[nmglug] another try android rooting

[Satsangat Khalsa]

Succinct and to the point; this is very insightful.

Regards,
Satsangat

On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Akkana Peck <akkana at shallowsky.com> wrote:

> Info writes:
> > Hi,  I had been recommended to ask this list for advice.  but perhaps i
> > didn't explain it properly.
> >
> > I have android phone (flashed not rooted, samsung mega) and an android
> > tablet (rca)
> >
> > I would like to know IF anyone is familiar with rooting these so i can
> get
> > google out of my phones,
>
> Rooting Android devices generally means finding someone who's found
> an exploit that bypasses security on your specific phone/tablet
> model. Sometimes just knowing the model isn't enough, e.g. root
> exploits for the Galaxy S4 may or may not work depending on what
> carrier your phone was designed for (even if it's unlocked).
>
> Assuming there is a root exploit for your phone and tablet, you will
> probably have to download an app from some dodgy download site and
> run it, hoping it's what it claims to be and that it works on your
> model, android version and carrier.
>
> It's sad this is so difficult.
>
> If the goal is to get Google out of your phones, you could run an
> open source OS, such as Cyanogen Mod (open-source Android) or the
> Ubuntu or Firefox phone OSes. But again, your phone model has to
> be one that's well supported: it takes a lot of resources to
> reverse-engineer drivers for all the hardware modern phones have,
> and open source projects typically can only support a few of the
> most popular models. The best way to have a non-Google non-Apple
> phone is probably to choose the OS you want to run, research which
> phones it supports best, then buy that model.
>
>         ...Akkana
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