<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Succinct and to the point; this is very insightful.<br><br></div>Regards,<br></div>Satsangat<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Akkana Peck <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:akkana@shallowsky.com" target="_blank">akkana@shallowsky.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">Info writes:<br>
> Hi, I had been recommended to ask this list for advice. but perhaps i<br>
> didn't explain it properly.<br>
><br>
> I have android phone (flashed not rooted, samsung mega) and an android<br>
> tablet (rca)<br>
><br>
> I would like to know IF anyone is familiar with rooting these so i can get<br>
> google out of my phones,<br>
<br>
</span>Rooting Android devices generally means finding someone who's found<br>
an exploit that bypasses security on your specific phone/tablet<br>
model. Sometimes just knowing the model isn't enough, e.g. root<br>
exploits for the Galaxy S4 may or may not work depending on what<br>
carrier your phone was designed for (even if it's unlocked).<br>
<br>
Assuming there is a root exploit for your phone and tablet, you will<br>
probably have to download an app from some dodgy download site and<br>
run it, hoping it's what it claims to be and that it works on your<br>
model, android version and carrier.<br>
<br>
It's sad this is so difficult.<br>
<br>
If the goal is to get Google out of your phones, you could run an<br>
open source OS, such as Cyanogen Mod (open-source Android) or the<br>
Ubuntu or Firefox phone OSes. But again, your phone model has to<br>
be one that's well supported: it takes a lot of resources to<br>
reverse-engineer drivers for all the hardware modern phones have,<br>
and open source projects typically can only support a few of the<br>
most popular models. The best way to have a non-Google non-Apple<br>
phone is probably to choose the OS you want to run, research which<br>
phones it supports best, then buy that model.<br>
<br>
...Akkana<br>
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