444

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Tinmania said:
No, I am retarded. I thought I could just use the regular USB cable if the software worked. Didn't realize I had to have the OTG adapter. Dang! Will be ordering one for sure!




Michael
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Lol. It's Ok. I was just wondering how you used the charging cable to connect a USB. I ordered mines from eBay, but the one from Amazon looks better. And you can't really beat the price.
 
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Tinmania

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dalbir4444 said:
Lol. It's Ok. I was just wondering how you used the charging cable to connect a USB. I ordered mines from eBay, but the one from Amazon looks better. And you can't really beat the price.
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Yes that price is awesome. Alas the shipping time is way long... Amazon warned it could arrive after Christmas. I'll pay another few bucks to get it sooner. :)


Michael
 
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dalbir4444

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paolo- said:
Cool is there a similar app where you could do gestures while the phone is in your pockets to control music settings?
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Do you mean like holding the volume keys or shaking to skip tracks. In that case, you have several options.

1) Flash a new ROM that has this feature built in.
2) Head over to XDA and look for a mode for your particular device. Here's one.

If you're not comfortable with this, try these:
3) Some music players have this feature, eg. playerpro and MIUI music player( get it from here). This is a great music player and it's free. But it only offers shake to skip.
4) Try an app like Just Shake.
 
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viskon

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paolo- said:
Cool is there a similar app where you could do gestures while the phone is in your pockets to control music settings?
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PGM2 has the option of using a gesture to move to the next track.
 

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cynics

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I rooted my Xoom so I could overclock it to make Playstation emulators run smooth. Can't wait for my 32gb N10 to get here, emulators should run smooth out of the box on that Exynos 5 w/ 2gb of ram.
 
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IFRIT

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So could get Multiview on my Galaxy Note 2 to use any app i wanted so i could watch T.V and browse the net, sweeeeet :D

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I haven't jailbroken my iPhone since iPhone 1, and I only did that so I could install 3rd party apps before the Appstore.
 
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