To Root or not to Root?
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Root it now; then, this time next month, you will be even happier with your tablet. It won't take as long to get your programs and settings with a backup, and you have more experience about what to do and what you want.
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A "Rooted Device" on Android devices is similar to Jailbreaking an apple device. Android is considered open source and can therefore be modified (Rooting).
783281
rooting allows you to install the google app marketplace. which has over 160,000 apps instead of appslib 3000
238954
2.3.5 Official, but you can get latest 4.3 if you root it(and loose your guarantee), it works fine for me.
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Try force closing the app. Short of that, u would probably have to root it.
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No. A pop-up eventually shows up saying the device is not supported, but I ignore it, click OK, and proceed to use it without any problems. I've found it invaluable.
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@Jeff Barr 100% Agree with all that. For under $300, this thing is a beast of a tablet and for people that don't know the rooted custom roms (which is the custom android software you will run) are always much faster than the stock ones, so you'll likely be running as fast as many newer tablets out there. Rooted my phone and tether the two to get online as well, it's great!
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There will never be a verified root most likely due to many reasons, T.O.S. Licenses and so forth. I can tell you though from my own experiences this phone was one of the easiest to root. No locks on it from carriers. Motochopper and correct usb developer drivers are a must though. It took me 2 minutes to root then place CWM which lets you back up the blu operating system and placing another on to the device from a custom rom. Check out youtube for root how too videos.
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It's working on our metropcs plan, it's not rooted. Not sure if this answers your questions.
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At this point I cannot answer your question. I work overseas and it arrived at my home address in the states so I have not used it at this time. I am waiting for my wife to nail it to me so I can use it. I would think that you do not have to root your phone as the Note 3 allows for external memory. I was planning on using it to back up my photos from my travel. I will update you as soon as I receive my cable.
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I could not get this to work on ANY of my devices. Android, Linux, Apple, Windows, you name it I tried it and nothing worked. This is just my experience though, one of my friends did actually get it to work on her rooted phone using another some sort of extra app.
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Hi, I have this device and I rooted it with 4.4.2 kitkat, so its possible but you have to be carefull doing it.
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4.0 ice cream sandwich but you should be able to get any version you want its about what u know root it and install the new operating system if it gives you any problems load the OS onto an sd card and in settings somewhere you should be able to update without rooting it but if the company doesnt allow it root the device
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Yeah its pre root. And Google play works perfectly. There's not to many bad things to say bout it in my house. Does what I need and much more.!!
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from a simple Google search . . ."Rooting is a process that allows you to attain root access to the Android operating system code (the equivalent term for Apple devices id jailbreaking). It gives you privileges to modify the software code on the device or install other software that the manufacturer wouldn't normally allow you to."also check out this link . . . http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up-to-date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone
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rooting is just gaining administrative access. on that note with andr 2.2 installed on it, the answer is yes it can be rooted. Upgrading the os is another challenge though. Although i know it can be done, the question is will anyone do it? After all the attention the 7015 got i am sure the 8 inch or the 10 inch will get an os upgrade port soon. they are just becoming available so it will require some time.
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ASUS has not done so. If you are knowledgable and can root, a newer ver. could be installed.