Galaxy S4 Active have been
successfully rooted by one of the
popular h*ckers we respect in the
Apple community - Geohot
Geohot is the guy behind the Bootrom exploit used in A4 iDevices like Apple iPhone 4 , 3GS and 3G and has extended its talent to jailbreak or root in android terms the new Samsung
Galaxy S4 Active smartphone.
For those that don't know, Galaxy S4 Active is the last born of the Galaxy S4 series after Galaxy S4 mini. However, its more resistant and powerful being able to prevent dust from getting into its internals and can also withstand water immersion of up to 2 feet or even more.
Obviously this guy George Hotz, aka
Geohot doesn't like doing the usual
generic thing, he prefers to get a
more permanent solution in a simple and more accessible manner.
It would interest you to know that
guys at XDA developers announced a reward of $450 to anyone capable of rooting this device and Geohot is the guy that would be claiming that reward.
To successfully root your Samsung S4 Active smartphone, click HERE and click the samba icon from the page and you will be good to go.
Drop your comments to let us know
how it went..
Image courtesy of Redmond Pie
successfully rooted by one of the
popular h*ckers we respect in the
Apple community - Geohot
Geohot is the guy behind the Bootrom exploit used in A4 iDevices like Apple iPhone 4 , 3GS and 3G and has extended its talent to jailbreak or root in android terms the new Samsung
Galaxy S4 Active smartphone.
For those that don't know, Galaxy S4 Active is the last born of the Galaxy S4 series after Galaxy S4 mini. However, its more resistant and powerful being able to prevent dust from getting into its internals and can also withstand water immersion of up to 2 feet or even more.
Obviously this guy George Hotz, aka
Geohot doesn't like doing the usual
generic thing, he prefers to get a
more permanent solution in a simple and more accessible manner.
It would interest you to know that
guys at XDA developers announced a reward of $450 to anyone capable of rooting this device and Geohot is the guy that would be claiming that reward.
To successfully root your Samsung S4 Active smartphone, click HERE and click the samba icon from the page and you will be good to go.
Drop your comments to let us know
how it went..
Image courtesy of Redmond Pie
what is really the main aim of rooting and android application
ReplyDeleteIf you've done any Internet searching on the topic of Android, you've most likely run across either forums or articles discussing "rooting" your Android phone. While this article is not intended to show you how to root your phone nor to convince you to or not to root, it is intended to provide an impartial summary of the advantages and disadvantages of rooting an android phone.
ReplyDeleteWhat is "Rooting?"
The Android phone that you have learned to love and enjoy is running an operating system that was designed for commercial and private use. Like most any operating system, several features have been disabled, either for future use or to prevent the casual user from causing permanent damage to the operating system.
"Rooting" is the process in which the
limitations are removed and full-access is
allowed. Once rooted, the Android phone owner will have more control over many settings, features and performance of their phone. Basically, "rooting" means to get to the root of the operating system and to have the ability to make global changes.
#Disadvantages
There are two main disadvantages to rooting and Android phone;
1. Rooting immediately voids your phone's warranty -Once rooted, don't try to bring your phone back for service or warranty work. You are on your own!
2. Rooting involves the risk of "bricking" your phone-In essence, a "bricked" phone is no better than carrying around a brick in your pocket. The phone is dead when it has been "bricked."
1. Poor performanc e-Though the intention of "rooting" a phone is to give the phone more performance, several users have found that, in their attempts to speed up the phone or add additional features, that their phones lost both performance speed and features. Remember that when you "root" your Android phone, you are making changes to the stock operating system.
2. Viruses-Yes, even phones can get viruses.
A common practice that people do with "rooted" phones is to flash their ROM's with custom programs. Whenever you make changes to the code of a software, you run the risk of introducing a virus.
#Advantages
"Rooting" your Android phone does afford you numerous benefits, including;
1. Running special applications-Superuser is an app that can only be run on a rooted Android phone.
This allows you to control which apps have access to the "root" system. Another popular application that "rooting" affords is the ability to tether a computer to your Android phone so that the computer can access the Internet using the phone's data connection.
Another program can allow your Android to be used as a WiFi Hotspot without having to pay your provider for the feature.
2. Freeing up memory-When you install an app on your phone, it is stored on the phone's memory. "Rooting" allows you to move installed applications to your SD card, thus freeing up system memory for additional files or apps.
3. Custom ROM's -This is the most powerful feature of "rooted" phones.
There are hundreds of custom ROM's that can do anything from speeding up the processing speed of your phone to changing the entire look and feel of your phone.
#Summary
The decision to "root" your Android phone is one that should not be rushed into. Though the allure of having an unlocked phone is powerful, having a "bricked" phone is, trust me, not very much fun.
Hope u got everything you wanted to know about rooting sir ?